In March, in Duizel in the Netherlands. He was 94. I don't think I had ever heard of Ottens before, but the news of his death quickly filled my social media feeds. Ottens, you see, invented the compact cassette in the 1960s.
There's a certain romance to the cassette tape, right? They're , for sure. And it turns out they're right now.
Last year, cassette sales . Some old, hard to find tapes . Blank tapes . There are . There are even .
This hour, a look at the long past and surprising present of the cassette tape.
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- Joe Carlough - Runs
- Lory Gil - A writer in the tech industry
- Sommer McCoy - Founder of
- Zack Taylor - Director of
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show, which originally aired March 24, 2021.
