American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
Joseph McElroy on KCRW
More from KCRW
Bob Iger is back. Can he cope with Disney’s many challenges?
EntertainmentThe Walt Disney Company board of directors reinstated Bob Iger as CEO and ousted Bob Chapek on Sunday. Can Iger cope with Disney’s many challenges?
Megabanter 2022: Wall St. ditches streaming, Disney undergoes a shakeup
EntertainmentThe Business reviews Hollywood’s top stories: Wall St. ditches streaming, Netflix adapts, Warner Bros. slashes costs and Disney has a new management shake-up.
Lee Fields: KCRW Live From HQ
Arts71-year-old soul-funk legend Lee Fields and his fighting-form band The Expressions are here to make you groove and swoon.
Replay: Bradley Cooper on future of movie business: ‘There is trepidation’
EntertainmentThe Business revisits its most popular episode of 2022: part two of a conversation with multi-hyphenate Bradley Cooper.
Luca Guadagnino: ‘I am a workaholic’ who toils ‘in every direction’
EntertainmentItalian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino stays busy with his projects, which lately have stacked up on top of each other throughout their production cycles.
What’s meditation really about? Specialist Sharon Salzberg explains.
PhilosophyEducator, meditation specialist, and author Sharon Salzberg shares her personal journey to meditation and how it fundamentally changed her life.
James Cameron: creating the ‘Avatar’ franchise ‘is like having kids’
EntertainmentWith “Avatar: The Way of Water” charting a course for a $1.9 billion international gross, co-writer, producer and director James Cameron can now continue working on the following three…
Activist investor bids for a Disney board seat, threatens Bob Iger’s kingdom
Business & EconomyTwo 80-year old corporate raiders are wreaking havoc on Disney, with one of them bidding for a board seat at the company and threatening Bob Iger’s post.
Will writers strike, and will there be a mega studio deal in 2023?
Business & EconomyOn this special edition of the Hollywood Breakdown, we take a look ahead on whether writers will strike and whether there will be a mega-studio deal in 2023.