Synopsis
Enjoy sessions from past events like Code Media and the renowned Code Conference, along with other interviews hosted by Recode journalists. Featured episodes include candid conversations with comedian Chelsea Handler, entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Episodes
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Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 33minGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai talks with The Verge's Walt Mossberg about why Google thinks it can beat Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to make artificial intelligence easier and more helpful for every consumer. He says Google wants to offer smarter privacy controls, so that users might save certain types of conversations forever and wipe others off the record. Plus: Pichai adds that the company is investing more into its flagship Nexus devices for the Android operating system, but will not make its own smartphone without an OEM partner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Ginni Rometty, CEO, IBM (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 30minIBM CEO Ginni Rometty talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about how her company is rethinking its place in the tech world, 105 years after its founding. She explains what IBM has learned from a decade of work in artificial intelligence, which Rometty prefers to call "cognitive solutions," and why AI will affect every business decision within the next five years. She also argues that no modern company is B2B or B2C; instead, all of them are B2I, or Business-to-Individual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mary Meeker's 2016 Internet Trends Report (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 26minKleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Mary Meeker delivers her annual internet trends report. She says "easy growth is behind us" as the newest internet users are coming from less developed and less affluent countries. Meeker also delves into artificial intelligence, Snapchat brand integrations, changes to live sports viewing habits, car industry innovation and the rise of millennial consumers, among many other topics. Visit Recode.net to see all 213 of Meeker's slides and follow along. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mark Fields, CEO, Ford (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 35minFord CEO Mark Fields talks with Recode's Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka about whether we're seeing the beginning of the end for private car ownership. Fields argues that cars are still important in many parts of the world but that rising city populations, autonomous cars and government regulation will reduce urban car density. He said Ford is ready to do battle with tech giants like Uber and Google, but he also wants to keep competitors like Tesla on a "level playing field" by subjecting them to the same dealership laws that Ford has to follow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 01h20minAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos talks with The Verge's Walt Mossberg about the "gigantic" potential of artificial intelligence to change everything from shopping to self-driving cars. Bezos also discusses his purchase of the Washington Post in 2013, which he says is transforming from a local to a global institution. He explains why he opposes both Peter Thiel's campaign against Gawker Media and Donald Trump's attempts to "freeze or chill" press scrutiny. Plus: Why Bezos's other company, Blue Origin, is trying to lower the cost of entrepreneurship in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Susan Desmond-Hellmann, CEO, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Code Conference 2016)
01/06/2016 Duration: 29minBill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann talks with The Verge's Walt Mossberg and Recode's Kara Swisher about her efforts to stop Ebola, Dengue fever and the Zika virus in the poorest parts of the world. She explains why Zika rose so rapidly without warning and what affected countries like Brazil and Colombia can do to slow it down. Next on the to-do list: Wiping out African sleeping sickness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Julie Wainwright, CEO, The RealReal (Code Commerce, Spring 2016)
18/05/2016 Duration: 28minThe RealReal Founder and CEO Julie Wainwright talks with Recode's Jason Del Rey about whether we're in a repeat of the dot-com bubble, when she was the CEO of Pets.com. She discusses how fashion consumers' demands have evolved since the 2008 financial collapse, with value now driving purchase decisions more than before. Wainwright also explains how The RealReal won over luxury brands that were once wary of the company's consignment sales model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jason Goldberger, Chief Digital Officer, Target (Code Commerce, Spring 2016)
18/05/2016 Duration: 29minTarget Chief Digital Officer Jason Goldberger talks with Recode's Jason Del Rey about building up the retailer's digital offerings to compete with Amazon and Walmart. Goldberger says that Target has learned a lot since Cyber Monday 2015, when its website couldn't handle record web traffic. Plus: Why does Target not yet accept Apple Pay or Android Pay, and why is it partnering with startups like Instacart and Curbside? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos (Code Commerce, Spring 2016)
18/05/2016 Duration: 48minZappos CEO Tony Hsieh talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the online shoe retailer's shift to "holacracy," where employees have no traditional bosses. He also discusses why Zappos operates near-independently from its parent company Amazon, which follows a completely different corporate culture. Hseih says Zappos may adapt its bottom-up company structure into software that it can sell to other corporations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jason Mante, Head of UX, Vine, and Meridith Valiando Rojas, CEO, DigiTour Media (Code Media 2016)
29/02/2016 Duration: 32minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment (Code Media 2016)
29/02/2016 Duration: 37minSony Entertainment CEO and Sony Pictures Chairman Michael Lynton talks with Peter Kafka about how Sony has changed since its high-profile hack in 2014. He also discusses the surprising gold rush in television and how TV show creators compare the panoply of video outlets, from cable TV networks such as AMC to streaming services like Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Joe Marchese, President, Fox Networks Advanced Advertising (Code Media 2016)
28/02/2016 Duration: 17minFox Networks executive Joe Marchese talks with Peter Kafka about why online advertising is broken and why even he thinks ad blockers are a rational choice for consumers. He argues that online video ads are a "rigged" game full of uneven standards for measuring ad engagement. Plus: How Fox is trying to combat these trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Shane Smith, CEO, Vice Media, and Spike Jonze, Co-President, Viceland (Code Media 2016)
28/02/2016 Duration: 49minTo close out the first night of Code/Media 2016, Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher sit down with Shane Smith, the founder and CEO of Vice Media, and Spike Jonze, the co-president of Viceland. They discuss why Vice is launching a cable channel and how it's trying to make its mark with diverse, "edgy" content such as a new show hosted by Ellen Page called "Gaycation," and news tailor-made for Generation Y. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Angelica Nwandu, Founder, The Shade Room, and Matt Bellassai, Comedian (Code Media 2016)
27/02/2016 Duration: 17minThe Shade Room founder Angelica Nwandu and "Whine About It!" star Matt Bellassai talk with Peter Kafka about being 25-year-old social media and video stars. Nwandu chronicles how her "unapologetically black" Instagram personality brand has become prominent enough to make celebrities show up in the comments section; Bellassai recently left BuzzFeed to strike out on his own as a comedian on Facebook Video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mike Hopkins, CEO, Hulu (Code Media 2016)
27/02/2016 Duration: 35minHulu CEO Mike Hopkins talks with Peter Kafka about how the site can distinguish itself from online video rivals Netflix and Amazon, including via its own original series such as "Casual" and "11.22.63." He also discusses Hulu's relationship with the networks that provide most of the content and its recent split into two subscription models: One with ads and a more expensive version for "ad avoiders." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jessica Lessin, Founder, The Information; Daniel Roth, ExecutiveEditor, LinkedIn; and John Ridding, CEO, Financial Times (Code Media 2016)
26/02/2016 Duration: 37minHow do you distribute and make money from journalism in 2016? Peter Kafka convenes a panel of three executives chasing three different models to find out: At Jessica Lessin's The Information, readers are charged for access to premium content; at Daniel Roth's LinkedIn, the content is free but tied in to the company's large career network; and, recently, John Ridding's Financial Times has shifted to a mixture of paid subscriptions and advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bob Bowman, President, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (Code Media 2016)
25/02/2016 Duration: 29minTo start the second day of Code/Media 2016, Major League Baseball's Bob Bowman talks with Walt Mossberg about how his Advanced Media unit will be spun out from the baseball business to reflect its work with the NHL, NFL and even HBO, among others. He discusses the current limits of livestreaming video content over the Internet and what will be possible in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Casey Wasserman, CEO, Wasserman (Code Media 2016)
25/02/2016 Duration: 31minWasserman CEO Casey Wasserman talks with CNBC's Julia Boorstin about how sports marketing and TV rights will be affected by changing trends in television distribution, consumption and advertising. Plus: Can social media storytelling platforms like Snapchat stories and Twitter Moments compete with traditional experiences? And why don't we know anything about the people who attend live sports? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dao Nguyen, Publisher, BuzzFeed, and Alex MacCallum, Video SVP, the New York Times (Code Media 2016)
24/02/2016 Duration: 34minBuzzFeed publisher Dao Nguyen and Alex MacCallum, who leads video and audience development for the New York Times, talk with Jason Del Rey about how both media giants are trying to stay innovative. For example: Is partnering with Facebook Instant Articles or Snapchat Discover a viable path forward? And in what ways can both sites try to expand their brands and audiences? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Erik Huggers, CEO, Vevo (Code Media 2016)
23/02/2016 Duration: 32minVevo CEO Erik Huggers talks with Peter Kafka about how the company racks up 17 billion music video views per month, what makes it different from YouTube and whether Vevo is just a "pass-through" for the music industry. Huggers also discusses Vevo's plans to roll out a paid subscription option, perhaps as soon as this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices