Freedom of Expression Under Assault
On this week’s episode, Sonny steps back from Hollywood a bit to look at the broader state of free expression in America and around the world. PEN America’s Summer Lopez joins the show to discuss a ra...
25 Aug 202234min
Meet the (One-Time) 7th-Most-Powerful Man in Wrestling
On this week’s episode, Sonny is joined by Brian Gewirtz to talk about his tenure as a writer for the WWE. His new book, There's Just One Problem...: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Pow...
18 Aug 202254min
Why Do Streamers Care About More than Eyeballs?
On this week’s episode, Sonny is joined by Julia Alexander of Parrot Analytics and Puck to discuss the wild couple of weeks in streaming. From HBO Max to Netflix to Disney+ and unbundling to rebundlin...
11 Aug 20221h
Convention Life with the Creator of Effin' Birds
On this week’s episode, Sonny is joined by Aaron Reynolds, creator of Effin’ Birds. Having a daily comic read by half-a-million people is cool and all, but what’s really cool is criss-crossing North A...
4 Aug 202249min
Harvey Weinstein's Enablers
On this week’s episode of The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, Sonny is joined by longtime New Yorker writer Ken Auletta, who stops by to discuss his new book Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Cult...
28 Jul 202238min
'John Wick,' Gun-Fu, and the Art of Oral History
On this week’s episode, Sonny is joined by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman to discuss their new history of the John Wick franchise, They Shouldn’t Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kick...
21 Jul 202249min
Ron Shelton on the Struggle to Get 'Bull Durham' Made
On this week’s episode of The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, Sonny is joined by Ron Shelton, the writer/director of Bull Durham, to talk about his new book on the making of the film, The Church of Basebal...
14 Jul 202248min
Summer Movies Are Back—But Is Trouble on the Horizon?
This week, CNN’s Frank Pallotta rejoins the episode to do a box office victory lap. The movies are back, baby! Older audiences are showing up for Top Gun: Maverick and Elvis; younger audiences are sho...
7 Jul 202232min
