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Recode Decode: Ash Carter, United States Secretary of Defense
Episode 47
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talks with Kara Swisher about his efforts to unite the Pentagon and Silicon Valley behind common goals, including a new "innovation advisory board" chaired by Eri…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
Recode Decode: Sam Shank, CEO, HotelTonight
Episode 46
HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank talks with Kara Swisher about taking only 10 weeks to launch an online travel app. He explains how the startup worked to avoid being perceived as "another Groupon" and why …
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
Recode Decode: Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor, California
Episode 45
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom talks with Kara Swisher about why the government's approach to technology needs to be completely reimagined. A former mayor of San Francisco, Newsom argues…
Published on 9 years, 9 months ago
Recode Decode: Hadi Partovi, CEO, Code.org
Episode 44
Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi talks with Kara Swisher about how he discovered his love for programming, and how Steve Jobs' death spurred him to create a non-profit that would spread that love to others.…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Andrew Jarecki, "The Jinx" Director
Episode 43
Andrew Jarecki joins Peter Kafka to talk about the success of true-crime documentary series such as "Making a Murderer," "Serial" and the show he directed, "The Jinx." He also discusses his history i…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Mike Cagney, CEO, SoFi
Episode 42
SoFi CEO Mike Cagney sits down with Kara Swisher to discuss why financial technology startups are suddenly hot and how SoFi hopes to eventually replace your bank, even though it has no permanent phys…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Chet Kanojia, Starry CEO
Episode 41
Starry CEO Chet Kanojia, formerly the founder and CEO of Aereo, is back with another startup aimed at taking on the man. He sits down with Peter Kafka to talk about Starry, which aims to attack broad…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Eric Weiner, Author of "The Geography of Genius"
Episode 40
Eric Weiner, author of New York Times bestseller "The Geography of Bliss" and the new book "The Geography of Genius," talks with Kara Swisher about how where we live can make us smarter and more inno…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: Nick Denton, Gawker Media Founder, and Jason Epstein, Investor
Episode 39
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton and new board member Jason Epstein, who just bought a minority share of the company, sit down with Peter Kafka to discuss the online media company's rapidly changing …
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago
Recode Decode: John Zimmer, Lyft President
Episode 38
Lyft President John Zimmer sits down with Kara Swisher to talk about the company's transition from ridesharing to autonomous cars, the focus of a recently announced partnership with GM. He also discu…
Published on 9 years, 10 months ago