The Jim Banks Doctrine
In this special edition of The Powers That Be, Leigh Ann Caldwell hosts Republican Senator Jim Banks for a far-reaching conversation about tariffs, the road to the midterms, and how the G.O.P. is aimi...
14 Touko 202533min
MAGA on Wall Street
Bill Cohan joins Peter to unpack Trump’s erratic trade war with China, the ripple effects on the markets, and the chatter on Wall Street about whether MAGA insiders might be profiting from advance kno...
13 Touko 202525min
Media Monday: The CNN Dowry & Biden “Cover Up” Questions
Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into the likelihood that David Zaslav will spin CNN out of Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether both companies would be better off solo. They also explore what’s behind Bid...
12 Touko 202523min
Make Sports Great Again?
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to examine Trump’s increasingly ominous fixation on sports—from launching a federal task force for the 2028 World Cup to a commission aimed at fixing college athletics and a b...
9 Touko 202517min
Lights, Camera, Tariffs
Matt Belloni swings by the pod to break down Trump’s head-spinning announcement that he’s prepared to slap tariffs on overseas film and TV productions. With Hollywood hitting the panic button, Matt ex...
8 Touko 202521min
Ari’s Deep Frieze
Marion Maneker joins Peter for a deep dive into the art fair circuit as it hits a fever pitch this week. Marion unpacks the explosion of events on the calendar, whether demand can keep up with the pac...
7 Touko 202516min
Johnson’s “Big, Beautiful” Nightmare
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to break down the “big, beautiful bill” that Speaker Johnson is trying to muscle through a fractured Congress on a tight deadline. As Leigh Ann explains, despite Trump’s...
6 Touko 202517min
Media Monday: HBO’s Zazification & Peacock’s NBA Playbook
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter to dig into HBO’s Zaslav era, and break down their pivot away from the “everything for everybody” strategy as they navigate the streaming landscape in Netflix’s shadow. T...
5 Touko 202521min
