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March 27, 2016 | Re/code Decode, hosted by Kara Swisher
Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche talks with Kara Swisher about why his online marketplace company's stock has been slipping for two years and is currently at half its IPO share price. Plus: Why the venture capitalist honeymoon with private financial tech companies might be ending and why Laplanche is bracing for a general market downturn. Read More
Lauren Goode and special guest host Walt Mossberg talk about Apple's spring product event, where the company announced the iPhone SE, a beefier iPad Pro and a price cut for the Apple Watch. Lauren and Walt answer your questions about whether these gadgets are worth investing in an upgrade and if Apple is still as innovative as it used to be. Read More
FiveThirtyEight Editor in Chief Nate Silver talks with Peter Kafka about the 2016 election, and why his site was one of many that didn't see Donald Trump coming. He calls Trump a "demagogue" who has succeeded under extraordinary circumstances and says he has a 25 percent to 30 percent chance of winning the general election if he is the Republican nominee. Read More
Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya talks with Kara Swisher about working on Winamp, AOL Instant Messenger and Facebook before becoming an investor. In today's Silicon Valley, he says, old investment firms are dying and the next hundred-billion-dollar companies will be more diverse and open-minded. Read More
Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode and special guest Ina Fried talk about the rechargable batteries that power our smartphones, tablets, laptops and more. Why do our batteries seem to be running out faster than they used to? And what are some things you can do to keep your phone awake without a charge for longer? Read More
Hearst Magazines' Troy Young talks with Peter Kafka about his efforts to unify the legacy media company's magazines under one digital strategy. He calls himself "incredibly optimistic" about the future of the medium as it moves away from monthly timelines and toward global, minute-to-minute activity. Read More
Tanium CEO Orion Hindawi talks with Re/code's Arik Hesseldahl about why it's easier than ever for hackers to strike at companies and governments, and why those who cling to obsolete security solutions are putting everyone at risk. Hindawi also attacks the coconut-water-drinking corporate culture in Silicon Valley as wasteful, irresponsible and headed for a fall. Read More
Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode are back, and this week they have props: Several pieces of wearable technology they've bought and then abandoned. Kara and Lauren discuss why they want to love wearables but can't, and try to figure out what companies like Apple, Samsung, Fitbit and Jawbone can do to keep customers from shelving their tech. Read More
"Better Call Saul" co-creator and Executive Producer Peter Gould talks with Peter Kafka about getting his first big break after the age of 40 on the hit AMC television show "Breaking Bad." Gould says that show and "Saul," its currently-airing prequel, might owe their existence to DVRs and the Internet. Read More
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talks with Kara Swisher about his efforts to unite the Pentagon and Silicon Valley behind common goals. He also explains why he is a strong supporter of encryption and why he does not want to cede control of the Internet to countries like China and Russia. Read More
On this special episode of "Too Embarrassed to Ask," we devote the entire show to breaking down the ongoing legal battle between Apple and the FBI. Re/code's policy expert Dawn Chmielewski joins Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode to answer your questions. Then, Kara, Lauren and Dawn interview Apple lawyer Ted Boutrous. Read More
Co-founders of theSkimm Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin talk with Peter Kafka about how they built up an email newsletter that gets opened by 1.5 million people, and why they want more. TheSkimm aims to make its readers informed and engaged with brand partners, and Weisberg and Zakin explain why email is just one tool to do that. Read More
HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank talks with Kara Swisher about taking only 10 weeks to launch an online travel app. He explains how the startup worked to avoid being perceived as "another Groupon" and why he believes big hotel chains such as Hilton and Marriott are in danger. Read More
Lauren Goode and Re/code's social media expert Kurt Wagner answer your questions about Snapchat and how is "too old" for the hot social app. Then, special guest Tracy Chou, a software engineer at Pinterest, joins in to talk about getting more women into tech and how to support those women. Read More
Wasserman 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: Why don't we know anything about the people who attend live sports? Read More
Major League Baseball's digital guru 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. He discusses the current limits of livestreaming video content and what will be possible in the future. Read More
Sports columnist Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski talks with Peter Kafka about why he's staying at Yahoo, even as the media giant cuts down on its other journalism efforts. He also explains why the NBA is perfect for the Internet and how he approaches the competitive world of reporting sports news. Read More
BuzzFeed 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? Read More
Machine Zone CEO Gabe Leydon talks with Peter Kafka about the free-to-play gaming business, where his company has found success with Game of War: Fire Age and Mobile Strike. He discusses how smartphone games attract new players who pay nothing to start, and then make money off of them later. Read More
Vevo CEO Erik Huggers talks with Peter Kafka about how the company racks up 17 billion music video views per month and what makes it different from YouTube. He also discusses Vevo's plans to roll out a paid subscription option, perhaps as soon as this year. Read More
FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles talks with Peter Kafka about how his company got into daily fantasy sports and the legal challenges to the format that have followed. Plus: Eccles responds to critics like comedian John Oliver who say daily fantasy sites are a ripoff. Read More
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom talks with Kara Swisher about why the government's approach to technology needs to be completely reimagined. A former mayor of San Francisco, Newsom argues that tech companies need to take an active role in fixing socioeconomic problems caused by their success. Read More
Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode answer your questions about on-demand services that deliver food, drive you around town and mow your lawn. Then, Shyp CEO Kevin Gibbon joins in to talk about how his startup is trying to simplify shipping everything from eBay sales to, in one unusual case, eggs. Read More
ESPN President John Skipper talks with Peter Kafka about how the massive Disney-owned sports network is trying to stay competitive amid fears of cable TV stagnation. Plus: Why is ESPN changing its tune on eSports? Read More
Cosmopolitan Editor in Chief Joanna Coles talks with Kara Swisher about why Cosmo still makes a magazine and whether the print version would ever go away. They also discuss virtual reality porn and whether Snapchat represents the future of media. Read More
In this first episode of "Re/code Media with Peter Kafka," Peter sits down with David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker. Remnick talks about the necessity of and uncertainty around digitial initiatives and why it's so important to preserve what the print magazine is famous for. Read More
Hadi Partovi talks with Kara Swisher about how he discovered his love for programming, and how Steve Jobs's death spurred him to create Code.org, a nonprofit that would spread that love to others. However, educational reform is easier said than done. Read More
