Recode Media with Peter Kafka Podcast

The inside story of HBO, with Jim Miller from 2021-11-18T05:00

HBO has brought us nearly 50 years of riveting movies and TV shows; the behind-the-scenes stories are equally compelling. Journalist James Andrew Miller, who has written definitive oral histories o...

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What the Capitol Riot tells us about online power from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s going to take a long time to come to grips with the January 6 Capitol Riot and what happened in its wake, but let’s start trying. Recode’s Peter Kafka talks to the New York Times’s Kevin Roose...

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Roman Mars, host of 99 Percent Invisible: Don't put podcasts behind a paywall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Roman Mars, the founder of Radiotopia and host of the hit podcast 99 Percent Invisible, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the state of podcasting in 2018. Mars talks about why he started Radiot...

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Behind the making of The Dissident, the movie about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Director Bryan Fogel’s first documentary, Icarus, won an Oscar. His next effort, The Dissident, details the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Fogel talks to Recode’s Pete...

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ESPN’s Pablo Torre on balancing sports and politics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Host of ESPN Daily, Pablo Torre, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss the odd sports + politics + pandemic moment we’re in; he also talks about why he’s a sports journalist and not lawyer...

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Ezra Klein explains Vox's new Netflix show 'Explained' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vox.com editor-at-large Ezra Klein talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about Vox's new Netflix series "Explained." The first season of the show, which debuted May 23, will feature 20 mini-documentaries...

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Zach Seward started Quartz, sold it, and bought it back. Now what? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Zach Seward co-founded Quartz, the brainy business news site, in 2012. Six years later, it had a new owner, and two years after that, Seward bought it back. Now he’s trying to maintain Quartz’s inv...

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YouTube's Lyor Cohen on YouTube Music, Childish Gambino and Kanye West from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

YouTube global head of music Lyor Cohen talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the launch of YouTube Music, a $10-a-month music subscription service that will replace YouTube Red. Cohen says giving ...

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Kemp Powers spent years breaking into Hollywood — and his first film is Pixar’s Soul from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kemp Powers spent years trying to break into Hollywood, left, and came back. Now, at 47, he’s made his first movie: It’s Pixar’s Soul, streaming to millions on Christmas Day. His second movie — One...

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What people get wrong about Robin Williams’ life — and his death from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new book, "Robin: The Definitive Biography of Robin Williams." Itzkoff traces the history of the manic comedian and ac...

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Trump is leaving; Trump media isn't from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times reporter Mike Isaac, joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to explain the new antitrust suits against Facebook. Then, NYT’s Charlie Warzel and CNN’s Oliver Darcy discuss the evolution of right-...

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The Outline CEO Josh Topolsky: Online ads are stuck in the '90s from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Josh Topolsky, CEO and editor in chief of The Outline, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the importance of good internet-native design for both advertising and editorial content. Topolsky dismi...

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Behind the scenes with Queen’s Gambit creator Scott Frank from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

No one thought The Queen’s Gambit would be a breakout hit — including Scott Frank, the Hollywood veteran who created the Netflix show. Frank sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about why a ...

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'Chasing Hillary' author Amy Chozick looks back on a decade of writing about Hillary Clinton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times writer-at-large Amy Chozick talks with Recode’s Ed Lee about her new memoir, “Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling.” Chozick says the ...

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Eli Pariser wants to build a better Facebook from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nearly 10 years ago, Eli Pariser coined the term “filter bubble” — the idea that Facebook and other platforms limit our view of the world through software choices. Now he wants to create new, non-p...

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This is how the New York Times reports Pulitzer Prize-winning stories from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times reporter Emily Steel talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the stories she and her reporting partner Michael Schmidt wrote that brought down Fox News star Bill O'Reilly — part of a s...

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Gimlet’s Lydia Polgreen wants to shake up podcasting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Spotify is making a huge push into podcasting. Lydia Polgreen is helping to figure out what means. Gimlet’s head of content sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the experimenting she’s...

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Our hoax-filled internet, now available as a book (Rex Sorgatz, author, 'The Encyclopedia of Misinformation') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer Rex Sorgatz talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about his new book, “The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illu...

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Outside Magazine editor Axie Navas: Yep, we're getting more political. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Axie Navas, the executive editor of Outside Magazine, talks with Lauren Goode about how that magazine is adapting to the changing digital media industry. One of her key initiatives has been diversi...

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How Marques 'MKBHD' Brownlee got six million subscribers on YouTube from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his YouTube channel, MKBHD, which has more than six million subscribers — a breakthrough success story on the site. Brownlee sta...

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Financial Times CEO John Ridding: How to make people pay for media from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Financial Times CEO John Ridding talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the company’s decade-long head start in paid online subscriptions. Some of his peers in the tech and media world were initiall...

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Why every Hollywood movie is a superhero movie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new book, "The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies." Fritz says the economics of the movie business have...

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What it's like to be the only woman in a TV writers’ room from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

TV writer and "Lean In" co-author Nell Scovell talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about her new book, "Just the Funny Parts ... And a Few Hard Truths About Sneaking Into the Hollywood Boys’ Club." Sco...

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Houseparty CEO Ben Rubin on livestreaming and SXSW fame from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ben Rubin, the CEO of Houseparty, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why his livestreaming company pivoted away from its original product, Meerkat, just three months after that app was the toast...

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'Get Out' producer Jason Blum (Live at SXSW) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Blumhouse Productions founder and CEO Jason Blum talks with Recode's Peter Kafka at South by Southwest 2018. Blum's company, which largely makes low-budget "genre" films such as "The Purge," "Happy...

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How to make a hit TV show for Amazon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Veteran screenwriter Graham Yost talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series “Sneaky Pete.” Showrunner Yost previously wrote movies like “Speed” and TV ...

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SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor (Live at Code Media 2018) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor talks with Recode's Peter Kafka at the 2018 Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, Calif. Trainor replaced then-CEO Alex Ljung last summer at a time when the music-...

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Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (Live at Code Media 2018) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rony Abovitz, the founder, president and CEO of Magic Leap, and Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, talk with Recode's Peter Kafka at the 2018 Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, Calif. They talk...

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How Lauren Duca became an internet star overnight from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Journalist/activist Lauren Duca talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the column she wrote for Teen Vogue that catapulted her into fame, and the ensuing interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson that...

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Hollywood Reporter part owner Janice Min (Live at Code Media 2018) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Janice Min, part owner of the Hollywood Reporter, talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka at the Code Media Conference in Huntington Beach, Calif. She talks about how the Reporter is keeping an eye on the ...

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BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti (Live at Code Media 2018) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti talks with Recode's Peter Kafka at the 2018 Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, Calif. Peretti says Facebook should be willing to share in the revenue it makes fro...

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Facebook's Adam Mosseri and Campbell Brown (Live at Code Media 2018) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, and Adam Mosseri, the company's head of News Feed, talk with Recode’s Peter Kafka and Kurt Wagner at the 2018 Code Media conference. They defen...

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MoviePass sounds too good to be true. Is it? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how he's trying to make a profitable business out of charging $10/month for nearly unlimited visits to the movie theater. Lowe says Mo...

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Paywalls make content better (Nick Thompson, editor in chief, Wired) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Wired editor in chief Nick Thompson talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the merits of running a print magazine in 2018 and why Wired.com is adding a $20/year paywall. Thompson, previously the edi...

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How we pivoted from Facebook to Instagram (Dave Finocchio, CEO, Bleacher Report) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bleacher Report CEO Dave Finocchio talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about founding a sports media site, selling it to Turner and leaving — and why he came back to lead the company again. Finocchio d...

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NYU’s Jay Rosen, CNN’s Oliver Darcy and BuzzFeed’s Charlie Warzel talk Trump and the media from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode’s Peter Kafka brings three past podcast guests back into the studio on this special two-in-one episode about how the media has handled President Trump. First, he interviews NYU Professor Jay...

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Digital media companies are headed for a crash (David Carey, president, Hearst Magazines) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hearst Magazines President David Carey talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the 130-year-old media giant is striking a balance between its print legacy and the digital future. Carey says print...

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Will Trump still dominate the news in 2018? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Washington Post Media Reporter Sarah Ellison and New York Times Media Columnist Jim Rutenberg talk with Recode's Peter Kafka about what the media got right and got wrong in 2017. Ellison says reade...

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Kara Swisher reviews the media, 2017 edition from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode's Kara Swisher returns to the podcast to talk with Peter Kafka about how the media and Silicon Valley have fared in the year-plus since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. Swish...

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Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir want to make figure skating great again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Figure skating commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir talk with Recode's Peter Kafka about the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Lipinski and Weir, both former pro...

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How Netflix makes a hit (Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank, co-creators, ‘Godless’) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank talk with Recode’s Peter Kafka about their new western miniseries, “Godless.” The duo brought Frank's 180-page movie script to Netflix and witnessed firsthand how ...

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I'm more famous than Anderson Cooper (Cenk Uygur, CEO, The Young Turks) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Young Turks CEO Cenk Uygur talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about running an online media company for young left-wingers. Uygur says the Washington establishment is just now waking up to the pow...

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Andy Weir on 'The Martian,' 'Artemis' and when we'll live on the moon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Andy Weir, the author of the hit science fiction novel "The Martian," talks with Recode's Edmund Lee about his new book, "Artemis." Set in a city on Earth's Moon in the late 2080s, "Artemis" is a c...

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Hollywood’s sexual harassment story is far from over (Kim Masters, editor-at-large, Hollywood Reporter) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kim Masters, the editor-at-large of the Hollywood Reporter, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about covering the entertainment industry at a time of daily tumult. Masters says the sexual harassment a...

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Don't 'lean in,' fight back (Sarah Lacy, author, 'The Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Pando CEO Sarah Lacy talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about her new book "The Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug," which is part memoir and part feminist guide to "overthrowing the patriarchy." Lacy exp...

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How to make a ‘comedy-horror’ TV show (Dana Gould, creator, ‘Stan Against Evil’) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Comedian Dana Gould talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his comedy-horror television series "Stan Against Evil," which just returned for a second season on IFC. Gould says the show never would ha...

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How Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner built and lost a rock and roll empire (Joe Hagan, author, "Sticky Fingers") from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author Joe Hagan talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new book, "Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine." In the book, Hagan traces Wenner's rise as an ec...

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NYT's Michael Barbaro explains why you love 'The Daily' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Michael Barbaro, the host of the New York Times podcast "The Daily," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka in front of a live audience at Joe's Pub in New York City. Barbaro explains how "The Daily" gets...

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Samantha Bee on Harvey Weinstein, Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump (Live) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"Full Frontal" host Samantha Bee and TBS President Kevin Reilly talk with Recode's Peter Kafka, recorded in front of a live audience at Joe's Pub in New York City. Bee dissects how her show has app...

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How blocking ads can save the media industry (Tony Haile, CEO, Scroll) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Scroll CEO Tony Haile talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his company's not-yet-launched product that will let news consumers pay once for a clean, ad-free experience across multiple news outlets...

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Jimmy Kimmel on the intersection of comedy and politics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The eponymous host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tells Recode’s Peter Kafka how speaking out about political issues on his show has affected his life online and on TV. Kimmel says he agrees with Disney C...

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How to start a company when you’re 25 years old (Brit Morin, CEO, Brit + Co) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Brit + Co CEO Brit Morin talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about launching a media and commerce company aimed at millennial women when she was 25. Brit + Co has since raised about $40 million, and ha...

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Sports have always been political (Jason Gay, columnist, Wall Street Journal) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Wall Street Journal sports columnist and Vogue contributor Jason Gay talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the raging debate over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police b...

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Why podcasts are better than radio (Jad Abumrad, co-host, Radiolab) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jad Abumrad, the co-host of WNYC Studios' hit show Radiolab, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the new season of More Perfect, a spinoff podcast about the Supreme Court. Abumrad says he was get...

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When is the internet going to change TV ads? (Dave Morgan, CEO, Simulmedia) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Simulmedia CEO Dave Morgan talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the future of TV advertising, which has historically been "not so broken that it’s had to be fixed." However, Morgan's company is be...

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Why Ken Burns won't leave PBS for HBO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Documentarian Ken Burns talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new 18-hour documentary, "The Vietnam War." Burns says he sought to upend conventional wisdom about the war by rewinding the iconic...

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How to pay for serious journalism (Clara Jeffery, editor in chief, Mother Jones) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Mother Jones Editor in Chief Clara Jeffery talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the progressive magazine made its business model work on the web, with more than $15 million in revenue per year...

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How to compete against Google and Facebook: Go around them! (Tim Armstrong, CEO, Oath) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tim Armstrong, the CEO of Verizon's media properties Yahoo and AOL, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how those sites — collectively known as Oath — will survive and evolve. Armstrong, previous...

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Chuck Klosterman talks about Nazis, Taylor Swift and the future of journalism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer Chuck Klosterman talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new book, "Chuck Klosterman X," a collection of essays and profiles he wrote for such outlets as Esquire, Grantland and the New Yor...

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Patreon will help fans pay artists more than $140 million this year (Jack Conte, CEO, Patreon) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Patreon CEO Jack Conte talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about why the current version of the web, where content is mostly free and supported by ads, is not necessarily the “best version.” Conte’s si...

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Everyone still wants to be on TV (Tonia O'Connor, chief revenue officer, Univision) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Univision's new Chief Revenue Officer Tonia O'Connor talks with Recode's Edmund Lee about how the company has grown from a handful of Spanish-language TV channels to 17 TV and digital channels. O'C...

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How food became cool (Larry Fitzgibbon, CEO, Tastemade; Helen Rosner, editor at large, Eater) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tastemade CEO Larry Fitzgibbon talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about building a digital media company around food-as-lifestyle that reaches more than 200 million people per month. Fitzgibbon, who w...

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How to make a bestseller that lasts (Ryan Holiday, author, 'Perennial Seller') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer, marketer and self-proclaimed media manipulator Ryan Holiday talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about his new book, “Perennial Seller,” which explores “the art of making and marketing work that...

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Shari Redstone, Vice Chair, Viacom (Code Conference 2017) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Viacom and CBS Vice Chair Shari Redstone talks with Recode's Peter Kafka at the 2017 Code Conference about the venture firm she co-founded in 2011, Advancit Capital, and why it operates outside of ...

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Podcasting is growing up (Nick Quah, founder, Hot Pod) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Nick Quah, the founder and writer of the podcasting industry newsletter Hot Pod, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about where podcasts are headed next. Quah says two events in 2014 — Apple's decisio...

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Why Hillary Clinton won't admit that she made mistakes (Rebecca Traister, writer at large, New York Magazine) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about covering the intersection of gender and politics and her recent profile of Hillary Clinton's post-election life. Traister ...

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What Peter Thiel’s war against Gawker can tell us about Trump (Brian Knappenberger, director, "Nobody Speak") from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Director Brian Knappenberger talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new documentary "Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press," which premieres on Netflix on June 23. In it, Knappenberger connects...

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Dean Baquet, Executive Editor, The New York Times (Code Conference 2017) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this special bonus episode from the 2017 Code Conference, New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the newspaper's journalists are covering President...

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Meet the Wall Street analyst the big media companies love to hate (Rich Greenfield, analyst, BTIG) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

BTIG's Rich Greenfield talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about being an outspoken media and technology analyst who has made enemies throughout Hollywood and much of the big-media landscape. Greenfiel...

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Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix (Code Conference 2017) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this special bonus episode from Code Conference 2017, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the video-streaming platform's continuing push into making original TV and m...

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BuzzFeed chairman and HuffPost co-founder Ken Lerer on the future of media from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Media mogul Ken Lerer — the chairman of BuzzFeed, a board member at Viacom and a venture capitalist — talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the media landscape in 2017. Lerer, who previously helped...

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'Better Call Saul' actor Michael McKean doesn't care how you watch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Michael McKean, who plays Chuck McGill on AMC's "Better Call Saul" and has previously appeared in films such as "This Is Spinal Tap" and "Clue," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the process of...

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Why this four-hour Grateful Dead documentary took 14 years to make (Amir Bar-Lev, director, 'Long Strange Trip') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Amir Bar-Lev, the director of the new documentary "Long Strange Trip," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka. The four-hour film, which traces the history and cultural impact of the Grateful Dead and its...

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Information doesn't have to be free (Jessica Lessin, CEO, The Information) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Information CEO Jessica Lessin talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why her news site, which reports on tech and business, puts its content behind a $400-per-year pay wall. Lessin says the def...

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W. Kamau Bell talks about Trump, racism and podcasting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Comedian, author and TV host W. Kamau Bell talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the second season of his podcast, "Politically Re-Active," and his CNN show, "United Shades of America." Bell explai...

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Tracking a drug boss across the web (Nick Bilton, author, 'American Kingpin') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Journalist Nick Bilton talks with Recode's Jason Del Rey about his new book, "American Kingpin." It tells the story of Ross Ulbricht, the programmer and "criminal mastermind" who founded the Silk R...

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The New York 'Startup' scene gets a novel (Doree Shafrir, author) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Doree Shafrir, a writer at BuzzFeed News and the author of "Startup: A Novel," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about updating the coming-of-age-in-New-York story for the modern media scene, where w...

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How Neil Gaiman's ‘American Gods’ finally made it to TV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author Neil Gaiman talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the TV adaptation of his novel ‘American Gods,’ which debuts April 30 on Starz. Gaiman says ‘American Gods’ is a ‘big, sprawling’ story that...

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Inside the Trump White House (Mike Allen, co-founder, Axios) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Axios co-founder Mike Allen talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about demystifying the chaotic news of the world in his daily newsletter, Axios AM. Allen says the palace intrigue in the White House is ...

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Why TV is different from YouTube (Reza Izad, CEO, Studio71) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Studio71 CEO Reza Izad talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the business of online video has changed in recent years. Izad came to Studio71 when the German TV station ProSieben bought an earli...

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Uber investor Jason Calacanis doesn't want to hear your idea from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Angel investor Jason Calacanis talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his media company Inside, and why it plans to launch a new email newsletter every week in 2017, for a total of more than 60 by y...

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How to be a rock musician in 2017 (Craig Finn, 'We All Want the Same Things') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Singer, songwriter and The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new solo album, "We All Want the Same Things." Finn still enjoys the life of a touring musician ...

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Glenn Beck doesn't care if he alienates Trump voters (Live at SXSW) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Former Fox News commentator and TheBlaze founder Glenn Beck talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about being a conservative media personality at a time when a Republican he hates, Donald Trump, is presi...

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The Huffington Post wants to reach Trump voters (Lydia Polgreen, editor in chief, The Huffington Post) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Huffington Post's new editor in chief, Lydia Polgreen, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about turning the liberal news site founded by Arianna Huffington 11 years ago into a destination for a la...

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'Why is this on Mashable?' asks Executive Editor Jessica Coen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Mashable Executive Editor Jessica Coen talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about taking the reins of the 12-year-old site last year and how she's working to focus its writers on the stories it can do b...

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Making a superhero movie for adults (Scott Frank, screenwriter, 'Logan') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Screenwriter and novelist Scott Frank talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about writing a superhero movie for people who don't like superhero movies: "Logan," an R-rated sendoff for Wolverine, Hugh Jac...

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The New York Times wants to become like Netflix (Gabriel Snyder, journalist) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Wired contributor Gabriel Snyder talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his recent cover story for Wired magazine, "The New York Times Claws Its Way Into the Future." Snyder profiled how the storied...

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Here’s the secret to making things popular (Derek Thompson, author, ‘Hit Makers’) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic and author of "Hit Makers," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new book, which explores the "Science of Popularity in the Age of Distraction."...

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Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget says Trump is pushing 'anti-American' policies from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why he sold the company to German publisher Axel Springer and why BI is moving toward paid newspaper-like subscriptions. Blo...

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The future of advertising is 'fewer, better ads' (Ian Schafer, CEO, Deep Focus) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why the digital advertising world is due for a shake-up. Schafer says he's skeptical of the branded content studios being created in...

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How the press can save itself in the age of Trump (Jay Rosen, professor, NYU) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the media, and the reporters who cover the White House in particular, should react to President Trump, who has frequentl...

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Fox's digital ad guy wants you to use an ad blocker (Joe Marchese, president of advanced advertising, Fox Networks Group) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Fox Networks ad boss Joe Marchese talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why he, an online advertising executive, encourages consumers to use ad blockers. Marchese argues that the relationship betwe...

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How to make $11 million by failing (James Altucher, founder, Choose Yourself Media) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Choose Yourself Media founder James Altucher, an entrepreneur and author of several advice books, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the importance of learning from failure in life and business....

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Why is there no fake news on LinkedIn? (Daniel Roth, executive editor, LinkedIn) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

LinkedIn Executive Editor Daniel Roth talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about overseeing the editorial branch of the career-networking site. Roth says LinkedIn users police themselves in ways they do...

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Kara Swisher: Journalists must be 'tougher on everybody' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode co-founder and Executive Editor Kara Swisher talks with Peter Kafka about why the media needs to be tougher and more skeptical in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Swisher says journalists...

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Trump will blow up political journalism (Margaret Sullivan, columnist, the Washington Post) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan, formerly the public editor of the New York Times, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the effect of the incoming Trump administration on the wor...

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Making viral videos before YouTube (Burnie Burns, co-founder, Rooster Teeth) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how the early viral video hit "Red vs. Blue" evolved into a thriving media company. Burns says Rooster Teeth, which preda...

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Did racism motivate Trump's voters? (Stephen Dubner, co-author, 'Freakonomics') from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Journalist and "Freakonomics" co-author Stephen Dubner talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how behavioral economics can explain Donald Trump's victory, arguing that racism and xenophobia are symp...

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Trump-related 'terror and hysteria' isn't justified (Ken Kurson, editor-in-chief, Observer) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Observer editor-in-chief Ken Kurson talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about running the online newspaper published by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Kurson says Kushner has no day-to-day i...

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Musicians who fight Spotify are 'so f-cking dumb' (Bob Lefsetz, author, Lefsetz Letter) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bob Lefsetz, author of the influential music industry newsletter the Lefsetz Letter, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the winners and losers in the modern music business. Lefsetz says the trad...

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The 'Star Trek' reboot could have naked aliens (Jim Lanzone, CEO, CBS Interactive) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jim Lanzone, the CEO of CBS Interactive and chief digital officer of CBS, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the balance between free broadcast TV and paid online subscriptions. CBS has so far c...

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You've outraged the internet? Here's how to apologize. (Bryan Goldberg, CEO, Bustle) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bustle CEO Bryan Goldberg talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about launching a site aimed at millennial women — and why having a man at the top made a lot of people wary. Goldberg bragged a bit too ag...

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How tech PR works (Brooke Hammerling, founder, Brew Media) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Brew Media founder Brooke Hammerling talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how she created a PR firm for some of the biggest names in tech and why she sold it to Sigmund Freud's great-grandson. Ham...

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Smosh and ScreenJunkies boss Keith Richman: We're looking into TV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Defy Media President Keith Richman, who oversees popular YouTube channels Smosh, ScreenJunkies, Clevver and others, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe...

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BuzzFeed's video boss Ze Frank on going viral at scale from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

BuzzFeed Entertainment Group president Ze Frank talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how his newly re-organized video team is developing shows for YouTube, Facebook and Snapchat — and also TVs and...

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Ex-Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau: I'm afraid of a 'smarter Trump' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for President Obama and the host of The Ringer's podcast "Keepin' It 1600," talks to Recode's Peter Kafka about how he got to the White House and why he can never t...

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Donald Trump is still a 'short-fingered vulgarian' (Kurt Andersen, co-founder, Spy) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kurt Andersen, co-founder of Spy magazine and host of WNYC and PRI's Studio 360, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about branding Donald Trump a "short-fingered vulgarian in the 1980s and how Trump h...

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Behind the scenes of 'Vice News Tonight' (Josh Tyrangiel, executive vice president, Vice) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Josh Tyrangiel, executive vice president for content and news at Vice, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the company's new weeknightly TV show, "Vice News Tonight" on HBO. To distance itself fr...

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Keith Olbermann: Covering Donald Trump is like covering a tsunami every day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"The Closer" host and former ESPN and MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the 2016 presidential race and the rise of Donald Trump. Olbermann says Trump is not a total...

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"Call Your Girlfriend" co-host Aminatou Sow on how to make a hit podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Aminatou Sow, who co-hosts "Call Your Girlfriend" with Ann Friedman, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why she started podcasting: A man said that "women don’t make podcasts." Sow explains how ...

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Skip Bayless: Why I left ESPN for Fox Sports 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Skip Bayless, the co-host of Fox Sports 1's "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed," talks about his recent decision to leave ESPN after 12 years on the air for its smaller Rupert Murdoch-owned rival in Los...

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QAnon Explained with NBC's Ben Collins from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

NBC News’ Ben Collins breaks down QAnon, the political pro-Trump conspiracy and its current effect on politics. He and Recode's Peter Kafka also discuss how Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube continue ...

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CNN's Brian Stelter: No, CNN is not biased for Trump from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Brian Stelter, host of "Reliable Sources" on CNN, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about being a cable news host during the historic 2016 presidential election. He argues that the media needs to re-...

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Ben Thompson explains TikTok, Trump and China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stratechery’s Ben Thompson sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to unpack what Oracle's proposed TikTok deal actually means, and why removing China's oversight is a good idea. Featuring: Ben Thomps...

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Gigaom founder Om Malik on the virtues of a heart attack from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

True Ventures partner Om Malik talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his varied career in tech journalism, including the launch and eventual shutdown of his eponymous site Gigaom. Malik describes h...

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Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman is building a media brand one newsletter at a time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode's Peter Kafka chats with Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman about his ambitious path from business newsletters to full-fledged media company and why he's looking closely at models like Complex ...

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The New York Times has to think like a tech startup (Sam Dolnick and Clifford Levy, editors, New York Times) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times associate editor Sam Dolnick and assistant masthead editor Clifford Levy talk with Recode's Edmund Lee about how the 164-year-old newspaper is modernizing for the web. Levy reflects ...

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Baratunde Thurston wants to teach us how to be a good citizen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer, comedian, author, and commentator, Baratunde Thurston sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss his early pursuits in journalism at Harvard, his thoughts on athletes using their platfo...

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Skift CEO Rafat Ali: Small media companies are beautiful from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Skift founder and CEO Rafat Ali talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how media entrepreneurship has evolved since he launched his first company, PaidContent, in 2002. Ali left PaidContent after an...

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NYT’s James Poniewozik on the virtual conventions; CNN’s Brian Stelter on Trump + Fox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

How do you have a political convention when you can’t convene? New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about the virtual conventions the Democrats and Republicans ha...

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Gawker wasn't always mean (Elizabeth Spiers, founding editor, Gawker.com) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Elizabeth Spiers, the first person to write and edit Gawker.com, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about launching the site in 2003, and reflects on how it has evolved since then. Now that Gawker Med...

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Why Desus & Mero are pandemic-proof from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Comedians, podcasters, and now authors, Desus Nice & The Kid Mero, have had an interesting path to becoming one of the hottest duos in late night television. The Bronx natives sit down with Recode’...

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James Andrew Miller examines Hollywood's top agents in 'Powerhouse' from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

James Andrew Miller, author of the new book "Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka. Miller says the Creative Artists Agency, or CAA, ...

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NYT CEO Mark Thompson on subscriptions, platforms and internal Slack fights; IAC’s Joey Levin bets on betting. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Outgoing New York Times CEO Mark Thompson talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about the eight years he spent transforming the paper from an ad-based business to one supported by subscribers; his views on...

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We're not startup bros anymore (Ilan Zechory and Tom Lehman, co-founders, Genius) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Genius co-founders Ilan Zechory and Tom Lehman talk with Recode's Peter Kafka about how they and their business are maturing. Genius, which started as music-annotating service RapGenius, is now str...

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Kurt Andersen on the “Evil Geniuses” that got America into this mess from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Author Kurt Andersen sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. Andersen argues that starting in the 1970s, a small group of men mad...

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So, you’ve been shamed by Twitter (Virginia Heffernan, author, "Magic and Loss") from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Virginia Heffernan, author of the new book "Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the physical things we risk losing as we digitize more and more of our lives....

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Sports are back! But for how long? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sports are back! Kinda. With the return — for now — of baseball and basketball in the U.S., Recode’s Peter Kafka sits down with some of the best sports journalists for an update on the state of the...

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Gary Vaynerchuk can't wait for the startup armageddon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why your favorite writers are taking their talents to Substack. Plus: Peacock! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Substack is a service that helps writers created paid newsletter businesses. It’s also finding lots of writers — like Andrew Sullivan — who want to go to work for themselves. CEO Chris Best sits do...

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Donald Trump is bad for democracy (Jacob Weisberg, chairman, Slate Group) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Slate Group Chairman Jacob Weisberg talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his podcast Trumpcast, which obsesses over presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and his following. Weisberg says Tru...

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Hank Green on everything YouTube, Tik Tok, podcasting, and Montana from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hank Green and, his brother John Green, have been on the internet for a long time. Initially gaining fame from their YouTube series The Vlog Brothers. They later created Youtube shows like Crash Co...

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Documentarian Alex Gibney says the Stuxnet virus was a "new kind of weapon" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"Zero Days" director Alex Gibney talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new film's focus on the Stuxnet virus, which sabotaged the Iranian nuclear program. He compares Stuxnet's attack to the fi...

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How to run a newspaper in Hong Kong: South China Morning Post CEO Gary Liu from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Running a newspaper in 2020 is hard. Running a newspaper in Hong Kong will be really challenging: Gary Liu, CEO of The South China Morning Post, talks to Recode's Peter Kafka about what it’s been l...

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Daring Fireball's John Gruber: "I'm a writer first and a businessman second" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why Fox bet $450 million on Tubi and free streaming from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi just sold his streaming video company to Fox for more than $450 million. Now he sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about how he built Tubi; how his free, ad-suppor...

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?Steve Jobs "literally caught me with my pants down" (Brian Lam, founder, The Wirecutter) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Wirecutter founder Brian Lam talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about creating a modern update to Consumer Reports that makes best-in-class buying recommendations across a range of products. He al...

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How Netflix became a streaming giant from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode’s Peter Kafka and Rani Molla give you a sneak peak of Vox’s latest season of Land of the Giants, — a seven part series on the rise of Netflix. They give some background on what it was like d...

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Malcolm Gladwell wants to make you cry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker columnist and author of "The Tipping Point," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new podcast, "Revisionist History." Gladwell thinks his new foray into audio will...

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W. Kamau Bell wants to help you understand racism from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Comedian and host of CNN’s United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Bell shares his thoughts on how how majo...

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The Ringer editor Sean Fennessey on ending Grantland, starting again from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of Bill Simmons's new site The Ringer, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the decisions that go into launching a media business in 2016. Fennessey reflects on...

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Wondery CEO Hernan Lopez wants to make the Marvel of podcasts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Wondery CEO Hernan Lopez, whose company specializes in long-form, narrative podcasts like “Dirty John”, talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about the state of the podcast industry and how his business ...

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"Warcraft" director Duncan Jones: Don't watch this movie on an iPhone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Duncan Jones, director of the new movie "Warcraft," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about pleasing both gamers and non-gamers while adapting a popular video game to the big screen. He describes "Wa...

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Conferences were a great business — before the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Paddy Cosgrave is the co-founder of one of the most popular tech conferences in the world, Web Summit. With its Toronto iteration “Collision” approaching quickly, this year, as a result of the glob...

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You have to fight robots to see Beyoncé (Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the challenges and opportunities for live music and events in 2016. He says concerts have changed dramatically in the past 10 ye...

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Twitter, Trump, Facebook and George Floyd with NYT’s Charlie Warzel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer at large for New York Times Opinion, Charlie Warzel, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss his thoughts on how social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are handling how...

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How email saved Jason Hirschhorn's life from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jason Hirschhorn talks with Peter Kafka about his past jobs at Viacom, Dish Network and MySpace and at his new startup Redef. Expanding on the Redef Media email newsletter, which Hirschhorn started...

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HBO Max is here! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Chairman of WarnerMedia and head of HBO Max, Bob Greenblatt, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss this weeks big launch and what differentiates HBO Max from the field. Featuring: Bob Gre...

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Samantha Bee says hiring more women = better comedy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Samantha Bee talks with Peter Kafka about leaving "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," launching her own late-night comedy show "Full Frontal" and what she's doing to make the new show unique. One of...

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Meet the man who made Netflix’s most popular movie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Have you seen Extraction? More than 90 million Netflix viewers have, making the violent thriller the service’s most popular original movie to date. Stuntman-turned-director Sam Hargrave, sits down ...

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Why Larry Wilmore used the N-word at the White House Correspondents' Dinner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"The Nightly Show" host Larry Wilmore talks about his instantly controversial roast at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He mocked Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer and Barack Obama, among many ot...

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Joe Rogan takes his podcast to Spotify from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recode’s Peter Kafka and Vox Media Podcast Network senior producer Zach Mack, discuss the recent deal to bring The Joe Rogan Experience exclusively to Spotify and what it means for the podcast indu...

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The NYT's Jenna Wortham just wants to "write about people who look like me” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Times Magazine staff writer Jenna Wortham talks with Peter Kafka about covering the intersection of culture and technology at Wired magazine and then at the Times. Wortham has also pursued...

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It’s Twitch’s Time: Talking live streaming with gamer Dr. Lupo and journalist Bijan Stephen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

?Ben “Dr.” Lupo always works from home: He’s a professional video game player. And he’s a star, with 4 million Twitch subscribers. This week Dr. Lupo sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to break do...

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"Veep" Producer Frank Rich: Trump Can Win from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"Veep" executive producer and New York magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich talks with Peter Kafka about the 2016 election, why he underestimated Bernie Sanders and what future candidates can learn ...

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How Tara Reade told her story from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vox.com’s Laura McGann and Recode’s Peter Kafka discuss Tara Reade, her allegations of sexual misconduct against Joe Biden, and the way the media has treated her. McGann, Vox’s politics editor, dis...

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Snapchat Should Start Paying Its Users (Hunter Walk, Investor, Homebrew) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Venture capitalist Hunter Walk, the co-founder of Homebrew, talks with Peter Kafka about his pre-investing career at Second Life, YouTube and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." He also joined Google ...

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Michael Jordan's Last Dance, with director Jason Hehir from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Michael Jordan and the 1998 Chicago Bulls are profiled in ESPN's 10-part documentary series The Last Dance. Director Jason Hehir chats with Recode's Peter Kafka about the complex process of telling...

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From Fake Steve Jobs to HBO's "Silicon Valley" (Dan Lyons, Author, "Disrupted") from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Dan Lyons, author of the new book "Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble," tells Peter Kafka how he came to work at a "cult-y" unicorn where "grown-up" meant anyone experienced enough t...

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The man behind The Office brings you the future, on Amazon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Writer Greg Daniels and Recode’s Peter Kafka discuss discuss 'Upload' and 'Space Force,' his upcoming series for Prime Video and Netflix and what its been like launching two TV shows in this moment...

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Millennials Aren't an Alien Species (Philippe von Borries, co-CEO, Refinery29) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Refinery29 co-founder and co-CEO Philippe von Borries talks with Peter Kafka about how his company morphed from a New York-focused fashion guide to a globally recognized powerhouse with 150 million...

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Matthew Ball on how the pandemic will remake TV, movies and video games from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Analyst Matthew Ball sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss how the coronavirus is changing the landscape on how SVOD’s are currently conducting business, why Hollywood is choosing to delay...

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Can Donald Trump Be Stopped? (Nate Silver, Founder, FiveThirtyEight) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

FiveThirtyEight founder and Editor in Chief Nate Silver talks with Peter Kafka about the 2016 election, and why his site was one of many that didn't see Donald Trump coming. He calls Trump a "demag...

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Congress comes for big tech; Axios thrives in the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

What does the new Congressional report on tech antitrust say, and what does it mean for Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple? Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains. Then, Axios CEO and co-Founder Jim Van...

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How the Atlantic is thriving in the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jefferey Goldberg, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss how his publication became a must-read during the Coronavirus pandemic, how he is converting new re...

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Digital Brands Are a "Sh*t-Ton of Work" (Troy Young, President, Hearst Magazines Digital) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Hearst Magazines' Troy Young talks with Peter Kafka about his efforts to unify the legacy media company's magazines under one digital strategy. He calls himself "incredibly optimistic" about the fu...

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Is big media bouncing back from the pandemic? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw chats with Recode’s Peter Kafka about how the media and entertainment industry has held up during the Pandemic, including Hollywood’s attempts to bring movies to your house; ...

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Jeffrey Katzenberg's $1.75 billion bet on Quibi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Quibi is here. Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg chats with Recode’s Peter Kafka about launching a new product during a pandemic, how he thinks his service differs from other bigger streaming platforms, a...

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Peter Gould, Co-Creator, "Better Call Saul" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

"Better Call Saul" co-creator and Executive Producer Peter Gould talks with Peter Kafka about getting his first big break after the age of 40 on the hit AMC television show "Breaking Bad." Gould sa...

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BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti explains his HuffPost deal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jonah Peretti co-founded Huffington Post, then left to start BuzzFeed. Now he’s running both companies. He sits down with Recode Media’s Peter Kafka to explain the logic behind the deal, his ambiti...

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TikTok, Facebook and podcasts respond to the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Taylor Lorenz, who covers the internet for the New York Times; Campbell Brown, who heads up Facebook news partnerships; and Sarah Larson, who writes about podcasts for the New Yorker, chat with Rec...

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Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, theSkimm Co-Founders from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Co-founders of theSkimm Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin talk with Peter Kafka about how they built up an email newsletter that gets opened by 1.5 million people, and why they want more. TheSkimm'...

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ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish on Paramount+, Pluto TV from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Viacom and CBS merged a year ago. Now their CEO Bob Bakish sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the company’s future, and its bets on streaming. Featuring: Bob Bakish, CEO of ViacomCB...

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Making people laugh during a pandemic, with Jon Lovett and Jon Gabrus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Two chats with people who make you laugh for a living: Pod Save America co-host Jon Lovett talks about making his shows — including one that’s supposed to happen with a live audience - from home du...

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Adrian Wojnarowski, Editor of The Vertical from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Yahoo sports columnist Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski talks with Peter Kafka about how he left print journalism and why he's staying at Yahoo, even as the media giant cuts down on its other journalism ef...

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Fox and the New York Times face the end of the Trump era from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

New York Magazine’s Reeves Wiedeman sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss the messy internal workings of The New York Times, which changed dramatically during the Trump presidency. Then NP...

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How social media works - and doesn’t — during the pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, Lightshed’s Rich Greenfield, and Crisis Text Line’s Bob Filbin join Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Thompson talks about the p...

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David Remnick, The New Yorker Editor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In this first episode of "Re/code Media with Peter Kafka," Peter sits down with David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker. Remnick has presided over the magazine for the past 17 years and built o...

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NY Mag's Olivia Nuzzi takes us inside Trumpworld, post Election Day from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Washington correspondent for New York Mag, Olivia Nuzzi, sits down with Recode's Peter Kafka to tell us what she’s hearing and seeing after the election, what she saw before the election, what real...

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Why the Coronavirus canceled the NBA, with ESPN’s Brian Windhorst from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In a conversation taped hours before the NBA suspended its season, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Recode’s Peter Kafka discuss how the Coronavirus could affect the NBA, and why the league could cancel ...

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Andrew Jarecki, "The Jinx" Director from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an episode that originally aired on Recode Decode, Andrew Jarecki joins Peter Kafka to talk about the success of true-crime documentary series such as "Making a Murderer," "Serial" and the show ...

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Election 2020: What happens next? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vox senior correspondent Matt Yglesias drops by to unpack a wild election night. What just happened? What do we think will happen next? Why were the polls wrong - again? What could the media have d...

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How streaming changed comedy with Vulture’s Jesse David Fox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Vulture Senior Editor and host of the Good One podcast, Jesse David Fox, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss how social media and streaming has had an effect on the comedy industry and s...

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Chet Kanojia, Starry CEO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an episode that originally aired on Recode Decode, Starry CEO Chet Kanojia sits down with Peter Kafka to talk about his latest disruptive startup, which aims to attack broadband monopolies and d...

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Why Zeynep Tufekci saw the pandemic coming - and what else she knows from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Zeynep Tufekci is an academic and writes for the Atlantic. She’s not an epidemiologist. So how did she see the pandemic coming before most everyone else? Tufekci sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka...

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ViacomCBS gets into the streaming wars, too. Sort of. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

ViacomCBS just announced new plans to do… something in streaming video. CNBC’s Alex Sherman explains how the newly merged TV company sees itself competing with Netflix, Apple and everyone else, and...

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Nick Denton, Gawker Media Founder, and Jason Epstein, Investor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an episode that originally aired on Recode Decode, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton and new board member Jason Epstein sit down with Peter Kafka to discuss the online media company's rapidly cha...

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Google vs The U.S. Government from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Google, in the biggest tech antitrust case in two decades. New York Times’ Dai Wakabayashi joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to break downs the details and politics...

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Food52’s surprising success story, with co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Food writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs turned a book deal into a digital publishing and retail company. Then they spent 10 years turning that company into something worth more than $100 mill...

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Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed Executive Editor of News from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

In an episode that originally aired on Recode Decode, BuzzFeed’s Executive Editor of News Shani Hilton talks with Peter Kafka about running the "real" news division of the much-talked-about new med...

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Local news is dying. John Thornton wants to save it. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

John Thornton went from venture capitalist to founder of The Texas Tribune. He sits down with Recode's Peter Kafka to discuss his latest plans to empower local news organizations via the American J...

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Chris Altchek, Mic CEO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Spotify, The Ringer and the future of podcasts from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Partner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why Ben Smith is leaving BuzzFeed for the New York Times from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Ev Williams, Medium CEO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti reboots his business plan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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NBC’s Peacock enters the Streaming Wars from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Brian Rolapp, NFL Media Czar from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Anna Wiener on disillusionment with startup culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Adam Davidson on how to thrive in this economy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Apple TV+ is coming. Will you pay for it? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The Sportswriter: The Ringer's Bryan Curtis on the sports-media-politics mash-up from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Taylor Lorenz on TikTok, Twitter … and Tumblr from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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John Harris, co-founder of Politico from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The Texas Tribune’s secret sauce, with Emily Ramshaw from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Vimeo’s Anjali Sud shifted the company’s strategy — and became its CEO + The Atlantic’s Derek Thompson on the limits of the ‘attention economy’ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki at the Code Conference from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Matthew Ball on Amazon vs Apple vs Netflix vs Disney, and how he built a digital media career by writing for free from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro on how he’s reshaping the network from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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YouTube’s Neal Mohan is trying to police the world’s largest video site + Game of Thrones is gone. What’s next? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Eugene Wei explains why we’re all ‘status monkeys’ on social media from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Nick Hornby on writing for TV, 10 minutes at a time from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Game of Thrones is down to its last dragon + Hulu CEO Randy Freer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Digital media pioneer Jason Hirschhorn on Netflix vs. Everyone Else from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Kickstarter’s Perry Chen on 10 years and billions of dollars of crowdfunding from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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New York Magazine editor David Haskell on taking over after an industry legend from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Why Jessi Hempel left a superstar writing career for LinkedIn from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Disney enters the streaming wars + AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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"Savage News" author Jessica Yellin on the dark side (and the silly side) of TV news from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Nilay Patel and Peter Kafka talk about Apple's media event from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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How Brat co-founder Rob Fishman is making TV for the internet's young women from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The business of podcasting with Jacob Weisberg, Bethany McLean and Marshall Williams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Alex Gibney, director of HBO's Theranos documentary "The Inventor" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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"Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban on investing, sports gambling and how he helped Elon Musk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The New Yorker's Jane Mayer on Fox News and the Trump White House from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Overtime CEO Dan Porter on making sports media for Gen Z from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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J2 Global CEO Vivek Shah on being a serial acquirer of media businesses from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on sports gambling and buying Time Warner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Indie.vc founder Bryce Roberts: Why venture capital doesn't work for everyone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Gimlet co-founders Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber, plus Fortune CEO Alan Murray from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Jill Abramson on BuzzFeed layoffs, "Merchants of Truth" and the local news crisis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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NYU's Jay Rosen says 2020's political journalism will be even worse than 2016's from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the problematic state of the political media in the Trump era. In this episode: Why 2020 will be even worse for the politica...

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Axios business editor Dan Primack on newsletters, IPOs and the economy in 2019 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Harvard's Susan Crawford on the importance of fiber internet from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about her new book, Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It. In this episode: (01:22) Crawford's...

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Neil Vogel on turning around an aging internet property from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Filmmaker Hao Wu and Loretta Chao on streaming culture in China from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Lydia Polgreen talks to Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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The big business of being a social media star from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Axios reporter Jonathan Swan talks to Maggie Haberman about reporting on the Trump administration from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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How Twitch's CEO thinks about tech addiction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Is the Daily Beast the new Gawker? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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John Skipper: You’ve heard of ESPN. Now give DAZN a try. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'The Front Runner' director Jason Reitman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Film director Jason Reitman talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new movie, "The Front Runner," which stars Hugh Jackman and chronicles Gary Hart's scandalous 1988 presidential campaign. In t...

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NFL Network analyst Maurice Jones-Drew from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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'The Fairway' author Matt Taibbi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Rival CEO Nathan Hubbard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Roku CEO Anthony Wood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Substack CEO Chris Best from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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ThinkProgress founder Judd Legum from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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Discord CEO Jason Citron from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

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