Fashion’s Millennial Media Crisis
Lauren Sherman joins Ben to chart the rise and fall of Refinery29, a $400 million victim of the Vice Media bankruptcy. Then they turn to the masthead succession drama at WSJ. magazine after the ouster...
24 Touko 202325min
Iger’s Agony & a Netflix Resurrection
Bill Cohan joins Ben Landy to discuss how Bill Ackman epically mistimed his Netflix position. Then they delve into Bob Iger’s complex turnaround effort at Disney. For more from Bill - https://puck.n...
23 Touko 202323min
Media Monday: ESPN Fears & The Messenger Mayhem
Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers chat about Disney’s decision to take ESPN direct to consumers, and what that means for both the company’s EBITDA and the industry’s future. Then they delve into CNN’s post to...
22 Touko 202332min
The Putin Mutiny
Julia Ioffe joins Ben to decipher the souring relationship between the Kremlin and Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s mercenary army, over the battle for Bakhmut. Then they break down how Republ...
19 Touko 202321min
The S.B.F. Legal Defense
Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into Sam Bankman-Fried’s ambitious and brazen defense to prove his innocence—and the legal precedents that give him hope. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/s-b-f-...
18 Touko 202324min
The Trump-DeSantis Megadonor Clash
Teddy Schleifer joins Ben Landy to discuss the new front in the Trump-DeSantis megadonor primary. And then the duo discuss Biden’s lukewarm entrance in the fundraising sweepstakes. To learn more abo...
17 Touko 202323min
What Studios Really Want
Matt Belloni joins Ben Landy to break down the latest developments and deal points in the writers’ strike: navigating a new era of TV, Hollywood’s shrinking middle class, and Zaslav’s P.R. strategy. T...
16 Touko 202326min
Media Monday: CNN Talk Therapy & Tucker Prophecies
With Peter Hamby off on his honeymoon, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers fill his shoes to weigh in on CNN’s internal town hall fallout and speculate about whether Tucker Carlson is a Rogan or a Megyn. To l...
15 Touko 202326min
