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Decibel and Docket is a podcast at the intersection of the music business, live entertainment and the justice system.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Author Spencer Waller Joins Dave to Talk About The History of Antitrust and Monopolies in the Theater Business + What Does Rob Bonta's Surrender on ParaBros Merger Mean for Live Nation? (opens the original)
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The centerpiece of this episode is Dave's interview with Spencer Weber Waller, an antitrust professor at Loyola University Chicago, former Justice Department prosecutor, and author of Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage , out October 15 from Bloomsbury's Methuen Drama imprint. Waller says the book began during COVID, when his wife, who works on the business side of theater, asked if he had heard of the American Theatrical Syndicate. He hadn't. It turned out th
Private Equity Is Quietly Taking Over Youth Sports: Why and How Kids Games Became Big Money for Big Money (opens the original)
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Entertainment journalist Dave Brooks and entertainment attorney Michael Seville launch their new show, Decibel & Docket , with a wide-ranging conversation that moves from true-crime pop culture to a deep dive on one of the most under-covered stories in American sports: the rise of private equity in youth athletics. Before the main topic, Dave and Michael react to the trailer for Nathan Fielder's upcoming documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, released weeks before she reports to fe
Confronting The Ticket Resale Crisis at the U.S. Open - How Stubhub and Seatgeek Have Turned Live Entertainment Upside Down (opens the original)
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Dave Brooks and entertainment attorney Michael Seville are back with another episode of Decibel & Docket, diving into one of the wildest scam stories of the year before turning their attention to the ticket resale fight engulfing this year's US Open. Dave and Mike open by unpacking the bizarre case of Dejon Love, a 35-year-old man who spent over four years posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver — despite never having an NFL contract or even a combine invite. Armed with nothing but a phone
Did Trump Tip the Scales for Live Nation + Understanding Rostr's Gender Parity Study (opens the original)
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On Episode 32 of Decibel & Docket, Dave Brooks and attorney Michael Seville examine the collision of music, power, politics and representation—from the life and legacy of Dolly Parton to Donald Trump’s reported intervention in the government’s antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The episode begins with a heartfelt remembrance of Dolly Parton, who died at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer. Dave recalls seeing Parton perform at the Hollywood Bowl, interviewing her during
Who Killed California's Anti-Ticket Scalping Law? + How Did Ellie Goulding Not Know Her Managers Were Owned by Live Nation? (opens the original)
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Did California Attorney General Rob Bonta help kill a ticket reform bill to protect the government’s antitrust victory over Live Nation and Ticketmaster? And did Ellie Goulding spend years paying managers who were secretly owned by the same concert giant they were supposed to negotiate against? On Episode 31 of Decibel & Docket, veteran music journalist Dave Brooks and attorney Michael Seville examine two stories about money, influence and conflicts of interest in the live music business. First,
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