The 2022 Grammy Awards and the State of the Music Industry
Matt is joined by Variety executive editor Shirley Halperin to look ahead to Sunday’s 2022 Grammy Awards. They forecast what we will see out of Kanye, whether this will be Olivia Rodrigo’s night, whet...
31 Mar 202225min
WWE President Nick Khan
Matt is joined by WWE president Nick Khan to chat about the WWE as a media entity, including its deal with Peacock and whether a potential acquisition is looming. Nick talks about how the WWE wants to...
30 Mar 202230min
The Oscars Aftermath
It’s the morning after, and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw joins Matt to give a report on the 2022 Academy Awards. They discuss the fallout after the Will Smith–Chris Rock slap, the viewership spike after an ...
28 Mar 202223min
Live From Inside the Oscars: The Will Smith-Chris Rock Slap
Live from inside the Dolby Theater at the Academy Awards, Matt and The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg react to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face onstage during the show. Host: Matt Bell...
28 Mar 202212min
How to Gamble on the Oscars
Oscar math expert Ben Zauzmer joins the show to outline his Oscars prediction model and to forecast who his model believes are mathematically the most likely winners in each category. Later, Matt give...
25 Mar 202227min
Do the Oscars Need to Be Saved?
Matt is joined by author Mark Harris to discuss the Academy’s decision to cut eight categories from the live Oscars broadcast, and to debate whether or not the ceremony needs to be changed—and if so, ...
24 Mar 202237min
The NFL Sunday Ticket Bidding War and How Peyton and LeBron Went Hollywood
Matt is joined by co-head and partner at WME Sports Josh Pyatt to discuss why broadcasters are seeing huge paydays, which streaming service needs NFL Sunday Ticket the most, what effect the Manning-ca...
23 Mar 202223min
Do Stars Still Need Agents? Plus, Iger vs. Chapek, and Oscar Drama Begins!
Are the middlemen who have dominated Hollywood for decades in trouble? Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the future for Hollywood intermediaries, the ongoing turmoil at Disney, and R...
21 Mar 202223min
