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.
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Disney vs. Itself vs. The Right
51 min
177
The State of Streaming
59 min
178
Judd Apatow on The Bubble, TikTok and The Slap
41 min
179
The Oscars: Hollywood’s smallest biggest night?
36 min
180
Dan Le Batard on life after ESPN; Russia sancti...
56 min
181
Big Tech takes a side, finally + Zappos' tragic...
41 min
182
Covering the war in Ukraine, online and on the ...
66 min
183
Uber, but for TV
48 min
184
Chuck Klosterman relives the 1990s & Sarah Pali...
63 min
185
What's next for CNN? + The Afterparty's Ben Sch...
63 min
186
Is Spotify’s Joe Rogan problem over? Plus how t...
64 min
187
Game on: Behind the sports betting boom
49 min
188
Gaming out Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision B...
51 min
189
So … what the hell is Web3? With the Chernin Gr...
62 min
190
How the right covers 1/6 + tales from the Thera...
47 min
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The Verge’s Ashley Carman on podcasting’s big year
34 min
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What the hell happened in 2021? With Bloomberg’...
42 min
193
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar’s almost-exit inte...
Kilar is scheduled to leave his post if AT&T’s deal to move WarnerMedia to Discovery goes through next year,
47 min
194
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti has gone public
Details behind why he wanted his company to go public, and why he's not worried about former investors.
32 min
195
@Jack is leaving Twitter. What now? + Lina Khan...
Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner gives his thoughts on the Twitter founder’s departure; the New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar details her latest profile on FTC Chair Lina Khan.
43 min
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Director Rhys Thomas on his unlikely journey fr...
A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Disney+ series, Hawkeye.
37 min
197
The inside story of HBO, with Jim Miller
Details behind Miller's latest book Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, which chronicles the rise of the network.
56 min
198
What is Twitter Blue and is it worth $3?
Twitter product executive, Tony Haile, explains why you might want to opt-in.
29 min
199
Facebook’s Metaverse explained - by metaverse e...
Why Facebook is transforming into a Metaverse company, and how CEO Justin Smith is currently building out Bloomberg's successful media business.
58 min
200
How to cover the Facebook leaks + SNL’s Heidi G...
Details behind the data leak sent from whistleblower Frances Haugen; SNL's Heidi Gardner gives insight on what it's like to make sketch comedy during a pandemic.
65 min