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Back to SearchHow Jessica Lessin got people to pay for The Information
Episode 318
In 2013, Jessica Lessin left her job as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal to start The Information, a subscription-based business publication. 7…
5 years, 3 months ago
Trump vs the Press - a final report card from Jay Rosen
Episode 317
The mainstream press spent the last four years trying to figure out how to report in the Trump era? NYU journalism professor joins Recode’s Peter Kaf…
5 years, 3 months ago
What the Capitol Riot tells us about online power
Episode 316
It’s going to take a long time to come to grips with the January 6 Capitol Riot and what happened in its wake, but let’s start trying. Recode’s Peter…
5 years, 3 months ago
Behind the making of The Dissident, the movie about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Episode 315
Director Bryan Fogel’s first documentary, Icarus, won an Oscar. His next effort, The Dissident, details the brutal murder of Washington Post journali…
5 years, 3 months ago
Zach Seward started Quartz, sold it, and bought it back. Now what?
Episode 314
Zach Seward co-founded Quartz, the brainy business news site, in 2012. Six years later, it had a new owner, and two years after that, Seward bought i…
5 years, 3 months ago
Kemp Powers spent years breaking into Hollywood — and his first film is Pixar’s Soul
Episode 313
Kemp Powers spent years trying to break into Hollywood, left, and came back. Now, at 47, he’s made his first movie: It’s Pixar’s Soul, streaming to m…
5 years, 4 months ago
Trump is leaving; Trump media isn't
Episode 312
New York Times reporter Mike Isaac, joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to explain the new antitrust suits against Facebook. Then, NYT’s Charlie Warzel and CN…
5 years, 4 months ago
Behind the scenes with Queen’s Gambit creator Scott Frank
Episode 311
No one thought The Queen’s Gambit would be a breakout hit — including Scott Frank, the Hollywood veteran who created the Netflix show. Frank sits dow…
5 years, 4 months ago
Eli Pariser wants to build a better Facebook
Episode 310
Nearly 10 years ago, Eli Pariser coined the term “filter bubble” — the idea that Facebook and other platforms limit our view of the world through sof…
5 years, 4 months ago
Gimlet’s Lydia Polgreen wants to shake up podcasting
Episode 309
Spotify is making a huge push into podcasting. Lydia Polgreen is helping to figure out what means. Gimlet’s head of content sits down with Recode’s P…
5 years, 5 months ago