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BuzzFeed's video boss Ze Frank on going viral at scale
Episode 50
BuzzFeed Entertainment Group president Ze Frank talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how his newly re-organized video team is developing shows for Y…
9 years, 6 months ago
Ex-Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau: I'm afraid of a 'smarter Trump'
Episode 49
Jon Favreau, former speechwriter for President Obama and the host of The Ringer's podcast "Keepin' It 1600," talks to Recode's Peter Kafka about how …
9 years, 6 months ago
Donald Trump is still a 'short-fingered vulgarian' (Kurt Andersen, co-founder, Spy)
Episode 48
Kurt Andersen, co-founder of Spy magazine and host of WNYC and PRI's Studio 360, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about branding Donald Trump a "short…
9 years, 6 months ago
Behind the scenes of 'Vice News Tonight' (Josh Tyrangiel, executive vice president, Vice)
Episode 47
Josh Tyrangiel, executive vice president for content and news at Vice, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the company's new weeknightly TV show, "…
9 years, 6 months ago
Keith Olbermann: Covering Donald Trump is like covering a tsunami every day
Episode 46
"The Closer" host and former ESPN and MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the 2016 presidential race and the rise of D…
9 years, 6 months ago
"Call Your Girlfriend" co-host Aminatou Sow on how to make a hit podcast
Episode 45
Aminatou Sow, who co-hosts "Call Your Girlfriend" with Ann Friedman, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about why she started podcasting: A man said tha…
9 years, 7 months ago
Skip Bayless: Why I left ESPN for Fox Sports 1
Episode 44
Skip Bayless, the co-host of Fox Sports 1's "Skip and Shannon: Undisputed," talks about his recent decision to leave ESPN after 12 years on the air f…
9 years, 7 months ago
CNN's Brian Stelter: No, CNN is not biased for Trump
Episode 43
Brian Stelter, host of "Reliable Sources" on CNN, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about being a cable news host during the historic 2016 presidential…
9 years, 7 months ago
Gigaom founder Om Malik on the virtues of a heart attack
Episode 42
True Ventures partner Om Malik talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his varied career in tech journalism, including the launch and eventual shutdown…
9 years, 7 months ago
The New York Times has to think like a tech startup (Sam Dolnick and Clifford Levy, editors, New York Times)
Episode 41
New York Times associate editor Sam Dolnick and assistant masthead editor Clifford Levy talk with Recode's Edmund Lee about how the 164-year-old news…
9 years, 7 months ago