Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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WATCH EPISODE 2 HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=fH1_MpHcNsY
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The cassette tape comeback made zero sense to me - until I started pulling the thread.
My journey took 3 paths: a month of listening exclusively to cassettes, diving into how they revolutionized the music industry, and collecting stories of how tapes changed the world. It turns out, this is more than just nostalgia.
Over the next 4 weeks I’ll show you how cassettes aren’t “making a comeback” - they’re the foundation for the modern world.
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PATREON
This series is made possible by the direct support of viewers like you through Patreon. Get behind the scenes videos, extended edits, and more by becoming a member at patreon.com/diggingthegreats
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CREDITS
Written and Produced by Brandon Shaw
Cinematography by Ace Barro
Animation by Jeriah Dunk
Illustration by Ace Barro
Story Editing by Simon Adler
Music by Andrew Reyes and Brandon Shaw
You can listen to “Dakou”, Simon Adler's full Radiolab story that helped inspire this piece here: youtube.com/watch?si=cdurAsEHR3lsFrMd&v=65mVD6Dr0Tw&feature=youtu.be
To learn more about Simon’s work, check out windstarsolutions.com or my video where he sent me a very strange package: youtube.com/watch?v=gfRSBEqueL8&t=1115s
Minor Correction: Simon later told me he misspoke and only 5 songs were legally allowed, not 7! Even less!
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THANKS TO
Neil Nice, A-1 Records, Zack Taylor, Kendon Shaw
We Are Rewind for making a great cassette player (not sponsored): wearerewind.com
Everyone who supports Digging The Greats on Patreon, especially Josh Nelson and Sam Deka in the Executive Producer Tier
patreon.com/diggingthegreats
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FURTHER READING
Two books that were an incredible resource during the making of this series were:
"High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape" by Marc Masters
"Do Remember!: The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes" by Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg
#mixtape #cassette #musichistory
Vote for The Mixtape Series to Win a Webby Award: wbby.co/57585N
Buy the "Mixtape" Mixtape at diggingthegreats.com
WATCH EPISODE 2 HERE: youtube.com/watch?v=fH1_MpHcNsY
__________________________________
The cassette tape comeback made zero sense to me - until I started pulling the thread.
My journey took 3 paths: a month of listening exclusively to cassettes, diving into how they revolutionized the music industry, and collecting stories of how tapes changed the world. It turns out, this is more than just nostalgia.
Over the next 4 weeks I’ll show you how cassettes aren’t “making a comeback” - they’re the foundation for the modern world.
__________________________________
PATREON
This series is made possible by the direct support of viewers like you through Patreon. Get behind the scenes videos, extended edits, and more by becoming a member at patreon.com/diggingthegreats
__________________________________
CREDITS
Written and Produced by Brandon Shaw
Cinematography by Ace Barro
Animation by Jeriah Dunk
Illustration by Ace Barro
Story Editing by Simon Adler
Music by Andrew Reyes and Brandon Shaw
You can listen to “Dakou”, Simon Adler's full Radiolab story that helped inspire this piece here: youtube.com/watch?si=cdurAsEHR3lsFrMd&v=65mVD6Dr0Tw&feature=youtu.be
To learn more about Simon’s work, check out windstarsolutions.com or my video where he sent me a very strange package: youtube.com/watch?v=gfRSBEqueL8&t=1115s
Minor Correction: Simon later told me he misspoke and only 5 songs were legally allowed, not 7! Even less!
__________________________________
THANKS TO
Neil Nice, A-1 Records, Zack Taylor, Kendon Shaw
We Are Rewind for making a great cassette player (not sponsored): wearerewind.com
Everyone who supports Digging The Greats on Patreon, especially Josh Nelson and Sam Deka in the Executive Producer Tier
patreon.com/diggingthegreats
__________________________________
FURTHER READING
Two books that were an incredible resource during the making of this series were:
"High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape" by Marc Masters
"Do Remember!: The Golden Era of NYC Hip-Hop Mixtapes" by Evan Auerbach and Daniel Isenberg
#mixtape #cassette #musichistory
