The Powers That Be: Daily
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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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Apr 24, 2023 • 23min
Media Monday: A Jeff Shellbomb & Some O.E. for Buzzfeed News
Jon Kelly joins Peter to hypothesize about what the Jeff Shell ouster means for NBCU—the Zaz-Reverse Morris storyline, succession, internal rumors, etcetera. Then they discuss the agony and ecstasy of the recently departed BuzzFeed News.For more on BuzzFeed coverage from Dylan Byers -https://puck.news/jonah-and-the-whale/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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
Apr 21, 2023 • 22min
The Democratic Scandal of the Season
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to dig into the contretemps in California—Gavin, DiFi, ageism, absenteeism, and more—before digging into DeSantis’ own Bridgegate.For more in depth coverage from Tara -https://puck.news/gavin-newsoms-difi-pickle/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb https://puck.news/desantiss-new-donor-defiance/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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
Apr 20, 2023 • 27min
Washington Spy Games
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss the D.C. game of telephone around the latest mega intelligence breach. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Larry Ellison’s Tim Scott infatuation.For more coverage from Julia -https://puck.news/intelligence-gossip-a-leak-postmortem/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtbFor more coverage from Teddy -https://puck.news/the-larry-ellison-election/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=tbtb 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
Apr 19, 2023 • 23min
Rupert’s $787.5 Million Legal Haircut
In a very special episode, Eriq Gardner and Dylan Byers chat with Peter about the semi-surprising outcome of the Fox-Dominion legal bloodbath and what to expect 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
Apr 18, 2023 • 27min
Bulgari Whispers & LVMH Bombs
Peter Hamby welcomes Lauren Sherman, Puck’s newest partner, for a riveting conversation about the dishiest stories in the business of fashion. 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
Apr 17, 2023 • 23min
Media Monday: Zazmania, Elon’s Tears & Sean Spicer 3.0
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss some of the most topical issues roiling our industry: Zaz’s Max plans, Newsmax’s future, the NFL’s media future, Elon’s feelings, 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
Apr 14, 2023 • 20min
Zaz’s Max Gamble
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss David Zaslav’s long overdue delay of Max, the colossal success of Super Mario Bros, and what to make of the early returns for Air. 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
Apr 13, 2023 • 27min
Murdoch Succession Probabilities
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what happens when art imitates life—particularly in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the aging mogul and boulevardier, and the succession angles of his estranged and non-estranged and semi-estranged children. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy discuss Larry Ellison’s Tim Scott fantasy.For more on Dylan's coverage - https://puck.news/ruperts-headline-risk/ 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
Apr 12, 2023 • 23min
The Washington Leak of the Decade
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the document leak that has official Washington in a tizzy. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy dig into DeSantis vs. Disney.To get more of this story from Julia Ioffe - https://puck.news/mark-warners-anti-tiktok-algorithm/To get more of this story from Eriq Gardner - https://puck.news/a-hulk-for-hulu-swap-microsofts-legal-game-theory/ 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
Apr 11, 2023 • 19min
The Trump Sloppy Seconds Race
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the non-Trump ‘24 hopefuls—enumerating their fears, hopes, dreams, and sordid ego fantasies. And, of course, whether any of them can be a credible Plan B if Trump slips on a banana peel. 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
