Netflix shake-ups, Jon Stewart’s big news, and Matthew Heineman on ‘American Symphony’

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Jon Stewart accepts the award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2015 Photo by REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni banter about Netflix and Jon Stewart. Plus, Masters speaks with Matthew Heineman about his new documentary on the prolific and multi-Grammy winning musician Jon Batiste, American Symphony.

Kim Masters and Matt Belloni examine the latest happenings at Netflix and Jon Stewart’s surprise return to The Daily Show. 

Plus, Masters speaks with Matthew Heineman about directing American Symphony. The filmmaker describes the process of documenting musician Jon Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad through her battle with leukemia. Heineman also shares how he snuck into the Grammys to film Batiste’s big night, and how he whittled down 1,500 hours of footage into the film that ended up being acquired by Netflix and the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground.

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Host:

Kim Masters

Producer:

Joshua Farnham