Recode Decode: Walt Mossberg

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2016

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On this special episode of "Recode Decode," we celebrate the relaunch of Recode.net with an extended interview between Recode co-founders Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg. In 1991, Mossberg was laughed out of the Secretary of State's office for announcing that he would start writing about technology. Three media companies and 25 years later, he reflects on the changing landscape of tech journalism. Plus: Kara and Walt preview the upcoming Code Conference and look back on a decade of conference highlights and lowlights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's sponsor is Audible.com, which has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken word audio products.
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0:19.0	which is a little less than Walt Mossberg spends on cigars annually.
0:22.0	They also partner with companies to help pay down employee student debt.
0:26.0	See how SoFi can help you at SoFi.com. That's SOFI.com, terms and conditions apply at SoFi.com slash legal.
0:36.0	Recode radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:43.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, executive editor of Recode. You may know me as Carly Fierena's running mate,
0:49.0	but in my spare time I talk tech and you're listening to Recode Decode, a podcast about tech and media's key players,
0:55.0	big ideas and how they're changing the world we live in. You can subscribe to Recode Decode at iTunes.com slash Recode Decode.
1:02.0	And while you're there, leave us a review.
1:05.0	Today in the red chair is Walt Mossberg, and I think I'll have to check my notes here to remind me who he is.
1:10.0	Oh right, he and I have started two companies together. All things digital and Recode.
1:15.0	Today he's editor-large at Recode and executive editor at the Verge. Walt, welcome to my delightful show.
1:22.0	I'm thrilled to have been finally asked beyond your dreams.
1:26.0	Well, you have your own podcast. I have my own, but still.
1:29.0	Yes, that's true. I want you to know I am here. I have a Trento with me.
1:33.0	Oh, fantastic. So I'm ready to go.
1:35.0	All right. Well, we're not recording in our usual location. I'm at my podcast producer's house, and you're in your office in DC.
1:41.0	The world is remote. Remote, exactly. So we're going to talk about a bunch of things over the course of 30 minutes.
1:47.0	One of the things the reason we're doing this is because we are relaunching Recode on the Vox platform this week.
1:53.0	Today, actually, the day we're publishing this.
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