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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Mar 23, 2026 • 28min
Media Monday: Bari’s Bloodletting & An MLB Wild Pitch
They debate recent high-profile newsroom cuts and what it means for legacy media operations. They explore consolidation scenarios and whether bigger networks will absorb production. They unpack surprising World Baseball Classic ratings and discuss how the tournament could boost baseball’s global growth.
Mar 22, 2026 • 6min
Presenting The Draymond Green Show | Draymond Green Versus Skip Bayless
Draymond Green, four-time NBA champion and fiery defensive leader, talks locker-room candor and controversial moments. He debates labels and ownership of past incidents. Conversations cover intensity management, matchup-driven effort, and how his relentlessness shaped team success.
Mar 21, 2026 • 50min
Miyako Supreme
Miyako Bellizzi, an Oscar-nominated costume designer known for collaborations with the Safdie brothers, shares her journey from fashion editing to film wardrobes. She talks about working with directors, how casting shapes costume choices, creating lived-in, realistic looks, and scaling up for big productions like Marty Supreme. She also discusses period authenticity, working with actors and non-actors, and her personal vintage-driven style.
Mar 20, 2026 • 19min
Amazon’s $200M Anti-Netflix Playbook
Matt Belloni, media journalist and host of The Town, offers insider Hollywood reporting. He breaks down Amazon’s pivot to $200M theatrical tentpoles like Project Hail Mary. He explains why wide theatrical releases matter for streaming and studio status. He also recaps the Oscars: ratings, technical issues, and Michael B. Jordan’s Best Actor moment.
Mar 19, 2026 • 20min
Allbritton’s WaPo War & Politico Hunger Games
Dylan Byers, media reporter and commentator who covers Washington media and politics, discusses Robert Allbritton’s push to turn Notice into a Washington Post rival. He breaks down Notice’s hires and Beltway obstacles. He also walks through Jeff Bezos’ uneasy outreach to the WaPo newsroom and Politico’s intense search for a new editor in chief.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 24min
Trump’s War Without Friends
Julia Ioffe, journalist and foreign policy commentator, dissects Trump’s push to involve NATO in a conflict with Iran. She explains why allies balk after years of insults and no consultation. She also traces Elbridge Colby’s rise from restraint advocate to a central figure in the administration.
Mar 17, 2026 • 23min
Between Trump and a Hard Place
Leigh Ann Caldwell, a Capitol Hill political reporter and analyst, breaks down Republican senators' private concerns about a possible war with Iran. She discusses worries over timelines, economic fallout, funding fights in Congress, and how casualties and gas prices could sway voters. Short, sharp insights into how political calculations and regional alliances shape decisions.
Mar 16, 2026 • 29min
Media Monday: The Bari-CNN Org Chart & An NBA Windfall
They dig into the looming CBS News and CNN combination, who might run the merged newsrooms, and how big cost cuts and production moves could play out. They also unpack the collapse of regional sports networks and a potential NBA rights windfall that could see teams bundled for a streamer. The conversation touches on talent risks, viewer impact, and piracy and wagering concerns.
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Mar 14, 2026 • 44min
The CBS–CNN Marriage Proposal
Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive and current C-SPAN CEO, reflects on a decades-old idea of CBS and CNN joining forces. He outlines how broadcast reach and global reporting could complement each other. They discuss possible post-merger realities, sports and corporate synergies, the costs of international coverage, and efforts to foster bipartisan dialogue and trusted video in a noisy media landscape.
Mar 13, 2026 • 22min
What’s Actually Inside the SAVE America Act?
Leigh Ann Caldwell, political journalist who breaks down policy clearly. She explains what the SAVE America Act would require, how it changed en route to passing the House, and why the filibuster and Senate math make its future uncertain. Short takes on who could be affected and the political dynamics around voter ID and messaging.
