The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer
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 will touch on what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 18 episodes
Three Women
Sylvia Plath
#2 Mentioned in 5 episodes
Say Nothing
A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Ariel Font Prades
Patrick Radden Keefe
#3 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Wicked
The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Gregory Maguire
#4 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet
#5 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Dune
Frank Herbert
#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Oppenheimer
Ayala, Francisco
#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Anora
Tessa Escalera
#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Parasite
Seanan McGuire
#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R Tolkien
#10 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Conclave
Lawrence D. Klausner
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Odyssey
Homer
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Wedding Crashers
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David Dobkin
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
How to Train Your Dragon
Rebecca Jones
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
All the Shah's Men
An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
Stephen Kinzer
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
There's Something About Mary
Ben Stiller
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Genesis One and the Origin of the Earth
Second Edition
Herman J. Eckelmann, Jr.
Robert C. Newman
Perry G. Phillips
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Elvis
Robert Newman
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Shogun
James Clavell
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Lost Daughter
Elena Ferrante
