The Powers That Be: Daily

Tara Palmeri joins Peter to exchange notes on the relief washing over Democrats after Biden’s lively SOTU speech. Then the pair dissect Katie Britt’s disastrous response, the impact on her political future, and whether she’s likely been nixed from Trump’s V.P. shortlist. 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 Dylan Byers assess the paranoia level within CNN as Mark Thompson gets his first taste of the network’s anxiety Richter Scale. Then they delve into the facts and fiction of the freshest micro-drama roiling the Times. 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 for a very special pre-Oscars episode, in which the pair handicap the frontrunners, dig into the intense influence campaigns to sway Academy voters, and of course, gab about which party invites are most coveted this weekend.  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 an inside look at how Jack Dorsey’s forbidden political flirtation with R.F.K.Jr. drove a wedge through his company’s board. Then Abby Livingston and Ben assess the biggest winners and losers from Super Tuesday.  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 parse Mark Thompson’s vague proclamations about CNN’s digital future, and whether it can actually wean itself off linear television. Then, the pair eulogize the halcyon days of hefty paychecks for star anchors. 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 incredibly candid conversation about life in Russia after Navalny’s murder—the fate of the resistance, the mourning and hope of his disciples, and the looming fear of reprisals. 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 unpack Kim Godwin’s mounting challenges at ABC News and then share Talmudic readings of Mark Thompson’s latest pronouncements at CNN. 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 to dig into the latest high-level dramas captivating the sports business world: the turf war between the NFL and college football, whether RSNs can hold onto highly coveted sports rights, how MLB execs are parsing the viral “Pantsgate” scandal, 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

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the news that Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate G.O.P. leader, and the quiet jockeying between “the three Johns” to replace him. Then Ben and Eriq Gardner debate S.B.F.’s sentencing odds. 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 and Peter work through the massive Don Lemon payout, ponder the economic future of cable anchors, and explain what the smart money is really saying about David Zaslav’s Warner Bros. Discovery swoon. 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