Jonathan Taplin: from Dylan and Mean Streets to taking on the Giants of Tech (2.5)

Jonathan Taplin has had a remarkable career in film, music, tech and writing including: - Producer of Martin Scorsese’s breakthrough hit Mean Streets (and many other films) - Manager of Bob Dylan and The Band - Founder of the first widely available VOD service (Intertainer) - Author of "Move Fast and Break Things: How Facebook, Google and Amazon have Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy". In this episode I talk to Jon about his career, his views on the current state of independent film as well as his book "Move Fast and Break Things" and what this means for storytellers and artists in the new digital age. (35 mins)

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