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What happens when media, entertainment, and technology collide? Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters to get their take. Produced by Recode and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Why the Democrats finally got on TikTok
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Democrats have a complicated relationship with social media - sometimes they think it’s a huge help; other times, not so much. Which is why it’s interesting to hear from Nell Thomas, the chief technology officer for the Democratic National Committee, who previously worked on data science for… Facebook. Recode’s Peter Kafka talks to Thomas about how…
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Land of the Giants – “Facebook Gets a Face Lift”
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We are sharing the first episode of Land of the Giants: The Facebook/ Meta Disruption. Long before Mark Zuckerberg renamed Facebook Meta and made an unprecedented pivot into the metaverse, he invented a feature that turned Facebook into a social network behemoth. The News Feed, which put your friends’ status updates onto your homepage, changed how …
The Samoyed Skin in the upcoming Floof Fury pack for Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard is the Call of Duty skin for which Activision Blizzard has once again been accused of plagiarism. Activision Blizzard faced legal action last year for replicating the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare season one character Mara. Sail Lin, the artist, use…
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Land of the Giants: Why Instagram Broke Its Square
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This week, we bring you an episode of Recode and The Verge’s latest season of Land of the Giants: The Facebook / Meta Disruption. To check out the first two episodes, subscribe wherever you subscribe to podcasts! This episode explores Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram in 2012. Mark Zuckerberg promised he would be hands-off with the company’s cura…
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B.J. Novak on “Vengeance”, podcasts and the downside of the streaming boom
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B.J. Novak has starred on TV, written a best-selling kids’ book, and tried his hand at app-making. Now he’s written, directed, and starred in his own movie: Vengeance, about a self-obsessed podcaster, red/blue state divides, and much more. He talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about making the movie during a pandemic, what it was like to be on The Offic…
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What is the metaverse, when is it going to show up and who’s going to run it?
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People have been talking about the metaverse for years. But they’re talking about it much more these days, spurred by Mark Zuckerberg’s full-fledged embrace of the… actually, what exactly is the metaverse again, anyways? Investor, analyst and metaverse explainer Matthew Ball, who’s already tried explaining this stuff to Recode’s Peter Kafka, has wr…
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the (supposed) great Roblox leak of 2022
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TheGreatUnknown Productions, a YouTube technology channel whose programming typically focuses on anti-piracy systems within a range of gadgets, posted a YouTube video titled "Roblox Internal Documents Leak (Showcase)" on July 7, 2022. The collection, which has since been made available to the public at the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine, supp…
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Ken Auletta on the Harvey Weinstein story he wrote, the story he couldn’t write, and the one he’s publishing now.
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20 years ago the New Yorker’s Ken Auletta wrote a seminal profile of famed and feared producer Harvey Weinstein - with one glaring omission. Now Auletta has written a book about Weinstein — Hollywood Ending — and this time he’s able to cover the full story. Auletta talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about the two works, and why it took so long for Weins…
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Technoblade death exploiters on YouTube (ft. Braso)
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Braso is a Latvian YouTube channel that posts commentary videos largely regarding MrBeast, the Minecraft YouTube community (including YouTubers like Dream, Technoblade, BadBoyHalo and other Dream SMP members), and specific Minecraft fans. His Minecraft challenge videos, many of which are influenced by Dream's Minecraft Manhunt series, may be seen o…
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Netflix has a huge hit with Peaky Blinders — and Caryn Mandabach owns it.
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Caryn Mandabach produced some of the biggest hits in TV history — like The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and That ’70s Show. Now she’s thriving in the Netflix era, with Peaky Blinders — a historical crime drama that just ended a six-season run and is a global success story. She talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about the way the TV busin…
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The future of: Crypto criticism; Substack and ABC News
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Three interviews! One pod: First entrepreneur and investor Zach Weinberg tells Recode’s Peter Kafka why he’s accidentally become Twitter Famous as a crypto skeptic — and explains how you can do it, too. Then two talks from the recent Collision Conference: Substack CEO Chris Best on the growth of his company, and about an unsuccessful attempt to rai…
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JinBop's prison release (and YouTube's inconsistent policy enforcement)
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Starlit "Jin" Zhao, commonly known online as JinBop or JinBopGaming (born November 18, 1992 [age 29]), is a former American gaming YouTuber well-known for playing video games with ThatGuyBarney, SkyDoesMinecraft, and House_Owner. Prior to leaving the Sky Media Offices to pursue a solo career, he used to film his videos in a Washington, D.C., office…
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The Ezra Miller controversy iceberg
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Ezra Miller was expected to be a queer blockbuster-movie star, a flower-child eccentric who lives in Vermont and plays The Flash, and an activist who stood up for gender-based violence and Indigenous communities from his beloved 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' beginnings in 2012, to his ascent to stardom in Hollywood. Instead, a new type of Ezra Mill…
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There’s a climate solution hiding in our walls
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Buildings waste a lot of energy. One low-tech solution could fix that. Neel Dhanesha, Science and Recode fellow for Vox.com, explains. Read Neel’s reporting here: https://www.vox.com/recode/23016732/climate-change-buildings-insulation Today’s episode was produced by Taylor Maycan. The mix is by Melissa Pons from Hemlock Creek Productions. Adam Clar…
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Badlion Client's fall from grace
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Badlion was first created in 2014 by a player of Minecraft named Archybot as a player-vs-player multiplayer server for Minecraft: Java Edition players. The server was successful, but due to funding issues and other development roadblocks, it was forced to shut down in 2016. It then transitioned into a competitive client with anti-cheat features in …
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The hydrogen car revival
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The concept of the hydrogen-powered car has been around for decades, but still has yet to really take off. Vox’s Umair Irfan (@umairirfan) tells us about the past, the future, and the pitfalls of hydro-electric vehicles. Read Umair’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22973204/hydrogen-energy-power-toyota-mirai-climate-change Today’s episode was pro…
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Is this a Netflix problem or a streaming problem?
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Today, CNBC’s Alex Sherman joins Recode’s Peter Kafka to ponder several media mysteries: Why did Netflix lose 2 million subscribers? Why was Disney executive Peter Rice unexpectedly fired? What’s going on at Warner Bros. Discovery? Is someone gonna buy VICE? Why is Wall Street meh on BuzzFeed? Featuring: Alex Sherman (@sherman4949), Media and Tech …
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How to resurrect a coral reef
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Step one: Break coral. Step two: Hack coral sex. Benji Jones, an environment reporter for Vox, explains. Read Benji's reporting: https://www.vox.com/recode/23016412/coral-reef-restoration-climate-change This episode was produced and engineered by Sofi LaLonde, and hosted by Adam Clark Estes. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution t…
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The story of Amouranth's insane twitch stalker
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Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa - more widely known as her online alias Amouranth - is a Twitch content creator with over 5 million followers, as well as an OnlyFans content producer, where she makes upwards of $1 million monthly via the platform. She claims to be the world's largest creator on the website. On June 15, 2022, Amouranth announced from her …
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Making cryptocurrency climate-friendly
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Mining for bitcoin uses a lot of energy. Is there a chance that the crypto industry can become more eco-friendly? Vox’s Neel Dhanesha (@neel_dhan) is with us to discuss. Read Neel’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/23005493/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-climate-friendly Today’s episode was produced and engineered by Jon Ehrens and hosted by Adam Clark Es…
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Can we stay cool without heating up the planet?
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How do we stay cool on a warming planet? Air conditioning is one way, but depending on what kind of AC unit you have, it could be actually polluting the air and making the problem worse. Umair Irfan, climate reporter at Vox, has been looking into this (extremely frustrating) air conditioning paradox. Read Umair’s article: https://www.vox.com/scienc…
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Sold: Apollo 11 moon dust
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A tiny sample of dust collected by Neil Armstrong during his historic moon landing was auctioned off in April. Thanks to an unusual series of events, it was the first time moon dust verified by NASA was sold legally. Rebecca Heilweil, Recode reporter, explains. Read Rebecca’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/23003221/nasa-apollo-11-auction-moon-du…
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Why am I still getting robocalls???
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They made a Covid-19 vaccine in less than a year, but we're still getting spammed by robocalls. What gives? Recode’s Sara Morrison explains. Read Sara’s story: https://www.vox.com/recode/22882647/robocalls-robotexts-scams-stir-shaken-voip-extended-warranty This episode was first published Feb. 23, 2022. It was produced by Jon Ehrens. The mix is by …
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Bill Simmons on podcasts, celebrity interviews and life at Spotify
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The Bill Simmons Podcast is, by its own description, "the most downloaded sports podcast of all time." This week, it hits its 1,000th episode. Bill Simmons began his career as a Boston sportswriter and went on to found ESPN's sports and pop culture blog Grantland. After ESPN shut down the site, Simmons started the Ringer — which he sold to Spotify …