{"podcast":{"title":"Ankler Agenda","slug":"ankler-agenda-5321489","podcast_index_feed_id":5321489,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AMI5751986813","website_url":"https://theankler.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff02eff8-72b2-11ee-a400-dfd4969bb866/image/c2e1da7ba6823bddbc9d93bd93127a4b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"TheAnkler.com","episode_count":264,"summary":"\"Ankler Agenda\" breaks down the headlines, trends and creativity shaping the evolution of Hollywood, the creator economy and entertainment. The show is hosted by Elaine Low, author of Ankler Media’s popular “Series Business” Substack newsletter, who is joined weekly by her colleagues Sean McNulty (“The Wakeup”) and Natalie Jarvey (“Like & Subscribe”) -- in addition to Richard Rushfield, the Ankler himself. Episodes will also be available every Thursday on YouTube.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T18:17:31.300895+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489"},"episode":{"title":"Disney’s ‘Bachelorette’ Mess Gets Messier","slug":"disney-s-bachelorette-mess-gets-messier","published_at":"2026-03-26T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489/disney-s-bachelorette-mess-gets-messier","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI7984437674.mp3?updated=1774492906","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMI7984437674.mp3?updated=1774492906","summary":"Casting Taylor Frankie Paul on The Bachelorette was supposed to revive the wilting franchise. Instead, a 2023 video of Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend triggered the meltdown of not one, but two of Disney’s biggest reality shows. Paul’s season of The Bachelorette is now sitting on a shelf, and production on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — where Paul is a central character — is paused indefinitely. The Ringer’s Juliet Litman, host of the popular Bachelor Party pod, joins Elaine Low, Natalie Jarvey and Sean McNulty to break down how the Paul catastrophe is reshaping the franchise, its fandom and the show’s future prospects. Plus, Lesley Goldberg stops by to unpack Netflix’s new bigger buying spree — and why sources say the streamer may be experiencing a case of “prestige envy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Casting Taylor Frankie Paul on The Bachelorette was supposed to revive the wilting franchise. Instead, a 2023 video of Paul attacking her ex-boyfriend tri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2022,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ankler-agenda-5321489/episodes/disney-s-bachelorette-mess-gets-messier/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ankler-agenda-5321489/disney-s-bachelorette-mess-gets-messier.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}