About this episode

Matt Belloni and Lucas Shaw discuss major topics including the Emmy Awards, summer box office performance, federal tax credit prospects, and changes to ‘60 Minutes’.

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss a slew of topics from around town, including the biggest narratives around this year's Emmy Awards, a new report offering skepticism about this summer's huge box office, the chances of a federal tax credit passing, and whether the changes to ‘60 Minutes’ are a good idea (00:00). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Lucas Shaw Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Stefano Sanchez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo SAP GROW. AI cloud ERP for any size business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Lucas Shaw

Topics covered

• Emmy Awards
• Summer Box Office
• Federal Tax Credit
• Television Changes
• Entertainment Industry

Keywords

• Emmys
• box office
• federal tax credit
• 60 Minutes
• television
• entertainment
• Lucas Shaw
• Matt Belloni

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomberg, Devon Renaldo

Books & works: ‘60 Minutes’

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