The Powers That Be: Daily

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August 31, 2022 Netflix’s Life Event & McConnell vs. Thiel
Teddy Schleifer chats with Peter about the bizarre, looming feud between Peter Thiel and Mitch McConnell over the electoral fates of Blake Masters and J.D. Vance—two Thiel acolytes, sure, but candidates he wants off the dole. Then Ben Landy and Julia Alexander discuss Netflix’s complex mid-life relationship with original series in a multi-streamer universe.
24 min
August 30, 2022 Putin’s Dugina Catch-22
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the surprising recent developments in Ukraine, where Russia has seized twenty percent of the country and yet Ukraine maintains the momentum. Then Ben Landy and Tina Nguyen discuss Sarah Palin’s resurrection.
24 min
August 29, 2022 Media Monday: Goop for the G.O.P.
Jon Kelly joins Peter Hamby to discuss the latest chapter in the Trump-Fox News saga, plus the secrets behind Ben Shapiro’s billion dollar MAGA-adjacent lifestyle business model.
21 min
August 26, 2022 Zaz’s Game of Thrones
Matt Belloni visits Peter to discuss what Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav is slashing, what is safe, and the consequences of the company’s bet on the Thrones franchise.
13 min
August 25, 2022 Did McConnell Screw the Pooch?
Tara Palmeri joins Peter to discuss the Republicans’ mishandling of various Senate races, which could lead to the one implausible outcome—a Democratic hold. And then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss Marc Andreessen’s political proclivities.
21 min
August 24, 2022 Julia on Putin’s Atrocious Anniversary
Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss where Russia’s war on Ukraine stands at six months, and what to expect next from Putin. Then Bill Cohan and Ben Landy chat about what changes Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek can deliver under pressure from Dan Loeb.
21 min
August 23, 2022 Brangelina’s Last Stand
Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss his mega-scoop about Angelina Jolie’s lawsuit to pin Brad Pitt to the wall. Then Tina Nguyen drops by to discuss the right’s latest fever dream.
19 min
August 22, 2022 Media Monday: The Stelter “Blood Sacrifice”
Jon Kelly joins Peter to discuss the apparent Stelter “blood sacrifice”—was it as simple as appeasing Malone, or was it about snipping the final umbilical connection to Zucker? Also: who is next and what does this suggest about the future of CNN?
19 min
August 20, 2022 Welcome to The Sunshine Place
Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along with the lives of many of his followers and millions of dollars in assets. The Sunshine Place tells the mind-blowing, true-story of Synanon - one of America’s most cutting edge social experiments, turned into one of its most dangerous and violent cults - as it’s never been told before: by the people who lived it. Executive Produced by Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Emily Barclay Ford for Team Downey and C13Originals, together with Josh McLaughlin for Wink Pictures and written, produced, and directed by Peabody-nominated C13Originals, a Cadence13 Studio.
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6 min
August 19, 2022 Should Disney Spin ESPN?
Julia Alexander joins Peter to discuss Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek's fuzzy streaming numbers and the looming ESPN decision. Then Ben Landy speaks with marketing warrior god Alex Bigler about what's going on behind the scenes at Puck.
22 min

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