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This week on Newcomer, Tom and Madeline dive into the collision between Silicon Valley and the media.
Their guest is Mike Solana, CMO at Founders Fund, editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires, and a leading voice in what’s being called the “Tech Heretic” movement.
From Peter Thiel’s influence in reshaping political and media narratives to CBS’s acquisition of Bari Weiss’s Free Press, the discussion unpacks how a new class of tech insiders is challenging traditional institutions.
Is this a rebirth of media freedom, or the rise of something much more polarized?
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📈 Topics Covered:
0:00 — The State of Media
00:37 — Sponsor: NotebookLM
01:07 — VC Mafia Boss
22:47 — Reporting in the Pandemic Era
28:04 — Barri Weiss, CBS, and Mainstream Media
37:35 — Influence from the Fringes
41:05 — Changes to CBS’s Tone
47:45 — Offline vs. Online
51:04 — Political Violence & Media Responsibility
1:02:20 — The Future of Independent Media
1:17:25 — Outro Read More
