The Powers That Be: Daily
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.
Episodes
May 29, 2024 • 24 mins
Eriq Gardner joins Dylan Byers to discuss the D.O.J.’s monopoly lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a high-profile antitrust effort with massive implications for consumers, the entertainment industry, and the broader M&A landscape.
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May 28, 2024 • 28 mins
Julia Ioffe joins Dylan Byers to discuss the latest disturbing turns in the Israel-Hamas war, rising antisemitism in America, and the latest exclusive Puck-Echelon poll revealing how voters are digesting these issues ahead of November.
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May 27, 2024 • 24 mins
Happy Memorial Day! In this special edition of Media Monday, Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Will Lewis’s new revenue model at The Washington Post and analyze the latest CNN ratings dip.
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May 24, 2024 • 20 mins
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to dissect his candid chat with Washington Post chief executive Will Lewis and his finally-unveiled plan to restore the paper’s “swagger” following an era of staff morale problems and business retrenchment. Then they examine the precarious relationship between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA.
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May 23, 2024 • 29 mins
John Heilemann, Puck’s newest partner, joins Peter to discuss the White House’s electoral calculus, the realities of the Trump legal sitch, and the evolving media landscape.
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May 22, 2024 • 20 mins
Marion Maneker joins Peter Hamby for his inaugural appearance on the pod, in which the star art market correspondent unpacks the biggest dramas surrounding Gigaweek, the high season for art sales in New York. Then, they dig into Marion’s origins as an art market reporter.
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May 21, 2024 • 22 mins
Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to inspect the mounting evidence that Democrats are in the drivers’ seat when it comes to taking back the House in November before dissecting the nasty war of words that erupted in a recent Oversight committee hearing. Then they dig into exclusive polling revealing voters’ real sentiments regarding the Trump trial.
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May 20, 2024 • 33 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter to examine the NFL’s latest micro-aggressions, predict the impact Tom Brady will have on Fox, and assess the true value of the CNN presidential debate.
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May 17, 2024 • 27 mins
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to dissect the heated A.I. arms race between Google, Meta, and Open A.I., and how a new wave of generative search tools, like Perplexity A.I., are making it difficult for tech incumbents to outpace disruptors.
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May 16, 2024 • 25 mins
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to break down how CNN and ABC News scored the coveted Biden-Trump debates, what it means for their network rivals, and their predictions for the looming showdowns.
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May 15, 2024 • 23 mins
Julia Alexander joins Peter Hamby to dissect the flawed notion that modern streaming services—and the dynamics of bundling, in particular—approximate the linear ecosystem of yore. Then she reveals what advertisers are really thinking during Upfront Week in New York.
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May 14, 2024 • 24 mins
Bill Cohan joins Peter to share all the riveting details about his recent visit with Sam Bankman-Fried: the rice-bartering, his new life behind bars, and his belief in how he got there.
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May 13, 2024 • 25 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Netflix’s bid to produce two NFL Christmas Day games—the price tag, logistics, and deal quirks. And then the duo chew over the latest CNN murmurs.
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May 10, 2024 • 25 mins
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby for a close reading of Putin’s fifth inauguration speech, and what the Russian president’s undisguised embrace of fascism portends for the future of his country, Ukraine, and more. Then they dissect the overly tidy interpretations of the Israel-Hamas war popping up on college campuses.
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May 9, 2024 • 23 mins
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby for a rollicking conversation surrounding David Zaslav’s NBA rights imbroglio, his eye-popping compensation package, WBD’s stock price, and much more. Then they dig into Kim Godwin’s perhaps inevitable exit from ABC News.
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May 8, 2024 • 15 mins
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to discuss how Netflix’s star-studded roast of Tom Brady came together, and what the live broadcast signals about the streamer's ambitions for sports streaming. Then they discuss John’s fresh reporting on what ESPN and Amazon will pay to broadcast the NBA.
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May 7, 2024 • 23 mins
In a very special episode, Tara joins Peter to discuss Ivanka Trump’s quiet maneuvering to steer her family back into the White House. Then they discuss the media’s Chicago ‘68 fetish, and whether this summer’s convention will suffer a similar fate.
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May 6, 2024 • 24 mins
Jon Kelly and Peter are reunited to discuss David Zaslav's NBA negotiating headaches and the latest shocking twists in the Paramount M&A spectacle.
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May 3, 2024 • 30 mins
Julia Ioffe joins Peter for a candid discussion about the $61 billion Ukraine package and whether it’s simply come too late to make a material difference. They also delve into the Columbia mess, and try to figure out how we got here in the first place.
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May 2, 2024 • 17 mins
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to dissect Hunter Biden’s multifaceted, Bryan Freedman-led legal war against Fox News. Then they foreshadow how A.I. is poised to infiltrate the courtroom.
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