Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby for a spooky conversation hashing out the final five days of the campaign: the overlooked House and Senate races, whether Democrats can overcome a challenging electoral map, the G.O.P.’s late-breaking momentum, and much, 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...
Oct 31, 2024•23 min
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to reopen the bloodcurdling case of the Menendez brothers, the parricidal ‘90s heartthrobs whose bid for freedom has gotten a jolt from Netflix. Then they discuss the involvement of embattled L.A. district attorney George Gascón, whose recent push for the brothers’ re-sentencing may be a ploy to save his fizzling reelection campaign. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choice...
Oct 30, 2024•19 min
With just a week to go until Election Day, Tara Palmeri joins Peter to share an inside look at Donald Trump’s ugly, hate-stewing, controversy-stoking Madison Square Garden rally. Then they discuss the latest spine-tingling polls, each candidate’s closing strategy, 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...
Oct 29, 2024•24 min
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter Hamby to discuss the WaPo and LA Times ’ respective, controversial decisions to refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate. Then they dig into Politico’s plan to revamp its flagship editorial product, Playbook. 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 28, 2024•28 min
Bill Cohan joins Dylan Byers to discuss how the world of finance is preparing for the unpredictable outcome of the forthcoming election. Despite Wall Street leaning heavily Democratic, there’s looming angst that Trump will be the last candidate standing. Then the duo predict what Paramount will look like under its new regime of David Ellison and Jeff Shell. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...
Oct 25, 2024•26 min
Lauren Sherman sits down with Dylan Byers to discuss the shocking sex trafficking scandal involving former Abercrombie & Fitch C.E.O. Michael Jeffries, and whether these revelations will shake up the brand. Then they dig into the H.R. drama unfolding at Condé Nast and the enduring influence of Anna Wintour. 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, 2024•27 min
John Ourand sits down with Dylan Byers to unpack ESPN’s latest deal with the NFL, a move that’s sparked tension among the league’s other media partners. The duo also dive into the highly anticipated Yankees-Dodgers World Series, offering predictions on whether it will shatter viewership records. 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, 2024•23 min
Tara Palmeri joins Dylan Byers for a sweeping discussion of the final stages of the election cycle: the latest fixations within Mar-a-Lago, the starkly divergent media strategies embraced by Trump and Harris, and how the campaigns might win over the remaining undecided voters. 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 22, 2024•22 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to scrutinize Kamala’s end-stage, multi-platform media strategy. Then the duo tackles the NFL’s bold move to simulcast Monday Night Football on both ESPN and ABC, and what it signals for the league’s relationship with its broadcasting partners. 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 21, 2024•24 min
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss The Sphere, eccentric billionaire James Dolan’s vertigo-inducing and fully immersive Las Vegas music and entertainment venue. Sure, it’s a monster success with consumers… but is it actually financially viable? Plus, Bill discusses Ron Perelman’s recently uncovered health scare and how it’s manifested into his newfound Zen mind state. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...
Oct 18, 2024•24 min
Puck legal expert Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the bizarre legal battle between A&E and MGM over the pseudo-un-cancellation of “Live PD.” Then they chew over the startling A.I. implications of golfer Jack Nicklaus’ lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies to reclaim his life rights. 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, 2024•20 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to unpack a handful of hot-button political topics and late-race machinations: Don Jr.’s new role in Trumpworld, the campaigns’ laser focus on North Carolina, and why some voters are still undecided with only three weeks until Election Day. 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, 2024•27 min
Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby for a discussion about the rise, fall, and plateau of Victoria’s Secret, the subject of her new book, Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon . Then, Lauren delves into Kim Jones’ departure from Fendi and the likely domino effect it will cause among the major fashion houses. 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://podc...
Oct 15, 2024•23 min
Jon Kelly joins Dylan Byers to weigh into the five-alarm shitshow enveloping CBS News following Tony Dokoupil’s antagonistic interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. Then they delve into how a recent NBC micro-scandal feeds into the hunger screams of late-stage linear TV. 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 14, 2024•27 min
John Ourand joins Dylan Byers for a rollicking discussion about the future of MLB’s media rights and the role of ESPN in the sports streaming landscape. They also explain why a potential Yankees-Dodgers World Series is at the top of Fox’s wish list (yes, even more so than a Yankees-Mets Subway Series…). 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, 2024•23 min
Matt Belloni joins Dylan Byers to unpack Netflix’s new compensation model before explaining why ‘Joker 2’ is a win for filmmaker Todd Phillips despite being a box office flop. 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, 2024•22 min
Julia Ioffe joins Dylan Byers to offer her poignant reflections on the October 7 tragedy and explain why, over the past year, the political and media narrative surrounding the war in the Middle East has been both dangerously muddled and incredibly difficult to countenance. 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 09, 2024•26 min
John Heilemann joins Dylan Byers for a deep-dive on the state of the race, from the potential impact of an October surprise to Harris’s attempt to lure new voters with her homestretch media 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...
Oct 08, 2024•27 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a candid conversation about the recent exodus of news anchor mega talent (Hoda, Norah…) and the exits still to come (Lester, Wolf, Stephanopoulos…) as primetime TV gets smaller and smaller. Then they weigh into Brian Williams’ upcoming Election Night special with Amazon and discuss why there’s hope—and doubt—surrounding CNN’s paywall strategy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about you...
Oct 07, 2024•27 min
A HISTORY Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week gives you insight into the people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions reshaped the world we live in today. Through interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, each episode will give you a new perspective on how history is written. 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, 2024•5 min
Art world insider Marion Maneker joins Peter to discuss why Ron Perelman, once the richest man in the U.S., is offloading $1 billion worth of art. Then they dig into the art market downturn squeezing Sotheby’s, and whether the Emiratis could snatch the legendary auction house out of billionaire Patrick Drahi’s hands. 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/adchoi...
Oct 04, 2024•26 min
Bill Cohan joins Peter to unravel how Ron Perelman, the former billionaire corporate raider, was forced to liquidate his favorite yacht, Hamptons home, and famed art collection in pursuit of the “simpler life.” Then they trade notes on Tuesday’s mostly-bland V.P. debate, the candidates’ rival plans to solve the housing crisis, and whether a good old-fashion recession could solve the problem. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-poli...
Oct 03, 2024•28 min
Live from New York, it’s a special veep debate episode with John Heilemann and Dylan Byers joining Peter to recap the highlights and lowlights of the Walz-Vance undercard: their snap assessments of the candidates’ performances, how it’s all playing on TV—and, most importantly, whether their confrontation will move the needle in November. 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://podc...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Abby Livingston joins Peter to preview tonight’s undercard between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, two rival Midwest archetypes selling two very different visions of America. Historically, the V.P. debate doesn’t move the needle. Peter and Abby pressure-test that theory and ponder why tonight’s showdown could potentially be the most interesting V.P. matchup in years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choi...
Oct 01, 2024•18 min
Jon Kelly joins Peter to chew over the forthcoming VP debate and the latest details of the Nuzzigate scandal. The duo also discuss the massive implications of Netflix's new model innovation--or reversion. 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, 2024•19 min
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to share intel on the ongoing rumblings out of Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s fascination with the Nuzzi-R.F.K. Jr. scandal, his threat to sue David Muir over his debate performance, his microtargeting campaign, and Corey Lewandowski’s rejoining Trump’s orbit on the campaign trail. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby . To learn more about ...
Sep 27, 2024•17 min
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss the fresh outcry over putrid working conditions on Wall Street, following the sudden deaths of two BofA junior bankers. Then they assess whether a slate of amicus briefs could save Diddy's bunkmate S.B.F. from a quarter century in the clink. To celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount on an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby . To learn more about listener data and our privac...
Sep 26, 2024•27 min
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to illuminate the odds of a wider war in the Middle East amid escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah. Then, they discuss how the Biden administration is approaching this year’s United Nations General Assembly and whether the flawed institution can be saved. We’re still offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: htt...
Sep 25, 2024•25 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the continued fallout from the salacious sexting scandal between Olivia Nuzzi and R.F.K. Jr. that’s taken the media world by storm. Then, the duo unpacks why journalists care so much and whether this will have implications on other women in political journalism. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby. To learn more about ...
Sep 24, 2024•25 min
On today’s episode of The Powers That Be , Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby for a candid, wide-ranging convo about Woj’s retirement from the news industry, the tumultuous presidential race’s impact on N.F.L.’s viewership, and the sexting scandal between star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate R.F.K. Jr. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news...
Sep 23, 2024•27 min
