Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAI Can Make Software Now. That Changes Everything, with Paul Ford
Then the computers went and learned to code. Now anyone can do it, in theory, courtesy of Claude Code and other vibe coding apps.
Tech people I talk t…
5 hours ago
Jason Blum Built a Hit-Making Movie Machine. Does It Still Work?
Jason Blum built one of Hollywood’s smartest businesses: make low-budget horror movies, give filmmakers room, pay talent on the back end, and let the…
1 week ago
Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Sam Altman’s Trust Problem
Sam Altman has spent years presenting himself as the face of AI: The guy warning that the technology could change everything, and the guy insisting t…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
What Happens When a “Succession” Writer Takes on Silicon Valley
Jonathan Glatzer has written for shows like Succession and Better Call Saul. Now he’s got his own: The Audacity, a new AMC drama set in Silicon Valle…
3 weeks ago
Why We Need to Pay Attention to Elon Musk Again
Elon Musk has spent the last year being quieter than usual — by Elon Musk standards.
That may be about to change in a very big way, as his SpaceX move…
4 weeks ago
Why Prediction Markets Are Turning Everything Into a Bet
Prediction markets are suddenly everywhere: in sports, in politics, in the media business — and, depending on who you ask, they’re either a useful fo…
1 month ago
How to Survive without Google: People Inc's Playbook
Lots of publishers are freaked out about “Google Zero” — the notion that one day, Google will stop sending them any traffic at all.
That’s more or le…
1 month, 1 week ago
Matt Belloni on the Oscars, the Ellisons, and Hollywood’s Next Chapter
Oscar season is supposed to be Hollywood’s lap. It is also, increasingly, a reminder of how shaky things are in Hollywood right now. And this one com…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The World’s Cup Is Coming to Trump’s America, with Roger Bennett
The World Cup is coming to the U.S (and Canada, and Mexico) in less than 100 days.
Perhaps you’re an American who doesn’t care about soccer, and has …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Netflix Walks, Paramount Wins, and the Ellisons Take Hollywood
Netflix shocked the world last year by winning a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. This week it shocked us by walking away.
In this emergency bonus …
2 months ago