Episode 177—The Jimmies, The Rock, The Tariffs

About this episode

The hosts discuss various topics including MrBeast's book deal, Dwayne The Rock Johnson's interest in true crime, and the impact of tariffs on the publishing industry.

This week…. Well folks there’s not much to say other than that we were pretty loose, given the general state of things in both publishing and beyond. We talk about MrBeast getting eight figures for a book, Dwayne The Rock Johnson being a True Crime Girlie, and the tariffs that promise to upend the publishing industry. Come hang out and blow off some steam with us.

People in this episode

Hosts: Erik Hane, Laura Zats

Topics covered

• publishing industry
• book deals
• true crime
• tariffs
• media commentary

Keywords

• MrBeast
• Dwayne Johnson
• publishing tariffs
• true crime
• book deals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: publishing

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