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Oct 2022
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The Riskiest Hollywood Bets for the Rest...

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to preview the biggest bets in media and entertainment coming in the remainder of 2022 and rank which project carries the most risk to each company.


Email us your questions, thoughts, and ideas at thetown@spotify.com.


Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Lucas Shaw


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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