WWE's Marvel Case & FTX's Resurrection
Dylan Byers and Peter Hamby dig into the forthcoming sale of WWE, which some bulls suggest has the same I.P. upside as the cinematic universes of Marvel or DC. The two also chew on some Jeff Bezos WaP...
25 Jan 202324min
Alec Baldwin’s Courtroom Odds
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss Russia’s massive geopolitical misfire. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner dig into the Alec Baldwin suit. To learn more about listener data and our privacy prac...
24 Jan 202324min
Media Monday: The Bezos WaPo Fears
Jon Kelly joins Peter to chat about Jeff Bezos’s loaded visit to The Washington Post—and the Post’s newfound (and economically accurate) view of itself. Then they dig into Elon Musk’s Twitter challeng...
23 Jan 202323min
CNN After Dark
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss CNN’s fascinating new plan to lean into late night. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Ron DeSantis’s retail Achilles heel. To learn more about listener data a...
20 Jan 202327min
The Next Political Earthquake
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the nasty fight coming to replace Dianne Feinstein. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into Bon Iger’s $28 billion Hulu question. Give the Powers That Be...
19 Jan 202325min
Inside the S.B.F. P.R. Machine
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss Sam Bankman-Fried’s unconventional P.R. moves, why he is playing for some sort of history, and more. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan get into Nelson Peltz’s ...
18 Jan 202323min
The Media Succession Scandal of ‘23
Eriq Gardner stops by to discuss the frenzied civil and familial war inside the WWE, where Vince McMahon has body-slammed his own board and daughter to resurface before a sale. Julia Ioffe discusses t...
17 Jan 202323min
Media Monday: Barbarian at the Disney Gates
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Nelson Peltz’s activist campaign against Bob Iger. Will Peltz’s Trian win the proxy vote? Will he get his desired board seat? Can Iger keep the fox out of the he...
16 Jan 202321min
