{"podcast":{"title":"The Town with Matthew Belloni","slug":"the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688","podcast_index_feed_id":5195688,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-town-with-matthew-belloni","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/65cb6846-98da-11ec-ae8b-ab10844a5b35/image/e456b199da9e844e69ab254d298a82ee.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":649,"summary":"Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt is joined by major executives, dealmakers, and journalists, to discuss what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:18:12.465083+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688"},"episode":{"title":"Spencer Pratt, Karen Bass, and Why California Politicians Suddenly Love Hollywood","slug":"spencer-pratt-karen-bass-and-why-california-politicians-suddenly-love-hollywood","published_at":"2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-and-why-california-politicians-suddenly-love-hollywood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2749232081.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2749232081.mp3","summary":"Matt is joined by Puck’s political journalist Peter Hamby to discuss the gubernatorial and mayoral races in California and Los Angeles and how it might impact the future of Hollywood (02:34). They discuss why Hollywood has become a winning political issue for both races, the state production tax incentives that could reshape the entertainment industry in L.A., Spencer Pratt’s popularity in Hollywood, and more (11:00). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ (34:45). Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Peter Hamby Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Matt Pevic Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Industry voters visit Starz FYC.com.Book a new kind of stay at HolidayInn.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Matt is joined by Puck’s political journalist Peter Hamby to discuss the gubernatorial and mayoral races in California and Los Angeles and how it might im…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2426,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/episodes/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-and-why-california-politicians-suddenly-love-hollywood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-5195688/spencer-pratt-karen-bass-and-why-california-politicians-suddenly-love-hollywood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}