The Business

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.

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559 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   John Cho

   ‘Searching’ star John Cho and director Aneesh Chaganty · Aug 2018

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   Julianne Moore

   Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich on ‘After the Wedding’ · Aug 2019

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   Julie Klausner

   Julie Klausner on Romantic Friendships and 'Difficult People' · Jun 2016

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   Justin Simien

   Justin Simien’s ‘Hollywood Black’ chronicles the pioneers of African American cinema; Phoenix and Paramount bail · 2 episodes

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   Justine Bateman

   Justine Bateman, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland on AI contract language; Hollywood’s lean holiday box office · 2 episodes

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   Laia Costa
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   Laverne Cox

   Instability at WarnerMedia, revisiting ‘Disclosure’ with Laverne Cox and Sam Feder · 2 episodes

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   Liz Feldman

   Liz Feldman on ‘Dead to Me,’ a funny show about grief · Jun 2019

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   Lulu Wang

   Revisiting director Lulu Wang on ‘The Farewell’ · 2 episodes

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    Matt Walsh

    'Weiner' Filmmakers; Matt Walsh & Timothy Simons on 'Veep' · May 2016

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    Michael Deluca

    Oscars producer Michael De Luca on that fateful mistake · Mar 2017

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    Natasha Rothwell

    Stories shouldn’t have to justify Blackness or womanness: Natasha Rothwell · May 2022

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    Noah Baumbach

    TV Upfronts; Noah Baumbach; The Anonymous PA · May 2013

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    Pamela Adlon

    Pamela Adlon on 'Better Things' and collaborator Louis C.K. · Nov 2017

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    Phil Lord

    Phil Lord and Chris Miller on ‘The Afterparty’ and dynamics of their partnership · Feb 2022

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    Randall Poster

    Randall Poster on life as a music supervisor, plus WBD’s struggles · Jun 2023

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    Ryan O'Connell

    Revisiting Ryan O’Connell on his Netflix comedy series ‘Special’ · 2 episodes

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    Sarah Schneider

    ‘The Other Two’ creators Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly on the return of their pop culture send-up · Sep 2021

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    Sean Baker

    Sean Baker on capturing childhood magic in 'The Florida Project' · Oct 2017

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    Simon Kinberg

    Director Simon Kinberg on the dark fate of ‘Dark Phoenix’ · 2 episodes

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    Steve James

    Steve James on ‘City So Real’ · 2 episodes

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    Steve Martin

    Encore: Steve Martin can't imagine 'Only Murders in the Building' without Selena Gomez · 2 episodes

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    William Kristol

    Bill Kristol on Fox Corp. accountability, Emmys postponed · Aug 2023

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    Andrew Jarecki

    Andrew Jarecki's New Ryan Gosling Thriller, 'All Good Things' · Dec 2010

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    Bruce Miller
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    Chai Vasarhelyi
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    Cristóbal Valenzuela

    Runway founder Cristóbal Valenzuela wants Hollywood to embrace AI · Sep 2025

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    Damien Chazelle

    Damien Chazelle on 'Whiplash'; Jewish Émigrés & Film History · Nov 2014

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    Desiree Akhavan

    Director Desiree Akhavan on ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ · Aug 2018

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    Emma Donoghue
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    Evan Goldberg
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    Garth Davis

    For his first film, Garth Davis embraced the odyssey of 'Lion' · Dec 2016

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    Ilene Chaiken

    The Unlikely Liaison; Ilene Chaiken & Michelle Ashford · Apr 2016

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    James Andrew Miller

    James Andrew Miller on 'Powerhouse,' an oral history of CAA · Sep 2016

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    James McBride
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    Jeffrey Katzenberg

    Revisiting Jeffrey Katzenberg on Quibi · 2 episodes

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    Jill Soloway

    Showrunner Jill Soloway on Amazon’s “Transparent” · Nov 2014

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    Jimmy Chin

    Jimmy Chin, Chai Vasarhelyi on making ‘Wild Life,’ WGA strike vs. Upfronts · May 2023

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    John David Washington
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    Kevin Smith

    Filmmaker Kevin Smith talks ‘Clerks III’ and industry changes · 5 episodes

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