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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.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Cuomo’s Revenge 28.07.2022

Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Chris Cuomo’s surprising new act—what it says about his options, about cable, and perhaps about his beef with his former employer. 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

Putin’s Winter Is Coming 27.07.2022

Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the drama surrounding the maintenance of the Nord Stream pipeline, which has Europe in a tizzy over how Putin can exert continental leverage as the temperatures drop. 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

The 401(K) Dumpster Fire 26.07.2022

Bill Cohan swings by to chat with Teddy Schleifer about recession odds, spending dynamics, and the faint trip wires of the current semi-pre-turndown U.S. economy. 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

Media Monday: Elon’s Hosedown & Bezos’s Old Fixer 25.07.2022

Jon Kelly joins Teddy Schleifer for a spirited conversation about Ari Emanuel’s abs, Elon Musk’s endgame, and the surprising (or not) departure of “Jeff Bezos's Ray Donovan” 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

Netflix’s Domestic Crisis 22.07.2022

Julia Alexander joins Teddy to dig into Netflix’s numbers and explain what they really foreshadow about its growth. And then ace marketing exec Alex Bigler gets the backstory from Teddy on the career he almost pursued over journalism.  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://podcastc...

CNN’s New Consigliere 21.07.2022

Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Chris Licht’s new significant personnel announcement at CNN, what it means for the network, and what to expect next.  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

Ginni & Clarence Thomas’ Political Marriage 20.07.2022

Tina Nguyen joins Peter to discuss the bizarre, lightning rod-esque, conspiracy theory-filled marriage of Ginni and Clarence Thomas and how each influences the other. Then Eriq Gardner swings by to detail the biggest suit in publishing history. 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:/...

Elon vs. Wall Street 19.07.2022

Bill Cohan joins Peter to unpack the Musk imbroglio—his suit, the settlement math, Twitter’s legal strategy, and how the world’s richest man can reasonably exit this storm. 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

Media Monday: The Netflix-Microsoft Arranged Marriage 18.07.2022

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the intrigue over the Netflix-Microsoft deal, Apple and Amazon’s battle for the NFL, and the ways in which the League could screw everyone over. 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

The HBO vs. Netflix Emmy Wars 15.07.2022

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Emmy nominations season—the surprises, the shockers, Netflix’s disappointment, HBO’s mega-success, and more. And then Puck’s world-famous marketing executive, Alex Bigler, swings by to discuss the latest behind-the-scenes details at the company. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more...

Julia on the Trials of Brittney Griner 14.07.2022

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the vicissitudes of the Brittney Griner case: the legal hellscape of Russia’s judicial system, Biden’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy, 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

SBF and His Times 13.07.2022

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the bildungsroman of Sam Bankman-Fried—his upbringing, the zillions he’s made via FTX, his current investments, his quixotic investments on the future—plus a little futurecasting about his next endeavors. 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://...

Here’s How Much Elon Pays 12.07.2022

Bill Cohan and Eriq Gardner join Peter to assess Elon Musk’s legal jihad and explain how much he’ll end up paying Twitter to make it go away. 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

Media Monday: Is There a Play on Netflix? 11.07.2022

Dylan Byers joins Jon Kelly, filling in for Peter Hamby, to discuss the latest dish emanating from Sun Valley, which includes some hair-raising hypothetical question. And then they discuss a more minor drama roiling The Washington Post. 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...

Europe After Biden 08.07.2022

Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss Europe’s scenario planning for 2024 and beyond. Then Puck’s beloved bean counter warrior Alex Bigler plays 20 questions with Peter Hamby. 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

What the Sun Valley Moguls are Really Talking About… 07.07.2022

Dylan Byers joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the inside conversation emanating from the Sun Valley conference. Meanwhile, Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bombshell lawsuit. 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

Ron Klain’s Successor… 06.07.2022

Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the Ron Klain succession politicking, and what a new generation of Democratic lawmakers want from their party. 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

A Billion-Dollar Book Deal 05.07.2022

Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to talk about a mega-merger in the publishing world that the Justice Department is trying to nuke 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

Media Monday: CNN’s Step Child Problem 04.07.2022

Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Zaz’s new target at CNN—its very profitable digital unit that more people read than the Times. So what went wrong? 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

Europe’s Putin Rumors 01.07.2022

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the inside conversation emanating from the G7 – Putin’s health, Trump fears, and more. Then Baratunde Thurston explains how an activist Supreme Court has waved the white flag on the climate. 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...

D.C. Insiders Discuss Roe’s Next Steps 30.06.2022

Tara Palmeri talks with Peter about the sotto voce conversations surrounding Roe inside D.C.—what lawmakers are saying, how it might (or might not) impact the midterms, and all the Dems' 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

Maddowpocalypse & Trump’s Nightmare 29.06.2022

Dylan Byers visits Peter to discuss MSNBC’s surprising decision to give Rachel Maddow’s 9 p.m. hour to Alex Wagner, which seems like a white flag for the network’s ambitions. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss how Cassidy Hutchinson's shocking testimony will impact Trump’s 2024 plans. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Le...

Where Have All the Deals Gone? 28.06.2022

Bill Cohan joins Peter to unveil Wall Street’s latest anxiety—reduced deal flow (at least compared to the high water mark of ‘21), which means reduced bonuses and even RIFs (banker jargon for layoffs). What does the future hold? And then Eriq Gardner drops by to explicate the nightmare that the Roe reversal has created for big business. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices v...

Media Monday: The Roe Media Story & Semaforeplay 27.06.2022

Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss how the Roe decision scrambled media, and the challenge it poses for a new era of centrism. Then they discuss the latest news emanating from Semafor. 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

Emergency Pod: Samuel Alito’s Pandora’s Box 24.06.2022

With the Supreme Court striking down the right to abortion in America, Julia Ioffe, Eriq Gardner, and Tara Palmeri join Peter to discuss how we got here, what it means for women, for the midterms, and what comes next. 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/adchoic...

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