{"podcast":{"title":"On with Kara Swisher","slug":"on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","podcast_index_feed_id":5665900,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP1684715893","website_url":"http://nymag.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d8dd4b8a-02be-11ed-9562-6bb84220205a/image/b3ee21e8c248e16d651e5048036a9b2c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"New York Magazine","episode_count":413,"summary":"It's on. Twice a week, award-winning journalist Kara Swisher gets to the heart of the story through no-holds-barred interviews with power players across business, tech, media, politics and beyond. So why do her guests show up? “Smart people,” says Kara, “like difficult questions.” Mondays and Thursdays from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T16:21:28.549905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900"},"episode":{"title":"Peter Chernin on ‘Backrooms,’ Sequel Fatigue, and Hollywood Mergers","slug":"peter-chernin-on-backrooms-sequel-fatigue-and-hollywood-mergers","published_at":"2026-06-15T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/peter-chernin-on-backrooms-sequel-fatigue-and-hollywood-mergers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4376185707.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4376185707.mp3","summary":"The low-budget horror film ‘Backrooms’ is the surprise hit of the summer so far, netting more than $200 million globally in its leap from YouTube to the big screen. But among the film’s producers is a Hollywood heavyweight: Peter Chernin. As the former president and COO of News Corp. and chairman and CEO of the Fox Group, Peter greenlit huge hits like “Titanic” and “Avatar,” before moving on to found both North Road and The Chernin Group. Kara and Peter talk about why “Backrooms” appealed to young audiences, how Hollywood has played it too safe over the last decade, and what it needs to do to get back to making the kinds of movies people want to see. They also talk about how AI could impact the movie-making business and why he’s not opposed to Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.  A note to listeners: This episode was recorded before the Justice Department approved Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery late Friday.  Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, and Bluesky @onwithkaraswisher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"The low-budget horror film ‘Backrooms’ is the surprise hit of the summer so far, netting more than $200 million globally in its leap from YouTube to the b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/episodes/peter-chernin-on-backrooms-sequel-fatigue-and-hollywood-mergers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher-5665900/peter-chernin-on-backrooms-sequel-fatigue-and-hollywood-mergers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}