Media Monday: Substackistan

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Tina Nguyen for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Country superstar Morgan Wallen got "canceled" for using the N-word ... or did he? What Yellowstone — an enormous hit on an obscure cable channel — tells us about the future of TV Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers lied about being vaccinated — who does he listen to? The new Republican playbook for winning voters without Trump in the picture Why Virginia governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's boringness was a good thing Democrats are stuck between a losing culture war and economic woes Puck's team writes about the inside conversation happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Tina, and more. 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 Marras 202146min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: A new conspiracy theory surrounding the Alec Baldwin shooting Should Marvel be worried about the Eternals buzz? Is Kevin Mayer the hottest player in Hollywood right now? How Glenn Youngkin swung parents in Virginia to the GOP The Terry McAuliffe gaffe that paved the way for racist fearmongering "Rage works, and culture wars work" Is Facebook rebranding as Meta because of bad PR? What is virtual reality actually good for? Why does Mark Zuckerberg get to run the metaverse? Puck's team writes about the inside conversation happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Julia, Dylan, and more. 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 Marras 20211h 7min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Bill Cohan for an expert discussion about these topics and more: The shooting accident on the set of "Rust," which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins "A bunch of people screwed up," but who will be held responsible? And will there be criminal charges? The simultaneous release of Dune in theaters and on HBO Max, and what it might signal for the post-pandemic film business Trump's "cockamamie" new media company and SPAC, which is shady-even-by-SPAC-standards The most ridiculous parts of the Trump Media and Technology Group pitch deck Why Bill predicts the SPAC deal "never happens," and some investors will lose big Puck's team writes about the inside conversation happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Bill, and more. 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 Loka 202144min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more:​ Netflix's ongoing Dave Chappelle damage control campaign, and the silver lining for trans creators in Hollywood Halloween Kills' big win at the box office — and in the App Store Ratings are up for live sports, but how long will they be tied to linear TV? If Dean Baquet leaves this year, who will take over the New York Times? The challenges facing Politico as Axel Springer comes in Why might Disney spin off ESPN? Puck's team writes about the inside conversation happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Dylan, and more. 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 Loka 20211h 1min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Dave Chappelle's hateful anti-LGBTQ Netflix comedy special, and co-CEO Ted Sarandos' controversial response The new inclusion standards form for Best Picture at the Oscars Lessons for Hollywood from the new James Bond movie, No Time to Die Why a new survey of Republicans is a bad sign for Trump 2024 Are Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump still part of MAGA-world? The soft culture war in the Virginia governor's race The "lazy, sloppy" coverage of Facebook by hypocritical critics in the media The most important problem with Facebook raised by whistleblower Frances Haugen The nuances of Facebook's impact on society and democracy Puck's team writes about the insider conversations happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Tina, Dylan, and more. 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 Loka 20211h 19min

Join Puck writers Dylan Byers, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Teddy Schleifer for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Why did Disney settle Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow lawsuit? The rocky transition from Bob Iger to Bob Chapek as Disney CEO How Eli and Peyton Manning are changing sports broadcasting Why it matters that Capitol Hill (and the DC media) love baseball The less-obvious stakes of the post-Trump era What's driving Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema Laurene Powell Jobs' problematic friendship with Ozy CEO Carlos Watson Jobs' other investments and why she catches more heat than other media moguls The top 5 most influential political donors in Silicon Valley Puck's team writes about the insider conversations happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Dylan, Matt, Julia, Teddy, and more. 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

8 Loka 20211h 13min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Dylan Byers, Julia Ioffe, and Bill Cohan for an expert discussion about these topics and more: What the CAA-ICM acquisition means for Hollywood, including rival talent agencies UTA and Endeavor Is CNN’s new streaming service really its biggest launch since the 80s? Why Netflix, Apple, and Amazon have “no appetite for news" "When you’re dealing with Bob Woodward, you don’t have the power." President Biden and Gen. Mark Milley’s conflicting stories about Afghanistan Democratic infighting over the infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill Why a big market correction could be around the corner Why the combo of high stock prices and low bond yields is unsustainable Does anyone on Wall Street miss Donald Trump? Puck's team writes about the insider conversations happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Dylan, Julia, Bill, and more. 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 Loka 20211h 13min

Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Julia Ioffe, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: Politics and the “white people show" at the Emmys How Netflix is changing its programming to juice growth Are the people who love James Bond ready to go back to theaters? What’s the point of political books like “Peril?" A preview of Julia’s next story, coming soon to Puck.news: The cult of Bob Woodward in Washington, and what people say about him in private The Mark Milley bombshell that wasn’t, and Woodward’s other missteps Rachel Maddow’s new contract with NBCUniversal Why it’s believable that she will end the Rachel Maddow Show next year The former Republican (!) poised to take over MSNBC primetime Puck's team writes about the insider conversations happening in Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Julia, Dylan and more. 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 Syys 20211h 9min