Media Monday: Manfred’s MLB Fantasies & Biden ‘Original Sin’ Fallout

Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek's fuzzy streaming numbers and the looming ESPN decision. Then Ben Landy speaks with marketing warrior god Alex Bigler about what's going on behind the scenes at Puck. 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 Aug 202223min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the Democrats’ various Liz Cheney fantasies—‘24, ‘28, resistance warrior, or future lefty ticket placeholder—and why they are all bananas. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discusses Elon Musk’s Republican donor ambitions. 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 Aug 202222min

Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss how Elon Musk is wargaming Tesla’s stock jump, his self-created Twitter litigation hell and competition in the EV market. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Trump’s F.B.I. pickle. 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 Aug 202218min

Julia Ioffe talks to Peter about whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, and all that comes with it. Did the former president truly break the trip wire or is this just another unprecedented moment in an unprecedented world of an unprecedented post-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

16 Aug 202221min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the dynamics behind Axios’s $525 million exit and what it means for Washington media. The duo also discuss the impact that an activist hedge fund will have on The New York Times. 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 Aug 202219min

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss how Roger Goodell controls the league’s own Vatican-like legal system. Then Julia Alexander stops by to explain how she reconstructs Netflix’s hidden data. 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 Aug 202222min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to analyze Trump’s bizarre FBI raid bump, and how it will impact DeSantis and the ‘24 field. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss Liz Cheney’s martyr-adjacent next act. 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 Aug 202222min

Matt Belloni joins Peter Hamby to discuss the business impact of HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff and how it might fare against Amazon’s Lord of the Rings. Meanwhile, Dylan Byers joins Ben Landy to discuss Axios’s $525 million exit and the latest Semafor updates. 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 Aug 202219min