The Past and Future of Digital Media (Robert Wright & Mike Pesca) (opens in new tab)

Listen now | 0:00 Are Bob and Mike the godfathers of podcasting? 5:46 Slate and the origins of podcasting 9:12 NotebookLM’s humanless podcasts 13:41 From blogs to Substack 17:548 Looking back at BloggingHeads 23:14 The tribalizing influence of algorithms 30:49 New news models 39:37 What happened to the rules in professional sports? 48:25 The consequences of paying college athletes 59:44 Mike’s comprehensive take on sports gambling 1:06:21 Heading into OT: The perils of opining on ...