Trump's Tariff Theater
Bill Cohan joins Peter for a deep dive into Trump’s tariff threats against Mexico, Canada, and China. Bill argues that these threats are largely performative, crafted to score political wins rather th...
5 Feb 202522min
Cabinet Confirmation Roulette
Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter to analyze the high-stakes confirmation battles of two of Trump’s most contentious cabinet picks: Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and R.F.K. Jr. for ...
4 Feb 202519min
Media Monday: Paramount's Trump Gamble & Peacock's Peril
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter to scrutinize the subdued media reaction to the dawn of Trump II—and why it lacks the “five-alarm fire” urgency that defined Trump I. Then they pivot to discuss the loomi...
3 Feb 202530min
Wall Street’s A.I. Meltdown & Musk’s Washington Makeover
Bill Cohan joins Peter to unpack the Wall Street chaos triggered by DeepSeek, a low-cost ChatGPT alternative that sent the Nasdaq tumbling and wiped $600 billion off Nvidia’s value in a single day. Th...
31 Jan 202527min
An NFL Ratings Mystery & Brady’s $40M Season
John Ourand joins Peter to dissect the NFL’s season-long ratings decline. While “Chiefs fatigue” has been a hot topic, is the broader notion of “football fatigue” more accurate? Then they scrutinize T...
30 Jan 202526min
Trump’s Law & Disorder
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to break down the flood of legal developments emanating from the new Trump regime—from the firing of career D.O.J. prosecutors to the pause on civil rights and environmental l...
29 Jan 202526min
Trump's Divided G.O.P & Cabinet Conundrums
Puck’s newest partner and chief Washington correspondent, Leigh Ann Caldwell, joins Peter for an insider’s take on the growing rift within the G.O.P. as they wrestle with whether to roll Trump’s ambit...
28 Jan 202525min
Media Monday: CNN’s Layoff Aftermath & NFL Streaming Woes
Jon Kelly connects with Peter to scrutinize CNN’s post-layoff digital transformation and how long it'll take for Mark Thompson’s vision to come to fruition, before discussing the strategic decisions b...
27 Jan 202527min
