Media Monday: Substack’s Wild Valuation & Bari Weiss’s Big Decision
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter to unpack Substack’s billion-dollar valuation and its pivot from newsletter darling to multimedia hype darling. Then they dig into the culture-war-infused intrigue surrou...
21 Jul 202521min
What’s Eating Angie Craig?
In this special episode of The Powers That Be, Leigh Ann Caldwell is joined by Rep. Angie Craig for a Puck Power Breakfast at Ned’s Club in D.C. Craig digs into the crypto-related conflicts dogging th...
19 Jul 202523min
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
