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The Substack Conundrum
Substack’s raising a new round of capital as it gains more momentum as the platform of choice for independent content creators. But is it a good…
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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AB
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Alex Schleifer
54:47
AI Optimism in Cannes
Poolside at a Villa, Dotdash Meredith CEO Neil Vogel and Axios media correspondent Sara Fischer fill in for Troy and Alex.
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Brian Morrissey
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Troy Young
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Alex Schleifer
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45:30
Rome is Burning, But My Phone Looks Like Water
Living with contrast. At least my phone looks cool. Defending Zaz. Media's toll fallacy.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
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Liquid Courage
This week, we unpack Apple’s splashy new design language, an ambitious refractive UI system that seems to value shimmer over readability.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
1:04:25
From Pageviews to Proximity
This week, Brian and AB discuss the shifting dynamics of media and marketing in a post-pageview world.
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Brian Morrissey
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AB
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Troy Young
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Alex Schleifer
47:26

May 2025

Understanding a Post-Search Google
Google goes on offense. Will AI humble the search and advertising monster? Summer memoirs and Mountainhead!
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
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One-Trick Pony
This week, we break down the current state of the most important company in the history of the internet: Google.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
1:18:07
Everybody Needs a New Hook Up
OpenAI's aspirations reverberate through the Bay. Perfect pairs. We can talk!
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
From Pages to Protocols
The open web as we knew it is being dismantled.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
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1:04:43
Can Apple Find Its Mojo?
Pausing to reflect on the world's greatest product company.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
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Brittle Apple
This week, we focus on the state of Apple, from its pivot to services to its fumbles in AI to its geopolitical risk to its surprising turn as the heel…
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
1:07:26
Cheat Codes: AI’s Awkward Adolescence
From college cheating to Stripe’s fraud-killing LLM and PE “micro-buyouts,” the moral panic is real, but so are the new profit engines.
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Troy Young
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Brian Morrissey
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Alex Schleifer
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AB
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