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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.
    Technology

    That’s a lotta podcast!

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: Casey Newton and Louie Swisher on the 300th episode of Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Casey Newton and Louie Swisher on the 300th episode of Recode Decode
    Technology

    They talk with Recode’s Kara Swisher about social media, video games and how we’ll use tech differently in 2019.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’Why Amazon is a ‘bully’ and Facebook and Google are ‘the enemies of independent thought’
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    The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer, author of “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech,” critiques the tech giants on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How to make a big company more innovativeHow to make a big company more innovative
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    Former GE and NBCUniversal executive Beth Comstock talks about her new book “Imagine It Forward” with Recode’s Kara Swisher.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?Microsoft is more valuable than Apple again. Why?
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    NYU’s Scott Galloway makes the case for Satya Nadella as “CEO of the year” on the latest episode of Pivot.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’ author Michele Gelfand on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’ author Michele Gelfand on Recode Decode
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    Gelfand studies why some cultures desire rules, why others avoid them and what gets the best results.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    It’s time for Facebook’s board to step upIt’s time for Facebook’s board to step up
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    The spotlight has been on Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. But Facebook’s board is MIA.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Dear America’ author Jose Antonio Vargas on Recode Decode
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    When he was 16, Vargas found out that he is an undocumented immigrant — and after years of secrecy, he decided to “come out.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How Twitch CEO Emmett Shear thinks about tech addictionHow Twitch CEO Emmett Shear thinks about tech addiction
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    To Shear, watching something for two hours is different from repeatedly opening an app over two hours.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree.After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree.
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    Recode’s Kara Swisher talks with six of the organizers of the Nov. 1 protests, who say the company’s response has been deeply inadequate.

    By Eric Johnson and Shirin Ghaffary