Channels with Peter Kafka
Media and tech aren’t just intersecting — they’re fully intertwined. And to understand how those worlds work, and what they mean for you, veteran journalist Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers - and gets them to spell it out in plain, BS-free English.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
251
Wondery CEO Hernan Lopez wants to make the Marv...
Plus, the rise and fall of HQ Trivia with The Ringer's Alyssa Bereznak
56 min
252
Conferences were a great business — before the ...
With CEOs of Web Summit and Skift, Paddy Cosgrave and Rafat Ali
67 min
253
Twitter, Trump, Facebook and George Floyd with ...
How social media platforms are handling this moment.
46 min
254
HBO Max is here!
WarnerMedia Chairman Bob Greenblatt on entering the streaming wars
33 min
255
Meet the man who made Netflix’s most popular movie
Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth
38 min
256
Joe Rogan takes his podcast to Spotify
Breaking down the exclusive deal.
15 min
257
It’s Twitch’s Time: Talking live streaming with...
One job that hasn’t changed in the pandemic: Playing video games at home for a living. Plus: A tour of Twitch, the live streaming platform that’s having a moment.
51 min
258
How Tara Reade told her story
And why her story is resurfacing now
39 min
259
Michael Jordan's Last Dance, with director Jaso...
Unpacking ESPN’s 10 part docs-series on Michael Jordan and the 1998 Chicago Bulls.
31 min
260
The man behind The Office brings you the future...
And why Instagram is the new concert.
47 min
261
Matthew Ball on how the pandemic will remake TV...
Tracing Covid-19's impact on the entertainment industry.
54 min
262
How the Atlantic is thriving in the pandemic
Inside the news room.
41 min
263
Jeffrey Katzenberg's $1.75 billion bet on Quibi
Will it pay off?
65 min
264
TikTok, Facebook and podcasts respond to the pa...
How the different platforms are reshaping themselves in response to Coronavirus.
49 min
265
Making people laugh during a pandemic, with Jon...
How the two plan on performing comedy from home during these times.
64 min
266
How social media works - and doesn’t — during t...
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, Lightshed’s Rich Greenfield, and Crisis Text Line’s Bob Filbin weigh in
50 min
267
Why the Coronavirus canceled the NBA, with ESPN...
What happens to the rest of the season?
57 min
268
How streaming changed comedy with Vulture’s Jes...
How the internet changed the comedy landscape.
58 min
269
ViacomCBS gets into the streaming wars, too. So...
CNBC’s Alex Sherman explains how the newly merged TV company will compete with Netflix, Apple and everyone else
27 min
270
Food52’s surprising success story, with co-fou...
How the Food52 co-founders took 10 years to become an "over-night" success.
50 min
271
Local news is dying. John Thornton wants to sav...
Can his American Journalism Project help?
43 min
272
Spotify, The Ringer and the future of podcasts
Everything you need to know about the Spotify and The Ringer acquisition.
19 min
273
How Netflix is changing The Oscars
Breaking down the 92nd Academy Awards
46 min
274
Why Ben Smith is leaving BuzzFeed for the New Y...
Ben Smith gives details on his new position at NYT.
32 min
275
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti reboots his business...
Jonah Peretti gives details on his company's current marketing and content strategy.
27 min