L.A.’s Mayoral Race Becomes a Fight for Hollywood Jobs
The entertainment industry’s economic and existential tailspin is playing out on the political stage, as Los Angeles’ mayoral candidates curry favor with the Hollywood set before the June 2 primary. I...
23 Apr 33min
BONUS EP: The TV Chiefs Who See Microdramas As the Future
Everyone talks about taking big swings again, but few Hollywood execs feel like they’re actually in a position to do it — without fearing for their jobs. But former Showtime head Jana Winograde and ex...
20 Apr 50min
The Merger Drama That Won’t Stay in Vegas
During Warner Bros.’ supersized CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas, the studio’s sale to Paramount went unmentioned — even as it touted a theatrical slate stretching into 2028. But the contentious me...
16 Apr 34min
The WGA’s Surprise Deal — SAG and DGA, You’re Up
The tentative deal between the Writers Guild and Hollywood’s major studios has quelled fears of another strike — all while shaking up the major guilds’ contract cycle. Elaine Low, Sean McNulty and Nat...
9 Apr 31min
No Jobs, No Ladder, No Relief — Except, For Some, a Cigarette
Sean Penn, puffing away inside the Beverly Hilton at the Golden Globes. Kylie Jenner, with a cigarette dangling out of her mouth, on the cover of Vanity Fair. Nurse Dana, taking a drag on The Pitt. Sm...
2 Apr 31min
BONUS EP: ‘Silicon Valley’ Creators: Tech Bros ‘Don’t Give a Flying F--- About Humanity’
Silicon Valley was supposed to be satire. In 2026, it plays more like a warning. In a look back on the iconic 2010s HBO comedy, co-creator Mike Judge and exec producer Alec Berg reflect on how “incred...
29 Mar 45min
Disney’s ‘Bachelorette’ Mess Gets Messier
Casting Taylor Frankie Paul on The Bachelorette was supposed to revive the wilting franchise. Instead, a 2023 video of Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend triggered the meltdown of not one, but two of Dis...
26 Mar 33min
27 Cable Channels. How Many Survivors?
Here’s the irony: Even in the age of streaming, about 85 percent of profits from a merged Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. Discovery still would come from linear TV, as Sean McNulty points out. So wha...
19 Mar 40min
