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Elon’s Twitter Bloodlust Oct 26, 2022

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter cost-cutting bloodlust. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner get into the Ye insanity.

The Putin Nuke Calculus Oct 25, 2022

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to dive into the Ukraine escalation question. Then Julia Alexander and Ben Landy chat about Disney’s Star War IP wars.

Media Monday: The Smiths & The Cuomos Oct 24, 2022

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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.

Licht’s Leash Oct 21, 2022

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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 Piece

https://puck.news/the-murdoch-succession-moment-arrives/

The Silicon Valley Swamp Oct 20, 2022

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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.

Nikki Finke’s Legacy & The Corporate Woke Wars Oct 19, 2022

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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.

Putin’s Boy From the Valley Oct 18, 2022

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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 Newsletter

https://puck.news/newsletter_content/elons-twitter-plans-ozs-romney-resurrection/

Read Bill's Piece

https://puck.news/morgan-stanleys-twitter-dynamite-hedge-fund-hunger-games/

Media Monday: Peacock’s Identity Crisis & NYT Dish Oct 17, 2022

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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 Piece

https://puck.news/timesism-its-discontents/

The Gavin Emasculation Oct 14, 2022

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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/

The NYT’s Star System Oct 13, 2022

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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 Piece

https://puck.news/timesism-its-discontents/

Read Eriq's Piece

https://puck.news/the-secret-bill-murray-settlement-revealed/

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