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The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast

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The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt will touch on what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt will touch on what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

 

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#557

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

Matt is joined by casting director Tiffany Little Canfield (‘Wicked’) to discuss casting m... more

Yesterday

35 MINS

35:04

Yesterday

#556

The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile

Matt is joined by Peter Supino from Wolfe Research to discuss Paramount launching a hostil... more

09 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:00

09 Dec 2025

#555

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to break down every angle of Netflix agreeing to ... more

06 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:03

06 Dec 2025

#554

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

Matt is joined by Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film... more

05 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:20

05 Dec 2025

#553

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

Matt is joined by Nielsen Global Media executive Brian Fuhrer to discuss why NFL ratings s... more

04 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:26

04 Dec 2025

#552

Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?

Matt is joined by Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw to discuss Lucas’s recent report that Netflix wou... more

02 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:01

02 Dec 2025

#551

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

Live from Los Angeles, Matt is joined by director Chloe Zhao ('Hamnet') to discuss what sh... more

28 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:05

28 Nov 2025

#550

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

In part two, Matt and director James Cameron talk about how much ‘Avatar’ really costs to ... more

24 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:56

24 Nov 2025

#549

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

Matt and director James Cameron sit down for a wide-ranging conversation on the misconcept... more

24 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:19

24 Nov 2025

#548

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

Matt is joined by Tom Freston, former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks, to discuss why legac... more

20 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:59

20 Nov 2025

#547

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

Matt is joined by Jonathan Kanter, a lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for t... more

19 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:26

19 Nov 2025

#546

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 ... more

17 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:28

17 Nov 2025

#545

Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood

Matt is joined by Rahul Purini, the president of Crunchyroll, to discuss the anime boom bo... more

14 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:50

14 Nov 2025

#544

Tubi Takes on YouTube, and a Michael Jackson Movie Update

Matt is joined by Tubi CEO Anjali Sud to discuss how Tubi reached profitability, its push ... more

12 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:08

12 Nov 2025

#543

YouTube vs. Disney: Who Needs Whom More?

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the ongoing dispute between YouTube an... more

10 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:48

10 Nov 2025

#542

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

Matt opens up the mailbag for another Town Hall and answers listener questions about Disne... more

05 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:30

05 Nov 2025

#541

The 2025 Movie Franchise Draft

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to draft which movie franchises they would most w... more

03 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:13

03 Nov 2025