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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

Condé Fissures & the Elon-Lemon Fallout

Dylan Byers joins Peter to dig into the ongoing labor drama at Condé Nast. Then the pair discuss whether Elon’s falling out with Don Lemon will cascade into a new series of headaches at X. 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

Mar 21, 202426 min

Putin’s Election Math & Bravo’s Reality Shock

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to parse the ramifications of Russia’s presidential election as Vladamir Putin clocks in with an absolutely comical 87 percent of the vote. Then Eriq Gardner joins Ben to discuss the wave of lawsuits threatening Hollywood’s reality TV 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://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 20, 202425 min

Ohio’s Civil War & TikTok’s Senate Gauntlet

Abby Livingston joins Peter to unpack the pair of high-stakes Senate races unfolding in Montana and Ohio, where MAGA Republicans and the remnant establishment wing of the G.O.P. are warring over primary candidates. Then, they game out whether the House bill to ban TikTok will survive the Senate. 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

Mar 19, 202417 min

Media Monday: The Zazurrection Prophecy & College Football’s Wildcatters

Jon Kelly is reunited with Peter to discuss the bull case for David Zaslav’s WBD turnaround, which boils down to “good debt,” HBO, and DTC. Then they weigh in on the new “think tank” trying to exploit college football without irreparably damaging the entire enterprise of amateur sports. 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

Mar 18, 202427 min

Musk vs. Lemon & The Kassan Fiasco

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the new media title fight between Don Lemon and Elon Musk after the billionaire abruptly cancelled the former CNN star’s new show on X. Then they turn to the wild legal battle erupting between UTA and its now-former partner Michael Kassan. 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

Mar 15, 202421 min

Yass’s Crusade & A Biden Impeachment Post-Mortem

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to chart the multi-front campaign by billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass to keep TikTok alive, before revealing a secret meeting between Biden and a few Silicon Valley heavyweights last year. Then Abby Livingston and Ben dig into how the Biden impeachment inquiry fell apart. 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

Mar 14, 202424 min

TikTok Intrigues & Biden’s Wall Street Cavalry

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the TikTok ban marching through Congress, whether it’s all a political stunt, and how this issue is probably bound for the courts, anyway. Then Ben and Bill Cohan dig into the lively post-SOTU chatter on Wall Street. 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

Mar 13, 202431 min

Biden SOTU Hype & Katie Brittgate

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to exchange notes on the relief washing over Democrats after Biden’s lively SOTU speech. Then the pair dissect Katie Britt’s disastrous response, the impact on her political future, and whether she’s likely been nixed from Trump’s V.P. shortlist. 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

Mar 12, 202417 min

Media Monday: CNN Doom Loops & NYT Inside Baseball

Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers assess the paranoia level within CNN as Mark Thompson gets his first taste of the network’s anxiety Richter Scale. Then they delve into the facts and fiction of the freshest micro-drama roiling the Times. 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

Mar 11, 202427 min

Hollywood’s Oscars Odds

Matt Belloni joins Peter for a very special pre-Oscars episode, in which the pair handicap the frontrunners, dig into the intense influence campaigns to sway Academy voters, and of course, gab about which party invites are most coveted this weekend. 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

Mar 08, 202419 min

Jack & Bobby: A Crypto Love Story

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for an inside look at how Jack Dorsey’s forbidden political flirtation with R.F.K.Jr. drove a wedge through his company’s board. Then Abby Livingston and Ben assess the biggest winners and losers from Super Tuesday. 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

Mar 07, 202427 min

Thompson’s CNN Fantasies & Anchor Payday Blues

Dylan Byers joins Peter to parse Mark Thompson’s vague proclamations about CNN’s digital future, and whether it can actually wean itself off linear television. Then, the pair eulogize the halcyon days of hefty paychecks for star anchors. 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

Mar 06, 202420 min

Julia on Putin’s Russia After Navalny

Julia Ioffe joins Peter for an incredibly candid conversation about life in Russia after Navalny’s murder—the fate of the resistance, the mourning and hope of his disciples, and the looming fear of reprisals. 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

Mar 05, 202421 min

Media Monday: CNN Anxieties and ABC News Blues

Jon Kelly joins Peter to unpack Kim Godwin’s mounting challenges at ABC News and then share Talmudic readings of Mark Thompson’s latest pronouncements at 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

Mar 04, 202427 min

MLB’s “Pantsgate” Scandal & the NFL’s Turf War

John Ourand joins Peter to dig into the latest high-level dramas captivating the sports business world: the turf war between the NFL and college football, whether RSNs can hold onto highly coveted sports rights, how MLB execs are parsing the viral “Pantsgate” scandal, 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

Mar 01, 202415 min

McConnell Succession Bake-Off & S.B.F.’s Sentencing Nightmare

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the news that Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate G.O.P. leader, and the quiet jockeying between “the three Johns” to replace him. Then Ben and Eriq Gardner debate S.B.F.’s sentencing odds. 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

Feb 29, 202424 min

The Zazpocalypse

Dylan Byers and Peter work through the massive Don Lemon payout, ponder the economic future of cable anchors, and explain what the smart money is really saying about David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery swoon. 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

Feb 28, 202424 min

Buffett’s Insane Return & Andreessen’s D.C.

Teddy Schleifer and Peter discuss Marc Andreessen’s renewed influence campaign in Washington and what it means for the world’s most famous V.C. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy dig into Warren Buffett’s trillion dollar threshold. 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

Feb 27, 202429 min

Media Monday: Vice’s Epitaph & BuzzFeed’s Clunker

It’s a special aughts era episode as Jon and Peter dig into Vice’s latest winnowing milestone and BuzzFeed’s most recent deal descent. 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

Feb 26, 202423 min

Ackman’s Détente & Hunter’s Reprieve

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the putative détente between Bill Ackman and Axel Springer chief Mathias Döpfner over the B.I.-Neri Oxman plagiarism saga. And then Ben and Tina Nguyen consider the implosion of the House G.O.P.’s Biden impeachment push after their star witness was arrested for lying to the feds. 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...

Feb 23, 202424 min

How Liquid Is Trump?

Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a candid chat about Trump’s liquidity in the face of his colossal financial penalties. The two also size up the various under-appreciated elements of this legal cinematic universe. 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

Feb 22, 202418 min

Julia on Navalny

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the gut-wrenching death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny—how it reverberated through the Munich Security Conference, how his wife Yulia has boldly taken up his political legacy, and whether his end has shattered any hope of a bright post-Putin future for Russia. 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

Feb 21, 202421 min

Fade to Zac

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the human cost of deepening dysfunction on the Hill. Then Lauren Sherman makes a surprise appearance to fill in the latest chatter from New York Fashion Week and what everyone is saying about Zac Posen’s perplexing appointment at Gap. 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

Feb 20, 202423 min

Media Monday: Stewart's Redemption, NBA Rights & Buffett's Shari Short

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby work through a candy bowl of media goodies: the political and economic impact of Jon Stewart's revival; the massive media showdown over NBA rights; and the implications of Berkshire Hathaway's Paramount stock selloff. 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

Feb 19, 202421 min

Biden Donor Whispers

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a candid discussion about the inside conversation in liberal donorworld amid Biden’s recent headaches. They also chat about that RFK Super Bowl ad. 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

Feb 16, 202420 min

Media Thursday: More Biden Age Murmurs & Messenger Mayhem

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what the reporters covering the White House are saying under their breath about Biden's age. Then the two turn to the lingering fallout in the wake of The Messenger's demise. 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

Feb 15, 202421 min

Adam Neumann’s BS & the View From Gaza

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the surprising internal politics within Gaza. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what’s really up with Adam Neumann’s WeWork 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

Feb 14, 202428 min

House Envelope Math & Musk’s Legal Chew Toy

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss all the scary G.O.P. math involved in tonight’s special election in New York. And then Ben and Eriq Gardner dissect Elon Musk’s proxy legal war against 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

Feb 13, 202422 min

Media Monday: The Biden Disaster & the Zaz-Iger-Murdoch Deal

Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh in on the Biden media catastrophe and assess the Democrats’ real options—even the unpleasant ones. Then they discuss the likelihood of the new sports super streamer. 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

Feb 12, 202426 min

Post-Licht Panic & Tom Brady ‘24

Scoop machine Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to talk about RFK Jr.’s ridiculous veep fantasy and S.B.F.’s even more absurd Tom Brady political audible. Then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers examine a fresh set of anxieties at CNN as Mark Thompson signals his diminished linear 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

Feb 09, 202429 min
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