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Hard Fork

Kevin Roose, Casey Newton

Booking Overview

A weekly technology interview and analysis show focused on artificial intelligence, technology policy, cybersecurity, and the societal impact of emerging tech, typically featuring journalists, academics, and specialized researchers alongside its host analysis. Credible pitches include recognized AI safety researchers, technology-policy professors, investigative technology journalists, and authors with timely expertise; booking difficulty is high because the show is produced by The New York Times and favors authoritative, news-relevant guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 4

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100,000 - 1M

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 66.8k subscribers

Instagram: 602 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hardfork@nytimes.com

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Host

Kevin Roose - New York Times journalist and technology columnist covering artificial intelligence, technology, and its effects on society.

Casey Newton - Technology journalist and founder of Platformer, covering technology companies, social platforms, and the impact of technology on society.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Recognized journalists, university professors, AI safety and security researchers, policy experts, and authors with direct expertise on consequential developments in artificial intelligence and technology.
Required Achievements:  
Published investigative or analytical reporting, Faculty appointments at leading universities, Research or reports on AI safety, security, or governance, Authorship of books, newsletters, or major public scholarship

Recent Guest Discussions

Jasmine Sun - Data-center Opposition, AI Infrastructure, And The Political Coalitions Forming Against AI Buildout.

Ajeya Cotra - The Openai-hugging Face Hacking Incident, Rogue AI Agents, Chain-of-thought Transcripts, And Responses To AI Risks.

Arvind Narayanan - Whether Data-center Bans Can Slow AI Progress And The Relationship Between AI Infrastructure And Technological Development.

Jill Lepore - AI Governance, Corporate Power, And The Implications Of Rule By Machines Manufactured By Corporations.

Recent Topics

Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Social Media, Technology Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Hard Fork
:

A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?

October 02, 2026

This week, after months in which rogue agents have caused havoc across the internet, tech’s most powerful leaders joined President Trump at the White House to rebrand A.I. At the same time, two of the biggest companies in the field — OpenAI and Meta — released what they say are their most useful (and cutest) A.I. tools to date: personal assistants. To discuss it all, we’re joined by the Times tech reporters Mike Isaac, Erin Griffith and Eli Tan. We’ll discuss how things can be more dangerous ...

What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?

October 01, 2026

For the next few months on “Hard Fork,” join the guest host Max Read and an array of Times reporters and experts as we zoom out, catch up and try to understand both what’s happening inside the tech industry and what tech is doing to all of us.Meet the HostMax Read has been writing about technology and the internet for more than a decade, most recently in his weekly newsletter, Read Max. His writing has appeared over the years in various publications with the words “New York” in the title, inc...

The Ezra Klein Show: Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far

September 25, 2026

In this episode, Ezra travels to Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., for a wide-ranging conversation with the chief executive Jensen Huang about the future of A.I. and why he thinks predictions of imminent doom are overblown. Guests:Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia Additional Reading:A transcript and video of this episode can be found here.America’s A.I. Leaders Warn U.N. of Possible Peril Absent a Global ResponseAnthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid S...

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