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Hawk Tuah Girl and the Next Phase of Viral Social Fame06 Sep 202400:31:17
As Haliey Welch, aka Hawk Tuah Girl, gets her own relationship advice podcast on Jake Paul's network, the crew discusses how the virally famous are rewriting the playbook to capitalize on their moment in the spotlight. People like Welch, Jools Lebron ("very demure, very mindful") and Big Justice are outmaneuvering traditional industry players by brokering their own deals and monetizing on their catchphrases long before a CAA or UTA even reaches out for representation. Enter: the next phase of viral fame creation.

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Link in Bio’s Rachel Karten on Why Great Content Flops 26 Aug 202400:44:40
Rachel Karten is a social media consultant and author of the Link in Bio newsletter. Previously, she led the social media team at Bon Appétit and Epicurious. On a rare bicoastal recording, she joins the pod to talk about why we’ve reached peak reactive social content, how teleprompters work, why no one actually wants a chronological feed, and the important work the Utah Department of Transportation is doing.

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How to Ditch Your Smartphone With The Light Phone Co-founder Joe Hollier23 May 202400:53:49
Joe Hollier is the co-founder of The Light Phone, an anti-smartphone “designed to be used as little as possible.” We talk taking inspo from Brian Eno, recalibrating our attention spans, how you gonna be mad on vacation, bible belt families, avoiding the word “addiction,” don’t overthink the research process, and building a more honest tech company.

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'Why Is This Interesting?' Founders Colin Nagy and Noah Brier Are Escaping the "Tyranny of the News Hooks"17 May 202400:41:13

Why Is This Interesting? is a daily Substack spearheaded by Noah Brier and Colin Nagy about interesting things. On a rare five-panel pod, they chat reclaiming agency from the algorithm, the power of niche, the masochistic struggle of writing a daily substack, “mensch” is added to the pod vocab, Mr. Beast is very very very good at thumbnail imagery, the level of commentary around AI is not as sophisticated as what’s actually happening/interesting. 


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SSENSE’s Steff Yotka on Exploratory vs. Prescriptive Tastemaking01 May 202400:55:21
Steff Yotka is the Head of Content at SSENSE. Fresh off of a return flight from Michèle Lamy’s 80th birthday rave at a discreet Venetian airport hanger, she joins the crew to discuss the merits of caviar and egg sandwiches as drunk food, non-algo bait editorial, storytelling around product, if you don’t like Lana Del Ray please leave, whether or not “menswear is in crisis,” and more.

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The Ohtani Scandal and Why Betting Ruined American Sports Culture02 Apr 202400:32:46
The crew discusses the gambling scandal involving MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, and what it means for the future of sports betting. Plus, a quick interlude on the weather and Meghan Markle’s new brand lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard.

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Feed Me’s Emily Sundberg on Keeping a Closely Guarded Media Diet, Anti Politeness & Soda Saturation25 Mar 202400:57:38
Emily Sundberg is a New York-based writer, director and consultant who authors a daily business and internet culture newsletter called Feed Me. She joins us on the pod to discuss her closely guarded media diet, meeting readers out in the wild, she’s not a fan of putting stickers on phone cameras, why she’s bullish on Zyn and bearish on prebiotic sodas, and more.

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Tradfluencers, Subway Gripes, and the Gen Z Gender Divide18 Mar 202400:38:28
The crew explores the internet’s fascination with “tradfluencers” like Nara and Lucky Blue Smith. Plus, Eli forgets to drink water and has gripes about the dogs on the train, Trey talks about why the lack of friction in our lives has led to loneliness, and Clara has thoughts on how algorithms are impacting a growing gender divide.

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PR Consultant Gia Kuan on Building Cultural Relevance Outside of the Trend Cycle26 Feb 202400:45:09
Gia Kuan is a publicist, cultural consultant, and founder of Gia Kuan Consulting, which boasts an impressive client roster including brands like Telfar and Luar. We discuss the importance of avoiding “cookie cutter culture,” her screen time report, how her and Clara are Libras, ditching a law degree for PR, whether TikTokers belong at fashion week, and why P!nk is huge in Australia.

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The 2024 Predictionary: Six Words to Define 202407 Feb 202400:45:43

Hear directly from the brains behind the 2024 Predictionary—Day One’s dictionary for the future. The Predictionary identifies and contextualizes the forces that will shape culture in the years to come. This year we focused on three chapters exploring 2024’s key questions: Why is it so difficult to understand what’s happening and/or popular on the internet (Alternet Reality)? How do we break out of cultural “mid-iocrity” (Too Mid to Fail)? How will we navigate the shifting dynamics of fandom (The New Stan-dard)?


Be sure to read the full report: https://d1a.com/perspective/predictionary

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Demystifying Male Beauty Marketing With the Dewy Dudes24 Jan 202400:47:18

Dewy Dudes is a skin-care focused podcast and meme page founded by Evan Shinn and Emilio Quezada. They join us on the pod to talk who, and what, a "dewy dude" is, why "hey king!" male skincare advertising misses the mark, scientology, A24's new mewing documentary, Sephora tweens, bio-hacking and more.

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https://open.spotify.com/show/2NinNjkNERay7EYdASu6ma

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Our Stanley Cup Runneth Over17 Jan 202400:36:48
Kicking off the year talking about the Stanley Cup Quencher madness, throwing elbows at Target, the weird, problematic fandom around Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and why anthropomorphized Pop Tarts might be the future of College bowl games.

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Deez Links Founder Delia Cai on the Power of Hate Reads31 Jul 202400:54:07
Delia Cai is a New York-based writer, editor and author of Deez Links. You may know her as the mind behind the outstanding “Hate Read” pop-up newsletter. She’s held stints at BuzzFeed and Vanity Fair, and published her debut novel Central Places last year. She joins the pod to talk about digital etiquette, the power of a good format, why everyone needs to go see Twisters in 4DX and why people who talk about replacing art with AI art should go to jail.

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"We’ve Lost the Plot." Cultural Theorist Matt Klein Has Some Ideas on How to Get Us Back on Track.11 Dec 202300:50:19

Matt Klein is a cultural theorist, strategist and author of online publication, ZINE. On a wide-ranging episode, we discuss: navigating mountains of semiotic pollution as we enter the throes of “trend reporting” season, bombing the “Trend Proficiency Assessment,”  his latest (physical) zine, “Audience Capture,” starting an online seminar with Marshall McLuhan’s grandson, and the cultural ripple effects of drugs like Ozempic.


Be sure to check out more of Matt’s work at https://kleinkleinklein.com/ and subscribe to his newsletter, ZINE, at https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/.

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Spotify Wrapped 2023: Competitive Fandom, “Pre-Algorithm” Artists, and Rebranding Data Capture05 Dec 202300:30:14
The crew shares their Spotify Wrapped (and Apple Music Replay), what it means that all of the top artists this year are “pre-algorithm,” competitive fandom, and how the platform has done a phenomenal job of rebranding data capture and digital surveillance as something fun, shareable and something to brag about.

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Unpacking the Ozempic Effect13 Nov 202300:30:13
Ozempic, the “miracle” diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk, isn’t just a healthcare gamechanger, it’s also becoming a cultural phenomenon.  The crew unpacks the drug’s influence, plus the resurgence of “courtroom culture,” and the rise of “sponconvicts.”

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GASP ZINE's Courtni Poe on Dancing, Directing and David LaChappelle01 Nov 202300:50:46
Courtni Poe is a multi-hyphenate creative, with work spanning across photography, editorial, dance, illustration and more. A friend of the agency and go-to collaborator for #client Nike, she joins us on the eve of the opening of her new exhibit and book launch, "WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT FLYING A KITE?" We discuss starting GASP Zine, breaking down industry buzzwords, trying to unravel 1800 square feet of turf, butterfly farms, having David LaChapelle as a mentor, why it’s important to educate the next-gen on art and design, and writing one book for every 25 years of her life.

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Don't Fear the Sphere13 Oct 202300:29:12
The crew discusses the Sphere and loathing in Las Vegas (the Sphere’s grand opening) , plus we give you the breakdown on a relatively blighted reality TV landscape dominated by “The Golden Bachelor” and “Naked Attraction.”

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David Chang’s Guide to Developing Your Taste02 Oct 202300:48:37
Today on the pod we’re joined by David Chang. He's a world renowned chef, restaurateur, author, podcaster, and culinary prognosticator. As part of a wider agency deep dive into the future of food, Clara and Eli check in with Dave on where he sees the industry headed. We hear about why food is one the few analog experiences left, get his hot take on frozen food, why you shouldn’t listen to “best of lists,” and more.

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Tony Lashley on Music, Taste and Building a Next-Gen Streaming Platform15 Sep 202300:41:13
Tony Lashley is the founder of Marine Snow, an invite-only music streaming service. He joins us in the studio to discuss how streaming algorithms have homogenized taste, scratching his dad’s Santana CDs, trading school lunches for the 1st gen iPod, why friction in the music discovery process can be good, gaming the charts, and why we’re seeing a resurgence in physical media.

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The Price is too High06 Sep 202300:26:15
Summer is coming to a close. On the latest Day One FM, the crew discusses what constitutes “too early” to bring out the cable knit sweater, what we lose when concert/sports ticket prices are astronomically high (besides a bunch of money), hate watching Suits and Bama Rush, “Loyalty Testers,” and more.

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Hollywood’s Retirement Home Era21 Aug 202300:40:51
It’s a jam-packed episode of Day One FM to close out August. Before filling out UPS applications, the crew mulls over (read: laments) Hollywood’s determination to “de-age” yesterday’s movie stars and its aversion (or inability) to mint new ones. Plus, we ask why Pop Crave is everywhere, whether or not Fred Again is a nepo baby (and if anyone cares), and did streaming kill the music industry? (yes).

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Pop Up Grocer's Emily Schildt on the Future of Snacks02 Aug 202300:49:02
Emily Schildt is the founder and CEO of Pop Up Grocer, a grocery store, coffee shop, bakery and “destination for discovery.” On a hot July afternoon, she joins us in the studio to discuss building the future of grocery shopping, why snacks have become status symbols, if she’s a fan of “girl dinner,”  and Cillian Murphy’s one-almond-a-day meal.

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Gymnasium’s Adam Faze Makes Appointment TV for the Next Generation 17 Jul 202400:43:02
Adam Faze is the co-founder and “Head Coach” of Gymnasium: the production company behind “Boy Room”, “Bodega Run”, and “Clockwork Dynasty.” From the highlight reel: finding next-gen talent, he thinks “TikTok is the most powerful cultural tool on earth” (and is unapologetic about his screen time), “viral” is meaningless, enough with the tiny mics, why Quibi failed.

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Barbie Mayhem and Franchise Fatigue10 Jul 202300:35:23
On this episode’s bi-coastal pod recording, a freshly sunburnt and geographically confused Eli dials into the studio from the West Coast to chat with Clara and Trey about the upcoming Barbie film, Mattel’s “pre-awareness” strategy, bringing back the Rihanna Battleship movie, why we’re concerned about “the end of endings,”, J.J. Abrams revealing the Hot Wheels film will be “emotional, grounded, and gritty,” and maybe we’d all just rather see Oppenheimer.

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Cable News Goes Up in Smoke26 Jun 202300:37:00

Recorded live from our brand new podcast studio, the Day One FM crew discusses the fall out from Chris Licht’s tumultuous CNN tenure, what’s problematic about Hannah Gadsby’s recent “It’s Pablomatic” exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, and what’s behind “the coming pro smoking discourse.” 

DISCLAIMER: Day One FM in no way, shape, or form endorses or condones nicotine products in any shape or form.

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Breakfast Epiphanies: Cannes't Wait to Get Some Sleep22 Jun 202300:18:03
It's the team's final full day in Cannes. Gen Z trend forecaster Casey Lewis drops by to wait out the thunderstorm/share her top takes of the week, and a trump card celeb-sighting. Eli & Clara share the themes they're taking away from this year's programming after a week of panel discussions, manic dashes for sustenance, and holding meetings in direct sunlight. 

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Breakfast Epiphanies: Cannes You Sponsor Us?21 Jun 202300:15:42
Top hits on Day 3 of Cannes: Eli courts an “immersive” hydration partner for the pod, Clara recaps a panel with fan-favorite Survivor season 37 “Brains vs. Brawn” finalist Mike White, both discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of passed hors d’oeuvres.  

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Breakfast Epiphanies: Cannes With the Wind20 Jun 202300:21:06
It’s a blustery day two at the Cannes Festival of Creativity. Eli discusses what it was like to LARP as an angel investor at an exclusive New York Times dinner, Clara adjusts to life on cam, and uncovers what sports media can learn from OnlyFans. Plus, a discussion on why women’s soccer is “on a rocket ship” ahead of (and following) the 2023 World Cup.

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Breakfast Epiphanies: Day One’s Day One at Cannes19 Jun 202300:09:33
It’s the first of four live-ish dispatches from the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. The lanyards are on. Some, more inconspicuously placed than others. Clara and Eli, having defeated jet lag—and feeling semi-hydrated—discuss an auspicious mic cut that precluded an audience Q&A with the CMO of Open AI, less yachts, more Orcas?  A word from Bud Light, and Clara weighs a permanent life change. Plus, our predictions for the week ahead.

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Getting to Know Gonnie Garko: Toronto’s Most Exciting Gen Z DJ05 Jun 202300:43:26
Gonnie Garko is a Toronto-based model and DJ. She gives us the rundown on how she got started mixing, making her Boiler Room debut, female representation in the music industry, and whether or not she takes requests (hint: it depends). Plus, the team gives their take on the WGA strike one month in, whether or not we’ve reached “peak dupe,” and digs into why millionaires are going to extreme lengths to stay young. Listen to the full episode here.

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Was Quibi Ahead of its Time?24 May 202300:34:18
Vice’s recent bankruptcy filing got the crew thinking about another well-funded, widely lauded media startup called Quibi. Was the short-form media startup, which lasted just six months before flaming out, a solution in search of a problem? (Or was the programming just bad?) Plus, we delve into the eye-popping success of the Super Mario Bros. film,  or “if consumer insights made a movie.”

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Night Ventures’ Emily Herrera on How Gen Z Is Influencing the Future of Venture Capital08 May 202300:47:13
Emily Herrera is an investor at Night Ventures, a consumer VC fund with a portfolio of clients including Feastibles, the CPG brand from the Mr. Beast empire, prebiotic soda brand Olipop, and more. We get us a crash course in the world of venture capital, and an inside scoop on the startups she expects to take off soon.

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The Influencer Career Pivot. Plus, Where's the Market for "Unbiased" News?01 May 202300:30:35
On the latest episode of Day One FM 🎙️🎧 the crew chats about the longevity of influencing, whether parasocial relationships are “inevitable,” and why a pitch for a “centrist news” outlet might be a losing bet. Make sure to tune in and drop a comment ✌️

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Breakfast Epiphanies: These Are Our Cannesfessions21 Jun 202400:21:25
Eli and Clara rattle off the best-of Cannes Day 4, including a panel from the production designers behind ‘Poor Things,’ a live recording of Brian Morrissey’s “The Rebooting” podcast, and Scott Galloway’s take on Cannes and the state of advertising. Plus, we revisit (and coin) Linda Yapparino.

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Media vet Brian Morrissey on what the “AI Pope” and Succession tell us about the media landscape07 Apr 202300:52:27
The crew chats with Brian Morrissey, author of The Rebooting newsletter and former editor-in-chief of Digiday. He gives us his take on how the “Drip Pope”—the AI-generated image of Pope Francis that went viral recently—and “high-visibility, execution-dependent disruptor news brand” The Hundred, a media company pitched in HBO’s Succession, offer a frighteningly accurate glimpse into the current landscape of media and publishing.

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AI-pocalypse: How concerned should we be about sentient AI and runaway Chatbots?08 Mar 202300:37:52
Things are getting weirder (and scarier) in the world of AI. On the latest episode of Day One FM, Trey.AI, Clara.AI and Eli.AI discuss how an off-the-rail conversation with Bing’s chatbot, Sydney, sent the internet into a frenzy, why “woke AI” will be the next flashpoint in the culture wars, and AI’s role in the future of romantic escapades.

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Publishing on the Blockchain: Daisy Alioto on how Dirt is the Future of Media07 Feb 202300:53:59
Fresh off of introducing the new Dirtyverse, the crew chats with Dirt co-founder and CEO Daisy Alioto to learn more about why NFTs offers new monetization and engagement models, how DAOs act as incubators for next-gen social networks, and why the future of publishing requires handing control back to readers and community members.

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Trendflation? AI-nxiety? These words will define 202324 Jan 202300:39:57
We’re back! Our first podcast of the year comes as we launch our third annual Predictionary: a dictionary-meets-prediction anthology of words we’ve created to guide our approach to the year ahead. Tune in to learn more about words like “AI-nxiety,” “trendflation,” “fratigue,” and hear more of our takes on what you need to know to navigate the year ahead.

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Planet Money's Jack Corbett Tells Us What's Up with the Economy12 Dec 202200:35:32
We chat with Jack Corbett, the face of NPR’s Planet Money Podcast about how he translates difficult-to-grasp financial concepts on TikTok using whizzbang graphics and casual lingo in a way that makes Bill Nye seem enigmatic.

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Highsnobiety's Alex Pauly on Gen Z's Wellness Shift, Brad Pitt's $400 Serum, and the "Lipstick Index"28 Nov 202200:55:31
The crew is joined by Highsnobiety style writer Alex Pauly to chat beauty routines, why you should be wary of “holistic wellness” claims, the download on Brad Pitt and Jared Leto’s beauty brands and Gen Z’s “self-healthcare.”

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Creator Packaged Goods, Affordable Affluence and the Future of Food with Snaxshot's Andrea Hernández31 Oct 202200:58:15
D1A meets Andrea Hernández, the snack oracle and author of Snaxshot—a newsletter and flourishing community that uncovers everything you need to know about the food and beverage industry. We talk “creator packaged goods” like Logan Paul’s energy drink, PRIME, snack seances, #client Chipotle’s corn kid and Gen Zalpha’s (that’s Gen Z + Gen Alpha) affordable affluence.

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What’s up with the Future of Podcasts with Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman16 Sep 202200:46:46

We’re joined by Bloomberg reporter Ashley Carman who covers podcasts, entertainment and the audio industry. We talk about why the only other pod you should be listening to (besides ours) is recorded by the good folks at Trader Joe’s, why some people are dishing out $50,000 to be podcast guests and the power of host read ads.

You can check out Ashley's newsletter, "Soundbite" here: https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/soundbite

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Jonathan Hurwitz on how Hollywood's Risk Aversion Fosters a Sea of Sameness01 Sep 202200:55:15
We chat with Day One's own Jonathan Hurwitz about his previous stint working as a Production Assistant at Pixar and why it’s so hard to break through with new IP.

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Breakfast Epiphanies: Free Speech, Mama20 Jun 202400:16:35
Eli and Clara recap bold fits and even bolder proclamations about X’s future. Plus, is Cannes ready to get real about cultural mid-iocrity?

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Jordan Sargent on the Music Industry's Social-First Future26 Jul 202201:00:24
On the latest episode of the podcast, we’re joined by Jordan Sargent, A&R scout at Capitol Records. From social-first sounds to new avenues for talent discovery, we discuss the key technological and cultural shifts impacting artists, fans and brands alike. 

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Vox's Terry Nguyen on Everything and Nothing Trending all at Once27 Jun 202200:45:29
We sit down with Vox's Terry Ngueyn to discuss the -core du jour and the dizzying pace of the trend cycle. 

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Space Perspective's Jane Poynter on Travel's Next Frontier15 Jun 202200:44:22
This week on Day One FM 🎙: summer travel trends, how long we'd last on a trip to Mars, and a chat with Jane Poynter, founder and co-CEO of Space Perspective, about next generation of space travel and how "Spaceship Neptune" could radically change our viewpoint of earth. 

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The Cut's Michelle Santiago Cortés on How Information Became the Internet's Gold Standard01 Jun 202200:43:11
We chat about the dizzying pace of the trend cycle, how our media diets have changed over the past two years and ask The Cut's Michelle Santiago Cortes about the need for media literacy in today's news landscape. 

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Navigating Male-Dominated Spaces with Chelsea LaSalle, Kristen Kuzemko and Kristine Tsui.07 Apr 202200:37:23
In the latest edition of Day One's Speaker Series, we sat down with Chelsea LaSalle, Kristen Kuzemko and Kristine Tsui for a discussion on leading innovation in sports marketing, Web3 and visual storytelling.

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