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The Powers That Be: Daily

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Join Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Hamby, along with the team of expert journalists at Puck, as they let you in on the real conversations insiders are having across the four corners of power in America: Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Puck's contributors will bring you smart conversation around the inside stories happening in these worlds. Presented in partnership with Audacy, new episodes publish daily, Monday-Friday.
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Episodes

CNN’s New Consigliere

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. 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

Jul 21, 202217 min

Ginni & Clarence Thomas’ Political Marriage

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. 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...

Jul 20, 202220 min

Elon vs. Wall Street

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. 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...

Jul 19, 202220 min

Media Monday: The Netflix-Microsoft Arranged Marriage

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. 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...

Jul 18, 202217 min

The HBO vs. Netflix Emmy Wars

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. 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...

Jul 15, 202222 min

Julia on the Trials of Brittney Griner

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. 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...

Jul 14, 202218 min

SBF and His Times

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. 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...

Jul 13, 202219 min

Here’s How Much Elon Pays

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. 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

Jul 12, 202218 min

Media Monday: Is There a Play on Netflix?

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. 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...

Jul 11, 202223 min

Europe After Biden

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. 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...

Jul 08, 202223 min

What the Sun Valley Moguls are Really Talking About…

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. 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...

Jul 07, 202219 min

Ron Klain’s Successor…

Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the Ron Klain succession politicking, and what a new generation of Democratic lawmakers want from their party. 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

Jul 06, 202215 min

A Billion-Dollar Book Deal

Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to talk about a mega-merger in the publishing world that the Justice Department is trying to nuke 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

Jul 05, 202220 min

Media Monday: CNN’s Step Child Problem

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? 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

Jul 04, 202224 min

Europe’s Putin Rumors

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. 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...

Jul 01, 202219 min

D.C. Insiders Discuss Roe’s Next Steps

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. 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...

Jun 30, 202220 min

Maddowpocalypse & Trump’s Nightmare

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. 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...

Jun 29, 202220 min

Where Have All the Deals Gone?

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. 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://podca...

Jun 28, 202220 min

Media Monday: The Roe Media Story & Semaforeplay

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. 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...

Jun 27, 202226 min

Emergency Pod: Samuel Alito’s Pandora’s Box

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. 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...

Jun 24, 202223 min

Hollywood vs. SCOTUS

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. 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...

Jun 24, 202220 min

Putin’s Boomerangs

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. 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...

Jun 23, 202221 min

Larry Summers' Magic Recession 8 Ball

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. 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...

Jun 22, 202220 min

The Juice in Biden’s D.C.

Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Biden’s plans, Kamala Harris’ challenges, and the people who have juice in Wilmington West. 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

Jun 21, 202219 min

Media Monday: Licht’s Edict

Jon Kelly joins Dylan Byers for a very special chat about what’s going on at CNN and other summer media leitmotifs. 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

Jun 20, 202222 min

Zaz’s Next Moves

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 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...

Jun 17, 202225 min

Liz Cheney’s Democratic Glow Up

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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:...

Jun 16, 202222 min

Can CNN Survive Twitter?

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. 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...

Jun 15, 202218 min

Elizabeth Holmes’ Lawyer’s Hourly Rate…

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. 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...

Jun 14, 202220 min

Media Monday: WaPo Aftermath & Trump Blind Sources

Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited discussion of the Washington Post contretemps and a Jan 6th committee postmortem. 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

Jun 13, 202221 min
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