Ranked #1
How to Start a Film Studio in 2023
How to Start a Film Studio in 2023
This week I’m joined by Roy Price, the founder of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, to discuss what it would look like in ... Read more
12 Aug 2023
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48mins
Ranked #2
How 2023's Oddest Box Office Hit 'Paid It Forward'
How 2023's Oddest Box Office Hit 'Paid It Forward'
Some backstory to this episode: last month I bought a ticket for Sound of Freedom because I was curious about the year’s... Read more
5 Aug 2023
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50mins
Ranked #3
Hollywood's Hopes in China Are Fading
Hollywood's Hopes in China Are Fading
I’m rejoined this week by The Wall Street Journal’s Erich Schwartzel, author of Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Gl... Read more
29 Jul 2023
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38mins
Ranked #4
Netflix's Soft Earnings and the 'Barbenheimmer' Juggernaut
Netflix's Soft Earnings and the 'Barbenheimmer' Juggernaut
On this week’s episode Ryan Faughnder, author of the Wide Shot newsletter, returns to the show to talk about Netflix’s s... Read more
22 Jul 2023
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33mins
Ranked #5
What If Evel Knievel Had Run for President?
What If Evel Knievel Had Run for President?
This week I’m rejoined by Jake Tapper, who is on the show to discuss his new historical novel All the Demons Are Here, t... Read more
15 Jul 2023
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38mins
Ranked #6
Hollywood's Perfect Storm
Hollywood's Perfect Storm
I’m happy to be rejoined by the first (and, perhaps one day, final) Bulwark Goes to Hollywood guest, Richard Rushfield o... Read more
8 Jul 2023
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37mins
Ranked #7
A Decade of Big Muscles and Bigger Egos
A Decade of Big Muscles and Bigger Egos
This week I’m joined by Nick de Semlyen, the editor of Empire magazine and author of the new book The Last Action Heroes... Read more
1 Jul 2023
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34mins
Ranked #8
New Doc Examines How Vets Are Recruited by Militias
New Doc Examines How Vets Are Recruited by Militias
This week I’m joined by Ken Harbaugh, the producer of Against All Enemies, to discuss his new documentary about the disp... Read more
24 Jun 2023
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33mins
Ranked #9
How Universal Found a Brand-New Customer
How Universal Found a Brand-New Customer
This week I’m joined by Brooks Barnes of the New York Times to discuss his story on Universal’s efforts to build what am... Read more
17 Jun 2023
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35mins
Ranked #10
Just Don't Call it 'Reality' TV
Just Don't Call it 'Reality' TV
On this week’s show, I’m joined by Arthur Smith, chairman of A. Smith and Co. Productions, the company behind long-runni... Read more
10 Jun 2023
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55mins