Writer and podcaster Sam Harris talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his views on Islam, social media, and President Trump.In this episode: Harris’ background; why he wrote his first book; the controversy around his books about religion and

Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet

1 Nov 7th, 2023 47m 25s

We’ve got a good one today. I’m talking to former President Barack Obama about AI, social networks, and how to think about democracy as both of those things collide. I sat down with Obama last week at his offices in Washington, DC, just hours

Why Hank Green can’t quit YouTube for TikTok

Aug 2nd, 2022 1h 16m

Today I’m talking to Hank Green. Hank doesn’t need much introduction. In fact, he invited himself on Decoder to talk about YouTube's partner program, which shares ad revenue between YouTube and the people making videos. The split is 55/45 in fa

How Ukraine’s wide use of cryptocurrency is playing out during the war

May 24th, 2022 1h 10m

Michael is president of the Blockchain Association of Ukraine and founder of the Kuna Exchange, which lets people buy cryptocurrency and swap between them. Earlier this year, the Ukrainian government set up wallets on Kuna and other exchanges t

Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

1 Nov 16th, 2021 1h 13m

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky prides himself on thinking very differently than other CEOs, and his answers to the Decoder questions about how he structures and manages his company were almost always the opposite of what I’m used to hearing on the sho

How Slack changed Apple’s employee culture, with Zoë Schiffer

1 Sep 7th, 2021 1h 6m

Apple has had a lot going on lately: we did a whole episode about the controversial child protection photo scanning features, which have now been delayed. A law in South Korea might force the company to change how App Store payments work; the c

Best of Recode Decode: Stacey Abrams

Jul 8th, 2020 1h 13m

Here are excerpts from two of our favorite episodes of Recode Decode, originally published in November 2017 and June 2019. In the first part of the show, Recode's Kara Swisher and SKDK's Hilary Rosen talk to then-Georgia gubernatorial candidate

Recode Decode: Aminatou Sow

Jun 24th, 2020 54m 30s

Call Your Girlfriend co-host Aminatou Sow talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about upcoming book with Ann Friedman, Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close. Sow discusses "how [she] got bamboozled into getting business-married” to Friedman,

Recode Decode: Andy Puddicombe, Robin Arzon, and Marianne Williamson

1 Jun 5th, 2020 1h 11m

Recode's Kara Swisher talks with three guests about how to take care of your mind, body, and spirit while in quarantine. Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe discusses the challenges of getting people to meditate, how to make your sleep more re

Recode Decode: The L Word

Jan 22nd, 2020 1h 8m

The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken and actors Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig, and Leisha Hailey talk with Recode's Kara Swisher about their decision to reunite for a new series called The L Word: Generation Q, 10 years after the original show ended

Recode Decode: David Epstein

Jan 8th, 2020 56m 30s

Journalist and bestselling author David Epstein talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his most recent book, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. In it, he argues that the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians,

Recode Decode: "The Enlightened Capitalists" author James O'Toole.

Sep 4th, 2019 48m 34s

James O'Toole, a professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his book, The Enlightened Capitalists: Cautionary Tales of Business Pioneers Who Tried to Do Well by Doing Good. O'Toole discus

Recode Decode: Andrew Yang

Jul 19th, 2019 1h 8m

Entrepreneur and Venture for America founder Andrew Yang talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his campaign to be the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential race.In this episode: Being "the tech candidate" during the techlash; the the #Y

Recode Decode: Susan Hockfield

1 May 31st, 2019 58m 33s

Former MIT president Susan Hockfield talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution.In this episode: How Hockfield got to MIT; how the school creates innov

Recode Decode: Shoshana Zuboff

Feb 20th, 2019 53m 27s

Harvard Business School professor emerita Shoshana Zuboff talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power.In this episode: Zuboff's background a

Recode Decode: Nicole Wong, former deputy CTO of the United States

Sep 12th, 2018 58m 38s

Former deputy CTO of the United States Nicole Wong talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about the future of tech policy and why content moderation is more complicated than many people think. In this episode:01:29 - How Wong became a First Amendment

Recode Decode: 'Big Game' author Mark Leibovich

Sep 10th, 2018 52m 41s

Mark Leibovich, the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times." In this episode:02:07 - Leibovich’s short stint as a tech reporter04:

Recode Decode: U.S. Justice Department antitrust lawyer Makan Delrahim

Sep 1st, 2018 1h 1m

Makan Delrahim, the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the government's attempt to stop the merger of AT&T and Time Warner and how he evaluates tech giants like Google and

Recode Decode: Dr. Jen Gunter, OB/GYN

Aug 13th, 2018 54m 42s

Jen Gunter, an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about how celebrity wellness brands have been overtaken by "medical conspiracy theories" and dangerous recommendations — for example, that bras cause breast can

Recode Decode: Uber Eats boss Jason Droege

Aug 8th, 2018 47m 27s

If you enjoy Recode Decode, we think you'd also like the Eater Upsell. Here's a recent episode of the show: Jason Droege, the man in charge of Uber Eats, talks with Eater's Dan Geneen about how the service started, how it interfaces with restau

Recode Decode: WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg

Jul 25th, 2018 57m 29s

Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about how the blogging platform has evolved in the 13 years since it launched, powering a huge number of websites that included AllThingsD and an earlier version of R

Recode Decode: Matt Cutts

Jul 2nd, 2018 48m 21s

Matt Cutts, the acting administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about how his team is trying to modernize government agencies and make services like Medicare and veterans’ benefits more user-friendly. Cutts sp

Recode Decode: Psychologist Adam Grant

Jun 30th, 2018 49m 1s

Psychologist Adam Grant, the author of “Originals” and “Give and Take” and co-author with Sheryl Sandberg of “Option B,” talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about how to work smarter and more successfully with your colleagues. Grant says companies

Recode Decode: How Silicon Valley is responding to the immigration crisis

Jun 25th, 2018 56m 23s

Charlotte and Dave Willner, creators of the hugely successful Facebook fundraising campaign called “Reunite an immigrant parent with their child,” talk with Recode’s Kara Swisher about how they raised more than $20 million in one week for RAICE

Recode Decode: Michael Barbaro, host of the New York Times podcast The Daily (Live)

2 Jun 18th, 2018 1h 9m

Michael Barbaro, who hosts the hit podcast The Daily for the New York Times, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher in front of a live audience at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. Barbaro explains why he fell in love with newspapers at a young age