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# Listening Parties: An Analog Antidote to Brain Rot?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/outside-the-lyrics/episode/listening-parties-an-analog-antidote-to-brain-rot-dp1qez/
- Published: 2026-04-07T18:45:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-07T23:30:23.000Z
- Description: Taj and Perry discover LA's listening bars and communal spaces inspired by Japanese kissaten culture
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Outside the Lyrics, Season 2, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_ccace1af-9d81-46c2-9b99-4da24c8012ff, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_443c746b-cc56-4096-9286-d8a62d4ebf4b, #v1.16

Robeson Taj Frazier and Perry B. Johnson explore the rise of listening spaces in Los Angeles, tracing their roots to Japanese kissaten culture. At the Gold Line Bar, Stones Throw Records founder, Peanut Butter Wolf brings people together through sound. A listening party at the JACCC reveals the power of collective music appreciation and the traditions that inspire LA's listening spaces.