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COVER STORY: Jodie Foster on Fame, Family and Pursuing Her Artistic Passions

January 8, 2026 • 15 mins

On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario discusses his revelatory profile of Jodie Foster. And Marc Malkin has a Red Carpet Rundown from the Golden Globes' Golden Eve celebration of Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Mirren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Misinformation Has Complicated L.A.'s Recovery From 2025's Firestorm

January 7, 2026 • 16 mins

On today’s episode, as Los Angeles marks the one-year anniversary of the devastating Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff details the cathartic process of writing his new book, “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Female Cinematographers are Poised for Triumph This Awards Season

January 6, 2026 • 11 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Jazz Tangcay explains why the 98th annual Academy Awards may well mark a breakthrough moment for female cinematographers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2025 Ends With Bountiful Box Office; Industry Predictions for 2026

January 5, 2026 • 17 mins

On today’s episode, we’ll break down the holiday box office with Variety’s Rebecca Rubin. It was a bountiful end of the year for exhibitors. And Todd Spangler does some crystal ball gazing with Variety’s predictions for 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why YouTube's Deal for Oscar TV Rights is Neal Mohan's Master Stroke; Connor Storrie on His Big Break in 'Heated Rivalry'

December 18, 2025 • 16 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Clayton Davis and Michael Schneider unpack Hollywood’s latest big surprise – the Oscar telecast’s move to YouTube starting in 2029. And Marc Malkin gets the details from "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie about how his big break happened and what he advised his mother about watching the HBO Max hockey drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Inside Variety’s 120th Anniversary Issue: How We Tackled 12 Decades of Hollywood’s Highs and Lows

December 17, 2025 • 15 mins

On today’s episode, we dive into the creation of Variety’s 120th anniversary issue with deputy editor Trish Deitch and design director Ted Keller. The two discuss how we tackled 12 decades of showbiz history – and why the discovery of a long-forgotten photo of Liberace and Michael Jackson sparked joy in the newsroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Happy 120th Birthday, Variety! When Vaudeville, Gramophones, Caruso and Bernhardt Ruled Entertainment

December 16, 2025 • 25 mins

On today’s episode, we go back in time to December 16, 1905, to celebrate Variety's 120th birthday. Showbiz historians David Monod and Peter Rader explain what the entertainment marketplace was like at the time Variety was born. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Paying Tribute to Rob Reiner’s Legacy on Screen and in California; ‘Hamnet’ Impresses on a Ho-Hum Box Office Weekend

December 15, 2025 • 19 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Marc Malkin helps put Rob Reiner’s legacy and impact in Hollywood into perspective. And Rebecca Rubin breaks down the weekend box office as “Zootopia 2” reclaims the No. 1 spot and “Ella McKay” stumbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sundance 2026 Lineup Blends New Discoveries and Nostalgia; How The Game Awards Blend Kudos and Ballyhoo

December 11, 2025 • 19 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Peter Debruge and Matt Donnelly break down the Sundance Film Festival lineup and what to expect at the festival’s nostalgic final outing in Park City, Utah. And Jennifer Maas previews The Game Awards to explain how the event has grown into the Oscars for video games by blending kudos and ballyhoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on the Threat to Moviegoing Posed by Netflix Buying Warner Bros.: ‘We Cannot Survive Only on Blockbusters’

December 10, 2025 • 16 mins

On today’s episode, Michael O’Leary, president and CEO of Cinema United, discusses the state of moviegoing and the reaction among exhibitors to the Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal. He unpacks why movie theater owners are so worried about Netflix taking the keys to Hollywood’s biggest producer of theatrical films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Ellison Tries to Pry Warner Bros. and HBO From Netflix; ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Impresses at Box Office

December 9, 2025 • 14 mins

On today’s episode, Paramount Skydance goes hostile for Warner Bros. Discovery. Will David Ellison bust up WBD’s engagement to Netflix? And Variety's Brent Lang breaks down the weekend box office as “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” adds another win for video game adaptations on the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Unions, Industry Groups Assemble to Fight Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Red Sea Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Landscape

December 9, 2025 • 19 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Gene Maddaus discusses the opposition in the entertainment industry that has assembled to fight Netflix’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. and HBO. And Alex Ritman reports on the scene at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Exploring How Spirituality and People of Faith are Portrayed in Pop Culture; Richard Gere on his Dalai Lama Doc ‘Wisdom of Happiness’

December 4, 2025 • 16 mins

On today’s episode, we hear from Brooke Zaugg, executive director of Faith & Media Initiative, on the coalition’s work to influence portrayals of spirituality and people of faith in media and pop culture. And Variety’s Marc Malkin talks with Richard Gere about his new documentary on the Dalai Lama, “Wisdom of Happiness.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Variety's Hitmakers Parade: Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and More; Will Warner Bros. Discovery Try for Round 3 of Bids?

December 3, 2025 • 19 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Jem Aswad details our annual Hitmakers issue, featuring cover star Sabrina Carpenter. He details the year-long effort that goes into assembling the survey of the year’s top 25 tunes. And Todd Spangler gives us an update on the state of bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Microdramas Go Mainstream with TelevisaUnivision and JCPenney; How Record Store Day Fosters Fandom and Community

December 2, 2025 • 18 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s Brian Steinberg details a deal between TelevisaUnivision and JCPenney to produce microdramas and microdrama branded content. And Chris Willman discusses the unique pleasures of standing in line with fellow music lovers on Record Store Day, Black Friday Edition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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‘Zootopia 2’ Muscle Sets Box Office Up for a Strong Finish; Jeremy Allen White Turns His Attention Back to ‘The Bear’

December 1, 2025 • 16 mins

On today’s episode, Variety's Rebecca Rubin unpacks the Thanksgiving feast at the box office with “Zootopia 2” and “Wicked: For Good” lighting up screens around the world. And Marc Malkin sits down with Jeremy Allen White as the actor turns his attention back to filming “The Bear.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Marlo Thomas on the St. Jude Story and Advancing Her Father’s Mission to Save Children’s Lives

November 27, 2025 • 17 mins

On a special Thanksgiving Day edition, the legendary Marlo Thomas revisits the remarkable story of how – and why -- her father, entertainer Danny Thomas, launched St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. And we take a Vintage Variety look back at how St. Jude's origins played out in our pages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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‘The Studio’ Star Ike Barinholtz Tubthumps for the MPTF: ‘It Comes Very Natural to Me to Ask People for Money’

November 26, 2025 • 17 mins

On today's episode, "The Studio" star Ike Barinholtz discusses his tubthumping campaign to raise money for the Motion Picture and Television Fund. And we take a Vintage Variety look back at the birth of the MPTF as covered the pages of Variety. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Laugh Factory: Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge on Varietys’ 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time List

November 25, 2025 • 19 mins

On today’s episode, Variety’s chief film critics Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge detail the how and the why behind their selections for Variety’s 100 Greatest Comedy Movies of All Time list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Revisiting Martin Scorsese's 'Casino' With Owen Gleiberman; Turmoil on 'Tulsa King'

November 25, 2025 • 18 mins

On today’s episode, we’ll hear from Variety's Owen Gleiberman about his rediscovery of an under-appreciated Martin Scorsese classic, 1995's "Casino." And Joe Otterson unpacks his reporting on the turmoil behind the scenes on Sylvester Stallone's "Tulsa King" series as the Taylor Sheridan drama shoots Season 4 in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Female Cinematographers are Poised for Triumph This Awards Season

2025 Ends With Bountiful Box Office; Industry Predictions for 2026

Why YouTube's Deal for Oscar TV Rights is Neal Mohan's Master Stroke; Connor Storrie on His Big Break in 'Heated Rivalry'

Inside Variety’s 120th Anniversary Issue: How We Tackled 12 Decades of Hollywood’s Highs and Lows

Happy 120th Birthday, Variety! When Vaudeville, Gramophones, Caruso and Bernhardt Ruled Entertainment

Paying Tribute to Rob Reiner’s Legacy on Screen and in California; ‘Hamnet’ Impresses on a Ho-Hum Box Office Weekend

Sundance 2026 Lineup Blends New Discoveries and Nostalgia; How The Game Awards Blend Kudos and Ballyhoo

Cinema United Chief Michael O’Leary on the Threat to Moviegoing Posed by Netflix Buying Warner Bros.: ‘We Cannot Survive Only on Blockbusters’

David Ellison Tries to Pry Warner Bros. and HBO From Netflix; ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Impresses at Box Office

Unions, Industry Groups Assemble to Fight Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Red Sea Film Festival and Saudi Arabia’s Changing Landscape

Exploring How Spirituality and People of Faith are Portrayed in Pop Culture; Richard Gere on his Dalai Lama Doc ‘Wisdom of Happiness’

Variety's Hitmakers Parade: Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and More; Will Warner Bros. Discovery Try for Round 3 of Bids?

Microdramas Go Mainstream with TelevisaUnivision and JCPenney; How Record Store Day Fosters Fandom and Community

‘Zootopia 2’ Muscle Sets Box Office Up for a Strong Finish; Jeremy Allen White Turns His Attention Back to ‘The Bear’

Marlo Thomas on the St. Jude Story and Advancing Her Father’s Mission to Save Children’s Lives

‘The Studio’ Star Ike Barinholtz Tubthumps for the MPTF: ‘It Comes Very Natural to Me to Ask People for Money’

Laugh Factory: Owen Gleiberman and Peter Debruge on Varietys’ 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time List

Revisiting Martin Scorsese's 'Casino' With Owen Gleiberman; Turmoil on 'Tulsa King'

Popular Podcasts

COVER STORY: Jodie Foster on Fame, Family and Pursuing Her Artistic Passions

How Misinformation Has Complicated L.A.'s Recovery From 2025's Firestorm