The Constitutionals

Welcome back to the show you thought you unsubscribed from! Don't you press that button! DON'T YOU DARE DO IT, SUCKA. Chad's back in the sack with a whole bunch of crap. Plus: the XFL is bankrupt... again; IGTV is finally showing what it wants to be; and us normies can bid on once in a lifetime experiences with famous people all for charity!

PS5 to be in short supply:

So long, again, XFL: https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-operations-lays-employees-no-plans-return-2021

XFL bankruptcy, again:

IGTV takes another shape: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/13/21216886/instagram-igtv-redesign-update-video-creators-discover-page

All In Challenge:

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Two shows ended long runs this week. MODERN FAMILY split everyone up after 11 years. SCHITT'S CREEK walked down the aisle after 6. Chad watched the both. Pretty run of the mill episode here. Also Chad is in his bed ;))))))) Plus: QUIBI -- a premium mobile video service -- launches in a world where everyone is at home watching their phones. How will Jeffery Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's platform featuring shows and movies starring Sophie Turner, Will Forte, Titus Burgess, Chance the Rapper and a slew of other top talent fair during a time in which the target audiences are spending time inside?

E3 is canceled:

Quibi download numbers

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These are trying times we're in. Chad grew tired of talking about the coronavirus on so this week topics are changing! Sit outside and listen as our host gives One Sentence Reviews of the podcasts he subscribes to. Plus: a couple of geese are nearby!

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We're in the throws of the coronavirus. Lockdowns are here. Essential workers like yours truly are still boldly going where you aren't. Yes, thank us for our service! Plus: talent agencies UTA and ENDEAVOR as well as BUZZFEED endure pay cuts and layoffs due to the lack of work; animated shows like THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY are virtually unphased in production; all the people at home are watching a lot more TV; and local, broadcast, cable and print news suffer the highs and lows of the pandemic.

UTA pay cuts:

Endeavor layoffs:

BuzzFeed pay cuts:

Animated shows moving forward during pandemic:

Measuring the stay at home TV spike:

Local news is dying during the coronavirus:

ABC's shift to focus on news:

The return of evening news:

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Trying to escape talk of the coronavirus? Too bad, dummy! Social distance yourself on over to your podcasting app and check out this week's episode of this show whomstds description you're reading. This week, Chad talks about how the BIG BROTHER casts around the world have no clue what's going on; what ESPN's plans are for its schedule; 120,000 IATSE TV and film workers are out of jobs during the shutdown; what's going on with pilot season and your favorite shows for the rest of the year if they can't be made.

Apple could buy Disney after massive stock drop:

German, Canadian Big Brother casts have no idea what is going on:

ESPN, other sports channels programming during shutdown:

120,000+ TV industry workers out of jobs:

Pilot season in trouble after coronavirus puts season on hold:

TV is in a shutdown. Now what?:

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Welcome back to the show you forgot you subscribed to! This week is jam packed with coronavirus news because this mess is getting more seriouser. Concerts and conventions are closing down for the year. Gaming activities and movie premieres are a no go. Even late night is forgoing audiences or shows all together. Listen (or watch if you're on YouTube) as Chad sloppily covers this growing pandemic.

Reggie Fils Aime joins Gamestop board:

Pete Butteigeg to host Jimmy Kimmel Live:

When a movie is a movie theater movie:

Online screeners more trouble than DVD screeners:

Cancelling events for coronavirus save lives:

Coronavirus hits the entertainment industry:

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Hide your viruses. This podcast is a germ free zone. Does the coronavirus got you down? Go get help, dummy! In the meantime, put on this episode to sooth your 'tude. Surely a comedy show won't be about... Oh my gosh several of these stories are about the coronavirus. The first half of this is exclusively coron-- why?! Plus: ViacomCBS is cutting shows from critical darling POP TV and find out why verified accounts are looking at your INSTAGRAM stories!

SXSW loses 5 companies due to coronavirus:

ViacomCBS cancels 3 shows on Pop TV:

The reason why famous people are watching your Instagram stories:

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♬ Thurs-day, in the studio. I think it was the 27th of Fe-bru-ary! ♪♪ That's a lampoon of the hook from Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" for those of you who aren't 50 and white. Hi, this is a podcast. Chad is the host. He's got some stories for you including: FOX wants to buy free TV streamer TUBI; NBC wants to buy VUDU; DISNEY is making the grey area between Disney+ and Hulu even greyer; and BOB IGER leaves Disney in the midst of an upswing. Plus, Chad had a conversation with the godfather of podcasting Pod Daddy JIMMY PARDO! Check it out!

Fox wants to buy Tubi:

NBC wants to buy Vudu:

The line between Disney+ and Hulu is still muddled:

Bob Iger’s exit only makes the end harder to see:

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Inching ever closer to the fake milestone of 150 episodes, The Constitutionals returns with way too much news for way too short of a show. Chad talks about the new animated Fox show DUNCANVILLE starring Amy Poehler along with the dichotomies of Netflix reality shows THE CIRCLE and LOVE IS BLIND. Plus: MIKE BLOOMBERG buying memes; VIACOMCBS has plans to expand CBS All Access to include its other brands; several high profile companies form an academy for podcasting and more!

Mike Bloomberg pays for memes:

Bieber accused of stealing melody but it’s a free sample:

YouTube celebrates 15th birthday on February 15th. How it was accepted when it launched:

ViacomCBS first stock drops but ups streaming ambitions:

Podcasting Academy forms:

Fandom and entitlement:

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Why are there not that many stories this week? Doesn't the world know that this show needs topics to survive?? Anywhoser, Chad rambles on for 15 minutes before getting to the issues at hand. He even has time to go over the Mary Kate and Ashley 1994 straight to VHS movie series "The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion" because he's just that insane. He's also in the midst of cooking braised short ribs. What a guy. Plus: streaming numbers double! GEOFF KEIGHLEY drops out of producing an E3 show! and ViacomCBS gets its first big news screw up when producers mess with GAYLE KING.

Streaming doubles TV viewership:

Geoff Keighley not going to E3 2020:

Gayle King, ViacomCBS kerfuffle is a stumble in the media conglomerate world:

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