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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Every guest on The Town with Matthew Belloni

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

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Harvey Mason Jr
Changes to the 2025 Grammys and the Complicated State of Music · Jan 2025

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Hernan Lopez
Hollywood’s Inevitable Pivot to Vertical Video Is Here · 2 episodes

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James Andrew Miller
The New Era of ‘SNL,’ 50th Plans, and ‘Saturday Night’ · 4 episodes

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James B. Stewart
The Soap Opera Fight Over Paramount and CBS · Feb 2023

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Jeremy Zimmer
The Stranglehold of Streaming, With United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer · Dec 2022

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Joanna Robinson
Marvel’s Post-‘Avengers’ Mismanagement · Oct 2023

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John Skipper
John Skipper on the Rise of the Sports Documentary and Bob Iger’s Big Plans · Dec 2022

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Julia Alexander
Who Won (and Lost) the Year in Streaming? · 12 episodes

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Julia Boorstin
News and Deal Buzz From Inside Sun Valley’s Billionaire Summer Camp · 2 episodes

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Juliet Litman

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Lauren Sherman
The Money and Power Behind the Oscars’ Red Carpet · Mar 2024

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Lucas Shaw
Four Big Stories: Emmys ’26, Summer Box Office Pushback, Fed Tax Credit Odds, and ‘60 Minutes’ 2.0 · 225 episodes

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Makan Delrahim
Paramount's Strategy to Beat California, With Its Top Lawyer · Jul 2026

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Matt Stoller
Hollywood vs. Big Tech in the Age of Consolidation · 2 episodes

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Nathan Hubbard
Taylor Swift’s Questionable Return to TikTok · 2 episodes

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Neal Moritz
Film Producer Neal Moritz on Video Games as Movies, the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise, and Theaters vs. Streaming · Apr 2022

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Nick Khan
A WWE Business Smackdown With Nick Khan · 2 episodes

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R.J. Cutler
Martha Stewart and When a Celeb Disavows Their Doc—With the Director! · Nov 2024

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Rachel Abrams

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Rich Greenfield
Who Won (and Lost) TV’s Annual Billion-Dollar Cash Grab · 15 episodes

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Rich Paul
NBA TV Rights and Players Owning Teams With Rich Paul · Oct 2023

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Rob Bonta

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Sara Fischer
Trump 2.0: Should Hollywood Be Panicking? · 4 episodes

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Stacy Spikes
MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes On Reinventing Moviegoing (Again) · Aug 2022

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Tara Palmeri
Kamala’s Hollywood Connections: Do They Help or Hurt? · 2 episodes

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Tom Rogers
The Great TV Purge Is Coming · Aug 2022

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Van Lathan
Inside TMZ’s Cozy Relationship With Hollywood · Mar 2024

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William D. Cohan
The Billionaire Battle for Paramount and the Return of 'Ted Lasso' · Aug 2024

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Ben Fritz
‘Fantastic Four’ Pressure, Marvel’s Next Steps, and Kevin Feige’s Future · Jul 2025

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Bill Bradley
The Behind-the-Scenes Jockeying for $10M Super Bowl Ads · Feb 2026

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Kane Parsons
'Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons on Bursting into Hollywood, Internet Fandom, and Old IP · Jun 2026

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Warren Littlefield
Lessons From the ‘Must-See TV’ Era, with Warren Littlefield · Sep 2023

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A.J. Wolfe
The Power and Peculiar Psychology of ‘Disney Adults’ · Aug 2025

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Aamir Khan
Could Movies Start Skipping Netflix to Go Straight to YouTube? · Aug 2025

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Aaron Moss
Scarlett Johansson Vs. OpenAI: Does She Have a Case? · 2 episodes

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Adam Aron

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Adam Fogelson
The 2026 Summer Blockbuster Confidence Ranking · 2 episodes

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Alex Sherman
The NFL's Billion-Dollar Cash Grab and Whether There’s Any Left for Film and TV · 5 episodes

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Amy Kaufman
Why Was Bruce Willis Still Working? · Apr 2022

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Amy Reisenbach
Why Broadcast Television Won’t Die · Jan 2025

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