Join Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Hamby, along with the team of expert journalists at Puck, as they let you in on the real conversations insiders are hav...
Baratunde Thurston joins Peter to break down how A.I. is playing a role in each of the nation’s power corners, and what experts are saying about how it will remake our society and politics in 2025 and beyond. Then they discuss the widespread skepticism surrounding the technology, and whether certain industries should adapt or resist.
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WBD Custody Battles & BuzzFeed’s Fire Sale
Bill Cohan joins Peter to speculate about Warner Bros. Discover potentially selling its declining cable assets as Zaslav doubles down on streaming. Then they delve into how BuzzFeed, on the brink of bankruptcy, is scrambling to pay off its colossal corporate debt.
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ABC News’ $15M Settlement & Pollsters on Notice
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to break down ABC News and Disney's $15 million decision to settle the defamation lawsuit brought by Trump. He also dives into Trump’s freshly-filed lawsuit against former pollster Ann Selzer and whether this signals a warning shot for other pollsters who could face similar lawsuits.
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Media Monday: WBD’s Potential SpinCo and Politico’s Profit Playbook
Jon Kelly connects with Dylan Byers to chew over the latest media industry buzz, starting with David Zaslav’s sweeping WBD restructuring and what this move portends for his longstanding cable networks, including CNN. Is Zaslav positioning to spin off these networks, a la Brian Roberts’ SpinCo? Plus they dive into the latest developments at The Washington Post, Politico, and much more.
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Silicon Valley Does D.C.
Abby Livingston returns with a grand unified theory of how tech took over Trump's White House: the V.C. players in his inner circle, the crypto money that fueled the election, whether lawmakers will back off regulation of Big Tech, and why Washington dismisses Elon Musk at its peril.
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Join Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Hamby, along with the team of expert journalists at Puck, as they let you in on the real conversations insiders are having across the four corners of power in America: Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley and Hollywood. Puck's contributors will bring you smart conversation around the inside stories happening in these worlds. Presented in partnership with Audacy, new episodes publish daily, Monday-Friday.
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