Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris Best

Substack was founded to create an escape vehicle for writers: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie imagined a world where writers didn't have to rely on legacy publications or corporate advertisers, but could instead create a more direct and meaningful relationship with their audience. Despite early skepticism, Chris and Hamish were confident that many people would pay a few dollars a month to subscribe to their favorite newsletters, on subjects ranging from politics to sports to tech. Today, Substack has over 35 million active users, and while many of its offerings are free, a number of its content-creators make upwards of $500,000 a year.This episode was produced by J.C. Howard, with music by Ramtin Arablouei.Edited by Neva Grant, with research help from Iman Maani.You can follow HIBT on Twitter & Instagram, and email us at hibt@id.wondery.com. Sign up for Guy's free newsletter at guyraz.com and on Substack.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ros Atkins & Katie Razzall talk to the self professed Media Diva Tina Brown. The former editor in chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and the founding editor in chief of The Daily Beast talks about the changing media landscape and her recent move onto the online publishing platform Substack with her Fresh Hell diary. She's joined by Chris Best cofounder of Substack. Allegations that Viktor Orban is subsidising supportive media outlets with the BBC's Central European Correspondent Nick Thorpe and after Reform UK's successes in last week's English elections the BBC's chief political adviser Ric Bailey, Anna Gross from the Financial Times and James Heale from the Spectator consider how the media has handled Nigel Farage in this campaign – and over the years. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

### **Erfolgsgeschichten mit Kamm & Schere**DER FRISEUR PODCAST FÜR DEN DEUTSCHSPRACHIGEN RAUMInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/kamm_und_schere_podcast/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Erfolgsgeschichten-mit-Kamm-Schere-101135168194203/Homepage: https://podcast-erfolgsgeschichten.de/Mail an Mich: info@joedicke-friseur.de**### HAIRDRESSER NUR BESSERHOMEPAGE :https://podcast-erfolgsgeschichten.de/workshop-fuer-friseure-in-stuttgart/** _### Gast: Chris Best Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salon_chris_best?igsh=anV6cDIyZDQ3M2Fm&utm_source=qrHomepage: www.salon-chris-best.de> Mein Partner bei der Erstellung dieses Podcast > **Tonmeister Tobias Ziegler**

Chris Best is the CEO and co-founder of Substack.Find Chris:https://x.com/cjgbestMentioned in the episode:https://www.amazon.com/See-Satan-Fall-Like-Lightning/dp/1570753199 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.fromthenew.world/subscribe

Email, a technology from 1971, is powering one of today's most disruptive media platforms.In this episode, Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best joins a16z General Partner Andrew Chen to discuss the origins and evolution of Substack, a platform redefining media and empowering creators to connect directly with their audiences. They dive into how Substack's early days led to over 3 million paid subscribers, why creators are moving away from traditional platforms to establish direct connections with their audiences, and how the future of media in the AI era is reshaping opportunities for writers, podcasters, and video creators.From Chris's lessons scaling Kik Messaging to Substack's profound impact on the creator economy, this conversation shares insights on building platforms, culture, and opportunity in the modern era. Resources: Find Chris on Substack: https://cb.substack.com/Find Andrew Chen on Substack: https://andrewchen.substack.com/ Stay Updated: Let us know what you think: https://ratethispodcast.com/a16zFind a16z on Twitter: https://twitter.com/a16zFind a16z on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16zSubscribe on your favorite podcast app: https://a16z.simplecast.com/Follow our host: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioPlease note that the content here is for informational purposes only; should NOT be taken as legal, business, tax, or investment advice or be used to evaluate any investment or security; and is not directed at any investors or potential investors in any a16z fund. a16z and its affiliates may maintain investments in the companies discussed. For more details please see a16z.com/disclosures.

Happy holidays. We're on a break, but we thought you might enjoy this episode from our friends at CANADALAND. It's a conversation about Substack's role in the future of journalism, featuring Paul Wells, The Line's Jen Gerson and Substack founder Chris Best. If you like this episode, you can subscribe to CANADALAND for more like it. CANADALAND credits: Host & Publisher: Jesse Brown Senior Producer: Bruce Thorson Audio Editor & Technical Producer: Tristan Capacchione Production Manager: max collins   We'll be back with a new episode of the Paul Wells Show next week.

Ephesians 6:17 (You don't have to be defeated)

In American revivalism, there is a long history of charismatic experientialism being justified under the subheading of spiritual gifts. Speaking in tongues, healing and prophesying are often pulled from their scriptural context, redefined and then reapplied to substantiate euphoric behavior in the church.Have the spiritual gifts been co-opted? Do certain spiritual gifts cease? If so, which ones and why?Today on the Postscript, Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute invites Dr. Chris Best, missiology instructor at LFBI, to discuss spiritual gifts, the cessation of gifts and the purpose of spiritual gifts in the New Testament church. We conclude with how believers can find their fit in their own local church ministry in a way that honors God's Word, so that they may become more fruitful in a walk with Jesus Christ.Visit https://www.lfbi.org/learnmore

This week on Turnbuckle Talk Ticket Holders get interesting email sent to them Some more exciting additions to the WWE ID Program Former Xia Li signs with TNA +more In our Showstopper segment: Our Survivor Series Predictions #womenswrestling #braywyatt #wwenetwork #terryfunk #prowrestler #wrestlemania #smackdown #ecw #wwenxt #luchalibre #roh #aew #impactwrestling #nxt #njpw #wwe #wwf #wwesmackdown #wrestling #romanreigns #wcw #aewdynamite #wweraw #indywrestling #allelitewrestling #JohnCena #TKO #sethrollins #wweuniverse #professionalwrestling #Endeavour #Collision For ALL your wrestling needs, Subscribe to us at the following Channels: www.youtube.com/@turnbuckle_studios  www.Twitch.tv/turnbucklestudios  Check out the new store for all your Turnbuckle Studios Merch at www.karlkarufel.redbubble.com  Check out our Sponsors: Want to be part of the Hottest Wrestling Brand Around? Visit our Friends at COLLARXELBOW - Personal Link for Turnbuckle Talk http://lddy.no/r1k While there make sure to use Promo Code: JKPODCAST at the check out for a sweet 10% off your purchase! Rogue Energy gives you that boost you need without all the added sugars and gross crash afterwards. Use code PERISH at www.rogueenergy.com and save some cash! Also check out our friends at CWE Canada's Wrestling Elite at http://cwecanada.ca How to support Turnbuckle Talk: Anytime! http://paypal.me/jkpodcast Connect with us on our Social Media Platforms: X - @TBTalkPod Facebook and Instagram - Turnbucklestudios OMD: Facebook - www.linktr.ee/OMDShow  Chris Best: www.linktr.ee/Chris_Best83  Karl Karufel: www.linktr.ee/karlkarufel 

The church has been fitly joined to accomplish God's will in this world. This is confirmed in Scripture. Ephesians 4:16 says, "From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love."God has provided each individual with unique gifts that they might contribute to the work of their local church to meet the needs of the brethren, and achieve the objectives of the Great Commission.Like many biblical teachings, there have been confusing and false teachings surrounding the subject of spiritual gifts. The Christian predilection for spiritual experience has given way to justifying much of these false teachings.Today on the Postscript, Provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, Brandon Briscoe, will be discussing spiritual gifts with Dr. Chris Best, Missiology instructor at LFBI – asking what the Bible has to say about the gifts and how they function to further our faith and God's will. For reference: A Chart of Spiritual GiftsVisit https://www.lfbi.org/learnmore

Journalists have flocked to Substack. Abandoning legacy titles to pursue self-puslishing freedom at the occasionally controversial app. Substack has incubated Bari Weiss's Free Press and Andrew Sullivan's The Weekly Dish. Here in Canada, a lot of names that Canadaland listeners may be familiar with are thriving on Substack: Terry Glavin, Sam Cooper, Justin Ling, Jen Gerson and Paul Wells to name a few..Valued at 650 million dollars and lauded as a threat to Twitter. It is a rare sign of hope and innovation and a working revenue model in a very desolate media landscape. And all of that has come with the usual share of controversies.Top of that list was their “Nazi problem.” They garnered headlines and debates about freedom of expression when it was revealed that there were, yes, Nazi Substacks charging money. And the parent company, apparently taking their cut of those profits. Today Substack founder Chris Best joins Jesse Brown to debate Substack's controversies and discuss its possibilities with leading Canadian Substackers, Jen Gerson of The Line and Paul Wells. Host: Jesse BrownCredits: Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Production Manager), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)Featured guests: Chris Best, Jen Gerson, Paul WellsFurther reading:The Line — SubstackPaul Wells — SubstackSponsors:AG1: Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday offer for a free gift with your first subscription, in addition to the Welcome Kit with Vitamin D3+K2. Head to https://drinkag1.com/canadaland to start your holiday season off on a healthier note, while supplies last.Oxio: Canadaland listeners get their first month of internet free at https://canadaland.oxio.ca, use the promo code “Canadaland”CAMH: CAMH is building better mental health care for everyone to ensure no one is left behind. Visit https://camh.ca/canadaland to make a donation.Be part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis. Go to canadaland.com/join to become a yearly Canadaland Supporter today and get 3 months of perks and benefits for free. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Turnbuckle Talk All in headed to Texas AEW Headed to the Hammerstein Ballroom Monday Night Raw's historic moment +more and in our Showstopper segment: We discuss banned moves and fines within the WWE #womenswrestling #braywyatt #wwenetwork #terryfunk #prowrestler #wrestlemania #smackdown #ecw #wwenxt #luchalibre #roh #aew #impactwrestling #nxt #njpw #wwe #wwf #wwesmackdown #wrestling #romanreigns #wcw #aewdynamite #wweraw #indywrestling #allelitewrestling #JohnCena #TKO #sethrollins #wweuniverse #professionalwrestling #Endeavour #Collision For ALL your wrestling needs, Subscribe to us at the following Channels:    / @turnbuckle_studios   www.Twitch.tv/turnbucklestudios Check out the new store for all your Turnbuckle Studios Merch at www.karlkarufel.redbubble.com Check out our Sponsors: Want to be part of the Hottest Wrestling Brand Around? Visit our Friends at COLLARXELBOW - Personal Link for Turnbuckle Talk http://lddy.no/r1k  While there make sure to use Promo Code: JKPODCAST at the check out for a sweet 10% off your purchase! Rogue Energy gives you that boost you need without all the added sugars and gross crash afterwards. Use code PERISH at www.rogueenergy.com and save some cash! Also check out our friends at CWE Canada's Wrestling Elite at http://cwecanada.ca How to support Turnbuckle Talk: Anytime! http://paypal.me/jkpodcast Connect with us on our Social Media Platforms: X - @TBTalkPod Facebook & Instagram - Turnbucklestudios OMD: Facebook - www.Linktr.ee/OMDShow  Chris Best: www.Linktr.ee/Chris_Best83 Karl Karufel: www.linktr.ee/karlkarufel Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5756609372618752  

My live video with Chris Best is available here as well, so it seems. Great talk, enjoyed being the one who answers the Qs this time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

Chris is the co-founder and CEO of Substack. Prior to Substack, he co founded the messaging service Kik. In this episode of World of DaaS, Chris and Auren discuss:Attention, quality, and gatekeepers in mediaThe state of freedom of speech Building an audienceAI as a creative toolLooking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to WorldofDaaS.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @WorldOfDaaS.  You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Chris Best on Substack at @cb and on X at @cjgbest.Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

The word "pardon" means to relieve someone of the burden of their legal consequences. In a Christological understanding of this concept, Christ shed his blood and rose from the dead in order to suffer in our stead and relieve us of the consequences of hell (1 Cor. 15:1-4, Ro. 6:23, Ro. 10:9-10, Col. 1:13-14) . In his grace and mercy, he pardoned our sin (Eph. 2:8-9, Ro. 11:6). Now, in some Christian circles, there are some that hold to the idea that there is a sin that is so terrible that it is deemed unpardonable. They believe that to commit this sin will cause you to lose your salvation or perhaps prohibit you from ever receiving it. The problem is, among those that believe in the unpardonable sin, they can't all agree on what it is, which makes it even scarier. Its ambiguity makes it feel like you are in a constant state of danger - walking through a minefield at night, hoping you don't misstep because it might cost your eternity. This is obviously a topic with serious repercussions, so we have to know what the Bible is saying on this subject. To help us better understand what the Bible says about the unpardonable sin, we have invited Dr. Chris Best, missiology instructor to have a conversation with the provost of Living Faith Bible Institute, Brandon Briscoe, on this important topic regarding biblical soteriology.  Visit https://www.lfbi.org/learnmore

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why so many "racists" at Manifest?, published by Austin on June 18, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Manifest 2024 is a festival that we organized last weekend in Berkeley. By most accounts, it was a great success. On our feedback form, the average response to "would you recommend to a friend" was a 9.0/10. Reviewers said nice things like "one of the best weekends of my life" and "dinners and meetings and conversations with people building local cultures so achingly beautiful they feel almost like dreams" and "I've always found tribalism mysterious, but perhaps that was just because I hadn't yet found my tribe." Arnold Brooks running a session on Aristotle's Metaphysics. More photos of Manifest here. However, a recent post on The Guardian and review on the EA Forum highlight an uncomfortable fact: we invited a handful of controversial speakers to Manifest, whom these authors call out as "racist". Why did we invite these folks? First: our sessions and guests were mostly not controversial - despite what you may have heard Here's the schedule for Manifest on Saturday: (The largest & most prominent talks are on the left. Full schedule here.) And here's the full list of the 57 speakers we featured on our website: Nate Silver, Luana Lopes Lara, Robin Hanson, Scott Alexander, Niraek Jain-sharma, Byrne Hobart, Aella, Dwarkesh Patel, Patrick McKenzie, Chris Best, Ben Mann, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Cate Hall, Paul Gu, John Phillips, Allison Duettmann, Dan Schwarz, Alex Gajewski, Katja Grace, Kelsey Piper, Steve Hsu, Agnes Callard, Joe Carlsmith, Daniel Reeves, Misha Glouberman, Ajeya Cotra, Clara Collier, Samo Burja, Stephen Grugett, James Grugett, Javier Prieto, Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins, Jay Baxter, Tracing Woodgrains, Razib Khan, Max Tabarrok, Brian Chau, Gene Smith, Gavriel Kleinwaks, Niko McCarty, Xander Balwit, Jeremiah Johnson, Ozzie Gooen, Danny Halawi, Regan Arntz-Gray, Sarah Constantin, Frank Lantz, Will Jarvis, Stuart Buck, Jonathan Anomaly, Evan Miyazono, Rob Miles, Richard Hanania, Nate Soares, Holly Elmore, Josh Morrison. Judge for yourself; I hope this gives a flavor of what Manifest was actually like. Our sessions and guests spanned a wide range of topics: prediction markets and forecasting, of course; but also finance, technology, philosophy, AI, video games, politics, journalism and more. We deliberately invited a wide range of speakers with expertise outside of prediction markets; one of the goals of Manifest is to increase adoption of prediction markets via cross-pollination. Okay, but there sure seemed to be a lot of controversial ones… I was the one who invited the majority (~40/60) of Manifest's special guests; if you want to get mad at someone, get mad at me, not Rachel or Saul or Lighthaven; certainly not the other guests and attendees of Manifest. My criteria for inviting a speaker or special guest was roughly, "this person is notable, has something interesting to share, would enjoy Manifest, and many of our attendees would enjoy hearing from them". Specifically: Richard Hanania - I appreciate Hanania's support of prediction markets, including partnering with Manifold to run a forecasting competition on serious geopolitical topics and writing to the CFTC in defense of Kalshi. (In response to backlash last year, I wrote a post on my decision to invite Hanania, specifically) Simone and Malcolm Collins - I've enjoyed their Pragmatist's Guide series, which goes deep into topics like dating, governance, and religion. I think the world would be better with more kids in it, and thus support pronatalism. I also find the two of them to be incredibly energetic and engaging speakers IRL. Jonathan Anomaly - I attended a talk Dr. Anomaly gave about the state-of-the-art on polygenic embryonic screening. I was very impressed that something long-considered scien...

There's nothing wrong that Jesus, on the throne, can't fix.

For thousands of years of Christianity and Judaism, there has been an ongoing debate about what it means for a person to be accountable for their sin. In fact, the debate sits at the heart of the historic contention of the Roman Catholics who practice and perform pato baptism (infant baptism) and the Baptists who believe that baptism is reserved for those who have put their faith in Christ - which implies there is a free will and intellectual capacity to understand and receive the terms of the gospel, something which infants and small children cannot do. What is the age of accountability? That's our question for today. Or another way of asking it may be - When does a person have the discretionary faculty to make a decision concerning Jesus Christ? How do we, particularly as parents, recognize that a child is aware and thus answerable to God for their sin? Is it a sudden realization? Is there a specific age or is it a gradual realization? To help us better understand what the Bible says about the age of accountability, we have invited Pastor, Dr. Chris Best, Missiology instructor here at the Living Faith BIble Institute to discuss this subject that will benefit anyone looking for biblical answers on the topic. Visit https://www.lfbi.org/learnmore

This week we are having a conversation regarding the true identity of the biblical character Leviathan with Dr. Chris Best, who is a professor of Biblical Studies and Missiology at Living Faith Bible Institute. The creature has often eluded the attention of scholars and theologians. While there are many theories regarding this monster of the sea, we delve into a study revealing the not only his scriptural identity and his fate, but also why it matters to the believer's life. In this episode we answer the questions: How did Leviathan come to exist, why does he operate incognito today, why should the believer care, and how should the believer behave with the biblical data regarding this character? Comparing passages in Job 41, Psalms 74, Revelation 12, and Revelation 20 we identify Leviathan by name and description, revealing God's purpose in exposing his identity before his ultimate destruction. Visit https://www.lfbi.org/learnmore

Today's episode is all about trust and responsibility—and how those qualities impact the cost of doing business and the work that's required for any company to be successful. And specifically, it's about something I'm calling the Trust-Profit Paradox. Simply put, you can't build trust and optimize for profit at the same time. After losing my ish listening to The Verge's Nilay Patel stump Airbnb's Brian Chesky with a question about AI-generated images on the Decoder podcast, I started to think about the responsibility that companies like Airbnb have (or, rather, avoid). From there, my research took me to some truly unexpected places—like into mainstream management theory. Footnotes: "The Pope Francis Puffer Photo Was Real In Our Hearts" by Eileen Cartter on GQ "'I can't make products just for 41-year-old tech founders': Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is taking it back to basics" on Decoder with Nilay Patel (audio & transcript available) "The Delusion of Profit" by Peter Drucker in Wall Street Journal "Cost of Capital" on the Harvard Business School blog "If you're getting ripped off, it's not surprising" featuring Niko Matouschek at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern "The Age of Customer Capitalism" by Roger Martin in Harvard Business Review "'Is Substack Notes a Twitter clone?': We asked CEO Chris Best" on Decoder with Nilay Patel Join me for a workshop called "Tending Your Media Ecosystem" on Wednesday, May 31st at 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT—exclusively for paid subscribers to What Works. Get started for just $7/month! ★ Support this podcast ★

I caught up with Substack co-founders and at Substack's office in San Francisco last week. They're fresh off raising a community fundraising round and launching their social network Notes. I wrote in March about my decision to invest $5,000 in Substack's fundraising round, even though the company revealed that it had negative revenue in 2021:I'm already compromised when it comes to Substack. They've made my job possible. And while I already have plenty of financial exposure to Substack's performance just by dint of running my business on Substack's platform, I'm eager to have a chance to show my support.So this is the rare — hopefully singular — interview where I can't claim true editorial independence. I'm compromised on this one. Still, I think you'll find it an informative and entertaining conversation. I'm able to bring my perspective as a Substack writer to the conversation and I can't help but fish for drama and news.This episode of Newcomer is brought to you by VantaSecurity is no longer a cost center — it's a strategic growth engine that sets your business apart. That means it's more important than ever to prove you handle customer data with the utmost integrity. But demonstrating your security and compliance can be time-consuming, tedious, and expensive. Until you use Vanta.Vanta's enterprise-ready Trust Management Platform empowers you to:* Centralize and scale your security program* Automate compliance for the most sought-after frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR* Earn and maintain the trust of customers and vendors alikeWith Vanta, you can save up to 400 hours and 85% of costs. Win more deals and enable growth quickly, easily, and without breaking the bank.For a limited time, Newcomer listeners get $1,000 off Vanta. Go to vanta.com/newcomer to get started.In our conversation, I asked McKenzie and Best about Twitter's one-sided war with Substack. Elon Musk has at times throttled links to Substack. It is impossible to imbed tweets in Substack posts anymore. Adding some intrigue to the tensions, Andreessen Horowitz, Substack's largest outside investor, is an investor in Musk's Twitter. And, Musk actually long ago hired McKenzie, a former PandoDaily reporter, to write for Tesla.“I try to think about Elon as little as possible,” McKenzie said in our conversation at Substack's office. “What we're trying to do here is not build the anti-Twitter or build the anti-Instagram or anything like that. We're trying to build the first Substack. The vision for what we think it can become is an amazing, beautiful thing and it's bigger and more important than social media.”McKenzie acknowledged that “arguably Twitter is trying to kill Substack.”I asked about newsletter godfather Ben Thompson's critique of Substack's community round in his newsletter. Thompson wrote in April:We know that valuation because Substack asked its writers to fund a round at the same $650 million post-money valuation it achieved in 2021, despite the fact the company failed to raise money last year; the company never released its 2022 financials.Frankly, I think this request was shameful: Substack has rightly earned the affection of a lot of writers by providing them with a new way to earn money, and of course those writers want Substack to succeed. Keeping such a lofty valuation, though, is effectively asking for a donation from an audience that almost by definition doesn't know any better. That doesn't seem very writer friendly! Nor, for that matter, does this fight with Twitter. Again, I think this is a product bet that makes a lot of sense: Substack needs to take big swings if it's ever going to reach its valuation. Writers, though, who need Twitter's distribution, didn't sign up for this fight; they are simply stuck in the middle.We also talked about Best's botched podcast interview with The Verge's Nilay Patel. In the interview (here's a link to the key exchange), Patel hammered Best on Substack's stance on blocking overt racism on Notes. In that interview, Best declined to say that Substack would ban particular objectionable racist comments from the platform unilaterally. In my conversation with him, Best continued to oppose “centralized censorship” on Substack's platform. And he doubled-down on his answer, saying that he had “basically the same answer.”Best said, “We do have a content policy. It allows a lot of stuff we don't like. It bans only very extreme things. If people are putting things that are against the overall content policy, they are taken down by us. However, that allows a lot of stuff that we find very objectionable. Then we try to build a system that puts people in control of what they see and who they interact with.”As should be pretty obvious from the conversation, I think that if Substack Notes is successful, it will actually be much more curated than many other social networks. Writers want to give their readers a premium, elevated experience — not just a platform that does the bare minimum of content moderation. So I'm optimistic over time that Substack will find ways to empower writers to curate the platform. Even though Substack often finds itself talking about free speech and tough moderation decisions, in many ways what the company has built is a system where writers are given the power to moderate the platform themselves. The last thing I'll tease from the conversation is that the Substack founders no longer come off as diametrically opposing to supporting advertising. Judge their answer for yourself.In the conversation we name-dropped a bunch of newsletters and Substack writers, including Give it a listen.Find the Podcast Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

Welcome back to season two of Off the Grid! This week I've got a thot take (that's a thoughtful hot take) of an episode for all our newsletter writers out there.By popular request, I'm exploring the rise of Substack. And I'm asking whether this newsletter/podcast/threads/notes platform is good for small businesses or bad for them.I'm also helping you answer the question, Is Substack right for me? Tune in to hear more about: The pros of Substack The promises Substack makes to its creators Whether or not Substack is social media How Substack might be harming small businesses more than helping them

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT. Samsung can't dump Google for Bing as the default search engine on its phones. Why Samsung Doesn't Want You to Use Google Apps. AI could cause a mass-extinction of languages — and ways of thinking. AI science search engines are exploding in number — are they any good? 'Overemployed' Hustlers Exploit ChatGPT To Take On Even More Full-Time Jobs. Google Devising Radical Search Changes to Beat Back A.I. Rivals. Google's Rush to Win in AI Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say. '60 Minutes' Made a Shockingly Wrong Claim About a Google AI. Google to launch its first foldable phone, the 'Pixel Fold,' in June. Sources: Pixel Tablet will have 8GB of RAM, four colors, and this included dock. Report: Pixel 7a will cost $499, Pixel 6a will continue at a reduced price. Nilay Patel's devastating interview with Chris Best. Bluesky is my favorite Twitter clone yet. Bluesky's CEO wants to build a Musk-proof, decentralized version of Twitter. Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still 'tooting'? NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'. AI makes up a duet with Drake & The Weeknd (nobody to complain about taking it down but publishers want to block AI). Reddit Wants to Get Paid for Helping to Teach Big A.I. Systems. Amazon releases photo dataset to program robots to replace crappy pick-and-pack Amazon jobs. Bainbridge ferry: "Abandon ship!". It's now 'Google Fi Wireless' with redesigned app, icon, and more smartwatches. You can now redeem Play Points for Google shirts, socks, water bottles, and more. Nest Thermostat gets Matter support today, including Apple Home compatibility. Google Chat rolling out Material You web redesign. This College Football Program Mined Fanatics Consumer Data to Fuel a $1 Million Boost in Ticket Sales. Will smart medicine drive privacy legislation? It should. Picks: Stacey - Era 300: The Stereo Speaker With Dolby Atmos. Jeff - Americans mostly believe the news they hear on podcasts. Jeff - Last two computer magazines are dead. Ant - LumaTouch Adds Multicam Support. Ant - Shout Out To Mr. Terrell. Jason - Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour Ph.D. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

It is estimated that at some point this year, India’s population will surpass that of China’s. This means that India will not only be the biggest democracy, but also the most populous country. We get into how this change could alter the economic and political balance of the world. And, could unexplained flying objects be aliens? A senior Pentagon official has a theory. Plus, a round of Half-Full/Half-Empty that has us thinking deeply about Tupperware. Here’s everything we talked about today: “Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine” from Popular Science “New rule to block Missouri library funding set to go into effect May 30” from St Louis Post-Dispatch “Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings” from Politico “India's Population Surpasses China's, Shifting the World's ‘Center of Gravity'” from The Wall Street Journal “How India will overtake China to become the most populous country” from Al Jazeera “Pickleball's popularity presents equity challenges for city governments” from Marketplace “Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone'? We asked CEO Chris Best” from The Verge “Can ‘milk core’ get Gen Z to drink its liquid dairy?” from Marketplace “What Tupperware's money problems say about direct selling” from Marketplace “A Nation Tries to Impose Cat Curfews. Fur Is Flying.” from The Wall Street Journal “Make Me Smart” has been nominated for a Webby Award! We are honored, but we can't win without your support. You can vote for “Make Me Smart” until April 20 by going to marketplace.org/votemms.

It is estimated that at some point this year, India’s population will surpass that of China’s. This means that India will not only be the biggest democracy, but also the most populous country. We get into how this change could alter the economic and political balance of the world. And, could unexplained flying objects be aliens? A senior Pentagon official has a theory. Plus, a round of Half-Full/Half-Empty that has us thinking deeply about Tupperware. Here’s everything we talked about today: “Ghana is the first country to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine” from Popular Science “New rule to block Missouri library funding set to go into effect May 30” from St Louis Post-Dispatch “Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings” from Politico “India's Population Surpasses China's, Shifting the World's ‘Center of Gravity'” from The Wall Street Journal “How India will overtake China to become the most populous country” from Al Jazeera “Pickleball's popularity presents equity challenges for city governments” from Marketplace “Is Substack Notes a ‘Twitter clone'? We asked CEO Chris Best” from The Verge “Can ‘milk core’ get Gen Z to drink its liquid dairy?” from Marketplace “What Tupperware's money problems say about direct selling” from Marketplace “A Nation Tries to Impose Cat Curfews. Fur Is Flying.” from The Wall Street Journal “Make Me Smart” has been nominated for a Webby Award! We are honored, but we can't win without your support. You can vote for “Make Me Smart” until April 20 by going to marketplace.org/votemms.

It is fair to say that Substack has had a dramatic week and a half or so, and I talked to their CEO Chris Best about it. The company announced a new feature called Substack Notes, which looks quite a bit like Twitter — Substack authors can post short bits of text to share links and kick off discussions, and people can reply to them, like the posts, the whole thing. Like I said, Twitter. Twitter, under the direction of Elon Musk, did not like the prospect of this competition, and for several days last week, Twitter was taking aggressive actions against Substack. At one point you couldn't even like tweets with Substack links in them. At another point, clicking on a Substack link resulted in a warning message about the platform being unsafe. And finally, Twitter redirected all searches for the word Substack to “newsletter.” Musk claimed Substack was somehow downloading the Twitter database to bootstrap Substack Notes, which, well, I'm still not sure what that means, but I at least asked Chris what he thought that meant and whether he was doing it.  It's tempting to think of Substack like a rival platform to Twitter, but until the arrival of Substack Notes, it was much more like enterprise software. With Substack Notes, the company is in direct competition with social networks like Twitter. It's shipping a consumer product that's designed to be used by Substack readers. It is no longer just a software vendor; it's a consumer product company. And that carries with it another set of content moderation concerns, that, after talking to Chris, I'm just not sure Substack is ready for. Like, I really don't know. You'll just have to listen to his answers — or really, non-answers — for yourself. This is a wild one. I'm still processing it. Let me know what you think. Okay, Chris Best, CEO of Substack. Here we go. Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23445916 Links: Can Substack CEO Chris Best build a new model for journalism? - The Verge Now live for all: Substack Notes Substack Content Guidelines Welcome to the new Verge (re Quick Posts) Can Mastodon seize the moment from Twitter? - The Verge Twitter's newsletter tool is shutting down in less than a month - The Verge Elon Musk on Twitter: "@BretWeinstein 1. Substack links were never blocked..." Casey Newton - Substack Notes Platformer on Substack    Can we regulate social media without breaking the First Amendment? - The Verge How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg - The Verge Newsletter platform Substack raises $65 mln in Andreessen Horowitz-led funding round | Reuters Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours - The New York Times Substack Wefunder Substack Notes, Twitter Blocks Substack, Substack Versus Writers How much money do we think Substack lost last year? - The Verge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, Elon kicked off a feud with both Substack and his very own former Twitter Files ingénue (and Substack star), Matt Taibbi. Kara and Nayeema break down the battle of the bros before turning to an interview with those at the center of the storm: Substack co-founders Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie. The two address questions about Substack Notes (which Elon dubbed, and they deny, is a “Twitter clone”), the challenging business model of newsletters and their stance on free expression. Somehow, they manage to avoid uttering the name “Elon.” Kara doesn't shy away though.  Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Best is co-founder and CEO of Substack, a subscription publishing platform for independent writers. Founded in 2017, Substack creates a better future for writing by letting writers own their work and their relationship with their audience. Before Substack, Chris was the co-founder and CTO of the mobile messenger app, Kik. From 2009 – 2017, Chris helped scale Kik and build a product used by over 300 million users. Sign up for Substack: https://substack.com Follow Chris Best Substack: https://substack.com/profile/2-chris-best Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjgbest?lang=en - Subscribe to The Casey Adams Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-casey-adams-show/id1328795944 Follow Casey on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casey Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdams  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadams YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyAdams - Follow The Casey Adams Show on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caseyadamsshow Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CaseyAdamsShow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@caseyadamsshow YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyAdamsShow - [00:00:86] - The beginning of Substack. [00:03:87] - Second-time founder [00:06:13] - Teamwork is essential for startup success [00:09:44] - Build A Valuable Audience [00:12:05] - Build relationships, earn revenue [00:15:95] - Validate idea with customers [00:19:45] - Active listening to understand needs [00:22:84] - "Talk to users, build, grow." [00:25:87] - Curiousity drives success and failure [00:28:95] - Build with hindsight [00:32:67] - Building ambitious ideas [00:36:69] - The future of Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russell chats to Chris Best, the CEO & co-founder of Substack about defending independent journalists and protecting free speech. The platform is home to independent journalists, such as Matt Taibbi, Seymour Hersh and Bari Weiss, who've revealed information about the Twitter files and the Nord Stream pipeline. Stay until the end to hear Russell's special ode to Chris! Find out more about Substack - https://substack.com/  Get My New Stand Up Special 'Brandemic' NOW https://rumble.com/v2d09w8-brandemic.html For a bit more from us join our Stay Free Community here: https://russellbrand.locals.com/ Come to my festival COMMUNITY - https://www.russellbrand.com/community-2023/ NEW MERCH! https://stuff.russellbrand.com/

Join us as we talk to Chris Best, co-founder and CEO at Substack, a leading newsletter subscription platform. Five years ago, email newsletters sound downright archaic. Today, reading email newsletters is society's coolest hobby. From Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald's newest take on current events, to Yem's newsletter that sends 2 hours of music everyday at 3am to kickstart your day, Substack is creating an alternate universe of trusted, high quality content shipped right to your inbox. In this episode, Chris discusses the transition from the attention economy to one where time and attention is a rare commodity. We talk about how Substack is enabling consumers to be more protective of their attention and helping writers do the work they believe in. Investments in growing quality content through Substack Grow and the newly launched mobile app have empowered people to turn their side passion in writing into a value-creating profession. In the final minutes of the episode, we wrap up with anecdotes of people who've done a great job at becoming creator entrepreneurs via Substack as well as Chris' take on transformational trends for the next decade. What is quality content? As Chris describes it, you should have the power to decide. Though we can confidently say that this episode definitely exceeds the *quality* bar.

Chris Best is co-founder and CEO of Substack. Chris's problem: How do you help writers make a living from a thousand true fans? Substack is a company that helps writers send subscription-based email newsletters. Which, as Chris says, is a very simple idea, built on top of some very grandiose beliefs about culture and ideas and commerce. If you'd like to keep up with the most recent news from this and other Pushkin podcasts be sure to subscribe to our email list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

www.JREreview.com For all marketing questions and inquiries: JRERmarketing@gmail.com This week we discuss Joe's podcast guests as always. Review Guest list: Chris Williamson, Sam Tripoli and Jeremy Corbell A portion of ALL our SPONSORSHIP proceeds goes to Justin Wren and his Fight for the Forgotten charity!! Go to Fight for the Forgotten to donate directly to this great cause.  This commitment is for now and forever. They will ALWAYS get money as long as we run ads so we appreciate your support too as you listeners are the reason we can do this. Thanks! Stay safe.. Follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/joeroganexperiencereview Please email us here with any suggestions, comments and questions for future shows.. Joeroganexperiencereview@gmail.com

Chris Best is a tech entrepreneur, CEO of Substack and one of its co-founders. www.substack.com

Substack — the popular newsletter and publishing service — has made a name for itself by swimming against the current: As many technology companies devise new ways to censor or moderate content on their platforms, Substack made free speech one of its core values and, in doing so, has attracted bloggers and journalists from across the political spectrum.“While we have content guidelines that allow us to protect the platform at the extremes, we will always view censorship as a last resort, because we believe open discourse is better for writers and better for society,” proclaimed Substack's founders.Lulu Cheng Meservey is Vice President of Communications for Substack. She went viral earlier this year when she tweeted about why free expression is an important principle for Substack. She joins us this week to discuss Substack, free speech, and the new media ecosystem. Show notes: Transcript Lulu's viral tweet thread “Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only make it worse.” by Hamish McKenzie, Chris Best, and Jairaj Sethi Substack's “Content Guidelines” Substackers mentioned: Andrew Sullivan, Casey Newton, The Fifth Column, Patti Smith, George Saunders, Salman Rushdie, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Freddie deBoer, Nikita Petrov, Blocked and Reported John Stuart Mill's “On Liberty” www.sotospeakpodcast.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SotoSpeakTheFreeSpeechPodcast Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/freespeechtalk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotospeakpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freespeechtalk/ Email us: sotospeak@thefire.org

Social media can be kind of hellish, but does it have to be that way? Can a platform connect content creators with consumers in a way that isn't bad for literally everyone? Substack CEO Chris Best gives his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We interview Pastor and M.D. Chris Best about a faith-based plan for stewarding health. Exegeting 1 Timothy 4:8, Chris shows how stewarding our health well is profitable for God's kingdom as we become more efficient for a full life of ministry. Visit https://www.lfbi.org

Substack is a platform for subscription-based content, covering newsletters, podcasts, and soon video. The design and speed of the platform are notable–with a minimalistic format that simply gets creators paid for its work, Substack has gained massive popularity. Chris Best is the CEO of Substack and joins the show to talk about the platform, architecture, The post Substack with Chris Best appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay talks to Substack's founder and CEO about empowering writers through free expression (and his company's new, foosball-table-free San Francisco offices)

Plus... How the media should make sense of DC's budget battles; evaluating news coverage of the Gabby Petito case; explaining the Covid-19 false alarm on the set of 'The View;' and more. Timothy Snyder, Josh Marshall, Catherine Rampell, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Chris Best, Oliver Darcy, and Chloe Melas join Brian Stelter. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Chris Best co-founded Substack in 2017. Now the company is powering thousands of newsletters and turning some writers into millionaires. Brian Stelter interviews Best about Substack's business model; the accompanying controversies; and the future of digital subscriptions. The goal, he says, is to"return control into the hands of readers and writers themselves," to "design systems and create spaces where great stuff is rewarded." To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy