Recode Media
What happens when media, entertainment, and technology collide? Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters to get their take. Produced by Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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How to watch a complicated World Cup
36 min
2
Life, the internet, and everything with Garbage...
47 min
3
What Elon’s past tells us about his present
39 min
4
Tech’s big bust, plus Marvel (and Wakanda) Fore...
32 min
5
Election special with Punchbowl's Jake Sherman
38 min
6
Jason Gay isn’t making Elon Musk jokes
23 min
7
Bloomberg’s Matt Levine still loves crypto; Ank...
73 min
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Ben Smith says Semafor will take 10 years to ge...
33 min
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Netflix is back (?) + Julia Boorstin on women w...
48 min
10
Inside the curious mind of XKCD cartoonist Rand...
35 min
11
Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)
43 min
12
Interview with Interview with a Vampire’s Eric ...
42 min
13
YouTube fights TikTok with cash
28 min
14
José Andrés has a full plate, but he's adding ...
28 min
15
The inside story of YouTube
48 min
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Why the Good Fight creators are glad they moved...
34 min
17
Algorithms that give you anxiety and a Web3 pro...
33 min
18
Home Box Office of the Dragon
29 min
19
Why the Democrats finally got on TikTok
40 min
20
Land of the Giants: Why Instagram Broke Its Square
36 min
21
B.J. Novak on “Vengeance”, podcasts and the dow...
44 min
22
What is the metaverse, when is it going to show...
30 min
23
Ken Auletta on the Harvey Weinstein story he wr...
31 min
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Netflix has a huge hit with Peaky Blinders — an...
30 min
25
The future of: Crypto criticism; Substack and A...
58 min
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Is this a Netflix problem or a streaming problem?
33 min
27
Bill Simmons on podcasts, celebrity interviews ...
58 min
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Why is this VC on your TikTok?
40 min
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Engineer Molly White explains why Web3 isn’t go...
30 min
30
Is Big Tech getting better about misinformation?
31 min
31
What can you learn from the guy who built the i...
76 min
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Ronan Farrow: “We are living in a post-privacy ...
45 min
33
Behind the scenes at Apple with journalist Trip...
31 min
34
NYT’s Wesley Morris on writing, podcasting and ...
42 min
35
Can Elon Fix Twitter? Can Reed Fix Netflix?
67 min
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Elon and Twitter: A love/hate story
42 min
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Disney vs. Itself vs. The Right
51 min
38
The State of Streaming
59 min
39
Judd Apatow on The Bubble, TikTok and The Slap
41 min
40
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
43
Covering the war in Ukraine, online and on the ...
66 min
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Uber, but for TV
48 min
45
Chuck Klosterman relives the 1990s & Sarah Pali...
63 min
46
What's next for CNN? + The Afterparty's Ben Sch...
63 min
47
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
49
Gaming out Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision B...
51 min
50
So … what the hell is Web3? With the Chernin Gr...
62 min
51
How the right covers 1/6 + tales from the Thera...
47 min
52
The Verge’s Ashley Carman on podcasting’s big year
34 min
53
What the hell happened in 2021? With Bloomberg’...
42 min
54
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
55
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
56
@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
57
Director Rhys Thomas on his unlikely journey fr...
A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Disney+ series, Hawkeye.
37 min
58
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
59
What is Twitter Blue and is it worth $3?
Twitter product executive, Tony Haile, explains why you might want to opt-in.
29 min
60
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
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Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel on his $2.7 billion Mere...
Details behind Vogel's plans to use his digital expertise to take on the print publishing world.
30 min
63
Land of the Giants: "He's No Steve Jobs"
Episode 3 of Land of the Giants: Apple breaks down the different leadership styles of Steve Jobs, and his successor Tim Cook.
36 min
64
Ozy Media, RIP with NYT’s Ben Smith + Condé Nas...
What the Ozy Media fiasco tells us about media start ups, and Roger Lynch's plan to turn the iconic magazine brand into an iconic entertainment company.
49 min
65
Streamers shrink Hollywood, again + What’s a “H...
Puck's Dylan Byers sheds some light on CAA acquiring ICM. Then, Campside Media's Bijan Stephen details how Twitch is handling "hate raids" on their platform.
28 min
66
How Peter Thiel went from Silicon Valley to The...
Details on Chafkin's new book The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power.
54 min
67
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri on teenagers, Tik-T...
Plus, Puck co-founder Jon Kelly on his news site’s recent launch.
63 min
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Big changes at Apple: New phones, new AR glasse...
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman discusses the upcoming products and changes happening at Apple.
41 min
69
Defector Media: Life after Deadspin is good (an...
Editor-In-Chief Tom Ley reflects on how the first year of running the subscription based publication has been going, since leaving Deadspin in late 2019.
34 min
70
OnlyFans’ weird week with MEL’s Magdalene Taylo...
Why the service decided to ban (and then quickly unban) the content that made them their primary income, and addressing misconceptions about the disinformation industry.
37 min
71
WWE’s Nick Khan on pivoting his streaming strat...
How Khan came to the WWE after representing it's stars at CAA, and how the company is adapting to the streaming era.
33 min
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NYT’s Shira Ovide on the everything and nothing...
Details behind her popular column, "On Tech".
34 min
73
Reese’s $900 million deal; ScarJo vs Disney wit...
A breakdown of the latest stories out of Hollywood, as well as the difficulty the media is facing reporting on the ongoing pandemic.
56 min
74
Director Tom McCarthy on Stillwater, finishing ...
Plus, an interview with creator Kyla Scanlon, whose short form videos on stocks and finance has quickly gained popularity.
37 min
75
Deep fakes come to the movies and Hollywood res...
The New Yorker's Helen Rosner on the Anthony Bourdain doc "Roadrunner", and The Ankler's Richard Rushfield on the return of movie going, and the dominance of streaming.
43 min
76
WeWork's rise and fall (and rise again?) with E...
Details behind the Wall Street Journal reporter's new book, "The Cult of We".
41 min
77
Kevin Delaney turns the future of work into a m...
A peek behind Delaney's new media company Charter, and a taste of Gura's coverage from Sun Valley.
54 min
78
Men In Blazers’ Roger Bennett loves soccer and ...
Details on his new memoir: (Re)Born In The USA: An Englishman’s Love Letter to His Chosen Home.
52 min
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One of the most popular streamers on Twitch… is...
How he used his love for gaming to boost his career in left-wing media.
33 min
80
One of Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors...
VC firm Andreessen Horowitz is getting into publishing. Partner Margit Wennmachers explains the new strategy.
27 min
81
Jake and Amir on being Web famous, fed up with ...
How the duo's careers in comedy helped them become successful entrepreneurs.
29 min
82
How to make it in the creator economy with Rob ...
Why he started his Substack , The Art of Noticing, after years of working for various publications.
32 min
83
Why is Amazon buying MGM?
Plus, Dan Taberski on his career in podcasting and details on his latest show, The Line.
42 min
84
Jim Miller on HBO’s new home; Alan Yang on a ve...
Miller's thoughts on the latest split between AT&T and Warner Media, plus details behind season 3 of Netflix's Master of None.
41 min
85
Why did AT&T just bail on WarnerMedia? And what...
NYT's Edmund Lee joins the show to breakdown the details of AT&T's exit from Warner Media.
28 min
86
Antonio García Martínez's controversial exit fr...
Antonio García Martínez used to work at Facebook, and wrote a book about it. In April, he started working at Apple, and weeks later he was gone, after Apple employees revolted.
22 min
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Live music is back! Live Nation CEO Michael Rap...
Details on Live Nation's plans for the future now that venues are beginning to open up again.
40 min
88
The Jeff Bezos Empire with Brad Stone & Jason D...
Inside his new book “Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire”.
60 min
89
Apple vs Epic with John Gruber; Truth, Doubt an...
The latest news on the antirust trial between Apple and Epic Games, and details on the latest season of The Last Archive.
58 min
90
AMC Networks can’t compete with Netflix. CEO Jo...
Sapan gives details on how the network is doing during the pandemic, and why he loves niche streaming platforms.
36 min
91
Did the pandemic kill the Oscars?
Plus, a music podcast you'll love.
51 min
92
Apple and Facebook's ambitious audio plans
Apple’s selling podcasts. Facebook wants to distribute podcasts - and take on Clubhouse, too.
23 min
93
Substack’s next target: Local news
Co-Founders Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie detail their latest venture into hiring relatively new writers to cover local news.
38 min
94
How Hollywood and the NBA are betting on NFTs
With interviews from Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou, The Verge's Mitchell Clark, and UTA's Brent Weinstein.
75 min
95
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar on a wild first yea...
Plus, his thoughts on the current state of the movie and streaming industry.
47 min
96
Media Merger Mania with Axios’ Dan Primack and ...
What’s a SPAC and why are they buying all the media companies?
34 min
97
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
98
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
99
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
100
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