Vice’s recent bankruptcy filing got the crew thinking about another well-funded, widely lauded media startup called Quibi. Was the short-form media startup, which lasted just six months before flaming out, a solution in search of a problem? (Or was the programming just bad?) Plus, we delve into the eye-popping success of the Super Mario Bros. film,  or “if consumer insights made a movie.”

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Emily Herrera is an investor at Night Ventures, a consumer VC fund with a portfolio of clients including Feastibles, the CPG brand from the Mr. Beast empire, prebiotic soda brand Olipop, and more. We get us a crash course in the world of venture capital, and an inside scoop on the startups she expects to take off soon.

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On the latest episode of Day One FM 🎙️🎧 the crew chats about the longevity of influencing, whether parasocial relationships are “inevitable,” and why a pitch for a “centrist news” outlet might be a losing bet. Make sure to tune in and drop a comment ✌️

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The crew chats with Brian Morrissey, author of The Rebooting newsletter and former editor-in-chief of Digiday. He gives us his take on how the “Drip Pope”—the AI-generated image of Pope Francis that went viral recently—and “high-visibility, execution-dependent disruptor news brand” The Hundred, a media company pitched in HBO’s Succession, offer a frighteningly accurate glimpse into the current landscape of media and publishing.

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Things are getting weirder (and scarier) in the world of AI. On the latest episode of Day One FM, Trey.AI, Clara.AI and Eli.AI discuss how an off-the-rail conversation with Bing’s chatbot, Sydney, sent the internet into a frenzy, why “woke AI” will be the next flashpoint in the culture wars, and AI’s role in the future of romantic escapades.

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Which brands are “most likely to reignite your ‘experimental phase’” or “climb a fence to score a hoodie?”. On the latest episode of Day One FM, the crew is joined by journalist-turned-social-strategist Sara Wilson, founder & principal of SW Projects, to chat through the report she co-authored, The Brand Yearbook, it's class of 2022 superlatives and the nostalgic companies primed for a comeback among younger consumers.

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Fresh off of introducing the new Dirtyverse, the crew chats with Dirt co-founder and CEO Daisy Alioto to learn more about why NFTs offers new monetization and engagement models, how DAOs act as incubators for next-gen social networks, and why the future of publishing requires handing control back to readers and community members.

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We’re back! Our first podcast of the year comes as we launch our third annual Predictionary: a dictionary-meets-prediction anthology of words we’ve created to guide our approach to the year ahead. Tune in to learn more about words like “AI-nxiety,” “trendflation,” “fratigue,” and hear more of our takes on what you need to know to navigate the year ahead.

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We chat with Jack Corbett, the face of NPR’s Planet Money Podcast about how he translates difficult-to-grasp financial concepts on TikTok using whizzbang graphics and casual lingo in a way that makes Bill Nye seem enigmatic.

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The crew is joined by Highsnobiety style writer Alex Pauly to chat beauty routines, why you should be wary of “holistic wellness” claims, the download on Brad Pitt and Jared Leto’s beauty brands and Gen Z’s “self-healthcare.”

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