The Powers That Be: Daily

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Ackman’s Revenge Tour Jan 11, 2024

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the hedge fund manager’s jihad against Business Insider and whether his impassioned threats will get him anywhere.

NCAA Hurdles & RFK’s Money Mafia Jan 10, 2024

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the latest complications bearing down on the increasingly professionalizing NCAA. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer weigh into the provenance of RFK’s fundraising mafia.

Johnson’s Army of One Jan 09, 2024

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Abby Livingston joins Peter Hamby to discuss the unfathomable—Speaker Mike Johnson’s temporary majority of one. And then the two chat about how each party is trying to take the House this fall.

Media Monday: The Messenger’s Quibi Throttle Jan 08, 2024

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to assess the agony of The Messenger and how things got there so quickly. Then the reunited duo weigh in on the antecedents of the 2024 campaign media torpor.

Bill on Wall Street’s New Post-Wunderkind C.E.O. Jan 05, 2024

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to discuss the ascent of Peter Orszag, the new C.E.O. of Lazard, who has vowed to double revenue by 2030. Can the former top Obama aide resurrect Bill’s old firm, or will the years of ennui and infighting betray his ambitions?

Box Office Surprises & The Globes Revival Jan 04, 2024

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the winners, losers, and surprises of the Christmas corridor holiday box office season and what to expect for the theatrical industry in ‘24. Then the two chew over the return of the Golden Globes to television.

A Times Lawsuit & Congress Politics Jan 03, 2024

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the generation divide rocking Capitol Hill while Eriq Gardner assesses The New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI with Ben Landy.

Media Tuesday: Elon’s Endgame & More! Jan 02, 2024

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In the second installment of their year-commencing prediction special, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers dig into the Elon debt endgame at Twitter and much, much more.

Media Monday: The Bezos Inner Circle & Zaz’s Inside Edge Jan 01, 2024

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Happy New Year! In the first part of a special double-barreled media predictions show, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers prognosticate about Washington Post leadership changes, Jeff Zucker’s billion-dollar deal, and the Shari-Zaz outcome.

The Trump Insurrection Dilemma Dec 29, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Ben for a Talmudic reading of the Colorado court decision banning Donald Trump from the ballot, how it’s playing in Washington legal circles, and how the Supreme Court might rule. Then they turn to the M&A regulatory conundrum du jour: Would Biden block a merger of CBS and CNN?

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