Recode Daily
535 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsYour guide to the most interesting and important tech and business news of the day. Learn how our digital world is changing — and changing us — five days a week. Produced by Recode and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The future of Zoom
December 04, 2020 09:50 - 6 minutesWill Zoom continue to be the dominant video conference service after the pandemic ends? Recode’s Rani Molla discusses just how successful the company has been this past year and what plans they have to stay in the game after our need to Zoom decreases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Roku doesn’t carry HBO Max, for now
December 03, 2020 09:50 - 6 minutesThe proliferation of streaming services has given consumers lots of ways to watch TV. But it’s introduced new problems too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What it will take to distribute the vaccine
December 02, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesAs the country awaits FDA approval for a coronavirus vaccine, what questions should we be asking about how it will be distributed? Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil discusses some of the challenges vaccine distributors and health care providers may encounter from dry ice shortages to dose tracking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why remote learning worsens education inequality
December 01, 2020 09:50 - 9 minutesThe shift to online learning is worsening education inequality. Vox senior reporter Anna North explains why the education gap widens when classrooms go remote, and some practical low-tech ways educators are trying to make sure students continue to learn despite pandemic conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The death of department stores
November 30, 2020 09:50 - 9 minutesRecode’s Jason Del Rey explains how the pandemic battered an already-struggling retail industry and the path forward for malls and department stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Parler
November 24, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesRecode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains the free speech anti-Twitter application where conservatives are going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are Substack newsletters the future of journalism?
November 23, 2020 09:50 - 11 minutesEmail may seem old fashioned these days, but Substack -- an email newsletter service -- is growing in popularity. Recode’s Peter Kafka explains why so many writers are leaving their full-time jobs at media companies to try and make it on their own, bringing their writing straight to your inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon Rx
November 20, 2020 09:50 - 8 minutesYou can now fill your prescription at Amazon's pharmacy. Recode’s Jason Del Rey explains why the e-commerce giant is getting into healthcare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Biden’s staff picks could shape Tech policy
November 19, 2020 09:50 - 10 minutesAs president-elect Joe Biden selects his staff, Big Tech allies and reformers are starting to battle over who will be shaping the tech industry. Teddy Schleifer explains why the Biden Administration could look like it did under Obama and why it might be different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The two new ways to tweet
November 18, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesTwitter just announced two new features on their platform that appear to mimic other apps like Snapchat and Clubhouse -- but instead of amplifying Twitter’s function as a “public square,” these new tools seem to be aimed at users who seek less exposure. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil discusses why now and how this could present an even bigger moderation problem for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Should you sharent?
November 17, 2020 09:50 - 9 minutesParents often can't help but post cute pictures of their kids on social media, but should they be more careful about when and how they "sharent"? Leah Plunkett is the author of a book called: “Sharenthood: why we should think before we talk about our kids online.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The future of the FCC
November 16, 2020 09:50 - 4 minutesRecode’s Sara Morrison explains how the FCC could restore regulations cut by the Trump administration that made the Internet less fair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Political polarization is getting worse
November 13, 2020 09:50 - 5 minutesRecode’s Rani Molla explains how social media isn’t bringing the country together but pushing it further apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What happens to anti-Trump media now?
November 12, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesWhat’s to become of media companies and personalities who built their careers on hating Trump? Recode’s Peter Kafka explains how comedian Sarah Cooper and outlets like The Lincoln Project are going to continue working in a Trumpless world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is social media ready for a vaccine?
November 11, 2020 09:50 - 9 minutesWith a Covid-19 vaccine now closer than ever, Big Pharma is gearing up for vaccine approval. But what about big tech? Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains how the platforms are preparing for a flurry of new vaccine misinformation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden and Silicon Valley
November 10, 2020 09:50 - 9 minutesSilicon Valley spent millions of dollars to beat Donald Trump. What will it do now that he’s lost? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
California sets a higher bar for our online privacy
November 09, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesCalifornia already has some of the toughest data privacy laws in the country and last week proposition 24 made them even stronger. Recode’s Sara Morrison explain why and how it’s already influenced the rest of the country to follow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why California’s Prop 22 matters for gig workers
November 06, 2020 09:50 - 8 minutesThe controversial and expensive ballot measure --that ensures app-based drivers for Uber, Lyft, and Doordash are classified as independent contractors and not employees -- passed. Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary explains why this matters for labor groups and the gig industry in California and the rest of the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why conspiracy theories are a threat to democracy
November 05, 2020 09:50 - 7 minutesConspiracy theories aren’t new, so why does it feel like we’re seeing more of them these days? Senior Recode reporter, Shirin Ghaffary talks with Peter Kafka about why and how the Trump era conspiracy theories will have long-term consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Nextdoor became a political battleground
November 04, 2020 09:50 - 6 minutesThe social network tried to keep conversations focused on local issues. But as Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains, national politics took over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Next Door became a political battleground
November 04, 2020 09:50 - 6 minutesThe social network tried to keep conversations focused on local issues. But as Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains, national politics took over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Contraband cell phones in prison
November 03, 2020 09:50 - 10 minutesWhile cell phones aren’t allowed in prisons, they are one of the only communication tools that allows for restorative connection between people who are incarcerated and their loved ones. Arielle Duhaime-Ross talks with Adnan Khan of Re:store Justice about how and why they are being used. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The mail-in election
November 02, 2020 09:50 - 6 minutesRecode’s Adam Clark Estes explains how the US Postal Service has been handling mail-in voting so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How Twitter has shaped the Trump campaign
October 30, 2020 08:50 - 6 minutesTrump spends a lot of time talking about issues that do well on Twitter. Vox’s Jane Coaston explains what that reveals about his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The eerie familiarity of the dot-com bubble of the 90s
October 29, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesWhat can the dot-com bubble of the 90s teach us about Silicon Valley in 2020? Go for Broke is a new podcast that’s taking a closer look at “historical moments of irrational confidence,” from the rise of Netscape to the fall of Pets.com. Host, Julia Furlan joins Teddy to talk about the show and why this history still resonates today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What we can learn from Quibi calling it quits
October 28, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesRecode’s Peter Kafka talks with Teddy about why the video startup is shutting down just six months after it launched. He also makes the case for why the media landscape could use more quibis in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Iran and the threatening “Proud Boys” emails
October 27, 2020 08:50 - 6 minutesRecode's Sara Morrison explains what we know about the emails and the latest indication of foreign interference in the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AOC is among us on Twitch
October 26, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesLast week, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met with 400,000 potential voters online. She murdered a few of them on a spaceship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Silicon Valley’s secret super PAC
October 23, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesA little-known Democratic super PAC, Future Forward, is backed by some of Silicon Valley’s biggest donors. And they’re sponsoring TV ads in the final weeks of the presidential campaign to oust President Donald Trump. Recode’s Teddy Schleifer explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Google’s getting sued
October 22, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesRecode’s Peter Kafka explains the details and larger meaning behind the landmark antitrust lawsuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Google’s Getting Sued
October 22, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesRecode’s Peter Kafka explains the details and larger meaning behind the landmark antitrust lawsuit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A get-rich-quick scheme on Amazon
October 21, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesHundreds of third-party sellers invested in a hit toy brand operated by a reputable business coach. Now they say they've been left holding the bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The complicated reality of returning to offices
October 20, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesHave people started going back to the office? Recode’s Rani Molla explains what’s changed about our work culture since working from home became the norm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Facebook and Twitter vs. the New York Post
October 19, 2020 08:50 - 8 minutesLast week, Facebook and Twitter took the unprecedented step of moderating an article from a mainstream paper. Recode's Shirin Ghaffary explains how their decision inspired a backlash among conservatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zuckerberg’s other political battle
October 16, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesWhy the billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career, reforming Proposition 13 to allow higher property taxes on California businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zuckerberg’s Other Political Battle
October 16, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesWhy the billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career, reforming Proposition 13 to allow higher property taxes on California businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Covid-19 tests at the airport
October 15, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesThe travel industry has a plan to get you back in the air. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains why your next Covid test may be at the airport spa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Covid-19 Tests at the Airport
October 15, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesThe travel industry has a plan to get you back in the air. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains why your next Covid test may be at the airport spa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why digital voter suppression is so hard to stop
October 14, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesVoter suppression online is more complicated than just posting misleading information about the election. Vox senior video producer Joss Fong, explains why it’s hard to spot on social media and how digital voter suppression disproportionately targets Black voters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, co-inventor of CRISPR
October 13, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesCRISPR, the gene editing technology, has caused a revolution in science. It’s also raised thorny ethical questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon’s leaked union memo
October 09, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesAmazon has long opposed union activism at its warehouses. An internal memo describes a company system for tracking union “threats.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Does Big Tech want four more years of Trump?
October 08, 2020 08:50 - 7 minutesThe Donald Trump presidency has been good for Big Business. But Trump’s relationship with Wall Street leaders looks a little different than his relationship with Big Tech. Vox business and politics reporter Emily Stewart compares notes with Recode Daily host, Teddy Schleifer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Facebook takes a stand against Trump’s Covid lies
October 07, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesHow have the platforms been dealing with the spread of Covid misinformation when it's coming from the president? Recode’s Peter Kafka discusses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google's antitrust troubles
October 06, 2020 08:50 - 6 minutesThe U.S. Department of justice is planning to file a lawsuit against Google. Recode's Shirin Ghaffary explains what's at stake for the company and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Internet, From Space
October 05, 2020 08:50 - 6 minutesThe pandemic has boosted demand for satellite Internet connections. Recode's Adam Clark Estes explains why companies like SpaceX and Amazon are racing to build a new broadband network among the stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Covid-19's Long Haulers
October 02, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesFor a small group of patients, Covid-19 symptoms can last for months. Reporter Lois Parshly explains the science of long-term symptoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why QAnon thrives on social media
October 01, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesHow the conspiracy theory and its following gained traction in the past year and is now entering the political mainstream. Senior Recode reporter, Shirin Ghaffary explains how easy it is to fall into a QAnon rabbit hole on social media platforms and why it’s so hard to stop it from spreading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why some dems dislike Reid Hoffman
September 30, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesThe LinkedIn founder built a big-money machine to oust Trump, so why do some democrats hate him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why some Democrats dislike Reid Hoffman
September 30, 2020 08:50 - 10 minutesThe LinkedIn founder built a big-money machine to oust Trump, so why do some democrats hate him? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why religious leaders are becoming content creators
September 29, 2020 08:50 - 9 minutesRecode reporter Rebecca Heilweil explains the pros and cons of religious services online and how the pandemic has changed the look and feel of communal faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices