Mixed Signals from Semafor Media
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Alex Gibney on his Elon Musk documentary and why the doc business has never been more scared
October 9, 2026 · 49 minDocumentary filmmaker Alex Gibney joins Mixed Signals to talk about his four-hour film on Elon Musk. Max and Ben ask Gibney how he built an AI avatar of Musk using only his actual words when Musk refused to participate, what Elon’s first…
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Kasey Esser on being the "Brad Pitt of microdramas" and what's next for the booming vertical video format
October 2, 2026 · 39 minActor and producer Kasey Esser joins Mixed Signals to explain the multi-billion dollar "microdrama" industry, and why he's become one of its biggest stars. Max and Ben ask Kasey how a werewolf Romeo-and-Juliet show that shot in just a week…
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Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario on selling water like a punk band, and why comedy is the one thing Coca-Cola can't buy
September 25, 2026 · 51 minLiquid Death founder and CEO Mike Cessario joins Mixed Signals (with Semafor business editor Liz Hoffman filling in for Max) to explain how he built a billion-dollar water company by treating his ads like SNL sketches. Ben and Liz ask Mike…
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Pangram CEO Max Spero on why human touch is about to become the scarcest thing on the internet
September 18, 2026 · 49 minPangram founder and CEO Max Spero joins Mixed Signals to explain how his AI detection tool actually works, and why he thinks the escalating cat-and-mouse game between AI detectors and "humanizers" is a fight worth having. Max and Ben ask…
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Salman Rushdie on what he's learned about media after a lifetime of being trapped by it
September 11, 2026 · 42 minAuthor Sir Salman Rushdie joins Mixed Signals to talk about why he made a documentary about the attack that nearly killed him, and why he's ambivalent about having done it. Max and Ben ask Salman how he and director Alex Gibney divided…
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Jessica Tarlov on being the lone Democrat at Fox, what she knows about Pete Hegseth, and why she defends her conservative colleagues
September 4, 2026 · 56 minJessica Tarlov is the co-host of both Fox News' The Five and the Raging Moderates podcast. She joins Mixed Signals to talk about what it's like to be outnumbered four-to-one on the most-watched show in cable news — and why she thinks most…
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Taylor Lorenz on the moral panic around kids and phones, and how she logs 17 hours of screen time
August 28, 2026 · 38 minInternet reporter and YouTuber Taylor Lorenz joins Mixed Signals to make the case that the bipartisan push to get kids off social media is less about child safety than it looks. Max and Ben ask Taylor where the actual line is between moral…
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Social media consultant Rachel Karten on the death of the follower, micro-dramas, and being “algorithmically ungovernable”
August 21, 2026 · 47 minSocial media consultant and “Link in Bio” newsletter author Rachel Karten joins Mixed Signals to explain what social media actually is in 2026. Max and Ben ask Rachel how the shift from follower-based to algorithm-driven distribution broke…
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Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl on AI, streaming power, and why music royalties are the safest asset on Wall Street
August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minWarner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl joins Mixed Signals — with Semafor business editor Liz Hoffman filling in for Ben — to explain what a record label actually does in a world where anyone can upload a song to Spotify. Max and Liz ask…
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Kareem Rahma on building a talk show empire and the business behind his viral shows
August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minSubway Takes creator and host Kareem Rahma joins Mixed Signals to talk about reinventing the talk show for the vertical video era, and just how much it costs. Max and Ben ask Kareem about how he built a show that feels spontaneous but runs…
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Vic Jacobi on building trust in NBA circles and the business of knowing everybody
July 31, 2026 · 38 minNBA personality and creative consultant Vic Jacobi joins Mixed Signals to talk about how she built one of the more unusual careers in sports media — starting from a Kobe Bryant Twitter follow in high school and turning it into a decade of…
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From WIRED's Uncanny Valley: Tim Heidecker Thinks Twitter Should Be a World Heritage Site
July 28, 2026 · 41 minThe satirical news publication The Onion is trying to take over Infowars, formerly owned by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and planning to put comedian Tim Heidecker in charge. Their vision is to turn Infowars into ‘Adult Swim’…