This is (an update about what’s going on at) CNN. Dylan Byers of Puck News joins Recode’s Peter Kafka: They talk about the fallout from former CNN president Jeff Zucker’s resignation and the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger federal regulators approved yesterday.

And then for something completely different, it’s the delightful Ben Schwartz! The affable Parks and Rec actor and improviser joins his new pal “PK” for a fun conversation. We talk about his new Apple TV+ show The Afterparty, working for Netflix, and how he became the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. But wait, there’s more: Schwartz also talks breaking into show business via the internet, watching someone steal his content and go viral, and doing punch-up for Star Wars director J.J. Abrams.

Featuring: Dylan Byers (@DylanByers), Founding Partner and Senior Correspondent at Puck

Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes), Actor, Writer, and Comedian

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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2025-04-25- KSR - Hour 2