The Powers That Be: Daily

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...

7 Dec 202221min

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 lat...

6 Dec 202225min

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 prof...

5 Dec 202218min

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 h...

2 Dec 202221min

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 Tin...

1 Dec 202222min

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.

30 Nov 202220min

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.

29 Nov 202222min

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the next steps in Iger’s return, and where the calculus sits a week after the stunning announcement. They also chew over Elon the C.E.O. vs Elon the Narcissist and the...

28 Nov 202219min