

Channels with Peter Kafka
Media and tech aren’t just intersecting — they’re fully intertwined. And to understand how those worlds work, and what they mean for you, veteran journalist Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers - and gets them to spell it out in plain, BS-free English. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Episodes


Patch’s AI Experiment: Thousands of Newsletters, Zero Humans

Oliver Darcy Thinks the Media Doesn’t Get It. So He Built Status

Why Henry Blodget is Building Another Media Company

ESPN boss Jimmy Pitaro on streaming, the NFL and sports betting

A Busy - and Expensive - Summer for AI, with NYT's Mike Isaac

Why the Algorithm is Making Comedy Boom, Again

What is TV’s endgame?

Why Trump is defunding NPR and PBS - and suing Rupert Murdoch

Inside the Rise and Fall of Condé Nast with Michael Grynbaum

Inside the NYT - and Everywhere Else - with Semafor's Max Tani

Black Mirror's Charlie Brooker on the problem with tech - and people

How to become a Substack Star with Emily Sundberg
Emily Sundberg, author of the Feed Me newsletter on Substack, discusses the business and culture of her enormously influential newsletter with Peter Kafka. Feed Me focuses on New York City business and culture news, including fashion, gossip, and luxury, targeting dealmakers, strivers, bartenders, and billionaires. Emi...

Why did Apple ice out the most famous Apple blogger?

On the hunt for media optimism, with Semafor’s Ben Smith and The Rebooting’s Brian Morrissey

Scott Frank on Netflix, the future of Hollywood, and Dept. Q

Bluesky Wasn’t Supposed to be a Twitter Rival. Now It Is.

How to Reinvent a Magazine, with Wired’s Katie Drummond

Meta's Adam Mosseri explains how Instagram really works - and how he wants to build Threads
Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, details the strategic development of Threads as a distinct, text-focused platform designed to foster more constructive public discourse than its competitors. The conversation examines the tension between maintaining autonomy within Meta’s larger corporate structure and the necessity of c...

How Apple trapped itself in China
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