How social media works - and doesn’t — during the pandemic
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, Lightshed’s Rich Greenfield, and Crisis Text Line’s Bob Filbin join Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Thompson talks about the pros...
19 Maalis 202053min
Why the Coronavirus canceled the NBA, with ESPN’s Brian Windhorst
In a conversation taped hours before the NBA suspended its season, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Recode’s Peter Kafka discuss how the Coronavirus could affect the NBA, and why the league could cancel gam...
12 Maalis 202059min
How streaming changed comedy with Vulture’s Jesse David Fox
Vulture Senior Editor and host of the Good One podcast, Jesse David Fox, sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss how social media and streaming has had an effect on the comedy industry and spec...
5 Maalis 20201h 1min
ViacomCBS gets into the streaming wars, too. Sort of.
ViacomCBS just announced new plans to do… something in streaming video. CNBC’s Alex Sherman explains how the newly merged TV company sees itself competing with Netflix, Apple and everyone else, and ho...
27 Helmi 202029min
Food52’s surprising success story, with co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs
Food writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs turned a book deal into a digital publishing and retail company. Then they spent 10 years turning that company into something worth more than $100 million...
20 Helmi 202052min
Local news is dying. John Thornton wants to save it.
John Thornton went from venture capitalist to founder of The Texas Tribune. He sits down with Recode's Peter Kafka to discuss his latest plans to empower local news organizations via the American Jour...
13 Helmi 202046min
Spotify, The Ringer and the future of podcasts
Spotify is buying Bill Simmons’ sports and pop culture website and podcast network, The Ringer. It’s Spotify’s fourth podcast acquisition in a year. Recode’s Peter Kafka (who broke the story) sits dow...
6 Helmi 202020min
How Netflix is changing The Oscars
Vox culture and movie mavens Alissa Wilkinson and Allegra Frank sit down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss the 92nd Academy Awards. Who will win? Who should win? And how has Netflix and the streami...
6 Helmi 202048min
