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People vs Algorithms

Uncovering patterns of change in media, culture, and technology, each week media veterans Brian Morr

Episodes

Total: 132

In this episode Alex, Brian, and Troy, with guest Rafat Ali, discuss the future of technology, focus

Game Over

2024/2/1

With an era of digital media ending in chaos, we look ahead to the challenges media companies face i

The Gravity of Platforms

2024/1/25

Layoffs at The Los Angeles Times, the end of the road for Pitchfork, and an uncertain future for Spo

This week we talk CES, the ongoing silliness of the Bill Ackman-Business Insider feud, and why news

This week, we dig into the latest front into the so-called hit piece. Last week, Business Insid

New Year, New Optimism

2024/1/4

The New Year is maybe the perfect holiday. It’s celebrated by just about every culture and creed. An

Troy and Brian go over some of the lessons of 2023 and look ahead to 2024, starting with the end of

Troy and Alex kept the conversation going after the recording of last episode. After sharing a "tran

2024 Storylines

2023/12/14

In news, we discuss Google's antitrust loss, the miracle of Cheddar selling for $200 million, 5-Hour

We live in an age of cults, narratives and fleeting fame. Centralization is giving way to a fragment

The website might be dying. How will this affect media and advertising? We cover this and other hot

The OpenAI drama exposed fault lines in the very unique culture of Silicon Valley, highlighting the

The New Interface

2023/11/16

AI agents will accelerate the interface shift and change the economics of software, media and beyond

Will Brands Still Matter?

2023/11/9

The power of brands has eroded, particularly media brands. The path forward for legacy media brands

Gen Z Is Built Different

2023/11/2

9-5 Girl on TikTok sparked a debate over the outdated ideas of the 9-5 work day, which was stared&nb

The Information Space

2023/10/26

While many people pretend that “the media” are still gatekeepers to information, those days are past

More With Less

2023/10/19

On a crossover episode of The Rebooting Show and People vs Algorithms, Alex and Brian discuss zero-i

“Deliver something nobody else is delivering,” advises Milk Street’s Christopher Kimball. The media

Product People

2023/10/5

You don't have to be an engineer or be a developer to be a product person, although it helps. T

Bustle Digital Group's Bryan Goldberg joins to discuss why the scale era wasn't as great as it was p