The Weekly Listen: Did the Super Bowl deliver, are podcasts and social media blurring together, and will shopping malls make a comeback?

The Weekly Listen: Did the Super Bowl deliver, are podcasts and social media blurring together, and will shopping malls make a comeback?

Audio by Blake Droesch, Jeremy Goldman, and Peter Vahle  |  Feb 19, 2021
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eMarketer analyst Blake Droesch, principal analyst Jeremy Goldman, and forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle discuss whether the Super Bowl delivered, what's fueling Spotify, how the podcast and social media worlds are blurring together, if reducing politics in the News Feed can help Facebook, why the shopping mall might make a comeback, what is the most relaxing song ever (statistically), and more.

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