Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Vinyl vs MP3 vs Live If you've ever talked to a vinyl purist (or are one yourself) you know that people can be pretty passionate about what format is king when it comes to music. And based on how much people like to brag about what band they saw live and how many times, we clearly value the authenticity of the live performance above all else. But when we see a performer live, we're judging them based on what we know from the mp3 or record that we've already listened to 1000 times. . . because what is a song SUPPOSED to sound like anyway? As music has evolved from solely performance into "media", the issue of what the most authentic even IS has become increasingly complicated. So which is the most authentic?!!?!? Watch the episode to find out!!!!!!!!!! Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) Link to check out: Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Airport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S32bgx36G-0 Books mentioned: Lisa Gitelman "Scripts, Grooves, and Writing Machines: Representing Technology in the Edison Era" http://bit.ly/Wye6aJ Stanley Godlovitch Musical Performance: A Philosophical Study http://bit.ly/XSvDas Music: Roglok: http://vimeo.com/musicstore/track/21166 Pocaille: https://soundcloud.com/pocaille/tachyon-pulses Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "Top 5 Most Artful Video Games" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAs4Dy-lh8E Want another one? Here ya go: "Are You A Hipster?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3xe-Wxio1o Here's Some More: "Will Space Travel Save Us All?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgA6y4hpEL0