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The Media Machine — 56 episodes

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Start Before You're Ready: Building Your Next Chapter in Media

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AI and the New Production Operating System

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The Chatbot is the New Browser: Piers Fawkes on AI's Next Interface

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Vincenza Pizzo on Why Trust Is the New Media Business Model

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The Creator Became the Network: Alec Shankman on the Future of Media

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The Business of Visibility: What Media Learned from MTV with Vinnie Potestivo

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The New Media Deal Market: Who Has Leverage Now?

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Episode Trailer: Rewriting the Economics of Storytelling with Michael Sugar

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Episode Trailer: The New Media Deal Market: Who Has Leverage Now?

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AI Is Moving Faster Than Ethics. Who Is Responsible?

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Rewriting the Economics of Storytelling with Michael Sugar

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Trust Your Spidey Sense: Producing Hits in the AI Era with Marta Ravin

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Episode Trailer: Trust Your Spidey Sense with Marta Ravin

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What AI Will Break in Media: Dermot McCormack on Power, Platforms, and the Future of Content (Part 2)

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Where Power Really Sits in Media: Dermot McCormack on Failure, Motivation, and the Creator Economy (Part 1)

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Why Our Food System Is Eating the Earth: Michael Grunwald on Climate, Land, and the Future of Food

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When Creativity Becomes Infrastructure: Tomas Uribe on How AI Is Reshaping Creative Work

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From Snap to AI Investing: How Max Rivera Builds Global Partnerships

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The Spatial Race: Why Most Companies Are Stuck in Pilot Purgatory

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The Creator Economy Is Winning: Jamie & Evan Shapiro on Greenlighting Yourself

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Jayanta Jenkins: Inside a Career Shaping the World's Most Influential Brands

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The TV Will Become Your Phone: Julian Zilberbrand on Smart Screens, Household Power, and Media's Next Infrastructure Shift

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Bad Bunny, Karol G & the Death of General Market: Karina Martinez on Culture as the New Media System

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How to Make Marketing More Than a Campaign: Niels Schuurmans on Building Durable Brands

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When Execution Isn't Enough Anymore: Tremaine Grant on Building with Care

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Every Media Shift Follows the Same Pattern: Jim Louderback Explains Why

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You Don't Need a New Identity, You Need a New Container

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Stop Waiting for Permission: Johanna Salazar on Creating Your Own Future

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From Billion-Dollar Brands to Fifth Quarter Revenue: Media's New Playbook

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From South Park to NASA+: The Creative Process Behind Big Ideas

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From Canva to TikTok: The Best Tech and Tools for Creators

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From TikTok to Career Pivots: Essential Advice for Creators and Innovators

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From Deepfakes to Trust: The Best of AI and New Tech

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From The Daily Show to Duolingo: The Best of Season 1

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Stuart Snyder on Building a Billion-Dollar Network: From Rick and Morty to WWE

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From FAST to AI, Sports, and the Streaming Shake-Up: Alan Wolk on the Future of TV

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AI vs. Truth: Luis Salazar on Deepfakes, Data, and the Legal Battle for Media Integrity

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From HBO to NASA+: How Rebecca Sirmons Built an Emmy-Winning Streaming Platform

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The Business of Being a Creator: A Master Class with Nicki Sun

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Dead Duo & Bold Moves: Rebeca Ricoy on Building a New Marketing Playbook at Duolingo

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Redefining Radio: Amanda Sapp on Community Power, Purpose, and the Mic

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From Verizon and 23andMe to LinkedIn: Kevin Flores on Designing Stories That Shape How We Live and Work

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Building a Music Empire: Leslie Arredondo on TikTok Strategy, Sync Deals, and Latin Music's Rise

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From MTV to Media CEO: Julie Kellman Reading on Reinvention, Commerce and Creative Freedom

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Scaling the Creator Empire: Sean Atkins on the Future of Digital Media

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Cathy Hackl on the Future of Media: AI, Intimacy, and the Rise of Immersive Worlds

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The Real Life Ted Lasso: Simon Leslie on Transforming Football Clubs and The Business of Football

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Navigating the Next: Peter Blacker on Innovation in Streaming

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Larry Jones: From President of TV Land to Reinventing TV & Rethinking Reality

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The Power of Positivity: Michael Tanzer on Autism, Advocacy, and Gaming Dreams

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Revolutionizing Classrooms: XR and AI with Alex Grady

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Evan Shapiro: The Rebel Cartographer Challenging Media Giants

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From BET to Amazon: Ken Gibbs Jr. on Winning the Digital Media Game

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He Brought You South Park and Jon Stewart. You're Welcome.

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Can We Trust the Machines? A Real Talk on AI with Soribel Feliz

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Trailer - The Media Machine Podcast with Johanna Salazar