About this episode

In this episode, Peter Hoffman discusses his memoir and experiences in Hollywood.

In this episode I spoke with Peter Hoffman, former CEO of Carolco Pictures, and we discussed this book "Karmic Winds: Reflections from the "Smartest Guy in Hollywood". KARMIC WINDS is a memoir of power, collapse, and reckoning by Peter M. Hoffman, a Yale-trained lawyer and Hollywood insider who once stood at the center of the independent film boom and later found himself stripped of status, freedom, and certainty. The book will be out on June 16, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: JLJ Media

Guest: Peter Hoffman

Topics covered

• Hollywood
• memoir
• independent film
• power
• collapse
• reckoning

Keywords

• Peter Hoffman
• Karmic Winds
• Carolco Pictures
• Hollywood insider
• independent film boom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carolco Pictures

Books & works: Karmic Winds: Reflections from the "Smartest Guy in Hollywood"

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