The Powers That Be: Daily

The one and only Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to unpack the complexities and geopolitical implications (and political misunderstandings) surrounding the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov. TPTB copy: For a 20% discount on a subscription to Puck and access to all our insider newsletters, including 'The Best and The Brightest' (politics), and 'In the Room' (media), click here 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to reveal how CNN secured the coveted Harris-Walz joint interview, and the low-profile players behind the network’s recent string of high-profile “gets.” Then they dig into the ongoing drama surrounding the Harris-Trump debate on ABC News. 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

John Ourand swings by the pod to chat with Peter Hamby about the biggest storylines set to dominate this NFL season, from Tom Brady in the broadcast booth to the NFL’s Netflix debut. Plus, they discuss John’s new podcast, The Varsity (which debuts today!), and his inaugural interview with Peyton Manning. Sign up for The Varsity at - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-varsity/id1762692129 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

Abby Livingston huddles up with Peter Hamby to unpack all the angles surrounding R.F.K. Jr.’s exit from the presidential race and his support for Donald Trump. Then they look at how the Dems are feeling about their chances at reclaiming the House and holding the Senate with Harris at the top of the ticket. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to chat about the latest dish emanating from Chicago—the Anita Dunn intrigue, the Kamala extended honeymoon, etcetera—and then the duo reflect on Time magazine’s latest pivot. 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 Ioffe rings up Peter Hamby to break down the known-unknowns surrounding Kamala Harris’s foreign policy plan, and reveal the shortlist of potential NatSec candidates who might staff her administration. Then they dig into the surprising F.B.I. raid on the home of Dimitri Simes, a Kremlin pundit, in Virginia. 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

Tara Palmeri meets up with Peter Hamby on the grounds of the D.N.C. to discuss the chaos in Mar-a-Lago while Democrats celebrate their new nominee in Chicago, and the fallout inside the campaign as Trump brings yes-man operative Corey Lewandowski back into the fold. 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

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to unpack the legal challenge blocking the launch of Venu, the WBD-Fox-Disney sports streamer, and whether the service will ever see the light of day. Plus, a look at whether private equity money will flood the NFL. 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

Abby Livingston links up with Peter Hamby on the convention floor in Chicago to exchange notes on the ebullient chatter they’re picking up from Dems, assess whether the excitement will inevitably be tempered by planned Gaza protests, and zoom out to consider how the D.N.C. might factor into a remarkably close ’24 race. 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

Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby are reunited to discuss the media industry’s hot button issues: DNC speaker slot politics, the dark side of NBCU’s Olympics narrative, and Conde Nast’s new c-suite member. 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

Guest host John Ourand continues his rollicking conversation with Matt Belloni about the Cable-pocalypse, breaking down what the death of linear television entails for the inevitable migration of sports to streaming platforms—and which major entertainment players stand to benefit. 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 great John Ourand, host of the forthcoming Varsity pod, sits in for Peter and chats up Matt Belloni on a host of broadcast topics: the epic $9.1 billion Zaz write-down, Paramount’s NFL out, Comcast’s ulterior motives, and so 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to reveal how the battle for Congress has shifted now that Kamala Harris is the frontrunner in the presidential race. With Harris’s momentum, can she help pull down-ballot Democrats over the finish line 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to divulge the latest tremors in Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster. They dig into Trump’s myriad frustrations—from his trouble defining Kamala Harris to her breathtaking fundraising—and why he now seems poised to bring Kellyanne Conway back into the fold. 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

Jon Kelly joins Olympics enthusiast Peter Hamby for a check in on the Harris-Trump TikTok election, an assessment of David Zaslav's nightmare du jour, and Washington's misread of the Axios news. 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

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to offer his definitive pre-postmortem on NBC’s bonkers Olympics ratings, before turning to the forthcoming Venu sports streamer and whether it’s actually worth the $42.99 per month price tag. Then they exchange notes on ’Charlie Hustle,’ the HBO documentary about Pete Rose. 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

Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby to unpack the trouble brewing at Nike in the wake of a distribution play gone awry and Gen Z’s embrace of sneaker competitors. Plus, Lauren’s candid take on how V.P. candidates Tim Walz and J.D. Vance are sporting their suits. 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

John Heilemann joins Peter Hamby to evaluate the tactical reasons why, exactly, the Harris campaign selected Minnesota’s amiable governor Tim Walz to join the ticket as their V.P. candidate. The selection definitely has Democrats fired up—but will it ultimately have any impact on the outcome 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

Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to relay what she’s hearing from foreign policy insiders about the escalating tensions in the Middle East, and whether we’re on the brink of a wider war between Iran and Israel. Then they dissect the complex prisoner exchange that brought Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans home. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the unsurprising news that Norah O’Donnell is abdicating her anchor chair and what that means for the industry. Then they weigh in on some press pool gripes about Kamala Harris. 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

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to unpack how the Olympics have been a bonanza for NBCUniversal, leading to a massive ratings and revenue boost for its Peacock streamer. Then they dig into WBD’s lawsuit against the NBA, and how it might affect David Zaslav’s future negotiations with cable providers. 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 Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to dig into the latest major news coming out of Moscow—the tell-tale signs of a prisoner swap, and why Putin would consider such a move at a time of enormously high tensions with the West. Then they discuss Julia’s scoop about the advisor Kamala Harris has selected to run her campaign policy shop. 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

William D. Cohan joins Peter Hamby to discuss the topsy-turvy saga of Bill Ackman’s new investment fund, Pershing Square USA, and whether his culture warrior notoriety will sabotage its success. Plus, why famous investors like Ackman and Andreessen are suddenly all in on Donald Trump. 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to exchange candid and incisive assessments of the presidential race: the Dems’ new messaging that Trump and J.D. Vance are “weird,” how Harris is capitalizing on her remarkable surge of momentum, Vance’s bad media week, 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to chronicle the latest and weirdest chapter of the NBA media rights auction—David Zaslav’s decision to sue the league and hire Edelman to run a scorched earth influence campaign. Then the duo diagnose the Kamala bounce. 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 Ioffe swings by the pod to offer her candid assessment of Kamala Harris’s foreign policy bona fides. What’s the chatter in Foggy Bottom—and the Blob consensus about Biden abandoning his bid for a second term? Plus, the view from Moscow on the J.D. Vance selection. 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

Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to unwind the myriad legal challenges facing sports business behemoth Fanatics and its brash billionaire founder Michael Rubin. Plus, news on an under-the-radar trial surrounding the Skydance-Paramount merger. 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby for an incisive meta analysis of how the media has covered Joe Biden’s historic decision to exit the presidential race. Among other things: How is MSNBC pivoting to the Harris story, and how will the White House press corps get along with Biden’s former campaign staff? 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to exchange insider takes on the arrival of Kamala Harris, and the Dems’ urgent race to reintroduce her to the electorate with only four months to go until voters march to the ballot box. Plus, a look at how the Trump campaign is responding to their new political foe. 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

In a special episode, Jon Kelly and Peter explain how Nancy Pelosi masterfully used the media to push Joe Biden out of the race. They also chew over the remaining and obvious open questions in this unprecedented election: the newly upended veepstakes, the likely hybrid open primary coronation, and Kamala Harris's best path to 270. 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

Eriq Gardner jumps on the horn with Peter Hamby to dissect two pressing legal developments subsumed by a week of high-octane political news: federal judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Donald Trump, and the dramatic denouement (and potential legal epilogue) to Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ manslaughter case. 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 Ioffe rings up Peter Hamby from the grounds of the Aspen Security Conference to discuss her exclusive reporting on Joe Biden’s tense Zoom call with House Democrats, before revealing the anxiety swirling around the conference over the specter of a second Trump presidency. 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to spotlight the quietly churning Democratic revolt against Biden: the tense phone calls, the private frustrations, the polling woes, and their unfettered anxiety about his ability to beat Trump. 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby for an animated discussion about how the assassination attempt against Trump is reverberating across TV news—and reigniting age-old questions about the former president’s rhetoric. Then they dig into a strange mystery surrounding MSNBC’s Morning Joe. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the politics surrounding the horrific assassination attempt over the weekend in Pennsylvania. Does Trump's survival and subsequent political instincts make him unbeatable? Will the act of violence temporarily quell Biden's dissenters? Then the duo chew over some changes at The Washington Post. 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

Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss his observations on the Redstone's agreement to fork over control of Paramount Global to the Ellison family and RedBird Capital. Bill and Peter get into the David Ellison coronation, incoming president Jeff Shell's plans, the possibility that Jeff Zucker enters the fray, and other surprises from the deal denouement. 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

Dylan Byers calls in from Sun Valley to chat with Peter about how the dam broke for Biden, the growing tensions between the press corps and the White House, and the George Stephanopoulos 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal the hushed, anguished chatter circulating among Democrats on Capitol Hill as Joe Biden defiantly vows to stay in the race. Then they foreshadow next week’s Republican convention in Milwaukee. 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

Jon Kelly returns to chat with Peter about Joe Biden's surprising and all-consuming attempt to hold on to the presidency by taking on the elites, the media, the donor class, and his own party. It's an increasingly high-stakes gambit, often seemingly freelanced. Will it work? 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to weigh into the latest beats in the roiling Biden scandal—the ABC interview, the Senate revolt, and the inner circle turmoil. Then the two discuss David Ellison’s renewed attempt to acquire Paramount. 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 Ioffe joins Peter to share how the Biden debate played in Europe and Asia, why G7 leaders are rattled, and what foreign adversaries and allies, alike, are really saying about America’s deepening political crisis. 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

Puck’s legal expert Eriq Gardner, the one and only, joins Peter to comb through the depths of the recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Then the two delve into Hollywood’s surprising treatment of TikTok’s existential crisis. 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter to dig into into the Washington media reaction to debate-gate—the self-righteousness, anger, frustration, and general sense that the age issue, once deemed too sensitive, is all that matters 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the compelling and startling chasm between what Democratic officials and electeds are saying publicly about Joe Biden, and what they are really acknowledging in private. They also delve into the factors that could yet force Biden's hand. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the media fallout from Biden’s debate debacle—the fast-moving information, the private conversation, and the real anxieties. Then they dig into the lastest turn in the Washington Post saga. 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

In a special post-debate episode, Peter is joined by John Heilemann and Dylan Byers to digest the political fallout from Biden’s halting performance on CNN, the hard conversations taking place among Democrats, the bad vibes inside the spin room, and the odds of an unprecedented pivot. 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

Marion Maneker joins Peter for a spirited rundown of the art market—particularly all the action emanating from the London sales. 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

John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to dig into the delicate contract dance between ESPN and star broadcast talent Stephen A. Smith. Then they scrutinize the launch of the forthcoming Venu streamer—the group project from WBD, Fox, and Disney. 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

Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal all the pre-debate chatter, and the stakes for each campaign, ahead of the Trump-Biden showdown on CNN this Thursday. Then they discuss the right-wing media moguls and personalities calling up Trump to sway his V.P. pick. 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the self-inflicted wreckage at The Washington Post and how a simple executive shuffle turned into a full blown powder keg. Then the duo debate whether Stephen A. Smith is worth $18 million a year to ESPN. 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