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Channels with Peter Kafka

Adrian Wojnarowski, Editor of The Vertical

Channels with Peter Kafka

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Tv & Film, Business News, News

4.4585 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Yahoo sports columnist Adrian "Woj" Wojnarowski talks with Peter Kafka about how he left print journalism and why he's staying at Yahoo, even as the media giant cuts down on its other journalism efforts. He also explains why the NBA is perfect for the Internet and how he approaches the competitive, fast-paced world of reporting sports news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Recode Radio presents Recode Media with Peter Kafka, powered by digital media.

0:08.2

This is Recode Media with Peter Kafka.

0:12.1

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0:13.6

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0:15.7

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0:19.8

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0:20.8

Find out more about them at SOFI.com. Terms and conditions apply at SoFi.com. Today's also sponsored by Mac Weldon. These guys make awesome socks, underwear, hoodies, sweatpants. But here's the thing. I've bought these socks myself with my own cash money. I've also made my mother-in-law buy them for me at Christmas.

0:38.9

They're awesome.

0:39.9

I've worn them when I interview John Skipper on stage.

0:42.0

I'm wearing them right now talking to Adrian.

0:43.7

Adrian, you can't see my socks, but I'm wearing them.

0:45.7

Do I look comfortable?

0:46.5

You look very comfortable.

0:47.3

I look very comfortable.

0:48.6

You should also tell you, Mac Welton's socks are antimicrobial, which is science talk for it. You're not going to smell bad when you wear them. You can wear them when you work out. You can wear them when you go on an airplane, as I just did. Even if you go on dates. If you order for Mac Weldon, they will give you your first order free if for some reason you don't like them, but you will. And if you order for me, you can get 20% off your order. So you use the promo code recode at macwellden.com. The promo code is recode. How to do, Adrian? Excellent. You weren't even reading. You were looking at me the whole time. That was the most impressive thing. So that voice you hear is Adrian Warginowski. Did I butcher your name? No. I got it right. I'm going to call you Woj from now on. We practiced long enough before, though. We did. We did some practicing. I read it on the subway here, too. Adrian is the star of the Internet. Sports World. He's also got a podcast. In fact, we podcast out of the same group, digital media. Your podcast and the sports vertical are called the same thing, right? Yeah, it's the vertical podcast with Wojj.

1:46.5

And we also have the vertical podcast with JJ Reddick, plays for the LA Clippers, and Chris

1:50.5

Manix, who's part of the vertical, which is our website on Yahoo!

1:55.0

Our NBA site.

1:56.0

So up until now, most people who are listening to this, will know you from your byline

1:59.5

at Yahoo, right?

2:00.5

That's where you first became really famous. Well, yes, I guess I've been at Yahoo since 99. No,

2:08.6

I've been at Yahoo since 2007. So long you cannot remember it. I can't remember. So we'll wind up

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