Why your favorite writers are taking their talents to Substack. Plus: Peacock! - a podcast by Recode

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 down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about his rapidly growing startup, and what it means for the media industry. Later, The Verge’s Julia Alexander calls in to give her thoughts on the recent launch of NBC Universal’s newest streaming service, Peacock.

Featuring: Chris Best (@cjgbest), CEO and Co-Founder of Substack
Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia), reporter for The Verge
Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode
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