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The Powers That Be: Daily

The Powers That Be: Daily

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 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.© HEAT MEDIA LLC. All Rights Reserved. 483659 Politics & Government
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  • Trump’s Executive Disorder

    Trump’s Executive Disorder
    May 30 2025
    Eriq Gardner joins guest host Leigh Ann Caldwell to dig into the latest legal challenge to Trump’s attempt to reshape the federal workforce—this time involving the firing of Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights. As Eriq notes, the case could redefine the limits of executive authority, with major implications for the separation of powers, the future of government independence, and even artificial intelligence. 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 mins
  • Wall Street’s Main Street Glitch

    Wall Street’s Main Street Glitch
    May 29 2025
    Bill Cohan joins guest host Leigh Ann Caldwell to unpack the so-called “Main Street glitch” in Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill—a SALT provision that could saddle businesses with surprise tax hikes. They also discuss Trump’s growing sway over the markets, as traders bet on policy reversals, and Bill Ackman’s latest salvo against Harvard’s endowment practices. 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 mins
  • The Memorial Day Box Office Boom

    The Memorial Day Box Office Boom
    May 28 2025
    Matt Belloni joins guest host Julia Alexander to explain why the Memorial Day box office was just what the doctor ordered for studio executives—and what it portends for the year ahead. They break down how the movies performed, the most significant trends of 2025, and how studios can capitalize on the theatrical moment. 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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    38 mins
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Not when George Santos is still there and McConnell is still keeping Kentucky in poverty.
This episode made it strikingly clear that monetized podcasting means shifting values towards what is actually shady business vs what the right wing decides is shady are not going to be able to find a connection.

Unfortunately this episode doesn't touch on the ongoing corrupt activities of Thomas/Alito & dark $ invading the high Court. Nor anything about Jared's clearly dangerous White House activities. But Hunter is a bad guy who cannot seem to rise to the extent of criminal activity of Jared's billions or the SCOTUS judges who are subsidized by billionaires bribing them for favorable rulings.
Jared happily traded his oath of office & classified Intel for at least $2 billion in personal windfall. I'm disheartened by the fact that this podcast has opted to drift rightward into the area that ignores the facts and uses the crazy caucus as a tool to monetize their podcast discussing the taste for impeaching Biden. I've yet to hear anything remotely close to this topic in regards to the Trump kids but the GOP hasn't got anything remotely close to a definition of criminal activity if it's in their own interests.

The media landscape is filled with right wing grifters and it appears the direction keeps the coffers filled enough that even those podcasts that once were interested in focusing on Truth are eager to grasp their piece of the pie. Money replaces Truth and values are being adapted for Cash. No longer matters how ignorant the podcast must degrade itself in order to keep financial backing. I'm curious whether democracy is for sale to almost anyone with a podcast, I'm disappointed by the direction.

GOP is taking action against Jared & SCOTUS judges

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