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    The Ticketmaster Saga with Eric Alper

    enDecember 28, 2022
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    About this Episode

    George Sells is At Your Service! In the second and final hour of tonight’s show, George is joined by music publicist, Sirius XM host, and “best Twitter follow ever” Eric Alper to discuss the evolution of ticket sales in the live music industry, and the monopoly Ticketmaster has become. The two also discuss how artists are able to survive in the era of music streaming and social media, and the best bands they’ve seen live. George is also joined by meteorologist Jared Maples, one of the thousands of those inconvenienced by the Southwest Airlines fiasco.

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