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Kindred Media is a digital media consultant & production company focused on the intersection of media, technology, and business in the digital world. Through a newsletter, social media, and KindredCast, we’re creating a community. Kindred Media is a LionTree LLC Company.

Three Takeaways from Malcolm Gladwell on KindredCast

Malcolm Gladwell is nothing short of a media maven. The self-described “Skinny Canadian” is the host of the hit podcast Revisionist…

Laura Clinton

May 26

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick’s Insights on Life & Gaming

Strauss Zelnick is unstoppable. As Chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive, he’s led the company into a new era of success, acquiring…

Laura Clinton

Apr 28

Four Takeaways from Tim Ferriss on KindredCast

Tim Ferriss is no stranger to podcasting. Aside from being an early-stage investor and advisor in companies like Uber, Facebook, Duolingo…

Laura Clinton

Apr 7

NFTs, Explained

A little over a year ago, we lived in ignorant bliss — nobody talked about blockchain, very few people had any stake in Bitcoin, and “NFT”…

Laura Clinton

Mar 16

In Defense of Social Media’s Self-Obsession

Millennials and Generation Z have made a habit of nitpicking our differences: side parts versus middle parts, high-waisted versus low-rise…

Laura Clinton

Jan 28

A MasterClass On Education and Entrepreneurship

In this episode of KindredCast, Aryeh B. Bourkoff sits down with CEO and founder of MasterClass, David Rogier. MasterClass has grown…

Olivia Bourkoff

Dec 9, 2021

The Top Three Takeaways from Aryeh B.

Between bitcoin, NFTs, the metaverse, and the gradual recovery from COVID-19, the world currently stands at the precipice of a revolution…

Laura Clinton

Nov 30, 2021

Life Lessons From a 20-Something Year Old: John Malone

In another effort to dig deeper, I revisited another episode of KindredCast. Their 100th episode features none other but the “Cable Cowboy”…

Olivia Bourkoff

Nov 4, 2021

Life Lessons From a 20-Something Year Old: Barry Diller

If you’ve read my last piece on NFTs, you already know I am a 20-year-old college student who thinks they know a lot… about a lot. Well, I…

Olivia Bourkoff

Oct 26, 2021

TikTok’s Takeover: The Creator Economy Catalyst

The creator economy is the modern-day American dream, reinvented. It is no longer enough to simply scrape by in your gorgeous suburban home…

Laura Clinton

Oct 19, 2021

TikTok's Takeover: The Small Screen

TikTok is known for short-form videos, but that hasn't stopped the majority of users from spending a feature-length film's amount of time…

Laura Clinton

Oct 15, 2021

TikTok’s Takeover: The Sound of Social

Laura Clinton

Oct 14, 2021

TikTok’s Takeover: Going for Growth

We know, we know…not this again. These days, it’s hard to escape the conversation around TikTok. What started as an app marketed towards…

Laura Clinton

Oct 12, 2021

A (Very) Beginners Guide to NFTs

So. As a 20-year-old with a Spotify playlist named ‘Old Soul,’ filled with the likes of Billy Joel, Simon, and Garfunkel, and Elton John, I…

Olivia Bourkoff

Sep 20, 2021

Kindred’s Guide to Emoji Use

We’re just trying to bridge the gap of emoji communication between Gen Z and Millennials… take a look at what your smiley face really…

Olivia Bourkoff

Aug 10, 2021

Unvaxxed or Unemployed?

Last year, we were all shocked as the world suddenly came to a screeching halt — businesses closed, entire industries were upended, and…

Laura Clinton

Jul 30, 2021

Kindred Media’s Guide to Reopening: London

Kindred Media has always believed in cities coming back, and as many begin to come back to life, we wanted to suggest some of our favorite…

Olivia Bourkoff

Jul 27, 2021

The Show Must Go On…Right?

In its most basic sense, art is a form of communication. Artists have the ability to express universal thoughts and feelings without…

Laura Clinton

Jul 19, 2021

The Identity Investment

At the dawn of social media, friends shared pictures and kept in touch across long distances. Many of us shared cringey status we are still…

Laura Clinton

Jul 14, 2021

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