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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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
203
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
206
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
208
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
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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
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The man behind The Office brings you the future...
And why Instagram is the new concert.
47 min
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Matthew Ball on how the pandemic will remake TV...
Tracing Covid-19's impact on the entertainment industry.
54 min
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How the Atlantic is thriving in the pandemic
Inside the news room.
41 min
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Jeffrey Katzenberg's $1.75 billion bet on Quibi
Will it pay off?
65 min
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TikTok, Facebook and podcasts respond to the pa...
How the different platforms are reshaping themselves in response to Coronavirus.
49 min
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Making people laugh during a pandemic, with Jon...
How the two plan on performing comedy from home during these times.
64 min