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.
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss a grab bag of media goodies: the TV debate extinction event, Bezos’s WaPo succession options, and X CEO Linda Yaccarino’s on-stage meltdown at Code.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss what might happen if U.S. aid to Ukraine, an underlying issue in the government shutdown, suddenly evaporated. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy chew over DeSantis’ doomsday.
Matt Belloni joins Peter to dig into Hollywood’s post-strike reality: production schedules, the impact on the actors’ strike, the general vibe of the town, and so much more.
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the bizarre lawsuit surrounding director Ava DuVernay, prosecutor-turned-pulp author Linda Fairstein and Netflix. Then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan dig into Bob Iger’s remaining options for ABC and ESPN.
Baratunde joins Peter to gab about the latest technological magic emanating from Cupertino, the darker side of virtual reality, and the iPhone generation gap.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss how President Zelensky is fighting a new two-front war in New York and Washington. Then Dylan Byers returns to decipher the fallout from Rupert Murdoch’s titanic resignation, and Lachlan’s ascent.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the controversial journalist Michael Wolff’s latest opus, this time about the Murdochs and the fate of Fox News. Then they debate the green room tizzy surrounding Kristen Welker’s first big interview as host of ‘Meet the Press.’
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the behind-the-scenes tension between Peter Thiel and Donald Trump and Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner read the S.B.F. trial tea leaves.
Abby Livingston joins Peter for an in-depth dishfest on what's really playing out in the legislative and executive branches: the “ditch Kamala” rumors; McCarthy’s deepening crisis; and many more subplots.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss her conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and his innovative plan to help fund the Ukrainian resistance with oligarchs' seized assets. Then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman review the highlights from fashion week.For more from Julia: https://puck.news/just-spoke-to-blinken/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230915For more from Lauren: https://puck.news/my-fashion-week-postmortem/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230915
In a special episode, Bill Cohan and Dylan Byers join Peter to reflect on the hasty Disney-Charter deal and compare notes on the demise of pay TV as we know it.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to talk about the fate of Ryan Salame, the latest former FTX executive to cooperate with the government. And then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Google’s extraordinary litigation.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the House G.O.P.’s rocky strategy and high wire act as Congress returns. Then they dig into Ron DeSantis’ Hillaryesque problem.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the latest on Bob Iger’s challenging negotiation with Charter and whether this powder keg will destroy cable as we know it. Then the two chat about CAA’s monster new deal.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to investigate Disney’s battle with Charter, whether this is the true end to the cable bundle era, and whether Iger has the answers to Disney’s prayers.For more from Dylan -https://puck.news/igers-espn-game-of-chicken/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230908
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss the underpinnings for a wave of coups sweeping Africa this summer. And then Teddy Schleifer chats with Ben Landy about a tech utopia currently under construction in northern California.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into the chatter around Mitch McConnell’s second freeze up, the Three Johns, and how long McConnell can and will hold on to his perch.
In a special holiday edition of Media Monday, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers discuss Disney’s battle with Charter and what it truly presages about the linear decline. And then, naturally, they also dig further into the forthcoming Thompson Era at CNN.
Julia Alexander and Peter Hamby breakdown the summer of Suits on Netflix. And then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy assess the mid-term credibility of Vivekmania.For more from Julia -https://puck.news/suits-success-the-future-of-netflixonomics/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230901For more from Teddy -https://puck.news/let-them-eat-vivek/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230901
Dylan Byers joins Peter to talk all about his exclusive report on Mark Thompson’s appointment at CNN and all the attendant shakeout and ramifications.For more from Dylan -https://puck.news/mark-thompson-gets-the-cnn-treatment/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230831
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to walk through the trial strategies, delay tactics, and countermeasures surrounding the four Trump indictments. Then Bill Cohan and Ben contemplate the P&L of ESPN+ on Amazon.For more from Bill -https://puck.news/espn-amazon-a-wall-street-fantasy-an-a-i-hack/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230830
Abby Livingston and Peter Hamby scrutinize the latest intrigue confounding Congress—including Hakeem Jeffries’ Pelosi-esque path to the top of the greasy pole.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to dig into the news that WBD C.E.O. David Zaslav is circling Mark Thompson, the Times’ turnaround expert, as the next boss of CNN.
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Puck’s second proprietary data study of streamer sentiment—and the results will surprise you. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer dig into a bizarre startup scandal that traces its roots from Zuck to S.B.F.For more from Matt -https://puck.news/streamers-are-turning-off-their-customers/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825For more from Teddy -https://puck.news/tales-from-the-s-b-f-bankruptcy-black-hole/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230825
Peter and Julia Ioffe discuss the stunning death of Putin’s greatest nemesis.For more from Julia -https://puck.news/prigozhins-treason-the-price-of-betrayal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230824
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to break down the weird and sad legal dispute gripping the Oher family. And then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss Shari Redstone’s BET auction.For more from Eriq (and Matt) -https://puck.news/will-a-i-eat-hollywood/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823For more from Bill -https://puck.news/paramount-existentialism-more-goldmanology/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe&utm_date=20230823
Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into all the anxieties and chaos of the next Congressional season of discontent. Then they game plan out the first G.O.P. debate.
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss Bob Iger’s increasingly limited options at Disney, and CNN’s decision to bring a new generation into the fold. Then they discuss the defenestration of CBS News’ leader—a watershed moment that leaves all six news divisions in the hands of women.
Abby Livingston joins Peter to chat through the various evolving Iowa scenarios, then Ben Landy and Lauren dig into fashion’s biggest deal of the year.
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the latest P.R. headaches facing David Solomon, Goldman Sachs’ C.E.O., and whether the narrative has become hyperbolic. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben Landy chat about a new twist in the Biden-Putin dynamic.For more from Bill -https://puck.news/the-judgment-of-solomon/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817For more from Julia -https://puck.news/biden-putins-nuclear-blurred-lines/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230817
Teddy Schleifer, who was in the courtroom when Sam Bankman-Fried was cuffed, shares his observations and reporting with Peter Hamby. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Bob Iger’s Disney+ dilemma.
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to work through the latest twist in the Hunter Biden legal saga and what it forebodes for 2024. Then Peter, on the ground in the corndog capital of the human imagination, reports on the stirrings on the G.O.P.’s latest fears and anxieties.
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited, insidery conversation about the latest twists in Iger’s strategy, Dave Portnoy’s shot at a third (!!) windfall, and what the Simon & Schuster sale suggests about Shari Redstone’s endgame.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss Saudi Arabia’s surprising emergence as a Russia-Ukraine mediator. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy document Larry Ellison's ability to manipulate a Tim Scott dead cat bounce.Fior more from Julia -https://puck.news/the-treaty-of-m-b-s/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811For more from Teddy -https://puck.news/larry-ellisons-eight-figure-anti-trump-dowry/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to explain Elon Musk’s short-sighted fallacy of turning X—nee Twitter—into the new full-blown everything app of our time.For more from Baratunde - https://puck.news/silicon-valley-and-the-race-for-the-everything-app/
Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a talmudic reading of the most recent Trump indictment. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston dig into one of the Senate’s most controversial subplots.
Tara Palmeri joins Peter for an in-depth conversation on the state of 2024—the early state conundrum, DeSantisgate, and the Dems waiting on Biden’s next move.For more from Tara -https://puck.news/the-biden-edge-case/
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman’s volunteer attempt to free a U.S. journalist detained in Putin’s Russia. And then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman discuss an activist investor’s attempt the rattle Kering’s cage.
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about Sam Bankman-Fried’s tightening legal noose. Then they chat about the latest action among the ‘24 megadonors.
Bill Cohan joins Peter to chat about the biggest story in media—Matt Belloni’s scoopage that Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer are going to help their old boss, Bob Iger, figure out his streaming conundrum. Then Eriq Garder swings by with a Trump-Fox News legal entanglement.For more on Matt's story -https://puck.news/iger-brings-back-his-old-heir-apparents/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802For more from Eriq -https://puck.news/trump-has-subpoenaed-fox-news-for-tuckers-unaired-jan-6-interview/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the private conversation on Capitol Hill about Mitch McConnell’s health—plus, the intrigue in town surrounding the most watched ‘24 races.
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to discuss an epic Greenwich Village co-op battle that will make you move to Mars. Then Tina Nguyen explains DeSantis’s crumbling surveillance state.For more from Eriq -https://puck.news/justin-theroux-the-greenwich-village-co-op-battle-from-hell/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728For more from Tina -https://puck.news/desantis-blame-games-witch-hunt-mania/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230728
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to work through the story that everyone in media is talking about right now. Then Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy dig into that $4 billion Skims valuation.For more from Dylan -https://puck.news/notes-on-cnn-that-zucker-story/
Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the political hopes of Lauren Boebert, the MTG nemesis who is perhaps the least likely representative of Aspen imaginable. Then they draft the Congressional stars who might be quietly eyeing 2028.
Julia Ioffe chats with Peter Hamby about what really goes down at the Aspen Security Conference, where district natives hang every summer with the brahmins from the deep state.
