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Media Monday: The Afterlicht & Insider Blues Jun 19, 2023

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Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the immediate post-Licht programming highs, and what to expect from CNN in the weeks and months ahead. Then they delve into the various headaches plaguing Insider (nee Business Insider).

WaPo Succession & the Saudi Golf Scandal Jun 16, 2023

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Dylan Byers joins Peter for an inside look at Washington Post C.E.O. Fred Ryan’s controversial legacy and what’s next for the paper in its post-“Democracy Dies in the Darkness” era. Then Eriq Gardner breaks down the legal complexifiers buried in the PGA-LIV golf deal.

For more from Dylan -

https://puck.news/a-tale-of-two-fred-ryans/

For more from Eriq -

https://puck.news/the-saudi-pga-ma-legal-hellscape/

A Real Life ‘Yellowstone’ Billionaire Mystery Jun 15, 2023

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Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to discuss whether tech legend North Dakota governor Doug Burgum can buy his way into the G.O.P. presidential race. Then Lauren Sherman drops by to illuminate the Hollywood billionaire quietly cornering the market on America’s resurgent Western nostalgia lovefest.

Hollywood’s ‘Oppenheimer’ vs ‘Barbie’ Smackdown Jun 14, 2023

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Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss whether a string of wannabe blockbusters can revive the summer box office, and if R-rated sex comedies are due for a comeback. Then they get into Tom Cruise’s furious campaign to muscle out Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig in the battle for the big screen.

DeSantasy Revisited Jun 13, 2023

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Peter and Ben debate whether Ron DeSantis is a winner or a weirdo, and if the media doom loop narrative is overplayed. Then they weigh the aftershocks of another Trump indictment and the legacy of Youngkin’s “parental rights”campaign.

For more from Peter -

https://puck.news/desantis-extinction-theory-revisited/

Media Monday: Zaz’s Silver Bullet & Tucker’s Male Fragility Jun 12, 2023

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Jon Kelly reunites with Peter for a post-Licht jam session that focused on David Zaslav’s real priority: servicing the debt burden of the WBD colossus. Then they assess Tucker Carlson’s legal quagmire.

Jack & Bobby, a Silicon Love Story Jun 09, 2023

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Teddy and Peter marvel at how Jack Dorsey and the V.C. contrarian crew fell head over heels for alt-left crank RFK Jr. Then Tina joins Ben for a Talmudic reading of Kevin McCarthy’s latest G.O.P. family psychodrama.

For more from Teddy -

https://puck.news/jack-bobby-2-0/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230609

For more from Tina -

https://puck.news/desantiss-iowa-edge-elons-anti-woke-headache/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230609

The Licht Defenestration Jun 08, 2023

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Dylan Byers, who broke the news on Chris Licht’s ouster at CNN, chats with Peter about how it all went down: when Zaz turned on him and what’s next for both CNN and Licht, himself.

For more from Dylan -

https://puck.news/lichts-out/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230608

HollywoodGPT & Dimon ‘24 Jun 07, 2023

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Eriq Gardner joins Peter to break down the latest twists as A.I. threatens the writers’ strike. Then Bill Cohan and Ben gab about Apple’s new headset, the S.E.C.’s war on crypto, and Dimon ‘24 fever.

For more from Eriq - https://puck.news/is-your-robo-lawyer-breaking-the-law/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230607

For more from Bill - https://puck.news/a-chamath-humbling-president-dimon-chatter-elliotts-triumph/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230607

Endless Wintour Jun 06, 2023

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Lauren Sherman joins Peter to dissect the exit of Edward Enninful from British Vogue and the power struggles inside Condé Nast as Anna Wintour consolidates power yet again. Then they dig into the murky economics of celebrity stylists in Hollywood.

For more from Lauren -

https://puck.news/the-end-of-the-edwardian-age/?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=thepowersthatbe20230606

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