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Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Twitter Fantasy – will tell the story of Twitter (X) at a crucial moment for the platform, exactly one year after Elon Musk took over. Hosted by Vox senior correspondent Peter Kafka, the four-episode season will survey the company's outsize influence on politics and culture. How did Twitter become the Internet’s town square, for better and for worse? And where is it heading, now that Elon’s in charge?
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The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes from 2023-01-18T10:03
Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League. If you’ve ever wondered why using these different dating apps feels similar, it may be because they’re all owned by Match Group, the company that helped start on...
ListenTinder Changed the Game from 2023-01-11T09:00
When Tinder launched in 2012, it changed dating culture and our expectations around dating forever by leveraging the iPhone and gamifying the dating experience. But did the rise of dating apps make...
ListenDating Games from 2023-01-04T09:00
This season, The Verge and New York Magazine's The Cut trace the evolution of the multi-billion dollar dating app industry. Through conversations with industry leaders, experts, and users, hosts Sa...
ListenOne App Store to Rule Them All from 2021-10-27T08:00
Apple has always maintained it knows what’s best for its customers. But now governments and developers are trying to change the way Apple runs its highly profitable iPhone App Store. What happens i...
ListenApple Saved Music. Why Not TV? from 2021-10-20T08:00
Back in the early 2000s, file sharing services like Napster devastated the music industry. Steve Jobs threw it a lifeline with the iTunes Store, offering people an easy way to download songs legall...
Listen"He's No Steve Jobs" from 2021-10-06T08:00
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple and infused it with his love of product design and attention to detail. His successor, Tim Cook, is widely perceived as lacking Jobs’ vision and innovation. But he manag...
ListenHow Apple Got Its Groove Back from 2021-09-29T08:00
In 1997 Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy and falling far behind its biggest competitor, Microsoft. But that all changed when Apple started building revolutionary new devices that strayed from i...
ListenThis Changes Everything from 2021-09-22T08:00
In 2007 Steve Jobs took the stage and introduced something that would change our lives forever -- a widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet co...
Listen'The Apple Revolution' is here from 2021-09-15T08:00
From its beginnings as a niche personal computer company, Apple became the preeminent maker of consumer tech products, a cultural trendsetter, and the most valuable company in the world. And along ...
ListenDelivery Wars from 2021-06-15T02:00
Big tech is changing every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? In this special four-part series, Recode teams up with Eater to unbox the evolving world of food delivery. Find out how th...
ListenThe Google Empire from 2021-02-09T09:00
In Land of the Giants: The Google Empire, Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary and Big Technology's Alex Kantrowitz explore how a company that began with idealistic goals of creative experimentation and making...
ListenNetflix vs. Hollywood | Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Loaning out shows and movies to Netflix used to be a great way for studios to make a little money on the side, until they realized they were training audiences everywhere to watch Netflix. In this ...
ListenDid the algorithm make you watch Tiger King? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Netflix’s recommendation algorithm is supposed to find you TV and movies that you’ll like — and that will keep you paying for Netflix. But is Netflix really showing you stuff you want to watch, or ...
ListenWho really killed Blockbuster Video? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Netflix killed our trips to the video store and ushered in the streaming era. But when Netflix started out, it was a fraction of the size of Blockbuster. It should have been crushed, and almost was...
Listen'I love Amazon. Let’s break it up' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the final episode of our season on Amazon, NYU professor and “Pivot” podcast co-host Scott Galloway tells Jason Del Rey that Amazon needs to be broken up - and which parts of the company should ...
ListenIs Amazon Too Big? We Ask Its Sellers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Small businesses and major brands alike rely on Amazon but are increasingly ambivalent about selling on the platform. The Amazon Marketplace is a battle royale of millions of sellers and declining ...
ListenHow Amazon Charmed Wall Street from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Amazon became a publicly traded company in 1997, it was losing money. And it wouldn’t turn a profit for years. So how did it convince Wall Street to do something unprecedented: Turn a blind e...
ListenWhy the Robot Revolution is Our Fault from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In recent years Amazon has quietly become one of the leaders in automation, reshaping its workforce of nearly 600,000 workers, and the way humans work with robots. We fear robots taking over the wo...
ListenWhen Amazon Leaves Your Town from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 1999, Amazon opened one of its first warehouses in the small town of Coffeyville, Kansas. Fifteen years later, it closed. We visit Coffeyville to learn what Amazon can bring and what it can take...
ListenWhy You’ll Never Quit Amazon Prime from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With over 100 million members, Prime is the engine that’s made Amazon a retailing juggernaut and one of the largest companies in the world. Jason Del Rey explores how Prime came to be, why it’s so ...
ListenThe Rise of Amazon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Examine how the biggest tech companies rose to power, and what they're doing with that power. In season one, The Rise of Amazon, Recode's senior commerce correspondent Jason Del Rey traces how Jeff...
ListenGo For Broke: Inside the Dot-Com Bubble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
While you wait for the next season of Land of the Giants, we have another podcast we think you'll like. Go For Broke is a new series from the Vox Media Podcast Network and Epic Magazine exploring t...
ListenMoney to burn; why Wall Street loves NFLX from 2020-07-28T08:30
Netflix owes around $15 billion, yet it continues to spend money billions each year to fund its original programming. Is this a brilliant move to set it apart from the competition or a house of car...
ListenNetflix is Hollywood | Part 2 from 2020-07-21T08:30
Netflix hasn’t just disrupted Hollywood, it has become Hollywood. How has that changed the lives of studio executives, movie producers and creators in the entertainment industry? A lot.
Ho...
“Netflix is a team, not a family” from 2020-06-23T08:00
Is working on a team of all-stars, excellent pay, and unlimited vacation worth the stress of constant criticism from co-workers and the knowledge that your boss is considering whether to replace yo...
ListenThe Netflix Effect from 2020-06-15T08:00
In Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect, Recode’s Peter Kafka and Rani Molla examine how Netflix got where it is today and whether or not it can maintain its streaming supremacy. Hear from Netfli...
ListenThe Netflix Effect from 2020-06-15T08:00
In Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect, Recode’s Peter Kafka and Rani Molla examine how Netflix got where it is today and whether or not it can maintain its streaming supremacy. Hear from Netfli...
ListenThe Netflix Effect from 2020-06-15T08:00
In Land of the Giants: The Netflix Effect, Recode’s Peter Kafka and Rani Molla examine how Netflix got where it is today and whether or not it can maintain its streaming supremacy. Hear from Netfli...
ListenThe Rise of Amazon from 2019-07-22T08:00
Examine how the biggest tech companies rose to power, and what they're doing with that power. In season one, The Rise of Amazon, Recode's senior commerce correspondent Jason Del Rey traces how Jeff...
ListenThe Rise of Amazon from 2019-07-22T08:00
Examine how the biggest tech companies rose to power, and what they're doing with that power. In season one, The Rise of Amazon, Recode's senior commerce correspondent Jason Del Rey traces how Jeff...
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