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    Mega banter year-in-review: 2018 edition

    The Mouse swallows the Fox, Netflix keeps turning into the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, but are its rivals figuring out how to cross the streams? Old tweets cause new trouble, and a king of Hollywood falls from his throne.

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    By Kim Masters • Dec 21, 2018 • 28m Listen

    This week, it’s a mega news banter 2018 year-in-review. The Mouse swallows the Fox, Netflix keeps turning into the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, but are its rivals figuring out how to cross the streams? Old tweets cause new trouble, and a king of Hollywood falls from his throne. Plus, more than a year into MeToo, why can’t these companies figure out how to handle misconduct allegations? And, predictions for the year ahead!

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      Kim Masters

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

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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