Bustle Digital Group's Bryan Goldberg joins to discuss why the scale era wasn't as great as it was portrayed. The... more

Most of the challenges facing media come down to misaligned incentives. Publishers face a bad set of options to serve... more

This week, we discuss the rebundling, with a focus on the future of pay TV and why tech companies will... more

One person's "fire-breathing dragon" is another person's asshole. The zero-interest rate era is in the rearview mirror, and businesses will... more

The foundations of mass media continue to erode, from the declining relevance of presidential debates to the uncertain future of... more

In this Brian-free episode Troy and Alex discuss the tension between media and tech, what changed and why. Plus: weird... more

This week Troy, Brian and Alex talk about their summer media habits when on vacation or just trying to unplug.Troy... more

Maybe publishing stinks as a scaled business, and it won't ever be otherwise. The most promising models I see tend... more

This week: Media cannot escape being aggregated; Elon Musk's superapp fever dream; Hollywood's dead-cat bounce with Barbieheimer; and publishers look... more

Every business deals with disruption and challenges, but the media business is somewhat unique in having such profound upheavals to its... more

The zero-interest rate is in the rearview mirror. And now comes the repricing, not just of assets but also talent.... more

The open web has never faced more threats, and the prevailing winds of the digital economy are working against the... more

The FTC has declared war on dark patterns, the use of design to manipulate people into taking actions against their... more

The old levers of the media business aren't working. This is a time of existential change in many parts of... more

Apple has unveiled its long-anticipated entree into mixed reality, with the announcement of a headset that will be available starting next year.... more

Ads are like cockroaches. You might not like them, but they always find a way to survive and multiply. But... more

This week, Troy, Alex and I discuss a variety of topics, ranging from Alex’s beef with advertising, whether gaming will... more

The pageview has long been the atomic unit of the internet. The business of digital publishing has revolved around it.... more

The battle for engagement has long been a losing battle. The arrival of AI, and the prospect of limitless synthetic... more

The commanding heights of the digital economy are control of the interface. It’s the interface through which the vast expanses... more

Today we talk about why a lack of alignment led to the demise of the once buzzy Buzzfeed News. We... more

Nobody likes friction, at least in the moment. It stands in the way of accomplishing a task. Modern life in... more

This week, Troy, Alex and Brian discuss how we come up with ideas and take them through to execution. We... more

This week, we discuss how the conversation about AI has broken into camps of maximalists, doomers and fatalists. AI looks... more

It's been 20 years, and despite endless attempts to bend the internet to its will, advertising remains a fraught part... more

Brian, Troy, and Alex tackle the fascinating topic of formats and explore why they can make or break media companies.... more

Brian, Troy, and Alex jump on a call to talk about that SVB thing and the discourse around it. Some... more

This week Brian, Troy and Alex discuss Substack, why it's turning into a platform, and why e-mail may or may... more

Today Brian, Troy and Alex ask themselves "what is premium"? They also discuss bundling in its many different forms. How... more

Software has eaten the world, and for publishers that means a continuous battle to fend off second-order impacts of decisions... more