The WaPo Masterplan & Zaz’s Bucket List
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to dissect his candid chat with Washington Post chief executive Will Lewis and his finally-unveiled plan to restore the paper’s “swagger” following an era of staff morale...
24 Touko 202418min
Biden Math & Trump Amnesia
John Heilemann, Puck’s newest partner, joins Peter to discuss the White House’s electoral calculus, the realities of the Trump legal sitch, and the evolving media landscape.
23 Touko 202427min
A Gigaweek Post-Mortem & $1B Art Deals
Marion Maneker joins Peter Hamby for his inaugural appearance on the pod, in which the star art market correspondent unpacks the biggest dramas surrounding Gigaweek, the high season for art sales in N...
22 Touko 202418min
‘24 Predictions & a Trump Trial Shocker
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to inspect the mounting evidence that Democrats are in the drivers’ seat when it comes to taking back the House in November before dissecting the nasty war of words t...
21 Touko 202420min
Media Monday: CNN Illusions & Tom Brady Question
Jon Kelly joins Peter to examine the NFL’s latest micro-aggressions, predict the impact Tom Brady will have on Fox, and assess the true value of the CNN presidential debate.
20 Touko 202431min
The A.I. Search Wars
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to dissect the heated A.I. arms race between Google, Meta, and Open A.I., and how a new wave of generative search tools, like Perplexity A.I., are making it diffic...
17 Touko 202425min
The CNN-ABC Debate Coup
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to break down how CNN and ABC News scored the coveted Biden-Trump debates, what it means for their network rivals, and their predictions for the looming showdowns.
16 Touko 202423min
Streaming’s Cable Fable & Upfront Inside Chatter
Julia Alexander joins Peter Hamby to dissect the flawed notion that modern streaming services—and the dynamics of bundling, in particular—approximate the linear ecosystem of yore. Then she reveals wha...
15 Touko 202421min
