It's a Veblen Good!

This time, it's all about music! Jason reports the results of an advanced headphone audit, Andrew shares yet more economic wisdom and Martin prompts a chat about guilty song pleasures.

An update! Thank you to everyone who participated in our Twitter polls about macOS Finder usage after episode 018.

We're excited to share the results: when launching a new Finder window, the majority of voters (83.3%) click on the icon; and when it comes to the window view, it was a tie between icons and columns (38.9%).

Headphones and Stuff 00:00:00

• Come Join our public Discord! to share your own thoughts on music and associated tech with other listeners!
• HomePod
• AirPods Max $549 USD
• AirPods Pro $249 USD
• Bose QC 35 $349 USD
• Sony WH-1000XM4 $349 USD
• Jason's Headphone Comparison Table
• Veblen Good
• Ferrari
• Lamborghini
• Active noise-cancelling
• Transparency mode
• AirPods Pro rattle issue

Music! 00:22:00

• HomePod Stereo Pair
• Van Halen
• Deaf Leppard
• No Doubt
• Cat Stevens
• Abba
• Coldplay
• ID3 Tags Metadata
• Apple Music
• That U2 album
• Apple Photos app macOS and iOS/iPadOS
• iTunes Match
• Napster
• Taylor Swift
• Becoming You
• WWE
• Stone Cold Steve Austin
• The Cat Empire
• Like a Drum by The Cat Empire (from which the mysterious Marina was drawn — starting from 01:24 when the music starts in the video)
• Electric Light Orchestra
• 24. Music as a Time Machine with Special Guest Pete Destry on the Lounge Ruminator podcast
• Take on Me by a-ha
• Aaron Myers
• Moon Safari by Air
• Air Supply
• Survivor
• If You Could Read My Mind by Ultra Nate, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez
• Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
• Billy Currington
• Plex
• Lothar and the Hand People
• Nori

Credits

This episode was edited by Jason using Logic Pro.

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