The Onion is a comedy institution — and like everything else in media, it went on a pure nightmare hell ride in the 2010s. We could do an entire episode on the G/O Media calamity, but the short version is: A bunch of friends just managed to buy The Onion, and they're busy relaunching the website, going back to print, and, clearly, having a blast doing it. CE ... Show More
Apr 16
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
Today I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. Just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New Yorker about ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 9
The AI industry's existential race for profits
Today, let’s talk about the looming AI monetization cliff, and whether some of the biggest companies in space can become real, profitable businesses before they careen right off it. My guest today is Hayden Field, who’s our senior AI reporter here at The Verge. She’s been keeping ... Show More
38m 19s
Nov 2024
Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars.
<p>Many of Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks have something in common: a very close relationship with Fox News. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the revolving door from the conservative network to the White House. Plus, election conspiracy theories from Kamala Harris support ... Show More
50m 14s
Jun 2024
The Onion Knight Ft. Ben Collins
In April, The Onion was acquired by a new entity called Global Tetrahedron, revealed shortly thereafter to be a joint venture between billionaire Jeff Lawson and former NBC disinformation reporter Ben Collins, now its CEO. Ben joins Ed to talk about buying The Onion, keeping its ... Show More
49 m
Aug 2024
The Secret Succession Fight That Will Determine the Future of Fox News
<p>For years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once he’s gone.<br /><br />Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times, discusses how a secret change to that plan by Mr. Murdoch touche ... Show More
27m 12s
Feb 2025
When Traditional Advertising Is Dead
It’s no secret the media business, which has long relied on advertising revenue, is in crisis. It’s not a stretch to imagine that few if any of the major TV networks, newspapers and magazines - the old guard bedrocks of U.S. media - will survive into the next decade. BCG’s Neal Z ... Show More
33m 20s
<p>My guest today is Max Meyer, the proprietor of <em>Arena Magazine</em>, a new quarterly publication exploring technology, capitalism and civilization.</p> <p>Arena's aim? To "<em>make it okay to dream in public again."</em></p> <p>Max and I discuss why he launched a print maga ... Show More
