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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Oct 24, 2022 • 20min
Media Monday: The Smiths & The Cuomos
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss Semafor’s launch, and what the industry is extrapolating. Then they chat about The Brothers Cuomo, and their various media ambitions. 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
Oct 21, 2022 • 22min
Licht’s Leash
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss Chris Licht’s latest programming choices and non-choices. Then Peter and marketing heroine Alex Bigler dig into the latest Feedback Friday.Read Dylan's Piecehttps://puck.news/the-murdoch-succession-moment-arrives/ 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
Oct 20, 2022 • 21min
The Silicon Valley Swamp
In a very very special episode, Tara Palmeri and Teddy Schleifer join Peter to discuss Biden’s massive donor pivot and what it means for the donor industrial complex in both Washington and San Francisco. 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
Oct 19, 2022 • 21min
Nikki Finke’s Legacy & The Corporate Woke Wars
Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Nikki Finke’s complex legacy as a bile-spilling, news-breaking Hollywood mouthpiece and vixen. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss the Fortune 500 woke wars. 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
Oct 18, 2022 • 23min
Putin’s Boy From the Valley
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss why Elon Musk might want to carry Putin’s water—and on Twitter of all places. Then Bill Cohan and Teddy Schleifer discuss the other M&A deal of the season.Read Julia's Newsletterhttps://puck.news/newsletter_content/elons-twitter-plans-ozs-romney-resurrection/Read Bill's Piecehttps://puck.news/morgan-stanleys-twitter-dynamite-hedge-fund-hunger-games/ 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
Oct 17, 2022 • 24min
Media Monday: Peacock’s Identity Crisis & NYT Dish
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss NBCU’s streaming woes and then the latest inside conversation within The New York Times.Read Julia Alexander's Piece!https://puck.news/peacock-curiosity-paramounts-future-the-great-streaming-rebundling/Ready Dylan's Piecehttps://puck.news/timesism-its-discontents/ 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
Oct 14, 2022 • 24min
The Gavin Emasculation
Tara Palmeri and Peter Hamby discuss whether Gavin Newsom poses a material threat to Joe Biden. Then marketing legend Alex Bigler chats with Tina Nguyen about her early years in the conservative movement.Read Tara and Peter's Piece!https://puck.news/bidens-24-math-the-newsom-shadow-campaign/ 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
Oct 13, 2022 • 22min
The NYT’s Star System
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss The New York Times’s new paradox—its never been stronger and yet its top talent is simultaneously searching for better financial and creative opportunities. And then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Bill Murray’s movie-wrecking behavior.Read Dylan's Piecehttps://puck.news/timesism-its-discontents/Read Eriq's Piecehttps://puck.news/the-secret-bill-murray-settlement-revealed/ 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
Oct 12, 2022 • 26min
Elon’s $13B Nightmare
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the dynamite stick in Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, and how much it might cost him. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer weigh in on his geopolitics. 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
Oct 11, 2022 • 23min
Putin’s Bridge to Nowhere
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the re-escalation in Russia’s war on Ukraine, including Putin’s sinister revenge for the bridge bombing seen around the world. And then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Elon Musk’s political id. 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
