The Powers That Be: Daily

Jon Kelly joins Peter to explain X's troubled economics and diminishing c-suite credibility. Then they explain why the billion-dollar deal for the Telegraph has engulfed machers on both sides of the Atlantic. 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 Ben to discuss the latest chatter around D.C.: the Nikki Haley boomlet, Mike Johnson’s money problems, and the wave of retirements that could reset the 2024 map. 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

On a special Thanksgiving episode, Julia Alexander joins Ben Landy to explain the surreptitiously valuable economics of holiday movies to the streaming industry—a value prop only magnified by newfound ad tiers. 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 discuss the latest turmoil at X/Twitter, sparked by Elon Musk’s antisemitic sympathies. Senior members of the advertising community are calling on X CEO Linda Yaccarino to resign before the disgrace machine consumes her. Will she? 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

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to dig into the complexities of the OpenAI mess—the crazy governance, the nutty structure, the Microsoft of it all, the agonies of the investors, and what happens next. 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

On a special Thanksgiving week episode, Jon Kelly and Peter talk about whether David Zaslav is losing the narrative or whether it's all noise. Then the two explore the local news investment thesis. 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 discuss the latest entries into the David Zaslav oeuvre. Then the two dig into Warner Bros. Discovery’s debt servicing, revenue prospects, and Zaz’s standing in the town. 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 this week’s outbreak of steroidal misbehavior between Republicans on the Hill. Then they examine how a revolving door of Democratic candidates could shake up control of Congress. 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

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the Democratic billionaire supporting the Biden alternative. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what Nelson Peltz will extract from 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

Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to share his conversation with the former president about A.I., climate, and how technology is destabilizing democracy. Then they turn to the hardening political divide between the Obama era and Gen Z. 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 discuss Biden’s complicated narrative problems: the Times poll, the Axelrod tweet, the Tuesday bounce and more. Then the duo recall Jezebel’s impact on the consumer Internet and its failed promise. 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 for an unbelievably candid conversation about the most surprising and searing impacts of the war here in the U.S. 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 chat about the incipient Will Lewis era at The Washington Post. And then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy get into a Hulu guessing game. 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

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about S.B.F.’s post-conviction moves. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy question the Bridgewater culture and how the hedge fund makes its fortunes. 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

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the town’s jarring post-strike reality: the free cash flow ambitions, the end of the free-wheeling days, the demise of overall deals, 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

Jon Kelly joins Peter to talk through Conde Nast’s economic problems and how it all came to this. Then they hypothesize how much Disney will pay for Hulu. 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

On September 3, 2018, a rancher in Laredo, Texas, discovered a woman’s body shot execution-style on the side of the road. When investigators identified her as a local sex worker, their search for the killer took them into the darkest corners of the city. Then, after days of false starts and dead-ends, another body turned up, terrifying residents and leading law enforcement to conclude a serial killer is at large. More would die before a survivor finally came forward and identified the killer… but his motives proved as confounding as his 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

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss The Washington Post’s latest hiccup in its C.E.O. chase. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy chew over Ari Emanuel’s take-private effort. 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

As the historic Sam Bankman-Fried trial comes to a close, Eriq Gardner joins Peter to offer his privileged view from inside the courtroom and behind the scenes. 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 for a scary and sobering conversation about the latest turn in the Israel-Hamas war—and the thorny, and yet increasingly relevant question, about war 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to chat about the new power structure on Capitol Hill and Biden’s surprising challenger. 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 machinations behind Ari Emanuel's surprise announcement that is considering taking Endeavor private. Then they talk about the latest sign that Elon Musk's misadventure is going even worse than anticipated. 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 Bob Iger’s financial opportunities for ESPN. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston debate the new Speaker’s grace period. 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 in Washington to discuss the finalists for the WaPo C.E.O. gig and what owner Jeff Bezos really wants. Then they turn their attention to how the war in Gaza is dividing the Times newsroom. For more from Dylan - https://puck.news/the-bezos-bake-off-enters-its-final-days/ 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 and Ben Landy recall the time, way back in the 90s, when a two-state solution seemed viable and real peace achievable in the Middle East. And then they discuss the cascading events that sent things off course and led us to the present moment. 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 in Washington to swap cloakroom gossip as Republicans scour the bottom of the barrel for new House Speaker options. Then Tina Nguyen stops by to elucidate a Republican swamp plot to draft a Trump government in exile. 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 final round of The Washington Post CEO sweepstakes. Then the two discuss the challenges facing the biggest news publishers as they cover the Israel-Hamas war. 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 to discuss the latest developments in the Trump trials. Then Abby Livingston and Ben try to make sense of the historic House Republican speaker vote chaos. 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

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss a new G.O.P. illuminati. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy assess the S.B.F.-Mooch buddy comedy. 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 discuss the latest beats in the evolving Israel crisis—Blinken’s message, the Putin dimension, and the mission of Biden’s trip to the region. 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 surprising rise of Jim Jordan. The duo discuss whether he has real Speaker hopes, or if he's just another embattled McCarthy wannabe. 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 Washington Post layoffs, its ongoing C.E.O. search, and the fate of executive editor Sally Buzbee. Then they dig into the Michael Lewis-Walter Isaacson pickle. 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 break down how the cable news networks are responding to the Israel-Hamas war—and managing the sensitivities of their newsrooms. Then Bill Cohan and Ben discuss how Elon’s broken media platform is making the conflict worse. 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

Teddy Schleifer and Eriq Gardner join Ben from the courthouse steps to share their inside-the-room impressions of the second week of the S.B.F. trial: the damning testimony of Caroline Ellison, Sam’s faltering defense strategy, and key new evidence that could bring the case to an extraordinary conclusion. For more from Teddy and Eriq - https://puck.news/will-michael-lewis-testify-for-s-b-f/ 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 from Capitol Hill with an inside look at the G.O.P.’s speaker race dilemma: What happens if neither Steve Scalise nor Jim Jordan can whip the votes to succeed McCarthy? Then they address the political intrigues surrounding the U.S. response in Israel. 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 discuss the horrific violence unleashed by Hamas and the unfolding tragedy in Israel, conditions in Gaza, the intelligence failure that led to the attack, and the evolving response in Washington. 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 Times’ response to Adam Nagourney’s new Times book. And then they dig into WBD’s new sports package. 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 Hamby to explore hedge fund titan Bill Ackman’s interest in X and where it might go. And then Ben Landy and Dylan Byers discuss David Zaslav’s controversial CNN streaming 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

Teddy Schleifer calls Peter from New York with notes from the front row of the trial of the century. Then Julia Ioffe and Ben discuss whether the fall of Kevin McCarthy will also bring down 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

Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to discuss the trial that could cost Trump his tower. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen explain how it all went down with Kevin and what’s next. 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 whole McCarthy-Gaetz nightmare, where it goes, and whether the current Speaker is headed for the green room or K Street. 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 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. 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 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. 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

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. 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 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. 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

Baratunde joins Peter to gab about the latest technological magic emanating from Cupertino, the darker side of virtual reality, and the iPhone generation gap. 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 dig into the Murdoch news and chat about the Times’ decision to elevate its Athletic purchase over its sports desk. 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 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. 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 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.’ 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

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. 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