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Media Monday: The Murdoch Clock & a Times Scandal Sep 25, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to dig into the Murdoch news and chat about the Times’ decision to elevate its Athletic purchase over its sports desk.

Murdoch’s Succession Endgame & a New Ukraine Crisis Sep 22, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss how President Zelensky is fighting a new two-front war in New York and Washington. Then Dylan Byers returns to decipher the fallout from Rupert Murdoch’s titanic resignation, and Lachlan’s ascent.

Murdoch’s Fire and Fury Sep 21, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the controversial journalist Michael Wolff’s latest opus, this time about the Murdochs and the fate of Fox News. Then they debate the green room tizzy surrounding Kristen Welker’s first big interview as host of ‘Meet the Press.’

SBF Trial Questions & Trump-Thiel Beef Sep 20, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the behind-the-scenes tension between Peter Thiel and Donald Trump and Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner read the S.B.F. trial tea leaves.

The Kamala Thing & McCarthy Grievance Porn Sep 19, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter for an in-depth dishfest on what's really playing out in the legislative and executive branches: the “ditch Kamala” rumors; McCarthy’s deepening crisis; and many more subplots.

Media Monday: Iger Exit Options & McCarthy Optics Sep 18, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a candid chat about Bob Iger’s ABC deal options and Kevin McCarthy’s political suicide vest.

Oligarch Payback & Fashion Week Gossip Sep 15, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss her conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and his innovative plan to help fund the Ukrainian resistance with oligarchs' seized assets. Then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman review the highlights from fashion week.

ESPN Ever After Sep 14, 2023

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In a special episode, Bill Cohan and Dylan Byers join Peter to reflect on the hasty Disney-Charter deal and compare notes on the demise of pay TV as we know it.

S.B.F.’s Man Crush Sep 13, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to talk about the fate of Ryan Salame, the latest former FTX executive to cooperate with the government. And then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner discuss Google’s extraordinary litigation.

McCarthy’s Shutdown Calculus Sep 12, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the House G.O.P.’s rocky strategy and high wire act as Congress returns. Then they dig into Ron DeSantis’ Hillaryesque problem.

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