Birth of the Sony Walkman and how China's music scene boomed!
Channel: Journeys
Date: 2023-12-13

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On my rounds today I listened to an episode from the Radiolabs Mixtape series. It covered some amazing stories of how the Sony Walkman and humble cassette tapes have changed worlds in ways you wouldn't imagine.

If you want to listen to the full episode, you can find it here:

https://radiolab.org/podcast/mixtape-dakou

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Chapters:
00:58 The revolutionary launch of the Sony Walkman
04:08 Bigger than the iPhone
04:51 The controversy over the Walkman as it may end community and society
06:00 The humble cassette changed the world
08:30 Using newspaper as wallpaper
09:30 The 8 Operas of China
13:04 A bootleg copy of Apocalypse Nowand The Doors "This is the end"
15:42 Did Western music influence the Tiananmen Square protests
21:37 The discovery of a mystery cassette shop
31:20 Western 'trash' floods into China
37:30 The birth of Dakou 打口
41:42 Hilarity ensues!
46:14 There are no rules to music. Just make stuff.