The G.O.P.’s Kirk Effect

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest anxieties, and second-guessing, taking place inside Hudson Yards. And then Julia Ioffe has a personal chat with Puck’s renowned marketing genius, Alex Bigler. 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

9 Sep 202223min

Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the diplomatic crisis that Washington never saw coming. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss the harebrained implosion of Trump’s DWAC media play. 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 Sep 202219min

Bill Cohan joins Peter to answer a lingering question hanging over Wall Street—who will buy Peloton, the pandemic darling, and at what price? And then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy sort out the streaming battle between Amazon and HBO Max. 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 Sep 202223min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss her interview with John Anzalone, Biden’s pollster and inner circle member, about the key 2022 races, Biden’s ‘24 prospects, and more. 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 Sep 202220min

Jon Kelly and Peter discuss the once ephemeral, now increasingly imminent cable supernova and what it means for CNN, NBCU, and the next wave of boob tube innovation. 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 Sep 202221min

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the anxiety inside CNN after Brian Stelter’s ouster and whether Don Lemon is safe from the feared John Malone shoulder tap. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy consider the Justice Department’s potential case against Trump and whether Merrick Garland would truly send a former president to the clink. 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 Sep 202228min

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s complex attempt to unify the fractious Republican party in advance of the midterms. And then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan get into some serious Jay Powell-induced recession porn.  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 Sep 202225min

Teddy Schleifer chats with Peter about the bizarre, looming feud between Peter Thiel and Mitch McConnell over the electoral fates of Blake Masters and J.D. Vance—two Thiel acolytes, sure, but candidates he wants off the dole. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Netflix’s complex mid-life relationship with original series in a multi-streamer universe. 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

31 Aug 202224min