The Powers That Be
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.
LATEST EPISODES
Sep 9 • 28 min 57 sec
Media Monday: Stelteritis & Pre-Debate Jitters
Jon Kelly and Peter dig into Brian Stelter's return to CNN–and the nature of the network that is welcoming him back. Then the two preview the consequences of Tuesday's presidential debate. 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
Sep 6 • 22 min 29 sec
Trump’s Soul Music War
Eriq Gardner joins Peter Hamby to unpack a wholly different angle to the presidential race: the lawsuit brought against Trump by heirs of the soul music icon Isaac Hayes. Sure, there’s a long history of political campaigns using unlicensed hit songs at rallies, but Eriq explains why this case, in particular, could change that practice […]
Sep 5 • 23 min 39 sec
Trump Movie Drama & A Summer Box Office Rewind
Matt Belloni swings by the pod to chat with Peter Hamby about the controversy surrounding “The Apprentice,” the Trump biopic set for theatrical release just before the election. Then they look back at the biggest surprises of the summer box office. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more […]
Sep 4 • 23 min 0 sec
ABC Pre-Debate Jitters & The Dems’ Money Moves
Tara Palmeri joins Peter Hamby to reveal the inside chatter swirling around D.C. as the presidential race enters its final two-month sprint: the Dems’ remarkable ad spend in battleground states, Harris’s post-D.N.C momentum, the stakes of next week’s ABC debate, and much more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy […]