Iger’s Un-Wokening

In a special episode, Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss Bob Iger’s strategic decision to eject Disney from the culture wars. Then the duo wade into the streamers’ holiday movie economic strategy.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House of Blues

Abby Livingston joins Peter to discuss how House Republicans transformed Congress into the world’s worst workplace. Then Eriq Gardner and Ben break down a Russian oligarch art world caper for the ages.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Murky Metrics of Podcast Success

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman to discuss the state of the podcast industry and its struggle to reach profitability despite its growth. They talk about the murky metrics for success, the era of companies going “all in” on celebrity podcasts, the comedy podcaster boom, Spotify vs. Apple vs. YouTube, and the rise of […]

Hollywood’s Star-making Problem, with a Top Casting Director

Matt is joined by longtime casting director Denise Chamian to provide her perspective on some of the industry’s most pressing topics, including Hollywood’s lack of young movie stars, AI replacing actors, the effectiveness of the SAG-AFTRA strike, as well as misconceptions about the casting process and how it has changed. She also reveals a few […]

James Carville is Salty On the 2024 Election Narratives

Tara begins the pod by sharing her takes on George Santos, the chaos surrounding the Ron DeSantis campaign, and the Fox News debate between DeSantis and California governor Gavin Newsom. She’s then joined by legendary Democratic strategist James Carville to examine the obstacles facing his party and Joe Biden in the upcoming election and what […]

Is Ron DeSantis the New Peloton?

Is Ron DeSantis’s campaign in its death throes, or can he stage a comeback? Tara Palmeri and Florida insider Peter Schorsch search for an answer to this question and more in their conversation about DeSantis’s upcoming and extremely random debate with Gavin Newsom, who's not even in the presidential race. For more of Tara’s reporting, […]

Chapter 5: All the World’s a Dvor

To predict what Vladimir Putin might do next in Ukraine, it’s helpful to remember his first and foremost education — in the dvor.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chapter 4: The Big Brother

Organized crime and violence reign supreme in post-Soviet Russia. In this world, the rules of the dvor prove invaluable — for the men fighting over the jewels of the Soviet industrial empire, and for Vladimir Putin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit […]