The Town with Matthew Belloni

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.

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Lucas Shaw 225 episodes
Rich Greenfield 15 episodes
Julia Alexander 12 episodes
Scott Mendelson 10 episodes
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James Andrew Miller 4 episodes
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Every guest on The Town with Matthew Belloni

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

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Mike Birbiglia
The New Path to Stand-Up Fame and Fortune With Mike Birbiglia · May 2025

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Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers on Late Night’s Future, 'SNL' 50, and Lorne’s Successor · Sep 2024

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John Mulaney
John Mulaney on SNL50 Hijinks and Getting Away With His Late-Night Netflix Show · May 2025

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Kareem Rahma
SubwayTakes, Tiktok Vs. YouTube, and New Late-Night TV With Kareem Rahma · May 2026

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Tom Freston
Did Hollywood Ever Have a Chance Against YouTube? · Nov 2025

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David Leitch
How the Oscars’ Best Stunt Category Will Work (and Why Stars Are Still Doing Their Own) · Apr 2025

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Scott Galloway
Hollywood’s Big Big Tech Problem · Jun 2024

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Michael Morris
The Numbers That Have Netflix Investors Spooked · Jul 2026

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Reeves Wiedeman
True Crime Is Murdering Documentaries · Feb 2023

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Jason Blum
Jason Blum Opens Up About the 'M3GAN 2.0' Flop, the Blumhouse Slump, and Bouncing Back · 2 episodes

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Denis Villeneuve
‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve on Plans for Part 3, ‘Star Wars’ Interest, and Art Vs. Commerce · Nov 2024

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Bill Simmons
Secrets of the NBA-TNT Divorce Settlement With Bill Simmons · 3 episodes

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Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau on the Future of Star Wars, AI, and New Filmmaking Technology · Apr 2026

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James Cameron
Part 2: James Cameron on ‘Avatar 4’ and ‘5,’ Movie Biz Fears, 3D, Netflix, and Aliens · 2 episodes

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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart on AI Fears, Election Plans, and ‘Daily Show’ End Date · 2 episodes

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Rob McElhenney
Rob McElhenney on Merging Soccer, Celebrity, and a TV Empire · Dec 2022

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Ted Sarandos
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Makes the Case for Buying Warner Bros. · 2 episodes

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Jimmy Kimmel

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Seth Rogen
Part 2: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg on Rejecting Tim Cook, Pitching Ice Cube, and Plans for More ‘The Studio’ · 2 episodes

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Paul W. Downs

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Ed Zwick
The Politics of Studios and Movie Stars · Feb 2024

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Adam Conover
What the Writers Guild Won, With a Negotiator · 2 episodes

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Jen Statsky

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Franklin Leonard
The Screenwriter Struggle and How to Break Through · 2 episodes

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Mark Harris
Do the Oscars Need to Be Saved? · Mar 2022

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Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin, Live From D.C. · Apr 2024

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Seth MacFarlane
Why It’s Harder Than Ever to Make a Studio Comedy, With Seth MacFarlane · Jul 2025

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Andrew Ross Sorkin
Will Big Tech and AI Save or Kill Hollywood? · Oct 2025

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Morgan Neville
The ‘Lorne’ Director on Two Years of Exclusive ‘SNL’ Access · Apr 2026

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John Koblin

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Paul Feig
Secrets to Commercial Filmmaking With 'The Housemaid' Director Paul Feig · Mar 2026

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Mark Duplass
How to Make Your Own TV Show (and Get Netflix to Buy It) · Sep 2024

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Ben Smith
David Ellison’s $150M Bet on Bari Weiss and a New-Look CBS News · 3 episodes

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Gabriel Sherman
Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama · Apr 2023

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John Johnson
Clooney’s Big Broadway Bet, and How to Make Real Money in Theater · Jun 2025

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Liz Hoffman
WarnerMount One Step Closer and the Bizarre ‘Michael’ Backstory · Apr 2026

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Michael Schulman
The Awards Season Awards: Which Oscars Campaigns Worked (and Didn’t) · 2 episodes

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Rachel Sennott
How to Chart a Career Path in Modern Hollywood, With Rachel Sennott · Mar 2026

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Rachel Syme
Around the World With Netflix’s Head of TV · Jan 2023

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Sean Fennessey
Nolan, Spielberg, Ellison, Cruise(!), and the CinemaCon Studio Power Ranking · 3 episodes

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