The Powers That Be: Daily
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.
Episodes
April 25, 2024 • 15 mins
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby for a candid evaluation of Trump’s historic criminal trial: 45’s courtroom antics, the judge’s gag order threat, the prosecution’s evolving strategy, and how this soap opera might eventually resolve.
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April 24, 2024 • 16 mins
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the recent wave of Silicon Valley money lining up behind Trump, and why so many Bay Area technocrats are suddenly falling over themselves to fundraise for the Republican nominee. Then they discuss the covert operation to convince R.F.K.’s V.P. pick, Nicole Shanahan, to drop off the ticket.
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April 23, 2024 • 19 mins
Lauren Sherman joins Peter Hamby to discuss the brands fighting it out behind the scenes to dress the stars of ‘Challengers,’ the new Zendaya-starring tennis flick. Then they discuss Lauren’s new podcast, Fashion People, which launches today.
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April 22, 2024 • 23 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss ESPN's Norby replacement list and all the agita and hoopla surrounding the White House Correspondents Party week.
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April 19, 2024 • 23 mins
Julia Alexander joins Peter Hamby to dissect the remarkable ascent of Tubi, and why the free, ad-supported streaming service is blowing up with Gen Z. Are its SVOD competitors taking notes? Then they consider the wisdom of HBO being folded into Max on the eve of the revamped streamer’s first anniversary.
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April 18, 2024 • 19 mins
Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss what on earth veteran media executives Ben Sherwood and Joanna Coles are doing taking over The Daily Beast, the boutique, once buzzy Barry Diller digital property that nobody else wanted.
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April 17, 2024 • 19 mins
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to dig into Iran’s brazen attack on Israel: how it illustrates the region’s intractable tensions, Biden’s complicated relationship with Bibi, and why Israel’s unique politics suggest he isn’t going anywhere soon.
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April 16, 2024 • 16 mins
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to dig into the latest shakeup atop ESPN: the defenestration of longtime executive Norby Williamson, the drama behind the move, and what it means for the network’s digital ambitions. Then they reveal why the NBA is playing hardball with R.S.N. provider Diamond Sports.
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April 15, 2024 • 25 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter to prosecute the Times’ latest internal investigation and discuss Shari Redstone’s unusual mid-deal heat board crisis.
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April 12, 2024 • 17 mins
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to scrutinize Donald Trump’s fundraising machine as the candidate tries to overcome his financial disadvantage to Biden. Then they break down Trump’s quest for a running mate, consider the known shortlist, and reveal how the decision might ultimately hinge on who can bring the most cash into the campaign.
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April 11, 2024 • 22 mins
Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to discuss the lingering executive tensions inside 30 Rock following the McDaniel micro scandal. Then they weigh into whether the rebooted CBS News streamer is just more of the same.
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April 10, 2024 • 17 mins
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to dissect Trump’s putative rejection of a national abortion ban, and whether the announcement will actually cost him evangelical votes. Then they survey the electoral college map, and debate whether Joe Biden is serious about putting red states in play this November.
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April 9, 2024 • 27 mins
Bill Cohan joins Peter Hamby to unpack Shari Redstone’s controversial choice to entertain the David Ellison-Skydance bid for Paramount over Apollo Global Management’s $27 billion offer for the whole enchilada. Then they dig into Bill’s newsmaking interview with former Apollo chief Leon Black concerning his association with Jeffery Epstein.
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April 8, 2024 • 25 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the inevitable capitulation of No Labels, the quixotic third party political organization. Then they dig into Ari Emanuel’s latest windfall.
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April 6, 2024 • 2 mins
Million Dollar Advice is a work and career advice podcast hosted by friends and colleagues Kim Lessing and Kate Arend. Together Kim and Kate run Amy Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions and are very cool and good at their jobs. Each week, they will help live callers with their work-related dilemmas. Whether you have a question or you just like listening to other people’s problems, this show will change your life. If you have a problem...
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April 5, 2024 • 21 mins
Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to unpack the senseless and tragic Israeli bombing of a convoy filled with World Central Kitchen aid workers, and what the wrath of beloved humanitarian José Andrés means for Israel—and for Biden. Then they discuss Julia’s candid conversation with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul and his effort to convince his own party to send aid to Ukraine.
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April 4, 2024 • 21 mins
Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Shari Redstone’s decision to go forward with Skydance and Bob Iger’s proxy war success. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy broach the latest A.I. minefield.
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April 3, 2024 • 20 mins
Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to narrate billionaire scion Rory Gates’s ginger initial steps onto the Democratic political scene, the major players whispering in his ear, and whether he’s destined to become a force in donorworld. Then Teddy relives his experience in the courtroom when S.B.F. was sentenced to a quarter century behind bars.
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April 2, 2024 • 16 mins
John Ourand joins Peter Hamby to reveal the inner workings of the lucrative and clandestine NBA broadcast rights bake-off. Then the pair dig into the white hot business of women’s college basketball, and how stars like Caitlin Clark are making a killing with N.I.L. deals.
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April 1, 2024 • 26 mins
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to weigh into the issues keeping the industry aflutter: Obama’s mega-surrogacy, the Ronna Romney McDaniel denouement, and Adam Silver’s enigmatic NBA broadcast rights auction.
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