MTV Turns 40?! (w/ Jay Jeffers and Daniel Kaufman)

<p>Jay Jeffers (The Partially Examined Life) and Dan Kaufman discuss the beginnings of MTV and their recollections of it, on this 40th anniversary of the music channel.</p> <p>3:40 - Aug 1 marks the 40th Anniversary of the launching of MTV in its &ldquo;original iteration.&rdquo;<br /> 6:20 - How Jay and Dan first got into KISS <br />13:30 - Jay and Dan discuss their personal histories with MTV / The importance of &ldquo;Thriller.&rdquo; <br />34:30 - Was MTV the beginning or the end of something? The 80&rsquo;s vs. the 90&rsquo;s. The impact of the Cold War. <br />51:30 - The atomization of music audiences and the fracturing of youth culture. <br />59:50 - Youth culture, social capital, and power. <br />1:18:25 - David Bowie confronts MTV on black representation on the channel.</p> <p>Links: Rob Tannenbaum&rsquo;s, I Want My MTV (2012). https://www.amazon.com/Want-My-MTV-Uncensored-Revolution/dp/0452298563 <br />Why MTV doesn&rsquo;t show music videos anymore. https://slate.com/business/2013/08/why-mtv-doesn-t-show-music-videos-but-does-show-the-vmas.html <br />David Bowie on black representation on MTV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGiVzIr8Qg&amp;ab_channel=MTVNews <br />Jay at the Partially Examined Life. https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/author/jay-jeffers/ <br />The Buggles, &ldquo;Video Killed the Radio Star.&rdquo; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs&amp;ab_channel=TheBugglesVEVO <br />Molly Ringwald on the cover of Time magazine in 1986. http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1986/1101860526_400.jpg <br />Dan's essay on &ldquo;OK Boomer.&rdquo; https://theelectricagora.com/2019/11/08/ok-boomer/</p>