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The Town with Matthew Belloni

582 episodes

Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously?

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32:55Feb 12, 2026

Jeff Probst on What It Takes to Produce ‘Survivor’

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39:02Feb 11, 2026

Netflix in the Senate Hot Seat, and Disney’s Demographic Problem

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34:08Feb 11, 2026

The Behind-the-Scenes Jockeying for $10M Super Bowl Ads

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32:49Feb 5, 2026

What Disney’s CEO Choice Reveals About Its Next Chapter

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33:43Feb 4, 2026

Netflix's Growth, Peacock's Struggles, and the New Streaming Hierarchy

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37:43Feb 3, 2026

How a YouTuber Took His Self-Financed Movie Wide Without a Studio

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32:28Jan 30, 2026

The Life of a ‘White Lotus’ Producer, and the ‘Jury Duty’ Sequel Revealed

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36:14Jan 29, 2026

Sundance ’26 Bidding Wars and ‘Melania’ Box Office Prospects

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32:27Jan 26, 2026

Oscar Noms ‘26! Five Big Takeaways and Industry Narratives.

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38:27Jan 22, 2026

The Last Sundance (in Park City) and Why Boulder?

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32:27Jan 21, 2026

The 2026 Box Office Draft

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38:03Jan 19, 2026

Actors vs. Studios, and the Existential AI War, With SAG-AFTRA Lead Negotiator

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42:25Jan 15, 2026

'Zootopia 2,' China, AI, and the Battle for Originals With the Head of Disney Animation

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37:01Jan 14, 2026

The Shameless Golden Globes, and Paramount Takes Warner Bros. to Court

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34:27Jan 12, 2026

Is Hollywood Broken? A Savvy Investor’s View of 2026.

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37:12Jan 10, 2026

The 2025 Box Office Year in Review: Sydney and Timmy, Superheroes vs. Horror, and Studio Power Rankings

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46:55Jan 7, 2026

2026 Burning Questions: Another Strike? Is 'Avengers: Doomsday' Doomed? And David Ellison’s Movie Taste.

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31:01Jan 5, 2026

Who Won (and Lost) the Year in Streaming?

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36:26Dec 31, 2025

The End-of-Year Exec Survey: Next Disney CEO, Where to Sell Your Movie, and Worst Media Exec

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31:12Dec 29, 2025

The Townies, Part 2: Who Won the Year in Hollywood?

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44:27Dec 23, 2025

The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025

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48:46Dec 22, 2025

Paramount Isn’t Giving up Warner Bros. to Netflix Just Yet

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37:09Dec 18, 2025

A Warner Bros. Antitrust Debate With Senator Elizabeth Warren, and the Oscars Go to... YouTube

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35:34Dec 17, 2025

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

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32:53Dec 16, 2025

Ariana in Wicked and How to Cast a Billion-Dollar Movie

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35:04Dec 11, 2025

The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile

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36:00Dec 9, 2025

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!

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41:03Dec 6, 2025

Is Film School Still Worth It? With a Top Dean.

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35:20Dec 5, 2025

Why the NFL (and Everything Else) Keeps Breaking Ratings Records

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32:26Dec 4, 2025

Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?

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37:01Dec 2, 2025

Commercial Vs. Arthouse, Going Marvel, and Notes From Spielberg With ‘Hamnet’ Director Chloé Zhao

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30:05Nov 28, 2025

Part 2: James Cameron on ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5,’ Movie Biz Fears, 3D, Netflix, and Aliens

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37:56Nov 24, 2025

Part 1: James Cameron on Avatar Misconceptions, AI’s Skynet Moment, and His Elon Musk Friendship

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39:19Nov 24, 2025

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

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31:59Nov 20, 2025

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

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37:26Nov 19, 2025

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

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33:28Nov 17, 2025

Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood

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31:50Nov 14, 2025

Tubi Takes on YouTube, and a Michael Jackson Movie Update

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36:08Nov 12, 2025

YouTube vs. Disney: Who Needs Whom More?

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30:48Nov 10, 2025

Mailbag! 'Star Wars' and Soderbergh, the Best Home for Warner Bros., and Netflix vs. Theaters.

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31:30Nov 5, 2025

The 2025 Movie Franchise Draft

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41:13Nov 3, 2025

Will Big Tech and AI Save or Kill Hollywood?

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35:27Oct 30, 2025

The Risks and Rewards of Self-Distributing Movies, With Black Bear’s Teddy Schwarzman

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32:28Oct 29, 2025

Savvy or Desperate? NBCU Poaches Taylor Sheridan From Paramount.

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32:21Oct 27, 2025

Do Standing Ovations at Film Festivals Mean Anything? The Town Investigates.

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35:19Oct 23, 2025

Warner Bros. Is Officially for Sale. It's Paramount vs. ... Whom?

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36:48Oct 22, 2025

Netflix Adds Podcasts and Makes a Deal With AMC Theatres. Why?

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35:27Oct 20, 2025

Is the “Netflix of AI” App a Friend or Foe to Hollywood?

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35:28Oct 16, 2025

Apple's True Intentions in Hollywood—With Top Exec Eddy Cue

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41:43Oct 14, 2025