Media Monday: Apple’s F1 Power Play & Yaccarino’s X-it Plan
Jon Kelly joins guest host Julia Alexander to assess Apple’s reported $150 million-a-year offer for F1's U.S. media rights—nearly twice what ESPN currently pays. With ESPN tightening its belt and prio...
14 Jul 202525min
Hollywood Superhero Wars
Matt Belloni joins guest host Julia Alexander to discuss the high-stakes summer blockbusters that could make or break two battered superhero franchises. With ‘Superman’ poised for a $130 million debut...
11 Jul 202523min
Come again, Grok?
Ian Krietzberg joins guest host Julia Alexander to unpack the firestorm surrounding Grok, Elon Musk’s controversial A.I. agent for his social platform, X. Recent updates to be more “politically incorr...
10 Jul 202527min
The Fourth Estate’s Big Chill
Dylan Byers joins guest host Julia Ioffe to unpack the fallout from the $16 million CBS–Trump settlement, and what it reveals about the state of press freedom, media ownership, and Trump’s increasingl...
9 Jul 202525min
A Big Beautiful Postmortem
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Julia Ioffe to break down how congressional Republicans fell in line behind Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, despite flashes of public dissent, as a result of Trump’s rallying forc...
8 Jul 202525min
Media Monday: “Google Zero” Fears & The Creator Economy Correction
Jon Kelly joins guest host Julia Alexander to discuss the existential threat that Google’s A.I. tools pose to digital media, highlighting the so-called “Google Zero” phenomenon—a potential extinction-...
7 Jul 202526min
The Bezos-Sánchez Wedding of the Century & Jonathan's Dior Debut
Lauren Sherman joins guest host Julia Alexander to gab about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s celebrity wedding, where vintage and custom fashion upstaged traditional high-end designer gowns. They conn...
4 Jul 202531min
CBS’s Post-Settlement Era & The Great Sports Rebundling
John Ourand joins guest host Julia Alexander to unpack the far-reaching implications of Shari Redstone’s $16 million settlement with Donald Trump—starting with what it means for CBS Sports and its lik...
3 Jul 202532min
