Podcast

Channels with Peter Kafka

Author: Vox Media Podcast Network
Feed episode count: 598
Official site: http://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/channels-with-peter-kafka
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Summary

Media and tech aren’t just intersecting — they’re fully intertwined. And to understand how those worlds work, and what they mean for you, veteran journalist Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers - and gets them to spell it out in plain, BS-free English. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Episodes

Sep 2, 2026 · not_requested

Data Centers, Elon Musk, and the New Politics of Tech, with David Weigel

Duration seconds: 3200
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Aug 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Weird, Big Business of Microdramas

Duration seconds: 2925
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Aug 19, 2026 · not_requested

The $12.5 Billion Lakers, the NFL’s TV Fight, and Sports Media’s Big Split

Duration seconds: 2561
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Aug 12, 2026 · not_requested

Joanna Stern on the New Siri, OpenAI’s Weird Gadget, and Life After the Wall Street Journal

Duration seconds: 2910
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Aug 5, 2026 · not_requested

Oliver Darcy on Status, Bari Weiss, and Why Media Reporters Are Too Soft

Duration seconds: 3131
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Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested

Lucas Shaw on Warner Bros' Limbo, Netflix's Anxiety, and Hollywood’s Sort-of Comeback

Duration seconds: 2656
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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Substack Wants To Become A Social Network; Beehiiv Wants To Stay Invisible

Duration seconds: 2521
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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

Inside Podcasting’s Fight Over Netflix, YouTube, and Creator Control

Duration seconds: 2724
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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

"We’re in a Race Against Time," Joe Kahn on Running the New York Times in the Age of AI Slop

Duration seconds: 3871
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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Encore: Inside Joe Weisenthal's brain

Duration seconds: 3496
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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

The Ad Industry's Weirdest Tradition

Duration seconds: 1761
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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

A Hollywood Manager Explains the New Rules of Show Biz

Duration seconds: 3184
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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Brian Stelter on the 60 Minutes Mess; Nilay Patel on Apple’s AI Problem

Duration seconds: 3961
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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

How Dhar Mann Turned After-School Specials Into A Billion-View Business

Duration seconds: 2251
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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour Explains Why Boring Data Is a Great Media Business

Duration seconds: 2805
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Vox Media's Jim Bankoff Explains Why He's Selling to James Murdoch

Duration seconds: 1738
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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Versant CEO Mark Lazarus is Running a Post-Cable Cable Company

Duration seconds: 2425
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May 13, 2026 · not_requested

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala and His Secret Succession Plan

Duration seconds: 3214
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May 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Internet’s Let-It-Rip Era, With The Atlantic's Charlie Warzel

Duration seconds: 3855
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Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested

AI Can Make Software Now. That Changes Everything, with Paul Ford

Duration seconds: 3200
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Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested

Jason Blum Built a Hit-Making Movie Machine. Does It Still Work?

Duration seconds: 1632
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Apr 13, 2026 · not_requested

Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz on Sam Altman’s Trust Problem

Duration seconds: 2791
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Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested

What Happens When a “Succession” Writer Takes on Silicon Valley

Duration seconds: 2505
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Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested

Why We Need to Pay Attention to Elon Musk Again

Duration seconds: 3005
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Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested

Why Prediction Markets Are Turning Everything Into a Bet

Duration seconds: 2754
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Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested

How to Survive without Google: People Inc's Playbook

Duration seconds: 2900
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Mar 11, 2026 · not_requested

Matt Belloni on the Oscars, the Ellisons, and Hollywood’s Next Chapter

Duration seconds: 2460
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Mar 4, 2026 · not_requested

The World’s Cup Is Coming to Trump’s America, with Roger Bennett

Duration seconds: 2428
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Feb 27, 2026 · not_requested

Netflix Walks, Paramount Wins, and the Ellisons Take Hollywood

Duration seconds: 2011
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Feb 25, 2026 · not_requested

Brian Stelter on the Trump Media Shakedown Era

Duration seconds: 2979
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