In lots of ways Guardian Media Group is facing the same problems as every other news publisher: A tricky ad environment, platform problems, looming AI threats.One big difference: The Guardian also has a $1.5 billion trust backing the non-profit - which seems way, way better than being owned by a run-of-the-mill billionaire who might want to meddle with the p ... Show More
Oct 1
Almost Everyone is Taking Money from OpenAI. Why is Ziff Davis suing them?
In the future, digital publishers could get run over by AI. In the present, they are deeply concerned about Google, and the prospect that the search giant is going to choke off their last reliable traffic stream.That may explain why lots of publishers are making deals with OpenAI ... Show More
34m 22s
Sep 24
The Future of Late Night TV, Jimmy Kimmel, and The First Amendment
When’s the last time you stayed up to watch a late night TV monologue? Months? Years? Decades? I’m not sure, either. But I stayed up Tuesday night to watch Jimmy Kimmel’s return. James Poniewozik, who covers TV for the New York Times, just caught up with it the next day on YouTub ... Show More
26m 53s
Sep 18
I tried Zuckerberg's $800 Ray-Bans. Are they the future? With Alex Heath
A year ago I got try a pair of $10,000 computer goggles from Meta. The tech was super-impressive, but you couldn’t buy them them. You still can’t. Now Mark Zuckerberg is trying a similar idea. But this time around the the tech is scaled-down, lighter and way cheaper: the new vers ... Show More
45 m
Aug 2024
Entertainment Dark Ages Coming? Nikki Haley Called It!! 08.15.24
In episode 1726, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by writer and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… Trump Desperate To Get The Attention Back On Himself Is Suing America, More Detail on Trump’s Plans to Ratf*ck the Upcoming Election, The Dec ... Show More
1h 3m
Dec 2023
Kenan Thompson | The Bigot Loser
GOP members made excuses for the former president after he channeled Adolf Hitler in a speech, Rudy Giuliani may not have the funds to cover the $148 million judgment against him, The Late Show dedicated a writer to cover only Taylor Swift news, and a Senate staffer was caught ha ... Show More
28m 4s
Feb 2024
Billy Joel | Double Jeopardy
Stephen Colbert urges Americans not to become numb to Donald Trump’s crimes, and offers a reminder that no other presidential candidate has ever had to pause his campaign to defend himself in multiple trials, for example, his election fraud case in Georgia where the district atto ... Show More
32m 18s
Jan 2023
Jesse Eisenberg | Bump, Set, Psych
Professional liar George Santos is following the example set by the former president, and the man some people think could be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 is hampered by his lack of personal charm. Jesse Eisenberg tells Stephen about the family conflict that plays o ... Show More
24m 49s