Good Luck, Chuck
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to unpack the frustrated chatter surrounding Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who’s taking major flack from his party after sidestepping the activist base to avoid a gov...
18 Mar 202522min
Media Monday: Pod Save Gavin Newsom
Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh into Gavin Newsom’s new Rogan-esque podcast and debate whether his MAGA-friendly strategy is helping Democrats or simply repositioning Newsom, himself. Then they turn to...
17 Mar 202529min
Paramount in Purgatory & Trump’s Legal Tantrum
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to dissect the fate of the Paramount-Skyance merger, which remains in F.C.C. purgatory under the new Trump administration. Then Eriq scrutinizes Trump’s grudge-driven crusade ...
14 Mar 202522min
Schumer’s Shutdown Horror Story
Abby Livingston reunites with Peter to dissect the forthcoming showdown over a looming government shutdown. With House Republicans managing to push a spending bill through this week, the ball is now i...
13 Mar 202515min
Make Europe Great Again?
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to sift through the geopolitical implications of Trump’s middle-finger diplomacy as he retreats from U.S. commitments abroad and edges closer to an alliance with Vladimir Putin...
12 Mar 202522min
The G.O.P.’s Shutdown DOGEball
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to break down the forthcoming high-stakes showdown in Congress: Will Democrats throw Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline and help pass the Republican funding bill, or will t...
11 Mar 202517min
Media Monday: A Zaz Breakthrough & The Dems’ Digital Dilemma
Jon Kelly and Peter huddle up for a close look at David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery, which, after three years of P.R. crises, tough management calls, and chipping away at its colossal debt, is fin...
10 Mar 202529min
Bezos’s WaPo Gut Punch
Dylan Byers joins Peter for a close look at ‘The Washington Post’ as the legacy paper endures more staff departures, a fresh round of journalist agita, and the loss of 75,000 subscribers—stemming from...
7 Mar 202526min
