2026 Oscar Nominations: A 'Sinners' Paradise?
The Oscar nominations dropped yesterday morning and I grabbed our favorite Oscar prognosticators, Katey Rich and Christopher Rosen of The Ankler’s Prestige Junkie, to chat about what it all means. Doe...
23 Jan 37min
Chuck Klosterman on his new book, 'Football.'
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Chuck Klosterman to discuss all things football and his new book, aptly titled Football. (Please buy a copy for yourself and your friends; you’ll thank me, and th...
16 Jan 55min
An Age of Cultural Stagnation
On this week’s episode, I’m pleased to be joined by W. David Marx, author of the new book Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty-First Century. Alongside Marx’s Status and Culture, this book is...
9 Jan 54min
Sitting Shiva for Rob Reiner
On Monday, Sam Stein DMed me and asked if we could put together a little livestream event celebrating the work of Rob Reiner; he described it as sitting shiva, and I was happy to take the lead on putt...
19 Des 202551min
What Might Netflix Do with WB's Live Experiences?
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Vulture’s Nicholas Quah to discuss his and Savannah Salazar’s piece on what Netflix might do with Warner Bros.'s tie-ins with Universal Studios and Six Flags, and...
12 Des 202527min
Netflix Buying WB Means Reduced Competition
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by Scott Mendelson of The Outside Scoop, whom I’ve tasked with answering a very simple question: Is there a good business case to be made for rebooting the Rush Ho...
5 Des 202553min
Sticking with 'Family'
On this week’s episode, I’m rejoined by David Coggeshall (previously on to discuss Orphan: First Kill and the first Family Plan) to discuss his sequel to the surprise 2023 hit for AppleTV+. We talked ...
28 Nov 202546min
A 'Fast and Furious' Guide to the Economics of Hollywood
For a goofy franchise that started with gangsters stealing DVD players and wound up with a Pontiac Fiero going into space, The Fast and the Furious movies are a pretty fantastic lens through which to ...
21 Nov 202539min
