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Spotify in the Age of Unethical Consumption

Oliver Song, Opinion Columnist • October 17, 2025

Remember when Joe Rogan signed a Juan Soto-esque contract (200+ million- that’s more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting paid over five years!) with Spotify in May of 2020? The height of a global...

Psychoanalyzing my Spotify Wrapped

Conor Bartol, Humor Editor • December 8, 2022

This is the time of year where everyone shares their Spotify Wrapped, but I’m not stopping there. Behold, for your entertainment and edification, my top five songs of 2022 as a guide to my labyrinthian...

Do you blindly love Joe Rogan? Here’s why you shouldn’t.

Scout Hutchinson, Opinion Editor • February 17, 2022

Content warning: Videos linked in this article contain extremely offensive and racist language. In the past couple of weeks one name in the news has become unavoidable, whether it is his thoughts on...

Why wrap presents when you can wrap Spotify?

Emma Foley and Zoe Schacter-Brodie • December 9, 2021

On Dec. 1, Instagram users flooded their stories with variations on the same template: a purple or black or blue or green background, a looping “2021” in a funky font, a list of musical artists and...

Staying connected through playlists

Heleana Backus, A&E Reporter • November 12, 2020

From playlists like “cleaning out my first-year dorm while it rains” to “daisies in my toes!”, playlists by members of the Whitman community are creative time-capsules, gifts and ways to connect...

Spotify Versus iTunes

Adam Heymann • September 16, 2013

In the past year, Spotify has changed the face of music. But before that, iTunes reigned supreme. So who will be remembered? Or is there a place in history for both?

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