Hollywood Debacles, D.E.I. Tremors, & ’24 Predictions

Happy New Year’s Day, and welcome back to The Daily Courant, your pocket guide to Puck’s best new reporting.

First up today, Tara Palmeri taps a dozen of Washington’s most plugged-in political insiders, from Ritchie Torres to Roger Stone, for their ’24 forecasts: Will Nikki Haley win New Hampshire? Can Mike Johnson hold the House? And how ugly could the seemingly inevitable Biden-Trump rematch get?

Plus, below the fold: Baratunde Thurston envisions the future of A.I., climate tech, D.E.I. drama, and more. On The Town, Matthew Belloni and Lucas Shaw break down the biggest Hollywood debacles of 2023. And on a special media predictions episode of The Powers That Be, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers prognosticate about Washington Post leadership changes, Jeff Zucker’s billion-dollar deal, and the Shari-Zaz outcome.

TARA PALMERI

Lindsey Graham, Chris Sununu, Debbie Dingell, Ritchie Torres, Steve Schmidt, Roger Stone, and many other experts of varying stripes explain what’s going down next year.

BARATUNDE THURSTON

Ten predictions for the new year, from internet enjunkification to LLM lawsuits, boardroom de-wokening, a green energy boom, and more.

MATTHEW BELLONI

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the biggest disasters of 2023 after a chaotic and frustrating year in Hollywood. With the labor shutdowns being the clear answer for the biggest debacle, Matt and Lucas look beyond the strikes to nominate what they believe have been the most calamitous misfires in the industry this year.

JON KELLY & DYLAN BYERS

Happy New Year! In the first part of a special double-barreled media predictions show, Jon Kelly and Dylan Byers prognosticate about Washington Post leadership changes, Jeff Zucker’s billion-dollar deal, and the Shari-Zaz outcome.