Who Needs Sports, Anyway?

Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers chat about Disney’s decision to take ESPN direct to consumers, and what that means for both the company’s EBITDA and the industry’s future. Then they delve into CNN’s post town hall malaise and The Messenger’s start-up challenges. 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 Maj 202332min

Julia Ioffe joins Ben to decipher the souring relationship between the Kremlin and Evgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s mercenary army, over the battle for Bakhmut. Then they break down how Republicans turned the Pentagon into a political punching bag. 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 Maj 202321min

Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into Sam Bankman-Fried’s ambitious and brazen defense to prove his innocence—and the legal precedents that give him hope. For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/s-b-f-s-varsity-blues-defense/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230518 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 Maj 202324min

Teddy Schleifer joins Ben Landy to discuss the new front in the Trump-DeSantis megadonor primary. And then the duo discuss Biden’s lukewarm entrance in the fundraising sweepstakes. 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 Maj 202323min

Matt Belloni joins Ben Landy to break down the latest developments and deal points in the writers’ strike: navigating a new era of TV, Hollywood’s shrinking middle class, and Zaslav’s P.R. strategy. Then they unpack Aaron Sorkin’s prediction for a WGA-showrunner schism.  For more from Matt - https://puck.news/can-the-striking-writers-avoid-class-warfare/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 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 Maj 202326min

With Peter Hamby off on his honeymoon, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers fill his shoes to weigh in on CNN’s internal town hall fallout and speculate about whether Tucker Carlson is a Rogan or a Megyn. 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 Maj 202326min

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the F.B.I. dragnet enclosing Sam Bankman-Fried as another former FTX executive is pressured to flip. Then Lauren Sherman swings by to talk about the evolution of the fashion media business.  For more from Teddy - https://puck.news/s-b-f-s-jack-and-jackie/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 For more on Line Sheet and how to sign up - https://puck.news/newsletter_content/alessandro-rumors-part-deux-the-ozempic-bump/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230512 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 Maj 202327min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the third-party anti-Trump, anti-Biden fantasy—and Joe Manchin’s potential role in the mix. For more from Tara - https://puck.news/no-labels-leaks-manchin-24-dreams/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230511 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 Maj 202312min