"I just feel like, this has got to be for sale. I don't care how good their content is," he says. "This debt is just too high for the amount of money they need to make." He thinks an activist will try and break it up into two parts: HBO Warner and Bad Bank. The only media companies that were breakable are Twitter and Facebook; both have been gone.
Kara and Scott discuss the headwinds Elon Musk and Twitter employees will face, as well as disappointing earnings reports for big tech. Warner Bros. Discovery will pay $1 billion to downsize, and Adidas has terminated its partnership with Ye. Then, a listener question for (specifically) Kara.
*Note: This episode was recorded on Thursday morning and reflects the news at that time.
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