The Powers That Be: Daily

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to chart the multi-front campaign by billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass to keep TikTok alive, before revealing a secret meeting between Biden and a few Silicon Valley heavyweights last year. Then Abby Livingston and Ben dig into how the Biden impeachment inquiry fell apart. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

14 Mar 202423min

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the TikTok ban marching through Congress, whether it’s all a political stunt, and how this issue is probably bound for the courts, anyway. Then Ben and Bill Cohan dig into the lively post-SOTU chatter on Wall Street. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Mar 202431min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to exchange notes on the relief washing over Democrats after Biden’s lively SOTU speech. Then the pair dissect Katie Britt’s disastrous response, the impact on her political future, and whether she’s likely been nixed from Trump’s V.P. shortlist. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Mar 202417min

Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers assess the paranoia level within CNN as Mark Thompson gets his first taste of the network’s anxiety Richter Scale. Then they delve into the facts and fiction of the freshest micro-drama roiling the Times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Mar 202427min

Matt Belloni joins Peter for a very special pre-Oscars episode, in which the pair handicap the frontrunners, dig into the intense influence campaigns to sway Academy voters, and of course, gab about which party invites are most coveted this weekend.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8 Mar 202418min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for an inside look at how Jack Dorsey’s forbidden political flirtation with R.F.K.Jr. drove a wedge through his company’s board. Then Abby Livingston and Ben assess the biggest winners and losers from Super Tuesday.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Mar 202427min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to parse Mark Thompson’s vague proclamations about CNN’s digital future, and whether it can actually wean itself off linear television. Then, the pair eulogize the halcyon days of hefty paychecks for star anchors. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Mar 202419min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter for an incredibly candid conversation about life in Russia after Navalny’s murder—the fate of the resistance, the mourning and hope of his disciples, and the looming fear of reprisals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Mar 202420min