Who Needs Sports, Anyway?

When Elon Musk posted a video of himself arriving at Twitter HQ carrying a white sink along with the message “let that sink in!” it marked the end of a dramatic takeover. Musk had gone from Twitter critic to “Chief Twit” in the space of just a few months but his arrival didn’t put an end to questions about his motives. Musk had earned a reputation as a business maverick. From PayPal to Tesla to SpaceX, his name was synonymous with big, earth-shattering ideas. So, what did he want with a social media platform? And was this all really in the name of free speech...or was this all in the name of Elon Musk? From Wondery, the makers of WeCrashed and In God We Lust, comes the wild story of how the richest man alive took charge of the world’s “digital public square.” Listen to Flipping The Bird: Wondery.fm/FTB_PTB 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 Touko 202330min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to share the details of her recent transatlantic trip with General Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, including his realpolitik views on Ukraine’s chances. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner dig into Rupert Murdoch’s next legal quagmire. 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

28 Huhti 202328min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter in Washington to discuss the town’s annual political media schmoozefest and the battle royale for cable news contracts. Then Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy dissect LVMH’s relaunch of Tiffany and break down the finances behind this year’s Met Gala.  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

27 Huhti 202326min

Baratunde Thurston joins Peter from the front lines of climate change investing to offer some surprisingly positive news. (Disclosure: no ice caps or polar bears are discussed in the episode.) 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 Huhti 202323min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the twin-barreled double-shocker of Tucker’s demise and Don Lemon’s ouster. Can Fox News rebuild organically? What’s next for CNN in the morning? It’s all here… 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 Huhti 202324min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to hypothesize about what the Jeff Shell ouster means for NBCU—the Zaz-Reverse Morris storyline, succession, internal rumors, etcetera. Then they discuss the agony and ecstasy of the recently departed BuzzFeed News. For more on BuzzFeed coverage from Dylan Byers - https://puck.news/jonah-and-the-whale/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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

24 Huhti 202322min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to dig into the contretemps in California—Gavin, DiFi, ageism, absenteeism, and more—before digging into DeSantis’ own Bridgegate. For more in depth coverage from Tara - https://puck.news/gavin-newsoms-difi-pickle/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb  https://puck.news/desantiss-new-donor-defiance/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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

21 Huhti 202321min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss the D.C. game of telephone around the latest mega intelligence breach. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Larry Ellison’s Tim Scott infatuation. For more coverage from Julia - https://puck.news/intelligence-gossip-a-leak-postmortem/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb For more coverage from Teddy - https://puck.news/the-larry-ellison-election/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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

20 Huhti 202327min