ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro on how he’s reshaping the network
Jimmy Pitaro is president of one of the most powerful programming networks on TV - but how does ESPN stay competitive in the streaming era? He talks to Peter Kafka about how he got the job at ESPN, an...
30 Mai 201954min
YouTube’s Neal Mohan is trying to police the world’s largest video site + Game of Thrones is gone. What’s next?
Neal Mohan, Chief Product Officer at YouTube talks to Peter Kafka about how YouTube deals with problematic content: how it enforces the site’s community guidelines, and deploys machines to detect, and...
23 Mai 201951min
Eugene Wei explains why we’re all ‘status monkeys’ on social media
Amazon and Hulu veteran Eugene Wei has a really smart take on how status determines our use - and the success - of social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. He talks to Peter Kafk...
16 Mai 20191h
Nick Hornby on writing for TV, 10 minutes at a time
Author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) talks to Peter Kafka about his newest project: Sundance’s “State of the Union” a 10-part series that unfolds in 10 minute episodes. Hornby, who became f...
14 Mai 201939min
Game of Thrones is down to its last dragon + Hulu CEO Randy Freer
Two conversations in this episode: Vanity Fair writer, podcast host, and Game of Thrones expert Joanna Robinson talks to Peter Kafka about the end of GOT, and what that means for HBO, and the media ec...
9 Mai 20191h 8min
Digital media pioneer Jason Hirschhorn on Netflix vs. Everyone Else
Jason Hirschhorn, digital media pioneer and CEO of news aggregator REDEF, comes back for this third visit with Peter Kafka. They talk about streaming and ‘direct-to-customer’: what this means for Disn...
7 Mai 20191h 2min
Kickstarter’s Perry Chen on 10 years and billions of dollars of crowdfunding
Kickstarter is now synonymous with crowdfunding, but for years it was just an idea in founder Perry Chen’s mind: “This is something that should exist.” Chen talks to Peter Kafka about building and fun...
2 Mai 20191h 4min
New York Magazine editor David Haskell on taking over after an industry legend
David Haskell, New York Magazine's new editor-in-chief, talks to Peter Kafka about following in the footsteps of star editor Adam Moss. Also: New York Magazine’s digital strategy, working with Amazon ...
25 Apr 201948min
