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Ron Klain’s Successor… Jul 06, 2022

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Tara Palmeri joins Teddy Schleifer to discuss the Ron Klain succession politicking, and what a new generation of Democratic lawmakers want from their party.

A Billion-Dollar Book Deal Jul 05, 2022

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Bill Cohan joins Teddy Schleifer to talk about a mega-merger in the publishing world that the Justice Department is trying to nuke

Media Monday: CNN’s Step Child Problem Jul 04, 2022

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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss Zaz’s new target at CNN—its very profitable digital unit that more people read than the Times. So what went wrong?

Europe’s Putin Rumors Jul 01, 2022

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the inside conversation emanating from the G7 – Putin’s health, Trump fears, and more. Then Baratunde Thurston explains how an activist Supreme Court has waved the white flag on the climate.

D.C. Insiders Discuss Roe’s Next Steps Jun 30, 2022

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Tara Palmeri talks with Peter about the sotto voce conversations surrounding Roe inside D.C.—what lawmakers are saying, how it might (or might not) impact the midterms, and all the Dems' challenges.

Maddowpocalypse & Trump’s Nightmare Jun 29, 2022

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Dylan Byers visits Peter to discuss MSNBC’s surprising decision to give Rachel Maddow’s 9 p.m. hour to Alex Wagner, which seems like a white flag for the network’s ambitions. Then Tina Nguyen and Ben Landy discuss how Cassidy Hutchinson's shocking testimony will impact Trump’s 2024 plans.

Where Have All the Deals Gone? Jun 28, 2022

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to unveil Wall Street’s latest anxiety—reduced deal flow (at least compared to the high water mark of ‘21), which means reduced bonuses and even RIFs (banker jargon for layoffs). What does the future hold? And then Eriq Gardner drops by to explicate the nightmare that the Roe reversal has created for big business.

Media Monday: The Roe Media Story & Semaforeplay Jun 27, 2022

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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss how the Roe decision scrambled media, and the challenge it poses for a new era of centrism. Then they discuss the latest news emanating from Semafor.

Emergency Pod: Samuel Alito’s Pandora’s Box Jun 24, 2022

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With the Supreme Court striking down the right to abortion in America, Julia Ioffe, Eriq Gardner, and Tara Palmeri join Peter to discuss how we got here, what it means for women, for the midterms, and what comes next.

Hollywood vs. SCOTUS Jun 24, 2022

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss how Hollywood’s biggest companies are reacting to the likelihood that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe. And then America’s favorite marketing executive, Alex Bigler, chats with Eriq Gardner about reader feedback and what’s new on his beat.

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