The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025
It’s podcasting’s most exclusive event of the year: the fourth annual Townies! Join Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw as they recap the year in Hollywood with exciting and hilarious categories like Bigg...
22 Dec 202548min
Paramount Isn’t Giving up Warner Bros. to Netflix Just Yet
Matt is joined by Gerry Cardinale, founder and managing partner of RedBird Capital, to discuss Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros., why their bid is superior to Netflix’s bid, Larry Ellison and the Middl...
18 Dec 202537min
A Warner Bros. Antitrust Debate With Senator Elizabeth Warren, and the Oscars Go to... YouTube
Matt is joined by United States Senator Elizabeth Warren to discuss what should happen to Warner Bros., why it should not go to Netflix or Paramount Skydance, whether Democrats and Republicans could u...
17 Dec 202535min
Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Disney entering a licensing agreement with Sora and investing $1 billion in OpenAI. The deal allows OpenAI to use characters from Disney’s deep pock...
16 Dec 202532min
Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie
Matt is joined by casting director Tiffany Little Canfield (‘Wicked’) to discuss casting major franchise roles that draw thousands of auditions like Elphaba and Glinda in ‘Wicked,’ the challenges of c...
11 Dec 202535min
The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile
Matt is joined by Peter Supino from Wolfe Research to discuss Paramount launching a hostile takeover of Warner Bros., days after they agreed to a deal with Netflix. Peter maps out the differences in e...
9 Dec 202536min
Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to break down every angle of Netflix agreeing to buy the Warner Bros. film and streaming business. They dig into why Netflix made this deal, why David Ellison ...
6 Dec 202541min
Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean.
Matt is joined by Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, to discuss the state of film school education in 2025, how it has evolved, and the increasing...
5 Dec 202535min
