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With his poll numbers in the gutter and longtime advisor Anita Dunn back in the White House, we’ve seen a different Joe Biden—writing op-eds, addressing the nation during prime time about gun control, even inviting BTS into the press room. Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss what the new media strategy forebodes and whether it's working. 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

6 Jun 202221min

The 80-year-old Senate minority leader has tamed his conference with an iron fist for decades. But now he's facing a half-dozen rebels in his party who are trying to unseat him. And then marketing executive extraordinaire Alex Bigler returns for another installment of Feedback Friday.  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

3 Jun 202222min

In a jam-packed, breaking news-focused special episode, Eriq Garder joins Peter to discuss the conclusion of the Depp-Heard trial and the anticipated post-verdict appeals. Then Dylan Byers discusses his interview with Sheryl Sandberg minutes after she announced she was stepping down from Facebook/Meta. 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

2 Jun 202220min

In a special episode, Dylan Byers and William D. Cohan inspect the values and virtues of the Comcast board room—why the company is so acquisitive, why NBCU wasn’t spun out with EA, and other potential combinations. Then Tina Nguyen swings by with a dispatch from Hope Hicks country. 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 Jun 202219min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest scandal rocking the Kremlin—a shocking defection that reveals Putin’s true weaknesses. Then Teddy Schleifer joins to discuss the inside story on a secret billionaire powwow. 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 Mai 202219min

Jon Kelly joins Peter for a discussion about lingering anxieties inside the CNN newsroom, where many are still mourning the absence of Jeff Zucker and questioning, fairly or not, the judgment of new C.E.O. Chris Licht.  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

30 Mai 202216min

Matt Belloni joins Peter to explain how Top Gun: Maverick wended its way through development to likely become Tom Cruise’s first—yes, first—$100 million opening weekend. Then Alex Bigler, Puck’s favorite marketing executive, offers some feedback from our community about Peter and unknown facts about Teddy. 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 Mai 202221min

Veteran media reporter Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss how Comcast’s Brian Roberts very nearly spun off NBCU into a merger with Electronic Arts—and what the defunct deal nonetheless reveals about his next M&A targets. Then Teddy Schleifer stops by to handicap Round 2 of the Gavin Newsom vs David Sacks recallapalooza. 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 Mai 202220min