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Brits vs Biden, Linklater on Sexless Cinema & Trump Praise Song | Mixed Signals from Semafor
Ben and Nayeema dissect the battle brewing between American newsrooms and President Biden, wondering whether the Brits are to blame. Then they call up Richard Linklater, famed director of films including Boyhood, Dazed and Confused and, his latest, Hit Man, to contemplate whether it was Marvel, #MeToo or something else that took sex out of the cinema.
Also: Max tries to open our hearts and minds to a faith-based Trump ballad and Ben vows to improve Amtrak, with the help of unlimited LinkedIn messaging.
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00:42 Intros, what's coming on today's show
01:40 Ben's Amtrak woes
02:26 Story one: WSJ on Biden's age & the British invasion of American press
16:14 Story two: Where has the sex gone in cinema?
18:59 Interview with RIchard Linklater
32:57 Discussion after Richard Linklater interview
34:42 Think with Google conversation with Josh Spanier
36:22 Blind Spots with Max Tani
44:02 Thanks for listening & credits
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Trump Trial Coverage, Vivek Ramaswamy Buys Into BuzzFeed & Phone in Bed | Mixed Signals from Semafor
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In our first episode, Ben and Nayeema catch New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman outside the courthouse where a jury just convicted former President Donald Trump. But will the media circus change anyone’s mind? Then they sit down with Vivek Ramaswamy to talk about his plans for BuzzFeed, following his purchase of 8.4% of the company. Finally, Semafor Media Editor Max Tani joins the show to d...
Introducing: Mixed Signals from Semafor Media
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The truth about modern media - from inside the machine. Every Friday starting May 31, journalists Ben Smith and Nayeema Raza pull back the curtain on the week’s key stories, revealing how money, access, culture and politics shape everything you read, watch, and hear. Sign up for the Sunday night blockbuster newsletter from Semafor Media: www.semafor.com/newsletters/media Or drop us a line if yo...
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How Telegram captures the fractured reality of war
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China protests: Tiananmen Square survivors speak up
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A major breakthrough in brain implants
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FIFA claims the world cup in Qatar is "carbon neutral" 🤔
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When COVID doesn’t end, animated with AI
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An eyewitness account of Russian soldiers targeting civilians in Ukraine
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @familyflavours3302
    @familyflavours3302 2 дні тому

    Don’t give up u day time job. U should be comedienne

  • @ciobeladam7972
    @ciobeladam7972 7 днів тому

    If the military sided with the people there will be no trouble at WPS today..no bullying will happen

  • @michaelwilkes399
    @michaelwilkes399 9 днів тому

    ua-cam.com/video/-ELQh54qvp8/v-deo.htmlsi=Ha7VYB80ZptNFdyM Another great convo on Cinema and modern films:

  • @nancyseiler2844
    @nancyseiler2844 9 днів тому

    Maybe all would be better off if we let go of the grid and did power locally, if not individually. Fewer outages too. Skip connectivity. Of course, power companies would no longer exist - less control of us so less getting rich off of us.

  • @Kumar-sy3oy
    @Kumar-sy3oy 10 днів тому

    Vivek was anything but abstract. This is what he means by low IQ of all of things you guys utter.

  • @nancyseiler2844
    @nancyseiler2844 10 днів тому

    I’m 79 and sleep can be elusive sometimes. I watch UA-cam in bed till I get sleepy again. So much for screen harming sleep. And I’m so liberal it pains me to vote Democrat.

  • @jcbquark8037
    @jcbquark8037 10 днів тому

    Losers… why the lack of logic on the left? It’s like they can’t think outside their own Overton window. And the general verbal tone of the left always seem semi-whining.

  • @tub73431
    @tub73431 11 днів тому

    Vivek exposed them and I don't even think they realized it

  • @mwv1969
    @mwv1969 11 днів тому

    With regard to the Vivek interview, the irony is that Nayeema said, as a journalist, "you either need to the person saying the false things or the person fact-checking", when Vivek had to fact-check her on what he said about bringing in diverse points of view. On a related note, when Vivek called them out on this, Ben's response was focused on the fact that they referred only to conservative names (e.g. Tucker) because it was "interesting" (i.e, would be controversial with BuzzFeed viewers) while ignoring that building a media company around truly diverse thought would be new and interesting. These two are so snarky and condescending it was difficult to watch.

  • @apacur
    @apacur 11 днів тому

    Where was Vivek "abstract"? And you both need to stop talking over your guests

  • @apacur
    @apacur 11 днів тому

    It's beautiful to watch Vivek destroy their feeble attempts to discredit and criticize him

  • @HeatherCampbell-uj9oq
    @HeatherCampbell-uj9oq 11 днів тому

    Look forward to this!

  • @gopalsangubhotla1086
    @gopalsangubhotla1086 12 днів тому

    Good 1st episode 👍

  • @liamcullen3035
    @liamcullen3035 13 днів тому

    I can’t stand Vivek as a politician. As a businessman… he seems *slightly* less insufferable. I don’t think I’ll ever trust him after his chameleonic campaign for the Republican nomination. But it was still an interesting interview. Thankyou for doing it. Came here from the Bulwark! Really interested to get a deeper understanding of media organisational decisions, and how that impacts everything.

    • @brendothepsycho
      @brendothepsycho 11 днів тому

      Me when I don't understand nuance

    • @liamcullen3035
      @liamcullen3035 11 днів тому

      @@brendothepsycho Ah, so lying is “nuance” is it? Those goal posts are awfully mobile these days 😂

    • @ellieveganphilly-7335
      @ellieveganphilly-7335 Годину тому

      Understandable. Bc you can’t be lefty in 2024 without your buIIsh*t detector being of. And sadly you cant teach someone discernment. But you can encourage them to learn to gather a few facts on a topic before upchucking online about it. Bc vivek wasnt like a chameleon. No he wasn’t a Trump supporter in 2016. But the political climate is completely different now and Vivek was consistently Trumps most outspoken supporter. Vivek refused to bash Trump no matter how badly reporters tried to bait him into it. It’s astounding to me how the left is so unconcerned with gathering any actual facts before upchucking online.

  • @JB-lovin
    @JB-lovin 13 днів тому

    Preproduction meeting notes: we need to make it fun and breezy. We’ll just riff. No need to prep too much. We don’t have time for that. It’s only a podcast anyway.

  • @JB-lovin
    @JB-lovin 13 днів тому

    Not an auspicious being to a podcast I hope to be better

  • @corinne7126
    @corinne7126 13 днів тому

    I have high hopes for this podcast but sometimes you donot make sense.( stop trying to be funny or cute)

  • @edugator2242
    @edugator2242 13 днів тому

    Two left wing people who have worked in two of the most left wing organizations who have written very left biased articles are doing a podcast claiming that the media is in fact objective and not at all working with one political party who share there beliefs. What garbage.

  • @edugator2242
    @edugator2242 13 днів тому

    The only thing interesting to note that they pointed out was that the Trump trial was not televised. I wonder if people would have a different opinion of it if they had seen it in person.

  • @edugator2242
    @edugator2242 13 днів тому

    Two left wing people who have worked in two of the most left wing organizations who have written very left biased articles are doing a podcast claiming that the media is in fact objective and not at all working with one political party who share there beliefs. What garbage.

  • @megamagamanga5968
    @megamagamanga5968 14 днів тому

    Democracy?! You can't even call what is going on in Gaza for what it really is. The US has lost all its moral high ground and you are in no position to dictate to another country how they should act. What a bunch of hypocrites!

  • @hr16108
    @hr16108 14 днів тому

    Vivek is awesome!

    • @jameswood4347
      @jameswood4347 13 днів тому

      Yeah, that's scary.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      How many people did he screw over with that pump and dump scheme of his?

    • @brendothepsycho
      @brendothepsycho 11 днів тому

      ​@@SirBlackReedsHow many of those people sued him for the Axovant crash? Oh, yeah, zero

  • @JosephQuillen
    @JosephQuillen 14 днів тому

    Lol did they do ZERO research? They dont know that Vivek doesnt get walked over? They dont know that he ALWAYS knows more than the interviewer? They dont know that mis-characterizing his words happens to him all the time and he doesnt put up with it. Vivek2028!

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      It's not going to happen because the nominee will either be A. Trump himself or B. Trump's VP, which isn't going to be Vivek because he'll end up stealing the spotlight.

    • @hunterhouse5097
      @hunterhouse5097 12 днів тому

      @@SirBlackReeds He said Vivek 2028, not 2024

  • @knaraya936
    @knaraya936 14 днів тому

    These guys just started off wasting more than 5 minutes gabbing away about internal journalist stuff. Why would an outsider like me be even remotely interested? And everybody is already familiar with the sham trial. So why one more time-waste?

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      And yet, Trump couldn't even win that "sham trial," so what does that say about him? You can deny it all you want, but the seediness of everyone involved, Trump included, turned the trial into a referendum on who the most unlikable person in the room is.

  • @tseringdhondup9977
    @tseringdhondup9977 15 днів тому

    This potcast will not go far..

  • @tseringdhondup9977
    @tseringdhondup9977 15 днів тому

    Terrible .. at least let vevik speak .. learn to listen ..

  • @N92222
    @N92222 15 днів тому

    I gave up watching right after Vivek checked you guys for being classic media and not representing his letter faithfully by only taking right wing names. The nasal host's justification for it is was laughably abyssmal. The lady is no good either, was her accusational tone really necessary when she asked Vivek if he would let Mehdi on the platform? Vivek's literal message was that the platform must bring in people from across the political and cultural spectrum. Give me one left wing name that would be okay with this proposal. Those that are the self-proclaimed proponents of free speech and protectors of democracy in America. Seriously, make your little videos if you will but dont call yourselves above traditional (left wing) media because you're not. People are smart enough to see through that bs so you wont be getting away with it!

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      And yet, you're not smart enough to see through Vivek.

    • @liamcullen3035
      @liamcullen3035 13 днів тому

      Vivek is a manipulative snake.

    • @N92222
      @N92222 13 днів тому

      ​@@SirBlackReedsYou seem to be so enlighten me why don't you? With names, facts, dates and circumstances please. Word salads will only make you look like a fool.

    • @apacur
      @apacur 11 днів тому

      Exactly

    • @brendothepsycho
      @brendothepsycho 11 днів тому

      ​@@SirBlackReedsI see through Vivek because he is very transparent 🫂

  • @N92222
    @N92222 15 днів тому

    Oh great, this is just what we need! 2 more supposedly non-biased talking heads saying a lot of words without really saying anything, cutting off their guests mid sentense, passive aggressively condescending them, nitpicking from a broader context while claiming to provide an accurate analysis and a heavily edited conversation that does no justice to what the guest was trying to convey. Give me a break!

  • @harshmishra2075
    @harshmishra2075 15 днів тому

    STFU and let the complete the sentence 🤬🤬

  • @TransferProtocol
    @TransferProtocol 15 днів тому

    Taking that purposefully misquoted part of his letter about him wanting to bring in diversity of thought and twisting it into only listing the conservative names was DIRTY and journalistly dishonest. I can't believe the co-host didn't call that out. Surely if they're familiar with political voices they know Destiny is the other end of the spectrum.

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      Is he even being serious? Vivek hasn't been transparent about who the hell he is. He hasn't admitted that he got his foot in the door by vouching for human-animal chimeras, nor has he admitted that he made his millions off of an Alzheimer's drug pump-and-dump scheme, nor has he admitted that his own company has a DEI program on the books, nor has he admitted that his company is bankrolled by Blackrock and so on. Sam Nunberg theorized that he entered the race specifically to be a thorn in Governor Ron DeSantis's side.

    • @ellieveganphilly-7335
      @ellieveganphilly-7335 2 години тому

      The NyT is pretty clueless about anyone who hasnt had mainstream exposure.

  • @andrewmarthie5062
    @andrewmarthie5062 15 днів тому

    30 minute conversation and you cut it down to 10? And even in those 10 minutes you cut him off mid answer… what a bunch of losers

  • @Hoopalalia
    @Hoopalalia 15 днів тому

    I've saved the Semafor news site as a home tab (the dozen or so tabs that appear when I launch Firefox) to check into it. So far it appears to be poor, as we see with this piece using a glib host with a nasty vocal fry. I'm 6 minutes into this and they've said nothing, and are actually discussing the Alito flag non-story without stating that it's the exact kind of junk that indicates the media is junk. They move on to Trump trial and introduce "our colleige Maggie Haberman" who is of course a common pure hack who will parrot anything that is the running theme of neocons/neoliberals. 8min and NOTHING has been said. These people aspire to be the next Rachel Maddow, to drag in that huge paycheck, to become a celebrity of TV news. I'll keep Semafor as a home tab in case it is useful honest, or even good, but I see no evidence of that 10 minutes into this.

  • @AaronTuring
    @AaronTuring 16 днів тому

    Vivek rules starting at 15:34!

  • @traymac11
    @traymac11 16 днів тому

    Vivek is awesome!

    • @jameswood4347
      @jameswood4347 13 днів тому

      Really?

    • @SirBlackReeds
      @SirBlackReeds 13 днів тому

      He hasn't been honest about who the hell he is. He made his millions off of a pump and dump scheme.

    • @liamcullen3035
      @liamcullen3035 13 днів тому

      Disagree. Vivek was a scummy liar during his election campaign.

  • @b1646717
    @b1646717 16 днів тому

    How are kids like pancakes? You always screw the first one up.

  • @antonyemo1284
    @antonyemo1284 16 днів тому

    VIVEK IS THE MAN!

  • @footmastermilano
    @footmastermilano 16 днів тому

    I dont remember subscribing

  • @SirBlackReeds
    @SirBlackReeds 20 днів тому

    I hope Semafor gets David Cay Johnston on as a guest. He's right about the stagnating hiring standards.

  • @pedjamigrant7189
    @pedjamigrant7189 24 дні тому

    what a decent channel, insta sub.

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    @BigBass-xf5yi 25 днів тому

    Fossil Fuels

  • @Islam.verse3000
    @Islam.verse3000 25 днів тому

    Platform?

    • @Semafor
      @Semafor 22 дні тому

      We will be posting full episodes here on UA-cam as well as all major podcast platforms, links to all of them here: link.chtbl.com/I-qCU1xI

    • @Islam.verse3000
      @Islam.verse3000 22 дні тому

      @@Semafor Thanks , wish you a quality story telling with good sound effects 👍

    • @edugator2242
      @edugator2242 13 днів тому

      @@Semafor Will you actually tell the truth about media bias and how the media and the Democratic Party seem to parrot each other or will you claim that this is just all coincidence?

  • @sergiogcollado
    @sergiogcollado 27 днів тому

    👍🏻

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    @noralamartina9536 Місяць тому

    The intelligent young people think your a gorilla ! My friends and I do!!!!!

  • @seancarruthers8240
    @seancarruthers8240 Місяць тому

    Wow this was such a high quality production, I thought I was watching a really big channel. Super impressed with what you were able to put together. Thanks for the video!

  • @darianclery4455
    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

    I remember this

  • @darianclery4455
    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

    Thank you for this channel

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    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

    Great high thank you for this video

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    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

    Thank you for this video

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    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

    Thank

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    @darianclery4455 Місяць тому

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