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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.

Episodes

Media Monday: CNN’s New Mark

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. 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

Aug 28, 202324 min

A Streamer Headache & an S.B.F. Bankruptcy Twist

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_sourc...

Aug 25, 202327 min

Julia on Prigozhin’s Assassination

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 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

Aug 24, 202321 min

The Blind Side Squabble & Shari’s Choice

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 To learn more about listener data and ou...

Aug 23, 202324 min

G.O.P. Debate Prep & Congress Anxieties

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. 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

Aug 22, 202317 min

Media Monday: Iger’s Options & CNN’s Youthquake

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. 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

Aug 21, 202325 min

Iowa Gossip + Fashion M&A

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. 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

Aug 18, 202327 min

More Goldman Sachs Mishegas & a Putin Pivot

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 To learn more ab...

Aug 17, 202326 min

S.B.F.’s Future and Iger’s ARPU Strategy

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. 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

Aug 16, 202326 min

Hunter’s Lonely Heart & Iowa Dreams

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. 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

Aug 15, 202321 min

Media Monday: Iger’s Challenges & the Redstone Endgame

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. 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

Aug 14, 202323 min

M.B.S.’s Surprise Diplomacy & The Tim Scott Heartbeat

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 Ellison'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 To learn more about listen...

Aug 11, 202324 min

Musk’s Everything App Delusion

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/ 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

Aug 10, 202324 min

Trump Indictment Odds

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. 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

Aug 09, 202324 min

The Biden Backups

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. For more from Tara - https://puck.news/the-biden-edge-case/ 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

Aug 08, 202323 min

Media Monday: The Threads Letdown & It’s Bidenomics, Stupid

Jon Kelly and Peter explain why Threads’ descent to reality was pre-ordained and predictable. Then they tackle the Biden campaign’s futile messaging. 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

Aug 07, 202324 min

A Fashion War & M.B.S.’s Diplomatic Play

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. 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

Aug 04, 202327 min

S.B.F.’s New Legal Pickle

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. 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

Aug 03, 202320 min

The Disney Succession Intrigue

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-ja...

Aug 02, 202323 min

The Private McConnell Fallout

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. 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

Aug 01, 202317 min

Media Monday: The X Factor & D.C. Media Blues

Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to chew over the Twitter-to-X catastrophe and then dig into the bizarre sotto voce media curiosity syndrome. 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 31, 202324 min

A Celebrity Co-Op Nightmare & DeSantis’ Waking Hell

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 To learn more about listener data...

Jul 28, 202325 min

That Variety Story & Kim K’s $4B Valuation

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to work through the story that everyone in 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/ 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 27, 202330 min

Pregaming 2028

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. 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 26, 202317 min

D.C. Summer Camp Commences

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. 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 25, 202319 min

Media Monday: Iger’s Deal Book & the G.O.P. Diaspora

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. 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 24, 202323 min

A D.C. Media Special: The New Blood at Politico, WaPo & CNN

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 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, 202324 min

Ted Cruz’s Terrordome & Pinault’s CAA Plans

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. 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, 202330 min

Russia’s Bridge to Nowhere

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. 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, 202324 min

Inside Hollywood’s Summer from Hell

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/ 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, 202319 min
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