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The Scramble: Song of The Summer? Not This Year

Dirk Knight
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What song have you been listening to non-stop this summer?

Earlier this summer, we spent a full hour listening to candidates for "song of the summer." Now that summer is winding down, we’re still trying to figure out the winner. Was there a song you just couldn’t get enough of recently? We talk to someone who says for the first time in a long time, there was no "Call Me Maybe," "Blurred Lines," or "California Gurls" (for better or worse).

Also, one popular retailer for music (and everything else) is under harsh criticism. The New York Times reported on the working conditions at "The Everything Store."

In the final segment, we address tall person guilt. Should they feel obligated to stand in back?

GUESTS:

  • Brendan Jay Sullivan - New York-based DJ and author of Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives
  • Kevin Fallon - Senior entertainment reporter at The Daily Beast
  • Peter Kafka - Senior editor, media at Re/code
  • Stephen Thompson - Writer/editor for NPR Music

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.

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