11. Bri's Exciting News, Two Amazing Novels, Spotify's Move Into Audiobooks & Thoughts on the Nobel Prize Winners.
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This week Bri shares some HUGE NEWS and Bridie shares another lols story about her kids. They both have an excellent book to recommend, then they discuss the pros and cons of Spotify moving into the world of audiobooks. Finally, a big story is this year's Nobel winners; the economics winner represents fantastic progress but the literature winner... not so much. Books/articles referenced in this episode: The Weekend - Charlotte Wood: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48848247 Stone Yard Devotional - Charlotte Wood https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/168632462 The Fraud - Zadie Smith: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/66086834 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-11/spotify-premium-audiobook-market-audible-australia/102950588 https://theconversation.com/chokepoint-capitalism-why-well-all-lose-unless-we-stop-amazon-spotify-and-other-platforms-squeezing-cash-from-creators-194069 https://theconversation.com/sidelined-no-longer-claudia-goldin-wins-the-2023-nobel-prize-in-economics-for-examining-why-gender-pay-gaps-persist- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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