Join Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Hamby, along with the team of expert journalists at Puck, as they let you in on the real conversations insiders are having across the four corners of power in America: Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Puck's contributors will bring you smart conversation around the inside stories happening in these worlds. Presented in partnership with Audacy, new episodes publish daily, Monday-Friday.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what the reporters covering the White House are saying under their breath about Biden's age. Then the two turn to the lingering fallout in the wake of The Messenger's demise.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the surprising internal politics within Gaza. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what’s really up with Adam Neumann’s WeWork play.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss all the scary G.O.P. math involved in tonight’s special election in New York. And then Ben and Eriq Gardner dissect Elon Musk’s proxy legal war against Disney.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh in on the Biden media catastrophe and assess the Democrats’ real options—even the unpleasant ones. Then they discuss the likelihood of the new sports super streamer.
Scoop machine Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to talk about RFK Jr.’s ridiculous veep fantasy and S.B.F.’s even more absurd Tom Brady political audible. Then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers examine a fresh set of anxieties at CNN as Mark Thompson signals his diminished linear ambitions.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to chat about Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, and the whole carny act side show it has kicked up. Then they discuss Brett McGurk, perhaps the most controversial player in all of Washington.
In a special episode, John Ourand and Jon Kelly discuss the stunning news that ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery are creating a Hulu-style sports streaming consortium. What does it all mean? Then they dig into Super Bowl media gossip.
Eriq Gardner joins Ben to discuss how Byron Allen could use his political clout to take control of the Paramount fire sale. Then they chew over a bizarre legal settlement: Kevin Spacey's secret deal to trade his 'House of Cards' testimony for a $35 million debt.
John Ourand, Puck’s newest superstar, joins Peter to discuss the $2 billion sale of the Baltimore Orioles. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan explain Elon Musk’s epic compensation fight.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss the latest billionaire chatter from the Four Seasons Palm Beach, where the Haley and Trump campaigns delivered dueling pitches to some of America’s wealthiest donors. Then they turn to Ken Griffin’s private election analysis and how the party’s crumbling anti-Trump resistance is rationalizing the inevitable.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the NFL’s role in delaying the decline of Pay TV, and what might come next. Then Eriq Gardner tells Ben Landy all about a surprise ruling in a Murdoch defamation case.
Abby Livingston joins Peter for a spirited chat about the newest crisis in DC—the onslaught of lawmakers looking to cash out for jobs on K Street. But what happens when there are too many retiring Congresspeople and too few jobs? Then the duo contemplate Donald Trump’s VP leanings.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the brutal Q1 culling in the news media, and how it all came to pass. Then the two pals discuss the meaning behind Netflix’s incredible WWE deal—and the company’s boffo Q4 results.
Baratunde Thurston, a former Daily Show writer in a previous life, joins Peter to discuss whether Stewart's blend of satire can work in these divisive times. Then they chat about Wall Street's monster DEI pivot.
Peter and Dylan Byers wonder aloud whether Jon Stewart’s Bush-era shtick will work in 2024—and what to make of this cable boomerang perfectly timed for the slow fade of the industry.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to chat about a new internal conflict playing out within Mark Thompson’s CNN. And then Bill Cohan visits Ben Landy to discuss Apollo’s interest in Paramount Global.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to explain the latest complications between the Biden administration and Bibi as the Israel-Hamas war endures. Then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy chat about Apple’s insidious entrance into the at-home theatrical business.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about Trump’s February ultimatum to his donors—get on board or risk getting left out (or buried on Truth!). Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy talk about Murdoch M&A parlor talk.
In a very special episode, Abby Livingston and Tina Nguyen join Peter to discuss the many nightmares currently bearing down on Mike Johnson: the voting numbers, Ukraine, the CRs, and surviving these MAGA times.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the financial impact of covering Iowa like it's 2008. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dissect Bill Ackman’s case against BI.
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to run through the storylines from a meh Iowa: Trump’s mega win, the second place bonanza, the New Hampshire of it all, and the DeSantis dropout questions.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss South Africa’s unusual request to effectively put an injunction on Israel’s war with Hamas. Is this quixotism at the Hague? Can the U.S. intervene? And what does the request really reveal about the bloody war? And later, Bill Cohan joins Ben to discuss Brian Roberts’ M&A philosophy and the WBD-Comcast endgame.
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the latest complications bearing down on the increasingly professionalizing NCAA. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer weigh into the provenance of RFK’s fundraising mafia.
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to discuss the unfathomable—Speaker Mike Johnson’s temporary majority of one. And then the two chat about how each party is trying to take the House this fall.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to assess the agony of The Messenger and how things got there so quickly. Then the reunited duo weigh in on the antecedents of the 2024 campaign media torpor.
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the ascent of Peter Orszag, the new C.E.O. of Lazard, who has vowed to double revenue by 2030. Can the former top Obama aide resurrect Bill’s old firm, or will the years of ennui and infighting betray his ambitions?
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the winners, losers, and surprises of the Christmas corridor holiday box office season and what to expect for the theatrical industry in ‘24. Then the two chew over the return of the Golden Globes to television.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the generation divide rocking Capitol Hill while Eriq Gardner assesses The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI with Ben Landy.
In the second installment of their year-commencing prediction special, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers dig into the Elon debt endgame at Twitter and much, much more.
Happy New Year! In the first part of a special double-barreled media predictions show, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers prognosticate about Washington Post leadership changes, Jeff Zucker’s billion-dollar deal, and the Shari-Zaz outcome.
Eriq Gardner joins Ben for a Talmudic reading of the Colorado court decision banning Donald Trump from the ballot, how it’s playing in Washington legal circles, and how the Supreme Court might rule. Then they turn to the M&A regulatory conundrum du jour: Would Biden block a merger of CBS and CNN?
Lauren Sherman joins Ben to break down some of the biggest fashion business storylines of the year: the death of multi-brand retail, Michael Kors M&A, more designer musical chairs, and the return of Kanye West.
Bill Cohan and Peter discuss the leadership crisis at Harvard, the billionaire backlash to DEI, and hedge fund macher Bill Ackman’s crusade to defenestrate Claudine Gay. Then they turn to Bill’s 2024 predictions for Elon, Bidenomics, and Bob Iger’s future at Disney.
Abby Livingston joins Peter for a special Boxing Day breakdown of the town’s greatest disappointments, degenerates, phonies and villains. Plus a dutiful accounting of a few winners, too.
It’s an extra merry Media Monday as Dylan Byers joins Jon Kelly to kibitz about who will buy Paramount, WBD vs Comcast, and whether streaming as we know it is doomed. Then they turn to new Washington Post leader Will Lewis: the editorial opportunity and his Murdoch problem.
Puck's ace media reporter joins Peter for a talmudic reading on David Zaslav's interest in pursuing a WBD-Paramount combination, the Shari of it all, the debt challenges, the CBS-CNN implications and so much more.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the increasing complexities in Ukraine and Israel. In particular, they dig into the Biden administration's vexation with Bibi, and ponder how long the Israeli prime minister can hold on to power.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to dig into all the final fundraising, polling, and constituency machinations in Iowa as '24 finally--finally--begins in earnest.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the House’s impeachment fantasies and whether the Republicans actually have the votes. Then they dig into Biden’s polling, and a new theory that explains a sign of optimism.
Jon Kelly and Peter delve into one of the more high-minded and dishy Times scandals in recent memory—James Bennet’s recently published, agonizing, rage-filled manifesto about his departure from the Grey Lady, his fury at A.G. Sulzberger, and his disappointment in an allegedly drifting institution.
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Tina Nguyen and Peter Hamby dive into the warring shadow bureaucracies vying to influence Trump. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy assess David Ellison and Gerry Cardinale’s efforts to acquire the Redstone family’s stake in Paramount.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss Sam Altman’s newest controversy: an anti-Biden Super PAC that has the Valley liberal in crowd in a twist. Then Eriq Gardner handicaps Trump’s legal odds
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss his latest piece on the cacophony of Biden polling woes, and how to sort the signal from the noise. Then the two dig into the House G.O.P.’s impeachment fantasies.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to explore all the angles of Shari Redstone’s Paramount sales process, and then dig in on the network presidentialdebate scheduling melee.
