# Chris Best Co-founder and CEO of Substack Page: Feed: --- ## [Mike Solana: "the slop within"](https://cb.substack.com/p/mike-solana-the-slop-within) _2026-07-23 · Chris Best_ Mike and I talk Slop World: [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208255082/c48090c8517e8c484894b93223b41bbd.mp3) ## [Matt Taibbi: writing is "a personal religion"](https://cb.substack.com/p/matt-taibbi-writing-is-a-personal) _2026-07-22 · Chris Best_ Pangram in the Substack app, and enduring value of literature [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208117841/78e3f383c7089b84afcd815ed9586342.mp3) ## [Taylor Lorenz: "I'm a Pangram fan"](https://cb.substack.com/p/taylor-lorenz-im-a-pangram-fan) _2026-07-22 · Chris Best_ We talk about the new Pangram integration in the Substack app, the difference between AI-assisted work and slop, and why human perspective becomes more valuable as generated content gets cheaper. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208088880/2d067edb774f28d13e421766a72680b8.mp3) ## [Pangram Founder Max Spero](https://cb.substack.com/p/pangram-founder-max-spero) _2026-07-21 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207964775/d75021086f8c173a3194fe15e03b421d.mp3) ## [The Future of Prediction Markets](https://cb.substack.com/p/the-future-of-prediction-markets) _2026-02-19 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188530235/e374dee128e83db5f66cb4d2be02aa74.mp3) ## [Greenwald Returns to Substack](https://cb.substack.com/p/greenwald-returns-to-substack) _2026-02-10 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187558663/cc7dce4dfbff388cd20f153f9a833cb8.mp3) ## [The State of TikTok with V Spehar](https://cb.substack.com/p/the-state-of-tiktok-with-v-spehar) _2026-02-04 · Chris Best_ Independence, code words to fight censorship, "you can say it on Substack" [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186901293/5b20c747cfeab81e423120d608f34baa.mp3) ## [Chris & Mills: "our tumblr era"](https://cb.substack.com/p/chris-and-mills-our-tumblr-era) _2026-02-02 · Chris Best_ Themes in the app, robot Reddit [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186660294/0728bb4362b9be8037a38e10e514962c.mp3) ## [Don Lemon Arrest & Free Speech](https://cb.substack.com/p/don-lemon-arrest-and-free-speech) _2026-01-30 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186347676/54a7c701ce0d816315c318b374150591.mp3) ## [Substack TV, Article Armageddon, President Plump](https://cb.substack.com/p/substack-tv-article-armageddon-president) _2026-01-23 · Chris Best_ Mills Baker and I discussed the new Substack TV app [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185580096/a6fb91c458398f0088159a631fa90cbb.mp3) ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BFQ2oDJDMzKk) _2026-01-23 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [What Britain's Online Safety Act Actually Requires](https://cb.substack.com/p/what-britains-online-safety-act-actually) _2025-12-21 · Chris Best_ "Papers, please" for the internet ## [Meet Zach from the Video Team](https://cb.substack.com/p/meet-zach-from-the-video-team) _2025-12-17 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181921563/8b818d2f5789595dcb0c4bd199d285e5.mp3) ## [Millsgiving](https://cb.substack.com/p/millsgiving) _2025-11-27 · Chris Best_ Taking the new desktop live feature for a spin [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/180062747/72fd87ab7204680759cc0105e263abff.mp3) ## [Josie Zayner wants to create real unicorns with Embryo Corp](https://cb.substack.com/p/josie-zayner-wants-to-create-real) _2025-11-10 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178537444/04a87f78eb93a2965d94872dd4010702.mp3) ## [Dylan Patel’s SemiAnalysis is back on Substack](https://cb.substack.com/p/dylan-patels-semianalysis-is-back) _2025-10-31 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177675591/cfb84307f768def21d61a5e1cfc426d1.mp3) ## [Free Press bought; new media era begins](https://cb.substack.com/p/free-press-bought-new-media-era-begins) _2025-10-06 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175453644/161ee762aab8ceff0a17d9f5321bc10d.mp3) ## [Three podcasts and an essay](https://cb.substack.com/p/three-podcasts-and-an-essay) _2025-09-26 · Chris Best_ Founder Mode, press freedom, a16z on Substack, in the studio with patio11 ## [Alex Heath from The Verge goes independent](https://cb.substack.com/p/alex-heath-from-the-verge-goes-independent) _2025-09-22 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174274442/c2227325c2feb721a82410f79272c048.mp3) ## [RETURN OF THE PIRATE KING](https://cb.substack.com/p/return-of-the-pirate-king) _2025-08-21 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171580405/03e7375e4fe798a9113c0a28b389c1fd.mp3) ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AjmtvSKm6uOg) _2025-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Chatting with Substack co-founders Chris Best & Hamish McKenzie](https://cb.substack.com/p/chatting-with-substack-co-founders) _2025-08-20 · Chris Best_ A recording from Chris Best and Josh Szeps's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/171426504/774e84ffdfab7c87c3b07a45be1086e3.mp3)