Best Hyper Room Podcasts (2025)

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Can Yahoo Survive in a Hyper-Niche World? 1:00:14

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Yahoo C.E.O. Jim Lanzone joins Dylan and Julia for a tour of the company’s Apollo era, four years after the private equity behemoth bought the business for just $5 billion—nearly $120 billion shy of its peak valuation. Lanzone breaks down Yahoo’s growth strategy: the metrics that actually matter, how the company monetizes at scale, and what the end…

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Media’s ’25 Crisis of Nerve 51:45

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Julia and Dylan reunite to survey the stories that defined media in 2025, starting with the recent uproar over Bari Weiss pulling a ’60 Minutes’ segment critical of the Trump administration. Then they dig into the impact of David Ellison’s bid for Warner Bros., Trump’s omnipresent influence on the media ecosystem, the mounting pressures on legacy o…

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Katie Couric Goes Direct 1:11:13

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The one and only Katie Couric joins Dylan for a wide-ranging look back—and forward—at her career, from her stints at the Today show, CBS, and Yahoo to building her own media empire. She digs into the collapse of monoculture, the rise of a creator-driven media landscape, why authenticity matters now more than ever, maintaining journalistic integrity…

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GOONFIGHTS: Radio Violence - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO92 2:50:31

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https://podawful.com/posts/2617 Comedy Shaman's delusions of grandeur have him believing he is the KING OF THE GOONIVERSE, but here comes Tom Gulley to knock him back down a peg. Unfortunately, Shaman likes being pegged. The Halfway House isn't enough to stop Shaman from being mentally homeless, so hopefully Tom Gulley's radio man expertise can be …

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Cease 2 Desist - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO91 48:56

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[3.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.com/posts/2616] I've received a ton of Cease & Desists over the past 16 years, but none more BOGUS, or INSANE than this one. Comedy Shaman fired up Grok and got it to write the most Actual Indian fake legal notice of all time, over the most embarrassing thing ever. And that isn'…

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Media’s Anxiety Index 39:59

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Orchestra C.E.O. Jonathan Rosen and Jon Kelly join Dylan live from New York to walk through new survey data capturing the media industry’s state of mind. They dig into the rise of subscription-based models, the FAST explosion, the creeping influence of A.I., and much more. Plus, cameo insights from Semafor’s Ben Smith and Feed Me’s Emily Sundberg w…

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Sorkin’s Rules of Engagement 51:19

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Andrew Ross Sorkin, founder of The New York Times’ DealBook and co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box, joins Dylan for a candid conversation about the ins and outs of his media business. He walks through a typical day in his life, explains why he’s prioritizing quality over quantity (and skipping the media-empire chase), and breaks down his approach to high…

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EXPLORING SCHIZOCRIME (w/ FACELESS) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO90 2:38:51

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https://podawful.com/posts/2615 PODAWFUL 16TH ANNIVERSARY. Faceless And Jesse P-S plunder the depths of the most schizoid crimes ever concocted, and take notes for their own future plans. Brian Wells, the infamous "Pizza Bomber", was part of the most autistically elaborate Rube-Goldberg plan ever to rob a bank, but somehow even with all their evil …

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The Iger-Altman Alliance 59:20

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Dylan and Julia reunite to chew over Disney’s new deal with OpenAI, which will pump more than 200 Disney characters into Sora so fans can generate their own content with the company’s most valuable I.P. They also check in on the WBD sweepstakes: how Paramount and Netflix stack up, what each company’s contingency plans looks like, the regulatory hea…

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LOONEY GOONS - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO89 41:17

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[4.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.com/posts/2614] PODAWFUL has started another trend. "Anvil-ing" a guy is now the new tricknology ever since we Looney Tunesed Mersh with anvils and mousetraps. Some Daffy-come-lately is now sending anvils to DSP. While Mersh is watching little birds circle his head in a daze, he…

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Introducing How We Made Your Mother Season 2! 4:46

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It’s been 20 years since How I Met Your Mother premiered, and just over 10 years since the finale. Josh Radnor, who played “Ted” for nine seasons teams up with series co-creator Craig Thomas for this episode-by-episode rewatch podcast. For the superfans, HWMYM (listen to the trailer to learn how it’s pronounced) will get into all the secrets, theor…

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Substack’s Lizza Problem & Spotify Wrapped Revelations 1:01:29

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Julia and Dylan revisit the endlessly looping Nuzzi-Lizza saga, questioning whether we’re still covering journalism or merely documenting a public breakup. They dissect the collateral damage of the drama: Substack’s structural vulnerabilities, Vanity Fair’s brand calculus, and the reputational fallout for both combatants. Plus, they swap their Spot…

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Elon, Zohran & The New Politics of Influence 1:04:34

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Makena Kelly, senior writer at Wired, joins Julia to wade into the Venn diagram of politics, internet culture, and technology. They discuss Elon Musk’s curious cameo in the Trump administration, the rise of influencer gatherings over traditional press, and how online fandoms can turbocharge campaigns like Zohran Mamdani’s. They also explore how cre…

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Thanksgiving Media Intrigues & Nuzzigate Leftovers 1:03:08

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Julia and Dylan serve up the latest media dish: the blurred lines between journalists and influencers; how A.I. is transforming Apple and Google; the Substackification of legacy media; and, of course, the Nuzzi-Lizza-R.F.K. scandal that won’t die. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p…

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Nuzzi, Wolff, and the Algorithm Apocalypse 1:07:39

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Brian Morrissey and Troy Young, hosts of People vs Algorithms, join Dylan to discuss the media culture war between “information entrepreneurs” like Olivia Nuzzi and Michael Wolff and old-school journalists such as Kara Swisher. Then they dig into the blurring lines between journalism and content creation writ large, the rise of performative reporti…

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Inside Alison’s Roman Empire 35:26

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Alison Roman, the internet’s favorite culinary truth-teller, rejoins Dylan to dish on her ongoing evolution as an independent creator in the chaotic attention economy. She discusses her new book, the existential importance of keeping it authentic, and why she broke up with Substack. She also previews her next acts—and, of course, what she’s cooking…

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LOST MEDIA: MERSH | Menace II Sobriety (Munchies Edition) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO88 6:25:38

1M ago6:25:38

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https://podawful.com/posts/2611 Lost Media FOUND in 2025. The worst stand up comedy album ever recorded. Mersh's long sought after first album MENACE II SOBRIETY was one of the Holy Grails of sloptent, and now we have it in our hands thanks to a very generous source, one of Mersh's comedian heroes. Uncover the insane history of Mersh by delving int…

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Olivia Nuzzi’s Media Mirage & Gerry Cardinale’s Broadsheet Blues 55:56

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Julia and Dylan discuss Olivia Nuzzi’s Vanity Fair “American Canto” excerpt and New York Times profile, and the increasingly tangled relationship between celebrity culture and legacy media brands trying to retain and grow audiences. They also discuss the fate of The Telegraph, and why Jeff Zucker and Gerry Cardinale can’t seem to get their hands ar…

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A $420M Mamdani Surprise & Bankoff’s Podcast Spin Plan 1:07:02

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Julia and Dylan break down the week’s buzziest media flashpoints: prediction markets muscling their way into politics, punctuated by the $420 million frenzy over New York’s mayoral election; the BBC tiptoeing toward a legal cage match with Trump while clinging to its nonpartisan halo; Jim Bankoff’s plan to spin off the Vox Media Podcast Network; Bo…

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Mentally Retargeted Individuals: Mr. Burgers - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO87 31:41

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[3 HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.com/posts/2609] Mr. Burgers got SWATTED while live streaming. What does any self respecting Targeted Individual do when the men in white coats show up to the door with their butterfly nets? Strip down to their birthday suit and start screaming, of course. Somehow this actually work…

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A.I.’s Mass Media Makeover 51:17

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Ian Krietzberg joins Dylan to size up A.I.’s takeover of the media business—how it’s rewiring audiences, destabilizing trust, and threatening to drown the news in algorithmic sludge—while arguing that exclusive content and credibility are the key to survival. And though A.I. might yet change the world, Ian warns that energy costs and bad data could…

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Making Math Videos in Ukraine - with Sashko Olenchenko 50:49

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Sashko Olenchenko is doing a masters in mathematical physics with a sideline making videos on YouTube - occasionally interrupted by drone attacks from Russia. Here is his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@aremathukr And you can support his work on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Aremath The YouTube version of this podcast has captions av…

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MSNBC’s $20M Makeover & Mamdani’s Media Magic 59:49

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Julia and Dylan dive into this week’s media firestorm: Zohran Mamdani’s social media-fueled campaign to become New York’s next mayor, the prolonged YouTube TV-Disney carriage standoff, ESPN’s latest play with DraftKings, MSNBC’s rebrand as MS NOW, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin…

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The WBD Hunger Games 57:06

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Lightshed’s Rich Greenfield joins Dylan and Julia to take stock of the WBD bidding war, as Paramount and Comcast circle the prize while Netflix and Amazon lurk on the sidelines. They game out who needs it the most, what each is willing to pay, how they might integrate their assets, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pr…

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THE RED ROOMS 2: Sleepaway Camp | AWFULWEEN CRASHTACULAR 2025 - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO86 2:41:06

2M ago2:41:06

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https://podawful.com/posts/2604 HAPPY AWFULWEEN! The only prank slasher flick franchise, The Red Rooms, is back, and this time it's with a surprise twist! A real feature-length Halloween horror movie starring an unwitting Final T-Girl-- The Comedy Shaman. The DARK WEB'S most mysterious, and CURSED website is now online, and it is looking for its fi…

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Comcast’s Peacock Problem & Elon’s Grokipedia 1:22:37

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Julia and Dylan reunite to chew over Comcast- NBCUniversal’s lukewarm earnings, Peacock’s perpetual stagnation, and what it all portends for the company’s broader media ambitions—especially with WBD sitting pretty waiting for a buyer. Plus, CNN’s way too little, too late launch of its direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service, Elon Musk’s G…

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Neal Mohan’s YouTube Endgame 38:12

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YouTube C.E.O. Neal Mohan and creator Michelle Khare join Dylan at the Paley Summit to discuss YouTube’s sprawling empire: the burgeoning creator economy, the evolving toolkit at creators’ disposal, how the A.I. revolution is quietly reshaping the platform and the media industry writ large, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our p…

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The Times’ TikTok Era & The Zaz-WBD Whisper Network 1:06:08

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Julia and Dylan debrief this week’s most pressing headlines and trends in the media business: the chatter swirling around David Zaslav’s potential sale of WBD, the New York Times’ plunge into short-form video as it takes aim at TikTok and Instagram, YouTube’s next big pivot, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices…

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The Bulwark’s Seven-Year War 57:18

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Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, joins Dylan for a wide-ranging conversation on the media landscape and the evolution of their seven-year-old, never-Trump media company. Sarah discusses how they’re navigating this transitional moment for the industry, what Bari Weiss’ $150 million sale of The Free Press portends for their own exit options,…

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The Netflix-Spotify Marriage and Gerry’s Media Land Grab 1:07:46

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Julia and Dylan chew over the week’s media mayhem: Netflix’s watershed podcast deal with Spotify, the booming industry of athlete-owned media, Gerry Cardinale’s unexpected foray into traditional media, the ominous layoffs looming over NBC and CBS News, and much, much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://w…

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Mersh Got Cucked by Ralph (w/ Ethan Ralph) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO85 4:07:36

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https://podawful.com/posts/2600 PODAWFUL IS ON A GENERATIONAL RUN! Everyone has the story wrong. What caused Ethan Ralph to crashout on stream while in Florida with his new girl? Mersh seems to think it was him. Now Mersh is claiming he warned Ralph about this e-girl, but the truth is much, much funnier. Mersh has been cross-eyed crying into his pi…

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The $5M TBPN Playbook 48:08

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John Coogan and Jordi Hays, co-hosts of The Technology Business Programming Network, join Dylan to discuss how they scaled their podcast from a one-hour weekly show to a five-day live juggernaut pulling in roughly $5 million in ad revenue. They explain how they’ve managed to captivate both Silicon Valley and, increasingly, Wall Street—not to mentio…

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Can Bari Save CBS? 1:10:42

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Julia and Dylan dig into the uproar over Bari Weiss’s grand arrival at CBS News—seen by some as a journalistic awakening, and by others as a credibility crisis in the making. The duo dive deep into how her appointment fits into David Ellison’s broader media ambitions and debate whether Weiss can lure younger, more affluent viewers without blowing u…

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The MAGA Creator Industrial Complex 44:52

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Hollywood’s Sora 2 Panic & Zuck’s Vibes Play 1:01:42

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Julia and Dylan dive into the launch of OpenAI’s new video-generation app, Sora 2, and Mark Zuckerberg’s A.I. social media platform, Vibes. They explain why these releases have sent Hollywood into a state of not-so-mild panic, and how these A.I. platforms might reshape the media industry writ large. Then, they turn to the YouTube TV–NBCU carriage d…

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The $25M Bloomberg of Travel 58:21

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Rafat Ali, founder of Skift, joins Dylan to chart the rise of his B2B media empire—which he’s dubbed “the Bloomberg of travel.” Ali breaks down how Skift has evolved to generate upwards of $25 million in revenue with 20 percent profit margins, the secret sauce of hyper-targeted B2B media, the broader challenges and opportunities within a media indu…

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Introducing Simpsons Declassified with Nancy Cartwright 2:10

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Simpsons fans —THE VAULT IS OPEN! I’m Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and I’m finally taking you inside Springfield. Simpsons Declassified is your all-access pass to the world’s most iconic, animated series. Each week, we crack open wild predictions, eerie coincidences and fan conspiracies and stories from 36 seasons (tha…

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CANCEL MERSH (And Everyone Else) - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO84 2:44:26

3M ago2:44:26

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https://podawful.com/posts/2594 Cancel Culture is SO in right now, but for some reason the Dabbleverse refuses to cancel Mersh for his PARANORMAL Tumblr. WELCOME TO THE DIDDLEVERSE. Ever since the assassination of my good friend Charlie Kirk, the entire internet has basically become gangstalkers trying to get everyone on the other "side" fired from…

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Trump’s Free Speech Paradox 1:03:15

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Julia Alexander and Dylan Byers dive into the week’s media maelstrom, courtesy of the Disney-Kimmel-F.C.C.-Trump kerfuffle. They explore the paradox of an administration trying to strong-arm broadcast TV—which is on its way out—and speculate on how Trump and Co. might attempt to flex on independent creators on YouTube, TikTok, and other platforms. …

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Disney’s Kimmel Pivot & Ellison’s WBD Lasso 33:59

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Kim Masters joins Dylan to address the existential questions surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC: Will Nexstar and Sinclair actually air the show? How does the creative community in Hollywood feel about this? Is the pressure from the F.C.C. going to subside? Are people going to forgive Bob Iger? Plus, Kim shares the latest updates regarding Da…

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Disney’s F.C.C. Fear Factor 55:40

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Julia and Dylan scrutinize Disney’s perplexing decision to sideline Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the F.C.C.—a move that raises thorny questions about media freedom, corporate backbone, and whether Disney actually just created more headaches for itself. They also dig into The New York Times’ evolving strategy and why the paper has emerged as one…

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Meredith Kopit Levien’s New New York Times 1:28:15

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Meredith Kopit Levien, C.E.O. of The New York Times, joins Dylan and Julia for a deep dive into the paper’s metamorphosis from a traditional news company to a full-spectrum lifestyle brand. Levien breaks down how they’re harnessing A.I. tools, tinkering with audio and video, and sharpening its advertising playbook—all while building a diverse reven…

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Rupert’s Last Rodeo & CNN’s Zombie Era 53:07

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Julia and Dylan chew over the latest machinations along media's waterfront: Rupert Murdoch’s succession denouement and the future of Fox and News Corp, how ‘The Atlantic’ is faring in the new media landscape, the latest angst percolating through Hudson Yards, and much more. The Grill Room Podcast is presented by bp. See all the ways we’re investing…

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Lachlan’s Coup & The Murdoch Legacy 25:37

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On this special crossover episode, Peter Hamby and Dylan chronicle the closing act of the Murdoch succession drama, as Rupert’s massive media empire lands squarely in the hands of his staunchly conservative son, Lachlan, while the other three siblings walk away with a hefty payout. They explore what this means for Fox’s future—and just how long the…

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MERSH: Gooning On Tumblr - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO83 30:47

4M ago30:47

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[2.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.com/posts/2591] Mersh thinks Aaron Imholte is a "danger to women." He thought Patrick Melton was a "danger to children" until Melton started paying Mersh. He was so jealous of Dr. Disrespect getting a giant Rumble contract that he started LARPing as him in VRCHat with kids, and …

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The R.F.K. Media Antidote 49:25

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Rick Berke, former Politico executive editor and founder of STAT News, joins Dylan to reflect on his 10-year journey from startup to building one of the most authoritative voices in the life sciences industry. Berke explains how he turned STAT into a profitable media venture, the hurdles facing subscription-based models, and why it’s so difficult f…

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JOSH MOON: Mad At The Man Made Of Internet - PODAWFUL PODCAST EO82 3:49:40

4M ago3:49:40

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podawful.com/posts/2590 Josh Moon from some sort of website had a little lolcow meltdown about me (and my hair) on his show. For some reason, I can't remember the name of it. He's also really upset that I made fun of his LOSSCOW, KingCobraJFS. Anyway, I was gonna ignore it, but now he is sliding into my DM's, trying to take me up on a CHALLENGE. Se…

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The Weissification of CBS News 56:52

4M ago56:52

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Julia and Dylan break down David Ellison’s imminent acquisition of Bari Weiss’s The Free Press—and how her anti-establishment worldview could reverberate through the editorial D.N.A. of CBS News. They also explore how the likely nine-figure deal could spark a fresh cycle of digital media M&A, and what it augurs for the Substack economy and creator …

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Should ESPN Copy The New York Times? 1:16:13

4M ago1:16:13

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Andrew Rosen, the former Paramount executive and founder of PARQOR, joins Dylan to break down the divergent digital strategies of The New York Times and ESPN. While the Times is precise and leans into product design tailored to specific consumer habits, ESPN continues to chase mass scale and broad reach. Rosen argues that ESPN’s model risks leaving…

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Numberphile - with Brady Haran 59:49

4M ago59:49

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Brady answers all manner of viewer questions about Numberphile - and a few unrelated topics too. Learn more about Jane Street’s Internships at - https://jane-st.co/internship-numberphile-pod-25 A YouTube version of this episode - https://youtu.be/prT2YRwKc9w Breakfast Sound Checks - https://youtu.be/IMItxzSZs0E A list of Brady’s channels - https://…