Archive - On Substack

Open Tab: Joanna Coles

The celebrated magazine editor on the golden age of glossies, managing media decline, the Daily Beast's next chapter, and what life looks like on the…

Jun 4 • Joanna Coles, Hanne Winarsky, and The Daily Beast

47:40

Introducing Reply Rules

Creators can now set the rules for their own community, in their own words.

Jun 3 • Mills Baker

The independent writer’s advantage in the age of AI

Jasmine Sun on why secrets, live presence, and a distinct voice matter more than ever in an AI-saturated world, and what independent creators need to…

Jun 2 • Jasmine Sun

May 2026

Open Tab: Kevin Kelly

The radical optimist on starting Wired, stories from the early internet, originating 1,000 True Fans, and why the only way to steer technology is to use…

May 28 • Kevin Kelly and Hanne Winarsky

45:02

My Internet: Kate Lindsay

Paywall strategy, Stuart Little memes, and the millennial pause: We turned Embedded’s signature Q&A on its founder

May 27

Open Tab: Ashlee Vance

The veteran tech journalist on getting close to Elon, why he walked away from the best job in media, and showing audiences where the world is headed…

May 21 • Ashlee Vance and Hamish McKenzie

47:56

Scott Galloway had the audience. Here’s what he came for.

After two months on Substack, the Prof G Media founder talks subscription revenue, exit multiples, platform economics, and what he's still figuring out.

May 19

Open Tab: Esther Perel

Watch now | The renowned psychotherapist on what gives her life meaning, the antidote to social atrophy, AI as therapeutic tool, and cultivating the…

May 12 • Esther Perel and Hanne Winarsky

53:54

Open Tab: Emily Sundberg

Building a media business from scratch, why she’s tired of being asked how much she makes, and where Feed Me is going next

May 7 • Hamish McKenzie and Emily Sundberg

54:44

Introducing Open Tab

An interview show with the people building independent media

May 6 • Arielle Swedback

0:55

April 2026

Three models for building community for your podcast

The growth and community tools that help podcasters turn listeners into fans

Apr 30 • Bailey Dunn

Inside Lena Dunham’s Substack press tour

Lena Dunham and her social strategist on coming back online, her new memoir Famesick, and embarking on a Substack book tour

Apr 23 • Arielle Swedback