Moguls and Artists

By James Kanatas

The history of the entertainment industry. The businesspeople and artists who shaped it, the strategies and artistic choices they made, and the trends and forces that created opportunities.... more

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How many episodes does Moguls and Artists have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Moguls and Artists episodes:

October 27, 2025 7 - Barry Diller and ABC
Barry Diller expands the possibilities of storytelling on television while a young executive at ABC in the 1960s-1970s.

Who Knew, by Barry Diller: https://a.co/d/h1frVOR.Get in touch: [email protected].
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18min
June 28, 2025 6.3 - Bob Iger and Disney
The conclusion of our series on Bob Iger and The Walt Disney Company. From the acquisition of Marvel through Iger retiring as CEO in 2020.

Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger: https://a.co/d/9YwzqEb.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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18min
June 15, 2025 6.2 - Bob Iger and Disney
Part 2 of 3 in our series about Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company, from the Cap Cities/ABC acquisition through the Pixar acquisition. Bob Iger takes the reins amidst a shareholder revolt and begins his time as CEO with a bang.
Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger: https://a.co/d/9YwzqEb.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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21min
June 08, 2025 6.1 - Bob Iger and Disney
Part 1 of our series on Disney Chairman Bob Iger; his rise from weatherman in Ithaca to running ABC Entertainment.
Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger: https://a.co/d/9YwzqEb.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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17min
June 06, 2025 5.3 - Kirk Kerkorian and MGM
Part 3 of 3 in our series about Kerkorian's ownership of MGM, ending with the company's sale and cementing its long-term decline .
Fade Out: The Calamitous Final Days of MGM, by Peter Bart: https://a.co/d/9RREpNJ.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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10min
June 23, 2024 5.2 - Kirk Kerkorian and MGM
Part 2 of 3 in our series about Kerkorian and MGM. Kerkorian doubles down on MGM in the 1980s, leading to internal chaos, mediocre results, and further hobbling the troubled studio.
Fade Out: The Calamitous Final Days of MGM, by Peter Bart: https://a.co/d/9RREpNJ.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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23min
June 01, 2024 5.1 - Kirk Kerkorian and MGM
Chapter one of my three part series about MGM under the ownership of corporate raider Kirk Kerkorian. Covers Kerkorian's acquisition of MGM in 1969 through the end of the 1970s.
Fade Out: The Calamitous Final Days of MGM, by Peter Bart: https://a.co/d/9RREpNJ.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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17min
November 02, 2023 4 - DW Griffith and "The Birth of a Nation"
DW Griffith created a film of deplorable subject matter but also opened the eyes of the world to the scale of what could be achieved, creatively and commercially, with the medium of film.
References:
- DW Griffith: An American Life, by Richard Schickel: https://a.co/d/1WKsipa.
- DW Griffith, by Charles River Editors: https://a.co/d/b2PB0Of.
Get in touch: [email protected].
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19min
October 30, 2023 3 - Irving Thalberg and MGM
The creative philosophy and methods of Irving Thalberg, MGM's head of production in the 1920s/1930s, who oversaw an extraordinary run of high quality and popular films, building MGM into the most powerful film studio in the world.
References:
- Thalberg: Life and Legend, by Bob Thomas: https://a.co/d/hdEyCZU.
- Produced by Irving Thalberg: Theory of Studio-Era Filmmaking, by Ana Salzberg: https://a.co/d/a0yao85.Get in touch: [email protected].
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25min
October 13, 2023 2 - Louis B Mayer and MGM
How Louis B Mayer built MGM, the most powerful entertainment company of the 1920s-1940s.
Reference: Hollywood Rajah: The Life and Times of Louis B Mayer: https://a.co/d/ifGatGs.
Get in touch: [email protected].

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1h 9min

FAQs about Moguls and Artists:

How many episodes does Moguls and Artists have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.