Today’s episode is about the entertainment and media industry’s tumultuous summer, the streaming wars, a come-to-Jesus moment for movie theaters, and a dramatic revamp at CNN—which tells a lot about the state of the news industry. My guest is Matt Belloni, host of the Ringer podcast 'The Town' and a founding partner at Puck News. He tells us what he’s hearin ... Show More
Feb 27
How Metrics Make Us Miserable
The modern world swims in numbers: work metrics, fitness metrics, health metrics, social media metrics. Sometimes the quantification of life can make things better. But very often, I think they force us to play the games we can measure rather than the games we value. The quantifi ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2024
Will the Debate Debacle Revive TV News?
Matt is joined by journalist, podcast host, and cofounder of Semafor, Ben Smith, to discuss how last night's dispiriting debate will affect CNN and the TV news landscape as we move towards the 2024 election. Will the debate revive CNN and give it the story it's been looking for? ... Show More
32m 25s
Aug 2023
The Real Housewives of Today, Explained
Taking cues from striking actors and writers, reality TV stars are lobbying for better treatment from networks like Bravo and Netflix.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman a ... Show More
26m 22s
<p>We discuss the Washington race, New Mexico, and more. </p><p>Our Guests Are: Joe Kent, Richard Baris, Anthony Thornton, Tudor Dixon, Bo Hines, Matt DePerno</p><p><strong><a>Stay ahead of the censors - Join us </a><a href="https://warroom.org/join">warroom.org/join</a ... Show More
