Channels with Peter Kafka

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Why did AT&T just bail on WarnerMedia? And what happens next? May 17, 2021

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AT&T bought WarnerMedia three years ago for more than $100 billion, so it could chase after Netflix. Now it’s getting out of streaming, and every other part of the media business. What happened? And what happens next? NYT media reporter Edmund Lee has a reunion with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss.

Featuring: Edmund Lee (@edmundlee), media reporter for The New York Times

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Antonio García Martínez's controversial exit from Apple May 15, 2021

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Antonio García Martínez used to work at Facebook, and wrote a book about it. In April, he started working at Apple, and weeks later he was gone, after Apple employees revolted. Martinez talks to Recode’s Peter Kafka about why he went to work for Apple, why he left, and what he thinks of the criticism of him and his writing.

Featuring: Antonio Garcia Martinez (@antoniogm)

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Live music is back! Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino can't wait May 13, 2021

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The concert business has been shut down for a year, which means that Live Nation, the world’s dominant concert promoter and ticket seller, has been shut down, too. CEO Michael Rapino sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about the industry’s comeback, how his company survived without revenue, and how he’s figured out new tricks, like a subscription model.

Featuring: Michael Rapino (@Michael_Rapino), President & CEO of Live Nation

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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The Jeff Bezos Empire with Brad Stone & Jason Del Rey May 11, 2021

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Bloomberg's Brad Stone and Recode's Jason Del Rey report on all things Amazon and Jeff Bezos. They discuss how Bezos built his global empire and Stone's new book 'Amazon Unbound.'

Featuring: Brad Stone (@BradStone), Tech writer for Bloomberg, and Author

Guest Host: Jason Del Rey (@DelRey), Senior Correspondent at Recode

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Apple vs Epic with John Gruber; Truth, Doubt and History with Jill Lepore May 06, 2021

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The antitrust trial between Apple and Fortnite’s parent company Epic Games is underway, so Apple observer John Gruber talks about Apple’s App Store problem with Recode’s Peter Kafka. Then, historian Jill Lepore joins to discuss her podcast The Last Archive, which looks at the demise of truth and the rise of doubt in American history - and why it matters to us today.

Featuring: John Gruber (@gruber), of Daring Fireball

Jill Lepore, writer for the New York Times and host of The Last Archive

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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AMC Networks can’t compete with Netflix. CEO Josh Sapan is fine with that. Apr 29, 2021

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AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan checks in with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about his company’s pivot from TV to streaming, and what it’s like to be a smaller fish in the video pond.

Featuring: Josh Sapan (@JWSAPAN), CEO of AMC Networks

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Did the pandemic kill the Oscars? Apr 22, 2021

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The Oscars are supposed to be a celebration for Hollywood, but this year it feels like a collapse: The pandemic has altered the slate of movies up for awards - and, crucially, seems to have removed most of the TV audience for Sunday’s show. Slate’s Allegra Frank and Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson talk to Recode’s Peter Kafka about what all of this means for the movie business and for moviegoers. Then The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla explains why he’s spending a year praising 60 Songs That Explain the 90s on his podcast series, and what it’s like to write music criticism you’re supposed to hear instead of read.

Featuring: Allegra Frank (@LegsFrank) , Senior Editor at Slate

Alissa Wilkinson (@AlissaMarie) Film Critic at Vox

Rob Harvilla (@harvilla) Staff writer at The Ringer and host of 60s Songs That Explain The 90s

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Apple and Facebook's ambitious audio plans Apr 21, 2021

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Apple’s selling podcasts. Facebook wants to distribute podcasts - and take on Clubhouse, too. It’s been a busy couple days for big tech and audio, so Vox Media producer Zach Mack stopped by to talk to Recode’s Peter Kafka and sort through the news. What does all of this mean for creators? What about listeners? And what happens next?

Featuring: Zach Mack (@zachthemack), Senior Producer for the Vox Media Podcast Network

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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Substack’s next target: Local news Apr 15, 2021

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Substack is known for recruiting high profile writers to leave the big name publications and start their own newsletter businesses. Now it wants to recruit writers you haven’t heard of, and get them to cover local news. Cofounders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie talk to Recode’s Peter Kafka about their plans — as well as criticism and controversy their startup has kicked up in the last year.

Featuring: Chris Best (@cjgbest) Co-Founder of Substack

Hamish McKenzie (@hamishmckenzie) Co-Founder of Substack

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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How Hollywood and the NBA are betting on NFTs Apr 13, 2021

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NFT’s have been rising in popularity in recent months with franchises like the NBA partnering with Roham Gharegozlou’s Dapper Labs to create Top Shot, or UTA’s Brent Weinstein assisting entertainers to take advantage of it as well. Recode’s Peter Kafka speaks to both of them about their journey getting into NFT’s and blockchain, as well as The Verge’s Mitchell Clark who breaks down the industry as a whole.

Featuring: Roham Gharegozlou (@rohamg) , CEO of Dapper Labs

Mitchell Clark (@strawberrywell), reporter for The Verge

Brent Weinstein (@brentweinstein), Partner & Chief Innovator Officer for UTA

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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