Best Semafor Podcasts (2024)

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COVID Special: What the Media Got Wrong, and Right, with Dr. Anthony Fauci 49:19

10h ago49:19

49:19

COVID-19 feels like ancient history, but its effects linger — including what the pandemic did to citizens’ trust in media. Ben and Nayeema discuss the distrust that came out of the coronavirus pandemic and dig into the role that the media played. They talk to the man who became the center of media scrutiny during the peak of the crisis: Dr. Anthony…

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On potential FBI lies about Trump shooter’s motives, GOP called ‘weird’, and more - with Matt Taibbi 1:07:05

2h ago1:07:05

1:07:05

The FBI is accused of misleading Americans about the Trump shooter’s motives, and Democrats go all-in on calling Republicans “weird.” Journalist Matt Taibbi joins me to discuss these developments, plus his years in Russia, his work on the Twitter Files, and the left’s abandonment of civil libertarianism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…

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The Veep TV Auditions, Olympics Takes, an (Almost) NBA Rights Deal, and Remembering Evan Wright 48:27

2h ago48:27

48:27

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show by discussing the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which included celebrities on the sideline, AI Al Michaels, and Dwyane Wade and Noah Eagle’s commentary (0:40). Then they discuss the running auditions for Kamala Harris’s running mate (12:29). Later, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the …

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How AI will impact publishing 45:24

1d ago45:24

45:24

This week, we are wrapping up a series on The Rebooting Show that examines the role of product at a time of distribution and monetization shifts. The twin themes that emerged are that publishers are increasingly focused on direct relationships with audiences and are in a back-to-basics mode of focusing product resources on critical business objecti…

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Can Kamala Hold On? With Veep EP Frank Rich 1:04:42

7d ago1:04:42

1:04:42

In the flurry of the brat phenomenon, Nayeema and Ben debate whether Kamala Harris can surf memes all the way to election day and how “childless cat lady” is only expanding the K-hive. They bring on Frank Rich, the executive producer of the hit shows Veep and Succession, to get his notes on an election month that’s stranger than fiction, and ask wh…

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The Kamala Harris Campaign, Fraught Political Relationships, and the Last Days of the Biden 2024 Beat With Axios’s Alex Thompson 50:42

4h ago50:42

50:42

On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes Alex Thompson, a national political correspondent for Axios. They kick off the show by discussing coverage of the last two weeks, which included President Joe Biden dropping out of the race (1:14). Then he gets into the current relationship between Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (16:24), the relationship…

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Rachel Ferguson on the Racist Roots of the Managerial Machine 1:02:58

10m ago1:02:58

1:02:58

It's become fashionable on the right to talk about using the administrative state to help the forgotten men and women of America. But that managerial machine is has a dark history. Rachel Ferguson, the Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago, joins me to explain how progressive policies built on eugenics devastated mi…

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The Biden-Harris Switch, Three Weeks of Political Scoops, and Farewell to Skip Bayless and Pete Wells 1:11:22

9d ago1:11:22

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David react to the news that President Joe Biden will drop out of the 2024 presidential race and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. They discuss the following: How cable news moved slowly with its coverage and reactions (5:00) Reporters who could have taken a bow after the news broke (7:55) How Harris will …

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Biden Drops Out ... Now What? 19:23

10d ago19:23

19:23

Biden's announcement that he will not be the Democratic nominee confirmed what I've been saying for over a year (even when they called me a conspiracy theorist). It also confirmed that we're not really running against a candidate. We're running against a managerial machine. It doesn't matter if the Democrats put up Kamala Harris or someone else. 20…

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Post-platform product development 31:19

1d ago31:19

31:19

At the Media Product Forum earlier this month, I spoke with Gannett head of product Renn Turiano, Hearst Newspapers chief commercial officer Bridget Williams and Millie Tran, chief digital content officer at the Council on Foreign Relations. The conversation revolved around the shifting product priorities at publishers at a time when the weight of …

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Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth 55:12

8d ago55:12

55:12

Ben and Nayeema discuss reactions to the attempted assassination of former President Trump – from a cautious media, an internet in overdrive and a Republican National Convention that proved surprisingly welcoming. Then, they turn to the undercurrent of the RNC: the campaign for the hearts of American men, via the UFC, Hulk Hogan, and broader “manos…

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A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop 26:37

17d ago26:37

26:37

On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes The Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop, who joins the show from Milwaukee, where he's covering the Republican National Convention. He kicks off the show by discussing how the Republicans are ecstatic right now at the convention (1:40). Then they discuss Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s speech…

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RNC Update + Carl Trueman on Faith, Freedom, and the Sexual Revolution 1:11:27

2h ago1:11:27

1:11:27

First, I reflect on my time at the Republican National Convention and how we can move forward as a party and a country after the tragic attempt on Donald Trump’s life. Then, pastor, author, and theologian Carl Trueman joins me to discuss the tension between freedom and duty, the decline of organized religion, and the fallout of the sexual revolutio…

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How Dotdash Meredith and The Daily Beast approach product 28:30

16d ago28:30

28:30

At last week’s Media Product Forum, which The Rebooting held in collaboration with WordPress VIP, I had a discussion with Dotdash Meredith chief product officer Adam McClean and The Daily Beast svp of product Samantha Winkelman about their respective product strategies. While both owned by IAC, the publishers are at vastly different sizes, with The…

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Bloomberg Media’s audience-focused approach to product 30:58

4h ago30:58

30:58

In a session recorded at The Media Product Forum in NYC, Bloomberg Media global head of product Marissa Zanetti-Crume shares how the media organization takes an audience-focused approach to building products. Marissa highlights the importance of understanding user behavior, particularly the shift towards personalized, relevant content delivered eff…

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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Covered 32:55

16d ago32:55

32:55

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David react to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. They discuss the following, regarding the coverage: Reactions to hearing the news (0:36) The photographers and the amazing photos they captured (4:30) Interviews that took place immediately after the shooting (10:40) Social media conspirac…

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Is Sex Political? And Will Biden — and Kamala — Survive the Vibe Shift? 1:01:54

10d ago1:01:54

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After a brief assessment of President Biden’s strategy to shut down his critics, Ben and Nayeema move on to the larger culture and gender wars that will define the 2024 election, regardless of who ends up on the Democratic ticket. They look at recent upheavals of a media-fueled myth that women can “have it all” and dig into how trends of trad wives…

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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon 52:25

24d ago52:25

52:25

Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes back Astead Herndon of The New York Times and host of ‘The Run-up Podcast.’ He comes on to discuss the following about President Joe Biden: Astead’s reporting in 2020 and how Biden’s age was a topic of conversation (1:04) Whether or not he ran his first campaign with the intentions of being a one-term presiden…

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The God metric for audience value 32:23

2d ago32:23

32:23

In a discussion held in Cannes, I sat down with Jason White, chief product and technology officer at The Arena Group, and Johanna Bergqvist, general manager of the managers at The Rebooting partner EX.CO. A part of the conversation that resonated was how White has zeroed in on revenue per session as what he calls the “God metric” that prioritizes s…

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Lyman Stone on Demographic Decline 1:07:40

3d ago1:07:40

1:07:40

Should the government be paying people to have babies? Or are there other ways to reverse our demographic decline? Demographer Lyman Stone joins me to discuss the causes and implications of America’s falling birthrate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Vivek Ramaswamy

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COVID Special: What the Media Got Wrong, and Right, with Dr. Anthony Fauci 49:19

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On potential FBI lies about Trump shooter’s motives, GOP called ‘weird’, and more - with Matt Taibbi 1:07:05

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The Veep TV Auditions, Olympics Takes, an (Almost) NBA Rights Deal, and Remembering Evan Wright 48:27

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How AI will impact publishing 45:24

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Can Kamala Hold On? With Veep EP Frank Rich 1:04:42

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The Kamala Harris Campaign, Fraught Political Relationships, and the Last Days of the Biden 2024 Beat With Axios’s Alex Thompson 50:42

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Rachel Ferguson on the Racist Roots of the Managerial Machine 1:02:58

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The Biden-Harris Switch, Three Weeks of Political Scoops, and Farewell to Skip Bayless and Pete Wells 1:11:22

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Biden Drops Out ... Now What? 19:23

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Post-platform product development 31:19

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Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth 55:12

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A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop 26:37

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RNC Update + Carl Trueman on Faith, Freedom, and the Sexual Revolution 1:11:27

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How Dotdash Meredith and The Daily Beast approach product 28:30

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Bloomberg Media’s audience-focused approach to product 30:58

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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Covered 32:55

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Is Sex Political? And Will Biden — and Kamala — Survive the Vibe Shift? 1:01:54

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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon 52:25

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The God metric for audience value 32:23

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Lyman Stone on Demographic Decline 1:07:40

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