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Is Spotify’s 2023—ending with layoffs and cancelling critically acclaimed original podcasts—a sign of trouble at the streaming giant, or an adjustment to expectations that’s setting them up for a brighter future?
Guest: Ashley Carman, Bloomberg reporter who covers Spotfiy
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