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Oct 28

You Can't Escape AI. Here's How to Live With It.

AI is already doing much more than most of us realize. So what happens when it starts doing more of your work—and when it starts deciding what work you should hand over? I talk to Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, whose new book is Co-Existence, about the real AI update: why today ... Show More

40m 14s

Oct 21

Netflix in Turmoil + Derek Thompson on AI & The Antisocial Century

It feels like 2022 all over again: Netflix has hit a wall, and is scrambling to respond. That means layoffs, a purge of its top content people and… what else? Then Derek Thompson — one of the guys Barack Obama reportedly reads to keep on top of tech — gives me his blunt summary o ... Show More

53m 13s

Oct 14

How to Run a Political Campaign in the TikTok Era (And How Not To)

Most of us stopped watching traditional TV a long time ago. Political campaigns, meanwhile, still spend most of their ad money there.Rob Flaherty has been trying to change that from inside Democratic politics. He’s been the digital guy for Hilary Clinton, and then Joe Biden, and ... Show More

48m 50s

Apr 2023

What Rupert Murdoch and Succession’s Logan Roy Have in Common (and Don’t)

Today, after Kara and Nayeema discuss what the Dominion defamation lawsuit might mean for Rupert Murdoch and News Corp, we turn to a fictional media story of Logan Roy and HBO’s Succession. Our guests are Brian Cox, series creator Jesse Armstrong and director Mark Mylod. SPOILER ... Show More

1h 8m

Oct 2021

Rich Doesn't Equal Smart (with Jennifer Palmieri)

In the first episode of the Succession podcast, host Kara Swisher unpacks the season three premiere episode, “Secession,” which features a deliciously awkward phone call between Gerri and the president’s press secretary. Kara is joined by former White House Communications Directo ... Show More

35m 3s

Nov 2021

“Donor Pregnancy” (with Anthony Scaramucci)

Host Kara Swisher talks with political pundit Anthony Scaramucci for a conversation corresponding to season 3, episode 6, “What It Takes.” Using his brief-but-legendary stint as Trump’s White House Director of Communications he offers unique insight into the Roy family and its ro ... Show More

27m 41s

Nov 2021

ENCORE: The Murdochs | James Resigns, Succession Returns NEW EPISODE | 87

Rupert’s oldest son Lachlan may have won the Murdoch family succession battle when he became CEO of the Fox Corporation. But that’s not where the Murdoch drama ends. On this brand new episode, New York Times assistant editor Ed Lee joins Aricia and Brooke to unpack some big news ... Show More

38m 16s

Sep 2025

Rupert Murdoch presents: Succession

Murdoch has built a media empire that leads all the way to the White House. But nothing lasts forever. And at age 94, he finally has an official successor. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Denise Guerra, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, en ... Show More

26m 25s

May 2023

‘Succession’ Season 4 Wrap-Up, Plus an Interview With Mark Mylod

Joanna Robinson is joined by Van Lathan to share their closing thoughts on ‘Succession’ Season 4 and the HBO series as a whole. They discuss Kendall’s fall from grace this season, how the show’s ending compares to ‘Hamlet,’ and the trickle-down effect of the internal strife among ... Show More

1h 28m

Nov 2021

Succession: "Caucasian Rich Brain"

Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO's wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family. So, every Monday, we'll be discussing the previous night's episode with spoiler-filled glee. For Episode 3, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Matt Haber, Newsletter ... Show More

49m 32s

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