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 202322min
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 202321min
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 202324min
The Licht Defenestration
Dylan Byers, who broke the news on Chris Licht’s ouster at CNN, chats with Peter about how it all went down: when Zaz turned on him and what’s next for both CNN and Licht, himself.For more from Dylan ...
8 Jun 202323min
HollywoodGPT & Dimon ‘24
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to break down the latest twists as A.I. threatens the writers’ strike. Then Bill Cohan and Ben gab about Apple’s new headset, the S.E.C.’s war on crypto, and Dimon ‘24 fever. ...
7 Jun 202323min
Endless Wintour
Lauren Sherman joins Peter to dissect the exit of Edward Enninful from British Vogue and the power struggles inside Condé Nast as Anna Wintour consolidates power yet again. Then they dig into the murk...
6 Jun 202318min
Media Monday: Lichts Out?
Dylan Byers and Jon Kelly discuss the double-barreled headache at CNN: the surprise Dave Leavy C.O.O. appointment and that atrocious Atlantic story… Oof, is Licht toast?
5 Jun 202325min
Elon Backlash & a Failed D.C. Coup
Tina Nguyen joins Ben to decipher how Kevin McCarthy put down the House debt ceiling rebellion and gave Biden a surprise win. Then they dig into Elon’s misadventures trying to court the far right.For ...
2 Jun 202321min
