The Private McConnell Fallout
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the private conversation on Capitol Hill about Mitch McConnell’s health—plus, the intrigue in town surrounding the most watched ‘24 races. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Aug 202317min
Media Monday: The X Factor & D.C. Media Blues
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to chew over the Twitter-to-X catastrophe and then dig into the bizarre sotto voce media curiosity syndrome. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Jul 202323min
A Celebrity Co-Op Nightmare & DeSantis’ Waking Hell
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to discuss an epic Greenwich Village co-op battle that will make you move to Mars. Then Tina Nguyen explains DeSantis’s crumbling surveillance state. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/justin-theroux-the-greenwich-village-co-op-battle-from-hell/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728 For more from Tina - https://puck.news/desantis-blame-games-witch-hunt-mania/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Jul 202325min
That Variety Story & Kim K’s $4B Valuation
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to work through the story that everyone in media is talking about right now. Then Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy dig into that $4 billion Skims valuation. For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/notes-on-cnn-that-zucker-story/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Jul 202329min
Pregaming 2028
Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the political hopes of Lauren Boebert, the MTG nemesis who is perhaps the least likely representative of Aspen imaginable. Then they draft the Congressional stars who might be quietly eyeing 2028. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
26 Jul 202316min
D.C. Summer Camp Commences
Julia Ioffe chats with Peter Hamby about what really goes down at the Aspen Security Conference, where district natives hang every summer with the brahmins from the deep state. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Jul 202319min
Media Monday: Iger’s Deal Book & the G.O.P. Diaspora
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited chat on how much Bob Iger could rake in for selling Disney’s various non-essential assets, and which entities he might sell. Then they talk about the impact that the Republican primary circus will have on various incumbent mediacos and startups, alike. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Jul 202323min
A D.C. Media Special: The New Blood at Politico, WaPo & CNN
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss John Harris’s return to the top of the greasy pole at Politico. Then the duo discuss the new leadership regimes at CNN and The Washington Post. For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/the-politico-animal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230721 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Jul 202324min
