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The Town with Matthew Belloni

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 is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.

Are Movies Actually Getting Longer? We Found Out.

33 mins; April 03, 2026

Why Hollywood Needs Books More Than Ever

31 mins; April 01, 2026

Netflix’s Price Hike and Opening Day Debut. Plus, HBO's ‘Harry Potter’ and the Millennial Nostalgia Era.

33 mins; March 30, 2026

Can D.C. Save Hollywood? Senator Adam Schiff on Bringing Production Home.

36 mins; March 26, 2026

Sora Is Dead: What Does That Mean for Disney? Plus, ‘The Bachelorette’ Scandal.

31 mins; March 25, 2026

Gosling, MBJ, Timmy, and the Biggest Movie Stars Under 50 Power Ranking

34 mins; March 23, 2026

Secrets to Commercial Filmmaking With 'The Housemaid' Director Paul Feig

36 mins; March 20, 2026

The NFL's Billion-Dollar Cash Grab and Whether There’s Any Left for Film and TV

33 mins; March 18, 2026

Oscars Winners and Losers, and Universal’s Pivot to Keep Movies in Theaters Longer

35 mins; March 16, 2026

How to De-Age the Oscars with Amelia Dimoldenberg

29 mins; March 13, 2026

Why the Biggest Oscar Party Is Cutting Its Guest List in Half

31 mins; March 12, 2026

Oscars Preview! Timmy Trouble, a ‘Sinners’ Surge, and a Big Lead for 'One Battle'

36 mins; March 11, 2026

Why Netflix Bought Ben Affleck’s AI Company, and If Hollywood Should Worry

32 mins; March 09, 2026

How to Chart a Career Path in Modern Hollywood, With Rachel Sennott

41 mins; March 06, 2026

Investor Gerry Cardinale on Why WarnerMount Will Work, Middle East Money, and Layoffs

40 mins; March 04, 2026

How David Ellison Plans to Mash Two Major Studios Into One

39 mins; March 02, 2026

Emergency Pod! Paramount Outbids Netflix and Wins Warner Bros.

35 mins; February 27, 2026

The Retro Innovation of ‘The Pitt,’ With Lead Producer John Wells

33 mins; February 26, 2026

Part 2: Sony Film CEO on Marvel’s Decline and Hollywood’s Originality Crisis

32 mins; February 24, 2026

Sony Film CEO on Losing ‘Sinners’ and the Endless Big Tech Battle

28 mins; February 23, 2026

Why the Former Sony Head Blames Himself for the Infamous Hack

32 mins; February 20, 2026

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Makes the Case for Buying Warner Bros.

42 mins; February 18, 2026

The Casey Wasserman Scandal, and Who Wants to Buy His Agency

31 mins; February 17, 2026

Should Hollywood Take the Microdrama Boom Seriously?

32 mins; February 12, 2026

Jeff Probst on What It Takes to Produce ‘Survivor’

39 mins; February 11, 2026

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

34 mins; February 10, 2026

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

32 mins; February 05, 2026

What Disney’s CEO Choice Reveals About Its Next Chapter

33 mins; February 03, 2026

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

37 mins; February 02, 2026

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

32 mins; January 30, 2026

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

36 mins; January 29, 2026

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

32 mins; January 26, 2026

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

38 mins; January 22, 2026

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

32 mins; January 21, 2026

The 2026 Box Office Draft

38 mins; January 19, 2026

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

42 mins; January 15, 2026

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

37 mins; January 14, 2026

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

34 mins; January 12, 2026

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

37 mins; January 09, 2026

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

46 mins; January 07, 2026

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

31 mins; January 05, 2026

Who Won (and Lost) the Year in Streaming?

36 mins; December 31, 2025

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

31 mins; December 29, 2025

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

44 mins; December 23, 2025

The Townies: Hollywood’s Best and Worst of 2025

48 mins; December 22, 2025

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

37 mins; December 18, 2025

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

35 mins; December 17, 2025

Why Iger Gave OpenAI the Keys to Disney’s Vault

32 mins; December 15, 2025

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

35 mins; December 11, 2025

The Ellison Empire Strikes Back: Paramount Goes Hostile

36 mins; December 09, 2025

Netflix Buys Warner Bros. Emergency Pod!!!

41 mins; December 05, 2025

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

35 mins; December 04, 2025

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

32 mins; December 03, 2025

Would Netflix Really Embrace Theaters to Buy Warner Bros.?

37 mins; December 01, 2025

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

30 mins; November 28, 2025

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

37 mins; November 24, 2025

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

39 mins; November 24, 2025

Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube?

31 mins; November 20, 2025

The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation

37 mins; November 19, 2025

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

33 mins; November 17, 2025

Why Anime Is Becoming Undeniable in Hollywood

31 mins; November 13, 2025

Tubi Takes on YouTube, and a Michael Jackson Movie Update

36 mins; November 12, 2025

YouTube vs. Disney: Who Needs Whom More?

30 mins; November 10, 2025

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

31 mins; November 05, 2025

The 2025 Movie Franchise Draft

41 mins; November 03, 2025

Will Big Tech and AI Save or Kill Hollywood?

35 mins; October 30, 2025

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

32 mins; October 29, 2025

Savvy or Desperate? NBCU Poaches Taylor Sheridan From Paramount.

32 mins; October 27, 2025

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

35 mins; October 23, 2025

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

36 mins; October 22, 2025

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

35 mins; October 20, 2025

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

35 mins; October 16, 2025

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

41 mins; October 14, 2025

The Hollywood Stock Market: The Rock, Louis C.K., Kevin Feige, Sora 2, and More!

32 mins; October 13, 2025

Part 2: What Ari Emanuel Talks About With Trump and the Rock

25 mins; October 10, 2025

Part 1 With Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro: AI, Live Events, and the Four-Day Work Week

31 mins; October 09, 2025

David Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News

32 mins; October 07, 2025

The 'Smashing Machine’ Bomb and A24’s Big-Budget Burden

32 mins; October 06, 2025

Sora 2, AI Actors, and How Hollywood Can Fight Back

37 mins; October 02, 2025

The Return of the Spec Script—Is There Hope for Original Screenplays in Hollywood?

32 mins; October 01, 2025

One Box Office Battle After Another for PTA

32 mins; September 29, 2025

Where the Money Is Spent in Hollywood and How It's Changing

32 mins; September 26, 2025

Kimmel Is Back, But Disney vs. Trump Is Just Beginning

32 mins; September 24, 2025

Kimmel’s Return, Disney’s Decision, and Iger’s Legacy

34 mins; September 22, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel vs. the FCC: Can Disney Escape This Mess?

35 mins; September 18, 2025

Is the Rotten Tomatoes Formula Fresh or Rotten?

38 mins; September 17, 2025

David Ellison Bought Paramount. Now He Wants Warner Bros. Plus, the 2025 Emmys Recap.

41 mins; September 15, 2025

The Emmys vs. the Audience: Which Shows People Actually Watch

35 mins; September 12, 2025

The Murdoch Succession War is Over, and Fox Crowns its Next Leader

34 mins; September 09, 2025

YouTube’s NFL Debut, A Surprise Box-Office Hit at the Sphere, and Warner Bros. Merger Candidates

32 mins; September 08, 2025

Why Gen Alpha Prefers the Big Screen Over Their Phones

32 mins; September 05, 2025

How To Save Movies With the CEO of AMC Theatres

60 hours 16 mins; September 01, 2025

The Summer Box Office Report Card: Surprise Hits, Big Flops, and Key Takeaways

42 mins; August 28, 2025

Venice, Sundance, and the New Film Festival Hierarchy

32 mins; August 27, 2025

Why ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is a Fascinating Hollywood Experiment

32 mins; August 25, 2025

‘The Traitors’ and How to Craft Hit Reality TV in 2025

45 mins; August 22, 2025

Why Fox Is Finally Entering the Streaming Wars

32 mins; August 20, 2025

The 10 Worst Things to Happen to Hollywood Since 2010

38 mins; August 18, 2025

Paramount’s New Playbook Unveiled and the Taylor Swift Podcast Bounce

35 mins; August 14, 2025

The Power and Peculiar Psychology of ‘Disney Adults’

32 mins; August 13, 2025

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