Metallica Vs Napster (with Daniel Bessner)

Relitigating Metallica vs Napster (2000) with historian and writer Daniel Bessner (University of Washington, Jacobin). We discuss: the music industry, technology, and artists. Plus: Civilization 6, Settlers of Catan, the value of cultural production labor, theorizing state-sponsored art, "working comics" vs celebrity comics, The Replacements, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, Kurt Cobain, The New School, and more! Get Daniel's book, Democracy in Exile: https://www.powells.com/book/-9780801453038 Follow us on Twitter: Daniel: @ dbessner The pod: @ WhyYouMadPod Jake Flores: @ feraljokes Luisa Diez: @ luisadieznuts Review us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-…ad/id1476317902 Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/whyyoumad Why You Mad art by Eli Yudin Madness Dub by DJ Fake Gucci