Julia Alexander joins Peter to explain why A24—cinephiles’ favorite studio—just struck a $75 million partnership with Google’s DeepMind. The studio's fanbase is alarmed, but Julia makes the case for why fears of a sellout are premature, at least for now. Then she turns to Comcast’s decision to spin off NBCUniversal and breaks down which NBC properties are most likely to catch Netflix’s eye.

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to make sense of Comcast’s bombshell decision to spin off NBCUniversal—including NBC News, Peacock, Bravo, and much more—after 15 years in the content business. Dylan discusses the strategic thinking behind the move and addresses the elephant in the room: while Netflix, Amazon, and Apple would love the I.P. and content libraries, nobody in streaming wants to inherit a linear business.

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Jon Kelly rejoins Peter to discuss the fallout stemming from Matt Belloni’s scoop about Amazon’s decision to dump ‘Artificial.’ Then the duo hypothesize about why The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro’s media company, suddenly needs so much cash.

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FanDuel President Christian Genetski joins John to talk shop about World Cup engagement, the sports betting scandals putting the industry under a microscope, and FanDuel’s foray into prediction markets. Genetski addresses the looming transparency and regulation questions head-on, and explains how he’s threading the needle between legal complexities and a consumer appetite that's only intensifying.

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Bill Cohan joins Peter to explain why Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies are plummeting, and whether big investors in the crypto space are risking too much by holding on. Then he breaks down the price drop in SpaceX, which made a splashy I.P.O. debut just over a week ago, but has since come back down to earth.

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Dylan Byers joins Peter to dig into the rekindled tensions between The New York Times and The Athletic over the Times’ investigation into Dianna Russini, whose secret relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel turned into salacious tabloid fodder. Dylan also weighs in on the potential CBS-CNN merger and what kind of leader it will take to navigate the transition.

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John Ourand joins Peter to revel in the World Cup’s TV ratings bonanza, and why all the haters were wrong. Then John weighs into YouTube’s relentless pursuit of a marquee sports rights deal—and whether the platform is on the verge of becoming a genuine player or just phoning it in.

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Julia Ioffe and Peter untangle the framework peace deal between the United States and Iran, which seems to shift by the hour as Israel, Tehran, and Washington trade competing details. They also explain why J.D. Vance has emerged as the deal’s most visible champion, using the moment to cement his standing with Trump.

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Jon Kelly and Peter reunite to work through the CNN-CBS News pro forma possibilities as the era of belt-tightening beckons at WarnerMount. Then the duo trade some final observations about Fox’s acquisition of Roku.

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Fresh off of the Knicks' historic championship victory, John sits down with ESPN's Brian Windhorst and New York's own Mike Breen to dig into James Dolan's ownership of the team, the undervalued roster Leon Rose quietly assembled, and why Jalen Brunson is essentially funding his own teammates. Breen also expands on his emotional call as the clock hit zero.

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Malique Morris joins Peter to discuss Target’s big bet on bringing Isaac Mizrahi back as creative director at large, hoping his playful, kitschy sensibility can revive the “Tarjay” magic as Amazon, Walmart, and Quince push in. Then they get into Net-a-Porter’s shrink-to-grow overhaul under Mytheresa’s new ownership. 

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