{"podcast":{"title":"ACCESS","slug":"access-7488327","podcast_index_feed_id":7488327,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP5858892209","website_url":"http://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/access","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e573ad06-8eb8-11f0-b643-330b960a1a93/image/007878576a94c2b5b3754f9c4c6700d2.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media","episode_count":42,"summary":"ACCESS is a show about the tech industry’s inside conversation. Hosted by Alex Heath, the most connected tech reporter out there, and Ellis Hamburger, the founder whisperer for today’s hottest AI startups, ACCESS features revealing conversations with Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders, from the tech titans of today to tomorrow’s most interesting entrepreneurs. It’s a show made by insiders for everyone who wants a glimpse into the future and the people building it. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:20:39.076814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/access-7488327"},"episode":{"title":"Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on surviving the AI slop-pocalypse","slug":"reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-surviving-the-ai-slop-pocalypse","published_at":"2026-02-26T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/access-7488327/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-surviving-the-ai-slop-pocalypse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/access-7488327","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4939015566.mp3?updated=1772050912","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4939015566.mp3?updated=1772050912","summary":"Alex and Ellis break down the viral AI essay that tanked stocks and debate whether agents could end white-collar work as we know it. Then they’re joined by Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman to talk about fighting AI slop, why Reddit has resisted becoming traditional social media, and how the platform is navigating bots, moderation, and creators. They discuss prediction markets, Reddit’s anti-self-promotion culture, the challenge of onboarding new users, local communities, government censorship pressure, age verification laws in Australia, and Reddit’s AI data licensing deals with companies like Google and OpenAI. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Alex: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sources.news/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/alexeheath/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ellis: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://meaning.company/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/hamburger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Alex and Ellis break down the viral AI essay that tanked stocks and debate whether agents could end white-collar work as we know it. Then they’re joined b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4341,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/access-7488327/episodes/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-surviving-the-ai-slop-pocalypse/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/access-7488327/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-on-surviving-the-ai-slop-pocalypse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}