A G.O.P. Senate Rebellion

Eriq Gardner jumps on the horn with Peter Hamby to dissect two pressing legal developments subsumed by a week of high-octane political news: federal judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Donald Trump, and the dramatic denouement (and potential legal epilogue) to Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ manslaughter case. 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

19 Juli 202417min

Julia Ioffe rings up Peter Hamby from the grounds of the Aspen Security Conference to discuss her exclusive reporting on Joe Biden’s tense Zoom call with House Democrats, before revealing the anxiety swirling around the conference over the specter of a second Trump presidency. 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

18 Juli 202423min

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to spotlight the quietly churning Democratic revolt against Biden: the tense phone calls, the private frustrations, the polling woes, and their unfettered anxiety about his ability to beat Trump. 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 Juli 202418min

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby for an animated discussion about how the assassination attempt against Trump is reverberating across TV news—and reigniting age-old questions about the former president’s rhetoric. Then they dig into a strange mystery surrounding MSNBC’s Morning Joe. 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

16 Juli 202420min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the politics surrounding the horrific assassination attempt over the weekend in Pennsylvania. Does Trump's survival and subsequent political instincts make him unbeatable? Will the act of violence temporarily quell Biden's dissenters? Then the duo chew over some changes at The Washington Post. 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

15 Juli 202429min

Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss his observations on the Redstone's agreement to fork over control of Paramount Global to the Ellison family and RedBird Capital. Bill and Peter get into the David Ellison coronation, incoming president Jeff Shell's plans, the possibility that Jeff Zucker enters the fray, and other surprises from the deal denouement.  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

12 Juli 202419min

Dylan Byers calls in from Sun Valley to chat with Peter about how the dam broke for Biden, the growing tensions between the press corps and the White House, and the George Stephanopoulos of it all. 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

11 Juli 202421min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal the hushed, anguished chatter circulating among Democrats on Capitol Hill as Joe Biden defiantly vows to stay in the race. Then they foreshadow next week’s Republican convention in Milwaukee. 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

10 Juli 202429min