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Recode Decode: The Swisher family Jan 06, 2020

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Kara Swisher convenes her brother, her sons, her mother and her fiancée to talk about their tech habits and how they get their news in a contentious election year. Topics include why her teenage sons Alex and Louie refuse to use TikTok; how technologies like AI are affecting her brother Jeff's work as an anesthesiologist; how having a baby finally forced fiancée Amanda Katz to use Amazon; and why her mother Lucretia Carney isn't giving up on Fox News. Plus: A brief cameo by the newest addition to the family, Amanda and Kara's baby Clara Swisher-Katz.

Featuring:

Lucretia Carney (@lucretianyc), Kara and Jeff's mother

Amanda Katz (@katzish), senior editor, CNN Investigates

Jeff Swisher (@JeffreySwisher), chairman of anesthesiology, California Pacific Medical Center

Louie Swisher and Alex Swisher, Kara's sons

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Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: Bruce Schneier Jan 03, 2020

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Security researcher Bruce Schneier talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his recent book, Click Here to Kill Everybody. He also explains why the internet of things is a “dumpster fire," what regulations need to be implemented to keep people safe, and why the European Union and a few US states may determine the future of tech regulation.

Featuring:

Bruce Schneier (@schneierblog), author, Click Here to Kill Everybody: Security and Survival in a Hyper-connected World

Host:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: (Bonus) How To Save the 2020 Election Jan 01, 2020

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If you like Recode Decode, we think you'll also like Function with Anil Dash. Here's a recent episode about stopping fake news ahead of the 2020 US elections.

Are social networks downplaying their complicity in the problem that is “fake news?” Anil talks to Fadi Quran of the people powered social advocacy group, Avaaz, about how tech is used to target groups of people and spread disinformation that affects our elections, relationships, and social justice movements. Together they discuss insidious nature of disinformation and misinformation, meet its victims, and go over solutions.

Listen closely for the steps that platforms can take right now to stem the tide of fake news and fake accounts.

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Best of Recode Decode: 2019 Dec 30, 2019

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Recode's Kara Swisher, her executive producer Erica Anderson, and her producer Eric Johnson discuss their favorite Recode Decode interviews from 2019 and look back at some of the year's big trends. Use the links below to go to the full versions of the interviews excerpted in this episode in Apple Podcasts; or, if you prefer a different podcast app, use the names/dates to find them in the Recode Decode feed:

Shoshana Zuboff (February 20)
Carole Cadwalladr (July 8)
Tristan Harris (May 6)
Ken Burns (October 18)
Kathy Griffin (March 13)
Barry Diller (February 18)
Anand Giridharadas (May 22)
Bill de Blasio (September 16)

Featuring:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

Erica Anderson (@ericaamerica), Recode Decode executive producer

Eric Johnson (@heyheyesj), Recode Decode producer

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Recode Decode: Liz Plank Dec 20, 2019

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Journalist Liz Plank talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her recent book, For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity.

Featuring:

Liz Plank (@feministabulous), author, For the Love of Men: A New Vision for Mindful Masculinity

Host:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: Dylan Collins Dec 18, 2019

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SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about how he got interested in children's digital privacy at a time when Silicon Valley didn't care, how his company works with tech firms to help them comply with privacy laws, and SuperAwesome's in-development video platform for kids, Rukkaz. Collins also talks about his previous gaming companies, which were acquired by Activision and Gamestop; how COPPA and GDPR-K work; and why TikTok and YouTube were fined by the FTC.

Read a full transcript of this interview here.

Featuring:

Dylan Collins (@MrDylanCollins), CEO, SuperAwesome (@GoSuperAwesome)

Host:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: Tom Steyer Dec 16, 2019

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2020 presidential candidate Tom Steyer talks with Recode's Teddy Schleiefer about income inequality and the need for a wealth tax in America, what separates him from fellow ultra-wealthy candidate Michael Bloomberg, and why we should expect the government to solve problems — not plutocrats who have pledged to give their money away. Steyer also discusses the importance of grassroots organizing on the left, how antitrust laws should be applied to tech giants like Amazon and Facebook, and why he's emphasizing climate change as the "number one priority" in 2020. Plus: How people have rationalized the intentional "cruelty" of the Republican Party.

Read a full transcript of this interview here.

Featuring:

Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer), 2020 presidential candidate, investor, and environmental activist

Hosts:

Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer), finance editor, Recode

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Recode Decode: Ben Mezrich Dec 13, 2019

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Writer Ben Mezrich talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his latest book Bitcoin Billionaires and his previous books, including The Accidental Billionaires, which was adapted into the movie The Social Network. Mezrich, who specializes in "true stories about young people doing crazy things," discusses the controversies around how he depicted Mark Zuckerberg in The Accidental Billionaires, how Zuck has changed over time, and how the story went from a “nobody will care” book proposal to a classic movie. He also talks about the respectability the Winklevoss twins brought to cryptocurrency and why Facebook is the exact wrong company to launch a cryptocurrency, even though they’re looking in the right direction. Plus: Will there be a sequel to The Social Network?

Featuring:

Ben Mezrich (@benmezrich), author, Bitcoin Billionaires

Hosts:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: Margaret O'Mara Dec 11, 2019

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Historian Margaret O'Mara talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her latest book, The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America. She explains how the government catalyzed the digital revolution starting in the 1960s, the reasons tech power coalesced in suburban California, and why tech history must be considered a part of political history — even though the industry has tried in recent decades to distance itself from government. O'Mara also talks about the origins of sexism in the tech industry and how women were not given the same opportunities to break in as men, and the threats to Silicon Valley's current culture, including government regulation, overly strict immigration laws, and the rise of China.

Read a full transcript of this interview here.

Featuring:

Margaret O'Mara (@MargaretOMara), author, The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America

Hosts:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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Recode Decode: Neal Katyal Dec 09, 2019

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Neal Katyal, a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book Impeach: The Case against Donald Trump. Katyal explains why he believes the “evidence will be too strong” against President Trump, ending his first term prematurely, and argues that if he were Trump's lawyer his advice would be to resign. He also talks about the inability of the DC establishment to comprehend Trump’s propensity for lying, and why social media will become less important during a presidential impeachment trial. Plus: How arguing cases in front of the Supreme Court became an ordinary part of Katyal's job, and how he advises tech companies in an era of looming tech regulation.

Read a full transcript of this interview here.

Featuring:

Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal), author, Impeach: The Case against Donald Trump

Hosts:

Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large

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