Let's Talk About Hollywood, Season 2, Ep. 1 - How Hollywood Lost the Plot (And How To Break Through Anyway)
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Release Date: 11/02/2025
Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2002: Ep. 4 - "There's A Price for All This"
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In this episode, the 2002 Oscar nominations are out, the annual American Film Market (AFM) comes to Santa Monica and Hollywood's nerves are on edge. đź’› To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let’s Talk About Hollywood, Season 2: Ep. 3 - Lily Allen, Britney Spears, AI, WGA, Layoffs & DEI Hope
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Episode 18: Hot Topics: Lily Allen-David Harbour, Britney Spears, WGA, AI, DEI Hope Pop-culture topics for the week of Nov 2, 2025 including the divorce album heard around the world, in defense of Britney Spears, WGA talks, AI and layoffs, DEI hope for a world that's already there. đź’› To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2002: Ep. 2 – If Hollywood Gets to Be Too Much
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Episode 2: If Hollywood Gets To Be Too Much It’s the start of 2002 and awards season is in full swing with growing pains, staying out of the fray as an assistant, and hoping I can do a full year at The Hollywood Reporter. 💛 To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, Season 2, Ep. 1 - How Hollywood Lost the Plot (And How To Break Through Anyway)
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It's Season 2! This is a super-sized episode with 83 minutes on the state of the industry right now in 2025, from someone who's been inside it for 24 years and can give some positive and very real perspective. It's honest, thoughtful talk about what's broken, what still works, and why faith matters when everything feels uncertain. đź’› To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 15 - The Season 1 Finale
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Episode 15: The Season 1 Finale! In this episode, 2001 draws to a close, the labor market in Hollywood gets soft, layoffs are sure to happen and a New Year – 2002 – awaits! 💛 To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 14 – In Memoriam: Thank You Bebbles Stone
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This episode is extra personal. It’s a goodbye and a thank-you to Bebbles Stone, who was my partner, my love, and the person who saw me through more chapters than most ever got to witness. It isn’t a typical episode, but it’s a moment of reflection, love, and loss. It's a way to honor a person who shaped my life and, in many ways, The Hollywood Reporter seasons I worked and experienced, as well as my career to come. Thank you for listening, for being part of this serial Hollywood memoir podcast, and for allowing space for moments like this. I know I'm not alone and wanted to share with...
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 13 – The Fire Escape
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More details from a different vantage point of The Hollywood Reporter's 2001 Next Generation event in Hollywood as reporters, agents, writers, worker bees (me) and more converge for our own mini-party, I find some clarity and plenty to be grateful for in retrospect and, inside, a director goes off the rails. đź’› To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 12 – I’d Dance On A Box First
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After a long Emmy night and a lesson in newsroom politics, Karl finds humor, observational realities, and a touch of childhood fandom at The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Generation gala....including a surprise encounter with Three’s Company’s Jenilee Harrison. 💛 Support the podcast and help keep it independent: Free to subscribe for new episodes at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 11 – These Are the Times
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Karl lands his first major job in Hollywood at The Hollywood Reporter, with his contract being bought out to work there full time as an editorial assistant. Long hours, adjusting and balancing the rhythm of home and the Industry's needs is a learning curve, especially at home. đź’› Support the podcast and help keep it independent: Subscribe for new episodes at:
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Let's Talk About Hollywood, 2001: Ep. 10 – Character Studies
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Episode 10: Character Studies In this episode, the Emmys are postponed for a month, anthrax attacks hit the mail, and war is looming. đź’› To support the podcast and help keep it independent: Listen, connect or subscribe at:
info_outlineIt's Season 2! This is a super-sized episode with 83 minutes on the state of the industry right now in 2025, from someone who's been inside it for 24 years and can give some positive and very real perspective. It's honest, thoughtful talk about what's broken, what still works, and why faith matters when everything feels uncertain.
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