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Condé Fissures & the Elon-Lemon Fallout Mar 21, 2024

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to dig into the ongoing labor drama at Condé Nast. Then the pair discuss whether Elon’s falling out with Don Lemon will cascade into a new series of headaches at X.

Putin’s Election Math & Bravo’s Reality Shock Mar 20, 2024

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to parse the ramifications of Russia’s presidential election as Vladamir Putin clocks in with an absolutely comical 87 percent of the vote. Then Eriq Gardner joins Ben to discuss the wave of lawsuits threatening Hollywood’s reality TV business.

Ohio’s Civil War & TikTok’s Senate Gauntlet Mar 19, 2024

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to unpack the pair of high-stakes Senate races unfolding in Montana and Ohio, where MAGA Republicans and the remnant establishment wing of the G.O.P. are warring over primary candidates. Then, they game out whether the House bill to ban TikTok will survive the Senate.

Media Monday: The Zazurrection Prophecy & College Football’s Wildcatters Mar 18, 2024

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Jon Kelly is reunited with Peter to discuss the bull case for David Zaslav’s WBD turnaround, which boils down to “good debt,” HBO, and DTC. Then they weigh in on the new “think tank” trying to exploit college football without irreparably damaging the entire enterprise of amateur sports.

Musk vs. Lemon & The Kassan Fiasco Mar 15, 2024

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the new media title fight between Don Lemon and Elon Musk after the billionaire abruptly cancelled the former CNN star’s new show on X. Then they turn to the wild legal battle erupting between UTA and its now-former partner Michael Kassan.

Yass’s Crusade & A Biden Impeachment Post-Mortem Mar 14, 2024

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to chart the multi-front campaign by billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass to keep TikTok alive, before revealing a secret meeting between Biden and a few Silicon Valley heavyweights last year. Then Abby Livingston and Ben dig into how the Biden impeachment inquiry fell apart.

TikTok Intrigues & Biden’s Wall Street Cavalry Mar 13, 2024

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the TikTok ban marching through Congress, whether it’s all a political stunt, and how this issue is probably bound for the courts, anyway. Then Ben and Bill Cohan dig into the lively post-SOTU chatter on Wall Street.

Biden SOTU Hype & Katie Brittgate Mar 12, 2024

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter to exchange notes on the relief washing over Democrats after Biden’s lively SOTU speech. Then the pair dissect Katie Britt’s disastrous response, the impact on her political future, and whether she’s likely been nixed from Trump’s V.P. shortlist.

Media Monday: CNN Doom Loops & NYT Inside Baseball Mar 11, 2024

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Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers assess the paranoia level within CNN as Mark Thompson gets his first taste of the network’s anxiety Richter Scale. Then they delve into the facts and fiction of the freshest micro-drama roiling the Times.

Hollywood’s Oscars Odds Mar 08, 2024

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Matt Belloni joins Peter for a very special pre-Oscars episode, in which the pair handicap the frontrunners, dig into the intense influence campaigns to sway Academy voters, and of course, gab about which party invites are most coveted this weekend.

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