Media Monday: Zaz’s Deal Toy & Code’s Demise

Jon Kelly and Peter pick apart The Messenger debacle, assess Biden’s old media habits, and dwell on Shari Redstone’s new suitor. 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

5 Helmi 202424min

John Ourand, Puck’s newest superstar, joins Peter to discuss the $2 billion sale of the Baltimore Orioles. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan explain Elon Musk’s epic compensation fight. 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

2 Helmi 202428min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the latest billionaire chatter from the Four Seasons Palm Beach, where the Haley and Trump campaigns delivered dueling pitches to some of America’s wealthiest donors. Then they turn to Ken Griffin’s private election analysis and how the party’s crumbling anti-Trump resistance is rationalizing the inevitable.  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

1 Helmi 202422min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the NFL’s role in delaying the decline of Pay TV, and what might come next. Then Eriq Gardner tells Ben Landy all about a surprise ruling in a Murdoch defamation case. 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

31 Tammi 202425min

Abby Livingston joins Peter for a spirited chat about the newest crisis in DC—the onslaught of lawmakers looking to cash out for jobs on K Street. But what happens when there are too many retiring Congresspeople and too few jobs? Then the duo contemplate Donald Trump’s VP leanings. 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

30 Tammi 202417min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the brutal Q1 culling in the news media, and how it all came to pass. Then the two pals discuss the meaning behind Netflix’s incredible WWE deal—and the company’s boffo Q4 results. 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

29 Tammi 202423min

Baratunde Thurston, a former Daily Show writer in a previous life, joins Peter to discuss whether Stewart's blend of satire can work in these divisive times. Then they chat about Wall Street's monster DEI pivot. 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

26 Tammi 202425min

Peter and Dylan Byers wonder aloud whether Jon Stewart’s Bush-era shtick will work in 2024—and what to make of this cable boomerang perfectly timed for the slow fade of the industry. 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

25 Tammi 202425min