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Media Monday: Iger Everlasting, Plus NYT M&A Jul 17, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to talk through all the various implications of Bob Iger's latest contract extension: the deal machinations, succession rumblings, and more. Then they dig into the New York Times Co.'s decision to cede its sports section to The Athletic and why it was so obvious (and necessary).

Baratunde on the Affirmative Action Decree Jul 14, 2023

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Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to discuss and dissect the SCOTUS decision to overrule affirmative action in the college admissions process—and what it really reveals about history and our future.

For more from Baratunde -

https://puck.news/the-end-of-affirmative-action-and-the-attempt-to-erase-race/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713

A Thiel Campaign & a Sun Valley Readout Jul 13, 2023

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Ben Landy talks to Teddy Schleifer about the extraordinary progressive campaign to humiliate Peter Thiel. And then Peter Hamby and Dylan Byers dig into the chatter at the annual Allen & Co Sun Valley affair.

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/thiel-brock-a-gutter-oppo-campaign-for-our-times/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713

For more from Dylan -

https://puck.news/notes-from-sun-valley/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230713

Washington’s Most Hated Party Jul 12, 2023

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Abby Livingston and Peter talk about the anger, rage, confusion and other complex feelings surrounding Joe Manchin and the No Labels third party movement. Then Ben Landy and Eriq Gardner detail Zuck’s most unusual legal headaches.

For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/marks-onlyfans-headache-elons-empty-threats/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230712

Elon & Zuck: Where It All Ends Jul 11, 2023

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Bill Cohan and Peter chat about the growing feud between Zuck and Musk, the credibility of Threads, and whether the market actually needs a Twitter competitor.

For more from Bill - https://puck.news/elons-options-a-lazard-micro-scandal/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230711

Media Monday: ESPN’s Saga & Threadsmania Jul 10, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss how Threads made it to 100 million downloads in a week, and whether it still might be a fad. And then they dig into ESPN’s layoffs, and the transformation ahead.

The Putin Mutiny & DeSantis Fatigue Jul 07, 2023

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Julia Ioffe joins Peter to connect the dots between Prigozhin’s exile, the false calm in Moscow, and a missing Russian general. Then Teddy Schleifer swings by to decipher Trump’s latest campaign haul and a new DeSantis dilemma.

For more from Julia -

https://puck.news/putins-post-prigozhin-clean-up/

Kanye’s Business Resurrection & a SCOTUS Scandal Jul 06, 2023

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Lauren Sherman and Ben Landy discuss Kanye West’s latest, unusual, and utterly predictable business deal. And Eriq Gardner tells Peter Hamby about a tech case headed up the legal ladder that could blow your mind.

For more from Lauren -

https://puck.news/ye-dov-are-having-a-fashion-baby/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230706

Elon’s Most Dangerous Game Jul 05, 2023

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Is Musk deliberately sabotaging Twitter to buy its debt back on the cheap? Or is the world’s richest man just sabotaging himself? Bill Cohan and Peter discuss.

For more from Bill -

https://puck.news/the-elon-twitter-debt-vulcan-chess-theory/

Impeachment Fever in DC Jul 04, 2023

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Abby Livingston joins Peter to dig into all the House Republicans’ impeachment fantasies, sorting through which are real and which are bogus and illuminating their ulterior motives. Happy Independence Day!

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