- 78
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 34
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Press Profiles
These are the top journalists that drive the news cycle, but what drives them? Industry veteran Russell Sherman sits down with some of the most influential journalists in business news to hear their backstories, memorable moments, and latest perspective on the news today. They are used to asking the questions, now we'll "turn the tables" and get a behind-the-scenes look on how the news gets made.
- Publisher
- Russell Sherman
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 78 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ben Smith: Blogs, BuzzFeed & Building Semafor
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jamie Heller: Scoops, Big Swings & What's Next At Business Insider
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bloomberg's Dani Burger: Big Deals, Early Bells & the Art of the Interview
Inside a recent episode
Ben Smith: Blogs, BuzzFeed & Building Semafor
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But I think that's such a good question of, isn't the market crowded, is the question we got most when we launched, which is... You say good with a smile, like, it's such an annoying question. No, no, no, just because it's intuitive, right? Yeah. And particularly what we often say is, well, we're trying to solve people's complaints about the media, one of which is that there is too much of it. And so our solution is, here's another one, right? I get the joke. But I think the reality is it's not really a crowded market in the sense that if you ask people, do you like what you're getting? Like 12% say yes. […]
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- Ben Smith
- Jamie Heller
- Dani Burger
- Rob Stone
- Wilfred Frost
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 23 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100
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- Quality
- 55
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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