Who Needs Sports, Anyway?

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby discuss a media question that is now almost on the table: Can David Zaslav trade CNN? And would such a deal, which would take years, get initiated at Sun Valley? 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

26 Juni 202321min

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss Robert De Niro’s $6 million legal war with his former assistant. And then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy dig into the tiff consuming the Capitol. 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

23 Juni 202322min

Teddy Schleifer and Peter discuss how Kennedy’s new V.C. fan club could scramble the Democratic primary. Then Dylan Byers stops by with an inside look at how Fox News is using Brett Baier to de-Tuckerize dayside.  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

22 Juni 202332min

Lauren Sherman joins Peter to discuss why the Arnault family entrusted Pharrell with the menswear line of the world’s most lucrative brand. And then Bill Cohan enumerates Elon’s creditor problems in conversation with Ben Landy. For more from Lauren - https://puck.news/inside-lvmhs-pharrell-fantasy/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230621 for more from Bill - https://puck.news/will-elon-lose-control-of-twitter/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230621 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

21 Juni 202326min

Abby Livingston, Puck’s new Congressional correspondent, joins Peter for an animated conversation about the censure effort against Adam Schiff—where it might head and how it plays to his advantage. Then they delve into their CNN roots. 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

20 Juni 202321min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the immediate post-Licht programming highs, and what to expect from CNN in the weeks and months ahead. Then they delve into the various headaches plaguing Insider (nee Business Insider).  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 Juni 202323min

Dylan Byers joins Peter for an inside look at Washington Post C.E.O. Fred Ryan’s controversial legacy and what’s next for the paper in its post-“Democracy Dies in the Darkness” era. Then Eriq Gardner breaks down the legal complexifiers buried in the PGA-LIV golf deal. For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/a-tale-of-two-fred-ryans/ For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/the-saudi-pga-ma-legal-hellscape/ 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 Juni 202326min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss whether tech legend North Dakota governor Doug Burgum can buy his way into the G.O.P. presidential race. Then Lauren Sherman drops by to illuminate the Hollywood billionaire quietly cornering the market on America’s resurgent Western nostalgia lovefest.  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 Juni 202326min