One year of Sphere

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🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Las Vegas Sphere was supposed to be the future of live entertainment. But just over a year into its run, New York Post writer Josh Kosman explains why the math ain’t mathin’. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members The realistic eyeball that kept watch over Las Vegas was one of Sphere's early breakout hits. Photo by K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The first thing you need to know about the sphere in Las Vegas is, don't call it that.
0:06.7	It's sphere, not the sphere.
0:08.7	Lose the the, the.
0:11.3	But everyone calls it the sphere, so we will too.
0:14.4	The sphere opened just over a year ago.
0:17.4	They said it would be the future of entertainment, and some people go and really do feel that way.
0:21.9	But others, including those of us that today explained, are wondering if this whole operation is sustainable.
0:30.1	So on the show today we're going to look back at one year of the sphere. From Bono to fish to
0:36.6	Dedinko to the Eagles to Dedenko, to the Eagles,
0:39.3	to that documentary that Darren Aronofsky made,
0:42.5	to the upcoming EDM New Year's Eve rave that they're throwing.
0:47.2	And we're going to ask whether this really could be the future of fun,
0:51.3	or maybe it's just another Las Vegas bust.
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