Inside Hollywood’s Summer from Hell
Matt Belloni joins Peter Hamby to break down every angle of the historic dual writers-and-actors’ strike: Fran Drescher’s war cry, A-list pay disparities, Iger’s faux pas, the streaming conundrum, and how it all ends. For more from Matt - https://puck.news/burning-questions-on-hollywoods-summer-from-hell/ 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
18 Jul 202318min
Media Monday: Iger Everlasting, Plus NYT M&A
Jon Kelly joins Peter to talk through all the various implications of Bob Iger's latest contract extension: the deal machinations, succession rumblings, and more. Then they dig into the New York Times Co.'s decision to cede its sports section to The Athletic and why it was so obvious (and necessary). 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
17 Jul 202324min
Baratunde on the Affirmative Action Decree
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss and dissect the SCOTUS decision to overrule affirmative action in the college admissions process—and what it really reveals about history and our future. For more from Baratunde - https://puck.news/the-end-of-affirmative-action-and-the-attempt-to-erase-race/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713 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
14 Jul 202321min
A Thiel Campaign & a Sun Valley Readout
Ben Landy talks to Teddy Schleifer about the extraordinary progressive campaign to humiliate Peter Thiel. And then Peter Hamby and Dylan Byers dig into the chatter at the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley affair. For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/thiel-brock-a-gutter-oppo-campaign-for-our-times/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713 For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/notes-from-sun-valley/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713 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
13 Jul 202328min
Washington’s Most Hated Party
Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the anger, rage, confusion and other complex feelings surrounding Joe Manchin and the No Labels third party movement. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner detail Zuck’s most unusual legal headaches. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/marks-onlyfans-headache-elons-empty-threats/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230712 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
12 Jul 202323min
Elon & Zuck: Where It All Ends
Bill Cohan and Peter chat about the growing feud between Zuck and Musk, the credibility of Threads, and whether the market actually needs a Twitter competitor. For more from Bill - https://puck.news/elons-options-a-lazard-micro-scandal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230711 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
11 Jul 202318min
Media Monday: ESPN’s Saga & Threadsmania
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss how Threads made it to 100 million downloads in a week, and whether it still might be a fad. And then they dig into ESPN’s layoffs, and the transformation ahead. 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
10 Jul 202327min
The Putin Mutiny & DeSantis Fatigue
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to connect the dots between Prigozhin’s exile, the false calm in Moscow, and a missing Russian general. Then Teddy Schleifer swings by to decipher Trump’s latest campaign haul and a new DeSantis dilemma. For more from Julia - https://puck.news/putins-post-prigozhin-clean-up/ 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
7 Jul 202326min
