Podcast Episodes

'People give when they're excited about good things': Grist CEO Brady Piñero Walkinshaw on what drives member support

With a Biden administration set to take over in January, one arena for policy whiplash is the environment.

The president-elect has promised to rejoin …

5 years, 4 months ago

Shine co-founders Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey on how mental health went mainstream

Whatever else can be said about the year 2020, it has at least led to a renewed focus on issues of mental well-being for those open to discussing it.…

5 years, 4 months ago

Activision Blizzard Esports' Jack Harari on how the energy and pageantry of gaming is enduring the pandemic

If there was one mode of international competition that wasn't to be disrupted much by the global coronavirus pandemic, it's esports.

"One of the uniq…

5 years, 4 months ago

The 74’s publisher Jim Roberts on bridging equality divides in education and making trust bonds with audiences

For the 74's publisher, nothing has been hit as hard by the pandemic as education: "Overnight, kids were basically told 'everything changes," said Ji…

5 years, 5 months ago

'Retention has been one of our best stories of the year': Bob Cohn on steering The Economist through the crisis

Bob Cohn joined The Economist Group in February after more than a decade at The Atlantic, where he served on both sides of the fence -- as its digita…

5 years, 5 months ago

Diversity 'is a commercial imperative now': Brand Advance CEO Chris Kenna

Brand Advance, the three-year-old media network that helps marketers reach diverse audiences, has marked a sharp uptick in business in 2020, accordin…

5 years, 5 months ago

'Scale for scale's sake is almost meaningless': Axios CEO Jim VandeHei

For Axios CEO Jim VandeHei, the unquenchable firehose of outrageous news from the Trump White House — and the 2020 presidential election in general —…

5 years, 5 months ago

'All taking a chance on each other': Jasper Wang on Defector Media's collective ownership structure

In recent years, unionizing newsrooms has given journalism-focused media companies a bit more say over how their workplaces are run. But Defector Med…

5 years, 5 months ago

'One beat in an ongoing movement': BET+ general manager Devin Griffin on the streamer's evolution

BET+ launched a year ago this week, making Black Entertainment Television a competitor in the increasingly crowded video streaming race.

"I think what…

5 years, 6 months ago

Fortune CEO Alan Murray on taking the conference business to a larger audience (and with a higher price tag)

There is a finite number of CEOs who can tune into Fortune’s CEO Initiative virtual conference. And there are only 50 leaders who can be on Fortune’s…

5 years, 6 months ago