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About Ed Sheeran and the Paramount–Warne...

Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

About this episode

The gang digs into the backlash against Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was dropped from his tour over his pro-Palestinian performances. How much control does a headliner have, and who gets to decide what’s said onstage? Then they turn to the states’ settlement over Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Did the attorneys general secure meaningful protections, or trade away their leverage for corporate promises?

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:57 - Ed Sheeran

00:36:18 - Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

01:08:20 - Emails

01:46:26 - Wrap-up

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