Pivot · Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, hosts of the "Hard Fork" podcast, are leaving the show to start their own independent podcast and media company. They announced their departure and shared that their new venture will focus on AI, which they believe is the most important story in the world and has not been adequately covered by mainstream media. The new show will be released at least twice a week and will prioritize YouTube.
“Yes, well Scott continues his gallivanting. Apparently he's in Nantucket with Cailin Collins. I have brought in some excellent co-hosts. Kevin Roose, New York Times tech columnist and author of the AGI Chronicles, and Casey Newton, founder and editor, uh, platformer and they're also the soon to be hosts of the New York Times podcast, Hard Fork, at least for now. You need to explain what's happening, boys.”
“Yes, so Casey and I, uh, have come down with a horrible disease that sometimes afflicts middle-aged men in San Francisco, which is that they decide to start a company together. Uh, startup, shall we say.”
“Founderitus is real. Uh, please protect your families. Uh, we are, uh, leaving Hard Fork, uh, in just a couple of weeks, and we are starting our own independent podcast and media company together. Just the two of us.”
“So Casey and I are united in the belief that what is happening in AI right now is absolutely crazy. And the most important story in the world.”
“And we also think the media has by large, uh, not done a great job of covering this. We, there's a lot of room for, uh, a new independent outlet that treats AI seriously.”