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Mixed Signals from Semafor Media

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media

Everyone thinks the media is a conspiracy. And it is. Just not the one you think.

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125 episodesEN

Show overview

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 125 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 95 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 51 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 46 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Semafor.

Episodes
125
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
47 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

Every Friday media reporter Max Tani and Semafor Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith pull back the curtain on the most important stories about media, revealing why you see and hear what you see and hear. Mixed Signals from Semafor Media is supported by Think with Google.

Latest Episodes

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Alex Gibney on his Elon Musk documentary and why the doc business has never been more scared

Oct 9, 202648 min

Kasey Esser on being the "Brad Pitt of microdramas" and what's next for the booming vertical video format

Oct 2, 202639 min

Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario on selling water like a punk band, and why comedy is the one thing Coca-Cola can't buy

Sep 25, 202651 min

Pangram CEO Max Spero on why human touch is about to become the scarcest thing on the internet

Sep 18, 202649 min

Salman Rushdie on what he's learned about media after a lifetime of being trapped by it

Sep 11, 202641 min

Jessica Tarlov on being the lone Democrat at Fox, what she knows about Pete Hegseth, and why she defends her conservative colleagues

Sep 4, 202655 min

Taylor Lorenz on the moral panic around kids and phones, and how she logs 17 hours of screen time

Aug 28, 202637 min

Social media consultant Rachel Karten on the death of the follower, micro-dramas, and being “algorithmically ungovernable”

Aug 21, 202646 min

Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl on AI, streaming power, and why music royalties are the safest asset on Wall Street

Aug 14, 20261h 3m

Kareem Rahma on building a talk show empire and the business behind his viral shows

Aug 7, 20261h 10m

Vic Jacobi on building trust in NBA circles and the business of knowing everybody

Jul 31, 202637 min

From WIRED's Uncanny Valley: Tim Heidecker Thinks Twitter Should Be a World Heritage Site

Jul 28, 202640 min

Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is more worried about your phone than your body

Jul 24, 20261h 1m

Steve Hilton on the Murdochs, David Ellison, and conservative media’s California

Jul 17, 202650 min

Katie Nolan on the sports gambling takeover, covering politics, and the slow return of the boys' club

Jul 15, 202634 min

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on LLMs, fighting the bots, and why it’s good that you can't get famous on Reddit

Jul 3, 202644 min

Alex Cooper on flipping "Call Her Daddy" into a media business and entering the creative agency space

Jun 26, 202640 min

David Droga on being “the last Don Draper,” AI’s impact on creativity, and why the boldest ads are the easiest sells

Jun 19, 202650 min

Eli Pariser on the end of the feed and how AI will change your morning routine

Jun 12, 202650 min

The “Popcast” hosts on interviewing Taylor Swift, killing the written review, and whether literacy is over

Jun 5, 202659 min
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