♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic




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Summary: <p>Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor</strong>: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes. Make sure your iTunes management tools are updated for latest version of iTunes and for macOS Sierra at <a href="http://dougscripts.com">Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes</a>. </p> <p><strong>Reader email</strong>:</p> <p>A question about earbuds and low frequencies; see the reply to a question on <a href="https://www.thenexttrack.com/%E2%99%AB-episode-20-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-subwoofers/">last week’s episode page</a>.</p> <p><strong>News</strong>:</p> <p>Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in literature! Check out these Dylan albums to appreciate his poetry:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2dOTIBZ">Highway 61 Revisited</a>, particularly Desolation Row. </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2dOTrif">Blonde on Blonde</a>, for Visions of Johanna.</li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2ed99kn">John Wesley Harding</a>, a great underrated album, for All Along the Watchtower.</li> </ul> <p>And more:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2dgEtxT">No Direction Home</a>, documentary about Dylan’s early years.</li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2eyS74i">Bob Dylan, The 1966 Live Recordings</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Show notes</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2455216/elegy-for-the-ipod-the-device-that-transformed-apple.html">Elegy for the iPod</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MC748AM/A/apple-composite-av-cable">Apple Composite AV Cable</a> </li> <li><a href="http://mactracker.ca">Mactracker</a></li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2eocjqf">iTrip</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p> <p><em>Note that Kirk recorded his next track selection before the news of Dylan winning the Nobel Prize broke.</em> </p> <ul> <li>Kirk: <a href="http://amzn.to/2doSlt3">Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964</a> </li> <li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2edcZd3">Ron Wood: I’ve Got My Own Album To Do</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/podcast/next-track-podcast-about-how/id1116242606?mt=2&amp;at=11l6om"><img class="alignleft" src="https://www.thenexttrack.com/wp-content/uploads/subscribe.png" alt="Subscribe" width="154"></a></p> <p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/podcast/next-track-podcast-about-how/id1116242606?mt=2&amp;at=11l6om">subscribe in iTunes</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.</p>