Substack
publishing platform
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Videos Mentioning Substack

Dylan Patel Explains the AI War While Cooking | In-Context Cooking
Latent Space
Platform Dylan used to publish his writing and monetize content.

The Coddling of the American Mind and How to Become Intellectually Antifragile — Jonathan Haidt
Tim Ferriss
A platform where Jonathan Haidt plans to start blogging, called 'After Babel,' to share his ideas and course materials.

Ep. 216: Boosting Creative Insight With Deep Walks
Cal Newport
Service that supports email newsletters and is compared to the blogosphere.

Q&A with Tim — PR and Marketing Lessons, Time Dilation, Selling to the Affluent, and Much More
Tim Ferriss
A newsletter platform, which the speaker views as a 'pull' way to get information, superior to uncontrolled online assault.

Ep. 203: Taming Meetings, YouTube’s Potential, Kids and Smartphones | Deep Questions Podcast
Cal Newport
Mentioned as a platform that allows writers to earn high six figures, but still represents a ceiling for monetizing democratized text.

Full Length Episode | #177 | February 28, 2022
Cal Newport
Platform mentioned in the context of anti-ambition essays written by its users.

E135: Wagner rebels, SCOTUS ends AA, AI M&A, startups gone bad, spacetime warps & more
All-In Podcast
Publishing platform where Paul Offit's article on RFK Jr. and vaccines was posted.

#AIS: Glenn Greenwald & Matt Taibbi discuss the new political divide, moderated by David Sacks
All-In Podcast
A platform where Greenwald and Taibbi publish their independent journalism, mentioned as a place for readers to subscribe to their columns.

How Many Substack Millionaires Are There? (The Math Behind the Newsletter Economy) | Cal Newport
Cal Newport

The Four Wars of the AI Stack - Dec 2023 Recap
Latent Space
The newsletter platform used by the podcast; mentioned as having technical issues.

How to Embrace Slow Productivity, Achieve Mastery, and Defend Your Time — Cal Newport & Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Newsletter platform, mentioned as a successful example of a slow productivity attention economy, allowing writers like Andrew Sullivan to thrive with a subscription audience.

How I built a 1M+ subscriber newsletter and top 10 tech podcast | Lenny Rachitsky
Lenny's Podcast
The platform Lenny Rachitsky moved his newsletter to and began charging for, discussed in the context of its growth and potential.

Margaret Atwood — A Living Legend on Creative Process, The Handmaid’s Tale, and More
Tim Ferriss
A platform that provides tools for publishing one's own newsletter, compared to Disco for educational experiences.

Can the Left Course Correct? Sam Harris on Identity Politics & America's Future with Matt Yglesias
Sam Harris
A platform used by Matt Yglesias and others to publish their work independently, which he started after feeling pushed out of mainstream progressive currents.

Intellectual Authority and Its Discontents (Episode #395)
Sam Harris
A platform mentioned for its integration with the Making Sense podcast, allowing a unified subscription for audio, video, and print content.

E117: Did Stripe miss its window? Plus: VC market update, AI comes for SaaS, Trump's savvy move
All-In Podcast
A publishing platform mentioned as an example of a service where individuals can easily drop in their Stripe account for payments.

A Conversation with Andrew Sullivan (Episode #223)
Sam Harris
Platform where Andrew Sullivan's newsletter, The Weekly Dish, is hosted.

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union
All-In Podcast
A platform for independent writers and podcasters, highlighted as an alternative source of information to mainstream media.

Technology & Culture: A Conversation with Christine Rosen (Episode #392)
Sam Harris
Mentioned as a platform supporting independent journalists and entrepreneurial opportunities in ideas.

Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A newsletter platform offering a better economic model for writers, allowing them significant earnings (e.g., $1M/year) without crypto, illustrating improved creator monetization.

E106: SBF's media strategy, FTX culpability, ChatGPT, SaaS slowdown & more
All-In Podcast
A platform for independent writers and journalists to publish newsletters, cited as an example of Independent Media replacing trust in traditional outlets.

E103: Tech layoffs surge, big tech freezes hiring, optimizing for profits, election preview & more
All-In Podcast
Presented as an alternative for individuals wanting to build a brand based on their name.

How to Build a Life That Matters & Get What You Want Starting Today
Mel Robbins
Mentioned as a platform for creating content, where someone might be hesitant to start a blog or newsletter due to fear, but could overcome it by sending an email to a sister or starting small.

Repairing our Country: A Conversation with Jonah Goldberg (Episode #296)
Sam Harris
The platform where The Dispatch initially launched, which generated significant revenue.