Kara and Scott discuss the Jann Wenner controversy, and the new management term "feedforward." And as the "summer of strikes" marches into the fall, they talk about the State of the Unions. Then, is Disney selling off ABC? And would that be the end of linear television? Our Friend of Pivot is Benyamin Cohen, the author of, "The Einstein Effect: How the World ... Show More
Yesterday
Military Testosterone Screenings, Diarrhea Parasite Politics, and Data Center Debates
Kara and Scott unpack the military’s new testosterone screening program, Trump’s election fraud obsession, and the growing food contamination outbreak. Then, they discuss OpenAI’s first AI device, IBM’s stock plunge, and New York’s new restrictions on data centers. Watch this epi ... Show More
57m 12s
Jul 14
Apple Sues OpenAI, States Move to Block Paramount Deal, and McConnell Conspiracy Theories
Kara and Scott discuss Lindsey Graham's legacy, the conspiracy theories around Mitch McConnell's new photo, and whether the Democrats can still pull off a victory in Maine. Then, Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, marking the company's latest setback. Plus, Kara s ... Show More
1h 11m
Jul 10
Netflix Chases YouTube, Meta's AI Photo Grab, and Disney Fights the FCC
Kara is joined by Puck’s Matt Belloni to unpack states’ upcoming antitrust challenge to the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Disney’s fight with the FCC over "The View," and Netflix’s growing YouTube ambitions. Then, they discuss Meta’s controversial AI image generator, t ... Show More
1h 9m
Jun 2019
Benjamin Boyce - Bret Weinstein's DarkHorse Podcast #2
<p>Bret Weinstein sits down with Evergreen graduate, Benjamin Boyce to discuss The Evergreen State College, Project Varitas, big tech influence, machine learning, AI, and the artificial shaping of cultural ideas. <br/><br/>Follow Benjamin on Twitter & YouTube: <br/>https://tw ... Show More
47m 25s
May 2023
Jonah Peretti, Nick Denton and Ben Smith on digital news’ past and future
It’s our first four-way pod, featuring BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti, Gawker founder Nick Denton, and Semafor founder (and former editor-in-chief of the recently shuttered BuzzFeed News) Ben Smith, who wrote a book about them both. Peter Kafka talks to all of them in conjunction ... Show More
36m 30s
Nov 2023
The Einsteins of Our Time
Did Elon Musk break Twitter? Or did Twitter break Elon Musk?
Ben Mezrich is the author of “Bringing Down The House,” “The Accidental Billionaires,” “Dumb Money,” and, most recently, “Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History.” Ricky Mulv ... Show More
25m 20s
Oct 2025
Fed Rate Decision, Disney vs YouTube WAR, Amazon Layoffs + AOC For President? | PBD Podcast | Ep. 675
Patrick Bet-David, Tom Ellsworth, and Brandon Aceto are joined by Bill Pulte as they break down the Fed’s rate decision, the escalating war between Disney and YouTube TV, Amazon’s sweeping layoffs, and rising speculation over whether AOC will run for president.------📕 REGISTER F ... Show More
2h 7m
Nov 2019
The Launch of Disney+, the War on Billionaires, and the 4-Day Work Week
Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss several topics from a busy news week, including the launch of Disney+ (what does it mean for Netflix?), the growing public animosity towards billionaires, and proposals to move to a 4-day work week.Some Recent Picks:Fl ... Show More
31m 18s
May 2017
“Product, Not the Producer”
<p>DeRay, Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe are together again to talk about the most important news of the past week. Then, Grammy-award winning artist and activist John Legend joins DeRay to talk about parenting, women’s reproductive rights, mass incarceration and using his c ... Show More
1h 29m
Dec 2019
Shopping Under the Influence (EP.117)
On this week's show we discuss some of the best charts of the decade from YCharts, the different types of Twitter accounts, when ETFs will surpass mutual funds, the new Bob Iger book, the best memes of 2019, how much does the Tooth Fairy get these days and much more.
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42m 18s