Nayeema Raza

Dec 6, 2024 | semafor.com | Ben Smith |Nayeema Raza

Mixed Signals is back for Season 2, and this time we’re following the money in the ever-changing media business. What’s next for the podcasters and YouTubers who emerged as the leading voices in political media this election cycle? Is it the end of legacy media’s influence for real this time? And can advertisers keep up with audiences’ evolving media diet?

Oct 11, 2024 | semafor.com | Ben Smith |Nayeema Raza

Ben and Nayeema take on the question of bias in the media — a conversation that always seems timely, but especially so right now, weeks away from a US election and with an expanding conflict in the Middle East.

Oct 11, 2024 | link.chtbl.com | Ben Smith |Nayeema Raza

Lebanon said the bombardment of the densely packed neighborhood came with no advance warning. An Israeli strike in central Beirut on Thursday killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others, the deadliest attack on the city so far in the year-long conflict. The political party and militant group Hezbollah said the strikes unsuccessfully targeted one of its top officials. Israel has successfully targeted others, assassinating the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah last month.

Oct 4, 2024 | semafor.com | Ben Smith |Nayeema Raza

Ben and Nayeema tackle the emerging AI battle between machines and humans, a topic that was glaringly absent from this week’s Veep debates but is at the center of everything from the dockworkers’ strike to Hollywood’s grand plans. To figure out how long they and the creative and media elite have job security, they speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and playwright Ayad Akhtar whose latest play, McNEAL, wrestles with AI and ethics.

Sep 27, 2024 | semafor.com | Ben Smith |Nayeema Raza

Ben and Nayeema discuss a reporter’s digital dalliance with RFK. Jr, and what it says — and doesn’t — about journalism. Then they bring on Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast, and a star of the anti-MAGA movement. They ask: Is the hot new space in the media, and on YouTube, in the political center? Finally, Max joins in for blindspots to get quick takes on VP Harris’ decision to guest on the All the Smoke podcast.