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Quah, N. (2019, Dec. 17). The big story of podcasting in 2019 was all about Spotify. Will 2020 be the year Apple strikes back?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 29, 2020, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/12/the-big-story-of-podcasting-in-2019-was-all-about-spotify-will-2020-be-the-year-apple-strikes-back/
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