Nov 20

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

Matt is joined by Tom Freston, former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks, to discuss why legacy companies missed the boat with YouTube in the early aughts, the similarities YouTube from the aughts shares with the AI boom of today, why MTV died, and whether it can be revived (02:13). ... Show More

31m 59s

Nov 19

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

Matt is joined by Jonathan Kanter, a lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2021 to 2024, to look at the looming Warner Bros. Discovery sale from an antitrust perspective, highlight the biggest antitrust i ... Show More

37m 26s

Nov 17

The Fall Box Office Crisis: A Phase, a Fluke, or the Future?

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to investigate a historically bad fall season at the box office by highlighting which issues are actually real and which are insignificant. They look at larger industry-wide trends, like the shortening of theatrical windows and the rise of ... Show More

33m 28s

Sep 19

Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and Trump’s FCC

Earlier this week, ABC’s late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was suspended indefinitely by parent company Disney after Kimmel made remarks about Charlie Kirk's death. The announcement came after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, suggested the F ... Show More

18m 36s

Sep 21

One Thing: Disney Caves to Trump’s FCC. What Does it Mean for the Rest of Us?

Disney’s decision to yank ABC host Jimmy Kimmel off the air following FCC pressure has outraged fans, performers and Democratic politicians. Will other prominent anti-Trump voices be next? We hear from someone who used to be in charge of the FCC who says the regulator is going ov ... Show More

23m 13s

Sep 19

How affiliate pressure and FCC rhetoric put Kimmel on ice

ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! following pressure from Nexstar and Sinclair, which own affiliated stations across the country. The move comes after Kimmel’s recent monologue about the assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to issue a w ... Show More

30m 2s

Sep 22

Disney Says ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ to Return After Backlash

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.Walt Disney Co. said Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to the air on Tuesday, ending a suspension imposed following controversial remarks the ABC late-night host made about the assassination of Republican activist ... Show More

34m 25s

Sep 22

THE LEFT WINS. SOURCES: KIMMEL COULD BE BACK ON ABC THIS MONTH - 9.22.25

SEASON 4 EPISODE 17: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: How about this for a plot twist? I'll believe it when I see it - it still depends on television executives doing the moral, right, professional thing AND tacitly admitting they are correcting a mi ... Show More

1h 10m

Sep 19

Silencing Kimmel

ABC’s “indefinite” suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show has people worried about the First Amendment under President Trump. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt and Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd a ... Show More

26m 29s

Sep 24

Raging Moderates: Why Jimmy Kimmel Returned

Scott and Jessica break down Jimmy Kimmel’s return after a suspension that drew bipartisan backlash, Hollywood outrage, and pushback from TV affiliates. What does it mean for free speech—and the future of late-night as ratings slide? They also tackle Trump’s unproven claim linkin ... Show More

48m 47s

Jul 2025

“He Perpetrated a LIE” Stephen Colbert CANCELLED + Hunter Biden TRASHES Democrats

Stephen Colbert says “the gloves are off” for the remaining run of his Late Show after CBS cancelled it last week - but Donald Trump’s critics say it’s down to political pressure. Most likely, it’s down to the show’s 40 million dollar annual losses. Meanwhile, Ellen DeGeneres is ... Show More

42m 39s

Feb 2024

Trump, Obama, & Howard Stern, oh my! with Matt Friend

<p>The Good Guys have 25 guests today, because it's celebrity impressionist, comedian, red carpet host, and internet viral star Matt Friend! Matt brings his friends along for this episode, Trump, Obama, Jeff Goldblum, Andy Cohen, Johnny Carson, Mrs. Doubtfire, Austin Bulter, and ... Show More

47 m

Jimmy Kimmel vs. the FCC: Can Disney Esc...