Mar 5
Friction Matters: Resistance Is a Feature, Not a Bug
Friction gets an bad rap, according Jennifer Vail. As a tribologist, she studies interacting surfaces in relative motion, and she’s worked on everything from aerospace materials to syringes to dog food. Her new book, Friction: A Biography, explores the science of rubbing surfaces ... Show More
53m 53s
Mar 2
Gavin Newsom on His Memoir, Trump, and Plans for 2028
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the current front runner on the list of Democrats eyeing a 2028 White House run. While he hasn’t made his presidential ambitions official, he has a new memoir out, called “Young Man in A Hurry.” And his book tour conveniently has him passing throug ... Show More
1h 13m
Feb 2023
A Trip to TikTok + ChatGPT’s Origin Story + Kevin Systrom’s Comeback
<p>TikTok is opening up a “Transparency and Accountability Center” to try to win over skeptics. Is the company’s strategy working? Then, the origin story of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and how the company kicked off an A.I. arms race.</p><p>Plus: A co-founder of Instagram, Kevin Systrom, ho ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2023
Kevin Rose On Staying Healthy With Entrepreneurship, Zen Buddhism, And Being Vulnerable
<p>Ryan speaks with Kevin Rose about the pros and cons of his entrepreneurial drive, the calming effects of reducing the amount of stuff that you have, the overlap between Zen Buddhism and Stoicism, the dangers of social media, why being vulnerable is the hardest thing to do, and ... Show More
1h 24m
May 2019
Recode Decode: Facebook’s former security boss Alex Stamos and Twitter co-founder Ev Williams (Live)
Alex Stamos, the former Chief Security Officer at Facebook, and Ev Williams, the co-founder of Twitter and CEO of Medium, talk with Recode's Kara Swisher in these live interviews from the 2019 Collision conference in Toronto, Canada.
In the Stamos interview: Is Facebook misunders ... Show More
47m 51s
Nov 2023
Government Shutdown Averted, A Surge in Hate Speech, and Guest Adrian Aoun
Kara and Scott discuss Nikki Haley's social media stance, Truth Social's waning prospects, and the revelation that Google sends a third of Safari ad revenue to Apple. And don’t worry, they also talk about the Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez photoshoot. You’re welcome/we’re sorry. T ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2024
Tick Tock for TikTok? + Funders & Founders w/ Matt Turck & Florian Douetteau CEO of Dataiku | Okay, Computer.
CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa is BACK with Dan Nathan to discuss what has the Valley buzzing. TikTok might be forced to part ways with ByteDance, what does this mean for Teemu and Shein (2:00), Perplexity Set To Double Valuation to $1 Billion (10:30), will investors “sell the news” after N ... Show More
50m 27s
Sep 2023
Code Drama, WGA Revisited, and The Taylor Swift Effect
After a headline-making Code Conference, Kara discusses her interview with Yoel Roth, the former head of trust and safety at Twitter, and also talks about X CEO Linda Yaccarino's interview with CNBC Correspondent Julia Boorstin. Then, Scott addresses his critics and explains what ... Show More
56m 58s
Apr 2020
Recode Decode: Sarah Frier
Bloomberg technology reporter Sarah Frier talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram. Frier discusses how co-founders Mike Systrom and Danny Krieger met, why they sold Instagram to Facebook and not Twitter, and why Systrom and Kr ... Show More
54m 5s
After a quick rundown of Kara’s Twitter feud with SVB-enthusiast David Sacks, we turn to an interview with a former Silicon Valley Bank customer: Kevin Systrom. When you found one of the most successful social media apps at 27, it’s tough to figure out where to go with Act Two. But after leaving Facebook (now Meta) in 2018, Systrom is back with an AI-powered ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/kevinweil">Kevin Weil</a> is President of Product and Business @ <a href= "https://www.planet.com/">Planet</a> and Operator in Residence @ <a href="https://www.scribble.vc/">Scribble Ventures</a>. In the past, Kevin has ... Show More
