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
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The State of Streaming
59 min
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Judd Apatow on The Bubble, TikTok and The Slap
41 min
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The Oscars: Hollywood’s smallest biggest night?
36 min
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Dan Le Batard on life after ESPN; Russia sancti...
56 min
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Big Tech takes a side, finally + Zappos' tragic...
41 min
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Covering the war in Ukraine, online and on the ...
66 min
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Uber, but for TV
48 min
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Chuck Klosterman relives the 1990s & Sarah Pali...
63 min
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What's next for CNN? + The Afterparty's Ben Sch...
63 min
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Is Spotify’s Joe Rogan problem over? Plus how t...
64 min
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Game on: Behind the sports betting boom
49 min
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Gaming out Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision B...
51 min
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So … what the hell is Web3? With the Chernin Gr...
62 min
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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
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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
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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
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@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
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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
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What is Twitter Blue and is it worth $3?
Twitter product executive, Tony Haile, explains why you might want to opt-in.
29 min
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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
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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