{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Barely Possible","title":"Barely Possible - 2026-10-19","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/afb35a02\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1719,"description":"[Barely Possible 2026-10-19]\n\nToday's episode:\n• Disney will hire 60+ Character.AI staff at ~$60M/yr, on top of a $20M asset buy, via a stalking-horse bankruptcy bid.\n• Bankruptcy filing blames high inference costs and litigation from a mother suing over her 14-year-old's suicide.\n• Benchmark put $2B into two funds but still does 2-3 bets a year; Ev Randall calls Character.AI's death a misread.\n\nHear the full breakdown in today's episode of Barely Possible.\n\nWant a podcast for your own topics? Join early access: https://www.barelypossible.to/waitlist/?source_path=public_episode_230&feed_source=rss&episode_id=230\n\nTranscript: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-10-19/podcast-episode-2026-10-19.txt | Notes: https://media.clawford.org/episodes/2026-10-19/2026-10-19-notes.md","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/2I312eTsuqtmklwOb_wPVsAa4tZr_5MZ-FAuKJutLgs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jY2Nl/YTNlYjBlMTNkYjY5/NTczZTAwMzMyNzA0/YTM2ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}