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Media Monday: Iger’s Challenges & the Redstone Endgame Aug 14, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter for a spirited, insidery conversation about the latest twists in Iger’s strategy, Dave Portnoy’s shot at a third (!!) windfall, and what the Simon & Schuster sale suggests about Shari Redstone’s endgame.

M.B.S.’s Surprise Diplomacy & The Tim Scott Heartbeat Aug 11, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter Hamby to discuss Saudi Arabia’s surprising emergence as a Russia-Ukraine mediator. Then Teddy Schleifer and Ben Landy document Larry Ellison's ability to manipulate a Tim Scott dead cat bounce.

Fior more from Julia -

https://puck.news/the-treaty-of-m-b-s/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/larry-ellisons-eight-figure-anti-trump-dowry/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230811

Musk’s Everything App Delusion Aug 10, 2023

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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to explain Elon Musk’s short-sighted fallacy of turning X—nee Twitter—into the new full-blown everything app of our time.

For more from Baratunde -

https://puck.news/silicon-valley-and-the-race-for-the-everything-app/

Trump Indictment Odds Aug 09, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter for a talmudic reading of the most recent Trump indictment. Then Ben Landy and Abby Livingston dig into one of the Senate’s most controversial subplots.

The Biden Backups Aug 08, 2023

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Tara Palmeri joins Peter for an in-depth conversation on the state of 2024—the early state conundrum, DeSantisgate, and the Dems waiting on Biden’s next move.

For more from Tara -

https://puck.news/the-biden-edge-case/

Media Monday: The Threads Letdown & It’s Bidenomics, Stupid Aug 07, 2023

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Jon Kelly and Peter explain why Threads’ descent to reality was pre-ordained and predictable. Then they tackle the Biden campaign’s futile messaging.

A Fashion War & M.B.S.’s Diplomatic Play Aug 04, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman’s volunteer attempt to free a U.S. journalist detained in Putin’s Russia. And then Ben Landy and Lauren Sherman discuss an activist investor’s attempt the rattle Kering’s cage.

S.B.F.’s New Legal Pickle Aug 03, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter for a conversation about Sam Bankman-Fried’s tightening legal noose. Then they chat about the latest action among the ‘24 megadonors.

The Disney Succession Intrigue Aug 02, 2023

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to chat about the biggest story in media—Matt Belloni’s scoopage that Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer are going to help their old boss, Bob Iger, figure out his streaming conundrum. Then Eriq Garder swings by with a Trump-Fox News legal entanglement.

For more on Matt's story -

https://puck.news/iger-brings-back-his-old-heir-apparents/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802

For more from Eriq -

https://puck.news/trump-has-subpoenaed-fox-news-for-tuckers-unaired-jan-6-interview/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230802

The Private McConnell Fallout Aug 01, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss the private conversation on Capitol Hill about Mitch McConnell’s health—plus, the intrigue in town surrounding the most watched ‘24 races.

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