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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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Show overview

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 118 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 90 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 52 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 4 days ago, with 39 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Semafor.

Episodes
118
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
46 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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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

Bret Baier on golfing with Trump, his 2028 predictions, and making the case for civility

May 29, 202642 min

Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro’s journey from radio to podcasts — and what amateurs can learn from pros

May 22, 202646 min

Joe Weisenthal on the business of business media and why AI won’t replace podcasters

May 19, 202642 min

Flynn McGarry on growing up as a food prodigy and the waning power of restaurant reviews

May 15, 202642 min

Angel Studios is crowdsourcing a "values-based" alternative to Hollywood

May 8, 202648 min

Johnny Harris on building a journalism project that doesn't sell out

May 1, 202654 min

Maverick Carter on building the future of sports media

Apr 24, 202630 min
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