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Daily Variety -- 'Abbott Elementary" Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles TV Series and a New Novel
Jun 25, 2026
15m 05s
Strictly Business Cannes Lions Edition: Fox's Rob Wade and Billy Parks Hope to Bring Scale to the Creator Economy
Jun 24, 2026
29m 38s
Eddy Cue and Jerry Bruckheimer talk ‘F1’ Sequel – Brad Pitt ‘Would Like to Get in That Car Again’ – and Apple’s Evolution in Movies and TV in Cannes Lions Sitdown With Variety
Jun 23, 2026
12m 23s
Daily Variety –- ‘Toy Story 5’ Opens Big and So Does Cannes Lions
Jun 22, 2026
15m 31s
Ken Ziffren Tackles a New Spin on Fin-Syn and Reflects on Six Decades of Hollywood Lawyering
Jun 19, 2026
21m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'Abbott Elementary" Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles TV Series and a New Novel | On today’s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety’s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel “Get Lost,” which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including the status of high school memoir “I Suck at Girls” at Netflix and the upcoming season of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” on which he is an EP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 15m 05s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | Strictly Business Cannes Lions Edition: Fox's Rob Wade and Billy Parks Hope to Bring Scale to the Creator Economy | On a special Cannes Lions edition of "Strictly Business," Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is going all-in on the creator economy with the launch of the Fox Creator Studios division to partner with promising creators who are eager to grow. Josh Richards, one of the first wave of creators to align with Fox, explains the appeal of the effort to bridge old and new school in media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 38s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 |  Eddy Cue and Jerry Bruckheimer talk ‘F1’ Sequel – Brad Pitt ‘Would Like to Get in That Car Again’ – and Apple’s Evolution in Movies and TV in Cannes Lions Sitdown With Variety | On today’s episode, Apple content chief Eddy Cue and producer Jerry Bruckheimer speak to Variety at the Cannes Lions festival about the tech giant’s influence in entertainment, how they’re working to get Brad Pitt back into a fast car for an “F1” movie sequel and how Apple’s incoming CEO feels about the company's expansion into TV and film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 12m 23s | ||||||
| 6/22/26 |  Daily Variety –- ‘Toy Story 5’ Opens Big and So Does Cannes Lions | On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down 2026’s biggest weekend at the turnstiles to date with “Toy Story 5” delivering the goods for Disney and Pixar. That turnout has lifted the summer-to-date box office to within striking distance of 2019. And the Cannes Lions festival gets off to a busy – and muggy – start on the Côte d'Azur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 15m 31s | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | Ken Ziffren Tackles a New Spin on Fin-Syn and Reflects on Six Decades of Hollywood Lawyering | The elder statesman of Hollywood attorneys, Ken Ziffren has logged more than 50 years in Los Angeles’ legal community. He’s represented a wide range of players from the late great showrunner entrepreneur Stephen J. Cannell to the Television Academy to the Directors Guild of America. In this conversation with host Cynthia Littleton, Ziffren touches on his effort to re-establish some content ownership restrictions for the industry's largest players, the state of AI in entertainment, how Hollywood's woes are affecting the Southern California economy and how dealmaking has changed markedly over the decades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 21m 49s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  Daily Variety -- Owen Gleiberman Unpacks Why We Love ‘Toy Story’: ‘Some of the Greatest Movies Ever Made About Childhood’ | On today’s episode, Owen Gleiberman, Variety’s chief film critic, sings the praises of Pixar’s “Toy Story” movies as the fifth installment arrives in theaters on June 19. Pixar’s pioneering CG animated series, which began in 1995, amounts to “some of the greatest movies ever made about childhood,” Gleiberman enthuses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 10m 49s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 |  Daily Variety -- Latino Donor Collaborative Makes the Business Case Why Hollywood Loses Money by Ignoring Latinos | On today's episode, Ana Valdez, president and CEO of the Latino Donor Collaborative, details the nonprofit organization's work with McKinsey & Co. on their latest report on Latino representation in mainstream movies and TV shows. The numbers are going in the wrong direction, and that means Hollywood is leaving money on the table, as Valdez explains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 16m 20s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 |  Daily Variety -- Hollywood's Problems Intersect With California Politics Like Never Before as Showbiz Rallies Around a Federal Production Tax Incentive | On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Gene Maddaus unpacks the brawl that has erupted as Hollywood’s systemic problems become a pivotal political issue in the race for L.A. mayor and California governor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 14m 59s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'Disclosure Day' Adds to Summer Box Office Momentum; Why Fox is Buying Roku | On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin weighs the opening weekend of Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day." And Todd Spangler breaks down the surprise news of Fox Corp.’s acquisition of Roku.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 17m 59s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | Mike Hopkins on Prime Video’s Evolution, the Bundling Boom, How MGM Changed Amazon, the Future of Bond and No Regrets on 'Melania'✨ | Amazon media strategyMGM acquisition+5 | Mike Hopkins | Prime VideoAmazon MGM Studios+4 | — | Prime VideoMGM+6 | — | 21m 18s | |
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| 6/11/26 |  Daily Variety – David Harbour Finds a Port in the Storm in ‘DTF St. Louis’; ‘Toy Story 5’ Red Carpet Rundown✨ | David HarbourToy Story 5+3 | David Harbour | NetflixStranger Things+1 | — | David HarbourStranger Things+3 | — | 14m 24s | |
| 6/10/26 |  Daily Variety -- How NBC Created the Broadcast Network Paradigm and Other Firsts; Andy Cohen Reflects on 20 Years of 'Real Housewives'✨ | NBC centennialbroadcast network+3 | Andy Cohen | NBCThe Real Housewives | — | NBCbroadcast network+5 | — | 18m 02s | |
| 6/9/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'GTA 6,' Xbox Exclusives, Paramount Revs Game Studio and More From Summer Game Fest✨ | gaming industrySummer Game Fest+4 | Jennifer Maas | GTA 6Variety+2 | — | Summer Game Festgaming industry+5 | — | 11m 09s | |
| 6/8/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'Scary Movie' Tops Box Office as 'Masters of the Universe' Stumbles✨ | box officefilm analysis+4 | — | Scary MovieMasters of the Universe+1 | — | box officeScary Movie+5 | — | 15m 17s | |
| 6/5/26 | Credit Risks: Top S&P Global Ratings Analyst Breaks Down the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger✨ | mergerscredit ratings+3 | Naveen Sarma | S&P GlobalParamount+2 | — | mergercredit risk+6 | — | 18m 25s | |
| 6/3/26 |  Daily Variety -- '60 Minutes’ Explodes With Firings, a Hiring and Questions About the Venerable News Program’s Future✨ | news programmedia industry+4 | Brian Steinberg | CBS NewsVariety+1 | — | 60 MinutesScott Pelley+5 | — | 14m 00s | |
| 6/2/26 |  Daily Variety -- All3Media’s Jane Turton Talks Banijay Merger and What She’s Learned From David Zaslav, John Malone and Jeff Zucker✨ | mergerTV+5 | Jane TurtonPhebe Hunnicutt | All3MediaBanijay+1 | Shoreditch HouseLondon | All3MediaBanijay+8 | — | 16m 26s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' Rattle the Box Office as Gen Z Embraces its Own Horror Helmers✨ | box officehorror films+3 | Rebecca Rubin | A24Focus Features+5 | — | box officehorror+7 | — | 16m 46s | |
| 5/28/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'The U.S. Against the World' Director-Producer Rand Getlin Documents the Road to the World Cup✨ | soccerWorld Cup+4 | Rand Getlin | HBOU.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men’s National Soccer Team | — | Rand GetlinHBO+5 | — | 14m 42s | |
| 5/27/26 |  Daily Variety -- Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt and the Brawl in the L.A. Mayoral Race | On today’s episode, Variety’s Gene Maddaus tries to make sense of California’s fractious electoral politics as the June 2 primary approaches. He explains why incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is hoping that the primary leaves her in a runoff against reality star Spencer Pratt, and why so many top contenders opted to sit out the state’s gubernatorial race. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 15m 05s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 |  Daily Variety -- 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and a Magnificent 'Obsession' Drive Holiday Box Office | On today's episode, in our box office segment, Variety's Rebecca Rubin carefully measures the turnout over the Memorial Day weekend holiday for Disney's “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” It was a big test for Disney and Lucasfilm and the strength of the Star Wars franchise at the turnstiles. Meanwhile, Focus Features' horror pic "Obsession" had a strong sophomore weekend outing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 13m 11s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | When Cultures Collide: What Big Brands Need to Reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha Consumers | On today’s episode of Variety’s “Strictly Business” podcast, Havas Play executives Andrea Isaac and Juliet Tierney share insights on reaching Gen Z and Gen Alpha consumers – and the differences that distinguish them. The senior leaders of the branded content and experiential marketing unit of Havas discuss the sea change in marketing priorities and the need for brands to resonate in culture and across a range of fan communities. The key for the biggest marketers is learning to “understand strategy from a culture standpoint” in ways that are radically different from past practices, says Isaac, who is Havas Play’s managing partner for North America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 19m 09s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Daily Variety – Box Office: ‘Michael’ Returns to No. 1 as Exhibitors Brace for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and the Start of Summer Blockbuster Season | On today’s episode, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin explains why Lionsgate’s “Michael” made a surprise return to No. 1 in a weekend that marks the calm before the start of summer blockbuster season next week with Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” opening over Memorial Day weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 13m 39s | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | Did OpenAI Kill What Disney's 'Super App' Needs Most? | With all the bells and whistles rumored to be a part of Disney's "super app" plans, there's one feature that can be ruled out at this time: the AI magic the company had been conjuring via its recently aborted partnership with OpenAI. Which begs a question: Will consumers ever be able to create videos that allow them to direct their favorite fictional characters? Jeremy Toeman, senior VP of AI innovation at JWX, helps sort through the possibilities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 29m 41s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Daily Variety – Upfronts 2026: What We Learned From TV's Biggest Platforms; Crafting the Music of ‘Heated Rivalry’ | On today’s episode, Variety’s Michael Schneider breaks down the last lap of upfronts week as Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and YouTube grab the megaphone. And Variety music chief Jem Aswad goes deep on the music of “Heated Rivalry” in a session with showrunner Jacob Tierney, composer Peter Peter and music supervisor Scotty Taylor. It was recorded May 7 at Toronto’ s Departure Festival for music creatives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 18m 16s | ||||||
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