The Town with Matthew Belloni

Gosling, MBJ, Timmy, and the Biggest Movie Stars Under 50 Power Ranking

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the massive weekend at the box office for ‘Project Hail Mary’ and use this as an opportunity...

Secrets to Commercial Filmmaking With 'The Housemaid' Director Paul Feig

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by director and writer Paul Feig ('A Simple Favor,' 'Bridesmaids,' 'Spy') to discuss his latest movie, ‘The Housemaid.’ They dive i...

The NFL's Billion-Dollar Cash Grab and Whether There’s Any Left for Film and TV

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by CNBC sports and media reporter Alex Sherman to discuss the NFL reopening its rights deal with Paramount and CBS, why it did this, an...

Oscars Winners and Losers, and Universal’s Pivot to Keep Movies in Theaters Longer

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to recap last night’s Academy Awards, including what the show was like from inside the theater, and give ...

How to De-Age the Oscars with Amelia Dimoldenberg

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by YouTuber Amelia Dimoldenberg to preview this year's Oscars red carpet as the official Academy Awards Red Carpet Correspondent, how s...

Why the Biggest Oscar Party Is Cutting Its Guest List in Half

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Mark Guiducci, the new global editorial director of Vanity Fair, to talk about his plan for a new and improved Oscar party and why h...

Oscars Preview! Timmy Trouble, a ‘Sinners’ Surge, and a Big Lead for 'One Battle'

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Mosaic talent manager and Oscars insider Michael Lasker to preview the 2026 Academy Awards. They parse the biggest narratives Hollyw...

Why Netflix Bought Ben Affleck’s AI Company, and If Hollywood Should Worry

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Netflix’s acquisition of InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s AI-powered filmmaking tool company, th...

How to Chart a Career Path in Modern Hollywood, With Rachel Sennott

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Chapman University, Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw sit down with the star and showrunner of HBO’s ‘I Love LA,’ Rachel Sennott, to t...

Investor Gerry Cardinale on Why WarnerMount Will Work, Middle East Money, and Layoffs

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner at RedBird Capital, the private equity fund backing Paramount’s takeover of Warner B...

How David Ellison Plans to Mash Two Major Studios Into One

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Rich Greenfield from LightShed Partners to discuss how David Ellison plans to merge Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, how much t...

Emergency Pod! Paramount Outbids Netflix and Wins Warner Bros.

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Emergency episode! Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to react to Netflix pulling out of the Warner Bros sweepstakes after Paramount raised it...

The Retro Innovation of ‘The Pitt,’ With Lead Producer John Wells

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by John Wells, executive producer of ‘The Pitt,’ to discuss how ‘The Pitt’ is reviving an old model of television and why it is...

Part 2: Sony Film CEO on Marvel’s Decline and Hollywood’s Originality Crisis

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the American Film Institute, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and the CEO of Sony Film Tom Rothman to discuss the future of the Sp...

Sony Film CEO on Losing ‘Sinners’ and the Endless Big Tech Battle

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the American Film Institute, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and the CEO of Sony Film Tom Rothman to discuss why now is the fifth...

Why the Former Sony Head Blames Himself for the Infamous Hack

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Michael Lynton, former head of Sony Pictures and current chairman of Snap Inc., to open up about his regrets greenlighting the movie...

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Makes the Case for Buying Warner Bros.

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos to discuss why they reopened the Warner Bros. sale process for 7 days, why he thinks the Netflix bid is ...

The Casey Wasserman Scandal, and Who Wants to Buy His Agency

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Casey Wasserman putting his company up for sale, why this happened, the Hollywood jockeying at p...

Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously?

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Shicong Zhu, head of West Coast Studios at DramaBox, to discuss just how successful and profitable vertical micro-dramas have become...

Jeff Probst on What It Takes to Produce ‘Survivor’

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by ‘Survivor’ host and showrunner Jeff Probst to go behind the scenes of one of America’s most iconic reality television shows an...

Netflix in the Senate Hot Seat, and Disney’s Demographic Problem

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to get his thoughts after attending the Netflix hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Anti...

The Behind-the-Scenes Jockeying for $10M Super Bowl Ads

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Adweek’s Bill Bradley to discuss the expensive and competitive battle of Super Bowl advertising. Bill breaks down how many ad slot...

What Disney’s CEO Choice Reveals About Its Next Chapter

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by LightShed media analyst Rich Greenfield to react to Disney hiring Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO. They discuss why Disney chose the ...

Netflix's Growth, Peacock's Struggles, and the New Streaming Hierarchy

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Town is on video! Subscribe to our new YouTube channel HERE! Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw parse through the final batch of year-end stream...

How a YouTuber Took His Self-Financed Movie Worldwide Without a Studio

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by YouTuber Mark Fischbach (also known as Markiplier) to discuss his new movie, ‘Iron Lung,' why he adapted a low-budget indie horror...

The Life of a ‘White Lotus’ Producer, and the ‘Jury Duty’ Sequel Revealed

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by producer Dave Bernad to pull back the curtain on what goes into producing 'The White Lotus' and 'Jury Duty' and discuss the challeng...

Sundance ’26 Bidding Wars and ‘Melania’ Box Office Prospects

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Matt is joined by John Sloss, founder and CEO of Cinetic Media, to discuss how the Sundance ex...

Five Big Takeaways and Industry Narratives From the 2026 Oscar Nominations

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by New York Times reporter and awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan to discuss the biggest industry narratives surrounding this year's...

The Last Sundance (in Park City) and Why Boulder?

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival, to discuss the last year in Park City, the decision to leave Utah, and wha...

The 2026 Box Office Draft

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to conduct the fourth annual box office draft. Matt and Lucas each draft seven blockbuster movies set to be...

Actors vs. Studios, and the Existential AI War, With SAG-AFTRA Lead Negotiator

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by national executive director and chief negotiator for SAG-AFTRA Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to discuss the union's upcoming negotiations ...

'Zootopia 2,' China, AI, and the Battle for Originals With the Head of Disney Animation

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Jared Bush, the writer and codirector of Zootopia 2 and chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, to discuss the smas...

The Shameless Golden Globes, and Paramount Takes Warner Bros. to Court

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to react to Monday's Golden Globe Awards, including the cringiest corporate moments and the studios and str...

Is Hollywood Broken? A Savvy Investor’s View of 2026.

10 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Jeff Sagansky—a longtime investor, executive, and producer—to discuss the current media landscape and how things are trending as...

The 2025 Box Office Year in Review: Sydney and Timmy, Superheroes vs. Horror, and Studio Power Rankings

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Puck contributor and box office guru Scott Mendelson to recap the year in moviegoing, give his take on the general disappointment in...

2026 Burning Questions: Another Strike? Is 'Avengers: Doomsday' Doomed? And David Ellison’s Movie Taste.

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to ask their most burning questions for Hollywood in 2026, including whether another strike is imminent, ho...

Who Won (and Lost) the Year in Streaming?

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Puck media correspondent Julia Alexander to recap the year in streaming, and hand out awards for Streamer of the Year, Most Disappoi...

The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, Where to Sell Your Movie, and Worst Media Exec

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the big Christmas weekend at the box office, including the big ‘Marty Supreme’ win and Sydne...

The Townies, Part 2: Who Won the Year in Hollywood?

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of podcasting's biggest night, Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw hand out the Executive Fail of the Year Award; the Savviest PR Move Award; ...

The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s podcasting’s most exclusive event of the year: the fourth annual Townies! Join Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw as they recap the year in Ho...

Paramount Isn’t Giving up Warner Bros. to Netflix Just Yet

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital, to discuss Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros., why their bid is su...

A Warner Bros. Antitrust Debate With Senator Elizabeth Warren and the Oscars Go to... YouTube

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by United States Senator Elizabeth Warren to discuss what should happen to Warner Bros., why it should not go to Netflix or Paramount S...

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Disney entering a licensing agreement with Sora and investing $1 billion in OpenAI. The deal all...

Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by casting director Tiffany Little Canfield (‘Wicked’) to discuss casting major franchise roles that draw thousands of auditions li...

The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Peter Supino from Wolfe Research to discuss Paramount launching a hostile takeover of Warner Bros., days after they agreed to a deal...

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to break down every angle of Netflix agreeing to buy the Warner Bros. film and streaming business. They dig...

Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean.

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, to discuss the state of film school educa...

Why the NFL (and Everything Else) Keeps Breaking Ratings Records

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Nielsen Global Media executive Brian Fuhrer to discuss why NFL ratings seem to be setting new viewership records all the time, how s...

Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw to discuss Lucas’s recent report that Netflix would continue to release Warner Bros. movies in theaters if ...

Commercial Vs. Arthouse, Going Marvel, and Notes From Spielberg With ‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Los Angeles, Matt is joined by director Chloe Zhao ('Hamnet') to discuss what she learned from Steven Spielberg producing her movie, how she...

Part 2: James Cameron on ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5,’ Movie Biz Fears, 3D, Netflix, and Aliens

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In part two, Matt and director James Cameron talk about how much ‘Avatar’ really costs to produce, whether he has plans for a fourth and fifth mov...

Part 1: James Cameron on Avatar Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and director James Cameron sit down for a wide-ranging conversation on the misconceptions about the filmmaking of the 'Avatar' franchise, how it ...

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Tom Freston, former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks, to discuss why legacy companies missed the boat with YouTube in the early aughts...

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Jonathan Kanter, a lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from...

The Fall Box Office Crisis: A Phase, a Fluke, or the Future?

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to investigate a historically bad fall season at the box office by highlighting which issues are actually r...

Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Rahul Purini, the president of Crunchyroll, to discuss the anime boom both globally and in America, the rise of global streaming ser...

Tubi Takes on YouTube, and a Michael Jackson Movie Update

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Tubi CEO Anjali Sud to discuss how Tubi reached profitability, its push to bring in original creators, the growth of ad-supported st...

YouTube vs. Disney: Who Needs Whom More?

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the ongoing dispute between YouTube and Disney, which has resulted in the removal of ESPN and ot...

Mailbag! 'Star Wars' and Soderbergh, the Best Home for Warner Bros., and Netflix vs. Theaters.

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt opens up the mailbag for another Town Hall and answers listener questions about Disney turning down a Steven Soderbergh–penned 'Star Wars' scri...

The 2025 Movie Franchise Draft

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to draft which movie franchises they would most want to start a movie studio with in 2025. They each select...

Will Big Tech and AI Save or Kill Hollywood?

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Andrew Ross Sorkin ('Squawk Box,' The New York Times) to discuss how the tech boom has affected Hollywood and what new power players...

The Risks and Rewards of Self-Distributing Movies, With Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Teddy Schwarzman, the founder of Black Bear Pictures, to discuss the challenges and strategies behind an independent production comp...

Savvy or Desperate? NBCU Poaches Taylor Sheridan From Paramount.

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Matt’s report that Taylor Sheridan will be leaving Paramount to join NBCU starting in 2029. Th...

Do Standing Ovations at Film Festivals Mean Anything? The Town Investigates.

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by film data analyst Stephen Follows to dig into one of Hollywood’s most ridiculous phenomenons, the film festival standing ovation. ...

Warner Bros. Is Officially for Sale. It's Paramount vs. ... Whom?

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Peter Supino, a managing director and senior analyst at Wolfe Research, to unpack the deal market for Warner Bros. Discovery, runnin...

Netflix Adds Podcasts and Makes a Deal With AMC Theatres. Why?

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Netflix diving into the podcast business by striking a deal to stream a group of original podcas...

Is the “Netflix of AI” App a Friend or Foe to Hollywood?

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Edward Saatchi, the CEO of a startup called Fable, to discuss his new product, Showrunner, which is backed by Amazon and bills itsel...

Apple's True Intentions in Hollywood—With Top Exec Eddy Cue

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue to discuss all things Apple in Hollywood, including the latest momentum for the stu...

The Hollywood Stock Market: The Rock, Louis C.K., Kevin Feige, Sora 2, and More!

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Bloomberg’s Screentime event in L.A., Matt and Lucas Shaw make the case to buy or sell various entities across the entertainment industry,...

Part 2: What Ari Emanuel Talks About With Trump and the Rock

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of Matt’s conversation with WME executive chairman and TKO CEO Ari Emanuel and TKO president Mark Shapiro, they discuss how the NFL's next...

Part 1 With Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro: AI, Live Events, and the Four-Day Work Week

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by WME and TKOs Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro to discuss their new company, Mari. They talk about why they are betting on live experienc...

David Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Semafor cofounder Ben Smith to discuss what to expect from CBS News in the David Ellison and Bari Weiss era. Ellison, the new owner ...

The 'Smashing Machine’ Bomb and A24’s Big-Budget Burden

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw use the disappointing box office performance for A24’s sports drama ‘The Smashing Machine’ with Dwayne "The Ro...

Sora 2, AI Actors, and How Hollywood Can Fight Back

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by SAG-AFTRA national executive director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to discuss OpenAI’s new app, Sora 2, an AI video tool and video-shar...

The Return of the Spec Script—Is There Hope for Original Screenplays in Hollywood?

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Entertainment 360 literary manager/producer Geoff Shaevitz to discuss why spec-script sales have taken off in Hollywood over the pas...

One Box Office Battle After Another for PTA

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the weekend box office performance of ‘One Battle After Another’: Was the film a flop or a h...

Where the Money Is Spent in Hollywood and How It's Changing

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Scott Purdy, a media strategy leader at KPMG, to discuss their illuminating new study outlining how much the major networks are spen...

Kimmel Is Back, But Disney vs. Trump Is Just Beginning

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Puck’s Eriq Gardner to discuss the return of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and unpack what could happen next. They talk about why Brend...

Kimmel’s Return, Disney’s Decision, and Iger’s Legacy

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the announcement that Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ this Tuesday ni...

Jimmy Kimmel vs. the FCC: Can Disney Escape This Mess?

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by journalist Bill Carter to discuss the suspension of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ after portions of Kimmel’s monologue on Monday night ...

Is the Rotten Tomatoes Formula Fresh or Rotten?

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Rotten Tomatoes awards editor Jacqueline Coley to reveal how the Rotten Tomatoes rating system works, the reasoning behind its binar...

David Ellison Bought Paramount. Now He Wants Warner Bros. Plus, the 2025 Emmys Recap.

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and LightShed’s Rich Greenfield to discuss the report that David Ellison is interested in making a majori...

The Emmys vs. the Audience: Which Shows People Actually Watch

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Puck’s Julia Alexander to preview the 2025 Emmy Awards and look at which shows should already be considered winners from a busines...

The Murdoch Succession War is Over, and Fox Crowns its Next Leader

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by the New York Times’ Jim Rutenberg to discuss the bombshell news that the Murdochs have settled their ongoing family trust successi...

YouTube’s NFL Debut, A Surprise Box-Office Hit at the Sphere, and Warner Bros. Merger Candidates

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss YouTube’s exclusive NFL debut on Friday night, which brought in 17 million viewers; the surpri...

Why Gen Alpha Prefers the Big Screen Over Their Phones

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Fergus Navaratnam-Blair of National Research Group to discuss his surprising study revealing Generation Alpha’s love for and inter...

How To Save Movies With the CEO of AMC Theatres

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the El Rey theater in Los Angeles, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Adam Aron, the CEO and chairman of AMC Theatres, to discus...

The Summer Box Office Report Card: Surprise Hits, Big Flops, and Key Takeaways

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Puck’s box office expert, Scott Mendelson, to judge their early summer box office predictions by looking at the biggest hits, miss...

Venice, Sundance, and the New Film Festival Hierarchy

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by prominent independent film producer Christine Vachon to discuss the general state and health of the independent film market. She dis...

Why ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Fascinating Hollywood Experiment

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Netflix’s surprise hit ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ which has become their second-most popular En...

‘The Traitors’ and How to Craft Hit Reality TV in 2025

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Edinburgh TV Festival in Scotland, Matt is joined by television producer and executive Stephen Lambert to discuss the current state of r...

Why Fox Is Finally Entering the Streaming Wars

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Pete Distad, CEO of Fox's direct-to-consumer streaming platform, to discuss Fox One, the company's first significant foray into stre...

The 10 Worst Things to Happen to Hollywood Since 2010

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to look back on the past 15 years in Hollywood and determine which moments were the most detrimental to the...

Paramount’s New Playbook Unveiled and the Taylor Swift Podcast Bounce

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by NYT staff reporter Brooks Barnes to discuss Paramount’s new strategy under David Ellison. They were both at Paramount’s press ev...

The Power and Peculiar Psychology of ‘Disney Adults’

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by A.J. Wolfe, creator of the website Disney Food Blog and author of a new book, ‘Disney Adults: Exploring (And Falling In Love With)...

Paramount’s UFC Knockout and Amazon’s Podcast Flameout

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw and Ashley Carman to discuss UFC’s $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount, as well as the changing lands...

Could Movies Start Skipping Netflix to Go Straight to YouTube?

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt is joined by Indian superstar actor and producer Aamir Khan to discuss his bold strategy to release his newest film exclusively on YouTube despit...

ESPN Jumps Into Bed With the NFL. What About Everyone Else?

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE SHOW in Los Angeles on August 27. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for tickets!⁠ Matt is joined by Huddle Up’s Joe Pompliano to break down wh...

Paramount’s New Team, Fantastic Four’s Nosedive, YouTubers in Theaters, and Peacock’s Future

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE SHOW in Los Angeles on August 27. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for tickets! ⁠ Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss a wide rang...

Why It’s Harder Than Ever to Make a Studio Comedy, With Seth MacFarlane

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

LIVE SHOW in Los Angeles on August 27. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for tickets! Matt is joined by Seth MacFarlane to discuss how the new ‘The Naked G...