68: Ted Gioia: The history of music innovation, Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood

Ted Gioia is a leading music historian and author of 11 books including “The History of Jazz” and “Music: A Subversive History”. He combines his cultural expertise with an extensive business background as a strategy consultant and Stanford MBA.He also writes an incredibly insightful Substack: https://tedgioia.substack.com/You can find him on Twitter: @TedGioiaTimestamps:(00:00:00) - Intro + Ted’s Background(00:03:16) - Why Culture Is Looking Backwards(00:09:08) - Financialization Of Entertainment(00:11:52) - Music And The Lindy Effect(00:16:12) - How To Foster A Counterculture(00:20:01) - Why Music Innovation Comes From Outsiders(00:25:58) - How Music Changes Your Body Chemistry(00:34:47) - The Downside Of The “Four Chords” Pop Music Formula(00:40:32) - How To Do Compounding Work(00:45:55) - How To Pursue A Creative Career(00:49:40) - Ted’s Thoughts On Rene Girard(00:55:22) - Rene Girard And Rock Music(01:02:35) - Hollywood vs. Silicon ValleyWhat Is Not Investment Advice?Every week, Jack Butcher, Bilal Zaidi & Trung Phan discuss what they're finding on the edges of the internet + the latest in business, technology and memes.Watch + Subscribe on YouTube:https://youtu.be/dKr-nBrbl_gJoin our group chat on Telegram:https://t.me/notinvestmentadviceLet us know what you think on Twitter:@bzaidi@trungtphan@jackbutcher@niapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.