Disjointed

How writers now hold the media power

The best infrastructure that has ever existed for media businesses

Nov 7 • 

Hamish McKenzie

, 

Ricky Sutton

, and 

Chris Duncan

72

14

11

32:14

The three stages of an online ecosystem’s evolution

A conversation starter about civic systems

Nov 3 • 

Hamish McKenzie

90

36

15

October 2025

Why we built a social network

Notes from my speech about Notes

Oct 24 • 

Hamish McKenzie

228

50

44

Man alone, together

Individualism meets community

Oct 20 • 

Hamish McKenzie

119

39

26

Free Press bought; new media era begins

A recording from Hamish McKenzie's live video

Oct 6 • 

Hamish McKenzie

 and 

Chris Best

84

29

15

21:48

July 2025

Civilization on the electronic frontier

A new era for human thought on the internet

Jul 22 • 

Hamish McKenzie

1,029

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137

May 2025

Thank you for coming to my TED talk

From the temple to the garden, via Vancouver

May 22 • 

Hamish McKenzie

127

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A conversation with Preet Bharara about the state of the media

Why social media is a machine for bad faith, and what Preet is doing on Substack

May 19 • 

Hamish McKenzie

 and 

Preet Bharara

62

10

9

21:38

The dawn of media democracy

A conversation with my favorite reply guy about how the media and society are evolving

May 15 • 

Hamish McKenzie

 and 

Scoot

87

18

11

26:20

April 2025

A simple vision for the future of media organizations

Support the talent rather than owning it

Apr 15 • 

Hamish McKenzie

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February 2025

In conversation with Chris: Jeff Bezos, the new media, and a free press

A recording from Hamish McKenzie's live video

Feb 28 • 

Hamish McKenzie

 and 

Chris Best

99

45

14

22:39

September 2024

Ken Klippenstein on his ban from X, election interference, and freedom of the press

Independent reporter Ken Klippenstein, formerly of The Intercept and now on Substack, has been permanently banned by Elon Musk’s X for publishing a post…

Sep 30, 2024 • 

Hamish McKenzie

 and 

Ken Klippenstein

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44

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31:21