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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

    Technology
    ‘The Jungle Book’ director Jon Favreau wants to push the limits of virtual reality‘The Jungle Book’ director Jon Favreau wants to push the limits of virtual reality
    Technology

    The “Swingers” actor and “Iron Man” director is spearheading an interactive VR film called “Gnomes & Goblins.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ co-host Aminatou Sow on Recode Media
    Technology

    “Venture capital is basically welfare for white people, so they’ll build anything.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How Vice and HBO are remaking the evening news for millennialsHow Vice and HBO are remaking the evening news for millennials
    Technology

    “It’s 2016. The onus is on us to figure it out,” says Vice News boss Josh Tyrangiel.

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: Political consultant Bradley Tusk on Recode Decode
    Technology

    “Uber actually does a much better job working with government than people realize.”

    By Eric Johnson
    How James Corden foiled a Twitter troll
    Technology

    He killed her with kindness.

    By Eric Johnson
    James Corden chased after a drone that spied on his family
    Technology

    “Why are we all right with this?”

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: The Washington Post’s Caitlin Dewey on Too Embarrassed to Ask
    Technology

    Dewey, who covers the intersection of tech and culture, talks sexting with Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode.

    By Eric Johnson
    Is Google now a hardware company?
    Technology

    Recode’s Ina Fried and The Verge’s Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn discuss the answer on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
    Full transcript: Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless on Recode Media
    Technology

    “I think I’m a good-hearted psycho.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Covering Donald Trump is like covering a tsunami every day, says Keith Olbmerann
    Technology

    Now hosting an online series called “The Closer” for GQ, the former ESPN and MSNBC anchor compares Trump to a natural disaster.

    By Eric Johnson