MacVoices #25263: Celebrating 20 Years of MacVoices with Doug Adams of Doug's Scripts
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MacVoices #25263: Celebrating 20 Years of MacVoices with Doug Adams of Doug's Scripts

Doug Adams of Doug's AppleScripts was a guest on the very first episode of MacVoices and he's back to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the show. Doug looks at AppleScript's enduring legacy, automation on the Mac, and his inventive "bathroom music" project. Doug and Chuck discuss the evolution from CDs to streaming, Apple Music's scripting roots, and the changing ways people collect and experience music. Later, Chuck talks about the genesis of MacVoices, how his other shows (MacNotables, The MacJury, and MacVoicesTV) eventually merged into MacVoices, and answers some frequently asked questions.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

[0:00] Celebrating 20 years and welcoming Doug Adams
[1:54] The early days of AppleScript and Mac automation
[3:10] New automation tools vs. AppleScript's staying power
[6:42] AppleScript inside Apple Music
[9:02] Music app evolution and metadata management
[13:43] Metadata obsession and smart playlists
[15:35] Doug's "bathroom music" automation experiment
[21:13] Home automation frustrations and AppleScript limits
[28:09] Most popular Doug's Scripts and Apple Music quirks
[31:11] Apple Music vs. local libraries
[36:12] Collecting CDs in the streaming era
[38:55] Generational shifts in music perception
[42:10] How music has (and hasn't) evolved since the 1960s
[45:25] Doug's "Next Track" pick: Lucinda Williams
[48:29] A look back at 20 years of podcast history and evolution

Links:

MacVoices Legacy Channel on YouTube

Guests:

Doug Adams is an AppleScript developer and, since 2001, the proprietor of Doug's AppleScript. Doug is an audio and voice-over producer by trade and formerly worked in radio broadcasting as—at various times—disc jockey, announcer, production director, and program director. He is a musician, a life-long music lover, and all-around audio geek who also co-hosts The Next Track podcast with Kirk McElhearn.

Support:

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Connect:

Web:
http://macvoices.com

Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner
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MacVoices Group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/

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