The G.O.P.’s Kirk Effect

Tara joins Peter to do some serious delegate math on Kevin McCarthy’s predicament. And then Teddy Schleifer plays the greatest hits of his S.B.F. interview with Ben Landy. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily 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

8 Dec 202228min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss a couple of micro-controversies emanating from Semafor, the early-stage D.C. media startup. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy discuss the conflicting views inside the U.S. government about how the war in Ukraine will end. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily 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

7 Dec 202223min

Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to imagine the digital town square after Twitter, and assess the companies trying to create it. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss the intricacy of Netflix’s latest programming challenge. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily 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

6 Dec 202227min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the wind-down of The Recount, John Heilemann’s political digital media startup that missed the moment. Then they break the fourth wall to discuss The New Yorker’s profile of Puck. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily 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

5 Dec 202220min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss CNN’s green room massacre—whether it's overblown, overdue, or just the natural order of things. Then marketing ace Alex Bigler swings by to get the inside story on how Puck’s reporters are countenancing the biggest story of our times. Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily 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

2 Dec 202223min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s tenuous position as he attempts to persuade the fringiest members of his caucus that he’s just likable enough to be Speaker. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen get into whether Trump’s campaign is already toast. 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

1 Dec 202224min

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the latest casualties and innuendo regarding the Iger succession plan. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy chew over a few surprising wrinkles of the FTX legal fallout.  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

30 Nov 202222min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the critical global weapons shortage that no one wants to talk about. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer get into the next round of S.B.F. intrigue. 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

29 Nov 202224min