How to build your own media company - without VCs or billionaires

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Inside Podcasting’s Fight Over Netflix, YouTube, and Creator Control

Chris Balfe is the CEO of Red Seat Ventures, the company behind some of the biggest names in podcasting, including Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Bill O’Reilly, and, more recently, Kill Tony. Since we last spoke, Red Seat has been acquired by Fox, making it one of the company’s big ...  Show more

"We’re in a Race Against Time," Joe Kahn on Running the New York Times in the Age of AI Slop

Joe Kahn runs the New York Times newsroom, which means he runs the most powerful news operation in the world. He joins me to talk about what that power is for — and why he thinks the Times’ next big transformation is video, and why the paper is in “a race against time” to compete ...  Show more

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