The Powers That Be: Daily

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss Rupert Murdoch’s possible escape from Dominion’s $1.6 billion lawsuit. And then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy hypothesize about some possible streamer M&A action. 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

Bill Cohan joins Peter to offer the readout on the frustrations percolating inside Goldman Sachs. Is David Solomon actually in hot water or is Goldman just enduring another splash of haterade? And then they breakdown a surprise in the FTX 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 h...

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the topics roiling the media industry this week: Don Lemon’s boneheaded comments, the Spotify correction, and Chris Christie’s 2024 multi-level political-media fantasy. 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 Washington's balloon obsession, whether Biden overreacted, whether the entire town overreacted, and what this panic demonstrates about this town. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss DeSantis's new variety of MAGA dog-whistling. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad c...

In a special election-season-beckoning episode, Tara Palmeri joins Peter to delve into the Sinema wars, some Trump philosophizing, and a discussion about whether this is the cycle for a third party candidate. 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

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss Ron DeSantis's ascent on the G.O.P. mega-donor money train. Will it offer him a '24 moat, or is this the second coming of Jeb(!)? Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy get into the lawsuits threatening the future of college sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch...

Dylan Byers sits down with Peter Hamby to discuss the real winner of Sunday’s game—the ad market—and presage when the Super Bowl will be aired on Amazon Prime. Then Bill Cohan digs into the Shari oppo files with Ben Landy. 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/ad...

Jon Kelly joins Peter to chew over a packed week in the industry: Iger’s Peltz deterrent, Meredith Kopit-Levien’s baller moves, and Penske’s surprise descent into Vox. 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 Hamby to discuss the international fallout from last weekend's cross-continental balloon drama. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen dig into the latest battle of the Trump-DeSantis saga: Groomer-gate. Check out Julia's latest story on Puck: https://puck.news/balloon-mind-state/ Tina, too: https://puck.news/the-trump-desantis-war-goes-nuclear/. To learn more about listener data a...

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss CNN C.E.O Chris Licht’s latest plans to produce his way through the business’s’ challenges. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss the latest game of G.O.P. donor spin the bottle as 2024 sets in. 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://podcastch...

Baratunde Thurston and Peter Hamby talk about the Tyre Nichols horror, and what it really says about modern policing and race. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner dig into the phenomenon that has entertainment lawyers shaking in their boots. 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://podcas...

As the State of the Union beckons, Tara Palmeri and Peter Hamby discuss whether Biden can articulate his case for reelection while the Republican field mounts. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan discuss the short sale of the decade. 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.c...

Jon Kelly joins Peter to sort through Showtime’s metamorphosis from HBO clone to Paramount+ shingle. Then the two dive into the latest 2024 media games, starting with Nikki Haley’s announcement of her announcement. 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

Tina Nguyen and Peter Hamby dig into an eight figure media talent war that's redefining the space. And then Dylan Byers and Ben Landy discuss whether Gayle King might consider taking her talents to CNN (at least for 9 p.m.). 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/...

Tara Palmeri and Peter Hamby chew over Trump’s milquetoast campaign debut and run all the DeSantis numbers. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss the political demise of S.B.F.’s brother, Gabe. 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 Alexander and Peter Hamby discuss the complicated business strategy for Peacock, the formerly unloved and discarded streaming service. Then Ben Landy and Julia Ioffe discuss Putin’s third-rail fantasy. 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

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss super lawyer David Boies’ attempt to ring Tom Brady, Larry David, Gisele and others into S.B.F.’s nonsense. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy about the most ruthless activist hedge fund in all the land. 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://podcast...

The media is boarding Trump’s plane again, but is that a good thing—for the media, for Trump, for the country? After all, increased mainstream scrutiny on the former president will tell us if he’s still got his fastball or if, as it seems, his political career is over. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the ascension of Jeff Zients as Biden's  new chief of staff. Why does a centimillionaire want one of the most difficult jobs on Earth? She'll explain. Also, marketing legend Alex Bigler and Jon Kelly chew over listener feedback. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the revival of Sundance, the Oscars odds, and the newfangled method of getting nominated. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss the tragic ramifications of S.B.F.’s alleged fraud on his mom. 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://podcastchoic...

Dylan Byers and Peter Hamby dig into the forthcoming sale of WWE, which some bulls suggest has the same I.P. upside as the cinematic universes of Marvel or DC. The two also chew on some Jeff Bezos WaPo fever dreams. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan discuss FTX's resurrection.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss Russia’s massive geopolitical misfire. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner dig into the Alec Baldwin suit. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to chat about Jeff Bezos’s loaded visit to The Washington Post—and the Post’s newfound (and economically accurate) view of itself. Then they dig into Elon Musk’s Twitter challenges. 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 CNN’s fascinating new plan to lean into late night. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Ron DeSantis’s retail Achilles heel. 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the nasty fight coming to replace Dianne Feinstein. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into Bon Iger’s $28 billion Hulu question. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-...