The Powers That Be: Daily

Abby Livingston joins Peter for a conversation about the rumblings on the Washington whisper circuit: Biden’s economic challenges and the Santos expulsion.

Jon Kelly joins Peter to explain X's troubled economics and diminishing c-suite credibility. Then they explain why the billion-dollar deal for the Telegraph has engulfed machers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Abby Livingston joins Ben to discuss the latest chatter around D.C.: the Nikki Haley boomlet, Mike Johnson’s money problems, and the wave of retirements that could reset the 2024 map.

On a special Thanksgiving episode, Julia Alexander joins Ben Landy to explain the surreptitiously valuable economics of holiday movies to the streaming industry—a value prop only magnified by newfound ad tiers. 

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest turmoil at X/Twitter, sparked by Elon Musk’s antisemitic sympathies. Senior members of the advertising community are calling on X CEO Linda Yaccarino to resign before the disgrace machine consumes her. Will she? 

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter to dig into the complexities of the OpenAI mess—the crazy governance, the nutty structure, the Microsoft of it all, the agonies of the investors, and what happens next.

On a special Thanksgiving week episode, Jon Kelly and Peter talk about whether David Zaslav is losing the narrative or whether it's all noise. Then the two explore the local news investment thesis.

Dylan Byers joins Peter to discuss the latest entries into the David Zaslav oeuvre. Then the two dig into Warner Bros. Discovery’s debt servicing, revenue prospects, and Zaz’s standing in the town.

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss this week’s outbreak of steroidal misbehavior between Republicans on the Hill. Then they examine how a revolving door of Democratic candidates could shake up control of Congress. 

Teddy Schleifer joins Peter Hamby to discuss the Democratic billionaire supporting the Biden alternative. Then Bill Cohan tells Ben Landy what Nelson Peltz will extract from Disney.