Elegant Ramblings

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A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me!

Apr 12

Episode 32: Will Football ever slip?

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 USA Today - "The Taylor Swift effect? NFL says women make up almost half of audience" by Bryan West: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/02/05/taylor-swift-nfl-fans/78050737007/

20 min
Feb 9

Episode 31: Distributive Justice - Two looks at who gets what

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21 min
Jan 7

Episode 30: Oscar Update

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 PBS - "The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime broadcasting home ABC" by Jake Coyle, AP: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/the-oscars-will-move-to-youtube-in-2029-leaving-longtime-broadcasting-home-abc Forbes - "Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘One Battle’ Projected To Lose $100 Million, Report Says" by Tim Lammers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/10/15/leonardo-dicaprios-one-battle-projected-to-lose-100-million-report-says/ MSN / Variety - "Leonardo DiCaprio wonders if ‘people still have the appetite' for movie theaters: Will they become ‘like jazz bars?'" by Jack Dunn: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/movies/leonardo-dicaprio-wonders-if-people-still-have-the-appetite-for-movie-theaters-will-they-become-like-jazz-bars/ar-AA1Tw2tn?ocid=BingNewsSerp Wikipedia - "Bird (1988 film" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_(1988_film) Variety - "Oscars Hit 19.7 Million Viewers, Up 1% From Last Year" by Selome Hailu: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/oscars-ratings-2025-viewers-1236326364/ USA Today - "Oscar ratings grew in 2024, here's how they've fared through the years" by James Powel: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/03/10/oscars-ratings-through-the-years/72921989007/ Wikipedia - "Super Bowl television ratings" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_television_ratings Deadline - "Movie Academy Unveils $500M Academy100 Fundraising Campaign Ahead Of 100th Oscars In 2028" by Patrick Hipes: https://deadline.com/2024/05/academy100-fundraising-campaign-oscars-1235911072/ The Hollywood Reporter - "2024 Oscars Boost Film Academy Bottom Line, But Museum Revenue Fell" by Alex Weprin: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/2024-oscars-revenue-rises-academy-museum-revenue-falls-2024-1236075562/ NBC 4 - "What is preferential ballot voting? Here's how a movie wins ‘Best Picture' Oscar" by Andrew V. Pestano: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/preferential-ballot-voting-movies-best-picture-oscars/3640385/ Liveaboutdotcom - "How Does a Film Qualify for the Best Picture Oscar?" by Christopher McKittrick: https://www.liveabout.com/qualifying-for-best-picture-oscar-4071766 Yahoo! - "Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube starting in 2029" by Dominique Woods: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/oscars-stream-exclusively-youtube-starting-171856752.html Wikipedia - "One Batte After Another" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another Variety - "‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100 Million Theatrically as ‘Smashing Machine’ and Others Also Struggle Due to Oversized Budgets" by Brent Lang & Rebecca Rubin: https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/one-battle-after-another-lose-100-million-dollars-theaters-1236552914/ Wikipedia - "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springsteen:_Deliver_Me_from_Nowhere

24 min
12/15/2025

Episode 29: Who will own the movies?

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 Reuters - "Hollywood-hungry Gulf states bankroll Paramount's Warner Bros bid" by Federico Maccioni and Rachna Uppal: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/hollywood-hungry-gulf-states-bankroll-paramounts-warner-bros-bid-2025-12-09/ Wikipedia - "List of Warner Bros. films (2020–2029)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Warner_Bros._films_(2020%E2%80%932029) Wikipedia - "Major Film Studios": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_film_studios Wikipedia - "Warner Bros. Discovery": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery Wikipedia - "Warner Bros. Pictures": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Pictures Wikipedia - "HBO Max": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO_Max Wikipedia - "List of streaming media services": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streaming_media_services Deadline - "Warner Bros First Studio This Year To Cross $4 Billion At Global Box Office" by Anthony D'Alessandro: https://deadline.com/2025/09/warner-bros-box-office-2025-1236557609/ The Hollywood Reporter - "Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 5.3 Million Streaming Subs as Losses Narrow, Studios Slow on Tough Box Office" by Alex Weprin, Etan Vlessing: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-q1-2025-earnings-streaming-growth-1236210369/ CNN - "Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros. and HBO" by Brian Stelter: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/media/netflix-deal-warner-bros Forbes (as hosted on MSN) - "Larry Ellison—losing $31 billion—stumbles to No. 3 richest as Oracle shares plummet" by Ty Roush, Forbes Staff: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/larry-ellison-losing-31-billion-stumbles-to-no-3-richest-as-oracle-shares-plummet/ar-AA1Sa32g?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693b92d070f34c929918eb96ab878dda&ei=32 The Wrap (as hosted on MSN) - "Netflix-WBD merger faces antitrust class action on behalf of HBO Max subscribers: 'Presumptively anticompetitive'" by JD Knapp: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/netflix-wbd-merger-faces-antitrust-class-action-on-behalf-of-hbo-max-subscribers-presumptively-anticompetitive/ar-AA1S5PQM?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693aca7f0924410888d0c43473f42f67&ei=32 SuperHeroHype (as hosted on MSN) - "Netflix details WB changes, DC movies will have shorter theatrical windows eventually" by Evolve Editors: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/netflix-details-wb-changes-dc-movies-will-have-shorter-theatrical-windows-eventually/ar-AA1RNbi1 The Wrap (as hosted on MSN) - "Bob Iger warns Netflix purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery gives streamer 'pricing leverage'" by Lucas Manfredi: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/bob-iger-warns-netflix-purchase-of-warner-bros-discovery-gives-streamer-pricing-leverage/ar-AA1SaEp3?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=693b226c9f2b4ae3bb41a181ce6a2c00&ei=15 Forbes - "How Disney Dominated The Global Theme Park Industry in 2023" by Suzanne Rowan Kelleher: https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2024/08/16/how-disney-dominated-the-theme-park-industry-in-2023/ The Big Picture Podcast - "The Truth About Netflix Buying Warner Bros." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CINMbYD22T0 Yahoo!Finance - "Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)" https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/WBD/ Episodic Medium - "Week-to-Week: Sinners' Box Office vs. the Asterisk People" by Myles McNutt and Kristen Warner: https://episodicmedium.substack.com/p/week-to-week-sinners-box-office-vs The Streamable - "How many subscribers do top streamers have?" by David Satin: https://thestreamable.com/subscriber-total-every-streaming-service#live-tv-streamers CNN - "Netflix has a big unanswered question. That may kill its Warner Bros. deal" by David Goldman: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/media/netflix-warner-bros-antitrust Variety - "Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch" by Todd Spangler: https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-acquisition-consolidation-analysis-1236515947/ Fortune - "Netflix’s $5.8 billion breakup fee for Warner among largest ever" by Elizabeth Fournier and Bloomberg: https://fortune.com/2025/12/06/netflix-5-8-billion-breakup-fee-warner-bros-among-largest-ever/ CNBC - "David Ellison’s hunt for WBD made David Zaslav richer — and it may not be over" by Alex Sherman: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/paramount-david-ellison-wbd-bidding-war-hostile-bid.html?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9 Two Reel Cinema Club - "New York Times Top 100 Films at the Popcorn Counter: Two Reel Cinema Club Ep 174": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyfeZRl3aFI

30 min
11/24/2025

Episode 28: How much is a metal band's catalog worth?

Check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 The Hollywood Reporter - "Slipknot Sells Stake in Catalog To HarbourView (Exclusive)" by Ethan Millman: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/slipknot-sells-stake-in-catalog-to-harbourview-exclusive/ar-AA1QFM7X?ocid=BingNewsSerp Kworb.net - Slipknot: https://kworb.net/spotify/artist/05fG473iIaoy82BF1aGhL8_songs.html Billboard Pro - "Slipknot Explores Sale of Band’s Music Assets in Nine-Figure Deal With HarbourView" by Ed Christman: https://www.billboard.com/pro/slipknot-selling-royalties-harbourview-deal/ iHeart Radio - "Slipknot Has Sold A Majority Stake Of The Band's Catalogue" by iHeartRadio: https://www.iheartradio.ca/en/music-news/slipknot-has-sold-a-majority-stake-of-the-bands-catalogue.html Music Business Worldwide - "Abba Voyage generated $113m in 2024 as demand for virtual concert series stayed strong in third year" by Daniel Tencer: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/abba-voyage-generated-113m-in-2024-as-demand-for-virtual-concert-series-stayed-strong-in-third-year/ PC Gamer - "Travis Scott's Fortnite show reportedly earned him $20 million" by Andy Chalk: https://www.pcgamer.com/travis-scotts-fortnite-show-reportedly-earned-him-dollar20-million/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/julietremaine/2025/08/28/at-halloween-horror-nights-universal-orlando-breaks-its-own-records/

27 min
09/30/2025

Episode 27: Movies are getting worse - why?

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 Associated Press - "Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds" by Lindsey Bahr and Amelia Thomson-Devaux: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/streaming-is-overtaking-theaters-for-movie-watchers-an-ap-norc-poll-finds/ar-AA1NhswA?ocid=BingNewsSerp Science Direct - "Unravelling the complexity of the Video Game Industry: An integrative framework and future research directions" by Edward Goh, Omar Al-Tobbaa, and Zaheer Khan: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772503023000609 Progressive Policy Institute - "PPI’s Trade Fact of the Week: The price of a 40-inch TV set has fallen by 99% in 25 years" by Ed Gresser: https://www.progressivepolicy.org/ppis-trade-fact-of-the-week-the-price-of-a-40-inch-tv-set-has-fallen-by-99-in-25-years/ Netflix - "What We Watched the First Half of 2025": https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-the-first-half-of-2025 Museum of Arts and Design - "VHS" by Jake Yuzna, Matthew Desiderio and Rebecca Cleman: https://madmuseum.org/series/vhs Ask Earache - "Music videos made in the 90's were damn expensive " by Digby: https://askearache.blogspot.com/2010/07/music-videos-made-in-90s-were-damn.html Cord Cutters News - "DVD & Blu-ray Sales Plummet Over 93% Since 2005 Peak, Dipping Below $1 Billion in 2024" by Luke Bouma: https://cordcuttersnews.com/dvd-blu-ray-sales-plummet-over-93-since-2005-peak-dipping-below-1-billion-in-2024/ Matt Damon on Hot Ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF6K2IxC9O8 Wikipedia "Donnie Darko": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko Top 100 List (Unranked) 100 500 Days of Summer 99 A Beautiful Mind 98 Avatar 97 Babylon 96 Be Kind Rewind 95 Beerfest 94 Best in Show 93 Black Dynamite 92 Black Swan 91 Blindspotting 90 Blue Ruin 89 Borat 88 Brick 87 Cabin in the Woods 86 Chicago 85 Children of Men 84 City of God 83 Crash 82 Dark Waters 81 Death of Stalin 80 Edge of Tomorrow 79 Encanto 78 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 77 Finding Nemo 76 Gone Girl 75 Hacksaw Ridge 74 Hereditary 73 Hostiles 72 House of Sand and Fog 71 House of the Devil 70 Inside Out 69 Intacto 68 Intolerable Cruelty 67 Iron Man 66 Isle of Dogs 65 Jarhead 64 Judorowsky's Dune 63 Kid Detective 62 Kill Bill Vol.1 61 Lady Bird 60 Lego Batman 59 Locke 58 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 57 Narc 56 Nightcrawler 55 Malena 54 Master and Commander 53 Mean Girls 52 Moulin Rouge! 51 Mother! 50 Mulholland Drive 49 Mystic River 48 Old School 47 Prisoners 46 Red Rocket 45 Rent 44 Shrek 43 Sicko 42 Silver Linings Playbook 41 Sing 40 Snatch 39 Snow Piercer 38 Star Trek 37 Superbad 36 The Artist 35 The Babadook 34 The Dark Knight 33 The Expendables 32 The Fighter 31 The Fog of War 30 The Hangover 29 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 28 The Passion of the Christ 27 The Room 26 The Square 25 The Strangers 24 The Substance 23 The Witch 22 There Will be Blood 21 This is the End 20 Top Gun Maverick 19 Traffic 18 Triplets of Bellville 17 V/H/S 16 Walk Hard 15 West Side Story 14 Wet Hot American Summer 13 Who Killed the Electric Car? 12 Wind River 11 Zero Dark Thirty Top 10 (Ranked): 10 The Incredibles 9 Inception 8 Eigth Grade 7 Michael Clayton 6 Gladiator 5 Sexy Beast 4 Manchester by the Sea 3 Parasite 2 The Social Network 1 No Country for Old Men HMs Chef King's Speech When the Levee Breaks Downloaded Dig! The Night Before District 9 Pain and Glory The Town Baby Driver

22 min
09/02/2025

Episode 26: NYT 100 Best Films since 2000: The Good, The Bad, and The Bridesmaids

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1lqhqqo/the_nytimes_readers_100_top_movies_of_the_21st/

28 min
06/16/2025

Episode 25: What's Wrong with Abundance?

You can check out our sponsor here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherbookreview9903 Religion & Liberty Online - "The Curious Task of ‘Abundance'" by Anne Bradley: https://rlo.acton.org/archives/127068-the-curious-task-of-abundance.html EPA - "Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions": https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fast-facts-transportation-greenhouse-gas-emissions Motley Fool - "Which States Produce the Most Renewable Energy?" by Lyle Daly: https://www.fool.com/research/renewable-energy-by-state/?msockid=1546b612e67260fe1049a266e7e261f9

18 min

A podcast where I read self-written essays on anything that interest me!

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Elegant Ramblings
Years Active

2023 - 2026
Episodes

32
Rating

Explicit
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