The Business
KCRW
Lively banter about entertainment industry news and in-depth interviews with directors, producers, writers and actors, hosted by award-winning journalist Kim Masters of The Hollywood Reporter.
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May 10, 2014 • 30min
Mike Judge and Alec Berg on Making HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Making 'Silicon Valley', testing 'Beavis and Butt-head' and losing an actor to cancer -- this and more from Mike Judge and Alec Berg.
May 3, 2014 • 30min
Kevin Spacey: The Disruptor
Kevin Spacey calls for change in the entertainment business and backs it up by funding and self-releasing his first documentary.
Apr 26, 2014 • 30min
Steven Knight on 'Locke' and 'Millionaire;' 'Mad Men' Artist
How Steven Knight created "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and made his new movie, "Locke." Also, an artist whose work hangs on the Mad Men set.
Apr 19, 2014 • 30min
Making TV the Amazon Studios Way
Amazon Studios Director Roy Price and X-Files creator Chris Carter on making TV shows the Amazon Studios' way.
Apr 12, 2014 • 30min
Errol Morris Loves Directing Ads; Justified's Graham Yost
Errol Morris on the interrotron and his love of directing ads. Graham Yost on making "Justified" in California.
Apr 5, 2014 • 30min
Darren Aronofsky on Making 'Noah'
How Darren Aronofsky made the biblical epic he wanted to make despite push-back from the studio and test audiences.
Mar 29, 2014 • 30min
'Divergent' Producers Launch a Franchise
"Divergent" producers talk launching a franchise, dealing with bad reviews, and making movies in today's Hollywood.
Mar 29, 2014 • 31min
Changes in Late Night; The Olympics, NFL, and 'Bubble' Shows
Do changes in late night matter? Live sports: The Olympics and NFL; ‘Bubble’ Shows
Mar 29, 2014 • 34min
TCA's; Wherefore Pilot Season; Duck Dynasty
What are the TCA's and do you care? Some TV networks are changing pilot season. What's the fallout from the "Duck Dynasty" drama?
Mar 29, 2014 • 30min
Best of The Business: White Writer, Black Show; 'The TV Set'
We revisit our chat with a white writer on a black sitcom, then look
at the way television shows make it to the season lineup through the
lens of the very funny film The TV Set.****This program will not air in Los Angeles, preempted by Labor Day Music Programming. It will be available archived online.
