Speaker
David Folkenflik
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1 episodes
Episodes
1
Podcasts
Quotes & moments
After an 8-month review, the DOJ's Antitrust Division found no threat to competition and imposed zero conditions on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
The 2018 Supreme Court decision that legalized sports betting made scandals like Brendan Sorsby's lifetime ban inevitable. Teams want their stars to play. Media is bankrolled by gambling companies. The conflict of interest runs in every direction.
A multimillion-dollar UFC event is set for the White House South Lawn near the site of the January 6th rally. Ron Elving reads it as a deliberate spectacle designed to distract from Trump turning 80 — and all the political baggage that comes with that number.
Trump's response to the worst inflation data in over 3 years was to say 'I love the inflation' on tape. With 20 points lost among independents since last year and no ballot presence in the midterms, this clip could define the next election cycle.
The DOJ's Antitrust Division just waved through the biggest like-for-like merger in Hollywood history with zero conditions. Two of the last remaining legacy studio empires — plus two streaming services and two major TV news channels — are about to become one.
The DOJ approval is the big hurdle cleared, but the FCC still needs to sign off on CBS's local stations, EU and UK regulators are reviewing, and Democratic state AGs are increasingly aggressive about taking deals like this to court.
The US men's team had never scored 4 goals in a World Cup match. As host nation with nothing expected of them, they delivered the most stunning opener in American soccer history. Whether that translates into a real run remains to be seen.
The Knicks have only lost 3 games all postseason and have come back from 20-point fourth-quarter deficits twice. Howard Bryant compares them to the 2004 Red Sox — a team where everything just works, and a title feels written in the stars.
A peace deal with Iran has become Washington's defining will-they-won't-they saga. Ron Elving explains that both sides want an agreement — just not necessarily the same one — and the real test comes only after signatures are on the page.
Bill Pulte had zero intelligence experience — so little that bipartisan senators refused to let him serve even temporarily. Jay Clayton's thin-but-real credentials as a federal prosecutor may be just enough to get him confirmed.
Trump has openly said he wanted CNN in the Ellisons' hands. The Ellisons took over CBS, installed a right-leaning editor, and Trump liked what he saw. When the regulator is the regulated's biggest fan, don't expect an antitrust fight.
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