Welcome to this bonus episode of Sound Opinions. I'm Greg Cot, my co-host is Jim D. Rigatis

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This week we want to remember Seymour Stein by playing Greg's interview with him from 2015.

Stein, one of the great set of ears, as they say, in music industry history.

More of a fan than a mogul and a great loss, Greg.

You know, for the most part, that that industry no longer exists the way it did for 50 years

is not a loss to anyone who loves music. But people like Seymour Stein, who could hear a band in a grungy place

like CBGB before it was legendary or Madonna in his hospital room via Boombox

or ICT out in South Central LA and hear the potential and sign them.

That's a wonderful talent that we don't see that much anymore.

Our chat, your chat, I wish I was there, is coming up with Seymour Stein in a minute on Sound Opinions.

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No, not going to be 20 minutes of us doing this.

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You may not be aware, but advertising income for podcasts has been dismalately

and things are tough at public radio on good old terrestrial radio too.

We're feeling the pinch, no two ways about it.

We lost our cornerstone sponsor of 10 years at the end of 2022

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