Blake v. Baldoni v. The New York Times
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to walk through the explosive P.R. and legal war engulfing Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni—including Baldoni’s $250 million counterattack against The New York Times. Then the ...
8 Jan 202523min
The Dark Art of Trump’s Deal
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the challenges and prospects for Republicans in passing legislation during Trump’s second term—especially after the harrowing pre-Christmas government spending b...
7 Jan 202527min
Media Monday: WaPo Defectors & Netflix-NFL Murmurs
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter to chew over the exodus of key departures from The Washington Post and whether C.E.O. Will Lewis can pivot the newsroom with a wave of new talent. They also discuss Netfl...
6 Jan 202531min
Infidels at the Gates
Bill Cohan joins Ben to discuss how the triple threat of Amazon, Apple, and Alphabet have forced the legacy TV incumbents—Comcast, WBD, Disney, and Paramount—to countenance their own M&A visions of w...
3 Jan 202522min
Secrets of Victoria’s Secret
In a special best-of replay episode, Lauren Sherman drops by to discuss the rise and fall of Victoria’s Secret, Les Wexner’s apparel empire, and the Epstein mystery. Then Lauren and Peter dig into a d...
2 Jan 202524min
A New Year's Replay: The A.I. Search Wars
From the archives: Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to dissect the heated A.I. arms race between Google, Meta, and OpenAl, and how a new wave of generative search tools, like Perplexity AI, are ma...
1 Jan 202526min
Holiday Replay: Michael Rubin's Legal Woes & A Skydance Scoop
From the archives: Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to unwind the myriad legal challenges facing sports business behemoth Fanatics and its brash billionaire founder Michael Rubin. Plus, news on an under...
31 Des 202419min
The Grill Room: Allison Roman Chops It Up
It’s a food media-themed doubleheader in The Grill Room! First, Dylan convenes with The Infatuation C.E.O. Paul Needham, who discusses the economics of his restaurant recommendation empire. Then accla...
30 Des 20241h 6min
