The Powers That Be: Daily

Lauren Sherman joins Peter to discuss how Trump’s trade war is rippling through the fashion industry, from the punishing tariffs facing Victoria’s Secret to the geopolitical pressure on luxury brands like The Row. 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss how Trump’s protectionist economic policies are playing with American farmers and why their Republican representatives turned against tariffs. They also dig into the latest Farm Bill drama and whether the impacts on ag workers could cause red states to swing blue in the midterms.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www...

Julia Alexander joins Peter debate what the Big Tech players are really doing in Hollywood, and whether Apple, which is heavily reliant on manufacturing overseas, will use Trump’s tariffs as cover to retreat from the content business. They also examine the explosive growth of YouTube TV, and discuss whether its focus on live sports and a superior UX could replace cable for good. To learn more abou...

Bill Cohan joins Peter for a sobering discussion of Trump’s trade war and its discontents: Bill Ackman, warning of an “economic nuclear winter”; Jamie Dimon, sending panicked smoke signals to the White House; Larry Fink, predicting an imminent recession; and many more. Then they turn to the meltdown in the crypto market, the decline in consumer confidence, and what comes next. To learn more about...

Jon and Peter reunite to chew over Radhika Jones’ departure from VF and the 30 Rock custody battle over Steve Kornacki. 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

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the shock impact of the president’s blunt-force trade warfare—raising prices, tanking markets, and alienating even America’s closest geopolitical allies. Then they chew over the troubling historical antecedents (Soviet Russia, for one) and debate why and how we got here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/...

Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to chew over Trump’s whirlwind tariff announcements and their inevitable impact on the financial markets. Then they dig into the president’s series of recent pardons for white-collar criminals, including the disgraced Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson, and the broader implications for the criminal justice system. To learn more about listener data and our privacy pract...

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to discuss the current state of college sports, including the drama surrounding the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the impact of N.I.L., and the ever-controversial transfer portal. They also delve into the carriage dispute between Comcast and the YES Network, and rehash the NFL owners’ meeting in Palm Beach. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic...

Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to talk about what the future holds for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, at 35, is already one of the most scrutinized and compelling figures in the political arena. She’s increasingly generated buzz as an emerging leader for the Dems ever since Schumer voted with the G.O.P. on the funding bill. Now, Washington is wondering whether she’ll challenge for Schumer’s seat—o...

Jon Kelly and Peter reunite for a rundown of Puck’s major D.C. soiree, a rehash of Graydon Carter’s bildungsroman, and an analysis of Peyton Manning’s ~$800 million mediaco valuation. 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the chatter swirling around The Atlantic, which made the headlines this week after E.I.C. Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he was added to a group chat filled with high-ranking national security officials discussing war plans—and why the imbroglio has boosted the magazine’s reputation among the political and media elite. Then, Dylan breaks down what CNN’s latest hi...

Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter for an inside look at D.C.’s remarkable Signal group chat scandal, in which senior national security officials from the Trump administration accidentally added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to a private group chat discussing war plans. Leigh Ann digs into the G.O.P.’s response—from those doubling down Trump-style deflection, to those sounding the alarm on the grave...

Julia Alexander joins Peter for a deep dive into three recent misfires in Hollywood: ‘Snow White,’ ‘The Alto Knights,’ and Netflix’s ‘The Electric State.’ Julia explains why, despite their colossal budgets, these films landed with a resounding thud and failed to meet their debut expectations. Is Hollywood at an inflection point, or are these merely symptoms of a deeper malaise? To learn more about...

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to unpack Donald Trump’s ongoing crusade against blue-chip law firms. He breaks down how left-leaning firm Paul Weiss caved to Trump, agreeing to $40 million in pro bono work and other eyebrow-raising concessions. Eriq explains the chilling effect on the legal world, as firms shy away from taking meritorious cases against the government, worried that challenging Trump coul...

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby unite to tackle The New York Times’ complex relationship with artificial intelligence—suing OpenAI on one hand while envisioning the economic boost of the technology on the other—and hypothesize about how this posture will impact the newsroom. Then they dig into a gaming media pivot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc....

Bill Cohan joins Peter for a deep dive into Wall Street’s response to President Trump’s erratic and impulsive economic reset—one that’s doing little to ease consumer prices while throwing markets into disarray. Bill and Peter ask: Where have the big-money power players gone as Trump’s protectionist trade policies sow chaos on The Street? Plus, Bill considers whether Scott Bessent could actually em...

Lauren Sherman joins Peter for an inside look at the ongoing LVMH succession saga. With père Arnault pushing to immortality, Lauren and Peter speculate about which heir will take the reins—and whether any of them even want to. Then Lauren breaks down how Trump’s tariffs will impact the price of popular European alcohol brands in the U.S. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Streaming guru Julia Alexander joins Peter for a rollicking conversation about the wild state of the industry war in 2025: Netflix’s enduring dominance, Apple TV’s strategic nod to the HBO playbook, and why the Peacocks of the world exist merely as consolidation bait. Then Julia dives deep into how YouTube is flying under the radar as potentially the most dominant streamer in the game… and why Hol...

Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to unpack the frustrated chatter surrounding Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who’s taking major flack from his party after sidestepping the activist base to avoid a government shutdown. Leigh Ann shares what Democrats on The Hill are saying privately about whether Schumer is actually up for the moment—and what his lack of fight back portends for the rest of his tenu...

Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh into Gavin Newsom’s new Rogan-esque podcast and debate whether his MAGA-friendly strategy is helping Democrats or simply repositioning Newsom, himself. Then they turn to Bill Simmons’ new role at Spotify, and explore why video is poised to dominate the future of audio. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privac...

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to dissect the fate of the Paramount-Skyance merger, which remains in F.C.C. purgatory under the new Trump administration. Then Eriq scrutinizes Trump’s grudge-driven crusade against the white shoe law firm Perkins Coie—and their titanic response, landing a major blow against Trump in federal court in the process. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Abby Livingston reunites with Peter to dissect the forthcoming showdown over a looming government shutdown. With House Republicans managing to push a spending bill through this week, the ball is now in the Senate’s court—where Democrats face an unusual and uncomfortable dilemma: crossing the aisle to support the G.O.P.’s budget resolution, or stand their ground against Trump’s spending cuts and ri...

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to sift through the geopolitical implications of Trump’s middle-finger diplomacy as he retreats from U.S. commitments abroad and edges closer to an alliance with Vladimir Putin. Then they discuss what’s next for Europe as France ramps up support for Ukraine, Poland seeks its own nukes, and Germany rearms: If this is the end of Pax Americana, is it a new beginning or the end...

Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to break down the forthcoming high-stakes showdown in Congress: Will Democrats throw Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline and help pass the Republican funding bill, or will they stand firm and let the government grind to a halt over DOGE and Trump’s deep spending cuts? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-pol...

Jon Kelly and Peter huddle up for a close look at David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery, which, after three years of P.R. crises, tough management calls, and chipping away at its colossal debt, is finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Jon and Peter also weigh into the Democrats’ evolving media strategy as they grapple with the primacy of digital media and capturing voters’ attention b...