Jeremy Sochan, Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, Tyrese Maxey, and Jordan Hawkins are discussed in the podcast, focusing on their performance as young NBA players. The podcast also covers the Atlanta Hawks, including their positive change in vibes and the improvements of Jalen Johnson. Finally, the hosts play a game to guess the highest paid NBA mascots.

Speech language pathologist and language enthusiast, Lauren Williams, discusses her work, language learning experiences, and the growth of Polyglot Station and Language TV Club. They explore the field of speech pathology, personal language learning journeys, and using TV shows to connect language learners. They also talk about their language learning plans and starting an English TV Club.

Lauren Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Capital B, a new nonprofit media company dedicated to news for Black audiences. Capital B launched on January 31st, with both a national news site and a local newsroom dedicated to Atlanta – and they plan to expand to more cities over time.Links:Capital BRecode Media PodcastTired Of The Social Media Rat Race, Journalists Move To Writing Substack NewslettersTranscript:https://www.theverge.com/e/22686070Credits:Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone, and Jackie McDermott with and it was edited by Callie Wright.The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Williams, former editor-in-chief of Vox.com, discusses why she left Vox to create the news nonprofit Capital B. They talk about the challenges of funding and the importance of covering issues like health, criminal justice, politics, and housing for Black people. They also discuss the significance of a local outlet in Atlanta during the midterm elections and the decision to focus on non-entertainment topics for their audience.

First: Neil Young quit Spotify over Joe Rogan, but just a handful of musicians have followed him. Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw assesses whether Spotify’s podcast problems are over, or just beginning. Then, Recode’s Peter Kafka talks to two journalists who left their jobs to start their own media organizations. Lauren Williams was Vox’s editor-in-chief — this week she co-launched Capital B, a nonprofit news site aimed at Black readers. Brian Morrissey was editor-in-chief at Digiday and is now running The Rebooting - a one-man operation aimed at a business audience. Both of them talk about business models, the risk and reward of building something from scratch, and what success looks like when you’re starting out on your own.Featuring: Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw), Reporter for BloombergLauren Williams (@laurenwilliams), Co-Founder and CEO of Capital BBrian Morrissey (@bmorrissey), Founder of The RebootingHost: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at RecodeMore to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape.About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices