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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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Media Monday: Biden Backup Plans & WaPo Recriminations
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the media fallout from Biden’s debate debacle—the fast-moving information, the private conversation, and the real anxieties. Then they dig into the lastest turn in the Washington Post saga. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo…
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In a special post-debate episode, Peter is joined by John Heilemann and Dylan Byers to digest the political fallout from Biden’s halting performance on CNN, the hard conversations taking place among Democrats, the bad vibes inside the spin room, and the odds of an unprecedented pivot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi…
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Marion Maneker joins Peter for a spirited rundown of the art market—particularly all the action emanating from the London sales. 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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John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to dig into the delicate contract dance between ESPN and star broadcast talent Stephen A. Smith. Then they scrutinize the launch of the forthcoming Venu streamer—the group project from WBD, Fox, and Disney. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn…
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal all the pre-debate chatter, and the stakes for each campaign, ahead of the Trump-Biden showdown on CNN this Thursday. Then they discuss the right-wing media moguls and personalities calling up Trump to sway his V.P. pick. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyin…
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Media Monday: The WaPo Coup & Stephen A.’s Deal
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the self-inflicted wreckage at The Washington Post and how a simple executive shuffle turned into a full blown powder keg. Then the duo debate whether Stephen A. Smith is worth $18 million a year to ESPN. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lear…
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to reveal the diminished state of the Russian disinformation apparatus, and why the bot armies of ’24 don’t hold a candle to ’16. Then they home in on the disinformation efforts we need to worry about this election—and those we can simply laugh at. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: http…
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Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to mull the major legal controversies poised to reverberate through the ’24 election: the Hunter Biden saga, Trump’s criminal trials, SCOTUS’s abortion rulings, R.F.K.’s ballot access challenges, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn…
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Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to reveal why the failed Paramount-Skydance dalliance was the wildest M&A saga he’s ever seen. Then they discuss whether Shari will reengage with the Apollo/Sony bid—or if everyone is going to take a summer vacation instead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pri…
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Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to debate whether the latest V.P. murmurs emanating from Mar-a-Lago—that North Dakota’s tech gazillionaire governor, Doug Burgum, is a genuine frontrunner—is fact or fantasy. Then they discuss the odds that Trump actually ends up in prison. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www…
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Media Monday: WaPo War II & Hollywood’s Apprentice Games
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Jon Kelly joins Peter to chew over some of the latest machinations inside The Washington Post pressure cooker. The duo then turn their attention to Hollywood’s cold feet over an acclaimed Trump movie. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit h…
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to reveal whether the Kremlin is pulling for Biden or Trump in November. Sure, the answer might seem obvious—but as Julia explains, the reality is far more complicated, and has become the subject of fiery debate in both Moscow and Foggy Bottom. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://…
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John Ourand joins Peter to break down all the excitement and controversy surrounding the league’s new economics and the Olympic team roster. Then they chew over the latest updates in the Zaz-NBA media rights drama. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch…
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The Shari Shocker & Elon’s $56 Billion Vote
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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Shari Redstone’s shocking decision to nuke the Skydance/RedBird deal. Then the duo weigh in on the fate of Elon Musk’s $56 billion balloon. 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/a…
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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the latest spate of member-on-member violence on the House campaign trail. Then they chew over a new poll that finds young voters have either forgotten the chaos of the Trump years or simply don’t care. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy …
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Jon Kelly and Peter are reunited just in time to discuss the tragicomic week at The Washington Post—the Will Lewis restructuring, the Buzbee departure, the Folkenflik battle, 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://p…
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Tina Nguyen joins Peter Hamby to offer her insider’s view of Donald Trump’s recent intimations about exacting revenge on his political enemies. MAGAworld claims the Dems are weaponizing the criminal court system, and Republicans are vowing to return the favor. But how seriously should we take this dark rhetoric? To learn more about listener data an…
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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to dissect Benjamin Netanyahu’s true motivations behind his D.C. tour and his coming address to a joint session of Congress. Then they scrutinize Biden’s optimistic spin on the war in Ukraine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo…
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Bill Cohan joins Dylan Byers to analyze the possible Skydance-Paramount arranged marriage and its ripple effects: Shari’s exit options, the C-suite musical chairs, the Jeff Shell-Jeff Zucker fever dream, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your a…
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Eriq Gardner joins Dylan Byers to dig into the latest developments in the potential Skydance-Paramount deal, before unpacking a new $20 billion NFL Sunday ticket antitrust lawsuit. 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://podcastchoice…
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Media Monday: WSJ Revolts Subtext & Barkley Futures
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On this special episode, Jon Kelly joins guest host Dylan Byers wade into the latest WSJ kerfuffle and predict the NBA rights endgame. 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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Netflix’s Sports Paradox & Box Office Terrors
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Matt Belloni joins Dylan Byers for a wide-ranging conversation spanning an overlooked sports rights negotiation (not the NBA!) plaguing David Zaslav, Netflix’s foray into sports, the strange economics of ‘Challengers,’ and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn mo…
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John Ourand joins Dylan Byers to get into the nitty gritty of the multi-layered NBA broadcast rights auction—and, in particular, how it pertains to WBD. Did Zaz screw everything up? Can he match? And what do the economics really look like? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Le…
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy …
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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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn …
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