Men In Blazers’ Roger Bennett loves soccer and America
Roger Bennett is half of Men In Blazers, the entertaining podcast/broadcast duo dedicated to Americans who love soccer. So he’s an excellent person to talk to Recode’s Peter Kafka about the state of t...
1 Jul 202153min
One of the most popular streamers on Twitch… is a lefty political commentator? Hasan Piker explains
Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming platform best known as a haven for gamers, wouldn’t be the first place you’d look for a left-leaning political commentator. But Hasan Piker, also known as “HasanAbi”...
24 Jun 202135min
One of Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors is now a media company, too
The newest publication covering tech is Future — a site owned and operated by Andreessen Horowitz, the powerful Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Partner Margit Wennmachers, who used to court press...
15 Jun 202129min
Jake and Amir on being Web famous, fed up with Hollywood, and podcast bosses
Jake Hurwitz & Amir Blumenfeld got their start on the internet when making content for sites like YouTube and Facebook was considered the Wild West. Then, after an iconic run on College Humor, starrin...
10 Jun 202130min
How to make it in the creator economy with Rob Walker
Journalist Rob Walker sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss why he decided to go the independent route instead of writing for another publication after his buyout from Medium, his thoughts on...
3 Jun 202134min
Why is Amazon buying MGM?
The Information’s Jessica Toonkel joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss Amazon’s (planned) $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM. It’s the first time a big tech company has ever bought a big media asset. Bu...
27 Mai 202144min
Jim Miller on HBO’s new home; Alan Yang on a very different season of “Master of None”
Jim Miller was finishing up a book about HBO and then… the story changed. He talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about what may change now that AT&T is handing the service - along with the rest of WarnerMed...
20 Mai 202142min
Why did AT&T just bail on WarnerMedia? And what happens next?
AT&T bought WarnerMedia three years ago for more than $100 billion, so it could chase after Netflix. Now it’s getting out of streaming, and every other part of the media business. What happened? And w...
17 Mai 202129min
