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The Invention of Karaoke: The Best Idea that Never Paid

Published: Dec. 6, 2021, 7 a.m.

b'A Japanese man named Daisuke Inoue is credited with being the \\u201dFather of Karaoke.\\u201d What is now a $10 billion industry started with him creating tiny machines out of car stereos for bars around Osaka. This episode is all about his invention and why Inoue never made any royalties on it - missing out on what would now pay him $100 million a year had he patented the invention. Then we play the quick quiz with the host of Scam Nation, Scam School, the Modern Rogue and host of \\u201dThe World\\u2018s Greatest Con\\u201d podcast, Brian Brushwood.\\n\\nReview this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589\\n\\nBonus episodes and content available at\\xa0http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent\\n\\nFor a special discount at SCOTTeVEST, visit\\xa0http://theinternetsaysitstrue.com/deals'