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Episodes: 588
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Male
Location: USA
YouTube: 1.9M subscribers
Instagram: 3.0M followers
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Host
Michael Schneider - Variety writer/journalist referenced as the host/interviewer in a recent episode where he speaks with writer and showrunner Justin Halpern.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Sony Pictures Entertainment executives (unnamed beyond Billy Parks) - Transforming Via Tech And Data To Streamline Address Complex Problems
Deloitte executives (unnamed) - Getting Organizations To Use Technology And Data Tools For Transformation; Operational Change And Problem-solving
AWS executives (unnamed) - Using Tech And Data Tools For Transformation; Getting “hands Dirty” With Technology To Solve Hard Problems
Justin Halpern - Writing A Novel; TV Development Projects; Status Of Memoir “i Suck At Girls” At Netflix; Upcoming Season Of Abc’s “abbott Elementary”
Billy Parks - Scale In The Creator Economy; Partnering With Creators To Grow Media Businesses
Recent Topics
Episodes
'Strictly Business' Live From Cannes Lions: AWS, Deloitte and Sony Pictures Execs on Getting Your 'Hands Dirty' With Tech and Data to Solve Hard Problems
June 27, 2026
On a special Cannes Lions edition, top leaders from AWS, Deloitte and Sony Pictures Entertainment get into the details of how organizations can best use new technology and data tools for transformation. Executives need to get their "hands dirty" in order to harness the power of tech to streamline and address complex problems. That was one key takeaway from the Variety “Strictly Business” Podcast Live presented by AWS & Deloitte, held June 24 at Cannes ...
Daily Variety -- 'Abbott Elementary' Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles TV Series and a New Novel
June 25, 2026
On today’s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety’s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel “Get Lost,” which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including the status of high school memoir “I Suck at Girls” at Netflix and the upcoming season of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” on which he is an EP.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Strictly Business Cannes Lions Edition: Fox's Rob Wade and Billy Parks Hope to Bring Scale to the Creator Economy
June 24, 2026
On a special Cannes Lions edition of "Strictly Business," Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is going all-in on the creator economy with the launch of the Fox Creator Studios division to partner with promising creators who are eager to grow. Josh Richards, one of the first wave of creators to align with Fox, explains the appeal of the effort to bridge old and new school in media.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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