The NBA Team Blowing Up Sports TV
Matt is joined by Endeavor executive vice presidents Hillary Mandel and Karen Brodkin to discuss the potentially groundbreaking TV deal they brokered for the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury: Moving f...
19 Touko 202332min
Hollywood’s China Problem
Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel to discuss the current state of Hollywood’s relationship with China and how the Chinese government feels about Hollywood releases. Erich...
17 Touko 202332min
Bob Iger’s Six-Month Report Card at Disney
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to check in on Bob Iger six months after his return to Disney, to see what’s working and what isn’t. They discuss Disney’s decrease in subscriber numbers and s...
15 Touko 202332min
The Struggle of the Modern TV Writer With Mike Schur
Matt is joined by writer, producer, and showrunner Mike Schur ('Parks and Recreation,' 'The Good Place,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'), to discuss the life of the modern TV writer and how it has changed over ...
11 Touko 202332min
The Weird State of Media and Hollywood’s Role in It
Matt is joined by journalist and cofounder of Semafor, Ben Smith, to talk about his new book ‘Traffic’ and the rise and fall of the biggest digital media companies of the past 15 years. Matt and Ben d...
10 Touko 202332min
The 5 Biggest Narratives After Week 1 of the Writers Strike
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the most popular narratives that emerged after week 1 of the writers strike, including who is winning the social media war and if it matters, huge p...
8 Touko 202332min
The 2023 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Scale
It’s May, which means it is officially summer blockbuster season. Matt welcomes back The Wrap’s Scott Mendelson to run through each of the most highly anticipated blockbusters of the summer and assign...
4 Touko 202339min
Inside the Writers Strike With a WGA Negotiator
Matt is joined by writer, TV host, and WGA negotiation committee member Adam Conover to break down what it has been like in the negotiation room from the WGA perspective over the last few months leadi...
2 Touko 202331min
