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Bill Cohan on the SVB Collapse Mar 14, 2023

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Bill Cohan, perhaps the culture’s foremost expert of financial crises, shares his views on what really went down at SVB with Peter.

Media Monday: Puck in D.C. & Mad Dawg’s Revenge Mar 13, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Puck’s big night in Washington before turning their attention to a new media start-up from Jimmy Finkelstein and Richard “Mad Dawg” Beckman.

CPAC After Dark Mar 10, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss how Putin’s nemesis turned into Oscar bait. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy dig into the unraveling of CPAC.

Michigan’s Battle Royale & S.B.F.’s Fearsome Threesome Mar 09, 2023

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to dissect the Democrat-on-Democrat Senate battle shaping up in Michigan, where the well-connected actor Hill Harper is emerging as a legitimate contender to congresswoman Elissa Slotkin. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss the latest twists in S.B.F.’s fraud case and whether he would ever accept a plea bargain.

ESPN’s Big Bet Mar 08, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter Hamby to explain Semafor’s new CCP-inflected scandal. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into ESPN’s strategic reset.

An NFL Showdown & Goldman Guessing Games Mar 07, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss an unusual lawsuit and what it means for the league. And then Ben Landy and Bill Cohan jump into the Goldman Sachs looming questions coming out of the firm’s investor day.

Media Monday: Murdoch Scenario Planning Mar 06, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the fallout from Fox’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, and what to expect next. Then the two discuss how ChatGPT will (or wont) come for journalistic jobs.

The Hulu Tug of War Mar 03, 2023

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss some of the most pressing issues in Hollywood at the moment: will Disney buy Hulu out from Comcast, or vice versa?; is Marvel being overstretched; what are the best awards season parties?; and many more.

Kamala Headaches & FTX Drama Mar 02, 2023

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Tara joins Peter to discuss the various Harris challenges on the Biden ‘24 ticket and whether they can be solved. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer dig into the latest FTX whodunnit chaos…

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That ChatGPT Arms Race Mar 01, 2023

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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter Hamby to discuss the tech industry’s race to match ChatGPT, and how we’re all just learning the massive change we’re truly in for.

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