Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest entries into the David Zaslav oeuvre. Then the two dig into Warner Bros. Discovery’s debt servicing, revenue prospects, and Zaz’s standing in the town. 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
Nov 17, 2023•21 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss this week’s outbreak of steroidal misbehavior between Republicans on the Hill. Then they examine how a revolving door of Democratic candidates could shake up control of Congress. 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
Nov 16, 2023•17 min
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the Democratic billionaire supporting the Biden alternative. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what Nelson Peltz will extract from Disney. 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
Nov 15, 2023•23 min
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to share his conversation with the former president about A.I., climate, and how technology is destabilizing democracy. Then they turn to the hardening political divide between the Obama era and Gen Z. 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
Nov 14, 2023•25 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Biden’s complicated narrative problems: the Times poll, the Axelrod tweet, the Tuesday bounce and more. Then the duo recall Jezebel’s impact on the consumer Internet and its failed promise. 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
Nov 13, 2023•26 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter for an unbelievably candid conversation about the most surprising and searing impacts of the war here in the U.S. 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
Nov 10, 2023•26 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to chat about the incipient Will Lewis era at The Washington Post. And then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy get into a Hulu guessing game. 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
Nov 09, 2023•31 min
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about S.B.F.’s post-conviction moves. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy question the Bridgewater culture and how the hedge fund makes its fortunes. 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
Nov 08, 2023•23 min
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the town’s jarring post-strike reality: the free cash flow ambitions, the end of the free-wheeling days, the demise of overall deals, and so much 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
Nov 07, 2023•21 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to talk through Conde Nast’s economic problems and how it all came to this. Then they hypothesize how much Disney will pay for Hulu. 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
Nov 06, 2023•28 min
On September 3, 2018, a rancher in Laredo, Texas, discovered a woman’s body shot execution-style on the side of the road. When investigators identified her as a local sex worker, their search for the killer took them into the darkest corners of the city. Then, after days of false starts and dead-ends, another body turned up, terrifying residents and leading law enforcement to conclude a serial killer is at large. More would die before a survivor finally came forward and identified the killer… bu...
Nov 04, 2023•3 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss The Washington Post’s latest hiccup in its C.E.O. chase. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy chew over Ari Emanuel’s take-private effort. 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
Nov 03, 2023•28 min
As the historic Sam Bankman-Fried trial comes to a close, Eriq Gardner joins Peter to offer his privileged view from inside the courtroom and behind the scenes. 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
Nov 02, 2023•18 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter for a scary and sobering conversation about the latest turn in the Israel-Hamas war—and the thorny, and yet increasingly relevant question, about war crimes. 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
Nov 01, 2023•24 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to chat about the new power structure on Capitol Hill and Biden’s surprising challenger. 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
Oct 31, 2023•21 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the machinations behind Ari Emanuel's surprise announcement that is considering taking Endeavor private. Then they talk about the latest sign that Elon Musk's misadventure is going even worse than anticipated. 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
Oct 30, 2023•28 min
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Bob Iger’s financial opportunities for ESPN. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston debate the new Speaker’s grace period. 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
Oct 27, 2023•22 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter in Washington to discuss the finalists for the WaPo C.E.O. gig and what owner Jeff Bezos really wants. Then they turn their attention to how the war in Gaza is dividing the Times newsroom. For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/the-bezos-bake-off-enters-its-final-days/ 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
Oct 26, 2023•27 min
Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy recall the time, way back in the 90s, when a two-state solution seemed viable and real peace achievable in the Middle East. And then they discuss the cascading events that sent things off course and led us to the present moment. 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
Oct 25, 2023•22 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter in Washington to swap cloakroom gossip as Republicans scour the bottom of the barrel for new House Speaker options. Then Tina Nguyen stops by to elucidate a Republican swamp plot to draft a Trump government in exile. 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
Oct 24, 2023•27 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the final round of The Washington Post CEO sweepstakes. Then the two discuss the challenges facing the biggest news publishers as they cover the Israel-Hamas war. 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
Oct 23, 2023•25 min
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the latest developments in the Trump trials. Then Abby Livingston and Ben try to make sense of the historic House Republican speaker vote chaos. 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
Oct 20, 2023•22 min
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss a new G.O.P. illuminati. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy assess the S.B.F.-Mooch buddy comedy. 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
Oct 19, 2023•27 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest beats in the evolving Israel crisis—Blinken’s message, the Putin dimension, and the mission of Biden’s trip to the region. 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
Oct 18, 2023•18 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the surprising rise of Jim Jordan. The duo discuss whether he has real Speaker hopes, or if he's just another embattled McCarthy wannabe. 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
Oct 17, 2023•15 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss The Washington Post layoffs, its ongoing C.E.O. search, and the fate of executive editor Sally Buzbee. Then they dig into the Michael Lewis-Walter Isaacson pickle. 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
Oct 16, 2023•27 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to break down how the cable news networks are responding to the Israel-Hamas war—and managing the sensitivities of their newsrooms. Then Bill Cohan and Ben discuss how Elon’s broken media platform is making the conflict worse. 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
Oct 13, 2023•31 min
Teddy Schleifer and Eriq Gardner join Ben from the courthouse steps to share their inside-the-room impressions of the second week of the S.B.F. trial: the damning testimony of Caroline Ellison, Sam’s faltering defense strategy, and key new evidence that could bring the case to an extraordinary conclusion. For more from Teddy and Eriq - https://puck.news/will-michael-lewis-testify-for-s-b-f/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-polic...
Oct 12, 2023•21 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter from Capitol Hill with an inside look at the G.O.P.’s speaker race dilemma: What happens if neither Steve Scalise nor Jim Jordan can whip the votes to succeed McCarthy? Then they address the political intrigues surrounding the U.S. response in Israel. 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
Oct 11, 2023•14 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the horrific violence unleashed by Hamas and the unfolding tragedy in Israel, conditions in Gaza, the intelligence failure that led to the attack, and the evolving response in Washington. 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
Oct 10, 2023•25 min