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 and Tara Palmeri discuss the scintillating double-barreled inside story in Washington: the Scalise alternative and the cracks in the Biden dam.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers discuss the scintillating report that Mike Bloomberg is contemplating attempts to acquire The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. True? Wishful thinking? A shot across the bow? Or the fantasies of wishful adviser minions? Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Tina Nguyen and Peter Hamby discuss Kevin McCarthy’s increasingly insane MAGA hostage negotiation to become Speaker of the House. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner review Elon Musk’s litany of legal headaches.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby for a spirited set of predictions about the metaverse, bipartisan distaste for Silicon Valley, ChatGPT, and more. Fear not: this is an Elon-free zone…Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Julia Ioffe joins Ben Landy to discuss the U.S.’s Tik Tok challenge, China’s carrot-and-stick financing, and what to expect in the new phase of the war in Ukraine.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Ben Landy and Bill Cohan engage in a far-reaching conversation about the future of Twitter.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Dylan Byers and Jon Kelly gab about the diminishing leadership in cable news, the agony in the industry as streamers size up live sports, and the latest pockmarks from the linear Big Bang.
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss ChatGPT and its impact on the cultural sphere. Then marketing superhero Alex Bigler walks listeners through Puck’s 2nd Annual Mirth & Merriment Guide!Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the civil war inside The Washington Post, where the pile on has begun on the C.E.O. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy ponder S.B.F.’s legal woes, among other things
Julia Ioffe talks to Peter about the former restaurateur-turned-paramilitary honcho who mystifyingly poses the greatest internal threat to Vladimir Putin. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss the shapeshifting of Marjorie Taylor Greene.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the insanity of the “Unity Caucus” while Bill Cohan and Ben discuss Elon’s cray endgame.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the latest internal angst gripping The New York Times. Did a one-day walkout rattle management or merely underscore their total leverage?Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Bill Cohan joins Peter to chat about The Trump Organization’s latest legal headaches and what it means for the former president. Then marketing deity Alex Bigler offers a clarification to Puck’s New Yorker treatment.Teddy and Eriq's Article - https://puck.news/the-s-b-f-legal-meteor/Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Tara joins Peter to do some serious delegate math on Kevin McCarthy’s predicament. And then Teddy Schleifer plays the greatest hits of his S.B.F. interview with Ben Landy.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/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.S. government about how the war in Ukraine will end.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
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 latest programming challenge.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
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 profile of Puck.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
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 how Puck’s reporters are countenancing the biggest story of our times.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
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 Tina Nguyen get into whether Trump’s campaign is already toast.
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.
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.
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 collapse of Protocol, D.C.’s attempt at The Information.Give the Powers That Be a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the G.O.P.'s Kevin McCarthy compromise: the party's inside conversation about the reality behind the policy-light, ideology-free, newscycle-obsessed career pol who just wants the gavel. Then they get into the Trump of it all. Is he running to win in 2024, or just to outpace DeSantis and his lawyers? And is he already out of gas?
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss S.B.F. post-FTX’s collapse—what lessons has he learned, how is he responding, what are his parents doing? Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into Bob Iger’s new mandate at Disney.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Elon Musk’s financial incentives to recalibrate Twitter’s valuation. Then the duo trade insider notes on the latest phase of the CNN drama.
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Putin’s retreat from Kherson and how an errant missile nearly sparked WWIII. Then marketing genius Alex Bigler talks with author William D. Cohan about his newest bestselling tome, “Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.”
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Trump’s milquetoast announcement, poor early showing, and various legal headaches. Will he regain the party or go fully carny? And then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers explain how the media is treating its third go-around.
Bill Cohan and Teddy Schleifer join Peter to discuss the latest revelations in the FTX nightmare: the possibility of the slammer, the investigations, the pissed investors, and the future of Sand Hill Road’s relationship with crypto princes.
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss David Zaslav’s stated interest in reviving Warner Bros. Discovery’s biggest under-monetized franchise asset—Harry Potter. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss the game theory in the latest Trump-DeSantis battle.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss S.B.F.’s fall from grace, and assess the media’s various historical metaphors for the FTX demise. Theranos? Lehman? Enron? Or is this a corporate extinction event of a wholly new historical complexity?
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest secular chaos on CNN, and what a lousy election night portends about the future of the network.Read Dylan's Piecehttps://puck.news/the-cable-election-upset-of-the-age/Leave a 5-star review on Applehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
Tara Palmeri, Teddy Schleifer, and Tina Nguyen join Peter to discuss the real story behind the midterms: the Trump buzzkill, the Biden messaging twists, and how how the left expects the McCarthy-led House to step on the rake.
Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer for a midterm-free conversation about the real story at Twitter—whether Elon Musk can change the company’s business model mid-flight. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Disney’s latest streaming war strategy.Read Bill's piecehttps://puck.news/elons-folly-fed-clues-zaz-on-the-edge/Read Julia's piecehttps://puck.news/bob-chapeks-new-streaming-moneyball/Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcastshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
Julia Ioffe joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the appetite for supporting Ukraine in a future Republican-controlled House. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy discuss Apple’s epic lawsuit.Read Julia's Newsletterhttps://puck.news/author/julia-ioffe/Read Eriq's Piecehttps://puck.news/the-apple-epic-grudge-match-round-two/Give us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss a plethora of dispiriting issues—Elon’s moves, Zaz’s earnings report, Paramount and Comcast woes—and what they mean for the industry.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Chris Licht’s mounting crisis at CNN—declining revenue, sagging ratings, and dwindling loyalty. Is a recovery possible? Then marketing living legend Alex Bigler discusses Puck’s niche in D.C..Read Dylan's story at Puckhttps://puck.news/a-licht-in-the-atticLeave a 5-star review!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powers-that-be-daily/id1586269186
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss D.C.’s preemptive decision that the G.O.P. has won the House. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss the fresh hell that is in store for the new majority leader.
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss the real inside story of the Kanye West crisis. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy discuss the most exclusive club on Earth.Read Baratunde's Piecehttps://puck.news/when-it-all-falls-down/Read Teddy's Piecehttps://puck.news/eric-schmidts-exclusive-new-club/
Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Peacock’s necessary moves, and imminent agonies. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy discuss the ways Elon Musk could win, or lose, Twitter.
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss their expectations regarding the early days of the Elon Regime at Twitter. Then they discuss the latest oscillations in the creator economy, particularly what it means for the journalism business.
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the Axel Springer-and-KKR-fueled resurgence at Politico, the new University of Kentucky of journalism. Then marketing luminary Alex Bigler chats with Matt Belloni about the origin story of What I’m Hearing.
Here’s a preview of a new podcast, Story of the Week. Each week, journalist Joel Stein chooses an article that fascinates him, convinces the writer to tell him about it, and then interrupts a good conversation by talking about himself. Sometimes the story will be the one everyone is talking about, like the New Yorker article on smoking hallucinogenic toads. Other times we’ll find a story you might have missed, like the one in the Verge about the rock groupie turned hacker who had huge corporations at her mercy. Stories that stick with you long after you forget whatever headline you just doom-scrolled through. In this preview, Joel is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to talk about his experience speaking to a group of tech billionaires in the middle of the desert. He thought he’d be chatting about the latest in tech advancements, but all these guys wanted to talk about was building doomsday bunkers. Hear the full episode, and more from Story of the Week, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/sotw?sid=powers.
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Dr. Oz’s ascendance in the Pennsylvania Senate race after John Fetterman’s disastrous debate. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Hillary Clinton’s legacy-making moves.Read Teddy's Piecehttps://puck.news/hillarys-new-play-newsoms-midterm-post-mortem-a-thiel-shake-up/
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Semafor’s launch, and what the industry is extrapolating. Then they chat about The Brothers Cuomo, and their various media ambitions.
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Chris Licht’s latest programming choices and non-choices. Then Peter and marketing heroine Alex Bigler dig into the latest Feedback Friday.Read Dylan's Piecehttps://puck.news/the-murdoch-succession-moment-arrives/
In a very very special episode, Tara Palmeri and Teddy Schleifer join Peter to discuss Biden’s massive donor pivot and what it means for the donor industrial complex in both Washington and San Francisco.
