The C Word
Abby Livingston, Puck’s new Congressional correspondent, joins Peter for an animated conversation about the censure effort against Adam Schiff—where it might head and how it plays to his advantage. Th...
20 Jun 202321min
Media Monday: The Afterlicht & Insider Blues
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the immediate post-Licht programming highs, and what to expect from CNN in the weeks and months ahead. Then they delve into the various headaches plaguing Insider (nee...
19 Jun 202323min
WaPo Succession & the Saudi Golf Scandal
Dylan Byers joins Peter for an inside look at Washington Post C.E.O. Fred Ryan’s controversial legacy and what’s next for the paper in its post-“Democracy Dies in the Darkness” era. Then Eriq Gardner ...
16 Jun 202326min
A Real Life ‘Yellowstone’ Billionaire Mystery
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss whether tech legend North Dakota governor Doug Burgum can buy his way into the G.O.P. presidential race. Then Lauren Sherman drops by to illuminate the Hollywood...
15 Jun 202326min
Hollywood’s ‘Oppenheimer’ vs ‘Barbie’ Smackdown
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss whether a string of wannabe blockbusters can revive the summer box office, and if R-rated sex comedies are due for a comeback. Then they get into Tom Cruise’s furio...
14 Jun 202321min
DeSantasy Revisited
Peter and Ben debate whether Ron DeSantis is a winner or a weirdo, and if the media doom loop narrative is overplayed. Then they weigh the aftershocks of another Trump indictment and the legacy of You...
13 Jun 202324min
Media Monday: Zaz’s Silver Bullet & Tucker’s Male Fragility
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter for a post-Licht jam session that focused on David Zaslav’s real priority: servicing the debt burden of the WBD colossus. Then they assess Tucker Carlson’s legal quagmire...
12 Jun 202323min
Jack & Bobby, a Silicon Love Story
Teddy and Peter marvel at how Jack Dorsey and the V.C. contrarian crew fell head over heels for alt-left crank RFK Jr. Then Tina joins Ben for a Talmudic reading of Kevin McCarthy’s latest G.O.P. fami...
9 Jun 202325min
