Media Monday: Ackman’s War & Iowa Anxieties
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Bill Ackman’s endgame in his war against Business Insider and the business model on the ballot in Iowa.
15 Tammi 202427min
Julia on Israel’s “Blood Libel”
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss South Africa’s unusual request to effectively put an injunction on Israel’s war with Hamas. Is this quixotism at the Hague? Can the U.S. intervene? And what does the...
12 Tammi 202426min
Ackman’s Revenge Tour
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the hedge fund manager’s jihad against Business Insider and whether his impassioned threats will get him anywhere.
11 Tammi 202423min
NCAA Hurdles & RFK’s Money Mafia
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the latest complications bearing down on the increasingly professionalizing NCAA. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer weigh into the provenance of RFK’s fundraising ...
10 Tammi 202423min
Johnson’s Army of One
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to discuss the unfathomable—Speaker Mike Johnson’s temporary majority of one. And then the two chat about how each party is trying to take the House this fall.
9 Tammi 202410min
Media Monday: The Messenger’s Quibi Throttle
Jon Kelly joins Peter to assess the agony of The Messenger and how things got there so quickly. Then the reunited duo weigh in on the antecedents of the 2024 campaign media torpor.
8 Tammi 202429min
Bill on Wall Street’s New Post-Wunderkind C.E.O.
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the ascent of Peter Orszag, the new C.E.O. of Lazard, who has vowed to double revenue by 2030. Can the former top Obama aide resurrect Bill’s old firm, or will the ye...
5 Tammi 202413min
Box Office Surprises & The Globes Revival
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the winners, losers, and surprises of the Christmas corridor holiday box office season and what to expect for the theatrical industry in ‘24. Then the two chew over...
4 Tammi 202418min
