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The Town with Matthew Belloni

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Society & Culture

Today: #123 in Society & Culture, Australia on our combined chart.

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Ranking history · Australia

Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the Society & Culture, Australia combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#113#133#152#172#191Chart rankOct 17Oct 19Oct 21#123
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DateCombined RankApple Podcasts
Oct 21#123#114
Oct 20#138#130
Oct 19#181#175
Oct 18#137#127
Oct 17—#196
Oct 16#162#156

Latest episodes

  • Why You Don’t Need a Major Studio to Release Your Movie Anymore

    October 21, 2026 · 38 min

    Matt is joined by Jason Brenek, CEO of Fathom Entertainment, to discuss why the creators of the new big-budget animated film 'Wildwood’ are bypassing a traditional studio to distribute and market the film with Fathom Entertainment instead…

  • What Netflix's Exec Purge Means for Its Movies and TV

    October 20, 2026 · 37 min

    Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the big executive shakeup at Netflix, which included the firings of chief content officer Bela Bajaria and head of film Dan Lin. They break down why this happened now, what to expect from…

  • Bring Back Fin-Syn? The Forgotten Rule That Could Save Hollywood

    October 16, 2026 · 37 min

    Matt is joined by head of business affairs at UTA Rich Shuter and producer Cathy Schulman to discuss why the government needs to reinstate the Fin-Syn rules (Financial Interest and Syndication Rules), the pressures the current era of…

  • Five Narratives That Could Swing the 2026 Awards Season

    October 13, 2026 · 38 min

    Matt is joined by Kyle Buchanan, former New York Times journalist and host of The Kyle Buchanan Show, to discuss the biggest narratives heading into awards season this year. They discuss if 'The Odyssey' is already a lock to win Best…

  • The Six Toughest Decisions David Ellison Faces With WarnerMount

    October 13, 2026 · 35 min

    Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to look ahead at what WarnerMount will look like now that the merger is likely to go through. They discuss the biggest questions surrounding the new megacompany, including who will run their…

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  • Danny Boyle on Depicting Murdoch, AI, Bond, and ‘28 Years Later’

    October 10, 2026 · 58 min

    Live from the BFI London Film Festival, Matt is joined by director Danny Boyle to talk about his new film, ‘Ink’, depicting Rupert Murdoch, his influence on news and journalism, why he used AI in his film, almost directing a James Bond…

  • Welcome to Skydance! Movies, TV ... and Massive Debt

    October 8, 2026 · 41 min

    Matt is joined by Rich Greenfield from LightShed Partners to discuss the complicated financials behind Hollywood's new media behemoth, Skydance, how the company will be heavily influenced by being nearly $80 billion in debt, how the NFL…

  • The Hollywood Stock Market: Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Spielberg, MrBeast, and More!

    October 5, 2026 · 42 min

    Live from Bloomberg’s Screentime event in Hollywood, Matt and Lucas Shaw make the case to buy or sell various entities across the entertainment industry, including Johnny Depp, Curry Barker, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Animation, Alex…

  • Why Every Agency Wants a Piece of the Creator Economy

    October 2, 2026 · 39 min

    Matt is joined by Saul Goldberg, producer, investor, and former agent, to discuss how the creator economy has taken on a new importance in Hollywood, and how traditional entertainment players are making the transition over to director to…

  • The Ari Emanuel Experience

    September 30, 2026 · 52 min

    Matt is joined by Ari Emanuel—executive chair and CEO of TKO, executive chair of WME Group, and founder and principal investor of Mari—to discuss his new memoir, 'Roll the Calls'; why he didn’t mention CAA’s Bryan Lourd in the book; his…

  • Dissecting the Bill That Could Transform Hollywood, With Its Co-Author

    September 24, 2026 · 37 min

    Matt is joined by California Congresswoman Laura Friedman to discuss the new bipartisan federal tax incentive bill she helped author that was just introduced today in both houses of Congress. Congresswoman Friedman outlines exactly what is…

  • Jeffrey Katzenberg on Why Hollywood Must Embrace AI

    September 24, 2026 · 41 min

    Matt is joined by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss Jeffrey’s latest essay insisting that Hollywood embrace AI, similarities to CGI animation in the '90s and 2000s, the importance of consent and compensation, and why…

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About the show

Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.