Media Monday: The Stelter “Blood Sacrifice”
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the apparent Stelter “blood sacrifice”—was it as simple as appeasing Malone, or was it about snipping the final umbilical connection to Zucker? Also: who is next and w...
22 Aug 202218min
Should Disney Spin ESPN?
Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek's fuzzy streaming numbers and the looming ESPN decision. Then Ben Landy speaks with marketing warrior god Alex Bigler about what's going...
19 Aug 202221min
The Liz Cheney MSNBC Fantasy
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the Democrats’ various Liz Cheney fantasies—‘24, ‘28, resistance warrior, or future lefty ticket placeholder—and why they are all bananas. Then Ben Landy and Teddy ...
18 Aug 202220min
Inside Elon’s Tesla Dump
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss how Elon Musk is wargaming Tesla’s stock jump, his self-created Twitter litigation hell and competition in the EV market. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Trump...
17 Aug 202216min
Trump’s Espionage Promiscuity
Julia Ioffe talks to Peter about whether Trump violated the Espionage Act, and all that comes with it. Did the former president truly break the trip wire or is this just another unprecedented moment i...
16 Aug 202219min
Media Monday: Axios Gets the Bag
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the dynamics behind Axios’s $525 million exit and what it means for Washington media. The duo also discuss the impact that an activist hedge fund will have on The New ...
15 Aug 202217min
The NFL’s Secret Court
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss how Roger Goodell controls the league’s own Vatican-like legal system. Then Julia Alexander stops by to explain how she reconstructs Netflix’s hidden data.
12 Aug 202220min
Trump’s Monster Shot & Liz Cheney’s Afterlife
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to analyze Trump’s bizarre FBI raid bump, and how it will impact DeSantis and the ‘24 field. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss Liz Cheney’s martyr-adjacent next act.
11 Aug 202220min
