13: The MP3 Revolution (Part 1, Origin of the iPod)

Two decades after the Walkman had revolutionized personal audio, a new compressed digital audio format emerged that would redefine how we listen to music. We kick off our series about the origin of Apple's hit MP3 player, the iPod.

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Presented by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.

Written by Jason Snell. Script development by Kelly Turner.

Thanks to Scott Knaster, Stephen Hackett, Matt Rollefson, Adam C. Engst, Jim Hunkins, John Buck, Harry McCracken, and members of the iPod team for script assistance.

Extra special thanks to Hansen Hsu and everyone else at the Computer History Museum.

Audio editing by Myke Hurley and Jim Metzendorf. Video production by Jamie Snell.

Designed in California theme by Christopher Breen.

References/Further Reading:

• The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy
• Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue
• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
• Apple In China by Patrick McGee
• Build by Tony Fadell
• iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey S. Young
• Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
• John Rubinstein Oral History at The Computer History Museum
• Regis McKenna Oral History at The Computer History Museum

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