Why Is Kevin Launching Machine Gods After Leaving the New York Times?
The new podcast with NPR is called Machine Gods. It begins the week of October 19th and will cover the week's news plus interviews with people in the industry. NPR reaches people who would not choose a tech podcast.
Hard Fork was owned by the New York Times. The people who built Hard Fork wanted to build something for themselves. They have started a company, made hires, and are going to spin up a little media company.
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