The New York Times Narrated

In the Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising

Episode Summary

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/magazine/roots-music-streaming-algorithms.html By Carlo Rotella Read by Eric Jason Martin Narration produced by Tanya Pérez Engineered by Ted Blaisdell

Episode Notes

Streaming services are helping revive America’s most old-fashioned, undigital genre.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/magazine/roots-music-streaming-algorithms.html

By Carlo Rotella
Read by Eric Jason Martin
Narration produced by Tanya Pérez
Engineered by Ted Blaisdell