Johnson’s “Big, Beautiful” Nightmare
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to break down the “big, beautiful bill” that Speaker Johnson is trying to muscle through a fractured Congress on a tight deadline. As Leigh Ann explains, despite Trump’s...
6 Touko 202518min
Media Monday: HBO’s Zazification & Peacock’s NBA Playbook
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter to dig into HBO’s Zaslav era, and break down their pivot away from the “everything for everybody” strategy as they navigate the streaming landscape in Netflix’s shadow. T...
5 Touko 202523min
CBS Capitulation & Trump’s New Media Crackdown
Eriq Gardner drops by the pod to discuss Trump’s all-out assault on the press. Eriq explains why he thinks CBS News will settle Trump’s precarious lawsuit, breaks down Trump’s latest swing at The New ...
2 Touko 202520min
Shari’s Paramount Endgame & Trump's Hollywood Handlers
Kim Masters joins Peter to unpack the latest twists in the ongoing Paramount-Skydance saga, from Shari Redstone’s settlement calculus to Brendan Carr’s F.C.C shenanigans, and what Donald Trump might b...
1 Touko 202520min
The Art of the Trade War
Marion Maneker drops by the pod to discuss the ripple effects of Trump’s anti-D.E.I. crusade across the art world—and why the real fallout may not surface for years to come. Then Marion dissects how t...
30 Huhti 202520min
Trump II: 100 Days In
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter for a sober analysis of Trump’s first 100 days back in office—and addresses the question gripping Washington: Is Trump actually an all-powerful executive force, or is he...
29 Huhti 202524min
Media Monday: Hollywood’s Gen Z Deficit & Shari’s CBS Scandal
Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into a surprising new survey revealing which actors still put butts in seats. As Denzel, Tom Cruise, and the old guard hold strong, they break down the generational divide...
28 Huhti 202523min
Carr Trouble at the F.C.C.
Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a deep dive on F.C.C. chairman Brendan Carr, the pugnacious regulator who seems to be slow rolling the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount merger while lobbing rhetorical grenad...
25 Huhti 202519min
