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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    'Every Song Ever'

    We live in an age of musical plenty. From Spotify to iTunes to YouTube, you can listen to whatever you want, whenever you want. Does that make us more adventurous music listeners? Not according to the author of a new book.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 16, 2016 • 1 min read

    We live in an age of musical plenty. From Spotify to iTunes to YouTube, you can listen to whatever you want, whenever you want. Does that make us more adventurous music listeners? Not according to the author of a new book.

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    2. 10:22Can Conservatives Beat Trump?
    3. 18:55New Guidelines on Opioid Prescriptions
    4. 27:25'Every Song Ever'You’re reading this
    5. 42:48What is Fashion in L.A. Week?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    4 of 5
    Obama's Supreme Court Pick Merrick Garland, and Conservatives on Trump
    1. 0:00Who is Obama’s Supreme Court Pick Merrick Garland?
    2. 10:22Can Conservatives Beat Trump?
    3. 18:55New Guidelines on Opioid Prescriptions
    4. 27:25'Every Song Ever'You’re reading this
    5. 42:48What is Fashion in L.A. Week?
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