Substack’s Lizza Problem & Spotify Wrapped Revelations
Julia and Dylan revisit the endlessly looping Nuzzi-Lizza saga, questioning whether we’re still covering journalism or merely documenting a public breakup. They dissect the collateral damage of the dr...
5 Joulu 202558min
Elon, Zohran & The New Politics of Influence
Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired, joins Julia to wade into the Venn diagram of politics, internet culture, and technology. They discuss Elon Musk’s curious cameo in the Trump administration, the r...
2 Joulu 20251h 1min
Thanksgiving Media Intrigues & Nuzzigate Leftovers
Julia and Dylan serve up the latest media dish: the blurred lines between journalists and influencers; how A.I. is transforming Apple and Google; the Substackification of legacy media; and, of course,...
28 Marras 202559min
Nuzzi, Wolff, and the Algorithm Apocalypse
Brian Morrissey and Troy Young, hosts of People vs Algorithms, join Dylan to discuss the media culture war between “information entrepreneurs” like Olivia Nuzzi and Michael Wolff and old-school journa...
25 Marras 20251h 4min
Inside Alison’s Roman Empire
Alison Roman, the internet’s favorite culinary truth-teller, rejoins Dylan to dish on her ongoing evolution as an independent creator in the chaotic attention economy. She discusses her new book, the ...
21 Marras 202532min
Olivia Nuzzi’s Media Mirage & Gerry Cardinale’s Broadsheet Blues
Julia and Dylan discuss Olivia Nuzzi’s Vanity Fair “American Canto” excerpt and New York Times profile, and the increasingly tangled relationship between celebrity culture and legacy media brands tryi...
18 Marras 202552min
A $420M Mamdani Surprise & Bankoff’s Podcast Spin Plan
Julia and Dylan break down the week’s buzziest media flashpoints: prediction markets muscling their way into politics, punctuated by the $420 million frenzy over New York’s mayoral election; the BBC t...
14 Marras 20251h 3min
A.I.’s Mass Media Makeover
Ian Krietzberg joins Dylan to size up A.I.’s takeover of the media business—how it’s rewiring audiences, destabilizing trust, and threatening to drown the news in algorithmic sludge—while arguing that...
11 Marras 202548min
