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reporting.

First up today, Kim Masters lands the first-ever interview with New Regency boss Yariv Milchan, the son of billionaire Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan, about the future of his embattled production company. Arnon was an infamously larger-than-life figure—a certified Israeli spy and former arms dealer—who became a major industry player via his alliance with Rupert Murdoch. But what’s Regency worth without Murdoch
and Arnon in the picture?

Plus, below the fold: Lauren Sherman charts the quixotic battle to revive the great N.Y. department store Barneys. John Ourand digs into the NFL’s crafty public-private financing structure as Josh Harris’s Commanders return to D.C. And Abby Livingston captures the Hill chatter surrounding Sen. Jon Ossoff’s invocation of the “I” word amid Trump’s attack on the
Democratic fundraising machine ActBlue.

Meanwhile, on the pods: Dylan Byers hosts legendary Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter on The Grill Room to assess the fate of the magazine industry. On Fashion People, Lauren chats with HommeGirls creative director Jen Brill about the American brands thriving in Japan. On The Town, Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw chronicle the
headwinds facing the Skydance-Paramount merger. And on The Powers That Be, Peter Hamby rings up Leigh Ann Caldwell for a sobering breakdown of Trump’s second first 100 days in office.

For decades, Arnon Milchan was the sort of Hollywood player that the town made movies about—a
longtime spy and Murdoch pal who was the driving force behind auteur-driven classics and populist hits at Regency. Now, years after a Netanyahu-connected scandal, it’s up to his son to reimagine the company in a much-changed Hollywood. For the first time ever, Yariv Milchan discusses his dad and explains his strategy.

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The late, great New York department store lives on—well, sort of, and in name only, really, inside
a few Saks stores, a gated community in Tulum, and a 2010s zombieland in Tokyo. Efforts to resurrect the brand have sputtered and failed, and maybe for good reason, but that hasn’t stopped people from trying.

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The pill penalty’s harmful consequences put patients at risk 

America leads the world in medical innovation—but a flawed policy in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) threatens that progress. The pill penalty discourages the development of low-cost medicines that come in pill or tablet form, and could lead to fewer treatments for cancer, mental illness and other chronic conditions. When we
penalize the development of pills, we risk losing some of our best and most affordable weapons against disease.  

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The real story behind the Commanders’ return to D.C. proper is the NFL’s crafty public-private
partnership financing structure that facilitates not only the creation of new stadiums, but also the feel-good stories around them.

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News and notes on the mixed reaction on Capitol Hill to Jon Ossoff’s flirtation with the “I” word.
Plus, what Democrats are really saying about Trump’s frontal assault on ActBlue.

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The one and only Graydon Carter, architect of Vanity Fair’s golden era, joins Dylan for a
candid conversation about the magazine industry’s past, present, and future. Fresh off the release of his new book, When the Going Was Good, Carter reflects on his legendary tenure at VF, dissects the publication’s decline after his departure, and grapples with the broader headwinds facing today’s media industry writ large. He also offers reasons for optimism, his vision for his digital-forward venture Air Mail, and much more.

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The pill penalty’s harmful consequences put patients at risk 

America leads the world in medical innovation—but a flawed policy in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) threatens that progress. The pill penalty discourages the development of low-cost medicines that come in pill or tablet form, and could lead to fewer treatments for cancer, mental illness and other chronic conditions. When we
penalize the development of pills, we risk losing some of our best and most affordable weapons against disease.  

See what’s at stake. 

Lauren and creative director Jen Brill discuss the American brands living out a second (or third,
or fourth) life in Japan. They also get into what’s happening with Barneys New York here in the U.S., and rate the looks at Gigi Hadid’s 30th birthday party. Plus, Jen gives listeners the lowdown on the latest issue of the magazine-slash-fashion-line HommeGirls, which you can now buy at a branded shop on Walker Street in New York City.

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the latest twist in the saga of Paramount,
60 Minutes, and Trump after the show’s executive producer, Bill Owens, stepped down—and how the drama has complicated things for Shari Redstone, who desperately wants the Paramount-Skydance merger to close. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Taylor Sheridan’s future, and his relationship with Paramount executive Chris McCarthy.

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Leigh Ann Caldwell joins Peter for a sober analysis of Trump’s first 100 days back in office—and
addresses the question gripping Washington: Is Trump actually an all-powerful executive force, or is he merely a lame duck president in slow-motion collapse? Then Leigh Ann discusses her recent interview with David Axelrod and his thoughts about what Dems need to do ahead of the 2028 election.

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