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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Everyone in TV news goes for outrage. That makes it “ripe for disruption,” says former CNN reporter Jessica YellinEveryone in TV news goes for outrage. That makes it “ripe for disruption,” says former CNN reporter Jessica Yellin
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    Yellin is trying to use her Instagram feed to offer people video news “without a panic attack.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Elon Musk and Bill Gates are trying to do something about global warming. David Wallace-Wells asks, where is everyone else?Elon Musk and Bill Gates are trying to do something about global warming. David Wallace-Wells asks, where is everyone else?
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    Even though they “want to see themselves as gods,” most tech leaders aren’t doing anything about climate change. Why?

    By Eric Johnson
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    How will AI change your life? AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain.How will AI change your life? AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain.
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    AI Now Institute founders Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker explain everything you need to know on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Valerie Jarrett has some advice for Democrats running in 2020Valerie Jarrett has some advice for Democrats running in 2020
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    The longtime adviser to Barack and Michelle Obama wants to make sure the 2020 candidates don’t beat each other up too much.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Silicon Valley keeps trying to “cure” death. It should fix its own ageism instead, says activist Ashton Applewhite.Silicon Valley keeps trying to “cure” death. It should fix its own ageism instead, says activist Ashton Applewhite.
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    “Aging is not a disease, otherwise living would be a disease, but you can’t make money off satisfaction,” Applewhite says.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Brat co-founder Rob Fishman on Recode MediaFull Q&A: Brat co-founder Rob Fishman on Recode Media
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    Fishman is betting that young women who used to watch the CW or MTV will demand those sorts of shows from YouTube, too.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram on Recode Decode
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    Rameswaram talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about the growth of podcasting, the trendiness of daily news explainer shows like the one he hosts and what’s next for the medium.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton and Deeds Not Words founder Wendy Davis on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Backstage Capital founder Arlan Hamilton and Deeds Not Words founder Wendy Davis on Recode Decode
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    Hamilton and Davis spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher at South By Southwest earlier this month.

    By Eric Johnson
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    The future of the podcast business isn’t advertising or subscriptions. It’s both.The future of the podcast business isn’t advertising or subscriptions. It’s both.
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    Jacob Weisberg and Bethany McLean from Pushkin Industries and Marshall Williams from Ad Results Advertising discuss the booming audio biz on the latest Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
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    If you want to fix San Francisco, don’t blame the NIMBYs — tax the rich, says Berkeley’s Richard WalkerIf you want to fix San Francisco, don’t blame the NIMBYs — tax the rich, says Berkeley’s Richard Walker
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    Walker’s latest book is all about “the Dark Side of Prosperity in the San Francisco Bay Area.”

    By Eric Johnson