The Memorial Day Box Office Boom
Matt Belloni joins guest host Julia Alexander to explain why the Memorial Day box office was just what the doctor ordered for studio executives—and what it portends for the year ahead. They break down...
28 Maj 202535min
Disney v. YouTube & MLB’s Hard Reset
John Ourand joins guest host Julia Alexander to unpack the high-stakes drama behind Disney’s lawsuit against YouTube, following the poaching of top ESPN executive Justin Connolly. Then, they turn to t...
27 Maj 202534min
Media Monday: Manfred’s MLB Fantasies & Biden ‘Original Sin’ Fallout
Jon Kelly joins guest host Dylan Byers to unravel the plot twists in Rob Manfred’s ongoing media rights negotiations for MLB, highlighting their potential deals with NBC and Apple. Then the duo dive i...
26 Maj 202531min
Putin’s Stall Tactics & Trump’s Oval Ambush
Julia Ioffe joins guest host Leigh Ann Caldwell to unpack the fallout from Trump’s two-hour call with Putin earlier this week: Trump's growing frustration with the Ukraine conflict, his willingness to...
23 Maj 202521min
Mike Johnson’s Point of Disorder
Abby Livingston joins guest host Leigh Ann Caldwell to break down the challenges facing House Republicans in passing their legislative agenda, particularly Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” They highligh...
22 Maj 202520min
Taylor's Swifties v. Live Nation
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to unpack the Swifties’ intensifying racketeering lawsuit against Live Nation, along with two other serious cases the company is facing: a long-running civil suit from fans an...
21 Maj 202518min
Another CBS News Casualty & The Biden Diagnosis
Dylan Byers joins Peter to break down Wendy McMahon’s resignation from CBS News after four years as the network president, which comes as Paramount angles to settle Trump’s $20 million-plus lawsuit ag...
20 Maj 202529min
Media Monday: Max & Playbook Blues
The renaming of HBO Max offers Jon Kelly and Peter a chance to recall some of David Zaslav’s greatest streaming follies during the WBD era. The duo also chew over murmurs of regime change at Politico’...
19 Maj 202524min
