The Powers That Be: Daily

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the new media title fight between Don Lemon and Elon Musk after the billionaire abruptly cancelled the former CNN star’s new show on X. Then they turn to the wild le...

15 Maalis 202418min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to chart the multi-front campaign by billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass to keep TikTok alive, before revealing a secret meeting between Biden and a few Silicon Valley h...

14 Maalis 202422min

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the TikTok ban marching through Congress, whether it’s all a political stunt, and how this issue is probably bound for the courts, anyway. Then Ben and Bill Cohan d...

13 Maalis 202429min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to exchange notes on the relief washing over Democrats after Biden’s lively SOTU speech. Then the pair dissect Katie Britt’s disastrous response, the impact on her political f...

12 Maalis 202415min

Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers assess the paranoia level within CNN as Mark Thompson gets his first taste of the network’s anxiety Richter Scale. Then they delve into the facts and fiction of the freshest ...

11 Maalis 202425min

Matt Belloni joins Peter for a very special pre-Oscars episode, in which the pair handicap the frontrunners, dig into the intense influence campaigns to sway Academy voters, and of course, gab about w...

8 Maalis 202417min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for an inside look at how Jack Dorsey’s forbidden political flirtation with R.F.K.Jr. drove a wedge through his company’s board. Then Abby Livingston and Ben assess the big...

7 Maalis 202425min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to parse Mark Thompson’s vague proclamations about CNN’s digital future, and whether it can actually wean itself off linear television. Then, the pair eulogize the halcyon days...

6 Maalis 202417min