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
Nov 19
Kevin Reilly got to the top of the TV heap. Now he's in AI.
If you watched something on TV that you liked in the past few decades, there’s a good chance Kevin Reilly was involved: at various times he’s held top jobs at FX, Fox, NBC, Turner and HBO Max.
But that run ended in 2020, and now Reilly is running Kartel, an AI company that… well ... Show More
40m 10s
Nov 12
What the Disney–YouTube Battle Tells Us About the End of Cable
It’s not unusual for a big TV network and a big TV distributor to fight about money. But the Disney-YouTube fight is unusual -- at the bare minimum, because it has stretched out for so long. CNBC’s Alex Sherman lives and breathes this stuff, so I asked him to walk me through it, ... Show More
52m 39s
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
13m 16s
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
Sep 2024
Not an Internet Error: How 404 Media Aims to Shake Up Online Journalism
<p>Last summer, OTM host Micah Loewenger <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/rise-worker-owned-journalism-on-the-media">reported a piece</a> about the rise of worker-owned newsrooms: Hell Gate, a local New York publication, and Defector, a national outlet f ... Show More
20m 14s