Recode Decode: Katie Couric

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Katie Couric, the former host of the Today Show and anchor of the CBS Evening News, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about why the current moment of political protest feels unlike anything that came before; the fine line between objectivity and advocacy in journalism; and her upcoming memoir, Unexpected. Couric also discusses the battle over Confederate history and art in the south, America's divided news diet, and what she thought of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. Plus: Her famous interview with Sarah Palin in 2008, and what she would ask Donald Trump if he sat with her for a 1:1 interview. Featuring: Katie Couric (@katiecouric), host, Next Question with Katie Couric 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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1:28.3	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor at Large of Reco. You may know me as Katie Currick's
1:32.9	biggest fan, but in my spare time, I'm just a reporter, and you're listening to Reco Decode,
1:37.1	a podcast about power change and the people you need to know were part of the Vox Media Podcast
1:41.6	Network. Today in the red chair is one of my favorite people. Katie Currick, who has been on this show
1:46.0	before. She's the host of the podcast next question and back to Biz, and I've been on both of those
1:50.8	shows. She's also working with Time Magazine on a new video series about the human side of the
1:55.9	COVID-19 crisis. And of course, she's the former anchor of the CBS evening news and co-anchor
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