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Derek Thompson on why everything is becoming television, and whether democracy can survive it
Is television the final form of all media? Derek Thompson, the co-author of Abundance, podcaster, and Atlantic writer joins Mixed Signals to explain what he sees as the forces behind what Ben and Max…
Published on 7 hours ago
GQ Editor Will Welch on masculinity, celebrities, and staying cool as he ages
Will Welch is the global editorial director of GQ, and has been the editor-in-chief of its US operation since 2019. On this week’s Mixed Signals, Welch talks to Ben and Max about how the magazine pla…
Published on 1 week ago
Ken Burns on the future of PBS, the new age of media, and why documentaries will outlast TikTok
Ken Burns has been telling the story of America through his entire career with genre-defining documentaries on the Civil War, the Vietnam War, and now the American Revolution. This week, Ben and Max …
Published on 2 weeks ago
The inside story of Sydney Sweeney's 'Great Jeans' — and why American Eagle ignored crisis comms
American Eagle’s summer campaign with Sydney Sweeney blew up in ways no one could’ve imagined – but chief marketing officer, Craig Brommers, knew they were going to hit a cultural nerve. This week, B…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Governor JB Pritzker on Chicago, ICE, and the information war with Trump’s White House
Chicago is either a war zone quickly spiraling out of control, or a peaceful city under siege by an overreaching federal government. It all depends on who you ask — and which channel they watch. This…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Alison Roman on cookbooks, food influencers, and the surprising way AI is changing her recipes
Alison Roman was one of digital media’s first food stars – she’s had recipes go viral since 2018 and an infamous ‘cancellation’ in 2020. Now, with her latest cookbook, Something From Nothing, she’s t…
Published on 1 month ago
Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on Substack, resisting selling out, and Obama’s pants legacy
Blackbird Spyplane, a style and culture newsletter, launched in 2020 as one of the early adopters and success stories on Substack. This week, Ben and Max bring on co-author and longtime magazine jour…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Can MS survive without NBC? Inside CEO Mark Lazarus’ efforts to save cable’s great brands
MSNBC and 10 other television channels, from CNBC to Golf Channel, are splitting from NBC over the next several weeks to form a new digital-focused, publicly traded company called Versant. In his fir…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Malcolm Gladwell’s theories on podcasting, America, and Joe Rogan
Malcolm Gladwell is a man of many theories – he’s made a career of it through his books and podcasts through Pushkin Industries. This week, Ben and Max bring on the author and Revisionist History hos…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How AI is reshaping media, with Google’s VP of marketing, Josh Spanier
This week, a special episode featuring Josh Spanier, VP of marketing at Google, who you might recognize from our branded segments. In this sponsored episode, Ben asks Josh about how Google thinks abo…
Published on 2 months ago