Best Eric Barone Podcasts (2024)

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Why Tubi CEO Anjali Sud thinks free TV can win again 1:07:21

4h ago1:07:21

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Tubi is a free and very rapidly growing streaming TV platform — according to Nielsen, it had an average of a million viewers watching every minute in May 2024, beating out Disney Plus, Max, Peacock, and basically everything else, save Netflix and YouTube. All those streaming service price hikes are driving people to free options, and Tubi is right …

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Sabrina Carpenter, Hit Man and the Queenie adaptation 1:09:20

1h ago1:09:20

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Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter’s relationship is top of our hit-list today hunnies, since the singer released a music video all about an embarrassing boyfriend with a cameo from none other than… her 'embarrassing' boyfriend, Barry. Is he a secret scumbag, or is this all a PR ploy? Next, we revisit Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver’s podcast, Miss …

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Remix: How private equity took over everything 39:07

2d ago39:07

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Private equity is a simple concept — a PE firm uses some combination of money and debt to buy a company, then makes a profit — but the reality of what happens to the companies that get acquired is anything but. It's everywhere, and it's not going away. In this summer remix, we're talking with Brendan Ballou, author of Plunder: Private Equity’s Plan…

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AI will make money sooner than you think, says Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez 1:10:21

4m ago1:10:21

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Cohere is one of the buzziest AI startups around right now. It's not making consumer products; it's focused on the enterprise market and making AI products for big companies. And there's a huge tension there: up until recently, computers have been deterministic. If you give computers a certain input, you usually know exactly what output you’re goin…

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The Lost Art of Civil Discourse with Clea Conner CEO of Open to Debate 45:51

6h ago45:51

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Any institution that aspires to get at the truth needs a process for testing what it believes to be true. Central to the judicial system, for example, are lawyers challenging their opponents’ arguments. In science, claims must be peer-reviewed, and experiments have to be replicated. But in politics and culture, any kind of rule-based, civil testing…

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#494 | Virginia Barone | Shooting Sports & Upcoming 2-Gun Match Supporting The Protectors Foundation 15:56

18h ago15:56

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Virginia Barone, IDPA match director & co-founder of Trailblazer Firearms Instruction, joined the show to discuss the upcoming two-gun event aimed at bolstering the Protectors Foundation, a vital nonprofit committed to providing essential training and equipment to underfunded police departments. This episode shines a spotlight on Virginia's dedicat…

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Why the video game industry is such a mess 37:51

1d ago37:51

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The art of video game design is flourishing, but it feels like a really grim time to be in the business of making and distributing games. Huge global publishers and tiny indie studios alike are facing huge financial pressures, and it doesn’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. So where did this enormous pressure come from, if consumer interest is h…

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Ozempic, ‘nepo baby’ North West and Netflix’s Eric 1:04:58

1d ago1:04:58

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Ethical non-monogamy, platonic friendships and TikTok dating coaches: we get into all manner of divisive topics this week, huns, before a big old debate on North West, who has recently reignited the nepo-baby conversation with her controversial performance as Simba in the Lion King. Should adults be critiquing a child on the internet? And how does …

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan wants AI clones in meetings 1:01:22

4d ago1:01:22

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Today, I’m talking with Zoom CEO Eric Yuan — and let me tell you, this conversation is nothing like what I expected. It turns out Eric wants Zoom to be much, much more than just a videoconferencing platform. Zoom wants to take on Microsoft and Google and now has a big investment in AI – and Eric’s visions for what that AI will do are pretty wild. S…

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Google Zero is here. Now what? 27:57

8d ago27:57

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For nearly 20 years now, the web has been Google’s platform; we’ve all just lived on it. I think of Decoder as a show for people trying to build things, and a lot of people have built their things on that platform. For a lot of small businesses and content creators, that’s suddenly not stable anymore. The number one question I have for anyone build…

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The Bennifer drama, AI gone wrong and Ryan Gosling’s rom-com 42:28

9d ago42:28

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Jennifer Lopez’s latest film has arrived on Netflix and, phew, do we have thoughts! From its botched messaging around AI, to J.Lo’s absurd (if admirable) commitment to her role as a serious scientist, we review Atlas in all its ridiculousness before debriefing on the latest Bennifer drama. Are the reports suggesting that Jen and Ben are separating …

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#493 | Bret Vorhees | CEO of Taurus USA | Evolution of Taurus Firearms 45:23

16d ago45:23

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Bret Vorhees, CEO of Taurus, joined the show to talk all things Taurus from the Judge line to Taurus Optics Ready Option revolvers to 10mm and beyond. Bret also walks us through the features of Taurus's new bolt action rifle. Support the Show. Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccoloBy Dr. Jason Piccolo

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How the FBI built its own smartphone company to hack the criminal underworld 42:03

15d ago42:03

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Today, I’m talking with Joseph Cox, one of the best cybersecurity reporters around and a co-founder of the new media site 404 Media. Joseph has a new book coming out in June called Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever, and I can’t recommend it enough. It’s basically a caper, but with the FBI running a phone netwo…

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Sophie Turner, ‘sluts’ and the sexiest film of 2024 1:07:44

24d ago1:07:44

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Sophie Turner has given a tell-all interview to Vogue all about her explosive divorce from Joe Jonas, her experience of mum-shaming, her mental health, and becoming friends with Taylor Swift. We have MANY thoughts (and a few hot takes), which prompted a look at how so much mum-shaming online in the UK is linked to classism and slut-shaming. Plus, E…

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The Logic Behind Illogical Ideologies: Pepperdine University's Jason Blakely 31:49

17d ago31:49

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The political landscape in the US has fragmented into a handful of beliefs, the adherents to which have less and less in common, other than a profound inability to comprehend others’ beliefs. This, unfortunately, is not news. In a fascinating new book, today’s guest attempts to pierce the incomprehensibility cloak. The guest is Jason Blakely, an as…

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Google's Sundar Pichai on AI-powered search and the future of the web 44:40

18d ago44:40

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Today, I’m talking to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who joined the show the day after the big Google I/O developer conference. Google’s focus during the conference was on how it’s building AI into virtually all of its products. If you’re a Decoder listener, you’ve heard me talk about this idea a lot over the past year: I call it “Google Zero,” and I’ve…

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TikTok's big bet to fight the ban bill 46:35

22d ago46:35

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Last week, TikTok filed a lawsuit against the US government claiming the divest-or-ban law is unconstitutional — a case it needs to win in order to keep operating under Bytedance’s ownership. There’s a lot of back and forth between the facts and the law here: Some of the legal claims are complex and sit in tension with a long history of prior attem…

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Piers Morgan’s Baby Reindeer interview, Kate Moss and celebrating singledom 47:27

23d ago47:27

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Fiona Harvey, the woman unearthed as 'the real-life Martha' by internet sleuths following the wild success of Baby Reindeer, gave a highly controversial interview to Piers Morgan on his YouTube channel last week, so of course we had to debrief. Was she lying? Was Piers wrong to interview her? What are the ethics of all this? Plus, since we love an …

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Why Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is confident we'll all adapt to AI 1:00:45

25d ago1:00:45

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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen has been at the top of my list of people I’ve wanted to talk to for the show since we first launched — he’s led Adobe for nearly 17 years now, but he doesn’t do too many wide-ranging interviews. I’ve always thought Adobe was an underappreciated company — its tools sit at the center of nearly every major creative workflow …

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Why the tech industry can’t crack the smart home 40:45

29d ago40:45

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Today, we’re going to talk about the smart home — one of the oldest, most important, and most challenging dreams in the history of the tech industry. The idea of your house responding to you and your family, and generally being as automated and as smart as your phone or your laptop, has inspired generations of technologists. But after decades of pr…

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The Idea Of You, Dua Lipa and Pandora Sykes’ podcast 1:19:51

1M ago1:19:51

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Dua Lipa’s third album came out last week, huns, and we had such high hopes. So why has Radical Optimism fallen a little flat for us? This got us discussing the general ‘mood’ around the superstar: is she reaching her potential? And how authentic is her media empire, Service95, At Your Service podcast and her new production company Radical22? Plus,…

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Destroying The Internet In Order To Save It: Project Liberty's Frank McCourt 31:07

1M ago31:07

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The guests who come on In Reality come prepared to talk about big issues. Truth, polarization, the information ecosystem: these are not exactly niche issues. Today’s guest though, may have the biggest embrace of anyone I’ve had on the show... You may know Frank McCourt as the billionaire real estate magnate and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers base…

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Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath on life after Volvo and weathering the EV slowdown 1:04:10

1M ago1:04:10

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Today, I’m talking with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, whom I first interviewed on the show back in 2021. Those were heady days — especially for upstart EV companies like Polestar, which all seemed poised to capture what felt like infinite demand for electric cars. Now, in 2024, the market looks a lot different, and so does Polestar, which is no lo…

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Understanding the chaos at Tesla 39:51

1M ago39:51

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Today, Verge transportation editor Andy Hawkins and I are going to try and figure out Tesla. I said try — I did not say succeed. But we’re going to try. That’s because Tesla has been on a real rollercoaster these past two weeks, in terms of its stock price, its basic financials, and well, its vibes. If you’ve been following the company, you know th…

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Billie Eilish’s erotic advice, Zendaya and Bridget Jones 4 1:08:00

1M ago1:08:00

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Bridge will soon be back on our screens with a new love interest we are VERY excited to see: young Leo Woodall. Do we like this 28 year age gap for our fave clumsy hun? We discuss! Plus, why everyone is talking about the steamy new psychosexual film Challengers, and why its star Zendaya is becoming one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. Also…

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#492 | REWIND | B.C. Sanders first appearance on The Protectors® Podcast 34:25

1M ago34:25

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Rewind episode with the first appearance of BC Sanders. Original Episode #191 | B.C Sanders | Skillset Writer | Gang Expert Support the Show. Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccoloBy Dr. Jason Piccolo

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Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius explains why EVs are still the future — but Apple's next-gen CarPlay isn't 1:08:24

1M ago1:08:24

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A lot has changed since the last time Ola was on Decoder. Back then, he said Mercedes would have an all-EV lineup by 2030 — a promise a whole lot of car companies, including Mercedes, have now had to soften or walk back. But he doesn't see that as a setback at all, and he and Mercedes are both still committed to phasing out gas in the long run. We …

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Why the TikTok ban won't solve the US's online privacy problems 47:30

1M ago47:30

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Today, we’re talking about the brand-new TikTok ban — and how years of Congressional inaction on a federal privacy law helped lead us to this moment of apparent national panic about algorithmic social media. This is a thorny discussion, and to help break it all down, I invited Verge senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner on the show. Lauren has been …

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Baby Reindeer, Nicola Peltz Beckham’s mortifying movie and The Tortured Poets Department 1:16:23

2M ago1:16:23

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Baby Reindeer is of course our main talking point this week, huns, as we debate the deeply ironic investigation undertaken by internet sleuths trying to uncover Martha and Darrien’s real identities. Sure, to uncover the ‘truth’ behind the chilling story of stalking is tempting, but is it fair to speculate when Richard Gadd has asked us not to? Elli…

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How Newsrooms Decide What's True: Former Editor of the Washington Post Martin Baron 49:11

2M ago49:11

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To figure out what’s true and what’s not in today’s chaotic, fragmented, contradictory information environment, all of us news consumers have to think like journalists: is that story I’m seeing backed by evidence, is the headline fair, is the coverage biased? Well, we could do worse than to think like the journalist who is today’s guest. Until his …

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Discord CEO Jason Citron makes the case for a smaller, more private internet 58:33

2M ago58:33

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Today, I’m talking to Jason Citron, the co-founder and CEO of Discord, the gaming-focused voice and chat app. You might think Discord is just something Slack for gamers, but over time, it has become much more important than that. For a growing mix of mostly young, very online users steeped in gaming culture, fandom, and other niche communities, Dis…

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#491 | Michael Hearns | The Metamorphosis of a Miami Officer to Master Storyteller 27:46

2M ago27:46

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Ever sweated through a shirt just stepping out to grab the mail? Imagine chasing down perps in Florida's notorious humidity. Michael Hearns doesn't have to imagine; he's lived it. A former law enforcement officer turned author, Michael paints a vivid picture of his days before breathable fabrics were a thing and how his real-life escapades in Miami…

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Disney just fought off a shareholder revolt — but the clock’s still ticking 42:57

2M ago42:57

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Today, we're talking about Disney, the massive activist investor revolt it just fought off, and what happens next in the world of streaming. Because what happens to Disney really tells us a lot about what's happening in the entire world of entertainment. Earlier this month, Disney survived an attempted board takeover from businessman Nelson Peltz. …

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Amy Winehouse, celeb booking and Prince Andrew’s teddies in Scoop 1:05:35

2M ago1:05:35

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The new Amy Winehouse biopic is finally out, but Back to Black has bitterly divided critics and fans. Some are disgusted by the ‘sanitisation’ of key figures such as her dad Mitch Winehouse and former husband Blake Fielder-Civil, while others are delighted to see a film that doesn’t revel in the sordid details of her drug addiction. We get into the…

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#490 | Eric Tung | Navigating Promotion and Growth in Public Service Careers - JOINT EP with Blue Grit Radio 52:00

2M ago52:00

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Step into the world of leadership in public service and law enforcement as we unravel the journey up the ranks in this joint episode with Blue Grit Radio Support the Show. Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccoloBy Dr. Jason Piccolo

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Dropbox CEO Drew Houston wants you to embrace AI and remote work 1:04:56

2M ago1:04:56

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At the absolute most basic, Dropbox is cloud storage for your stuff — but that puts it at the nexus of a huge number of today’s biggest challenges in tech. As the company that helps you organize your stuff in the cloud itself goes all remote, how do we even deal with the concept of “your stuff?” Today I’m talking with Dropbox CEO Drew Houston about…

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The rise and fall of Vice Media 43:03

2M ago43:03

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Today we’re talking about Vice, the media company: Where it came from, what it did, and, ultimately, why it collapsed into a much smaller, sadder version of itself. This is a lousy time for digital media, and it’s hard to make a profit from putting words on the internet right now. So when Verge senior reporter Liz Lopatto went to go report on what …

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Mind games, Sacha Baron Cohen and gold digging intellectualised 1:08:03

2M ago1:08:03

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There’s yet another headline-grabbing ‘feminist’ debate raging on the internet, angels, so we give you the lowdown on The Cut’s viral piece The Case for Marrying an Older Man, from the intellectualization of gold digging (lol) to the persistent cultural misinterpretations of Lolita. Next, we debrief on the exposé on Andrew Huberman, the world’s big…

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#489 | Tim Meleski | Ouroboros Forge | From Service to Civilian Life: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, and Artistry 55:58

2M ago55:58

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Strap in for a raw and revealing episode as I sit alongside Tim, a battle-hardened ex-Marine and MARSOC operator. Together, we peel back the layers of transitioning from a life of discipline and service to the civilian world, a journey riddled with challenges. Tim's personal narrative sheds light on the identity crises that can follow military disc…

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#488 | Isaac Lee | From Combat Pilot to Executive Leadership | Author of Hangar 4 35:19

2M ago35:19

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Tune in to hear how this veteran Marine, with seven deployments under his belt, channeled the camaraderie and team spirit of the Corps into a civilian career that not only matches but elevates his passion for guiding others. Isaac's transition is a masterclass in strategic planning, showcasing the foresight needed to move from combat boots to corpo…

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Why Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is the internet’s unlikely defender 1:19:20

2M ago1:19:20

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Cloudflare is an infrastructure provider basically protecting more than 20% of the entire web from bad actors. When everything is going well, you don't even have to know it exists. It's one of the only defenses — sometimes the only defense — standing between websites and the people who want to take them down. Protecting free speech on the internet …

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Why Nintendo sued a Switch emulator out of existence 43:00

2M ago43:00

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Hello, and welcome to Decoder. This is David Pierce, editor-at-large at The Verge and co-host of The Vergecast, subbing in for Nilay, who’s out on vacation. Regular Decoder programming returns next week. In the meantime, we have an exciting episode for you today all about video game emulation, which, as it turns out, is a whole lot more complicated…

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Katie Price, Netflix’s The Gentlemen and where the Skins actors are now 58:50

2M ago58:50

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Why do the tabloids write about Katie Price nearly every day? The former glamour model better known as Jordan has said in a recent interview that her relationship with the media has changed from a ‘game’ to ‘mental health abuse’, so we get into what has prompted such a media frenzy. And, is it hypocritical of Price to say women in their 20s shouldn…

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Mailchimp CEO Rania Succar on culture, acquisitions, and how big 'small business' really is 1:06:13

2M ago1:06:13

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Today, I’m talking to Intuit Mailchimp CEO Rania Succar, who took over as CEO in 2022 after a pretty rough patch in the company’s history. In 2021, Intuit acquired the company, and the very next year, co-founder Ben Chestnut stepped down after telling employees that he thought introducing themselves with pronouns in meetings did more harm than good…

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Can you patent a pizza? 52:45

2M ago52:45

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Hey everyone it’s Nilay – I’m on vacation this week, so the Decoder team is taking a short break. We’ll be back next week with both the interview and the new explainer episodes. To tide you over until Monday, we have a bonus episode from our friends at Vox Media and Eater’s Gastropod about an incredible patent battle in the world of pizza. I’m seri…

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Cults, Kate Middleton and the monarchy vs the media 1:14:32

3M ago1:14:32

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In light of Kate Middleton’s recent announcement (and the prior ‘where’s Kate’ internet circus), this week we debate the fraught but symbiotic relationship between media and monarchy, from what ‘right’ we as the public have to access to the royal family, to previous privacy breaches like tampongate, Kate’s topless holiday pics and the hounding of H…

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#487 | Jeff Wilson & Brian Andrews | Fusing Fiction and Firearm Precision: An Insight into Thriller Writing and Time Travel Dilemmas 30:17

2M ago30:17

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Unlock the secrets behind crafting the perfect firearm for a fictional hero as we sit down with renowned thriller authors Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson. Their alliance with Wilson Combat isn't just about the nuts and bolts of gunsmithing; it's a dynamic fusion of storytelling and precision engineering. This collaboration showcases the extraordinary…

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The Saboteurs Within: University of Michigan's Barbara McQuade 47:15

2M ago47:15

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For decades, America’s foreign adversaries have used disinformation to undermine American democracy, to sow division and create confusion about what is even true. But who needs foreign adversaries when so many Americans, for whatever reason, have embraced the same tactics and same apparent goal? Today’s guest, Barbara McQuade, is a professor at Uni…

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Federation is the future of social media, says Bluesky CEO Jay Graber 1:10:48

2M ago1:10:48

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Today, I’m talking to Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky Social, which is a decentralized competitor to Meta’s Threads, Mastodon, and X. Bluesky actually started inside of what was then known as Twitter — it was a project from then-CEO Jack Dorsey, who spent his days wandering the earth and saying things like Twitter should be a protocol and not a comp…

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How Europe’s Digital Markets Act is reshaping Big Tech 32:30

3M ago32:30

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Both the EU and US have spent the past decade looking at Big Tech and saying, "someone should do something!" In the US, lawmakers are still basically shouting that. But in the EU, regulators did something. The Digital Markets Act was proposed in 2020, signed into law in 2022, and went into effect this month. It's already having an effect on some of…

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