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- 🇩🇪DE · News Commentary#45100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · News Commentary#1135K to 30K
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- 🇮🇳IN · News Commentary#6410K to 30K
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David Droga on being “the last Don Draper,” AI’s impact on creativity, and why the boldest ads are the easiest sells
Jun 19, 2026
50m 50s
Eli Pariser on the end of the feed and how AI will change your morning routine
Jun 12, 2026
50m 00s
The “Popcast” hosts on interviewing Taylor Swift, killing the written review, and whether literacy is over
Jun 5, 2026
59m 00s
Bret Baier on golfing with Trump, his 2028 predictions, and making the case for civility
May 29, 2026
42m 00s
Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro’s journey from radio to podcasts — and what amateurs can learn from pros
May 22, 2026
46m 15s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/19/26 |  David Droga on being “the last Don Draper,” AI’s impact on creativity, and why the boldest ads are the easiest sells | David Droga is the vice chair of Accenture Song and the most decorated creative in Cannes Lions history. He joins Mixed Signals to talk about what it actually takes to sell a CMO on a bold idea (and why the boldest of ideas are sometimes the easiest to sell). Max and Ben ask David about how AI is changing the advertising business he's spent his life building, whether the creative visionary still has a place at the top of the industry, and what the New York Times' "Truth Is Worth It" campaign can teach struggling news brands about their own value. He also walks through some of his most famous ads. Sign up for Semafor Media’s Sunday newsletter: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/media For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: @semaforben, @maxwelltani If you have a tip or a comment, please email us mixedsignals@semafor.com | 50m 50s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  Eli Pariser on the end of the feed and how AI will change your morning routine✨ | AInews consumption+3 | Eli Pariser | New_PublicSemafor Media+1 | — | AInews+4 | — | 50m 00s | |
| 6/5/26 |  The “Popcast” hosts on interviewing Taylor Swift, killing the written review, and whether literacy is over✨ | music interviewscelebrity press+3 | — | The New York TimesSemafor Media+1 | — | PopcastTaylor Swift+7 | — | 59m 00s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Bret Baier on golfing with Trump, his 2028 predictions, and making the case for civility✨ | American political mediaTrump+4 | Bret Baier | Fox NewsCBS News+3 | — | Bret BaierTrump+6 | — | 42m 00s | |
| 5/22/26 |  Audie Cornish & Ari Shapiro’s journey from radio to podcasts — and what amateurs can learn from pros✨ | podcastingaudio journalism+4 | Audie CornishAri Shapiro | NPRCNN+2 | — | podcastingNPR+4 | — | 46m 15s | |
| 5/19/26 |  Joe Weisenthal on the business of business media and why AI won’t replace podcasters✨ | business mediaAI in journalism+3 | Joe Weisenthal | BloombergSubstack+2 | — | business mediaAI+3 | — | 42m 54s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Flynn McGarry on growing up as a food prodigy and the waning power of restaurant reviews✨ | food mediarestaurant reviews+3 | Flynn McGarry | CoveWhite Lotus+2 | — | Flynn McGarryfood media+3 | — | 42m 28s | |
| 5/8/26 |  Angel Studios is crowdsourcing a "values-based" alternative to Hollywood✨ | crowdsourcingHollywood+5 | Harmon brothers | Angel StudiosSemafor Media+1 | — | Angel Studioscrowdsourcing+6 | — | 49m 59s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Johnny Harris on building a journalism project that doesn't sell out✨ | journalismYouTube+4 | Johnny Harris | NewpressSemafor Media+1 | — | journalismYouTube creator+3 | — | 54m 06s | |
| 4/27/26 |  Maverick Carter on building the future of sports media✨ | sports mediaathlete-led media+4 | Maverick Carter | SpringHill CompanyNBA+2 | — | Maverick Cartersports media+5 | — | 30m 56s | |
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| 4/17/26 |  Patrick Radden Keefe on page-turning journalism, his own celebrity, and the humanity behind his work✨ | journalismtrue crime+3 | Patrick Radden Keefe | Semafor MediaThink with Google+1 | — | Patrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling+5 | — | 37m 55s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Bluesky COO Rose Wang on building a better social network✨ | social mediadecentralization+3 | Rose Wang | BlueskySemafor Media+1 | — | Blueskysocial network+3 | — | 38m 58s | |
| 4/3/26 |  Joanna Stern on quitting the Wall Street Journal and building a media business with AI✨ | media businessAI+3 | Joanna Stern | The Wall Street JournalNew Things+2 | — | Joanna SternWall Street Journal+3 | — | 39m 58s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Michael Lynton on the infamous Sony hack and learning from his mistakes✨ | Sony hackcybersecurity+3 | Michael Lynton | Sony EntertainmentSnap Inc.+3 | — | Sony hackMichael Lynton+3 | — | 42m 28s | |
| 3/20/26 |  The Twitch creators explaining the news to Gen Z✨ | gamingmedia+4 | Douglas Scott WredenAiden McCaig | Lemonade StandSemafor Media | — | Twitchcreators+5 | — | 32m 47s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Introducing: The CEO Signal✨ | leadershipCEO insights+3 | — | SEMAFORCEO Signal | — | CEOleadership+5 | — | 0m 33s | |
| 3/13/26 |  Jeffrey Goldberg on "SignalGate," Trump's charm offensive, and why The Atlantic is winning✨ | SignalgateTrump administration+4 | Jeffrey Goldberg | The AtlanticThe Washington Post+1 | — | SignalgateTrump+6 | — | 47m 51s | |
| 3/6/26 |  Hasan Piker on streaming all day, his relationship with Zohran Mamdani, and the lefty media machine✨ | streamingleftist media+3 | Hasan Piker | Semafor MediaTwitch | — | Hasan Pikerstreaming+6 | — | 46m 35s | |
| 3/3/26 |  Introducing: Compound Interest from Semafor Business✨ | media changesbusiness transformation+3 | Dara Khosrowshahi | UberSemafor+1 | — | Compound Interestmedia+6 | — | 1m 14s | |
| 2/27/26 |  Deborah Turness on bias, the BBC, and the future of public media | Former BBC News boss Deborah Turness joins Mixed Signals for her first public interview since resigning amid a controversy over an editorial mishap involving a Donald Trump speech. She talks about whether the BBC is truly impartial, how she handled newsroom blind spots around rising populist movements like the UK's Reform party, and why she believes public media can survive a polarized age. The interview was recorded at Semafor’s Trust In Media summit, which can be watched in full on Semafor’s YouTube channel. Sign up for Semafor Media’s Sunday newsletter: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/media For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: @semaforben, @maxwelltani If you have a tip or a comment, please email us mixedsignals@semafor.com | 35m 59s | ||||||
| 2/20/26 |  Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer on turning foreign policy into a podcast | Former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer join Mixed Signals to talk about their leap from the Situation Room to the podcast studio. They explain why they started The Long Game, what they learned about media while running US foreign policy, and how the war in Ukraine became as much an information battle as a military one. The conversation ranges from Gaza and Al Jazeera to AI-generated propaganda, reactions to the Munich Security Conference, and whether Democrats ever figured out how to explain foreign policy to the American middle class. Sign up for Semafor Media’s Sunday newsletter: https://www.semafor.com/newsletters/media For more from Think with Google, check out ThinkwithGoogle.com. Find us on X: @semaforben, @maxwelltani If you have a tip or a comment, please email us mixedsignals@semafor.com | 48m 01s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Rolling Stone scion on investing in ‘Track Star’ and the anti-algorithmic future of music media | Gus Wenner, chairman of Rolling Stone and son of the magazine’s legendary founder, has spent years balancing the brand’s print heritage with its digital transformation. On this week’s Mixed Signals, Ben and Max talk with Wenner about his new holding company, Wenner Media Ventures, and why he thinks algorithms disrespect audiences. They also discuss the venture’s investment in the hit video series Track Star, his defense of Rolling Stone’s most provocative journalism, and his potential future media investments. | 1h 00m 19s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 | Marketing pro Tariq Hassan on how McDonald’s embraced its Donald Trump drive-thru moment | When now-President Donald Trump decided to put on an apron and serve customers at a McDonald’s drive-thru on the 2024 campaign trail, it put Tariq Hassan, then McDonald’s chief marketer, in a tight spot. On this week’s Mixed Signals, Ben and Max sit down with the former Golden Arches CMO to discuss the Trump episode, why he thinks ad makers should engage with journalists, and what goes into a good celebrity Super Bowl ad. | 53m 36s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | Heated Rivalry & 'Big C' Canadian Content, with Bell's Sean Cohan | A year into Hollywood’s heralded vibe shift, as major production companies in the US have increasingly catered to broader or more conservative tastes, a gay Canadian hockey romance was not an obvious choice to become a hit. On this week’s Mixed Signals, Ben and Max bring on Bell Media CEO Sean Cohan to unpack the success of Heated Rivalry and explain how it became an overnight cultural sensation. Cohan also talks about Bell’s strategy of using licensing deals to reach new audiences, the enduring power of a well-told romance, and why Canadian storytelling is only getting started on the global stage. | 53m 20s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 | Freakonomics’ Stephen Dubner on why long-form podcasting isn't dead yet | Stephen Dubner has spent 20 years proving that things aren't what they seem—and now he's not so sure that's always true. The co-creator of Freakonomics and host of one of podcasting's most enduring shows joins Ben and Max to talk about why he never sold to Spotify, how The New York Times shifted from telling readers things to telling them what to think, and his new self-funded TV experiment that's "like laundering podcast money." Along the way, Dubner explains how he accidentally got sucked into the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni gossip vortex (Candace Owens was involved), makes the case for prediction markets over pundits, and reveals why he's now considering buying a pizza place with a Michelin-starred chef who hated his soup. Plus: the real reason insider trading bans are absurd, and why Mario Cuomo was wrong about vowels. | 52m 47s | ||||||
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