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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

The NYT’s Star System

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. Read Dylan's Piece https://puck.news/timesism-its-discontents/ Read Eriq's Piece https://puck.news/the-secret-bill-murray-settlement-revealed/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud...

Oct 13, 202222 min

Elon’s $13B Nightmare

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. 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 12, 202226 min

Putin’s Bridge to Nowhere

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. 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, 202223 min

Media Monday: Elon Media Hatred & NBC Blues

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. 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, 202224 min

Hollywood’s Rom-Com Crisis

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. Check out Eriq's article! https://puck.news/elons-secret-wall-street-pact/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy...

Oct 07, 202224 min

Herschel Shrugged

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. 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 06, 202223 min

Elon’s Bended Knee

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. 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 05, 202225 min

Elon’s Insecurities

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. 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 04, 202224 min

Media Monday: Late Night’s Big Bang

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. 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 03, 202221 min

A Billionaire Bakeoff

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. 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...

Sep 30, 202223 min

A New Democratic Controversy

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. 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...

Sep 29, 202225 min

The Zaz Monologues

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. 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...

Sep 28, 202223 min

Putin’s Masculinity Problem

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. 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...

Sep 27, 202226 min

Media Monday: Jake Tapper in His Progress

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 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...

Sep 26, 202220 min

Post-Pelosi Drama

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 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://p...

Sep 23, 202226 min

Trump’s Legal Executioner

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. Not subscribed to Puck? Take 21% off an annual subscription with the code 2022BDAY https://puck.news/puckis1 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...

Sep 22, 202224 min

Is Putin Cooked?

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 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...

Sep 21, 202224 min

The Recession Bull Market

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 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://podcastchoi...

Sep 20, 202222 min

Media Monday: CNN’s New Day & Amazon After Dark

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 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...

Sep 19, 202227 min

McConnell’s Thiel Wars

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 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...

Sep 16, 202228 min

The G.O.P. Blame Game

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. 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...

Sep 15, 202222 min

Washington Media Moves & an Emmys Postmortem

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. 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...

Sep 14, 202225 min

Trump & Goldman Sachsistan

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. 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...

Sep 13, 202223 min

Media Monday: TikTok-alypse Now

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. 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...

Sep 12, 202223 min

Whispers Inside CNN

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. 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...

Sep 09, 202223 min

Trump’s Media Bomb

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. 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...

Sep 08, 202219 min

Who Will Buy Peloton?

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. 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...

Sep 07, 202223 min

Biden’s Pollster Bares All

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. 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...

Sep 06, 202220 min

Media Monday: The Linear Big Bang

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. 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...

Sep 05, 202221 min

Stelter’s Silence of the Lambs

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. 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://podcastchoic...

Sep 02, 202229 min
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