Episode 40 - The One With(out) DirectTV Now - a podcast by Christopher Barrows

On this week's episode, we have a dramatic reading involving pizza and a college application. Also, we pay our respects to Adam West. 

This week's Five Favorites: 

1. Customers Are Already Abandoning DIRECTV Now (The Motley Fool) 

2. Apple Is Going To Let Podcast Creators - and advertisers - see what listeners actually like (Recode) 

3. Microsoft XBox at E3 - The 6 Biggest Disappointments (The Verge)

4. It's official: Yahoo shareholders approve the $4.48 billion sale to Verizon (Business Insider) 

5. Hot Topic: Apple Marketing Executive Bozoma Saint John is Joining Uber as its Chief Brand Officer (Recode) 

Honorable Mention(s)

• Teen Writes Essay About Papa Johns, Gets Into Yale 

DISHonorable Mention(s)

• Taylor Swift Is Back On Spotify

Tweet/Post of the Week 

• Martin Lieberman 

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