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Finally, a media podcast about what’s actually happening in the media—not the over-sanitized, legal-and-standards-approved version you read online. Every Tuesday and Friday, join Dylan Byers, Puck’s veteran media reporter, and Julia Alexander, a longtime media analyst, as they sit down with TV personalities, moguls, political pundits and industry executives for raw, honest, sometimes salacious conversations about the business of media and its biggest egos. “The Grill Room,” an homage to the exclusive dining room within The Four Seasons where a generation of media executives consummated deals and traded gossip, is produced in partnership with Audacy Podcasts. The Grill Room is an extension of In the Room, Dylan’s private email for Puck, where he chronicles the intrigue and inside stories behind what’s really going on in the media industry—from the board room to the newsroom to the green room and everything in between. Subscribe here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer" href="
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- Today29 min
Trump’s 60 Minutes of Fame
Dylan and Julia reunite to discuss Trump’s 60 Minutes interview with Ross Douthat. Dylan makes the case that it was a defining moment of the Trump era, and explains why Douthat was the perfect journalist for the job. They also consider how critics will square the interview’s surprising nuance with the political tensions still swirling around Bari Weiss’s tenure at CBS News.
- 4 days ago49 min
Which Network Won Election Night?
Julia and Dylan reunite to discuss which networks rose to the occasion on election night, which stumbled, and who ultimately won the night. They also discuss The New York Times’s potentially blockbuster settlement in its suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, which is expected to reach at least $1 billion, and how the paper could deploy it.
- 1 weeks ago32 min
The Art of Election Night
In this special doubleheader, NBC’s Steve Kornacki joins Dylan, followed by Ali Velshi, Kornacki’s successor at MS Now, to pull back the curtain on how election night really works: the methods, the challenges, and the technology used to make sense of real-time voting data. They weigh the inherent limits of polling, explain why visual storytelling is so essential to helping audiences process a flood of data, size up how long we should expect to wait for results, and more.
- 1 weeks ago53 min
NYT’s Credit Drama & Google’s Downturn
Julia and Dylan reunite to chew over a smorgasbord of media headlines: The New York Times’s tiff with Hunterbrook over matters of credit—and the Times’s murky crediting policy— Google’s latest earnings, Instagram’s re-pivot to long-form content, lingering Buck-Aikman fallout, and more.
- 2 weeks ago34 min
Keeping Up With The Times
Sam Koppelman, co-founder of Hunterbrook Media, joins Dylan to discuss his company’s thesis: that investigative reporting still has real value and is worth investing in. Three years in, Koppelman says the company is profitable, and he gets into how they balance journalistic ethics with keeping investors happy. They also dig into Hunterbrook’s recent dispute with The New York Times over overlapping investigations.
- 2 weeks ago36 min
Aikman-Buck Fallout & ESPN’s Super Bowl Blitz
CNBC’s Alex Sherman joins Dylan to discuss ESPN’s upcoming Super Bowl debut and its ambitious multi-platform strategy, in which the network plans simultaneous broadcasts across ABC, ESPN, Disney+, and other channels. They also weigh the ripple effects of Troy Aikman’s contract dispute, then turn to the bidding picture for future World Cup rights and why Disney may hold the strongest hand.
- 3 weeks ago28 min
ESPN’s Announcer Empowerment Era
The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis and Business Insider’s Peter Kafka join Dylan for a deep dive into the media reporting beat—and how sports-media talent and business pressures are reshaping coverage. They discuss finding distinct angles on popular beats, why they’re bullish on newsletters, and how talent’s growing leverage has become a genuine brand headache for networks like ESPN.
- 3 weeks ago44 min
Is Netflix In Trouble?
Julia and Dylan dig into Netflix’s recent bloodletting and what it reveals about the deeper challenges facing the streamer. They discuss whether Netflix’s business model can realistically challenge YouTube, and why YouTube’s creator ecosystem and engagement model are so difficult to replicate. Then they turn to Skydance and whether it can invest in its long-term growth while facing constant pressure to reduce debt.
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About The Grill Room
Finally, a media podcast about what’s actually happening in the media—not the over-sanitized, legal-and-standards-approved version you read online. Every Tuesday and Friday, join Dylan Byers, Puck’s veteran media reporter, and Julia Alexander, a longtime media analyst, as they sit down with TV personalities, moguls, political pundits and industry executives for raw, honest, sometimes salacious conversations about the business of media and its biggest egos. “The Grill Room,” an homage to the exclusive dining room within The Four Seasons where a generation of media executives consummated deals and traded gossip, is produced in partnership with Audacy Podcasts. The Grill Room is an extension of In the Room, Dylan’s private email for Puck, where he chronicles the intrigue and inside stories behind what’s really going on in the media industry—from the board room to the newsroom to the green room and everything in between. Subscribe here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer" href="
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