Troy and Brian react to OpenAI buying TBPN: It pays to have viewpoints and approaches that are preferred by the powerful. FeedMe's Emily Sundberg joins as a guest this week. We discuss why new media like TBPN is beating legacy media not by distribution hacks or aesthetics but in energy. Legacy media relies on structural energy that’s dissipated while new media is built on earned energy, which is more organic, relatable and even fun. Plus: Puck vs Vanity Fair, Troy's vibe coding addiction, and why venture capital isn't cool.

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Chapters:

* 00:00 Open

* 00:28 OpenAI Buys TBPN

* 08:13 Welcome

* 10:11 Vibe Code Corner: PVA Hot Take

* 17:17 Agents and Future Org Charts

* 22:08 Emily Vibe Coded Side Apps

* 25:18 Future of Media Trends

* 33:11 Feed Me Business Overview

* 37:39 Events Merch and Energy Thesis

* 43:32 Scaling Feed Me carefully

* 47:34 Why TBPN works

* 53:01 Defining new media

* 56:43 Vanity Fair vs Puck

* 01:01:20 Aspirational media and detachment

* 01:06:15 Events business reality

* 01:09:37 Cool or Not Cool Corner

* 01:15:05 Good Product

* 01:17:25 Outro

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