The Blu-Ray-naissance Is Here. Sort of.
Tired of movies slipping off streaming sites right when you want to watch them? There’s an obvious, off-the-shelf solution…
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Episode Notes
The downsides of the streaming era are coming into focus for movie fans—uncontrollable, changing libraries; lower fidelity; lack of extras and features. Can all of these be solved with a return to physical media?
Guest: Ash Nelson, journalist and author of “The Lost Art of the DVD Extra” for Slate.
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Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth.