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Sep 2023
1h 12m

Inside the Succession Problems at Disney...

The Ringer
About this episode

Chris and Andy talk about strike negotiations currently being at a standstill and how that could begin to affect next year’s summer movies (1:00). Then they talk about an article from CNBC that provides new details on the power struggle between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger at Disney (17:19), before discussing the latest episode of ‘Reservation Dogs’ and how this final season feels more like an epilogue to the show (45:20).


Read the CNBC article here.


Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Producer: Kaya McMullen

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