Does listening to The Grateful Dead make you yearn to meet your maker, or do you acknowledge the seminality of their music? Is the term ‘influential’ overused nowadays?

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Things mentioned in this podcast

• Article analysing influence in pop music

• Stanford School of Business on social media influencers

• Article analysing survey data about why people follow influencers

• Federal Trade Commission reminding ‘influencers’ to disclose sponsorship

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