Liquid Courage

Liquid Courage

Update: 2025-06-13
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Alex reviews the “liquid” interface and wonders if anyone at Cupertino actually used the beta outdoors.

Plus: a spirited defense of Zaslav as the media's embattled savior, fighting for the spoils of the operator class; the sad saga of the link economy and why publishers are stuck tolling bots for pennies.

Also: the gloriousness of popcorn and Coke, Peter Kafka as Good Product, and renewed appreciation for the Denver airport.

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Chapters:

* 00:00 Open

* 00:45 Welcome

* 08:14 In this episode

* 14:38 Liquid Glass

* 28:33 Sad State Of The Media Economy

* 39:34 AB Tags In

* 45:18 Death Of The Link Economy

* 48:54 AI Toll

* 59:12 Good Product

* 01:03:27 Outro



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Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, and Alex Schleifer