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8 Questions for... Ted Gioia

The Honest Broker

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Sep 11, 2024
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Ted Gioia is author of The Honest Broker on Substack, a frank and opinionated guide to music, books, media, and culture. He is author of 12 books, and previously served on the faculty at Stanford.

1. Why Substack?

I started cutting off my ties to mainstream publishing more than 15 years ago. I quit using an agent, and gradually …

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