The Future Of What BEST OF: Our Most-Played Episodes in 2025!

2025 was a fantastic year for Music Biz’s The Future of What podcast! We sincerely want to thank the 40+ guests who joined us this year, as well as everyone who listened the the show week in and week out! We’re hard at work planning out slate of interviews for 2026 — in the meantime, check out what episodes were listened to the most over the last 12 months. And if you like what you hear, don’t forget to check out our entire podcast backlog here!

Most-Played The Future of What Episodes in 2025:

#5: Episode 272 — Updates on Indie Music Retail from The Vinyl Groove Records, The Sound Garden & Zia Records
#4: Episode 242 — The State of Music Publishing in 2025
#3: Episode 241 — Music & Tech’s Trajectory in the Year to Come
#2: Episode 244 — Maintaining Ethics in AI-Generated Music
#1: Episode 252 — How Friends of Noise is Creating Opportunities for the Youth of Portland