Media Monday: Murdoch’s Vox Thesis & An NFL Surprise
Amid their own pivot to video, the besties Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to chew over James Murdoch’s shocking but unsurprising bid for Vox Media’s most valuable assets. Then the duo weigh in on a...
11 Touko 27min
The Devil’s Gala
Lauren’s guest is The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins. They discuss the best and worst of the Met Gala red carpet, the Bezos discourse, the tech bro discourse, why the theme of the gala and the exhibit have t...
9 Touko 3min
Is the Art Market Recession Proof?
Marion Maneker joins Peter to discuss the art market’s resurgence after years in the doldrums, driven by a wave of significant collections hitting the auction block. Marion explains why the ultra-weal...
8 Touko 19min
Trump’s Iran Whiplash
Julia Ioffe joins Peter with the latest from the Iran front, where Trump this week declared the war is actually over—and in the very next breath threatened to start bombing again if the regime refuses...
7 Touko 17min
Will Prediction Markets Ruin Pro Sports?
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to dig into the Justice Department’s first-ever commodities fraud case tied to a prediction market—and how it could reshape how Kalshi, Polymarket, and sports leagues police i...
6 Touko 22min
The Met Gala’s Venture Capitalist Couture
Lauren Sherman joins Peter with notes from last night’s Met Gala—the usual spectacle of celebrities and couture, with one increasingly hard-to-ignore addition: tech money. Lauren explains that while A...
5 Touko 22min
Media Monday: More WHCA Spillover & Bezos' New Will Lewis
Jon Kelly and Peter reunite to break the fourth wall and discuss their own pivot to video. (Yes, you can now watch The Powers That Be, thank you very much...) The besties also debate some uncomfortabl...
4 Touko 26min
Introducing Family Lore
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive ...
3 Touko 3min
