The Powers That Be: Daily: Recent Episodes
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to talk about the fate of Ryan Salame, the latest former FTX executive to cooperate with the government. And then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Google’s extraordinary litigation.
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the House G.O.P.’s rocky strategy and high wire act as Congress returns. Then they dig into Ron DeSantis’ Hillaryesque problem.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to talk all about his exclusive report on Mark Thompson’s appointment at CNN and all the attendant shakeout and ramifications.
For more from Dylan -
https://puck.news/mark-thompson-gets-the-cnn-treatment/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230831
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to walk through the trial strategies, delay tactics, and countermeasures surrounding the four Trump indictments. Then Bill Cohan and Ben contemplate the P&L of ESPN+ on Amazon.
For more from Bill -
https://puck.news/espn-amazon-a-wall-street-fantasy-an-a-i-hack/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230830
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Abby Livingston and Peter Hamby scrutinize the latest intrigue confounding Congress—including Hakeem Jeffries’ Pelosi-esque path to the top of the greasy pole.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into the news that WBD C.E.O. David Zaslav is circling Mark Thompson, the Times’ turnaround expert, as the next boss of CNN.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Puck’s second proprietary data study of streamer sentiment—and the results will surprise you. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer dig into a bizarre startup scandal that traces its roots from Zuck to S.B.F.
For more from Matt -
https://puck.news/streamers-are-turning-off-their-customers/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825
For more from Teddy -
https://puck.news/tales-from-the-s-b-f-bankruptcy-black-hole/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825
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Peter and Julia Ioffe discuss the stunning death of Putin’s greatest nemesis.
For more from Julia -
https://puck.news/prigozhins-treason-the-price-of-betrayal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230824
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to break down the weird and sad legal dispute gripping the Oher family. And then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss Shari Redstone’s BET auction.
For more from Eriq (and Matt) -
https://puck.news/will-a-i-eat-hollywood/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823
For more from Bill -
https://puck.news/paramount-existentialism-more-goldmanology/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into all the anxieties and chaos of the next Congressional season of discontent. Then they game plan out the first G.O.P. debate.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss Bob Iger’s increasingly limited options at Disney, and CNN’s decision to bring a new generation into the fold. Then they discuss the defenestration of CBS News’ leader—a watershed moment that leaves all six news divisions in the hands of women.
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to chat through the various evolving Iowa scenarios, then Ben Landy and Lauren dig into fashion’s biggest deal of the year.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the latest P.R. headaches facing David Solomon, Goldman Sachs’ C.E.O., and whether the narrative has become hyperbolic. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy chat about a new twist in the Biden-Putin dynamic.
For more from Bill -
https://puck.news/the-judgment-of-solomon/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817
For more from Julia -
https://puck.news/biden-putins-nuclear-blurred-lines/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817
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Teddy Schleifer, who was in the courtroom when Sam Bankman-Fried was cuffed, shares his observations and reporting with Peter Hamby. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Bob Iger’s Disney+ dilemma.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to work through the latest twist in the Hunter Biden legal saga and what it forebodes for 2024. Then Peter, on the ground in the corndog capital of the human imagination, reports on the stirrings on the G.O.P.’s latest fears and anxieties.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited, insidery conversation about the latest twists in Iger’s strategy, Dave Portnoy’s shot at a third (!!) windfall, and what the Simon & Schuster sale suggests about Shari Redstone’s endgame.
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No question too big, no question too small. On Search Engine, host PJ Vogt answers the kinds of questions you might ask the internet when you can't sleep. If you find the world bewildering, but also sometimes enjoy being bewildered by it, Search Engine is here for you.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss Saudi Arabia’s surprising emergence as a Russia-Ukraine mediator. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy document Larry Scott’s ability to manipulate a Tim Scott dead cat bounce.
Fior more from Julia -
https://puck.news/the-treaty-of-m-b-s/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811
For more from Teddy -
https://puck.news/larry-ellisons-eight-figure-anti-trump-dowry/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811
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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to explain Elon Musk’s short-sighted fallacy of turning X—nee Twitter—into the new full-blown everything app of our time.
For more from Baratunde -
https://puck.news/silicon-valley-and-the-race-for-the-everything-app/
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a talmudic reading of the most recent Trump indictment. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston dig into one of the Senate’s most controversial subplots.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter for an in-depth conversation on the state of 2024—the early state conundrum, DeSantisgate, and the Dems waiting on Biden’s next move.
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Jon Kelly and Peter explain why Threads’ descent to reality was pre-ordained and predictable. Then they tackle the Biden campaign’s futile messaging.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman’s volunteer attempt to free a U.S. journalist detained in Putin’s Russia. And then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman discuss an activist investor’s attempt the rattle Kering’s cage.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about Sam Bankman-Fried’s tightening legal noose. Then they chat about the latest action among the ‘24 megadonors.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to chat about the biggest story in media—Matt Belloni’s scoopage that Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer are going to help their old boss, Bob Iger, figure out his streaming conundrum. Then Eriq Garder swings by with a Trump-Fox News legal entanglement.
For more on Matt's story -
https://puck.news/iger-brings-back-his-old-heir-apparents/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802
For more from Eriq -
https://puck.news/trump-has-subpoenaed-fox-news-for-tuckers-unaired-jan-6-interview/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the private conversation on Capitol Hill about Mitch McConnell’s health—plus, the intrigue in town surrounding the most watched ‘24 races.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to chew over the Twitter-to-X catastrophe and then dig into the bizarre sotto voce media curiosity syndrome.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to discuss an epic Greenwich Village co-op battle that will make you move to Mars. Then Tina Nguyen explains DeSantis’s crumbling surveillance state.
For more from Eriq -
https://puck.news/justin-theroux-the-greenwich-village-co-op-battle-from-hell/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728
For more from Tina -
https://puck.news/desantis-blame-games-witch-hunt-mania/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to work through the story that everyone is media is talking about right now. Then Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy dig into that $4 billion Skims valuation.
For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/notes-on-cnn-that-zucker-story/
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Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the political hopes of Lauren Boebert, the MTG nemesis who is perhaps the least likely representative of Aspen imaginable. Then they draft the Congressional stars who might be quietly eyeing 2028.
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Julia Ioffe chats with Peter Hamby about what really goes down at the Aspen Security Conference, where district natives hang every summer with the brahmins from the deep state.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited chat on how much Bob Iger could rake in for selling Disney’s various non-essential assets, and which entities he might sell. Then they talk about the impact that the Republican primary circus will have on various incumbent mediacos and startups, alike.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss John Harris’s return to the top of the greasy pole at Politico. Then the duo discuss the new leadership regimes at CNN and The Washington Post.
For more from Dylan -
https://puck.news/the-politico-animal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230721
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the most surprising races playing out on Capitol Hill. Then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman discuss what fashion mogul Francois-Henri Pinault might do with CAA.
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Julia Ioffe calls Peter from Europe with a critical update on Ukraine’s latest drone strike deep inside Russian territory. Then Eriq Gardner swings by to explain Hollywood’s surprising beef with A.I.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter Hamby to break down every angle of the historic dual writers-and-actors’ strike: Fran Drescher’s war cry, A-list pay disparities, Iger’s faux pas, the streaming conundrum, and how it all ends. For more from Matt -
https://puck.news/burning-questions-on-hollywoods-summer-from-hell/
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to talk through all the various implications of Bob Iger's latest contract extension: the deal machinations, succession rumblings, and more. Then they dig into the New York Times Co.'s decision to cede its sports section to The Athletic and why it was so obvious (and necessary).
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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss and dissect the SCOTUS decision to overrule affirmative action in the college admissions process—and what it really reveals about history and our future.
For more from Baratunde -
https://puck.news/the-end-of-affirmative-action-and-the-attempt-to-erase-race/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713
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Ben Landy talks to Teddy Schleifer about the extraordinary progressive campaign to humiliate Peter Thiel. And then Peter Hamby and Dylan Byers dig into the chatter at the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley affair.
For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/thiel-brock-a-gutter-oppo-campaign-for-our-times/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713
For more from Dylan -
https://puck.news/notes-from-sun-valley/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713
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Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the anger, rage, confusion and other complex feelings surrounding Joe Manchin and the No Labels third party movement. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner detail Zuck’s most unusual legal headaches.
For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/marks-onlyfans-headache-elons-empty-threats/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230712
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Bill Cohan and Peter chat about the growing feud between Zuck and Musk, the credibility of Threads, and whether the market actually needs a Twitter competitor.
For more from Bill - https://puck.news/elons-options-a-lazard-micro-scandal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230711
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss how Threads made it to 100 million downloads in a week, and whether it still might be a fad. And then they dig into ESPN’s layoffs, and the transformation ahead.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to connect the dots between Prigozhin’s exile, the false calm in Moscow, and a missing Russian general. Then Teddy Schleifer swings by to decipher Trump’s latest campaign haul and a new DeSantis dilemma.
For more from Julia -
https://puck.news/putins-post-prigozhin-clean-up/
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Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy discuss Kanye West’s latest, unusual, and utterly predictable business deal. And Eriq Gardner tells Peter Hamby about a tech case headed up the legal ladder that could blow your mind.
For more from Lauren -
https://puck.news/ye-dov-are-having-a-fashion-baby/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230706
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Is Musk deliberately sabotaging Twitter to buy its debt back on the cheap? Or is the world’s richest man just sabotaging himself? Bill Cohan and Peter discuss.
For more from Bill -
https://puck.news/the-elon-twitter-debt-vulcan-chess-theory/
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into all the House Republicans’ impeachment fantasies, sorting through which are real and which are bogus and illuminating their ulterior motives. Happy Independence Day!
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On a special holiday edition of America’s favorite media readout, Jon Kelly and Peter explain the stakes behind Tucker Carlson’s fundraise and then weigh in on the burden Hunter Biden is placing on his dad. The duo also engages in some rogue casting assignments…
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the extent of the Hunter Biden fallout. Is it Benghazi? Whitewater? Or a nothing-burger? Then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman dig into the Olsen Twins’ fashion fundraising sitch.
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Peter and Teddy Schleifer dig into the huge gap between Chris Christie’s donor support and his electoral opportunity, and then they predict where the No Labels anxiety may lead. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner explain the court case Elon Musk is dreading.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to unpack Fox’s post-Dominion, post-Tucker scramble in prime time: the ascent of Jesse Watters, the slight demotion of Laura Ingraham and… Gutfeld!
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Julia joins Peter to explain the coup that wasn’t.
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Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby discuss a media question that is now almost on the table: Can David Zaslav trade CNN? And would such a deal, which would take years, get initiated at Sun Valley?
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It’s the crack era. The most violent time in New York City history. The NYPD is fighting a losing battle and instead of protecting the city from drug dealers, some police officers have become them. This is the never-before told, first-person documentary of the biggest police corruption scandal in NYPD history and the investigation that uncovered it all. From Audacy Originals and Zak Levitt, the Emmy, Peabody, and NY Press Club Investigative Journalism Award winning creator of Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism, and Relative Unknown.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss Robert De Niro’s $6 million legal war with his former assistant. And then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy dig into the tiff consuming the Capitol.
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Teddy Schleifer and Peter discuss how Kennedy’s new V.C. fan club could scramble the Democratic primary. Then Dylan Byers stops by with an inside look at how Fox News is using Brett Baier to de-Tuckerize dayside.
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Lauren Sherman joins Peter to discuss why the Arnault family entrusted Pharrell with the menswear line of the world’s most lucrative brand. And then Bill Cohan enumerates Elon’s creditor problems in conversation with Ben Landy.
For more from Lauren -
https://puck.news/inside-lvmhs-pharrell-fantasy/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230621
for more from Bill -
https://puck.news/will-elon-lose-control-of-twitter/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230621
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Abby Livingston, Puck’s new Congressional correspondent, joins Peter for an animated conversation about the censure effort against Adam Schiff—where it might head and how it plays to his advantage. Then they delve into their CNN roots.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the immediate post-Licht programming highs, and what to expect from CNN in the weeks and months ahead. Then they delve into the various headaches plaguing Insider (nee Business Insider).
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Dylan Byers joins Peter for an inside look at Washington Post C.E.O. Fred Ryan’s controversial legacy and what’s next for the paper in its post-“Democracy Dies in the Darkness” era. Then Eriq Gardner breaks down the legal complexifiers buried in the PGA-LIV golf deal.
For more from Dylan -
https://puck.news/a-tale-of-two-fred-ryans/
For more from Eriq -
https://puck.news/the-saudi-pga-ma-legal-hellscape/
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss whether tech legend North Dakota governor Doug Burgum can buy his way into the G.O.P. presidential race. Then Lauren Sherman drops by to illuminate the Hollywood billionaire quietly cornering the market on America’s resurgent Western nostalgia lovefest.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss whether a string of wannabe blockbusters can revive the summer box office, and if R-rated sex comedies are due for a comeback. Then they get into Tom Cruise’s furious campaign to muscle out Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig in the battle for the big screen.
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Peter and Ben debate whether Ron DeSantis is a winner or a weirdo, and if the media doom loop narrative is overplayed. Then they weigh the aftershocks of another Trump indictment and the legacy of Youngkin’s “parental rights”campaign.
For more from Peter -
https://puck.news/desantis-extinction-theory-revisited/
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Jon Kelly reunites with Peter for a post-Licht jam session that focused on David Zaslav’s real priority: servicing the debt burden of the WBD colossus. Then they assess Tucker Carlson’s legal quagmire.
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Teddy and Peter marvel at how Jack Dorsey and the V.C. contrarian crew fell head over heels for alt-left crank RFK Jr. Then Tina joins Ben for a Talmudic reading of Kevin McCarthy’s latest G.O.P. family psychodrama.
For more from Teddy -
https://puck.news/jack-bobby-2-0/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230609
For more from Tina -
https://puck.news/desantiss-iowa-edge-elons-anti-woke-headache/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230609
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Dylan Byers, who broke the news on Chris Licht’s ouster at CNN, chats with Peter about how it all went down: when Zaz turned on him and what’s next for both CNN and Licht, himself.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to break down the latest twists as A.I. threatens the writers’ strike. Then Bill Cohan and Ben gab about Apple’s new headset, the S.E.C.’s war on crypto, and Dimon ‘24 fever.
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Lauren Sherman joins Peter to dissect the exit of Edward Enninful from British Vogue and the power struggles inside Condé Nast as Anna Wintour consolidates power yet again. Then they dig into the murky economics of celebrity stylists in Hollywood.
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Dylan Byers and Jon Kelly discuss the double-barreled headache at CNN: the surprise Dave Leavy C.O.O. appointment and that atrocious Atlantic story… Oof, is Licht toast?
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Julia Ioffe phones in from Europe with an update on the war in Ukraine and how insiders in Brussels are planning for its reconstruction. Then they discuss the military’s cross-border incursions and a mysterious drone attack on Moscow. For more from Julia - https://puck.news/yalta-2023-planning-for-life-after-the-russian-invasion/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230530
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss CNN’s green room massacre—whether it's overblown, overdue, or just the natural order of things. Then marketing ace Alex Bigler swings by to get the inside story on how Puck’s reporters are countenancing the biggest story of our times.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s tenuous position as he attempts to persuade the fringiest members of his caucus that he’s just likable enough to be Speaker. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen get into whether Trump’s campaign is already toast. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the latest casualties and innuendo regarding the Iger succession plan. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy chew over a few surprising wrinkles of the FTX legal fallout.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the critical global weapons shortage that no one wants to talk about. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer get into the next round of S.B.F. intrigue.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the next steps in Iger’s return, and where the calculus sits a week after the stunning announcement. They also chew over Elon the C.E.O. vs Elon the Narcissist and the collapse of Protocol, D.C.’s attempt at The Information. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the G.O.P.'s Kevin McCarthy compromise: the party's inside conversation about the reality behind the policy-light, ideology-free, newscycle-obsessed career pol who just wants the gavel. Then they get into the Trump of it all. Is he running to win in 2024, or just to outpace DeSantis and his lawyers? And is he already out of gas?
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest Iger intrigue and talk around town regarding the only thing people care about: what’s next at Disney.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss S.B.F. post-FTX’s collapse—what lessons has he learned, how is he responding, what are his parents doing? Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into Bob Iger’s new mandate at Disney.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Putin’s latest machinations, and then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy game out Bob Iger’s next moves.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Elon Musk’s financial incentives to recalibrate Twitter’s valuation. Then the duo trade insider notes on the latest phase of the CNN drama.
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Welcome to Season Two of Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow-Award winning documentary podcast from C13Originals. Starting in the early sixties, a rag-tag confederation of traveling criminals known as The Dixie Mafia terrorized every state from Georgia to Oklahoma. Its hundreds of members, unofficially headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi, specialized in scams, heists and murder. Their ringleader — the estranged son of a prominent Oklahoma politician — was a skilled and charismatic outlaw named Kirksey Nix. When Nix was sentenced to life in prison at Angola for a murder he committed in New Orleans, The Dixie Mafia was thought to be extinct. But fifteen years later, a sitting criminal court judge named Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret, a mayoral candidate for the city of Biloxi, were assassinated. As the case ran cold, authorities were forced to confront a disturbing reality: the reign of Kirksey Nix and The Dixie Mafia was far from over. Gone South is a creation and production of Peabody-nominated C13Originals, a Cadence13 studio, in association with Jed and Tom Lipinski.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Putin’s retreat from Kherson and how an errant missile nearly sparked WWIII. Then marketing genius Alex Bigler talks with author William D. Cohan about his newest bestselling tome, “Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.”
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Trump’s milquetoast announcement, poor early showing, and various legal headaches. Will he regain the party or go fully carny? And then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers explain how the media is treating its third go-around.
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Bill Cohan and Teddy Schleifer join Peter to discuss the latest revelations in the FTX nightmare: the possibility of the slammer, the investigations, the pissed investors, and the future of Sand Hill Road’s relationship with crypto princes.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss David Zaslav’s stated interest in reviving Warner Bros. Discovery’s biggest under-monetized franchise asset—Harry Potter. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss the game theory in the latest Trump-DeSantis battle.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss S.B.F.’s fall from grace, and assess the media’s various historical metaphors for the FTX demise. Theranos? Lehman? Enron? Or is this a corporate extinction event of a wholly new historical complexity?
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest secular chaos on CNN, and what a lousy election night portends about the future of the network. Read Dylan's Piece https://puck.news/the-cable-election-upset-of-the-age/ Leave a 5-star review on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
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Tara Palmeri, Teddy Schleifer, and Tina Nguyen join Peter to discuss the real story behind the midterms: the Trump buzzkill, the Biden messaging twists, and how how the left expects the McCarthy-led House to step on the rake.
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Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer for a midterm-free conversation about the real story at Twitter—whether Elon Musk can change the company’s business model mid-flight. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Disney’s latest streaming war strategy. Read Bill's piece https://puck.news/elons-folly-fed-clues-zaz-on-the-edge/ Read Julia's piece https://puck.news/bob-chapeks-new-streaming-moneyball/ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
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Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the appetite for supporting Ukraine in a future Republican-controlled House. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy discuss Apple’s epic lawsuit.
Read Julia's Newsletter https://puck.news/author/julia-ioffe/ Read Eriq's Piece https://puck.news/the-apple-epic-grudge-match-round-two/
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss a plethora of dispiriting issues—Elon’s moves, Zaz’s earnings report, Paramount and Comcast woes—and what they mean for the industry.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Chris Licht’s mounting crisis at CNN—declining revenue, sagging ratings, and dwindling loyalty. Is a recovery possible? Then marketing living legend Alex Bigler discusses Puck’s niche in D.C..
Read Dylan's story at Puck https://puck.news/a-licht-in-the-attic
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss D.C.’s preemptive decision that the G.O.P. has won the House. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss the fresh hell that is in store for the new majority leader.
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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss the real inside story of the Kanye West crisis. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy discuss the most exclusive club on Earth.
Read Baratunde's Piece https://puck.news/when-it-all-falls-down/
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Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Peacock’s necessary moves, and imminent agonies. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss the ways Elon Musk could win, or lose, Twitter.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss their expectations regarding the early days of the Elon Regime at Twitter. Then they discuss the latest oscillations in the creator economy, particularly what it means for the journalism business.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the Axel Springer-and-KKR-fueled resurgence at Politico, the new University of Kentucky of journalism. Then marketing luminary Alex Bigler chats with Matt Belloni about the origin story of What I’m Hearing.
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Here’s a preview of a new podcast, Story of the Week. Each week, journalist Joel Stein chooses an article that fascinates him, convinces the writer to tell him about it, and then interrupts a good conversation by talking about himself. Sometimes the story will be the one everyone is talking about, like the New Yorker article on smoking hallucinogenic toads. Other times we’ll find a story you might have missed, like the one in the Verge about the rock groupie turned hacker who had huge corporations at her mercy. Stories that stick with you long after you forget whatever headline you just doom-scrolled through. In this preview, Joel is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to talk about his experience speaking to a group of tech billionaires in the middle of the desert. He thought he’d be chatting about the latest in tech advancements, but all these guys wanted to talk about was building doomsday bunkers. Hear the full episode, and more from Story of the Week, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/sotw?sid=powers.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Dr. Oz’s ascendance in the Pennsylvania Senate race after John Fetterman’s disastrous debate. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Hillary Clinton’s legacy-making moves.
Read Teddy's Piece https://puck.news/hillarys-new-play-newsoms-midterm-post-mortem-a-thiel-shake-up/
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting bloodlust. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner get into the Ye insanity.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to dive into the Ukraine escalation question. Then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy chat about Disney’s Star War IP wars.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Semafor’s launch, and what the industry is extrapolating. Then they chat about The Brothers Cuomo, and their various media ambitions.
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It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and timeless speeches in history. Written and narrated by Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author-historian Jon Meacham, this documentary podcast series takes you through another season of ten generation-defining speeches. Meacham, along with top historians, authors and journalists, offers expert insight and analysis into the origins, the orator, and the context of the times each speech was given, and they reflect on why it’s important to never forget them.
It Was Said is a creation and production of Peabody-nominated C13Originals, in association with The HISTORY® Channel.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Chris Licht’s latest programming choices and non-choices. Then Peter and marketing heroine Alex Bigler dig into the latest Feedback Friday.
Read Dylan's Piece https://puck.news/the-murdoch-succession-moment-arrives/
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In a very very special episode, Tara Palmeri and Teddy Schleifer join Peter to discuss Biden’s massive donor pivot and what it means for the donor industrial complex in both Washington and San Francisco.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Nikki Finke’s complex legacy as a bile-spilling, news-breaking Hollywood mouthpiece and vixen. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss the Fortune 500 woke wars.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss why Elon Musk might want to carry Putin’s water—and on Twitter of all places. Then Bill Cohan and Teddy Schleifer discuss the other M&A deal of the season.
Read Julia's Newsletter https://puck.news/newsletter_content/elons-twitter-plans-ozs-romney-resurrection/
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss NBCU’s streaming woes and then the latest inside conversation within The New York Times.
Read Julia Alexander's Piece! https://puck.news/peacock-curiosity-paramounts-future-the-great-streaming-rebundling/
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Tara Palmeri and Peter Hamby discuss whether Gavin Newsom poses a material threat to Joe Biden. Then marketing legend Alex Bigler chats with Tina Nguyen about her early years in the conservative movement.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss The New York Times’s new paradox—its never been stronger and yet its top talent is simultaneously searching for better financial and creative opportunities. And then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Bill Murray’s movie-wrecking behavior.
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Read Eriq's Piece https://puck.news/the-secret-bill-murray-settlement-revealed/
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the dynamite stick in Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, and how much it might cost him. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer weigh in on his geopolitics.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the re-escalation in Russia’s war on Ukraine, including Putin’s sinister revenge for the bridge bombing seen around the world. And then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Elon Musk’s political id.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the extraordinary contempt for Elon Musk in the media, part of which is deserved and yet some of which is misguided. Then they chat about the many agonizing decisions facing NBC News.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to unfurl the crisis stemming from Billy Eichner’s new film, which tanked at the box office last weekend. Is 2022 America really not ready for a gay romantic comedy, or is the broader rom-com genre just truly embattled? Then Ben Landy and marketing legend Alex Bigler discuss Puck’s apolitical bent.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the unfolding Herschel Walker imbroglio and what it means for Mitch McConnell. And then, sticking with the political theme, Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss the G.O.P.’s plan for Trumpism after Trump.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Donald Trump’s bizarre new litigation against CNN. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner get into the Elon of it all.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to explain the rash thoughtlessness that apparently fueled Elon Musk’s Twitter bid. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan discuss the long tail of Kim Kardashian’s crypto misdeeds.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the latest manifestation of the linear big bang theory—Trevor Noah’s departure and the looming end of late night. The duo also turn their attention to the NFL’s media accountability challenge.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the new primo silent auction prize for the three comma club: the Phoenix Suns. Then Tara Palmeri and Alex Bigler settle a massive Puck mystery.
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Tara Palmeri swings by to chat with Peter about the behind-the-scenes politics about where to hold the ‘24 DNC convention—a seemingly innocuous decision that requires feverish favor-trading and political calculation. Then Tina Nguyen talks with Ben Landy about the genesis of Tucker Carlson.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to offer the inside story on Wall Street’s growing impatience with David Zaslav’s transformation efforts at Warner Bros. Discovery, the frankenmedia conglomerate of our time. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Hollywood’s latest horror feel good strategy.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the massive game change in Moscow—the male migration to Georgia, the flagging enthusiasm, and the nuclear question. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss the Chamath-inflected bottom of the SPAC market.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the ascent of Jake Tapper in the Licht era at CNN, where he is now undoubtedly the face of the network. And then they check in on the latest inside chatter about the Biden media narrative
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Tara Palmeri chats with Peter about all the insidious politicking in Congress regarding who will replace Nancy Pelosi as leader. And then brand marketing legend Alex Bigler talks to Peter about CNN, Twitter, and Puck inside baseball. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the severity of NY AG Tish James’s three-years-in-the-making lawsuit against Donald Trump. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy assess the challenges of Gavin ‘24.
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Julia Ioffe drops by to discuss Putin’s increasingly precarious position—both abroad and at home. And ace media savant Dylan Byers reveals what’s going down at The Washington Post. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss inflation, deflation, headwinds, deep fears, and Wall Street’s internal monologue about the macroeconomic climate. Then Eriq Gardner swings by to discuss the journalism lawsuit of the year. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss CNN’s latest programming shuffle and how the streamers will reshape the NFL and college landscape. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the financial game of chicken ensuing between Mitch McConnell and mega-donor Peter Thiel. Then Jon Kelly and Alex Bigler break the fourth wall and assess Puck at 1. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1
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Tara Palmeri checks in with Peter about the school yard G.O.P. blame game—does Rick Scott deserve punishment if the G.O.P. loses the Senate? Or does McConnell? And then Ben Landy talks with Tina about the spooky race everyone in the Republican party is following.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to articulate the various views on the soon-to-be-launched Semafor, The Smiths' new mediaco. And then Matt Belloni and marketing heiress Alex Bigler chat about what went right (and very wrong) at the Emmys.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss whether Trump might go back to the well and retrieve his old Goldman pals—Gary Cohn, Dina Powell, Steve Mnuchin, etc—for a ‘24 run. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy discuss the recent developments in Ukraine and the various consequences coursing through Europe.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Kara Swisher’s final Code, what Queen Elizabeth’s death teaches us about cable news, and the future of the most obviously insidious social platform laying in plain sight.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest anxieties, and second-guessing, taking place inside Hudson Yards. And then Julia Ioffe has a personal chat with Puck’s renowned marketing genius, Alex Bigler.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the diplomatic crisis that Washington never saw coming. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss the harebrained implosion of Trump’s DWAC media play.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to answer a lingering question hanging over Wall Street—who will buy Peloton, the pandemic darling, and at what price? And then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy sort out the streaming battle between Amazon and HBO Max.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss her interview with John Anzalone, Biden’s pollster and inner circle member, about the key 2022 races, Biden’s ‘24 prospects, and more.
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Jon Kelly and Peter discuss the once ephemeral, now increasingly imminent cable supernova and what it means for CNN, NBCU, and the next wave of boob tube innovation.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the anxiety inside CNN after Brian Stelter’s ouster and whether Don Lemon is safe from the feared John Malone shoulder tap. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy consider the Justice Department’s potential case against Trump and whether Merrick Garland would truly send a former president to the clink.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s complex attempt to unify the fractious Republican party in advance of the midterms. And then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan get into some serious Jay Powell-induced recession porn.
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Teddy Schleifer chats with Peter about the bizarre, looming feud between Peter Thiel and Mitch McConnell over the electoral fates of Blake Masters and J.D. Vance—two Thiel acolytes, sure, but candidates he wants off the dole. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Netflix’s complex mid-life relationship with original series in a multi-streamer universe.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the surprising recent developments in Ukraine, where Russia has seized twenty percent of the country and yet Ukraine maintains the momentum. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Sarah Palin’s resurrection.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest chapter in the Trump-Fox News saga, plus the secrets behind Ben Shapiro’s billion dollar MAGA-adjacent lifestyle business model.
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Matt Belloni visits Peter to discuss what Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav is slashing, what is safe, and the consequences of the company’s bet on the Thrones franchise.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the Republicans’ mishandling of various Senate races, which could lead to the one implausible outcome—a Democratic hold. And then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Marc Andreessen’s political proclivities.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss where Russia’s war on Ukraine stands at six months, and what to expect next from Putin. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy chat about what changes Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek can deliver under pressure from Dan Loeb.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss his mega-scoop about Angelina Jolie’s lawsuit to pin Brad Pitt to the wall. Then Tina Nguyen drops by to discuss the right’s latest fever dream.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the apparent Stelter “blood sacrifice”—was it as simple as appeasing Malone, or was it about snipping the final umbilical connection to Zucker? Also: who is next and what does this suggest about the future of CNN?
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Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along with the lives of many of his followers and millions of dollars in assets. The Sunshine Place tells the mind-blowing, true-story of Synanon - one of America’s most cutting edge social experiments, turned into one of its most dangerous and violent cults - as it’s never been told before: by the people who lived it. Executive Produced by Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Emily Barclay Ford for Team Downey and C13Originals, together with Josh McLaughlin for Wink Pictures and written, produced, and directed by Peabody-nominated C13Originals, a Cadence13 Studio.
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Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek's fuzzy streaming numbers and the looming ESPN decision. Then Ben Landy speaks with marketing warrior god Alex Bigler about what's going on behind the scenes at Puck.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the Democrats’ various Liz Cheney fantasies—‘24, ‘28, resistance warrior, or future lefty ticket placeholder—and why they are all bananas. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discusses Elon Musk’s Republican donor ambitions.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss how Elon Musk is wargaming Tesla’s stock jump, his self-created Twitter litigation hell and competition in the EV market. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Trump’s F.B.I. pickle.
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Julia Ioffe talks to Peter about whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, and all that comes with it. Did the former president truly break the trip wire or is this just another unprecedented moment in an unprecedented world of an unprecedented post-presidency?
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the dynamics behind Axios’s $525 million exit and what it means for Washington media. The duo also discuss the impact that an activist hedge fund will have on The New York Times.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss how Roger Goodell controls the league’s own Vatican-like legal system. Then Julia Alexander stops by to explain how she reconstructs Netflix’s hidden data.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to analyze Trump’s bizarre FBI raid bump, and how it will impact DeSantis and the ‘24 field. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss Liz Cheney’s martyr-adjacent next act.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter Hamby to discuss the business impact of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff and how it might fare against Amazon’s Lord of the Rings. Meanwhile, Dylan Byers joins Ben Landy to discuss Axios’s $525 million exit and the latest Semafor updates.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss an insidious international relations scandal. Then Bill Cohan drops by to explain how private equity fell for Krysten Sinema.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the latest rumblings at Warner Bros. Discovery, where Zaz is cleaning house and dealing with Wall Street’s titanic frustration. Can he cut his way to success, and is Comcast waiting in the wings? Then the duo chats about how Biden’s media narrative continues to lag his accomplishments. Is it Dem fatigue, or pure rejection?
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Eriq Gardner joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the lawsuit that's keeping the Murdochs up at night. And then Julia Ioffe offers the latest insight on the terrible Brittney Griner sentencing.
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Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss CNN C.E.O. Chris Licht’s attempt to make his network palatable to the right. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss the learnings from this week’s primaries.
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Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to detail how the Republicans are nuking their 2022 Senate fantasies. Then Julia Alexander talks with Ben Landy about what Apple is really up to in the streaming wars.
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Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to explain private equity’s battle with Chuck Schumer. And Julia Ioffe explains why Nancy Pelosi is kicking up the trip wires and heading to Taiwan.
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Jon Kelly joins Teddy Schleifer to dig into the fig leaves and intrigue surrounding the Wall Street Journal’s report on the alleged Elon Musk-Sergey Brin-Nicole Shanahan imbroglio. Was there an affair? Who will sue? What are the ramifications for The Journal, itself? Then they discuss the NFL’s Trojan Horse to end broadcast TV.
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Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Biden’s challenges, 2024 subplots, and the Hunter indictment fears. Then Puck’s marketing hero Alex Bigler goes deep with Dylan Byers about how he handles the Zaz-Chapek-Zucker-Iger-Shari beat.
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Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Chris Cuomo’s surprising new act—what it says about his options, about cable, and perhaps about his beef with his former employer.
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Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the drama surrounding the maintenance of the Nord Stream pipeline, which has Europe in a tizzy over how Putin can exert continental leverage as the temperatures drop.
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Bill Cohan swings by to chat with Teddy Schleifer about recession odds, spending dynamics, and the faint trip wires of the current semi-pre-turndown U.S. economy.
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Jon Kelly joins Teddy Schleifer for a spirited conversation about Ari Emanuel’s abs, Elon Musk’s endgame, and the surprising (or not) departure of “Jeff Bezos's Ray Donovan”
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Julia Alexander joins Teddy to dig into Netflix’s numbers and explain what they really foreshadow about its growth. And then ace marketing exec Alex Bigler gets the backstory from Teddy on the career he almost pursued over journalism.
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Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Chris Licht’s new significant personnel announcement at CNN, what it means for the network, and what to expect next.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to discuss the bizarre, lightning rod-esque, conspiracy theory-filled marriage of Ginni and Clarence Thomas and how each influences the other. Then Eriq Gardner swings by to detail the biggest suit in publishing history.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to unpack the Musk imbroglio—his suit, the settlement math, Twitter’s legal strategy, and how the world’s richest man can reasonably exit this storm.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the intrigue over the Netflix-Microsoft deal, Apple and Amazon’s battle for the NFL, and the ways in which the League could screw everyone over.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Emmy nominations season—the surprises, the shockers, Netflix’s disappointment, HBO’s mega-success, and more. And then Puck’s world-famous marketing executive, Alex Bigler, swings by to discuss the latest behind-the-scenes details at the company.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the vicissitudes of the Brittney Griner case: the legal hellscape of Russia’s judicial system, Biden’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy, and more.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the bildungsroman of Sam Bankman-Fried—his upbringing, the zillions he’s made via FTX, his current investments, his quixotic investments on the future—plus a little futurecasting about his next endeavors.
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Bill Cohan and Eriq Gardner join Peter to assess Elon Musk’s legal jihad and explain how much he’ll end up paying Twitter to make it go away.
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Dylan Byers joins Jon Kelly, filling in for Peter Hamby, to discuss the latest dish emanating from Sun Valley, which includes some hair-raising hypothetical question. And then they discuss a more minor drama roiling The Washington Post.
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Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Europe’s scenario planning for 2024 and beyond. Then Puck’s beloved bean counter warrior Alex Bigler plays 20 questions with Peter Hamby.
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Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the inside conversation emanating from the Sun Valley conference. Meanwhile, Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bombshell lawsuit.
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Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the Ron Klain succession politicking, and what a new generation of Democratic lawmakers want from their party.
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Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to talk about a mega-merger in the publishing world that the Justice Department is trying to nuke
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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Zaz’s new target at CNN—its very profitable digital unit that more people read than the Times. So what went wrong?
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the inside conversation emanating from the G7 – Putin’s health, Trump fears, and more. Then Baratunde Thurston explains how an activist Supreme Court has waved the white flag on the climate.
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Tara Palmeri talks with Peter about the sotto voce conversations surrounding Roe inside D.C.—what lawmakers are saying, how it might (or might not) impact the midterms, and all the Dems' challenges.
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Dylan Byers visits Peter to discuss MSNBC’s surprising decision to give Rachel Maddow’s 9 p.m. hour to Alex Wagner, which seems like a white flag for the network’s ambitions. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss how Cassidy Hutchinson's shocking testimony will impact Trump’s 2024 plans.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to unveil Wall Street’s latest anxiety—reduced deal flow (at least compared to the high water mark of ‘21), which means reduced bonuses and even RIFs (banker jargon for layoffs). What does the future hold? And then Eriq Gardner drops by to explicate the nightmare that the Roe reversal has created for big business.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss how the Roe decision scrambled media, and the challenge it poses for a new era of centrism. Then they discuss the latest news emanating from Semafor.
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With the Supreme Court striking down the right to abortion in America, Julia Ioffe, Eriq Gardner, and Tara Palmeri join Peter to discuss how we got here, what it means for women, for the midterms, and what comes next.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss how Hollywood’s biggest companies are reacting to the likelihood that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe. And then America’s favorite marketing executive, Alex Bigler, chats with Eriq Gardner about reader feedback and what’s new on his beat.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss one of the most vexing elements of the war—all the dissident Russians who are returning home. And Ben Landy breaks down the most pressing news on Zaz and Chapek, among others.
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Biden’s dance between allaying fears of a recession and not pissing off Wall Street. And Tina Nguyen breaks down the latest act in Ron DeSantis’ 2024 dress rehearsal.
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Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Biden’s plans, Kamala Harris’ challenges, and the people who have juice in Wilmington West.
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Jon Kelly joins Dylan Byers for a very special chat about what’s going on at CNN and other summer media leitmotifs.
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Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss the latest recalibrations in the content wars, including Disney’s big bet and where Zaz will likely next turn his attention. Then Puck’s master marketer Alex Bigler has a candid conversation with Bill Cohan about his journey from journalism to Wall Street and back again
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to explain how Liz Cheney’s January 6th performance turned her into an unlikely quasi-liberal icon—well, at least the massively conservative, Big Sky, Cheney-spawn sort of liberal icon. But it’s shocking nonetheless, especially as a strange procedural rule in Wyoming gives her a slither of a chance at re-election. And then Tina Nguyen makes sense of the recent, head-spinning G.O.P. primary results.
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Media reporter Dylan Byers joins Peter to unpack how social media is warping political journalism, destroying newsrooms, and melting our brains. Then Teddy Schleifer stops by with an update on Sam Bankman-Fried’s post-crypto media ambitions.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to describe the latest legal mega-case involving David Boies. And then Bill Cohan swings by to assess the state of Wall Street’s bear market blues.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited discussion of the Washington Post contretemps and a Jan 6th committee postmortem.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to explain the vexing scandal engulfing The Washington Post. And Tina Nguyen, who was at the Capitol on January 6th, reviews the media blockbuster event.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to explain the dramas and horrors of the January 6th proceedings, which descend on Washington today. And then Ben Landy turns the table on Peter, discussing his latest piece on Rick Caruso’s Vulcan death grip on LA.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to explain what insiders are saying about Sheryl Sandberg’s future in politics and philanthropy. Then Bill Cohan gets into Elon Musk’s maneuvers to kill his own deal.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to discuss the blossoming public profile of political operative du jour, Jeff Roe, who is making the case to the King of Mar-a-Lago why he should run his campaign in ‘24. Then Baratunde Thurston offers a sobering meditation on our culture’s history of violence.
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With his poll numbers in the gutter and longtime advisor Anita Dunn back in the White House, we’ve seen a different Joe Biden—writing op-eds, addressing the nation during prime time about gun control, even inviting BTS into the press room. Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss what the new media strategy forebodes and whether it's working.
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The 80-year-old Senate minority leader has tamed his conference with an iron fist for decades. But now he's facing a half-dozen rebels in his party who are trying to unseat him. And then marketing executive extraordinaire Alex Bigler returns for another installment of Feedback Friday.
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In a jam-packed, breaking news-focused special episode, Eriq Garder joins Peter to discuss the conclusion of the Depp-Heard trial and the anticipated post-verdict appeals. Then Dylan Byers discusses his interview with Sheryl Sandberg minutes after she announced she was stepping down from Facebook/Meta.
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In a special episode, Dylan Byers and William D. Cohan inspect the values and virtues of the Comcast board room—why the company is so acquisitive, why NBCU wasn’t spun out with EA, and other potential combinations. Then Tina Nguyen swings by with a dispatch from Hope Hicks country.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest scandal rocking the Kremlin—a shocking defection that reveals Putin’s true weaknesses. Then Teddy Schleifer joins to discuss the inside story on a secret billionaire powwow.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a discussion about lingering anxieties inside the CNN newsroom, where many are still mourning the absence of Jeff Zucker and questioning, fairly or not, the judgment of new C.E.O. Chris Licht.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to explain how Top Gun: Maverick wended its way through development to likely become Tom Cruise’s first—yes, first—$100 million opening weekend. Then Alex Bigler, Puck’s favorite marketing executive, offers some feedback from our community about Peter and unknown facts about Teddy.
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Veteran media reporter Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss how Comcast’s Brian Roberts very nearly spun off NBCU into a merger with Electronic Arts—and what the defunct deal nonetheless reveals about his next M&A targets. Then Teddy Schleifer stops by to handicap Round 2 of the Gavin Newsom vs David Sacks recallapalooza.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the biggest political subplot of 2024–which presidential campaign will Jeff Roe run? And will the data quant, who led Cruz in 2016, ice the field by waiting for Trump’s business? Tina Nguyen also swings by to explain some hurdles Trump may have in store for himself.
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William D. Cohan joins Peter to explain Warren Buffett’s unprecedented $2.6 billion investment into Paramount Global, and game out Elon Musk’s next moves at Twitter. Then Eriq Gardner stops by to explain the unimaginable wrinkle in the Cosby trial. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Instagram Visit puck.news for the inside scoop that only Puck can Offer
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for their usual and insightful media banter on Hollywood’s most-gossiped-about roll-up play, future media consolidation, and Elon Musk’s recalibration
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Ace media reporter Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest machinations at NBC News, where Chuck Todd is trying, once again, to reboot a historic franchise. And Puck’s VP extraordinaire Alex Bigler shares the latest dish in a special installment of Feedback Friday.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to break down Pennsylvania’s kookoo electoral results—“Dave” vs. Oz, Fetterman, and all the “election truther” nonsense. And Tara Palmeri breaks down this season’s succession games in D.C., including the biggest of them all: who will replace Pelosi?
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss Larry Ellison’s incredible journey from Clinton buddy to Trump booster and more. And Julia Ioffe explains the latest calculations about the war in Ukraine.
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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss the tragedy in Buffalo and the intellectual fallacies of Samuel Alito’s leaked decision. Then Tina Nguyen previews the G.O.P.’s nightmare election—a hedge fund centamillionaire vs Dr. Oz vs a Jan 6th flag-waver, all fighting for the hearts and minds of the Keystone State.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited discussion of Elon Musk’s latest Twitter negotiating tactic—and the potential various outcomes for the company once Musk gets his hands on the wheel. They also discuss Tom Brady’s mega-deal, both what it means for the future of linear and Fox, itself.
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Matt Belloni joins Peter to make sense of the latest battles in the streaming wars, and project who might eventually come out on top. Then Puck’s favorite vice president, Alex Bigler, drops by to explain what the community is fired up about this week.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to explain what's really going on inside CNN under new C.E.O. Chris Licht. Can the network become a centrist behemoth? Can Licht navigate a path forward by being an anti-Zucker? Licht's vision may have sounded good in the pitch room to Zaz, but can it actually work? And Tara Palmeri swings by to discuss the dysfunction inside Biden's West Wing.
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss Washington’s new favorite parlor game: Who leaked the Supreme Court’s draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, how did it end up in the hands of a national security reporter, and what were they really hoping to accomplish? Then Bill Cohan stops by to explain Elon’s latest brain-rattling back-up plan to find equity for Twitter.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the insidious biographical roots of Putin’s rage. And then Tina Nguyen joins to explain how MAGA fakers Dr. Oz and David “Dave” McCormick are eating each others’ eyeballs out to the point that they both might lose the Pennsylvania G.O.P. primary.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited Media Monday conversation about Chris Licht’s strategy at CNN—distancing himself from Zucker’s legacy, being involved while being above the fray, managing more than micro-producing. Will it work? And then they talk about Vice’s reported parts sale and next steps and what it says about Web 2.0.
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss D.C.'s lingering media challenge, which lies beneath its WASPy, white-teeth clenched smile culture. And ace marketing whiz Alex Bigler swings by to share some exclusive reader feedback.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to discuss how enterprising hillbilly candidate J.D. Vance milked Peter Thiel and Donald Trump for more money and a life-changing endorsement, and what it means for the berserk race between Dr. Oz and David McCormick in Pennsylvania. Then Ben Landy brings us into the Puck newsroom with updates on Elon, Ackman, and Roe.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest dish on Semafor, the Ben & Justin Smith new mediaco: who they've tried to recruit, the interesting model, and what the company is really trying to do—and be. Teddy Schleifer also joins to discuss Elon Musk's bizarre deal history. Turns out Twitter is really of a piece with his eccentric history of leveraging himself into oblivion.
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Puck’s senior political correspondent Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the stunning revelation that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, what it means for women, what it means for the midterms, and whether there’s anything that Democrats can do to stop it.
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William D. Cohan joins Peter to discuss the bull and bear case for Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the deal’s nine-figure escape clause, and how Wall Street’s biggest banks are betting on the outcome. Then Eriq Gardner swings by to explain how Netflix can recover from one of the most shocking downturns in Hollywood history.
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Jon Kelly talks with Peter about the public markets media meltdown—all the Netflix player haters, the Spotify mini-correction, and how media narratives are killing the media business. They also discuss the latest Twitter dish before Dylan Byers offers his recap of the White House Correspondents Weekend.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss Elon Musk’s crazy past few years—how a guy running an underperforming public company (Tesla) became the world’s richest man, a political icon, and the putative owner of Twitter. It wasn’t always a straight line. And then Eriq Gardner explains HBO’s NBA headache and the NFL’s crafty workaround.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest turns in Russia’s war with Ukraine, and how the White House has decidedly changed its stance. Also: what’s with all these rumors of Putin’s decline? And Tina Nguyen explains why Trump will scorn Elon Musk till the bitter end.
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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the backroom conversations taking place both at Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN. What happens to the star anchors? Did Jason Kilar wear metal ear plugs? Why do the old Time Warner assets keep getting divorced? And then Baratunde Thurston explains how Twitter became, well, Twitter.
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William D. Cohan, who called the Musk takeover all along, talks to Peter about the next steps in the twitter takeover process. And Julia Ioffe swings by to discuss the latest in Russia’s war.
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Jon Kelly and Peter discuss the inside story behind David Zaslav’s decision to kill off CNN+: the personal beefs, the strategic blunders, the Kilar of it all, and the deeper and more sinister truth… Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t a media company so much as it’s a highly-levered and financially engineered corporate marriage of necessity. Zaz needs another Game of Thrones less than he needs $14 billion in EBITDA and $3 billion in synergies.
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Matt Belloni talks to Peter about some of the more head-spinning details of the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel case. Jon Kelly discusses the major news out of Netflix and CNN. And Alex Bigler explains the feedback that we're getting here at Puck.
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Yes, everyone in Hollywood is going bananas over the awful Netflix numbers but Eriq Gardner talks to Peter about a far more sinister story in Hollywood: a coming copyright apocalypse that could jeopardize some of the biggest characters and franchises in history. And Ben Landy swings by to, yes, explain those awful Netflix numbers and discuss the CNN pivot, too.
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William D. Cohan talks with Peter about Elon Musk’s remaining obstacles to take over Twitter, why so much of the conventional wisdom is wrong and how he could finance the deal. Meanwhile, Teddy Schleifer explains Peter Thiel’s complex political ambitions.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Putin’s military plans, his moves in the east of Ukraine, and Mariupol, and how the martial games will play out. Then Tina Nguyen swings by to discuss Trump’s endorsement algorithm and what it means for 2024.
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It’s Media Monday! Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss MSNBC’s vexing inactivity to plug its Maddow-sized hole in prime time. Is Jeff Shell making a statement about linear? Or are executives out to lunch? And will Zaslav pivot CNN+ or, worse, essentially cut its cord?
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss why the emergence of a new class of ultra-ultra wealthy Democrats, such as MacKenzie Scott and Laurene Powell Jobs and the Zuckerberg-Chans, has the G.O.P. so fired up. And William D. Cohan swings by to discuss the panic in the Twitter board room as Elon Musk readies for the kill shot.
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What will Elon Musk do next in his gruesome hostage negotiation with the Twitter board? William D. Cohan tells Peter why Musk is so dangerous right now, and how he could eat Twitter alive. Also: Puck’s VP Alex Bigler swings by to share our community’s most intimate feedback.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to discuss the head-spinning Pennsylvania Senate primary, where Trump has endorsed Dr. Oz (Dr. Oz!!) over the former C.E.O. of Bridgewater, who happens to be married to former Trump cabinet member Dina Powell, and is employing Hope Hicks, Cliff Sims, and other Trump J.V. alums. Plus: Ben Landy documents CNN’s woes and Maddow’s surprise.
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Julia Alexander, the Parrot Analytics analyst and Puck contributor, joins Peter to explain HBO Max’s success and what to expect under Zaz Rule. Meanwhile, Teddy Schleifer gets into Mackenzie Scott’s business.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a discussion about the D.C. media fascination du jour--will the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner take place this year or get Covid-cancelled? The gala, a veritable celebrity event in the Obama years, essentially went on hiatus in the Trump era. Is it back? Are D.C. reporters going to reprise their star power or revert to C-SPAN cover stars? As usual, there is an ulterior motive to this anxiety. Also: the two kibbitz about David Zaslav's first day helming the newly combined Warner Bros. Discovery. After a year of foreplay, the market is still surprisingly cool on the deal. How can Zaz change that?
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Matt Belloni talks with Peter about The Academy’s meeting today about Will Smith’s punishment. Will his Oscar be taken away? Meanwhile, Jon Kelly swings by to talk about The Times, Zazworld, and the G.O.P.s gross fetishes. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Puck’s executive editor Ben Landy joins Peter for a conversation about Biden’s tenure thus far: his dismal approval ratings, his post-Afghanistan hurdles, and his best shot yet at recovering his message. And Baratunde Thurston explains the latest revelations on the Web3 phenomenon.
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to explain the Ukrainian president’s strategy, Putin’s Gordian knot, and whether the Russian president could actually face trial for war crimes. And Puck executive editor Ben Landy swings by to explain David Zaslav’s latest moves.
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William D. Cohan joins Peter to explain why Elon Musk spent 1% of his net worth, or nearly $3 billion, to become Twitter's largest individual shareholder. Is he out to gobble up the company? Does he want to let Trump back on the platform? Or is he just thrilled to make $800 million for passively owning the stock for a few days. Hint: all the above and more. Then, Tina Nguyen stops by to explain how Musk’s free speech takeover could drive Trump out of the social media business—and back onto Twitter, itself.
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Jen Psaki’s decision to pick MSNBC over CNN and whether she’ll be able to handle the green room heat. They also chew over whether Alex Wagner—or anyone, for that matter—can adequately fill Maddow’s shoes. Lastly, the duo discuss the latest batch of Trump books. Too late or is too much never enough? Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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William D. Cohan joins Peter Hamby to examine the C-suite headache at Disney, where former C.E.O. Bob Iger appears to be trolling his successor, Bob Chapek. It’s reminiscent one of one of the most thorny successions in all of corporate America. Meanwhile, Julia Ioffe swings by to presage how, and when, Putin’s bloodthirsty and misguided invasion of Ukraine might end. It could shock you. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter to explore Ron DeSantis’s 2024 calculus for staying quiet about Ukraine, his strategic non-aggression pact with Trump, and perhaps the biggest question hanging over the G.O.P. right now—will he still run for president if Trump does too? And will Mike Pence help him kill the king? Also: Teddy Schleifer swings by to unveil some unfolding billionaire drama. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the emerging political ambitions of a previously anonymous billionaire with some big political aspirations. Jeff Lawson, the C.E.O. of Twilio, is positioning himself to become the biggest political donor on the left, an heir to Benioff, and the latest avatar of how Silicon Valley is reshaping Washington D.C. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to discuss the tragedy of Will Smith’s Oscar night, pinpointing the most critical mistakes that the actor made beyond the infamous clocking of Chris Rock. They also discuss what Smith should have said, and needs to reflect on, if he wants to regain his dignity (and career). Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Peter Hamby is back just in time for another Media Monday. Jon Kelly joins to discuss Chris Wallace's parting words to Fox News, the respected journalist's jump to CNN+ and his Norman Rockwellesque new tv show. Then they lament how BuzzFeed News became a listicle of itself. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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In part two of their intimate conversation, Julia Ioffe explains to Teddy Schleifer the seismic generational undercurrents at play now in Russia: the battle between an aging generation that came of age during the USSR and the millennials who grew up accepting Ukraine’s sovereignty. Julia channels her own childhood in the final years of the Soviet Union to paint the image of a divided country, uncertain of its future and divided on its past. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Julia Ioffe joins the show to discuss Putin’s most unlikely nemesis—a Moscow model-turned-activist who has been using social media platforms (first Insta, now Telegram) to reveal Putin’s propaganda machine for the masses. Julia and Teddy Schleifer dig into his campaign, and the fascinating similarities between the generation divisions in Russia and our split screen reality in the U.S. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Former M&A senior banker William D. Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss how Wall Street is navigating the crippling sanctions on Putin’s regime, why some banks are still operating in Russia, and how hedge funds are playing both sides of the sell-off. On Wall Street, after all, the horror of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also become a uniquely dark investing opportunity.
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Tina Nguyen joins Teddy Schleifer to explore what Ron DeSantis is doing to position himself as the front runner of a post-Trump MAGA world. They discuss DeSantis' attempts to placate his base, how Trump would handle "Don't Say Gay," and how the war in Ukraine has divided the G.O.P. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Puck co-founder Jon Kelly joins Teddy Schleifer for a far-reaching conversation on the NFL's bull market for former QB announcers, its inevitable plural broadcast strategy, and future on streaming. Plus, they weigh whether Netflix will one day embrace an AVOD tier, and catch up on the latest dish surrounding Ben & Justin Smith's new company. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That Be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Disney’s still-newish C.E.O. Bob Chapek has had a hell of a week—first coming out as neutral on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” legislation before issuing a too-late mea culpa condemning the bill. Chapek has had a difficult time filling the very large shoes of his predecessor, Bob Iger. But even if he wants to push Disney closer to the center, it seems like he may be more comfortable with the number-crunching part of the job than the public figure aspect. Can he hang on? On Today's show, Peter sits down with Matt Belloni to dig into the mishandling happening at top of the Disney power structure and to also swap Polo Lounge Stories. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter and Subscribe to Puck.News The Power's That be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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America's largest companies are pulling out of Russia, holding their heads high for their decision to penalize Putin's war in Ukraine. But, over time, many will look to recoup their losses by going after their insurance companies-- a potentially dizzying torrent of realpolitik litigation that reveals the gruesome underbelly of the global economy. Peter speaks with Eriq Gardner, Puck's legal expert, about the long-term consequences. Follow @PuckNews on Twitter The Power's That be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dylan Byers, Puck's founding partner, and media expert, swings by to discuss MSNBC's overwhelming problems: Maddow's oncoming departure, Ari Emanuel's vulcan grip on the network's leadership, and the widening chasm with CNN, just to name a few. MSNBC seems to be running the Trump-era playbook in an entirely new age. So what's next? And does anyone at NBCU even care? Follow @PuckNews on Twitter The Power's That be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Over the past decade-plus, Yuri Milner has achieved first-name status in Silicon Valley--like Mark, Sheryl, Jack, Reid, and Ev. But Milner's origin story as a mega-watt investor involves deep ties to the Kremlin, which is why Silicon Valley's elite are looking for him to take a stand against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What is Milner saying? Well, it's complicated... On Today's show, Peter sits down with Teddy Schleifer to dig into who Yuri Milner is and what he's saying The Power's That be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Powers That Be: Daily! To celebrate this momentous new endeavor, Peter sits down with Puck co-founder Jon Kelly, who will be joining us every Monday to talk about the media. The two dig into Axios' ambition to become a multi-headed media giant, how the decline of cable news is similar to the fall of the magazine industry, The New York Time's new executive editor, and why everyone wants to be a SaaS company (and what the hell that is). The Power's That be is a presentation of Cadence 13 Studios. Please listen, rate, review, and follow all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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Welcome to "The Powers That Be: Daily" where Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Hamby, along with the expert team of journalists at Puck, bring you for an inside look at the stories shaping the day. Go beyond the headlines for the details only the true insiders know.
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On this week's episode, Peter sits down with writer Julie Ioffe to talk about Putin’s brutal long game in Ukraine – and whether the west will slowly stop paying attention. They discuss the tragic images of a maternity hospital in Ukraine getting hit by a Russian attack, Putin's possible war crimes, and they try to understand the mindset of The Russian President as he wages this war.
Peter also sits down with writer William Cohan to talk about his new Puck News piece about Wall Street investors trying to make money by betting against Russia's suffering economy. They ask if it's moral and what bets are being made right now.
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more:
Hollywood's response to Russia: Canceled productions, YouTube bans, and more
If you want to see The Batman this weekend, you'll have to pay more at AMC theaters
Larry David has abruptly shelved a documentary about himself ... and no, it's not a stunt for Curb Your Enthusiasm
Russia has taken the major Ukrainian city of Kherson, and early predictions of how the war might end have gone out the window
The Russian economy is being vaporized, but Putin is never going to take the L ... how far will he go?
Western allies of Ukraine, including the US, won't be able to hide from the consequences of this war
CNN has appointed a replacement for Jeff Zucker: "Wunderkind" executive producer Chris Licht
Does Licht's appointment mean CNN is pivoting back to hard news? Yes and no.
Whither the resistance-y "liberal edge" that CNN acquired during Zucker's term?
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This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, February 26, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For the latest, visit https://puck.news/ (puck.news) and follow https://twitter.com/juliaioffe (@juliaioffe) on Twitter Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Julia Ioffe, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Putin knew he'd face sanctions if he invaded Ukraine — and he doesn't care Is this the same Putin who invaded Georgia and Crimea, or has he changed since then? What if NATO hadn't excluded Ukraine from joining its ranks for more than a decade? Quentin Tarantino sold one Pulp Fiction NFT and then abandoned the project — why? Eight Oscars categories are being cut from the live telecast, and Hollywood is pissed Why the Academy has to change the Oscars ceremony, and what the complainers get wrong White House press secretary Jen Psaki is being courted by CNN and MSNBC executives to be their next big host, and she's interested How Psaki became a media star within the Biden administration, and who would likely replace her if she left The drama at CNN is far from over, but is there enough dirt on Jeff Zucker to justify his firing?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Eriq Gardner for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Allison Gollust is out at CNN, and new details have emerged about a sexual harassment claim against Chris Cuomo WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar now says Jeff Zucker violated CNN's ethics policy — and that's a huge deal This year's Oscars hosts are a reflection of how irrelevant the show has become The agitation along the Russia-Ukraine border and the cautious hopes for a de-escalation The Biden administration is currently playing a weak hand very well Vladimir Putin's biggest miscalculation: Giving Ukraine a coherent, anti-Russian national identity How the NFL tried to micromanage the artists at the Super Bowl halftime show — and the one who did have a lyric censored The bizarre end to Sarah Palin's libel case against the NYT Why a change to New York's libel laws brought the case back into court after the judge had dismissed it, and how it ultimately screwed Palin
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The 2022 Oscar nominations are out, and all eyes are on the tech giants: Apple, Amazon, and Netflix The relevance question: It's even harder to see all the Best Picture nominees in the age of streaming After the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the Academy has tried to diversify itself; how has that affected the nominees? The odds of a Russian invasion of Ukraine have shifted — but the situation there has gotten no less dangerous What Russia really, really wants: To be taken as seriously in the US as it was during the Cold War France's Emmanuel Macron got played by the Kremlin, while the Brits are ready to unleash hell if the invasion happens The fallout from Jeff Zucker's firing, and the loyalists who are all but mourning him on-air and on Twitter How would CNN anchors be covering this story if it weren't about their own ex-boss? The candidates to replace Zucker atop the masthead all check some of the right boxes ... but not all of them
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The insane prices for Super Bowl tickets on StubHub The insaner ratings for the NFC and AFC championship games It was a "dry January" at the box office, and February isn't going to be much better As Rachel Maddow steps away, MSNBC doesn't have a primetime strategy to speak of MSNBC's still-new president, Rashida Jones, needs a mandate from her bosses: Talent is rushing in to fill a leadership vacuum If Maddow never comes back full-time, who will take her place?
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On this special bonus episode of The Powers That Be, Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers talk about the surprise resignation of CNN chief Jeff Zucker at a pivotal and turbulent time for the network. Topics discussed include: Zucker's relationship with CNN chief spokesperson Allison Gollust was "the worst-kept secret" in the media world Why many workers at CNN — including some famous on-air talent — are devastated by his departure Is this Chris Cuomo's revenge? And would this have ever happened if Zucker hadn't put the Cuomo Brothers on air in 2020? What does he do next?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Joe Biden's upcoming Supreme Court nomination (no, it's not gonna be Kamala Harris, or Oprah) Wall Street discovers that Netflix is ... an entertainment company??? Spotify doesn't care about Neil Young, but what if his protest catches on? The grim potential of a full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and how that might trigger retaliation from other countries What the Biden administration is doing now, and why Ukraine won't be entitled to a full military response by NATO members Biden and Putin both know exactly who they're dealing with, and there's another level to Putin's warmongering CBS is aggressively courting ex-NBC News anchor Brian Williams to replace Norah O'Donnell, but he doesn't want the job Shari Redstone is probably going to have to sell CBS — and NBC might be buying The decline of CBS News post-Cronkite, and the enduring power of the network TV news broadcast
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Teddy Schleifer for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The CW network is for sale — who might buy it, and how will the sale change its programming? Showtime has a buzzy hit with Yellowjackets, but it ain't in HBO's league anymore Daniel Kaluuya's sketchy personal manager, Heir Holiness Rich Democrats in California are pressuring the White House to protect voting rights Ron Conway, Carla Jurvetson and the other Silicon Valley liberal elite With organizations like Emily's List dropping out, should Kyrsten Sinema be worried about big donors in 2024?
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Join Puck writers Teddy Schleifer, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: No one could watch the 2022 Golden Globes — but did anyone care? What could be done to make Hollywood's big awards shows more popular? Why Mackenzie Scott (nee Bezos) is a powerful, enigmatic "wild card" in the philanthropy-industrial complex What some big personnel moves at Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC signal about the future of cable news "Fox News knows exactly what it is, and that is a very powerful place to be" NBC News' confusing triple identity, and why CNN is building a more compelling streaming project
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Dylan Byers, and Tina Nguyen for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The eye-popping numbers for Yellowstone's season finale, and how Viacom screwed up the streaming rights Matt Belloni's predictions for Hollywood in 2022, including "the great theater contraction" Will Democrats draft celebrities like Dwayne Johnson and Oprah to run for office in 2024? What we know about the new media startup from ex-NYT writer Ben Smith and ex-Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith What the Smiths have said about the new company publicly, and who they're really talking to Whether or not the NewCo winds up being an "innovation hothouse," there's plenty of room to improve on modern journalism The one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, and how Republicans are talking about it What's missing in the media coverage, and was the insurrection just a "pit stop" on the road to much worse stuff? Donald Trump is getting booed and canceling press events — will the insurrection wing of the GOP carry on without him?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Jon Kelly, and Julia Ioffe for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The state of digital media in 2021, and how Puck is trying to be different from everyone else A new COVID outbreak in New York City "puts the 'me' in media" Why voters under 30 are tuning out the news and trashing Joe Biden Sen. Joe Manchin bumped off Biden's Build Back Better bill, but can anything be salvaged? Will does BBB's defeat mean for other Democrats facing midterm elections in 2022? The vicious media cycle of inflation "concerns"
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Teddy Schleifer for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Hollywood has turned on the Golden Globes, and a different awards show is trying to take the spotlight Without NBC's telecast, will the Globes still find an audience this year? What does Chris Wallace leaving Fox News tell us about his new home, CNN+? Mark Meadows was helping Congress' January 6 investigation, but changed his mind — why? The screaming, incoherent alternate reality that is the MAGA internet If Republicans retake the House in 2022, will a QAnon/MAGA-type become Speaker of the House? The campaign to recall San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin, and the pissed-off techie elites behind it all How the drama in San Francisco affects and reflects Democratic politics nationwide Crime is not up in San Francisco, but viral videos of crime are way up
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: What's going to happen in the season 3 finale of Succession? (Spoiler alert!) Adam McKay and Will Ferrell's shocking breakup, and the McKay HBO series that broke the camel's back Steven Spielberg's West Side Story movie is getting rave reviews — but will anyone see it? Republican strategist Jeff Roe's victory lap after making Virginia red again, sans Trump The nuances of running on education, and the power of Asian-American parents Why California Republican Devin Nunes is quitting to work for Trump The latest on the Chris Cuomo imbroglio at CNN, and does "cancel culture" have anything to do with his firing? Why did CNN boss Jeff Zucker support Cuomo as long as he did? The people rumored to replace Cuomo, including Don Lemon, Laura Coates, and [checks notes] ... AOC?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Teddy Schleifer for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Chris Cuomo has been suspended, and a bigger reset at CNN is coming Bob Iger's next act after Disney: Owner of the Phoenix Suns? The dismal Thanksgiving box office and which movies are hurting the most The shifting power centers of campaign finance and the "charitable-industrial complex" How much power do rich people really have over our elections, anyway? Kamala Harris' closed-door talk to the Democracy Alliance
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Netflix is overhauling how it measures viewership — but good luck figuring out what those numbers mean Who should read Jim Miller's new book about the history of HBO A holiday box office preview: Will the theater-averse turn out for Encanto and West Side Story? What DC insiders say behind Kamala Harris' back — and whether those criticisms are fair What happens in 2024 if Joe Biden decides not to run for a second term? Vladimir Putin is massing troops on the Russia-Ukraine border Disney is poised to start investing a lot more money into Hulu's original programming Why it makes sense to spin off ESPN and focus just on Disney+ and Hulu "Morning Joe" Scarborough wants a $30,000,001 contract (don't we all?)
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Julia Ioffe for an expert discussion about these topics and more: HBO's Succession turns its sights on Sumner & Shari Redstone The Star Wars brand is stronger than ever — but the movie pipeline is in big trouble Mathew Rosengart, the legal mastermind who helped #FreeBritney Will the bipartisan infrastructure bill do anything for Democrats in 2022? What is keeping Biden's approval rating so low? The nuances of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a Rorschach test for America in 2021
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Tina Nguyen for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Country superstar Morgan Wallen got "canceled" for using the N-word ... or did he? What Yellowstone — an enormous hit on an obscure cable channel — tells us about the future of TV Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers lied about being vaccinated — who does he listen to? The new Republican playbook for winning voters without Trump in the picture Why Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's boringness was a good thing Democrats are stuck between a losing culture war and economic woes
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: A new conspiracy theory surrounding the Alec Baldwin shooting Should Marvel be worried about the Eternals buzz? Is Kevin Mayer the hottest player in Hollywood right now? How Glenn Youngkin swung parents in Virginia to the GOP The Terry McAuliffe gaffe that paved the way for racist fearmongering "Rage works, and culture wars work" Is Facebook rebranding as Meta because of bad PR? What is virtual reality actually good for? Why does Mark Zuckerberg get to run the metaverse?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Bill Cohan for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The shooting accident on the set of "Rust," which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins "A bunch of people screwed up," but who will be held responsible? And will there be criminal charges? The simultaneous release of Dune in theaters and on HBO Max, and what it might signal for the post-pandemic film business Trump's "cockamamie" new media company and SPAC, which is shady-even-by-SPAC-standards The most ridiculous parts of the Trump Media and Technology Group pitch deck Why Bill predicts the SPAC deal "never happens," and some investors will lose big
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Netflix's ongoing Dave Chappelle damage control campaign, and the silver lining for trans creators in Hollywood Halloween Kills' big win at the box office — and in the App Store Ratings are up for live sports, but how long will they be tied to linear TV? If Dean Baquet leaves this year, who will take over the New York Times? The challenges facing Politico as Axel Springer comes in Why might Disney spin off ESPN?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Dave Chappelle's hateful anti-LGBTQ Netflix comedy special, and co-CEO Ted Sarandos' controversial response The new inclusion standards form for Best Picture at the Oscars Lessons for Hollywood from the new James Bond movie, No Time to Die Why a new survey of Republicans is a bad sign for Trump 2024 Are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump still part of MAGA-world? The soft culture war in the Virginia governor's race The "lazy, sloppy" coverage of Facebook by hypocritical critics in the media The most important problem with Facebook raised by whistleblower Frances Haugen The nuances of Facebook's impact on society and democracy
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Join Puck writers Dylan Byers, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Teddy Schleifer for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Why did Disney settle Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow lawsuit? The rocky transition from Bob Iger to Bob Chapek as Disney CEO How Eli and Peyton Manning are changing sports broadcasting Why it matters that Capitol Hill (and the DC media) love baseball The less-obvious stakes of the post-Trump era What's driving Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Laurene Powell Jobs' problematic friendship with Ozy CEO Carlos Watson Jobs' other investments and why she catches more heat than other media moguls The top 5 most influential political donors in Silicon Valley
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Dylan Byers, Julia Ioffe, and Bill Cohan for an expert discussion about these topics and more: What the CAA-ICM acquisition means for Hollywood, including rival talent agencies UTA and Endeavor Is CNN’s new streaming service really its biggest launch since the 80s? Why Netflix, Apple, and Amazon have “no appetite for news" "When you’re dealing with Bob Woodward, you don’t have the power." President Biden and Gen. Mark Milley’s conflicting stories about Afghanistan Democratic infighting over the infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill Why a big market correction could be around the corner Why the combo of high stock prices and low bond yields is unsustainable Does anyone on Wall Street miss Donald Trump?
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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Politics and the “white people show" at the Emmys How Netflix is changing its programming to juice growth Are the people who love James Bond ready to go back to theaters? What’s the point of political books like “Peril?" A preview of Julia’s next story, coming soon to Puck.news: The cult of Bob Woodward in Washington, and what people say about him in private The Mark Milley bombshell that wasn’t, and Woodward’s other missteps Rachel Maddow’s new contract with NBCUniversal Why it’s believable that she will end the Rachel Maddow Show next year The former Republican (!) poised to take over MSNBC primetime
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Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Powers That Be, Puck’s podcast about the intersection of Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: How California governor Gavin Newsom survived a recall challenge Who cares about the Primetime Emmy Awards? Tech companies. Why NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won the week in Hollywood Does Ron DeSantis have a shot at taking the MAGA mantle? How afraid should other Republicans be of Donald Trump? Chris Christie’s place in the modern GOP Meta! Why former NBC and CNN reporter Dylan Byers joined Puck The narratives surrounding the Biden presidency post-Afghanistan How journalism became the “engagement business"
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