Kirk McElhearn
Co-Host of The Next Track
Kirk McElhearn is a freelance journalist. He writes on his website Kirkville, and is Senior Contributor to Macworld, where he is The iTunes Guy. He is also a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is co-host of The Committed podcast. Kirk has written more than twenty books, including Take Control of iTunes. On Twitter, he's @mcelhearn, and he has a Facebook page.
Kirk McElhearn has hosted 279 Episodes.
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♫ Episode #23 – David Browne on the History of the Grateful Dead
October 21st, 2016 | 34 mins 8 secs
Doug and Kirk welcome David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead to discuss the history of this iconic band.
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♫ Episode #22 – In Praise of the iPod Classic
October 14th, 2016 | 30 mins 41 secs
Doug and Kirk wax nostalgic about the iPod classic, and other one trick pony music players. And Bob Dylan.
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♫ Episode #21 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Subwoofers
October 7th, 2016 | 33 mins 56 secs
Doug and Kirk had some questions about subwoofers. So they invited Andy Doe to explain how they work, how to set them up, and why we might want to use them.
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♫ Episode #20 – You Think You Know about the Blues? Eliah Wald on the History of the Blues
September 30th, 2016 | 30 mins 16 secs
We welcome musician, historian, and author Elijah Wald to discuss the history of the blues.
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♫ Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings
September 23rd, 2016 | 28 mins 18 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of live recordings vs. studio recordings. And, are live recordings really live?
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♫ Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music
September 16th, 2016 | 41 mins 29 secs
We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today.
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♫ Episode #17 – Jacks, Pods, and Music
September 9th, 2016 | 29 mins 22 secs
We take a look at the audio-related elements of this week's Apple product announcement.
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♫ Episode #16 – Managing and Storing Digital Media Files
September 2nd, 2016 | 30 mins 16 secs
You have lots of digital audio and video files. What's the best way to manage and store them?
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♫ Episode #15 – What is Mastering and Remastering?
August 26th, 2016 | 35 mins 55 secs
We welcome Sangwook "Sunny" Nam, two-time Grammy nominated mastering engineer, to learn about record mastering and remastering.
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♫ Episode #14 – Audiophile Utility Poles and Other News
August 19th, 2016 | 28 mins 11 secs
Doug and Kirk take a look at recent news in the music and audio world. From audiophile utility poles to iTunes news, from record stores to car radios, this news and views episode keeps you up to date on what matters in music listening.
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♫ Episode #13 – Which Streaming Service Is Right for You?
August 12th, 2016 | 32 mins 44 secs
Doug and Kirk welcome back Chris Connaker to discuss music streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, or another; which is right for you? What are the pros and cons of the various streaming services?
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♫ Episode #12 – iTunes & AppleScript
August 5th, 2016 | 28 mins 26 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss AppleScript, which helps you manage your iTunes library.
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♫ Episode #11 – Audio Myths & Superstitions
July 29th, 2016 | 32 mins 14 secs
We welcome back Andy Doe, digital music consultant, to discuss myths and superstitions around audio; cables, breaking in hardware, digital audio, and more.
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♫ Episode #10 – Setting Up a Home Media Server
July 22nd, 2016 | 27 mins 14 secs
Have you ever wanted to set up your own home media server? Doug and Kirk discuss the pros and cons of doing this, and explain how to set up a Mac mini as a media server.
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♫ Episode #9 – Will Hermes on Discovering New Music
July 15th, 2016 | 30 mins 11 secs
We welcome Will Hermes, NPR and Rolling Stone music critic, to discuss music discovery.
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♫ Episode #8 – Listening to Words: Audiobooks and Spoken Word Recordings
July 8th, 2016 | 30 mins 41 secs
Doug and Kirk discuss spoken word recordings. The history of spoken word recordings, how to get them, how to manage them, and how to listen to them.