• 10:50 - 15:04
90: Micro Mockingbird
Recording Private Conversations and Media Industry Contract Structures
The hosts discuss the ethics of Steven Crowder surreptitiously recording a phone call with Jeremy Boring to expose the "wage slave" nature of the proposed contract. They compare these media deals to 360 deals in the music industry and venture capital structures used in early podcasting networks like Pod Show. The discussion highlights the tension between independent creators and large media organizations regarding ownership of intellectual property and documentaries.