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The Business

Mega banter year in review: 2017 edition

It's time for that annual tradition--the year-end mega-banter! Kim Masters, Matthew Belloni and Michael Schneider take stock of the year that was in Hollywood.

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By Kim Masters • Dec 25, 2017 • 28m Listen

Banter buddies Matthew Belloni of The Hollywood Reporter and Michael Schneider of IndieWire join Kim Masters to mega-banter the year that was 2017 in film and television. Women--and some men--spoke up, Harvey Weinstein went down, and then came the tidal wave. Meanwhile, the Mouse ate the Fox.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Michael Schneider

    Senior editor at Variety

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    Matthew Belloni

    founding partner of Puck News

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    Kaitlin Parker

    Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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