Pivotal's Baratundi Thurston says BuzzFeed and Huffpo will both go away. The news part sometimes it's an elite thing so that you bring in advertisers, she says. But podcasts although a small medium are growing and as profitable whereas if you're trying to create lists and get traffic to a site to sell to sell. God banner ads Jesus Christ that's an awful business.
Kara and Scott react to news that Tucker Carlson is out at Fox, and Don Lemon at CNN. Plus, Kara's got a blue check and Scott doesn't after a messy week at Twitter. Layoffs and closures are hitting left and right with Disney and Lyft layoffs, Bed, Bath & Beyond bankruptcy, and BuzzFeed News shutting down. Also, President Biden is expected to announce his reelection campaign this week. Then we’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Baratunde Thurston.
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