The Business

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Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.

Kevin Goetz explains the art of test screening; A big holiday at the box office
May 30, 2025 – 30:02
‘Pee-wee As Himself’ director Matt Wolf on really getting to know Paul Reubens; The Media’s appeasement to the President abounds
May 23, 2025 – 30:02
Ramy Youssef on why ‘#1 Happy Family USA’ had to be animated; WBD puts the ‘HBO’ back in ‘HBO Max’
May 16, 2025 – 30:02
Donald Trump threatens Hollywood tariffs; ENCORE: Director Edward Berger talks ‘Conclave’
May 9, 2025 – 30:01
Titus Welliver talks ‘Bosch: Legacy’; The Trump administration amplifies aggression towards public media
May 2, 2025 – 30:02
Filmmaker Jared Hess on leaning into his oddball humor for ‘A Minecraft Movie’; An alarming personnel shake up at ‘60 Minutes’
Apr 25, 2025 – 30:02
Daryl Hannah on documenting her husband Neil Young in the concert film ‘Coastal’; The FCC sets its sights on MSNBC
Apr 18, 2025 – 37:12
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Daryl Hannah on her Neil Young doc 'Coastal'
Apr 15, 2025 – 07:24
Michael Shannon on his directorial debut ‘Eric LaRue’; What role will tariffs play in Hollywood?
Apr 11, 2025 – 30:01
Studios bet big at CinemaCon; Entertainment Union Coalition president Rebecca Rhine explains how to ‘Keep California Rolling’
Apr 4, 2025 – 30:01
ENCORE: Albert Brooks + Rob Reiner on their HBO doc; How is Hollywood accommodating content creators?
Mar 28, 2025 – 30:01
Documentarian Alex Gibney’s tips for keeping up the good fight (and more); Big shifts for UTA + Village Roadshow
Mar 21, 2025 – 30:02
Director Lesli Linka Glatter on her enviable life in television; Pay no attention to Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake
Mar 14, 2025 – 30:01
‘Muslim Matchmaker’ creator Smriti Mundhra on representation; Breaking down the boost in Oscar viewership
Mar 7, 2025 – 30:01
‘Emilia Pérez’ songwriters on sparking debates; What’s next for James Bond and Star Wars?
Feb 28, 2025 – 30:02
Pamela Anderson on second chances and ‘The Last Showgirl’; The Murdoch empire keeps unraveling
Feb 21, 2025 – 30:01
A chat with the directors of ‘Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’; Why Disney is dialing back on DEI
Feb 14, 2025 – 30:01
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Songwriters Camille & Clément Ducol on 'Emilia Pérez'
Feb 13, 2025 – 08:05
Jesse Eisenberg on finding the humor in ‘A Real Pain’; FCC battles CBS over Kamala Harris interview transcript
Feb 7, 2025 – 34:15
Producer Marc Platt talks 20+ years of ‘Wicked’; Ad for Texas production hits Hollywood when its down
Jan 31, 2025 – 40:57
Analyzing the Oscar noms w/ THR’s Scott Feinberg; Netflix has a strong Q4
Jan 24, 2025 – 30:01
ENCORE: ‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; This Week’s Banter: Hollywood turns on LA Mayor Karen Bass
Jan 17, 2025 – 30:02
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on ‘The Brutalist'; Big swings and shake ups at Warner Bros
Jan 10, 2025 – 37:41
'Nosferatu' writer-director and Focus Features chairman on their long partnership; Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni feud
Jan 3, 2025 – 30:01
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’
Dec 27, 2024 – 30:01
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter listener questions in mailbag episode of ‘The Business’
Dec 27, 2024 – 30:01
Megabanter 2024: Hollywood’s chaotic year of succession races, sports duels, and mergers
Dec 20, 2024 – 30:02
Rupert Murdoch denied bid to alter family trust; Documentarian Nic Stacey on the perils of over-consumption
Dec 13, 2024 – 30:02
Trump appoints Gail Slater to head DOJ antitrust division; Errol Morris & Jacob Soboroff on their film ‘Separated’
Dec 6, 2024 – 30:02
Thanksgiving Weekend box office preview; Grammy-winning songwriter Evan Bogart on the state of the music industry
Nov 29, 2024 – 30:02
Comcast enters its spin-off era; ‘Wicked’ creators on adapting the smash hit musical for the big screen
Nov 22, 2024 – 30:02
Disney shares big profits + a streaming boost; Director Edward Berger talks ‘Conclave’
Nov 15, 2024 – 30:02
'English Teacher' creators on the perfect office comedy setting (from The Sam Sanders Show)
Nov 12, 2024 – 45:24
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ out performs Warner Bros.’ investment; ‘The Penguin’ showrunner Lauren LeFranc talks crafting a Gotham crime boss
Nov 8, 2024 – 30:02
Will Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ bring big changes to Netflix?; Roy Wood Jr. ‘pledges allegiance to the joke’
Nov 1, 2024 – 30:02
Netflix’s strong Q3 + what’s next for its films; ‘The Wild Robot’ director talks CG vs. tradition
Oct 25, 2024 – 30:02
Game planning for Paramount; The accidental ‘Apprentice’ financier
Oct 18, 2024 – 30:02
Inside the ‘Joker’ sequel flop; The sprint to bring ‘The Apprentice’ to theaters
Oct 11, 2024 – 30:02
Sony Pictures enjoys a smooth succession; Kate Winslet gets candid about creating her new film ‘Lee’
Oct 4, 2024 – 37:51
AI enters the Hollywood chat in major ways + Demi Lovato’s ‘Child Star’ cautionary tale
Sep 27, 2024 – 30:02
Disney’s messy succession story; Overcoming the production challenges of ‘Strange Darling’
Sep 20, 2024 – 30:02
SAG-AFTRA is urged to protect Pro-Palestine members; Documentarian Maciek Hamela on ‘In The Rearview’
Sep 13, 2024 – 30:02
The Murdoch family’s own private ‘Succession?’; Encore: Writer Justin Kuritzkes on ‘Challengers’
Sep 6, 2024 – 30:01
The Journey of ‘Inside Out 2;’ Bronfman backs down
Aug 30, 2024 – 30:02
Gary Oldman on ‘Slow Horses’; Edgar Bronfman Jr. enters the Paramount chat
Aug 23, 2024 – 30:01
Justin Simien’s ‘Hollywood Black’ chronicles the pioneers of African American cinema; Phoenix and Paramount bail
Aug 16, 2024 – 43:51
‘Sing Sing’ director Greg Kwedar models pay equity; streamers still struggle
Aug 9, 2024 – 43:59
Jordan Klepper on surviving “bonkers” political news; Apple TV+ tightens its belt
Aug 2, 2024 – 30:02
How ‘Survive until 2025’ became Hollywood’s new mantra
Jul 25, 2024 – 30:02
FX’s Emmy domination; ‘Shōgun’ makes awards history
Jul 19, 2024 – 30:02