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    #90: Spotify Buys Podcasting

    February 7th, 2019 · 70 minutes

    Apple shuffles retail executives, Facebook turns 15 (and gets slapped on the wrists by Germany), Spotify spends a lot of money to embrace podcasting, and this year's new emoji are unveiled.

    Guest Starring: Jeremy Burge and Natalie Jarvey

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    Links and Show Notes

    Apple names Deirdre O’Brien senior vice president of Retail and People - Apple
    Daring Fireball: More From Angela Ahrendts on Whether She Misses Fashion (and London)
    NYT Opinion on Twitter: "Happy Birthday, Facebook! 15 years today — and what a rollercoaster it has been."
    Facebook 15th anniversary: Has Facebook been good or bad for the world? - Vox
    Facebook ordered by Germany to gather and mix less data - BBC News
    Julia Reda – Article 13 is back on – and it got worse, not better
    Google Assistant’s interpreter mode is now available - The Verge
    Spotify Buys Podcast Startups Gimlet Media and Anchor – Variety
    Lucas Shaw on Twitter: "Spotify says it is buying 2 podcasting companies."
    230 New Emojis in Final List for 2019
    Meth overdose, not a bear attack, killed man whose body was found in Smoky Mountains - NY Daily News
    PUPPY RESCUE: Oklahoma Man Uses CPR on Dogs Saved From Burning Home | FOX23
    Video shows man using mouth-to-mouth to revive puppies