# 366: LA Times film industry reporter Ryan Faughnder joins us to talk about a summer Hollywood won't forget!

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 9 Aug 2023, 34 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602644/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970172-44100-2-483cbb1eb2ad8592.mp3

Labor strikes, box office hits & misses, Barbenheimer, superhero fatigue, the surprise and controversial hit Sound of Freedom, Hollywood's box office battle in China...it's a lot... Ryan Faughnder, LA Times entertainment industry reporter & author of The Wide Shot newsletter, joins us to unpack a summer Hollywood won't forget! Subscribe to The Wide Shot newsletter here: https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/sign-up-for-wide-shot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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