Why your favorite writers are taking their talents to Substack. Plus: Peacock!

Substack is a service that helps writers created paid newsletter businesses. It’s also finding lots of writers — like Andrew Sullivan — who want to go to work for themselves. CEO Chris Best sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about his rapidly growing startup, and what it means for the media industry. Later, The Verge’s Julia Alexander calls in to give her thoughts on the recent launch of NBC Universal’s newest streaming service, Peacock.

Featuring: Chris Best (@cjgbest), CEO and Co-Founder of Substack
Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia), reporter for The Verge
Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode
More 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

More from Recode Media

  1. 39:20Director Tom McCarthy on Stillwater, finishing a movie in a pandemic and playing one of the Wire’s best villainsJul 29, 2021
  2. 46:46Deep fakes come to the movies and Hollywood resets for the streaming eraJul 22, 2021
  3. 43:25WeWork's rise and fall (and rise again?) with Eliot BrownJul 15, 2021
  4. 57:55Kevin Delaney turns the future of work into a media business; plus a Sun Valley update from David Gura.Jul 08, 2021
  5. 53:47Men In Blazers’ Roger Bennett loves soccer and AmericaJul 01, 2021
  6. 35:36One of the most popular streamers on Twitch… is a lefty political commentator? Hasan Piker explainsJun 24, 2021
  7. 30:50One of Silicon Valley’s most powerful investors is now a media company, tooJun 15, 2021
  8. 30:56Jake and Amir on being Web famous, fed up with Hollywood, and podcast bossesJun 10, 2021
  9. 34:34How to make it in the creator economy with Rob WalkerJun 03, 2021
  10. 44:08Why is Amazon buying MGM?May 27, 2021