Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
Harvey Mason, Jr is CEO of the Recording Academy, the nonprofit organization most famous for the Grammy Awards. We spoke right before this year's Grammy nominations came out, and you'll hear us talk a...
11 Nov 20241h 10min
Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdoor layoffs"
Today, we’re talking about work. Specifically, where we work, how our expectations of working remotely were radically changed by the pandemic, and how those expectations feel like they’re on the verge...
7 Nov 202439min
Why GM ditched CarPlay, with software boss Baris Cetinok
Today, I’m talking with Baris Cetinok, who is in charge of all the software in the cars that GM makes, which is a lot of cars. And if you’ve been following any of the drama in the world of car softwar...
4 Nov 20241h 10min
“It’s the First Amendment, stupid”
Trump and a bunch of billionaires, like Elon Musk, are calling for the FCC to punish TV stations by revoking their licenses and using the spectrum for other stuff. In a normal world, this would be idl...
31 Okt 202438min
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on what founder mode really means
Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who is only the second person to be on Decoder three times — the other is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Brian made a lot of waves earlier this year when he...
28 Okt 20241h 11min
The AI arms race to build digital god
Today, we’re going to try and figure out "digital god." I figured we’ve been doing Decoder long enough, let’s just get after it. Can we build an artificial intelligence so powerful it changes the worl...
24 Okt 202442min
Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode
Today’s episode, well — it’s a ride. I’m talking to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, who’s built Intuit into a juggernaut business software company in part through a series of major acquisitions: TurboTax, ...
21 Okt 202456min
How influencers are changing advertising with Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi
Today’s episode is a little different: Digitas CEO Amy Lanzi and I recorded this conversation live on stage during advertising week in New York City at an event graciously hosted by Adweek. I've act...
17 Okt 20241h
