Box Office Leprosy

About this episode

Joe Escalante discusses the latest box office trends, reflects on a classic film, and shares insights from the iHeart Music Awards.

Joe Escalante's weekly poke at the business end of showbiz... This week: Tiger Woods would rather not be Tiger Woods (at least not behind the wheel of large automobiles), the latest from the Box Office: Project Hail Mary is pulling in all the money, with word of mouth pushing more people into the theaters. Also, Joe watched the 1966 film "Hawaii" and ponders the impact of colonization on the local, indigenous population. No really, he does!!! And, congrats to Sublime on their success at the iHeart Music Awards. Joe, as their manager, gives a behind the scenes look at the red carpet, and the festivities around the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Escalante

Topics covered

• Box Office
• Tiger Woods
• Film Analysis
• Colonization
• Sublime
• iHeart Music Awards

Keywords

• Box Office
• Tiger Woods
• Hawaii
• Sublime
• iHeart Music Awards
• colonization
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sublime, iHeart Music Awards

Books & works: Hawaii

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