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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The rise and maybe fall of YouTube star David D...
Details on the latest allegations against Dobrik and his colleagues; An update on Angwin's non-profit newsroom.
48 min
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How Christina “Tinx” Najjar became a TikTok sta...
As well as the business and economics of being a social media influencer with Vox's Rebecca Jennings.
46 min
178
How did - and didn’t - the pandemic transform m...
How sports, streaming, and gaming has held up after one year of the pandemic.
75 min
179
Fubo TV is a Reddit meme stock. CEO David Gandl...
How the CEO plans to tackle the competition through streaming and sports betting, while also betting on himself.
43 min
180
Have we hit peak streaming? + NYT’s Kevin Roose...
The Verge's Julia Alexander gives her thoughts on the newly launched streaming services: Paramount Plus and Discovery Plus.
54 min
181
Australia vs. Facebook; Al Madrigal means busi...
Who won the battle between Australia and Facebook? Recode’s Peter Kafka asks his colleague Sara Morrison to explain.
41 min
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Pandora founder Tim Westergren on the future of...
Details on his return to the music business with the live-streaming service, Sessions.
33 min
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New York Times CEO Meredith Levien on the futur...
This interview was recorded at Digital Content Next’s virtual summit.
39 min
184
How To Make An Influencer In America with Nick ...
A peak behind the scenes of his latest HBO documentary “Fake Famous”.
36 min
185
Andrew Ross Sorkin on Gamestop, Robinhood, Redd...
What happens next? Was this a one-off for the Reddit crowd, or will we see repeats?
39 min
186
How Jessica Lessin got people to pay for The In...
What she’s learned, what she thinks about Substack, and her concerns about tech leaders’ attempts to end-run journalists..
39 min
187
Trump vs the Press - a final report card from J...
Plus: Figure Four Online/Wrestling Observer’s Bryan Alvarez on Apple's potential venture into podcast subscriptions.
48 min
188
What the Capitol Riot tells us about online power
NYT's Kevin Roose on big tech's power and responsibility following the events, and NBC's Ben Collins on what this means for Qanon moving forward.
46 min
189
Behind the making of The Dissident, the movie a...
Director Bryan Fogel gives details behind why he wanted to tell this story, following his last film, Icarus.
40 min
190
Zach Seward started Quartz, sold it, and bought...
Details on the future of the publication, now that it is back under his management.
41 min
191
Kemp Powers spent years breaking into Hollywood...
Details on how he got to this point into career, as well as his info on his second movie, One Night In Miami, directed by Regina King.
41 min
192
Trump is leaving; Trump media isn't
Plus, the FTC vs. Facebook with Mike Isaac
60 min
193
Behind the scenes with Queen’s Gambit creator S...
How a show about chess became one of 2020's biggest hits.
56 min
194
Eli Pariser wants to build a better Facebook
And how he feels about the "filter bubble" in 2020
37 min
195
Gimlet’s Lydia Polgreen wants to shake up podca...
How she plans to do so, and how she's been adjusting since joining the company earlier in the year.
42 min
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BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti explains his HuffPost ...
And his plans for how he intends to run both companies.
26 min
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ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish on Paramount+, Pluto TV
Recorded live from Code Media @ Home.
30 min
198
Fox and the New York Times face the end of the ...
With New York Magazine's Reeves Wiedeman and NPR's David Folkenflik.
61 min
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NY Mag's Olivia Nuzzi takes us inside Trumpworl...
Details on her coverage of the election, and her thoughts of what the future holds.
41 min
200
Election 2020: What happens next?
With Vox's Matt Yglesias
36 min