The Silicon Valley Swamp

Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Powers That Be, Puck’s podcast about the intersection of Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood. Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Matt Belloni, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more: How California governor Gavin Newsom survived a recall challenge Who cares about the Primetime Emmy Awards? Tech companies. Why NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell won the week in Hollywood Does Ron DeSantis have a shot at taking the MAGA mantle? How afraid should other Republicans be of Donald Trump? Chris Christie’s place in the modern GOP Meta! Why former NBC and CNN reporter Dylan Byers joined Puck  The narratives surrounding the Biden presidency post-Afghanistan How journalism became the “engagement business" https://puck.news/subscribe/ (Become a Puck member) starting at $12.99/month or $100/year for daily articles and breaking news from Peter, Matt, Tina, Dylan and the whole Puck team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Sep 20211h 1min