Paging Marco Rubio!
Julia Ioffe joins guest host Leigh Ann Caldwell to unpack the implications of the sweeping layoffs at the State Department, which have left 1300 staffers out in the cold. Then they examine Marco Rubio...
18 Jul 202522min
Elon’s Third Party Fantasy & The G.O.P.’s Texas Tangle
Abby Livingston joins Leigh Ann Caldwell to cover the most pressing topics underpinning the political landscape: the latest drama with the redistricting efforts in Texas, the Dems’ and G.O.P.’s respec...
17 Jul 202520min
Vogue Succession Watch & The Bezos-Sánchez Whisper Network
Lauren Sherman joins guest host Julia Alexander to cut through the noise surrounding the Anna Wintour-Vogue succession story—and why the rumors of Jeff Bezos acquiring the storied fashion mag are more...
16 Jul 202526min
Ackman’s Unforced Errors & Saks’ Debt Spiral
Bill Cohan joins guest host extraordinaire Julia Alexander to dissect Bill Ackman’s latest headline-generating antics—this time at a tennis tournament—and the optics of his increasingly erratic behavi...
15 Jul 202523min
Media Monday: Apple’s F1 Power Play & Yaccarino’s X-it Plan
Jon Kelly joins guest host Julia Alexander to assess Apple’s reported $150 million-a-year offer for F1's U.S. media rights—nearly twice what ESPN currently pays. With ESPN tightening its belt and prio...
14 Jul 202524min
Hollywood Superhero Wars
Matt Belloni joins guest host Julia Alexander to discuss the high-stakes summer blockbusters that could make or break two battered superhero franchises. With ‘Superman’ poised for a $130 million debut...
11 Jul 202521min
Come again, Grok?
Ian Krietzberg joins guest host Julia Alexander to unpack the firestorm surrounding Grok, Elon Musk’s controversial A.I. agent for his social platform, X. Recent updates to be more “politically incorr...
10 Jul 202526min
The Fourth Estate’s Big Chill
Dylan Byers joins guest host Julia Ioffe to unpack the fallout from the $16 million CBS–Trump settlement, and what it reveals about the state of press freedom, media ownership, and Trump’s increasingl...
9 Jul 202523min
