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Malcolm Gladwell wants to make you cry
Episode 30
Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker columnist and author of "The Tipping Point," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new podcast, "Revisionist History…
9 years, 10 months ago
The Ringer editor Sean Fennessey on ending Grantland, starting again
Episode 29
Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of Bill Simmons's new site The Ringer, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the decisions that go into launching…
9 years, 10 months ago
"Warcraft" director Duncan Jones: Don't watch this movie on an iPhone
Episode 28
Duncan Jones, director of the new movie "Warcraft," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about pleasing both gamers and non-gamers while adapting a popula…
9 years, 10 months ago
You have to fight robots to see Beyoncé (Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation)
Episode 27
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the challenges and opportunities for live music and events in 2016. He says conc…
9 years, 11 months ago
How email saved Jason Hirschhorn's life
Episode 26
Jason Hirschhorn talks with Peter Kafka about his past jobs at Viacom, Dish Network and MySpace and at his new startup Redef. Expanding on the Redef …
9 years, 11 months ago
Samantha Bee says hiring more women = better comedy
Episode 25
Samantha Bee talks with Peter Kafka about leaving "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," launching her own late-night comedy show "Full Frontal" and what…
9 years, 11 months ago
Why Larry Wilmore used the N-word at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Episode 24
"The Nightly Show" host Larry Wilmore talks about his instantly controversial roast at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. He mocked Brian Willia…
9 years, 11 months ago
The NYT's Jenna Wortham just wants to "write about people who look like me”
Episode 23
New York Times Magazine staff writer Jenna Wortham talks with Peter Kafka about covering the intersection of culture and technology at Wired magazine…
10 years ago
"Veep" Producer Frank Rich: Trump Can Win
Episode 22
"Veep" executive producer and New York magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich talks with Peter Kafka about the 2016 election, why he underestimated Bern…
10 years ago
Snapchat Should Start Paying Its Users (Hunter Walk, Investor, Homebrew)
Episode 21
Venture capitalist Hunter Walk, the co-founder of Homebrew, talks with Peter Kafka about his pre-investing career at Second Life, YouTube and "Late N…
10 years ago