# 1670: "Napster"

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Podcast: [Interesting Things with JC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/interesting-things-with-jc-5049896)
Published: 2026-06-01T07:00:32+00:00
Episode link: https://jimconnors.net/interesting-things-with-jc/2026/5/31/fopnfn308nspjsimdr29m6avx8i0gx
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Interesting Things with JC #1670: "Napster" – On June 1, 1999, Shawn Fanning releases Napster, and within months college students are searching each other’s hard drives for MP3 files while campus networks slow under traffic and the music industry moves toward court.

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