Ben Smith
Ben Smith is the media columnist for The New York Times. He was the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News. ”I do think there's some kind of personality flaw deep in there of wanting to like, you know, find stuff out and tell people....
Ben Smith has been a guest on 18 podcasts across 19 episodes, most recently Decoder with Nilay Patel in August 2026. Each show is judged on its own.
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Decoder with Nilay PatelIt's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith · Aug 2026
The social media age for news is over. Former BuzzFeed News editor Ben Smith on what’s next · May 2023
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PivotNetflix Breaks a Losing Streak, Zuck Swipes at iMessages, and Guest Ben Smith of Semafor · Oct 2022
Tucker goes to Hungary, the Taliban take Afghanistan, and a Friend of Pivot on why Epstein couldn't have killed himself · Aug 2021
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Plain English with Derek ThompsonBen Smith on the Future of News, How to Start a Media Company, and Why TikTok Is a Time Bomb · Oct 2022
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The Town with Matthew BelloniDavid Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News · Oct 2025
Will the Debate Debacle Revive TV News? · Jun 2024
The Weird State of Media and Hollywood’s Role in It · May 2023
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This Week in StartupsBuzzFeed vs Gawker, AI's impact on the future of media, and more with Semafor's Ben Smith | E1733 · May 2023
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On with Kara SwisherBen Smith on the Turmoil at Buzzfeed, Fox News and Everything In Between · Apr 2023
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Stay Tuned with PreetWHCD, the Media, and Covering Trump (with Ben Smith) · Apr 2026
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The New Yorker Radio HourHow to Cover Trump’s Presidency, and Football’s Concussion Crisis · Jan 2017
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