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๐ŸŽง Inside Kamala Harris’ Hollywood

How a town’s top names spotted a star 20 years ago. Plus: The NBA just dunked on scripted TV

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Entertainment execs are paid to find tomorrowโ€™s stars today โ€” and that applies to politics too. Matthew Frank joins Sean McNulty, Elaine Low and Richard Rushfield to name names of who identified Kamala Harrisโ€™ talent early โ€” from Disneyโ€™s Dana Walden to legend Sherry Lansing โ€” and what her win could mean for Hollywood. Plus: David Lidsky breaks down the implications of the new NBA rights deal on scripted TV and the business prospects of Peacock and Warner Bros. Discovery, and we preview Deadpool & Wolverine.

Transcript here.

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