The Town
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The Murky Metrics of Podcast Success
Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman joins Matt to evaluate the podcast industry, discuss celebrity podcasts, and compare Spotify, Apple, and YouTube
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The Biggest Streaming Power Moves of 2023
Matt also makes some predictions about the 2024 Oscars
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Hollywood’s Star-Making Problem
Casting director Denise Chamian joins the show to discuss some pressing topics in the industry and reveal some casting secrets about ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Elvis’
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Who Will Buy Paramount?
Plus, Matt and Lucas give an update on their 2023 box office draft
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Should Big Tech Have a Place in Hollywood?
Plus, box office predictions for Disney’s ‘Wish’ and Apple’s ‘Napoleon’
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Unexpected Winners and Losers of the Hollywood Labor Strikes
Matt and Lucas Shaw talk about who might have benefited from lucky timing during the actors and writers strikes
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Potential Backfires in the Actors AI Deal
Justine Bateman joins to discuss the new SAG-AFTRA contract
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Rupert’s Retirement and Fox’s Place in Hollywood
And later, Matt gives a prediction on Tom Brady’s media career
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Bob Iger’s Year One: Highs, Lows, and Marvel Woes
Matt and Lucas Shaw also talk about Iger’s recent comments on quantity vs. quality
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The End of the Actors Strike With Duncan Crabtree-Ireland
On Wednesday night, SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP reached a tentative deal on a three-year contract valued at over $1 billion, ending the longest strike in the union’s history at 118 days
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How the Strike Derailed Oscar Season
Matt and Kyle Buchanan talk about what awards season will look like in the wake of the actors strike and what will happen after the strike ends
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Why Batman and Everything Else Is Coming to Netflix
Matt and Lucas Shaw break down Warner Bros. Discovery’s licensing of DC films to Netflix
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Should Reality Stars Have a Union? With Bethenny Frankel
The former Bravo star joins Matt to explain why she is pushing for the unionization of reality TV and how a union could protect reality stars
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The Reboot Era and TV’s IP Obsession
Plus, Matt and Preston Beckman debate if ‘Friends’ will ever be revived
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How Screwed Is the 2024 Movie Calendar?
Matt and Lucas Shaw break down how the strikes have impacted movie release dates and discuss how the 2024 box office might be similar to the pandemic box office
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Town Hall: Hasan Minhaj, a SAG Stalemate, and Apple’s Scorsese Bet
Plus, Taylor Swift’s ‘Argylle’ rumor, a prediction for ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s,’ and more
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Marvel’s Post-‘Avengers’ Mismanagement
A messy venture into TV hasn’t helped Marvel, but it could also be that the superhero era has simply reached its end
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There Is Netflix, and There Is Everyone Else
Matt and Lucas Shaw explain how Netflix has succeeded where other streamers have failed
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NBA TV Rights and Players Owning Teams With Rich Paul
We’re talking Klutch’s new deal with UTA, Lionel Messi’s unique MLS deal, LeBron James’s business interests, and more
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How Long Can the Live Concert Boom Last?
Live shows are on a hot streak amid the post-pandemic rise of the experience economy
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The Hollywood Stock Market: Travis Kelce’s Media Career, Netflix With Ads, Mega Music Docs, and More!
Matt and Lucas Shaw also discuss the latest update in the ongoing actors strike
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Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Fights Over Song Credits
Howard King, a music industry expert and trial lawyer, sheds light on the complicated world of copyright infringement in the music industry
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Price Hikes and the Streaming Class System
How the business keeps evolving to push users into tiers
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Live Sports on Max, and the Inevitable All-In-One App
Plus, Matt’s prediction for the opening weekend of ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
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Influencers Don’t Need Hollywood Anymore
Plus, Matt makes a prediction for ‘Naked Attraction’
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The Post-Strike State of TV and Movie Writing
Matt and Lucas Shaw debate whether writers will migrate toward movies as TV production slows down in the wake of the strike
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Lessons From the “Must-See TV” Era, With Warren Littlefield
Matt finishes the show with box office predictions for a slate of movies being released this weekend
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What the Writers Guild Won, With a Negotiator
Adam Conover joins Matt to go over the details of the WGA-AMPTP deal
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The Writers Strike Is Over. Can We All Be Friends Again?
What needs to happen for the new WGA deal to be finalized? Where did the WGA and AMPTP land on key issues? And what does this mean for the SAG-AFTRA strike?
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The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Empire
Journalist Michael Wolff talks with Matt about his book, Fox News’ future, the upcoming election, and much more!
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From Sports to Hollywood With Casey Wasserman
The Wasserman CEO joins Matt to discuss his transition into the entertainment business and his vision for the 2028 L.A. Olympics
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The Strike’s Permanent Damage: Who Will Suffer the Most?
Matt and Lucas Shaw break down the potential long-term impacts of the strike on various parts of the industry