The MAGA Farce in PA
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss the tragedy in Buffalo and the intellectual fallacies of Samuel Alito’s leaked decision. Then Tina Nguyen previews the G.O.P.’s nightmare election—a hedge fund centamillionaire vs Dr. Oz vs a Jan 6th flag-waver, all fighting for the hearts and minds of the Keystone State. 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
17 Touko 202222min
Media Monday: Elon’s Negotiating Trick
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited discussion of Elon Musk’s latest Twitter negotiating tactic—and the potential various outcomes for the company once Musk gets his hands on the wheel. They also discuss Tom Brady’s mega-deal, both what it means for the future of linear and Fox, itself. 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
16 Touko 202219min
Netflix vs. Disney
Matt Belloni joins Peter to make sense of the latest battles in the streaming wars, and project who might eventually come out on top. Then Puck’s favorite vice president, Alex Bigler, drops by to explain what the community is fired up about this week. 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
13 Touko 202220min
Inside CNN's New Strategy
Dylan Byers joins Peter to explain what's really going on inside CNN under new C.E.O. Chris Licht. Can the network become a centrist behemoth? Can Licht navigate a path forward by being an anti-Zucker? Licht's vision may have sounded good in the pitch room to Zaz, but can it actually work? And Tara Palmeri swings by to discuss the dysfunction inside Biden's West Wing. 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
12 Touko 202216min
The SCOTUS Leaker Is…
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss Washington’s new favorite parlor game: Who leaked the Supreme Court’s draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, how did it end up in the hands of a national security reporter, and what were they really hoping to accomplish? Then Bill Cohan stops by to explain Elon’s latest brain-rattling back-up plan to find equity for Twitter. 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
11 Touko 202221min
Putin’s Oedipal Complex
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the insidious biographical roots of Putin’s rage. And then Tina Nguyen joins to explain how MAGA fakers Dr. Oz and David “Dave” McCormick are eating each others’ eyeballs out to the point that they both might lose the Pennsylvania G.O.P. primary. 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
10 Touko 202220min
Media Monday: Licht’s Anti-Zucker Strategy
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited Media Monday conversation about Chris Licht’s strategy at CNN—distancing himself from Zucker’s legacy, being involved while being above the fray, managing more than micro-producing. Will it work? And then they talk about Vice’s reported parts sale and next steps and what it says about Web 2.0. 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
9 Touko 202220min
D.C.'s Tabloid Media Problem
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss D.C.'s lingering media challenge, which lies beneath its WASPy, white-teeth clenched smile culture. And ace marketing whiz Alex Bigler swings by to share some exclusive reader feedback. 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
6 Touko 202219min
