Mitch McConnell's Mega Mess
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 exe...
3 Jun 202222min
Sheryl’s Exit + Johnny & Amber
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 h...
2 Jun 202220min
Inside NBCU’s Deal Machine
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...
1 Jun 202219min
Putin’s No. 1 Defector
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 ...
31 Mai 202219min
CNN’s Zuckeritis
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...
30 Mai 202216min
The Tom Cruise Streaming Strategy
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 favor...
27 Mai 202221min
The Great NBC Deal That Wasn’t
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 h...
26 Mai 202220min
Trump’s New Running Mate
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the biggest political subplot of 2024–which presidential campaign will Jeff Roe run? And will the data quant, who led Cruz in 2016, ice the field by waiting for Tru...
25 Mai 202218min
