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Burning Down the House
In the first of two post-election episodes, Abby Livingston joins Peter to assess the multidimensional fallout from Trump’s decisive victory, the consequences of Republicans taking the Senate, and whether last night’s MAGA red wave will consume the House, too. Then they turn to the demographic warning signs that so many pundits missed. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good Luck, America!
Abby Livingston joins Peter to answer the final questions haunting this godforsaken race: what operatives really think about the Ann Selzer hope bomb, how to parse the early voting mumbo jumbo, and which battlegrounds to watch as the Magic Wall returns. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: More WaPo Nonsense & A Comcast Smoke Bomb
Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh in on the roiling drama at The Washington Post, and whether the longterm business impact will be material. The duo also read the tea leaves from Comcast’s earnings report, and predict the fate of its cable networks. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Presenting Gone South Season 4
bonusGone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes every week with no end in sight. Each episode of Gone South Season 4 tells a different story about one of the South's most interesting crimes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Barbarian at the Gate
Bill Cohan joins Peter for a wide-ranging discussion about the anxieties and second-guessing in finance world as liberal-leaning Wall Street prepares for the imminent possibility of a second Trump term. Then they consider the outsider candidates in the Iger succession sweepstakes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Congressional Fundraising Wars & The Dems' House Sprint
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby for a spooky conversation hashing out the final five days of the campaign: the overlooked House and Senate races, whether Democrats can overcome a challenging electoral map, the G.O.P.’s late-breaking momentum, and much, much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Menendez Hollywood Ending
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to reopen the bloodcurdling case of the Menendez brothers, the parricidal ‘90s heartthrobs whose bid for freedom has gotten a jolt from Netflix. Then they discuss the involvement of embattled L.A. district attorney George Gascón, whose recent push for the brothers’ re-sentencing may be a ploy to save his fizzling reelection campaign. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MAGA at MSG
With just a week to go until Election Day, Tara Palmeri joins Peter to share an inside look at Donald Trump’s ugly, hate-stewing, controversy-stoking Madison Square Garden rally. Then they discuss the latest spine-tingling polls, each candidate’s closing strategy, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Editorial Judgment Day & Politico’s New Playbook
Jon Kelly reunites with Peter Hamby to discuss the WaPo and LA Times’ respective, controversial decisions to refrain from endorsing a presidential candidate. Then they dig into Politico’s plan to revamp its flagship editorial product, Playbook. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wall Street’s Election Woes
Bill Cohan joins Dylan Byers to discuss how the world of finance is preparing for the unpredictable outcome of the forthcoming election. Despite Wall Street leaning heavily Democratic, there’s looming angst that Trump will be the last candidate standing. Then the duo predict what Paramount will look like under its new regime of David Ellison and Jeff Shell. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An Abercrombie Sex Scandal & Condé's H.R. Crisis
Lauren Sherman sits down with Dylan Byers to discuss the shocking sex trafficking scandal involving former Abercrombie & Fitch C.E.O. Michael Jeffries, and whether these revelations will shake up the brand. Then they dig into the H.R. drama unfolding at Condé Nast and the enduring influence of Anna Wintour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Goodell, the Bad, and the Ugly
John Ourand sits down with Dylan Byers to unpack ESPN’s latest deal with the NFL, a move that’s sparked tension among the league’s other media partners. The duo also dive into the highly anticipated Yankees-Dodgers World Series, offering predictions on whether it will shatter viewership records. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump’s Irrational Optimism & Harris’s Micro-Targeting Hunch
Tara Palmeri joins Dylan Byers for a sweeping discussion of the final stages of the election cycle: the latest fixations within Mar-a-Lago, the starkly divergent media strategies embraced by Trump and Harris, and how the campaigns might win over the remaining undecided voters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Kamala’s Final Push & An NFL Media Beef
Jon Kelly joins Peter to scrutinize Kamala’s end-stage, multi-platform media strategy. Then the duo tackles the NFL’s bold move to simulcast Monday Night Football on both ESPN and ABC, and what it signals for the league’s relationship with its broadcasting partners. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is Dolan’s Sphere a Debt Bomb?
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss The Sphere, eccentric billionaire James Dolan’s vertigo-inducing and fully immersive Las Vegas music and entertainment venue. Sure, it’s a monster success with consumers… but is it actually financially viable? Plus, Bill discusses Ron Perelman’s recently uncovered health scare and how it’s manifested into his newfound Zen mind state. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hollywood Un-Cancel Culture
Puck legal expert Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the bizarre legal battle between A&E and MGM over the pseudo-un-cancellation of “Live PD.” Then they chew over the startling A.I. implications of golfer Jack Nicklaus’ lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies to reclaim his life rights. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trumpworld's New Don
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to unpack a handful of hot-button political topics and late-race machinations: Don Jr.’s new role in Trumpworld, the campaigns’ laser focus on North Carolina, and why some voters are still undecided with only three weeks until Election Day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Victoria’s Secrets & A Fendi Exit
Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby for a discussion about the rise, fall, and plateau of Victoria’s Secret, the subject of her new book, Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon. Then, Lauren delves into Kim Jones’ departure from Fendi and the likely domino effect it will cause among the major fashion houses. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Dokoupil Fallout & A Linear Hunger Scream
Jon Kelly joins Dylan Byers to weigh into the five-alarm shitshow enveloping CBS News following Tony Dokoupil’s antagonistic interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates. Then they delve into how a recent NBC micro-scandal feeds into the hunger screams of late-stage linear TV. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MLB’s Media Rights Moneyball
John Ourand joins Dylan Byers for a rollicking discussion about the future of MLB’s media rights and the role of ESPN in the sports streaming landscape. They also explain why a potential Yankees-Dodgers World Series is at the top of Fox’s wish list (yes, even more so than a Yankees-Mets Subway Series…). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Netflix Comp Wars & A ‘Joker' Surprise
Matt Belloni joins Dylan Byers to unpack Netflix’s new compensation model before explaining why ‘Joker 2’ is a win for filmmaker Todd Phillips despite being a box office flop. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Middle East Powder Keg
Julia Ioffe joins Dylan Byers to offer her poignant reflections on the October 7 tragedy and explain why, over the past year, the political and media narrative surrounding the war in the Middle East has been both dangerously muddled and incredibly difficult to countenance. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kamala’s Alt-Media Blitz & An October Surprise
John Heilemann joins Dylan Byers for a deep-dive on the state of the race, from the potential impact of an October surprise to Harris’s attempt to lure new voters with her homestretch media strategy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: TV’s Hard Reset & CNN’s New Moat
Jon Kelly joins Peter for a candid conversation about the recent exodus of news anchor mega talent (Hoda, Norah…) and the exits still to come (Lester, Wolf, Stephanopoulos…) as primetime TV gets smaller and smaller. Then they weigh into Brian Williams’ upcoming Election Night special with Amazon and discuss why there’s hope—and doubt—surrounding CNN’s paywall strategy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Presenting: HISTORY This Week
bonusA HISTORY Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week gives you insight into the people—both famous and unknown—whose decisions reshaped the world we live in today. Through interviews with experts and eyewitnesses, each episode will give you a new perspective on how history is written. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Billionaire Fire Sale & Sotheby’s Debt Squeeze
Art world insider Marion Maneker joins Peter to discuss why Ron Perelman, once the richest man in the U.S., is offloading $1 billion worth of art. Then they dig into the art market downturn squeezing Sotheby’s, and whether the Emiratis could snatch the legendary auction house out of billionaire Patrick Drahi’s hands. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Fall of the House of Perelman
Bill Cohan joins Peter to unravel how Ron Perelman, the former billionaire corporate raider, was forced to liquidate his favorite yacht, Hamptons home, and famed art collection in pursuit of the “simpler life.” Then they trade notes on Tuesday’s mostly-bland V.P. debate, the candidates’ rival plans to solve the housing crisis, and whether a good old-fashion recession could solve the problem. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Walz-Vance Spin Room
Live from New York, it’s a special veep debate episode with John Heilemann and Dylan Byers joining Peter to recap the highlights and lowlights of the Walz-Vance undercard: their snap assessments of the candidates’ performances, how it’s all playing on TV—and, most importantly, whether their confrontation will move the needle in November. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Thrilla in Vanilla
Abby Livingston joins Peter to preview tonight’s undercard between Tim Walz and J.D. Vance, two rival Midwest archetypes selling two very different visions of America. Historically, the V.P. debate doesn’t move the needle. Peter and Abby pressure-test that theory and ponder why tonight’s showdown could potentially be the most interesting V.P. matchup in years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: More Nuzzigate & Netflix's Tectonic Shift
Jon Kelly joins Peter to chew over the forthcoming VP debate and the latest details of the Nuzzigate scandal. The duo also discuss the massive implications of Netflix's new model innovation--or reversion. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar-a-Lago Murmurs & Trump’s Microtargeting
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to share intel on the ongoing rumblings out of Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s fascination with the Nuzzi-R.F.K. Jr. scandal, his threat to sue David Muir over his debate performance, his microtargeting campaign, and Corey Lewandowski’s rejoining Trump’s orbit on the campaign trail. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wall Street Hell Week & S.B.F.’s New Hope
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss the fresh outcry over putrid working conditions on Wall Street, following the sudden deaths of two BofA junior bankers. Then they assess whether a slate of amicus briefs could save Diddy's bunkmate S.B.F. from a quarter century in the clink. To celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount on an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Middle East Mayhem & Biden at UNGA
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to illuminate the odds of a wider war in the Middle East amid escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah. Then, they discuss how the Biden administration is approaching this year’s United Nations General Assembly and whether the flawed institution can be saved. We’re still offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nuzzigate Revisited
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the continued fallout from the salacious sexting scandal between Olivia Nuzzi and R.F.K. Jr. that’s taken the media world by storm. Then, the duo unpacks why journalists care so much and whether this will have implications on other women in political journalism. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: NFL Election Interference & a Media Sexting Scandal
On today’s episode of The Powers That Be, Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby for a candid, wide-ranging convo about Woj’s retirement from the news industry, the tumultuous presidential race’s impact on N.F.L.’s viewership, and the sexting scandal between star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi and former presidential candidate R.F.K. Jr. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: www.puck.news/peterhamby To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wall Street’s October Surprise
On a very special episode, Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the cascading political impacts of the Fed’s rate cut, whether Kamala or Trump will take credit for a “soft landing,” and why Wall Street dealmakers are sitting on their hands until after the election. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: https://www.puck.news/peterhamby To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Woj Bomb & Döpfner‘s Mega Move
Dylan Byers joins Peter to unpack the shocking news of ESPN's peerless scoop machine, Adrian Wojnarowski, leaving $20 million on the table to join his alma mater’s athletic department. Then they turn to the looming deal between KKR and Mathias Döpfner to break up Axel Springer. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shutdown Anxieties & Beto 2.0
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to reveal the inside chatter on Capitol Hill surrounding a potential Republican-led government shutdown, how the Senate map is shaking out, and whether the Dems can achieve their longstanding fantasy of turning Texas blue. By the way, to celebrate Puck’s third anniversary, we’re offering readers a limited-time, 20 percent discount off an annual subscription. Claim yours here: https://www.puck.news/peterhamby To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Julia on Trump’s Would-Be Assassin
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to chart the strange journey of Ryan Routh, the would-be Trump assassin in Florida, who spent the last several years waging a lonely and quixotic crusade to save Ukraine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Zaz’s Deal Toy & Code’s Demise
Jon Kelly joins Peter to catch up on Puck’s swell third anniversary party before weighing in on the end of the Code Conference and David Zaslav’s apocryphal negotiating win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Harris Gut Check & Trump Debate Revisionism
Tara Palmeri swings by the pod to chat with Peter about the gushing punditry surrounding Kamala’s debate performance, whether it’s actually in line with what voters saw, and how the Trump campaign is circling the wagons. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can Kamala Flip the House?
Senior congressional reporter Abby Livingston joins Peter, live in New York, to parse the post-debate chatter surrounding whether House Democrats will enjoy a Harris bump. Then they dig into the emerging consensus and counter-narratives about which battleground states might now be in play. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Run Spot Run & Dog-Eating
In a very special episode, Peter is joined by John Heilemann and Dylan Byers to share their immediate analysis of the climactic Trump-Harris debate in Philadelphia—the vibes, the polling implications, the bounce scenarios and the known unknowns of it all. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Murdoch Succession War & CNN on Trial
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to unpack the ‘Succession’-style courtroom battle enveloping the Murdoch clan as Rupert fights to ensure that his chosen heir, Lachlan, maintains control of his conservative media empire. Then they dig into a pair of defamation lawsuits against CNN and MSNBC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Stelteritis & Pre-Debate Jitters
Jon Kelly and Peter dig into Brian Stelter's return to CNN--and the nature of the network that is welcoming him back. Then the two preview the consequences of Tuesday's presidential debate. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump’s Soul Music War
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to unpack a wholly different angle to the presidential race: the lawsuit brought against Trump by heirs of the soul music icon Isaac Hayes. Sure, there’s a long history of political campaigns using unlicensed hit songs at rallies, but Eriq explains why this case, in particular, could change that practice forever. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trump Movie Drama & A Summer Box Office Rewind
Matt Belloni swings by the pod to chat with Peter Hamby about the controversy surrounding “The Apprentice,” the Trump biopic set for theatrical release just before the election. Then they look back at the biggest surprises of the summer box office. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
ABC Pre-Debate Jitters & The Dems’ Money Moves
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal the inside chatter swirling around D.C. as the presidential race enters its final two-month sprint: the Dems’ remarkable ad spend in battleground states, Harris’s post-D.N.C momentum, the stakes of next week’s ABC debate, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jimmy Pitaro on the NBA Deal, Stephen A. McAfee & More
In a super special episode of The Varsity, Puck’s new podcast on the sports media business, John Ourand chats with ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro about the network’s strategic realignment, sports rights deals, talent philosophy and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Monday: Kamala Sit-downology & an MLB Bidding War
Jon Kelly joins Peter to assess the optics and impact of Kamala Harris’ sit-down with Dana Bash. Then they weigh the ulterior motives of the streaming giants that are interested in Major League Baseball’s local rights. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices