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Tom Freston

2026-09-02 · 105 min · 10 entities

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Asserted relationships

  • → hosted by Rick Rubin person
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    Feed author/publisher: Rick Rubin
  • → works at Viacom company
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    CEO of Viacom
  • → discusses Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • → discusses Arts concept
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    Feed category: Arts
  • → discusses Philosophy concept
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    Feed category: Philosophy

Entities found in this episode

concepts 6

  • mentioned Society & Culture concept
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    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • mentioned Arts concept
    0.50
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Arts
  • mentioned Philosophy concept
    0.50
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Philosophy
  • discusses Society & Culture concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Society & Culture
  • discusses Arts concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Arts
  • discusses Philosophy concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v4
    Feed category: Philosophy

persons 2

  • mentioned Rick Rubin person
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    Feed author/publisher: Rick Rubin
  • hosted by Rick Rubin person
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    evidence rules-v4
    Feed author/publisher: Rick Rubin

companys 2

  • mentioned Viacom company
    0.62
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    CEO of Viacom
  • works at Viacom company
    0.50
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    CEO of Viacom
Episode description as stored
Tom Freston is a media executive, investor, and the cofounder of MTV Networks. His route to television began after an early entrepreneurial venture sourcing and exporting apparel in South Asia, before he joined the team that made MTV a defining global youth brand and grew the company’s roster to include Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central, and CMT. He later served as CEO of Viacom, overseeing major entertainment businesses including Paramount Pictures and Simon & Schuster. His new memoir, Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, chronicles his unconventional journey through business, media, music, and global travel. Freston is now a principal of Firefly3, a media-and-entertainment investment and advisory firm, and board chair of The ONE Campaign.