Elon Backlash & a Failed D.C. Coup
Tina Nguyen joins Ben to decipher how Kevin McCarthy put down the House debt ceiling rebellion and gave Biden a surprise win. Then they dig into Elon’s misadventures trying to court the far right. Fo...
2 Juni 202323min
A.I. Extinction Odds
Baratunde Thurston joins Ben for a rollicking debate over whether the latest A.I. panic is self-aggrandizing hysteria or cynical ass-covering. Then they dig into what Washington can do to help—or if n...
1 Juni 202328min
Bombs Over Belgorod
Julia Ioffe phones in from Europe with an update on the war in Ukraine and how insiders in Brussels are planning for its reconstruction. Then they discuss the military’s cross-border incursions and a ...
31 Maj 202328min
Real ‘Succession’ Sagas
Bill Cohan joins Ben for a (spoiler-filled) discussion of how the ‘Succession’ finale measured up to the show’s stranger-than-fiction muses—Rupert, Lachlan, the Redstones, etcetera—and how the GoJo de...
30 Maj 202324min
Media Monday: Twitter Media Dreams, Semafor & Finkelstein Goss
Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers explain why Elon Musk’s rightwing media dreams are more complicated than he realizes. And then they dig into the Semafor fundraise and The Messenger’s uneven launch. To lea...
29 Maj 202323min
Zaz's Pimple Popper Premium Play
Julia Alexander and Ben Landy dig into WBD's new Max super app, which combines the luxurious and iconic HBO library with all the beloved garbage from the Discovery cinematic universe: Chip & Joanna, D...
26 Maj 202327min
Lil Elon & Jeff Roe in Primetime
Teddy Schleifer joins Ben to discuss a new generation of elite G.O.P. influencers, power brokers, and money men—starting with David Sacks and Jeff Roe. For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/desant...
25 Maj 202322min
Fashion’s Millennial Media Crisis
Lauren Sherman joins Ben to chart the rise and fall of Refinery29, a $400 million victim of the Vice Media bankruptcy. Then they turn to the masthead succession drama at WSJ. magazine after the ouster...
24 Maj 202325min
