Eriq Gardner and Peter Hamby dig into the next act of the Disney-DeSantis cat fight. And then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan speculate about why Warren Buffet even bought into Shari Redstone’s Paramount Global in the first place. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/iger-vs-desantis-the-next-steps/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230509 For more from Bill - https://puck.news/a-warren-shari-mystery-ackmans-icahnfreude/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230509 To le...
May 09, 2023•26 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the topics that are keeping the media chattering classes chattering: Zaz’s earnings, the Paramount catastrophe, and the end of Vice as we know it. 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...
May 08, 2023•20 min
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to dig into the Republican party’s new generation of post-Adelson benefactor zillionaires—and what they think about the Meatball. Then Tina Nguyen documents some surprisingly good news for Kevin McCarthy in conversation with Ben Landy. For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/bidens-2b-sausage-factory-three-comma-desantis-concerns/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230505 For more from Tina - https://puck.news/bidens-2b-sausage-factory-three-comma-desa...
May 05, 2023•27 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to dig into the surprising operational capacity of the Trump ‘24 machine—at least for now. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy discuss the latest Biden-Putin hostage swap calculation. For more from Tara - https://puck.news/trumps-fuzzy-new-hampshire-math/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230503 For more from Julia - https://puck.news/inside-the-gershkovich-prisoner-swap-crisis/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230503 To learn more about lis...
May 04, 2023•28 min
Lauren Sherman and Peter Hamby pour over a sudden, and surprising, dethronement in the glossy fashion media world. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy analyze Wall Street’s latest anxieties. 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...
May 03, 2023•24 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Trump’s forthcoming CNN Town Hall and what it means for the network, the WBD brass, and Kaitlan Collins. Then they dig into the Vice bankruptcy. 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...
May 02, 2023•24 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a rollicking conversation about Don and Tucker, the linear collapse, and what Vice’s stumbles proclaim about all of digital media. 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
May 01, 2023•24 min
When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” it marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social m...
May 01, 2023•30 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to share the details of her recent transatlantic trip with General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including his realpolitik views on Ukraine’s chances. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner dig into Rupert Murdoch’s next legal quagmire. 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...
Apr 28, 2023•28 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter in Washington to discuss the town’s annual political media schmoozefest and the battle royale for cable news contracts. Then Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy dissect LVMH’s relaunch of Tiffany and break down the finances behind this year’s Met Gala. 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...
Apr 27, 2023•26 min
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter from the front lines of climate change investing to offer some surprisingly positive news. (Disclosure: no ice caps or polar bears are discussed in the episode.) 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...
Apr 26, 2023•23 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the twin-barreled double-shocker of Tucker’s demise and Don Lemon’s ouster. Can Fox News rebuild organically? What’s next for CNN in the morning? It’s all here… 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...
Apr 25, 2023•24 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to hypothesize about what the Jeff Shell ouster means for NBCU—the Zaz-Reverse Morris storyline, succession, internal rumors, etcetera. Then they discuss the agony and ecstasy of the recently departed BuzzFeed News. For more on BuzzFeed coverage from Dylan Byers - https://puck.news/jonah-and-the-whale/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch...
Apr 24, 2023•23 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to dig into the contretemps in California—Gavin, DiFi, ageism, absenteeism, and more—before digging into DeSantis’ own Bridgegate. For more in depth coverage from Tara - https://puck.news/gavin-newsoms-difi-pickle/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb https://puck.news/desantiss-new-donor-defiance/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad c...
Apr 21, 2023•22 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss the D.C. game of telephone around the latest mega intelligence breach. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Larry Ellison’s Tim Scott infatuation. For more coverage from Julia - https://puck.news/intelligence-gossip-a-leak-postmortem/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb For more coverage from Teddy - https://puck.news/the-larry-ellison-election/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis...
Apr 20, 2023•27 min
In a very special episode, Eriq Gardner and Dylan Byers chat with Peter about the semi-surprising outcome of the Fox-Dominion legal bloodbath 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...
Apr 19, 2023•23 min
Peter Hamby welcomes Lauren Sherman, Puck’s newest partner, for a riveting conversation about the dishiest stories in the business of fashion. 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
Apr 18, 2023•27 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss some of the most topical issues roiling our industry: Zaz’s Max plans, Newsmax’s future, the NFL’s media future, Elon’s feelings, and 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...
Apr 17, 2023•23 min
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss David Zaslav’s long overdue delay of Max, the colossal success of Super Mario Bros , and what to make of the early returns for Air . 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...
Apr 14, 2023•20 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what happens when art imitates life—particularly in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the aging mogul and boulevardier, and the succession angles of his estranged and non-estranged and semi-estranged children. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy discuss Larry Ellison’s Tim Scott fantasy. For more on Dylan's coverage - https://puck.news/ruperts-headline-risk/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lea...
Apr 13, 2023•27 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the document leak that has official Washington in a tizzy. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into DeSantis vs. Disney. To get more of this story from Julia Ioffe - https://puck.news/mark-warners-anti-tiktok-algorithm/ To get more of this story from Eriq Gardner - https://puck.news/a-hulk-for-hulu-swap-microsofts-legal-game-theory/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ...
Apr 12, 2023•23 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the non-Trump ‘24 hopefuls—enumerating their fears, hopes, dreams, and sordid ego fantasies. And, of course, whether any of them can be a credible Plan B if Trump slips on a banana peel. 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...
Apr 11, 2023•19 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the faults in Elon Musk’s Twitter strategy, and what to expect from Trump’s cable news rendezvous. 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
Apr 10, 2023•24 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to explain why Ari Emanuel and Endeavor went all in to acquire WWE. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy philosophize about the waning DeSantasy. 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
Apr 07, 2023•28 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to scope out DeSantis’s post-indictment blues. And then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander dig into Amazon’s streaming 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
Apr 06, 2023•29 min
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to hash out precisely what Elon Musk misjudged about the blue check community, how perversely he misaligned incentives, and what his Twitter is going to inevitably resemble. 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...
Apr 05, 2023•27 min
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss whether Jeff Bezos can get this hands on the Commanders. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy go long on the Twitter Blue eviction phenomenon, and what it means for Musk’s investment. 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...
Apr 04, 2023•29 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Trump's latest media seizure and what it means for '24. Then they get after all the ABC News drama. 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
Apr 03, 2023•25 min
Tina Nguyen and Peter Hamby chat about Ron DeSantis’ learning curve and what he’s learning from his wife. Then Peter and marketing guru Alex Bigler spill secrets on Puck’s next iteration. Click here to for a Puck special offer - https://puck.news/subscribe/?subscribe__coupon=SPRING23 To sign up for Lauren Sherman's Line Sheet - https://puck.news/newsletters/line-sheet To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...
Mar 31, 2023•30 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter from Florida with an update on DeSantis’ suburban strategy, Mike Pompeo’s Roman holiday, and a Glenn Youngkin backup plan. Then Julia Alexander drops by to discuss Netflix’s secret super power. For more on Tara Palmeri's story - https://puck.news/desantis-doubts-a-o-c-s-strategy-pompeo-whereabouts/ For more on Julia Alexander's story - https://puck.news/netflix-the-most-valuable-real-estate-in-hollywood/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ...
Mar 30, 2023•30 min
