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The Ankler Podcast

Listen in as The Ankler team and industry insiders break down Hollywood’s latest business headlines, power struggles and trends shaping the future of entertainment.
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An Agency's Golden Handcuff Quandary
Listen now (32 mins) | For years, CAA agents were promised a pot of gold. Now as the behemoth sells, the 10% crew cries foul over its own 10%
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Five Days in September
Listen now (38 mins) | Adam Conover, WGA negotiating committee member, breaks down what happened behind closed doors
A Town Holds its Breath
Listen now (23 mins) | Looking for signals and signs the WGA strike is inching to an end
2
Lies, Whispers, Rumors: a Strike Struck
Listen now (24 mins) | What a runaway tale about a top showrunner meeting with the WGA revealed about agents — and an industry's anguish
2
Inside the Era of Bob Iger 2.0
Listen now (32 mins) | CNBC's Alex Sherman goes behind the scenes of Disney's succession plan disaster and the 'disintegration' of his inner circle
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Sean McNulty
Nightmare Scenario of January 2024
Listen now (36 mins) | Why a next-year end to the strike looks possible, what the Charter-Disney debacle has to do with it, and Richard Rushfield's TIFF…
 • 
Sean McNulty
, 
Elaine Low
, and 
Richard Rushfield
The Ankler x Wakeup Summer Box Office Finale
Listen now (24 mins) | Indy to 'Insidious'; 'Little Mermaid' to 'The Meg 2': an end-of-season scorecard reveals which studios won, lost and spent the…
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Richard Rushfield
, 
Elaine Low
, and 
Sean McNulty
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