Post-Election: Escapism, Resistance, and Cheeseburgers
The 2024 election cycle is finally over – so, what’s coming to your screens next? Today, Ben and Nayeema dissect what the media learned from 2024 and where we go from here. They first chat to Max Tani...
8 Nov 20241h 3min
Election 2024: What You’re NOT Seeing
In a noisy election cycle it’s hard to find signals — even of the mixed variety. Today, Ben and Nayeema sit down with reporters David Weigel and Max Tani to parse what you’re not seeing, from the “ins...
1 Nov 20241h 1min
Is Fox News Winning the Election? Inside the Network with Nate Fredman
With recent appearances from Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, JD Vance and Tim Walz, it looks like Fox is dominating this election. Ben and Nayeema investigate the channel’s durability despite massive law...
25 Okt 202449min
Media Bias from the Middle East to Manhattan, with James Bennet
Ben and Nayeema take on the critique of bias in the media with The Economist's James Bennet —a conversation that always seems timely, but especially so right now, weeks away from a US election and wit...
11 Okt 202455min
How AI Cures Writer’s Block
Ben and Nayeema tackle the emerging AI battle between machines and humans, a topic that was glaringly absent from this week’s Veep debates but is at the center of everything from the dockworkers’ stri...
4 Okt 202450min
Can Centrism Go Viral? With The Bulwark’s Tim Miller
Ben and Nayeema discuss a reporter’s digital dalliance with RFK. Jr, and what it says — and doesn’t — about journalism. Then they bring on Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast, and a star of the an...
27 Sep 202453min
A Safe Space for CEOs (and Politicians?) with All-In’s Jason Calacanis
On the heels of Mark Zuckerberg’s live interview with the Acquired podcast, hosted at a packed Chase Center in San Francisco, Ben and Nayeema explore the icy relationship between traditional media and...
20 Sep 202451min
It’s a Man Eat Dog World, with Food Critic Pete Wells
After a quick review of what moderator lessons and memes will stick from this week’s debate, Ben and Nayeema turn to New York Times reporter and former restaurant critic Pete Wells to explore the figh...
13 Sep 202442min
