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19:38

Harrison Ford Speaks! Behind the Scenes of Variety's...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/30

Today's Cover Story segment features Variety's Angelique Jackson, senior entertainment writer, telling all about her experience interviewing Harrison Ford about the sweep of his career as he celebrates his first-ever Emmy nomination, for Apple TV+ comedy "Shrinking." Todd Spangler, business editor, also analyzes the latest moves in the cable TV divorces pending at NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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15:34

Unpacking the Sony Pictures Shakeup as Josh...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/29

In today's episode, Brent Lang, Variety's executive editor, analyzes the recent executive moves and Sony Pictures and Paramount, and he discusses the mood in the broader film business amid encouraging signs from the summer box office. And host Cynthia Littleton offers a tutorial on Variety's famous "slanguage," starting with "tubthump." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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20:36

Box Office: Good First Steps for ‘Fantastic Four’;...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/28

Marvel gets off on the good foot with the opening weekend of “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Michael Schneider breaks down four days of Comic Con that had more cosplay and less big Hollywood news than in recent years. He explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:07

Skydance Media Offers Olive Branches to FCC; Why...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/24

In today's episode, Todd Spangler, Variety business editor, breaks down Skydance's deal pledges to the FCC as it seeks to close the Paramount Global deal. And music chief Jem Aswad explains why UnitedMasters founder Steve Stoute was the choice for Variety's Music Mogul of the Year honor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:12

How Noah Hawley and FX brought 'Alien: Earth' to...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/23

Daniel D'Addario, Variety chief correspondent, details his reporting on FX's massive bet on the sci-fi series "Alien: Earth," tapping into the franchise launched with the 1979 Ridley Scott film "Alien." Adam B. Vary, senior entertainment writer, offers a curtain-raiser on what to expect — and what not to expect — at San Diego Comic Con this year. He also discusses Marvel chief Kevin Feige's mea culpa to fans for getting overextended with movies and TV series. Learn more about your ad choices

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13:35

Venice Film Festival Lineup Blends Hollywood Star...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/22

Nick Vivarelli, Variety's Rome-based correspondent, and international editor Elsa Keslassy break down the significance of the Venice Film Festival lineup highlighted by Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein" and A24's "The Smashing Machine" starring Dwayne Johnson. The pair discuss the increased competition for Hollywood awards contenders between Venice and the Cannes Film Festival as distributors seek to reach international voters. And they reflect on Venice Film Festival chief Alberto Barbera's work

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21:44

'Saiyaara' Lights Up Bollywood Box Office; 'Superman'...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/21

Naman Ramachandran gives a report on the biggest rom-com to hit Bollywood in years, "Saiyaara," and how its performance reflects India's changing movie market. Rebecca Rubin details "Superman's" week 2 performance at the box office. And Brian Steinberg discusses the fallout from CBS' decision to ax "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" after next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:57

ESPY Awards Score Despite Host Shane Gillis; Happy...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/17

Today's episode features a rundown of the ESPYs and ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro on how the Worldwide Leader is pitching its upcoming streaming app as a big evolution for sports. And Variety's Jazz Tangcay and Carole Horst discuss their deep dive into Walt Disney Imagineering and its work in Disney parks as Disneyland marks its 70th anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16:55

Netflix Q2 Earnings Preview; Cover Story: Unpacking...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/16

Senior business writer Jennifer Maas discusses what to expect from Netflix’s second quarter earnings report on Thursday. Business editor Todd Spangler details the “frog boiling in water” factor in his cover story on President Trump’s aggressive attacks on news media and First Amendment protections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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22:42

Parsing the Emmy Nominations, Revisiting 'Nashville'...

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/15

Variety's Michael Schneider and Clayton Davis discuss the surprises and the final tallies for the 77th annual Emmy Award nominations. Owen Gleiberman, Variety's chief film critic, revisits Robert Altman's "Nashville" on its 50th anniversary and recalls how the movie changed his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:47

Welcome to Daily Variety — a Strictly Business Spinoff

Daily Variety ·

2025/07/14

Variety previews "Daily Variety," a new podcast featuring conversations with Variety journalists and guests about news, personalities and trends making headlines in the entertainment industry. It's hosted by Cynthia Littleton, co-editor in chief of Variety and host of Variety's "Strictly Business" podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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