2 chapters across the catalog
Adam Curry discusses how repetition on the radio creates "hits," even if the song isn't high quality. Mo Facts compares music curation to a wine palette, noting that most people are "taste dumb" and accept whatever is fed to them by corporations. They emphasize the importance of decentralized curators who find "bottles of wine" in the countryside rather than at Walmart.
A series of clips from "White Mike" (Michael Rohrer) challenges the normalization of violence in black-targeted media. He questions why radio stations celebrate black-on-black murder while white artists are not marketed for similar themes, noting that homicide is a leading cause of death for young black males compared to accidental injury for whites. The hosts discuss how this disparity is romanticized by the industry and accepted by a broad audience, including white consumers.
