The Webby Podcast

BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith talks about journalism in the age of social media and Trump, the infamous Russia dossier, and his 5-Word Speech at the 21st Annual Webbys: "No, you are fake news."Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesFollow Ben Smith at @ BuzzFeedBenEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroEditorial help this week from Michael CharboneauMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1984, 37 percent of all computer science graduates were women. Today, that number has dropped to just 18 percent. Why? We talk to Girls Who Code Founder and CEO Reshma Saujani about how best to close the gender gap in tech.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroEditorial help this week from Michael CharboneauMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 21st Annual Webby Awards, hosted by Joel McHale, is TONIGHT! Catch all the red carpet and behind-the-scenes action on our 360 Facebook Live cameras. Follow along everywhere @ TheWebbyAwards and with #Webbys. And be sure to watch the entire show Tuesday, May 16th, at webbyawards.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Dubner joins us to revisit the Webby-winning Freakonomics podcast episode “Is the Internet Being Ruined?”. We also discuss the Freakonomics approach to question asking, dig into what it was like to suddenly become a New York Times best-selling author, and his partnership with award-winning economist Steven Levitt.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's it like to start a tech company where 75 percent of the workforce is on the autism spectrum? Rajesh Anandan walks us through how neurodiversity is a competitive advantage in business.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesSpecial thanks to Zach DaviesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The winners for the 21st Annual Webby Awards are announced today! We listen to and discuss some of our favorite winners from this year including Missing Richard Simmons (2:37), Still Processing (9:35), How to Be a Girl (16:05), The Bill Simmons Podcast (20:04), and Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell (26:02). Visit WebbyAwards.com/Winners to see all the 2017 winners.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s life like as a photographer for National Geographic Magazine? Hear how photographer Anand Varma’s years-long honeybee story led him from his own backyard bee hives to capturing never-before-seen footage of honeybee development - Visit webbyawards.com/bees to watch "Honeybee Metamorphosis".Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Founded in 2005, back when Destiny's Child was still a thing, Refinery29 is now one of the most-visited style, beauty, and lifestyle publications on the Internet.Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, Piera Gelardi, talks about how Refinery29 cultivates young writers and creators, how she built the brand into what it is today, the importance of brick-and-mortar experiences for digitally native brands, and how the publication is able to produce so much high-quality daily content.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David-Michel sits down with Carter Cleveland, the Founder and CEO of Artsy, to discuss how discovering, buying, and selling artwork has been transformed by the Internet.Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We sit down with the founders of Gimlet Media to discuss building a podcast network, producing branded shows, working with Tinder, and the future of digital audio. ***This episode was recorded live at Gizmodo in NYC***Follow us everywhere @ TheWebbyAwardsand keep up with David-Michel @ dmdlikesProducer: Ben WagnerEditorial Supervisor: Nicole FerraroMusic: "Straight West" by Kasket Club, courtesy of Audiosocket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.