Trump’s “Stone Age” Ultimatum
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to break down Trump’s maximalist threat to bomb Iranian civilian infrastructure “back to the Stone Age” unless they agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—an ultimatum that, for ...
7 Apr 23min
Media Monday: TBPN's Sugar Mama & Goodell's Hollywood War
Besties Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite during the Final Four to trade hypotheses on why OpenAI acquired TBPN, the vodcast-maximalist media company, and what the trade could ordain for the media M&A...
6 Apr 27min
Carr Crash at the F.C.C.
Former F.C.C. chairJessica Rosenworcel and former NPR chief Gary Knell join Dylan at the Common Sense Media Summit to discuss the precarious state of the agency under Brendan Carr. They scrutinize his...
4 Apr 25min
The NFL’s Robo Ref Era
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to explore a hypothetical where the NFL hands officiating over to A.I. as the league barrels toward a potential replacement-ref situation when its current C.B.A. expires. Then...
3 Apr 19min
The G.O.P.’s ICE Box
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to break down Republicans’ strategy to lock in funding for DHS and ICE through the remainder of Trump’s term—effectively boxing out any Democratic reforms. They also dis...
2 Apr 19min
Bernie vs. the Bots
Ian Krietzberg joins Peter to discuss the wide range of political responses to the growing public anxiety over A.I.—from Trump’s promise to hold down energy costs to Bernie Sanders and A.O.C.’s push f...
1 Apr 26min
Etch-a-Sketch Democracy
Abby Livingston joins Peter to break down the latest front in the redistricting wars. In Virginia, Governor Abigail Spanberger is pushing a Democratic-friendly map overhaul modeled on California’s rec...
31 Mar 16min
Media Monday: The Vox Auction & Sora Eulogies
The besties Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite to sermonize over the real value of Jim Bankoff’s podcast business and hypothesize about secondary sales opportunities for Vox. Then they discuss why Sora...
30 Mar 22min
