Michael Barbaro, the host of the New York Times podcast "The Daily," talks with Recode's Peter Kafka in front of a live audience at Joe's Pub in New York City. Barbaro explains how "The Daily" gets made and what it signifies as the once-omniscient and authoritative tone of the Times has softened, allowing journalists to talk about their reporting process and ... Show More
Jun 3
How Dhar Mann Turned After-School Specials Into A Billion-View Business
Dhar Mann’s videos look simple, because they are simple: Someone acts badly, someone learns a lesson, everyone gets a moral by the end. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy these, but it helps.The business behind them is complex. Mann has built a scripted-video studio that turns o ... Show More
37m 31s
May 27
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour Explains Why Boring Data Is a Great Media Business
I think of Dow Jones as The Wall Street Journal, because that’s the part I know — and the part I used to work near/around/inside. But Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour has built a much bigger business around the Journal: risk and compliance, energy data, Factiva, AI deals, and other stu ... Show More
46m 45s
Jul 2025
Audience Questions Rewind: Mulch Obliged
Every night before the show, our host takes a few questions from the audience. In this podcast-exclusive round up, Stephen talks candidly about his writing process, favorite NYC pizza, and tells the story of when he realized he had reached the perfect level of fame. This compilat ... Show More
11m 46s
Jul 2025
A Dark Moment for Journalism — and Devastation in Texas
<p>Last week, when Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, announced a $16 million settlement with President Trump over editing of a segment of “60 Minutes,” many of the network’s journalists were furious.</p><p>The deal also raised questions about the independence of CBS’s jo ... Show More
34m 15s
Aug 2016
#56 - Olympics Coverage & A French Ban On Naming Mass Killers - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
Olly Mann is joined by Jake Kanter (media editor, Business Insider) and radio exec Trevor Dann to discuss the lack of papers covering Rio 2016, the latest radio ratings and why the French press are refusing to name terrorists.Elsewhere in the podcast, the panel ponder why there’l ... Show More
35m 14s