Welcome back to The Daily Courant! In this second of a pair of holiday week audio-exclusive editions, we’re resurfacing a few of our favorite podcast episodes from the year gone by. Let’s dive in… 🎧 Earlier this month, legendary media mogul Barry Diller swung by The Grill Room for a roving conversation with Dylan about the media industry’s ongoing facelift. On The Varsity, John Ourand caved to popular demand and reunited with Andrew Marchand for a predictably lively conversation about Jimmy Pitaro’s ESPN star strategy and the fate of Inside the NBA. And back in September, John Heilemann wrangled Peter and Dylan to dissect one of the high-water marks of Kamala’s campaign: her evisceration of Donald Trump on the debate stage in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, in a July episode of Fashion People, Lauren connected with Nicolaj Reffstrup to discuss his transformative takeover of the Danish fashion line Ganni. On The Powers That Be in early December, Dylan joined Peter to make sense of The Washington Post’s continued disgorging of subscribers and general newsroom malaise. In July, Tara huddled up with Alex Thompson at the R.N.C. to offer some color and surprising anecdotes from the convention floor. And in a pair of live recordings from NeueHouse in L.A., Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw sat down with FX chairman John Landgraf to consider how the television market became so oversaturated, how Silicon Valley is leaving its fingerprints all over the industry, and his curation process at FX.

Legendary media mogul and IAC chairman Barry Diller joined Dylan for a lively discussion on the shifting landscape of the media industry: Will Comcast’s spun-off cable assets thrive as a reimagined bundle or end up being sold to private equity? Do Hollywood heavyweights need greater scale to remain competitive? Can The Daily Beast transform into a powerhouse business? Then they considered the future of the Democratic Party and Barry’s reasons for optimism in the new era of Trump and Elon. Listen Now

It had to happen eventually… After months of John’s inbox being flooded with borderline hostile demands for a reunion special, he invited The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand on to the pod to break down ESPN’s Pat McAfee drama, the latest dish surrounding Inside the NBA, the wisdom of Jimmy Pitaro’s star strategy, and of course, to evaluate the best and most enduring Marchand jokes. Listen Now

In the aftermath of the first (and only) 2024 general election debate between Harris and Trump—a mirror image and diametric opposite of Biden’s debate debacle versus Trump—John corralled Dylan Byers and Peter Hamby to analyze Harris’s command of the sphere of battle, Trump’s inability to avoid being triggered, baited, and rattled; and how ABC News’s David Muir and Linsey Davis handled the task of keeping the debate more or less on the rails. Listen Now

Nicolaj Reffstrup, the tech brain behind Danish fashion phenom Ganni, chatted with Lauren about building a brand as an industry outsider, doing a $700 million deal with L Catterton, working with his spouse (creative director Ditte Reffstrup) without driving each other crazy, and writing a book, The Ganni Playbook, about it all. Listen Now

Earlier this month, Dylan joined Peter to gab about the latest troubles at The Washington Post: another eight-figure loss, a subscriber exodus, and the confusion inside the newsroom over C.E.O. Will Lewis and executive editor Matt Murray’s race to “reimagine” the paper before Bezos pulls the plug. Listen Now

Tara huddled up with Axios’s Alex Thompson at the R.N.C. to share their reactions to Donald Trump’s closing speech. They then discussed the growing calls from once-friendly lawmakers for Joe Biden to bow out of the 2024 presidential race, and examined the tumult within the Democratic Party. Listen Now

Live from NeueHouse in L.A., Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw were joined by FX chairman John Landgraf for a conversation about the state of television. In Part I, they discussed the causes of the oversaturated television market, how the streaming model has affected the quality of shows being made, and what Silicon Valley is doing to the entertainment industry writ large. Listen Now

In Part II of Matt and Lucas’s conversation with FX C.E.O. John Landgraf about the state of television, the trio discussed his curation process at his networks, how Disney has changed FX, how Shogun came together, and what happened with Season 3 of The Bear. They also talked about HBO’s recent struggles, the importance of process, and the problem with the decentralized power at streaming services. Listen Now

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