Happy Thanksgiving! While Kara and Scott take a break after a crazy week of news, enjoy this episode of Decoder, featuring Nilay Patel's interview with former President Obama on AI, free speech, regulation, and more.
Kara and Scott will return next week!
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Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Bid, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, and AI Doomsday Memo
Kara and Scott discuss Anthropic pushing back on the Pentagon's demands, and Trump's longest State of the Union ever. Then, Paramount wins the battle for Warner Bros. after Netflix drops out — Puck’s Bill Cohan joins with insights. Plus, Nvidia posts blockbuster earnings, and a v ... Show More
1h 10m
Feb 24
Tariff Turmoil, Trump's Netflix Threat, and SOTU Predictions
Kara and Scott unpack Trump’s tariff defeat at the hands of the Supreme Court, how he’s scrambling for workarounds, and whether billions in refunds will ever get paid out. Then, Trump pressures Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice or "pay the consequences." Plus, Democrats wei ... Show More
1h 4m
Feb 20
Andrew Arrest Fallout, Colbert Calls BS, Zuck Pushes Back
Kara and Scott discuss the arrest of former Prince Andrew as pressure mounts from the Epstein files, and Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in the social media addiction trials. Then, Stephen Colbert takes on Paramount and the FCC, Warner Bros. Discovery reopens merger talks with Paramo ... Show More
1h 9m
Nov 2023
Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet
This episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel originally ran in early November. Patel and former President Barack Obama discuss AI and the future of the internet. They talk about President Biden’s recent executive order on AI, the First Amendment, democracy, and if the government coul ... Show More
49m 14s
Dec 2017
Recode Decode: Kara Swisher visits Pod Save America (Live)
Recode's Kara Swisher talks with Crooked Media's Jon Lovett, Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer, appearing as a guest on a live taping of their podcast, Pod Save America, in Oakland, California. The group talks about the regulatory challenges facing tech companies today, ... Show More
19m 31s
Nov 2020
Barack Obama's “A Promised Land”: Inside a Sit-Down With the 44th President
On this week’s episode, we are lucky enough to share the conversation between President Obama and Jesmyn Ward, which is featured in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. They talk about his new memoir, the state of our country, and the process of writing truths about themselves. For t ... Show More
1h 4m
May 2024
Why AI Won’t Destroy Us with Microsoft’s Brad Smith
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39m 35s