# Mixed Signals from Semafor Media Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/mixed-signals-semafor-media Official site: https://www.semafor.com/mixed-signals Author: Semafor Episodes: 109 ## Resource Every Friday media reporter Max Tani and Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith pull back the curtain on the most important stories about media, revealing why you see and hear what you see and hear. Mixed Signals from Semafor Media is supported by Think with Google. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354.md ## Episodes - [Alex Cooper on flipping "Call Her Daddy" into a media business and entering the creative agency space](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/alex-cooper-on-flipping-call-her-daddy-into-a-media-business-and-entering-the-creative-agency-space) — 2026-06-26T11:28:00+00:00 - [David Droga on being “the last Don Draper,” AI’s impact on creativity, and why the boldest ads are the easiest sells](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/david-droga-on-being-the-last-don-draper-ai-s-impact-on-creativity-and-why-the-boldest-ads-are-the-easiest-sells) — 2026-06-19T09:00:00+00:00 - [Eli Pariser on the end of the feed and how AI will change your morning routine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/eli-pariser-on-the-end-of-the-feed-and-how-ai-will-change-your-morning-routine) — 2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00 - [The “Popcast” hosts on interviewing Taylor Swift, killing the written review, and whether literacy is over](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/the-popcast-hosts-on-interviewing-taylor-swift-killing-the-written-review-and-whether-literacy-is-over) — 2026-06-05T09:00:00+00:00 - [Bret Baier on golfing with Trump, his 2028 predictions, and making the case for civility](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/bret-baier-on-golfing-with-trump-his-2028-predictions-and-making-the-case-for-civility) — 2026-05-29T09:00:00+00:00 - [Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro’s journey from radio to podcasts — and what amateurs can learn from pros](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/audie-cornish-ari-shapiro-s-journey-from-radio-to-podcasts-and-what-amateurs-can-learn-from-pros) — 2026-05-22T09:00:00+00:00 - [Joe Weisenthal on the business of business media and why AI won’t replace podcasters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/joe-weisenthal-on-the-business-of-business-media-and-why-ai-won-t-replace-podcasters) — 2026-05-19T09:00:00+00:00 - [Flynn McGarry on growing up as a food prodigy and the waning power of restaurant reviews](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/flynn-mcgarry-on-growing-up-as-a-food-prodigy-and-the-waning-power-of-restaurant-reviews) — 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00 - [Angel Studios is crowdsourcing a "values-based" alternative to Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/angel-studios-is-crowdsourcing-a-values-based-alternative-to-hollywood) — 2026-05-08T09:06:00+00:00 - [Johnny Harris on building a journalism project that doesn't sell out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/johnny-harris-on-building-a-journalism-project-that-doesn-t-sell-out) — 2026-05-01T09:00:00+00:00 - [Maverick Carter on building the future of sports media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/maverick-carter-on-building-the-future-of-sports-media) — 2026-04-27T18:54:00+00:00 - [Patrick Radden Keefe on page-turning journalism, his own celebrity, and the humanity behind his work](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/patrick-radden-keefe-on-page-turning-journalism-his-own-celebrity-and-the-humanity-behind-his-work) — 2026-04-17T09:00:00+00:00 - [Bluesky COO Rose Wang on building a better social network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/bluesky-coo-rose-wang-on-building-a-better-social-network) — 2026-04-10T09:00:00+00:00 - [Joanna Stern on quitting the Wall Street Journal and building a media business with AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/joanna-stern-on-quitting-the-wall-street-journal-and-building-a-media-business-with-ai) — 2026-04-03T09:00:00+00:00 - [Michael Lynton on the infamous Sony hack and learning from his mistakes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/michael-lynton-on-the-infamous-sony-hack-and-learning-from-his-mistakes) — 2026-03-27T09:00:00+00:00 - [The Twitch creators explaining the news to Gen Z](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/the-twitch-creators-explaining-the-news-to-gen-z) — 2026-03-20T09:00:00+00:00 - [Introducing: The CEO Signal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/introducing-the-ceo-signal) — 2026-03-19T09:30:00+00:00 - [Jeffrey Goldberg on "SignalGate," Trump's charm offensive, and why The Atlantic is winning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/jeffrey-goldberg-on-signalgate-trump-s-charm-offensive-and-why-the-atlantic-is-winning) — 2026-03-13T09:00:00+00:00 - [Hasan Piker on streaming all day, his relationship with Zohran Mamdani, and the lefty media machine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/hasan-piker-on-streaming-all-day-his-relationship-with-zohran-mamdani-and-the-lefty-media-machine) — 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 - [Introducing: Compound Interest from Semafor Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/introducing-compound-interest-from-semafor-business) — 2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [Deborah Turness on bias, the BBC, and the future of public media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/deborah-turness-on-bias-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-media) — 2026-02-27T10:00:00+00:00 - [Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on turning foreign policy into a podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/jake-sullivan-and-jon-finer-on-turning-foreign-policy-into-a-podcast) — 2026-02-20T10:00:00+00:00 - [Rolling Stone scion on investing in ‘Track Star’ and the anti-algorithmic future of music media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/rolling-stone-scion-on-investing-in-track-star-and-the-anti-algorithmic-future-of-music-media) — 2026-02-13T10:00:00+00:00 - [Marketing pro Tariq Hassan on how McDonald’s embraced its Donald Trump drive-thru moment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/marketing-pro-tariq-hassan-on-how-mcdonald-s-embraced-its-donald-trump-drive-thru-moment) — 2026-02-06T10:00:00+00:00 - [Heated Rivalry & 'Big C' Canadian Content, with Bell's Sean Cohan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mixed-signals-from-semafor-media-6916354/heated-rivalry-big-c-canadian-content-with-bell-s-sean-cohan) — 2026-01-30T10:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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