Music industry exec Steve Stoute on moving past record labels
UnitedMasters, a music distribution platform that feels a little like Substack for singers, yesterday raised $50 million from investors like Apple — which almost never invests in startups. Dan talks w...
1 Apr 202116min
White House econ adviser Jared Bernstein on Biden's big infrastructure plan
President Biden on Wednesday proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure package that could transform America's physical and economic landscape. Axios Re:Cap speaks with White House economic adviser Jared B...
1 Apr 202114min
The first all-amateur space crew is unveiled
This fall, the Inspiration4 mission, chartered from SpaceX, will take four people into space who are not trained astronauts — and as of today, the full crew has been announced. Producer Naomi Shavin ...
30 Mar 202117min
Dominion Voting Systems lawyer on suing Fox News and future lawsuits
Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, its fourth following similar lawsuits filed against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell. Dan discu...
29 Mar 202116min
Ben & Jerry’s on the evolution of corporate political activism
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have been mixing business and activism almost as long as Heath Bar and vanilla ice cream — more than 30 years. Now they're watching other companies follow their blueprin...
25 Mar 202117min
Rep. Anna Eshoo on tomorrow's Big Tech hearing
The House of Representatives is holding its first Big Tech hearing of 2021 on Thursday with witnesses to include Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Dan...
24 Mar 202114min
Understanding the immigration surge
U.S. customs officials reported a 28% increase in apprehended migrants between January and February — and the number of unaccompanied minors is up an astonishing 61%. Earlier this week, Axios publishe...
23 Mar 202113min
The student loans the CARES Act left behind
Millions of federal student loans were provided by private banks before the practice was ended in 2010, and these were overlooked when Congress temporarily suspended principal and interest payments in...
22 Mar 202113min
