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Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino

Oliver Darcy, Jon Passantino

Booking Overview

This is a weekly media-industry analysis show led by two journalists, with occasional external interviews featuring senior public officials and influential media figures. Credible pitches include media executives, prominent journalists, public policymakers, antitrust attorneys, and technology or entertainment leaders with direct knowledge of major institutional decisions; booking difficulty is high because the show appears selective and news-driven.

Metrics

Episodes: 71

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 121.0k subscribers

Instagram: 10.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

aenriquez@gemini13media.com

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Host

Oliver Darcy - Veteran journalist and co-host covering the media industry, technology, politics, and the institutions that shape public information.

Jon Passantino - Veteran journalist and co-host focused on media organizations, information ecosystems, and the forces shaping public narratives.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior public officials, media executives, prominent journalists, and legal or technology experts with direct involvement in major media-industry, regulatory, or information-environment stories.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a major media, technology, entertainment, or government institution, Direct involvement in high-profile regulatory, legal, or industry decisions, Recognized journalism, reporting, or subject-matter expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Rob Bonta - The Lawsuit Challenging The Paramount-warner Bros. Discovery Merger, Antitrust Concerns, The Future Of CNN And CBS News, And Potential Structural Remedies.

Recent Topics

Journalism, Technology, Politics, Antitrust

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino
:

CEOs of The NYT and Atlantic Get Canndid About AI, Google Search, Kalshi, and More

September 22, 2026

New York Times chief executive Meredith Kopit Levien and Atlantic chief executive Nicholas Thompson joined Oliver Darcy at the Status Summit for a wide-ranging discussion on the business upheavals reshaping the media industry. The duo discussed their different approaches to A.I. giants, whether news organizations should make deals with prediction markets like Kalshi, Google’s crawler behavior, and more. Plus, Kopit Levien responded to Nicole Kidman’s “Lioness” character attacking The Times fo...

Bari’s ‘60 Minutes' Disaster, Elon Musk Doc Mayhem, Ed Sheeran Faces Fury

September 18, 2026

The numbers are in for the “60 Minutes” premiere under Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton and… they’re not pretty. Oliver and Jon break down the shockingly low ratings, the industry’s reaction, and what it says about the show’s new direction. Next, an explosive, four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary is set for release in early October, and Universal is feeling the heat. Will the Comcast-owned studio release the film internationally? Or is it getting cold feet? Finally, the removal of Macklemore from...

New Yorker Editor David Remnick Unleashes on Trump Over Press Attacks

September 17, 2026

New Yorker Editor David Remnick and Associated Press Executive Editor Julie Pace joined Oliver Darcy at the Status Summit to discuss the Trump administration’s assault on the First Amendment. The duo also touched on other topics, with Remnick calling Jeff Bezsos’ stewardship of The Washington Post “unforgivable” and arguing that news leaders without the spine to stand up to intimidation should get out of the business. Pace also detailed the AP's decision to keep calling Lake Ontario by its or...

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