Episodios

  • Food52’s Recipe for Bankruptcy
    Jan 31 2026
    Former Barstool Sports C.E.O. and Food52 chief executive Erika Ayers Badan joins Dylan to reflect on navigating bankruptcy at Food52, a onetime $300 million company that ultimately collapsed under roughly $25 million in debt. She breaks down what went wrong, the dangers of undisciplined growth, and why diversified revenue streams matter now more than ever. She also discusses what kind of buyers might be circling, what industry peers can learn from Food52’s downturn, her take on the state of media writ large—and much more. 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
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    43 m
  • Better Off Fed
    Jan 30 2026
    Bill Cohan joins Peter for an inside look at the final days of Jay Powell at the Federal Reserve—and the shortlist of Trump sycophants who could replace him. Then they dig into Paramount’s ongoing quest to wrest Warner Bros. from Netflix, and how the Ellisons could still win. 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
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    26 m
  • How Trump Could MAGA-fy Late Night
    Jan 29 2026
    Eriq Gardner joins Peter to explore a potential regulatory shockwave: F.C.C. chair Brendan Carr floating changes to the longstanding Equal Time Rule that could reshape everything from presidential debates to late-night comedy. They dig into what Carr is actually proposing, how serious the threat is, and whether his track record suggests he’s actually more bark than bite. 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
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    18 m
  • Minnesota’s ICE Melt
    Jan 28 2026
    Abby Livingston joins Peter to navigate the politics of Minnesota and ICE, as Abby considers whether Senate Democrats will pursue a government shutdown this week by demanding reforms to the immigration agency—and the odds that Democrats will push to impeach D.H.S. secretary Kristi Noem. Then Abby breaks down the buzz on the Hill surrounding Virginia Democratic governor Abigail Spanberger’s early days in office. 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
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    23 m
  • ICE Under Fire
    Jan 27 2026
    Julia Ioffe joins Peter to discuss the tragic killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the growing shift in American public opinion against ICE, and why even Republicans are beginning to push back on Trump’s deportation war. She also breaks down Trump’s Greenland gambit—what he stood to gain, and what it means after the president claimed victory in Davos by touting a new U.S. deal granting access to the Arctic territory. 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
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    28 m
  • Media Monday: Bari’s CECOT Fallout & ‘Melania’ Box Office Buzz
    Jan 26 2026
    Amid the snow and the football, Jon Kelly and Peter Hamby reunite for a spirited conversation about the most riveting questions in the media firmament. Can Bari Weiss outflank her proliferating player haters inside CBS following the ‘60 Minutes’ scandalette? And will Amazon Prime’s Melania movie reach its audience of one? 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
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    22 m
  • Inside the NCAA’s Moneyball Era
    Jan 24 2026
    NCAA president Charlie Baker joins John to confront the growing sense that college sports are in troubled waters. Baker breaks down the chaos of the transfer portal, the accelerated professionalization of college athletics, and why Congress may need to step in to impose uniform eligibility rules. He also discusses the NCAA’s media rights deal with ESPN, makes the case for expanding March Madness, and much more. For more great episodes of The Varsity, click here 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
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    47 m
  • Inside Elon’s Grok Sex Scandal
    Jan 23 2026
    Ian Krietzberg joins Peter to discuss the mounting controversies surrounding X’s A.I. assistant Grok, which has been accused of generating non-consensual sexualized images of women—and why lawsuits against Elon Musk’s A.I. ventures are all but inevitable at this point. Ian also charts the soaring popularity of Anthropic’s new coding tool, Claude Code, and whether software engineers should begin planning to make a career pivot as the user-friendly tool is sure to spark fresh fears about A.I.’s impact on real-life jobs. 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
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    25 m