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.news/lazard-succession-igers-espn-move-netflixs-ozempic/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230523 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
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 town hall malaise and The Messenger’s start-up 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
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 Republicans turned the Pentagon into a political punching bag. 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
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-s-varsity-blues-defense/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230518 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
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 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 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. Then they unpack Aaron Sorkin’s prediction for a WGA-showrunner schism. For more from Matt - https://puck.news/can-the-striking-writers-avoid-class-warfare/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 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 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 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
15 Touko 202326min
S.B.F.’s Legal Noose
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the F.B.I. dragnet enclosing Sam Bankman-Fried as another former FTX executive is pressured to flip. Then Lauren Sherman swings by to talk about the evolution of the fashion media business. For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/s-b-f-s-jack-and-jackie/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 For more on Line Sheet and how to sign up - https://puck.news/newsletter_content/alessandro-rumors-part-deux-the-ozempic-bump/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 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 202327min
