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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Is big media bouncing back from the pandemic?
How the industry has adapted in the past several months.
45 min
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Politico editor Carrie Budoff Brown on the cha...
And the steps her team is taking to cover the upcoming election.
41 min
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QAnon Explained with NBC's Ben Collins
How the pro-Trump conspiracy grew and its effect on the current political climate.
47 min
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Ben Thompson explains TikTok, Trump and China
Unpacking the Tik Tok acquisition
22 min
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Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman is building a m...
31 min
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Baratunde Thurston wants to teach us how to be ...
And how he uses comedy to fight for social and racial injustice.
39 min
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NYT’s James Poniewozik on the virtual conventio...
Their thoughts on the recent DNC and RNC, and Trump's relation to the media.
52 min
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Why Desus & Mero are pandemic-proof
How they went from Twitter to podcasts to actual TV
44 min
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NYT CEO Mark Thompson on subscriptions, platfor...
How the New York Times evolved during his eight years of leadership.
54 min
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Kurt Andersen on the “Evil Geniuses” that got A...
And how we can clean it up.
45 min
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Sports are back! But for how long?
How baseball and basketball are coming back during the pandemic.
54 min
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Why your favorite writers are taking their tale...
And how the newsletter service is changing the future of the media industry.
40 min
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Hank Green on everything YouTube, Tik Tok, podc...
The life and times of a content creator
49 min
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How to run a newspaper in Hong Kong: South Chin...
And how he plans to operate it under China's new national security law.
37 min
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Why Fox bet $450 million on Tubi and free strea...
And how it fits in with the likes of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.
34 min
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How Netflix became a streaming giant
A look inside Netflix’s culture — and inside our new podcast series.
26 min
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W. Kamau Bell wants to help you understand racism
And why this moment is different.
43 min
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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
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Conferences were a great business — before the ...
With CEOs of Web Summit and Skift, Paddy Cosgrave and Rafat Ali
67 min
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Twitter, Trump, Facebook and George Floyd with ...
How social media platforms are handling this moment.
46 min
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HBO Max is here!
WarnerMedia Chairman Bob Greenblatt on entering the streaming wars
33 min
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Meet the man who made Netflix’s most popular movie
Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth
38 min
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Joe Rogan takes his podcast to Spotify
Breaking down the exclusive deal.
15 min
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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
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How Tara Reade told her story
And why her story is resurfacing now
39 min