Episodios

  • Vaudeville, Burlesque, Legit Theaters and Saloons: What Entertainment Was Like in 1905
    Dec 19 2025

    On today’s episode, showbiz historians David Monod and Peter Rader describe the entertainment marketplace as it existed in 1905, the year Variety began publishing in New York. The pair have great insights into how the past has informed the present in the world that Variety has covered for 12 decades and counting.

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    28 m
  • Daily Variety -- Why YouTube's Deal for Oscar TV Rights is Neal Mohan's Master Stroke; Connor Storrie on His Big Break in 'Heated Rivalry'
    Dec 18 2025

    On today’s episode, Variety’s Clayton Davis and Michael Schneider unpack Hollywood’s latest big surprise – the Oscar telecast’s move to YouTube starting in 2029. And Marc Malkin gets the details from "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie about how his big break happened and what he advised his mother about watching the HBO Max hockey drama.

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    15 m
  • Daily Variety – Inside Variety’s 120th Anniversary Issue: How We Tackled 12 Decades of Hollywood’s Highs and Lows
    Dec 17 2025

    On today’s episode, we dive into the creation of Variety’s 120th anniversary issue with deputy editor Trish Deitch and design director Ted Keller. The two discuss how we tackled 12 decades of showbiz history – and why the discovery of a long-forgotten photo of Liberace and Michael Jackson sparked joy in the newsroom.

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    14 m
  • Happy 120th Birthday, Variety! When Vaudeville, Gramophones, Caruso and Bernhardt Ruled Entertainment
    Dec 16 2025

    On today’s episode, we go back in time to December 16, 1905, to celebrate Variety’s 120th birthday. Showbiz historians David Monod and Peter Rader explain what the entertainment marketplace was like at the time Variety was born.

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    24 m
  • Daily Variety –- Rob Reiner’s Long Legacy on Screen and in California; ‘Hamnet’ Impresses on a Ho-Hum Box Office Weekend
    Dec 15 2025

    On today’s episode, Variety’s Marc Malkin helps put Rob Reiner’s legacy and impact in Hollywood into perspective. And Rebecca Rubin breaks down the weekend box office as “Zootopia 2” reclaims the No. 1 spot and “Ella McKay” stumbles.

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    18 m
  • Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on Why Exhibitors Fear Netflix Buying Warner Bros. and Why Gen Z Might Save Moviegoing
    Dec 12 2025

    On today’s episode, Cinema United CEO Michael O’Leary addresses the alarm among exhibitors at the prospect of Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. and HBO. He also discusses the state of moviegoing and points to some positive signs that have emerged amid a rocky year at the box office.

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    26 m
  • Daily Variety – Sundance 2026 Lineup Blends New Discoveries and Nostalgia; How The Game Awards Blend Kudos and Ballyhoo
    Dec 11 2025

    On today’s episode, Variety’s Peter Debruge and Matt Donnelly break down the Sundance lineup and what to expect at the festival’s nostalgic final outing in Park City, Utah. And Jennifer Maas previews The Game Awards to explain how the event has grown into the Oscars for video games by blending kudos and ballyhoo.

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    18 m
  • Daily Variety – Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on the Threat to Moviegoing Posed by Netflix Buying Warner Bros.: ‘We Cannot Survive Only on Blockbusters’
    Dec 10 2025

    On today’s episode, Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of Cinema United, discusses the state of moviegoing and the reaction among exhibitors to the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery news. He unpacks why movie theater owners are so worried about Netflix taking the keys to Hollywood’s biggest producer of theatrical films.

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    15 m