Episode 25: Spotify Is Taking Over, Retail Therapy & #FreeGaryMann

A plethora of new product releases and features are hitting Spotify, like audiobooks, music videos, Netflix show integration, lyrics and video podcasts. We dive in, but first... 

Nafis & Charlie recount their Black Friday retail therapy & hauls (2:25)Using the app Splitwise for sharing costs (6:28)Why Black Friday saw a reversal of the growth trend of recent years, but really it didn't (10:28)Gripes with sizing and final sales, like Charlie either looking pregnant or fit as hell with shirts that are the same size at lululemon or Nafis hacking the shoe game by buying women's and big kids' shoes (16:03)Amazon's growth in logistics and how they are trending to become the largest US package delivery company by the end of the year (21:00)The ever growing resale market and how used or "like-new" clothing, tech and furniture sales are growing at a fast rate and retailers are now offering used items (29:10)Jack Dorsey's resignation from Twitter and what that means for him and the company (and their unrealistic goals) (41:40)Spotify removing the shuffle functionality from the album play button and Charlie doesn't like Adele (51:15)Spotify acquiring Findaway, an audiobook company, to compete with Audible (55:05)The Netflix Hub, which aggregates soundtracks, podcasts and playlists related to their shows directly in Spotify (58:00)Vertical Music Videos coming to Spotify in a new Discover tab (1:03:42)Integration of Lyrics and real-time lyric videos in Spotify (1:04:22)Podcasters can upload video for their episodes on Spotify (1:05:40)

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