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Failed Physical Media Formats

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

May 19, 2026

Show Notes

For over a century, companies have tried to invent the next great way to listen to music or watch movies.

Some became household standards that were the foundation of multi-billion-dollar industries. Others became expensive mistakes, technological dead ends, or punchlines in the history of consumer electronics.

Some were so inconsequential that most people never even realized that they existed.

Learn more about failed media formats and the battles behind them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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