MLB’s Rose War & An Upfronts Postmortem
John Ourand joins Peter to discuss MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s decision to posthumously reinstate Pete Rose and restore “The Hit King’s” Hall of Fame eligibility decades after his lifetime ban. Did...
16 Maj 202518min
Biden’s “Original Sin” Migraine & D.N.C.'s Gen Z Problem
Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into the mounting buzz surrounding “Original Sin,” the new book from Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson chronicling, in their words, Joe Biden’s decline inside the White ...
15 Maj 202526min
The Jim Banks Doctrine
In this special edition of The Powers That Be, Leigh Ann Caldwell hosts Republican Senator Jim Banks for a far-reaching conversation about tariffs, the road to the midterms, and how the G.O.P. is aimi...
14 Maj 202536min
MAGA on Wall Street
Bill Cohan joins Peter to unpack Trump’s erratic trade war with China, the ripple effects on the markets, and the chatter on Wall Street about whether MAGA insiders might be profiting from advance kno...
13 Maj 202527min
Media Monday: The CNN Dowry & Biden “Cover Up” Questions
Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into the likelihood that David Zaslav will spin CNN out of Warner Bros. Discovery, and whether both companies would be better off solo. They also explore what’s behind Bid...
12 Maj 202525min
Make Sports Great Again?
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to examine Trump’s increasingly ominous fixation on sports—from launching a federal task force for the 2028 World Cup to a commission aimed at fixing college athletics and a b...
9 Maj 202519min
Lights, Camera, Tariffs
Matt Belloni swings by the pod to break down Trump’s head-spinning announcement that he’s prepared to slap tariffs on overseas film and TV productions. With Hollywood hitting the panic button, Matt ex...
8 Maj 202522min
Ari’s Deep Frieze
Marion Maneker joins Peter for a deep dive into the art fair circuit as it hits a fever pitch this week. Marion unpacks the explosion of events on the calendar, whether demand can keep up with the pac...
7 Maj 202518min
