It’s podcasting’s most exclusive event of the year, the first annual Townie Awards. This is a show made up of awards created by us, based on our own interpretations of the weirdest year in Hollywood. In Part 1, Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to give out the Most Baffling Success Award, the Publicist Fail of the Year Award, the Jeff “Albanian Army” ... Show More
Yesterday
Paramount's Strategy to Beat California, With Its Top Lawyer
Matt is joined by Makan Delrahim, chief legal officer at Paramount, who argues his case in favor of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. He explains what they are willing to concede, why the state's case should fail, why this deal improves competition, whether Param ... Show More
44m 46s
Jul 17
The Data Scientists Quietly Powering Hollywood’s Greenlight Machine
Matt is joined by professor Violaine Roussel, a professor of sociology at Paris 8 University, to discuss her new book 'Data Driven Hollywood: The New Data Professionals in the Age of Streaming,' which polls 75 data scientists employed at streamers and studios to explain how moder ... Show More
37m 27s
Sep 2022
Tea Time's Summer 2022 Awards | Tea Time
Summer is nearly over, meaning it's time to hand out some summer awards. Categories include favorite celebrity news item of the summer (1:00), best celebrity summer vacations (20:25), who was best and worst dressed (25:09), and the summer 2022 MVP (42:40).
Hosts: Liz Kelly, Kate ... Show More
48m 3s
Dec 2023
The Dissy Awards: A Definitely Real Awards Show | 28
<p>Hey, Dissers! To round out our first year of dissin’ and tellin’, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite feuds, shades, and slights in the first-ever annual Dissy Awards - a totally real, highly established award ceremony that celebrates the best of the best in the w ... Show More
43m 47s
Dec 2022
Ridiculous Crime Podcast's Biggest Night: The 2022 Perpies
Awards season is upon us and you know what that means: awards. And awards shows. Ridiculous Crime is proud to present the first annual Perpie Awards, celebrating almost a year of incredible capers, heists, and cons. Don't miss this star-studded event!See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More
54m 3s
Dec 2023
Your Year in Pop Culture, Wrapped
For our final episode of Culture Vulture of the year, we are giving out awards for our fave pop culture moments of the year! From the biggest moments, to the trends we loved (and hated the most), the breakups, the new couple debuts, and the biggest winners and losers in pop cultu ... Show More
37m 46s
Mar 2022
"EXPOSED" (w/ Matt & Bowen)
SO. Matt and Bowen blacked out at the Critics Choice Awards and discuss what they remember, which leads into a discussion on how critics shape culture and what gets seen and heard by the masses. Also, how the CCAs are becoming the new Golden Globes, Jane Campion going good viral ... Show More
1h 14m
Mar 2023
“Oscars And Other Things All At Once” (w/ Matt & Bowen)
It’s Hollywood’s Biggest Podcast Episode About A Night! Matt & Bowen join together to discuss the historic Everything Everywhere All At Once sweep, the Jamie Lee Curtis of it all, the Angela Bassett of it all, the concept of a “career Oscar”, Harley Quinn’s obvious manifestation ... Show More
1h 7m