Recode Decode: Casey Newton and Louie Swisher

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Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Recode's Kara Swisher talks with the Verge's Casey Newton and her older son, Louie Swisher, about how the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine has affected their tech habits. They also discuss Louie's remote final months of high school, the future of video conferencing, and the growing power of tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon. Newton also talks about his reporting on Facebook moderators who developed PTSD on the job, which led to a recent $52 million settlement. Plus: What is everyone watching and playing to pass the time, and are movie theaters dead? Featuring: Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton), tech reporter at The Verge and writer of The Interface Louie Swisher Host: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large More to explore: On Reset, Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why — and how — tech is changing everything. On Recode Media, Peter Kafka interviews business titans, journalists, comedians and podcasters about the collision of tech and media. On Pivot, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the big tech news stories of the week, who's winning, who's failing, and what comes next. And on Land of the Giants, Jason Del Rey chronicled the rise of Amazon. Season 2 will focus on Netflix and is coming soon! About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Gideon Litchfield, I'm the editor-in-chief of Oired.
0:02.6	And I'm Lauren Good, I'm a senior writer at Wired.
0:05.2	We're making a new show.
0:06.5	Have a nice future.
0:09.0	I'm more have a nice future, question mark.
0:12.5	It's a show that is honest about how unsettling the future can be.
0:16.9	We're going to be bringing on the people shaping this future.
0:20.6	We're going to ask them about the big challenges we face, about the challenges they're creating,
0:24.9	and how they deal with living in perpetual uncertainty as we all do.
0:29.2	So make sure you follow Have a Nice Future, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.8	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor-at-large RECode.
0:38.3	You may know me as someone who is constantly surrounded by tall men.
0:42.2	Thank God everyone is the same height on Zoom, but in my spare time, I'm just a reporter.
0:46.6	And you're listening to RECode D-code, a podcast about power change,
0:49.4	and the people you need to know were part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:53.7	Today in the red chair, there is no red chair anymore.
0:56.2	We have two fan favorites.
0:58.2	And it's the last time they're going to be together on this RECode D-code,
1:01.8	because I'm moving along to another place.
1:03.9	First up is Casey Newton from the Virge, who over the past couple of years
1:07.6	has done some incredible reporting on Facebook's moderation system
1:10.8	that culminated in a $52 million settlement for just a few days ago
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