All Episodes
Mixed Signals from Semafor Media — 110 episodes
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on LLMs, fighting the bots, and why it’s good that you can't get famous on Reddit
Alex Cooper on flipping "Call Her Daddy" into a media business and entering the creative agency space
David Droga on being “the last Don Draper,” AI’s impact on creativity, and why the boldest ads are the easiest sells
Eli Pariser on the end of the feed and how AI will change your morning routine
The “Popcast” hosts on interviewing Taylor Swift, killing the written review, and whether literacy is over
Bret Baier on golfing with Trump, his 2028 predictions, and making the case for civility
Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro’s journey from radio to podcasts — and what amateurs can learn from pros
Joe Weisenthal on the business of business media and why AI won’t replace podcasters
Flynn McGarry on growing up as a food prodigy and the waning power of restaurant reviews
Angel Studios is crowdsourcing a "values-based" alternative to Hollywood
Johnny Harris on building a journalism project that doesn't sell out
Maverick Carter on building the future of sports media
Patrick Radden Keefe on page-turning journalism, his own celebrity, and the humanity behind his work
Bluesky COO Rose Wang on building a better social network
Joanna Stern on quitting the Wall Street Journal and building a media business with AI
Michael Lynton on the infamous Sony hack and learning from his mistakes
The Twitch creators explaining the news to Gen Z
Introducing: The CEO Signal
Jeffrey Goldberg on "SignalGate," Trump's charm offensive, and why The Atlantic is winning
Hasan Piker on streaming all day, his relationship with Zohran Mamdani, and the lefty media machine
Introducing: Compound Interest from Semafor Business
Deborah Turness on bias, the BBC, and the future of public media
Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on turning foreign policy into a podcast
Rolling Stone scion on investing in ‘Track Star’ and the anti-algorithmic future of music media
Marketing pro Tariq Hassan on how McDonald’s embraced its Donald Trump drive-thru moment
Heated Rivalry & 'Big C' Canadian Content, with Bell's Sean Cohan
Freakonomics’ Stephen Dubner on why long-form podcasting isn't dead yet
Undersecretary Sarah Rogers on free speech, Europe’s tech crackdown, and the internet she misses
Justin Smith and Ben Smith on Semafor's next chapter
Ryan Lizza on Olivia Nuzzi, RFK Jr, and the Substack-ification of a scandal
Kevin O’Leary on playing the villain and turning attention into power
TikTok Stars on the Politicians Begging Them for Exposure
What actually mattered in 2025, with Janice Min and Emily Sundberg
Instagram's Adam Mosseri on algorithms, AI slop, and how to beat TikTok
Andy Richter on Late Night’s decline, “Dancing With the Stars,” and new media
David Remnick on 100 years of the New Yorker, Netflix stardom, and why Trump was late to meet him
Trump’s war on public media, with PBS CEO Paula Kerger
Can the Supreme Court keep its secrets? With Jodi Kantor of the New York Times
Derek Thompson on why everything is becoming television, and whether democracy can survive it
GQ Editor Will Welch on masculinity, celebrities, and staying cool as he ages
Ken Burns on the future of PBS, the new age of media, and why documentaries will outlast TikTok
The inside story of Sydney Sweeney's 'Great Jeans' — and why American Eagle ignored crisis comms
Governor JB Pritzker on Chicago, ICE, and the information war with Trump’s White House
Alison Roman on cookbooks, food influencers, and the surprising way AI is changing her recipes
Blackbird Spyplane’s Jonah Weiner on Substack, resisting selling out, and Obama’s pants legacy
Can MS survive without NBC? Inside CEO Mark Lazarus’ efforts to save cable’s great brands
Malcolm Gladwell’s theories on podcasting, America, and Joe Rogan
How AI is reshaping media, with Google’s VP of marketing, Josh Spanier
How to be elite in the age of populism, with the FT’s Roula Khalaf
How media drove America crazy, with Thomas Chatterton Williams
Don Lemon on Elon Musk, Chris Cuomo, and why YouTube is better than CNN
Mark Cuban on AI in politics, running for president (or not), and why he hates the media business
Pablo Torre on ESPN, investigating LeBron, and becoming the New York Times' first 'creator'
EEmily Maitlis on Epstein, Prince Andrew, and why American journalists can’t do interviews
Scott Galloway on money, marketing, and masculinity
Director Ari Aster on ‘the movie that Twitter wrote’
Why YouTube’s favorite doctor won’t stop talking about politics
The secret to Zohran Mamdani’s winning media strategy is simpler than you think
Steve Inskeep on NPR cuts, Iran, and radio’s place in the podcast era
Is journalism bad for The New York Times’ business? with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien
Professional optimist Cleo Abram on tech’s bright future
The Great Rebundling — With Peter Kafka and Brian Morrissey
Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons on how food ate media
Adam Friedland on comedy, TV, and whether he’s the Joe Rogan of the left
EChristiane Amanpour and Jamie Rubin on explaining the world — and podcasting with your ex
'Substack isn’t cool,' gatekeepers are, and other strong opinions from tastemaker Chris Black
Clay Travis on mixing sports and politics, his ‘pudding strike,’ and the billion-dollar bet on sports gambling
Jen Psaki on her journey from politics to cable, what the Trump White House is doing right — and whether there was a Biden cover-up
Ezra Klein on Trump, Sanity, and Podcasting
Zeitgeist Genius Tina Brown on Meghan Markle, Vanity Fair and Whether We Still Need Editors
Can YouTube Debates Bring America Back Together? with Jubilee’s Jason Y. Lee
Piers Morgan On Going Independent, Meghan Markle, and Why He Likes Pouring Gasoline On the Fire
Nick Denton’s Surprising Return, Courtesy of Elon Musk, Denmark, and Chinese Cars
Secrets of YouTube with CEO Neal Mohan
Does Mass Culture Still Matter? And How Snoop Dogg Mastered Commerce, with Frank Cooper
Inside the Independent Creator World, with Substack’s Hamish McKenzie – and Nayeema Raza
New York Times Editor Joe Kahn, Podcaster Megyn Kelly and More on the Collapse of Trust
Why Netflix Is “Obsessed” With Winning an Oscar, with Puck’s Matt Belloni
How Fox Is Embracing the Creator Economy, with Red Seat’s Chris Balfe
Inside the Making of a Super Bowl Ad
How to Make Money in Media, with Kara Swisher
How the Creator Economy Has Transformed Advertising
Davos, the Inauguration, and Media’s Place in the New Global Order, with Ian Bremmer
How Technology Will Shape Media in 2025, with Jessica Lessin
How Dating Apps Survive in the Age of Digital Exhaustion, with Tinder’s Melissa Hobley
Ozy Founder Gets Prison Time: What Digital Media’s Most Notorious Scandal Says About the Business
How YouTube Became TV – with Colin and Samir
Elon Musk Is Today’s Ted Turner, and Legacy Media Is “Scared”
Post-Election: Escapism, Resistance, and Cheeseburgers
Election 2024: What You’re NOT Seeing
Is Fox News Winning the Election? Inside the Network with Nate Fredman
Media Bias from the Middle East to Manhattan, with James Bennet
How AI Cures Writer’s Block
Can Centrism Go Viral? With The Bulwark’s Tim Miller
A Safe Space for CEOs (and Politicians?) with All-In’s Jason Calacanis
It’s a Man Eat Dog World, with Food Critic Pete Wells
The Sports Boom — Football, Pickleball, Tennis and, um, Cricket
Can Kamala Keep It Up? With Tommy Vietor
Hacks, Olympics, and “Boomscrolling”
COVID Special: What the Media Got Wrong, and Right, with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Can Kamala Hold On? With Veep EP Frank Rich
Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Is Sex Political? And Will Biden — and Kamala — Survive the Vibe Shift?
Did The Media Cover Up Biden’s Condition? And 13.5 Other Conspiracy Theories
When Biden Lost It & Nate Silver's Bet
TikTok Ban, Journalists Have Ethics?!, and the Gods of Cannes
Hunter Biden Conspiracies, Coverage of Gaza and Sudan & Got Raw Milk?
Brits vs Biden, Linklater on Sexless Cinema & the Song of Summer
Media Circus of the Century, BuzzFeed Buzz & Sleeping with Your Phone
Introducing: Mixed Signals from Semafor Media