The hottest Audience Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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The End of Late Night TV

The Oasis • 0 implied HN points • 18 Aug 25
🎭️ Culture Audience
  1. Late night TV shows are losing viewers and money. Shows like Colbert's have high costs but low ratings because the old format is outdated.
  2. The rise of streaming and podcasts has changed the way people consume entertainment, making traditional late night formats less appealing.
  3. Gutfeld on Fox is a profitable alternative with fewer staff and better viewership compared to traditional network shows. This shows a big shift in what audiences are willing to watch.

I've been substacking all wrong

visa's voltaic verses ⚡️ • 0 implied HN points • 20 Dec 25
💼 Business Audience
  1. Admit when your approach isn’t working and look for multiple layers of problems instead of blaming a single cause.
  2. The method being used was too small, too hard, and too slow.
  3. Thinking in tweets — favoring short, bite-sized ideas — makes it hard to produce the longer, deeper work that’s needed.