

The Powers That Be: Daily
Puck | Audacy
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.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 29min
Buffett’s Insane Return & Andreessen’s D.C.
Teddy Schleifer and Peter discuss Marc Andreessen’s renewed influence campaign in Washington and what it means for the world’s most famous V.C. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy dig into Warren Buffett’s trillion dollar threshold. 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

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Feb 26, 2024 • 23min
Media Monday: Vice’s Epitaph & BuzzFeed’s Clunker
It’s a special aughts era episode as Jon and Peter dig into Vice’s latest winnowing milestone and BuzzFeed’s most recent deal descent. 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

Feb 23, 2024 • 24min
Ackman’s Détente & Hunter’s Reprieve
Billionaire Bill Ackman's clash with Business Insider over plagiarism accusations, negotiations for settlement. House GOP's Biden impeachment push falters after star witness arrested for lying to feds. Updates on Washington news and developments.

Feb 22, 2024 • 18min
How Liquid Is Trump?
Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a candid chat about Trump’s liquidity in the face of his colossal financial penalties. The two also size up the various under-appreciated elements of this legal cinematic universe. 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

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Feb 21, 2024 • 21min
Julia on Navalny
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the gut-wrenching death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny—how it reverberated through the Munich Security Conference, how his wife Yulia has boldly taken up his political legacy, and whether his end has shattered any hope of a bright post-Putin future for Russia. 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

Feb 20, 2024 • 23min
Fade to Zac
Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the human cost of deepening dysfunction on the Hill. Then Lauren Sherman makes a surprise appearance to fill in the latest chatter from New York Fashion Week and what everyone is saying about Zac Posen’s perplexing appointment at 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

Feb 19, 2024 • 21min
Media Monday: Stewart's Redemption, NBA Rights & Buffett's Shari Short
Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby work through a candy bowl of media goodies: the political and economic impact of Jon Stewart's revival; the massive media showdown over NBA rights; and the implications of Berkshire Hathaway's Paramount stock selloff. 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

Feb 16, 2024 • 20min
Biden Donor Whispers
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a candid discussion about the inside conversation in liberal donorworld amid Biden’s recent headaches. They also chat about that RFK Super Bowl ad. 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

Feb 15, 2024 • 21min
Media Thursday: More Biden Age Murmurs & Messenger Mayhem
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what the reporters covering the White House are saying under their breath about Biden's age. Then the two turn to the lingering fallout in the wake of The Messenger's demise. 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

Feb 14, 2024 • 28min
Adam Neumann’s BS & the View From Gaza
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the surprising internal politics within Gaza. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what’s really up with Adam Neumann’s WeWork 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