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We start the episode with Eitan recounting an unconventional book presentation experience, and then launching into a conversation on some of the nuances in book distribution and overall business tactics in the current literary world.

The boys then dive into spoiler-free analyses of their recent silver screen experiences. Hear Eitan's thoughts on 'Monkey Man', Dev Patel’s intriguing directorial debut, alongside Carl's perspectives on 'Civil War', the gripping new picture by SID-darling Alex Garland.

On the boys' first-ever Friday episode, Carl & Eitan loopily discuss Cinemacon announcements & early reviews of the Humane Ai Pin.

A 20-rundown of the latest big media and entertainment business news? You got it!

Carl and Eitan start by exploring the news and impact of Endeavour, Ari Emmanuel's modern media conglomerate, being taken private by Silver Lake for $13B.

After that, they check in on the latest of Disney's corporate drama and their proxy fight with activist investors.

Finally, they close out with more thoughts on Netflix's 3 Body Problem!

This week, Carl & Eitan look into rumors surrounding a potential exit for Alamo Drafthouse from its private equity overlords. They also catch up on Shogun and 3 Body Problem in a quick WAW segment.

Paramount Mountain is starting to look like a hill.

In this week's episode Carl and Eitan analyze the bid to acquire Paramount's studios business by private equity giant Apollo.

After that, they preview a potential DOJ suit against Apple.

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Resident Oscars correspondent Kevin Sachs joins Carl & Eitan to discuss the 2024 Oscars ceremony. Beyond the ceremony itself, the boys name the most deserving snubs that should have been in the conversation. Carl also crowns the 2024 Goldfinch Award winner.

Despite Oppenheimer's strong performance at the Oscars, Eitan & Carl refuse to concede the Awards Draft to Kevin until the WGA Awards are finalized.

(Oscar recap episode coming later this week!)

In this week's episode, the boys talk about Dune's sandstorm taking over the box office, including Eitan's spoiler-free review.

After that, they go Apple's decision to cancel their car project and explore what might have driven them to do so.

Come for the in-depth business analysis, stay for the Meme 101 class.

Eitan is worried; is AMC dead?

Spulu? Sony? Sawesome!

In this episode, Carl and Eitan explore the latest in the Spulu saga (Sports + Hulu, very creative media Twitter) before exploring why no one has thought about Sony's media assets as an M&A opportunity, especially considering their we-don't-have-a-streaming-channel-and-license-to-everyone strategy.

After that, Carl shares his long-awaited thoughts on the Apple VisionPro after being able to take it for a spin.

After briefly touching on it last week, Carl and Eitan dedicate most of this episode to a deep dive into Disney, Fox, and WBD's new sports venture.

They explore potential repercussions, how rights licensing might work, and even brainstorm some potential (bad) names.

In the movie front they catch up on American Fiction and The Taste of Things.