Ben, Joanna, & The Beast
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what on earth veteran media executives Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles are doing taking over The Daily Beast, the boutique, once buzzy Barry Diller digital property th...
18 Apr 202419min
Bibi Under Fire
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to dig into Iran’s brazen attack on Israel: how it illustrates the region’s intractable tensions, Biden’s complicated relationship with Bibi, and why Israel’s unique poli...
17 Apr 202419min
An ESPN Shakeup & NBA’s Streaming Hardball
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to dig into the latest shakeup atop ESPN: the defenestration of longtime executive Norby Williamson, the drama behind the move, and what it means for the network’s digita...
16 Apr 202416min
Media Monday: Another Times Scandal & Shari’s Board Mutiny
Jon Kelly joins Peter to prosecute the Times’ latest internal investigation and discuss Shari Redstone’s unusual mid-deal heat board crisis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic...
15 Apr 202425min
Trump’s Money Machine & Ellison’s V.P. Push
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to scrutinize Donald Trump’s fundraising machine as the candidate tries to overcome his financial disadvantage to Biden. Then they break down Trump’s quest for a runn...
12 Apr 202417min
Ronna Aftershocks & a CBS Snow Job
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the lingering executive tensions inside 30 Rock following the McDaniel micro scandal. Then they weigh into whether the rebooted CBS News streamer is just more ...
11 Apr 202422min
Trump’s Abortion Gambit & Biden’s Red State Fever
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to dissect Trump’s putative rejection of a national abortion ban, and whether the announcement will actually cost him evangelical votes. Then they survey the electoral c...
10 Apr 202417min
Paramount Anxieties & Leon’s Epstein Diaries
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to unpack Shari Redstone’s controversial choice to entertain the David Ellison-Skydance bid for Paramount over Apollo Global Management’s $27 billion offer for the whole e...
9 Apr 202427min
