Cable-pocalypse Now, Part 2
Guest host John Ourand continues his rollicking conversation with Matt Belloni about the Cable-pocalypse, breaking down what the death of linear television entails for the inevitable migration of spor...
16 Aug 202419min
Cable-pocalypse Now, Part 1
The great John Ourand, host of the forthcoming Varsity pod, sits in for Peter and chats up Matt Belloni on a host of broadcast topics: the epic $9.1 billion Zaz write-down, Paramount’s NFL out, Comcas...
15 Aug 202419min
The Harris Down-Ballot X-Factor
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to reveal how the battle for Congress has shifted now that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner in the presidential race. With Harris’s momentum, can she help pull down-b...
14 Aug 202417min
Mar-a-Lago Nightmares & Kellyanne’s Boomerang
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to divulge the latest tremors in Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster. They dig into Trump’s myriad frustrations—from his trouble defining Kamala Harris to her breathtaking fundrai...
13 Aug 202423min
Media Monday: Zaz Truthers & Axiosology
Jon Kelly joins Olympics enthusiast Peter Hamby for a check in on the Harris-Trump TikTok election, an assessment of David Zaslav's nightmare du jour, and Washington's misread of the Axios news. To ...
12 Aug 202424min
NBC’s Olympics Bonanza & Venu’s Price Tag Math
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to offer his definitive pre-postmortem on NBC’s bonkers Olympics ratings, before turning to the forthcoming Venu sports streamer and whether it’s actually worth the $42.9...
9 Aug 202419min
Nike’s Gen Z Headaches & V.P. Fashion Faux Pas
Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby to unpack the trouble brewing at Nike in the wake of a distribution play gone awry and Gen Z’s embrace of sneaker competitors. Plus, Lauren’s candid take on how V.P. c...
8 Aug 202424min
Tim Walz Game Theory
John Heilemann joins Peter Hamby to evaluate the tactical reasons why, exactly, the Harris campaign selected Minnesota’s amiable governor Tim Walz to join the ticket as their V.P. candidate. The selec...
7 Aug 202436min
