Inside NBCU’s Deal Machine
In a special episode, Dylan Byers and William D. Cohan inspect the values and virtues of the Comcast board room—why the company is so acquisitive, why NBCU wasn’t spun out with EA, and other potential...
1 Juni 202219min
Putin’s No. 1 Defector
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the latest scandal rocking the Kremlin—a shocking defection that reveals Putin’s true weaknesses. Then Teddy Schleifer joins to discuss the inside story on a secret ...
31 Maj 202219min
CNN’s Zuckeritis
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a discussion about lingering anxieties inside the CNN newsroom, where many are still mourning the absence of Jeff Zucker and questioning, fairly or not, the judgment of new C...
30 Maj 202216min
The Tom Cruise Streaming Strategy
Matt Belloni joins Peter to explain how Top Gun: Maverick wended its way through development to likely become Tom Cruise’s first—yes, first—$100 million opening weekend. Then Alex Bigler, Puck’s favor...
27 Maj 202221min
The Great NBC Deal That Wasn’t
Veteran media reporter Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss how Comcast’s Brian Roberts very nearly spun off NBCU into a merger with Electronic Arts—and what the defunct deal nonetheless reveals about h...
26 Maj 202220min
Trump’s New Running Mate
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the biggest political subplot of 2024–which presidential campaign will Jeff Roe run? And will the data quant, who led Cruz in 2016, ice the field by waiting for Tru...
25 Maj 202218min
Elon’s Revised Conquest & Buffett’s Love Tap
William D. Cohan joins Peter to explain Warren Buffett’s unprecedented $2.6 billion investment into Paramount Global, and game out Elon Musk’s next moves at Twitter. Then Eriq Gardner stops by to expl...
24 Maj 202216min
Media Monday: Elon’s Angle & a Multi-Billion Hollywood Rollup
Jon Kelly joins Peter for their usual and insightful media banter on Hollywood’s most-gossiped-about roll-up play, future media consolidation, and Elon Musk’s recalibration To learn more about liste...
23 Maj 202222min
