EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 31 MIN
Episode 8: Mark Histed
from Personality Crisis · host John Cole, NYT Pitchbot and mistermix
Mark Histed is a neuroscientist by day, but in his personal capacity, he has a deep interest in how to re-build and sustain local media. Today’s audio-only podcast with Mark, DougJ (NYT Pitchbot) and mistermix focuses on Mark's interests that he pursues in his personal capacity, including the concept of media as a public good, how that media could be financed, why wealthy donors probably aren’t the answer, and what can’t be done by individual reporters on their own Substacks. Here’s Mark’s Linktree, with all of his links: https://linktr.ee/markhistedLinks to some of the sites/authors Mark discusses:Rebuild Local News: https://www.rebuildlocalnews.org/Micah Sifry’s Critique of the Substack model: https://theconnector.substack.com/p/the-bad-news-echo-chamber-of-proElizabeth Spiers: https://linktr.ee/elizabethspiersThe Democracy Policy Network: https://democracypolicy.network/
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Mark Histed is a neuroscientist by day, but in his personal capacity, he has a deep interest in how to re-build and sustain local media. Today’s audio-only podcast with Mark, DougJ (NYT Pitchbot) and mistermix focuses on Mark's interests that he pursues in his personal capacity, including the concept of media as a public good, how that media could be financed, why wealthy donors probably aren’t the answer, and what can’t be done by individual reporters on their own Substacks. Her...
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