Trump II: 100 Days In
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter for a sober analysis of Trump’s first 100 days back in office—and addresses the question gripping Washington: Is Trump actually an all-powerful executive force, or is he...
29 Apr 202522min
Media Monday: Hollywood’s Gen Z Deficit & Shari’s CBS Scandal
Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into a surprising new survey revealing which actors still put butts in seats. As Denzel, Tom Cruise, and the old guard hold strong, they break down the generational divide...
28 Apr 202521min
Carr Trouble at the F.C.C.
Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a deep dive on F.C.C. chairman Brendan Carr, the pugnacious regulator who seems to be slow rolling the $8 billion Skydance-Paramount merger while lobbing rhetorical grenad...
25 Apr 202517min
Putin’s Art of No Deal
Julia Ioffe swings by the pod to discuss the state of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia—if there are any negotiations to be made at all. As Putin plays coy and Zelensky holds the line, Jul...
24 Apr 202518min
NFL Draft Rights Showdown & ABC’s NBA Finals Nightmare
John Ourand joins Peter to discuss the surging popularity of the NFL Draft, and which of the streaming giants might bid on the rights to broadcast the yearly football spectacle—and why, to no surprise...
23 Apr 202518min
A Texas G.O.P. Knife Fight & Dems’ K Street Blues
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter Hamby to dig into the messy Senate G.O.P. primary showdown brewing in Texas between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton—a race which riled up the White House after Paxton hired p...
22 Apr 202518min
Media Monday: Netflix War Games & WHCD Chatter
Jon Kelly rejoins Peter to dig into Netflix’s precedent-setting Q1 earnings—its first without subscriber numbers, and the clearest sign yet that Netflix has outgrown the streaming wars, setting its si...
21 Apr 202520min
Fed Up & Newsmaxed Out
Bill Cohan and Peter dig into Donald Trump’s latest spat—this time with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. As Trump pushes for rate cuts amid shaky, self-inflicted economic headwinds, Powell is vowing independe...
18 Apr 202523min
