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This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna are live from the ATX TV Festival, and they are debating which show has the worst TV series finale: ‘Dexter,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ or ‘Pretty Little Liars’ HBO This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna are live from the ATX TV Festival, and they are

Plus, a prediction about the distribution of ‘The Apprentice,’ which highlights Donald Trump’s rise during his business career Photo by Malcolm Dunbar/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Matt is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Isabella Simonetti to discuss an article she wrote that focuses on the older ages of television viewers and how it has affected

Rachel, Callie, and Jodi dish on the past week in Bravo world Bravo Rachel Lindsay and Callie Curry open today’s Morally Corrupt with a chat about the sad conclusion of Sonja Morgan’s townhouse auction, Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard being put on pause, and the imminent return of The Real Housewives of Dubai (1:57). They then

Going full Francis Ford Coppola and producing an epic passion project at great cost to himself, Costner attempts a classical Western that could use a modern update  Warner Bros./Ringer illustration There might not be a more appropriate and straightforward way to open an American Western than with a scene of a white settler tracing the

Sean and Amanda compare the latest ‘Mad Max’ movie to ‘Fury Road,’ discuss whether it has a shot at earning any awards, and more! Warner Bros. Sean and Amanda dig into a spoiler-filled conversation about George Miller’s newest installment in his Mad Max canon—the Anya Taylor-Joy– and Chris Hemsworth–starring Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. They

Nora and Nathan convene to review Billie Eilish’s third studio album Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA Nora and Nathan talk about the third studio album from Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft. They discuss how Eilish is displaying new vocal ranges in songs like “The Greatest” and “Birds of a Feather” (17:32),

Journey to 2019 with Mallory Rubin as she takes a look back at Marvel Studios’ ultimate triumph five years later. Journey to 2019 with Mallory Rubin as she takes a look back at Marvel Studios’ ultimate triumph five years later. Executive Producer: Jomi AdeniranSupervising Producer: Cory McConnellAudio Producer: Isaiah BlakelyVideo Producers: Chia Hao Tat, Aleya

Tyson, Riley, and Cody also discuss what may have been the defining factor for the jury when deciding the winner of this season CBS ‌The winner of Season 46 has been chosen! Tyson and Riley are joined by Cody from Season 43 to recap the exciting finale of Survivor Season 46. They talk about their

Erika and her two close friends talk about some of the best friends-to-lovers narratives in movies and TV ABC In our final episode of What About Your Friends?, Erika and her two close friends Clover Hope and Tracey L. Ford discuss one of the great tropes in storytelling: when friends become lovers. From classics of

Bryan sits down with the writer to discuss various elements of his career Photo by Albert Llop/NurPhoto via Getty Images Last week, Bryan went to the Santa Fe International Literary Festival and was able to speak with Patrick Radden Keefe. They discussed a few things about Patrick’s career, including: How Patrick discovered magazines in junior

Just two months removed from winning four Oscars for his surprise hit ‘Poor Things,’ the Greek director returns to his experimental roots—with mixed results—with ‘Kinds of Kindness’ Searchlight/Getty Images/Ringer illustration Within the first few seconds of Yorgos Lanthimos’s Kinds of Kindness, the audience at my Cannes press screening erupted into applause. I think the reasons

Matt is joined by Greenberg Glusker partner and entertainment litigator Aaron Moss to discuss the situation between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Matt is joined by Greenberg Glusker partner and entertainment litigator Aaron Moss to discuss the situation between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI (03:38). They discuss what rights were

Bill and KOC also make some predictions for Mavericks-Timberwolves Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Kevin O’Connor to discuss the Celtics’ overtime win vs. the Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Mavericks-Timberwolves predictions, the Lakers’ coaching search, and more (1:40). Then, Bill talks to The New

Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams comes by the pod to talk about their beautiful new album, ‘The Moon Is in the Wrong Place’ Jim Herrington Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams comes by the pod to talk about their beautiful new album, The Moon Is in the Wrong Place; bad smoothies; dealing

The expectations and perception around the ‘Back to Black’ movie reflect a sort of mean grief over the singer persisting to this day Getty Images/Monumental Pictures/Ringer illustration We weren’t very kind to Amy Winehouse when she walked among us. She was a tremendous singer with a mesmerizing style, a strange case of a 21st-century pop

In honor of the imminent ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,’ we’re shifting into high gear to determine the best chase scene in cinema history Getty Images/Ringer illustration Its two stars hated each other. It won six Oscars. It made Bong Joon-ho cry tears of joy. And now, its prequel is almost upon us. After wowing

Bill, Chris, and Cousin Sal take another trip in the DeLorean! Universal Pictures The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Cousin Sal hop back in the DeLorean to place a couple bets after rewatching Back to the Future Part II, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

Matt is joined by Lucas Shaw to discuss why Netflix, Apple, and other streaming platforms are looking to change how they pay actors Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss why Netflix, Apple, and other streaming platforms are looking to change how they pay actors (03:25). After years

The film Hollywood doesn’t want you to see tries to cohere into something genuinely transcendent, but ultimately amounts to a banal vanity project American Zoetrope/Ringer illustration “When we leap into the unknown, we prove we are free,” says trailblazing and controversial urbanist Caesar Catalina (Adam Driver) in Francis Ford Coppola’s long-awaited Megalopolis. As the title

Kendrick Lamar went to war with Drake and shot to the top of the Billboard charts … without Top Dawg Entertainment. As TDE turns 20, here’s what life looks like for the label after Kendrick. AP Images/Getty Images/Ringer illustration It’s late evening on March 21 as I sit wide-eyed, waiting in anticipation to listen to