Media Monday: Twitter Media Dreams, Semafor & Finkelstein Goss
Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers explain why Elon Musk’s rightwing media dreams are more complicated than he realizes. And then they dig into the Semafor fundraise and The Messenger’s uneven launch. To lea...
29 Maj 202323min
Zaz's Pimple Popper Premium Play
Julia Alexander and Ben Landy dig into WBD's new Max super app, which combines the luxurious and iconic HBO library with all the beloved garbage from the Discovery cinematic universe: Chip & Joanna, D...
26 Maj 202327min
Lil Elon & Jeff Roe in Primetime
Teddy Schleifer joins Ben to discuss a new generation of elite G.O.P. influencers, power brokers, and money men—starting with David Sacks and Jeff Roe. For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/desant...
25 Maj 202322min
Fashion’s Millennial Media Crisis
Lauren Sherman joins Ben to chart the rise and fall of Refinery29, a $400 million victim of the Vice Media bankruptcy. Then they turn to the masthead succession drama at WSJ. magazine after the ouster...
24 Maj 202325min
Iger’s Agony & a Netflix Resurrection
Bill Cohan joins Ben Landy to discuss how Bill Ackman epically mistimed his Netflix position. Then they delve into Bob Iger’s complex turnaround effort at Disney. For more from Bill - https://puck.n...
23 Maj 202323min
Media Monday: ESPN Fears & The Messenger Mayhem
Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers chat about Disney’s decision to take ESPN direct to consumers, and what that means for both the company’s EBITDA and the industry’s future. Then they delve into CNN’s post to...
22 Maj 202332min
The Putin Mutiny
Julia Ioffe joins Ben to decipher the souring relationship between the Kremlin and Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s mercenary army, over the battle for Bakhmut. Then they break down how Republ...
19 Maj 202321min
The S.B.F. Legal Defense
Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into Sam Bankman-Fried’s ambitious and brazen defense to prove his innocence—and the legal precedents that give him hope. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/s-b-f-...
18 Maj 202324min
