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Recode Media with Peter Kafka

Recode Media with Peter Kafka

455 Episodes • By Recode • www.vox.com/recode-media-podcast...
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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Meet the media insider who makes Succession feel real
Succession — the HBO drama about a Murdoch-ish famil... more
May 22 2023 32m
Bob Iger, Disney, and Media Dynamics
Chapter 1 10 mins
Consulting for TV Show Succession
Chapter 2 8 mins
Creating a Fictional World for Succession
Chapter 3 12 mins
Succession and the World of Moguldom
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It’s TV’s biggest week - and TV is on strike
Live from New York, it’s Upfronts week, where TV net... more
May 15 2023 44m
YouTube's Rise to Prominence
Chapter 1 11 mins
TV Advertising and Upfronts
Chapter 2 5 mins
YouTube's TV Advertising Takeover
Chapter 3 7 mins
Streaming's Impact on Writer Compensation
Chapter 4 13 mins
TV Industry Residuals and AI
Chapter 5 3 mins
The State of the Movie Industry
Chapter 6 1 min
The Future of Movie Production
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Ken Jennings on the future of Jeopardy!
Ken Jennings won 74 straight episodes of Jeopardy ba... more
May 11 2023 48m
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How worried—or excited—should we be about AI?
AI is amazing… or terrifying, depending on who you a... more
May 4 2023 53m
Adversarial Testing for AI Systems
Chapter 1 20 mins
Then: Google has everything to lose here, so I speak with James Manyika, Google’s Senior Vice President of Technology and Society, about the company’s ambitions for AI
Chapter 2 24 mins
Plus: I talk to Professor Emily M. Bender ( ), one of the people behind a now-famous paper on AI’s limits. Her “stochastic parrot” seems to have hit a nerve with some of AI’s biggest proponents. So maybe she’s onto something
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Jonah Peretti, Nick Denton and Ben Smith on digital news’ past and future
It’s our first four-way pod, featuring BuzzFeed foun... more
May 2 2023 36m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Gawker and Buzzfeed
Chapter 2 14 mins
The Evolution of Digital Media
Chapter 3 7 mins
Key Change & Building Newsroom
Chapter 4 9 mins
The Future of Digital Media
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Inside the AI Gold Rush
Silicon Valley needs a new thing and AI is that new ... more
Apr 27 2023 47m
The Link Between Crypto and AI
Chapter 1 6 mins
Featuring: Renate Nyborg ( ), a tech veteran who is launching an AI startup, and got a firsthand look at the AI funding frenzy
Chapter 2 17 mins
Then: Dror Berman ( ), a venture capitalist at Innovation Endeavors, which he co-founded with the former CEO of Google. He’s one of the guys throwing a ton of money into AI. The reason he thinks he’ll get it right is because he’s done it before
Chapter 3 23 mins
And: Jessica Lessin ( ), founder and editor-in-chief of The Information. She knows Silicon Valley inside and out and translates this moment for us
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AI is the future! AI is a fraud. Let's debate.
AI has captured the imagination of Silicon Valley se... more
Apr 20 2023 51m
AI's Potential to Provide Accessible Resources
Chapter 1 20 mins
Then: Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott ( ) pitches me on a bright AI future
Chapter 2 26 mins
Plus: I talk to hype-deflator, cognitive scientist and author Gary Marcus ( ). He believes in AI, but he thinks the giants of Silicon Valley are scaling flawed technology now—with potentially dangerous consequences
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Has Fox News learned a $787 million lesson?
Fox News, accused of repeatedly and knowingly spread... more
Apr 19 2023 30m
The Murdochs and Fox News Leadership
Chapter 1 4 mins
Fox News Settles Defamation
Chapter 2 10 mins
Fox's Defamatory Lies
Chapter 3 10 mins
The Consequences of Fox News Defamation
Chapter 4 6 mins
Fox News Settles Cases
Chapter 5 52 sec
Easy Weeknight Meals With HelloFresh
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'Chef Reactions' blew up on TikTok. But will TikTok blow up?
It’s a TikTok double-header!Vox’s Peter Kafka talks ... more
Apr 13 2023 50m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Accidental TikTok Star
Chapter 2 11 mins
From Anonymity to TikTok Fame
Chapter 3 12 mins
TikTok Debate in US
Chapter 4 9 mins
The Restrict Act
Chapter 5 7 mins
The Consequences of AI Innovation
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Why is a talent agency buying pro wrestling? Plus a green media startup
Endeavor started out as a traditional Hollywood tale... more
Apr 6 2023 1h 1m
Exploring Alternative Revenue Streams for WWE
Chapter 1 11 mins
UFC and WWE Merger
Chapter 2 3 mins
Respecting Both
Chapter 3 4 mins
Exploring Climate Action With Dave Finocchio
Chapter 4 6 mins
Founding a Media Company
Chapter 5 12 mins
Building an Audience Around Climate Change
Chapter 6 8 mins
Reaching a Climate Conscious Audience
Chapter 7 2 mins
Gas Stoves vs Induction
Chapter 8 5 mins
Building a Great Team for Success
Chapter 9 4 mins
Scaling Audience and Loyalty in Media
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Is Apple sure about Apple’s new Goggles? Plus Roger Bennett, Media Mogul
We’ve had questions about Apple’s new VR headset — s... more
Mar 30 2023 40m
The Rise of Digital Content
Chapter 1 13 mins
Apple's Upcoming Headset
Chapter 2 11 mins
Apple's Uncertainty
Chapter 3 6 mins
Soccer Media Growth in US
Chapter 4 10 mins
The Growth of Soccer and Podcasts
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Podcast pioneer Jesse Thorn built his own business. Now his employees own it.
Jesse Thorn has been podcasting for so long it was c... more
Mar 23 2023 41m
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An SVB (phew!) update + Benedict Evans on the future of (almost) everything
First: A Silicon Valley Bank check-in with Dan Prima... more
Mar 16 2023 1h 4m
Translating Tech Trends
Chapter 1 9 mins
VCs, Startups and Silicon Valley Bank
Chapter 2 2 mins
Venture Lending and Cash Management
Chapter 3 7 mins
Bank Run Impact Silicon Valley
Chapter 4 7 mins
The New Gatekeepers
Chapter 5 4 mins
The Interchangeable Advertising Landscape
Chapter 6 5 mins
Breaking Down Old Value Chains
Chapter 7 7 mins
Comparing Apples to Oranges
Chapter 8 7 mins
Imagining the Metaverse
Chapter 9 5 mins
Chat GPT Technology
Chapter 10 6 mins
Pros and Cons of Silicon Valley
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Science fiction pioneer Neal Stephenson on the metaverse, the movies and why he still believes in blockchain
Mark Zuckerberg wants to build the metaverse. Neal S... more
Mar 6 2023 44m
The Dystopian World of Science Fiction
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Slow Burn of Science Fiction
Chapter 2 9 mins
Exploring Blockchain Potential
Chapter 3 8 mins
Exploring the Creative Control of Novelists
Chapter 4 15 mins
Tech World & Pandemics
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Meet the woman who got De La Soul streaming
De La Soul was legendary for their trail-blazing app... more
Mar 3 2023 37m
Compensation and Monetization on TikTok
Chapter 1 8 mins
Clearing Music and Releasing Catalogs
Chapter 2 8 mins
Exploring Music Business Models
Chapter 3 3 mins
The Music Business
Chapter 4 15 mins
Winning Deals in the Music Industry
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Real-life “Succession”: Jim Stewart on Sumner Redstone’s sordid saga
Veteran business journalist James B. Stewart special... more
Feb 23 2023 37m
The Agonizing Civil War at CBS
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Vulnerable Redstone Empire
Chapter 2 5 mins
The Evolving Streaming Industry
Chapter 3 4 mins
Bob Iger's Reputation and Succession Legacy
Chapter 4 5 mins
The Miscalculation of AT&T and WarnerMedia
Chapter 5 8 mins
The Power of Journalism
Chapter 6 37 sec
Surprises Make Life Better
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We quiz BuzzFeed’s CEO about AI
It used to be that a human would have to write a Buz... more
Feb 14 2023 26m
Chapter 1 11 mins
AI in Media
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Creative Power of AI Technology
Chapter 3 7 mins
Exploring AI, Bias and Brand Safety
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Why is tech in trouble if the economy is ok?
Tech and media companies (including the one that bri... more
Feb 9 2023 44m
Tech vs Non-Tech Economies
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Two Economies
Chapter 2 14 mins
Tech Layoffs Causes and Effects
Chapter 3 9 mins
Tech Company Austerity Impact
Chapter 4 9 mins
The AI Boom After Crypto
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Land of the Giants: The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes
This week, we bring you an episode of The Cut and Th... more
Feb 2 2023 39m
The Diller Way
Chapter 1 18 mins
The Rise of Match Group
Chapter 2 13 mins
The Rise of Online Dating
Chapter 3 8 mins
Paying for Dating Apps
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Don't tell investor Li Jin that Web3 is dead
Investor Li Jin helped popularize the idea of the Cr... more
Jan 26 2023 42m
The Passion Economy
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Passion Economy and Web 3.0
Chapter 2 11 mins
The Creator Economy
Chapter 3 14 mins
The Ownership Economy
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"Resist trying to make things better" - a conversation with internet security expert Alex Stamos
A new study in the journal Nature Communications fin... more
Jan 16 2023 54m
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Was YouTube’s NFL deal a $2 billion mistake?
For the first time in 3 decades, NFL’s Sunday Ticket... more
Jan 12 2023 37m
The NFL's Strategy for Maintaining Reach
Chapter 1 9 mins
NFL's New Streaming Deal With YouTube and Google
Chapter 2 5 mins
Reach in the NFL
Chapter 3 15 mins
Amazon's NFL Game
Chapter 4 7 mins
Apple Sports Deals and Regional Sports Networks
Chapter 5 1 min
The Benefits of CDN SEVEN
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Apple’s new goggles; Hollywood’s new streaming pitch.
Before we face the reality of 2023, we discuss the s... more
Jan 5 2023 41m
The NETFLIX Model
Chapter 1 11 mins
Apple's AR/VR Headset
Chapter 2 4 mins
Project Titian and the Future of AR
Chapter 3 14 mins
The Impact of Streaming on Hollywood Compensation
Chapter 4 3 mins
Streaming's Impact on the Writer's Guild
Chapter 5 8 mins
Future of Media and Why We're Stuck
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Reader Mail!
Recode’s Peter Kafka answers listener questions abou... more
Dec 29 2022 37m
Chapter 1 8 mins
The End of Twitter?
Chapter 2 10 mins
Twitter Talk
Chapter 3 9 mins
The Problem With Regional Sports Networks
Chapter 4 7 mins
The Origin Story of "Recode"
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An Elon-free year in review
The Earth has just about completed its latest orbit ... more
Dec 20 2022 36m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Decline of Moviegoing and Its Causes
Chapter 2 10 mins
Hollywood Blip
Chapter 3 7 mins
HBO MAX Cancels Shows and Movies
Chapter 4 11 mins
The Future of TikTok
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