Who Needs Sports, Anyway?

Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby to unpack the trouble brewing at Nike in the wake of a distribution play gone awry and Gen Z’s embrace of sneaker competitors. Plus, Lauren’s candid take on how V.P. c...

8 Elo 202424min

John Heilemann joins Peter Hamby to evaluate the tactical reasons why, exactly, the Harris campaign selected Minnesota’s amiable governor Tim Walz to join the ticket as their V.P. candidate. The selec...

7 Elo 202436min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to relay what she’s hearing from foreign policy insiders about the escalating tensions in the Middle East, and whether we’re on the brink of a wider war between Iran and ...

6 Elo 202422min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the unsurprising news that Norah O’Donnell is abdicating her anchor chair and what that means for the industry. Then they weigh in on some press pool gripes about Kama...

5 Elo 202427min

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to unpack how the Olympics have been a bonanza for NBCUniversal, leading to a massive ratings and revenue boost for its Peacock streamer. Then they dig into WBD’s lawsuit...

2 Elo 202418min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to dig into the latest major news coming out of Moscow—the tell-tale signs of a prisoner swap, and why Putin would consider such a move at a time of enormously high tensi...

1 Elo 202423min

William D. Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss the topsy-turvy saga of Bill Ackman’s new investment fund, Pershing Square USA, and whether his culture warrior notoriety will sabotage its success. Plus,...

31 Heinä 202426min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to exchange candid and incisive assessments of the presidential race: the Dems’ new messaging that Trump and J.D. Vance are “weird,” how Harris is capitalizing on her re...

30 Heinä 202419min