The A.I. Search Wars
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to dissect the heated A.I. arms race between Google, Meta, and Open A.I., and how a new wave of generative search tools, like Perplexity A.I., are making it diffic...
17 Maj 202427min
The CNN-ABC Debate Coup
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to break down how CNN and ABC News scored the coveted Biden-Trump debates, what it means for their network rivals, and their predictions for the looming showdowns. To l...
16 Maj 202425min
Streaming’s Cable Fable & Upfront Inside Chatter
Julia Alexander joins Peter Hamby to dissect the flawed notion that modern streaming services—and the dynamics of bundling, in particular—approximate the linear ecosystem of yore. Then she reveals wha...
15 Maj 202423min
S.B.F. Live from Prison
Bill Cohan joins Peter to share all the riveting details about his recent visit with Sam Bankman-Fried: the rice-bartering, his new life behind bars, and his belief in how he got there. To learn mor...
14 Maj 202424min
Media Monday: An NFL-Netflix Marriage & Zucker-CNN Fever Dreams
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Netflix’s bid to produce two NFL Christmas Day games—the price tag, logistics, and deal quirks. And then the duo chew over the latest CNN murmurs. To learn more abou...
13 Maj 202425min
Putin’s Unholy Coronation & Campus Protest Fallacies
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby for a close reading of Putin’s fifth inauguration speech, and what the Russian president’s undisguised embrace of fascism portends for the future of his country, Ukraine,...
10 Maj 202425min
Zazology 101 & The Godwin Complex
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby for a rollicking conversation surrounding David Zaslav’s NBA rights imbroglio, his eye-popping compensation package, WBD’s stock price, and much more. Then they dig into ...
9 Maj 202423min
Inside the Tom Brady Roast & Bezos’ NBA Check
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to discuss how Netflix’s star-studded roast of Tom Brady came together, and what the live broadcast signals about the streamer's ambitions for sports streaming. Then they...
8 Maj 202415min
