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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Amy Winter
The Big Business of Christmas Movies · Nov 2022

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Andrew Wallenstein
How Long Can the Live Concert Boom Last? · 2 episodes

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Andy Wallenstein
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM. Now What? · Mar 2022

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Asad Ayaz
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and Marketing Disney’s First R-Rated Marvel Movie · Jul 2024

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Ashley Carman
The Murky Metrics of Podcast Success · Dec 2023

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Basil Iwanyk
Where Have All the Action Heroes Gone? With 'John Wick' Producer Basil Iwanyk · Aug 2026

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Bela Bajaria
What’s Next at Netflix With Content Chief Bela Bajaria, Part 2 · 2 episodes

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Ben Landy
'The Batman' Ticket Upcharge and the Future of Moviegoing · Mar 2022

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Ben Mullin
Why YouTube Landed NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ · Dec 2022

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Ben Winston
Ben Winston Refuses to Declare Late-Night TV Dead · 2 episodes

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Ben Zauzmer
How to Gamble on the Oscars · Mar 2022

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Bill Kramer
Academy CEO Bill Kramer on the New and Improved (?) Oscars · Mar 2023

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Boris Kit
Can James Gunn Deliver as New Head of the DC Universe? · Oct 2022

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Borys Kit
DC Is Going Big, but Can It Catch Marvel? · 2 episodes

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Brandon Ross
Watching Your Favorite Team Is About to Get Harder · Feb 2023

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Brett Ward
Did Johnny Depp Really Lose ‘Pirates’ Because of Amber’s Op-Ed? · May 2022

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Brian Fuhrer
Why the NFL (and Everything Else) Keeps Breaking Ratings Records · 2 episodes

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Brian Raftery
The Legacy of the Infamous Sony Hack, 10 Years Later · Aug 2024

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Brooks Barnes
Paramount’s New Playbook Unveiled and the Taylor Swift Podcast Bounce · 3 episodes

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Bruce Eric Kaplan
The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter · Oct 2024

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Bryan Freedman
Lively Vs. Baldoni and the Legal Stakes With Baldoni’s Lawyer · Mar 2025

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Cameron Bailey
Fall Festival Buzz and the Beginning of Oscar Season With the Head of TIFF · Sep 2023

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Camilo Becdach
Latinos See More Movies Than Anyone. Why Is Hollywood Ignoring Them? · May 2024

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Carlye Wisel
You Will Pay More for Disney Parks and You Will Like It · Jun 2022

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Casey Bloys
The Future of HBO (and Max?). Part 2 With CEO Casey Bloys. · 2 episodes

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Cathy Schulman
Are Producers in Hollywood Nearing Extinction? · May 2024

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Charlie Collier
Digital TV Giants: Amazon, Google, and … Roku? · Nov 2024

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Charlie Hellman
Is Streaming Killing Music—or Saving It? With a Top Spotify Exec · May 2025

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Chris Lee
Marvel’s Bad CGI and the Firing of a “Kingmaker” · Mar 2023

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Chris McGurk
The Secret Recipe For an Indie Horror Hit · Oct 2024

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Chris Meledandri
The Animation Arms Race With Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri · Dec 2023

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Chris Rice
'Severance’: When a Hit Show Goes Over Budget, Who Pays? · Feb 2025

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Clint Bentley
Equal Pay, Equal Stake: A Filmmaking Experiment · Dec 2024

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Colleen Bell
Is California's $750 Million Bet on Hollywood Working? · Jul 2026

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Dani Weinstein
How the Shocking Andrea Riseborough Oscar Nomination Happened · Jan 2023

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Dave Brooks
Coachella and the Changing Music Festival Hierarchy · Apr 2025

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David Beaubaire
The Dire State of Movie Development · Sep 2024

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David E. Kelley
What Makes Good TV Writers (and Execs), With David E. Kelley · May 2026

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David Ellison
Skydance’s David Ellison on His Plans for Paramount · Jul 2024

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David Friendly
Why Are Movies Longer Than Ever? · Nov 2022

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