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There’s Life After Twitter Dec 06, 2022

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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to imagine the digital town square after Twitter, and assess the companies trying to create it. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss the intricacy of Netflix’s latest programming challenge.

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Media Monday: A D.C. Media Meltdown Dec 05, 2022

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the wind-down of The Recount, John Heilemann’s political digital media startup that missed the moment. Then they break the fourth wall to discuss The New Yorker’s profile of Puck.

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CNN’s Haircut Dec 02, 2022

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss CNN’s green room massacre—whether it's overblown, overdue, or just the natural order of things. Then marketing ace Alex Bigler swings by to get the inside story on how Puck’s reporters are countenancing the biggest story of our times.

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Is Trump ‘24 Over? Dec 01, 2022

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss Kevin McCarthy’s tenuous position as he attempts to persuade the fringiest members of his caucus that he’s just likable enough to be Speaker. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen get into whether Trump’s campaign is already toast.

Bob vs Bob Crimes Nov 30, 2022

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the latest casualties and innuendo regarding the Iger succession plan. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben Landy chew over a few surprising wrinkles of the FTX legal fallout.

The S.B.F. Fallacies Nov 29, 2022

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the critical global weapons shortage that no one wants to talk about. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer get into the next round of S.B.F. intrigue.

Media Monday: Igermania & a D.C. Media Collapse Nov 28, 2022

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the next steps in Iger’s return, and where the calculus sits a week after the stunning announcement. They also chew over Elon the C.E.O. vs Elon the Narcissist and the collapse of Protocol, D.C.’s attempt at The Information.

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Trump's Gas Problem Nov 25, 2022

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to discuss the G.O.P.'s Kevin McCarthy compromise: the party's inside conversation about the reality behind the policy-light, ideology-free, newscycle-obsessed career pol who just wants the gavel. Then they get into the Trump of it all. Is he running to win in 2024, or just to outpace DeSantis and his lawyers? And is he already out of gas?

More Iger Tea Leaves Nov 24, 2022

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest Iger intrigue and talk around town regarding the only thing people care about: what’s next at Disney.

Igernomics & SBF’s Bunker Nov 23, 2022

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss S.B.F. post-FTX’s collapse—what lessons has he learned, how is he responding, what are his parents doing? Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander get into Bob Iger’s new mandate at Disney.

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