The show is back from an impromptu hiatus. Let's see if we remember how to do this thing. Hey, welcome back to The Rachel Maddow Show. I'm Rachel Maddow and -- dang it! Plus: UNIVERSAL changes its rerecording policy thanks to TAYLOR SWIFT; YELLOWSTONE is the biggest show on basic cable and streaming; and newsletters continue to strive + more!
Episode 106 - Kiss The Microphone
Back in the closet, Chad returns to tell the tales of the stories he read this week. APEX LEGENDS may be negatively affecting EA's stock; also negative, the aftershocks of DISNEY buying FOX continue; SINEMIA goes the way of MoviePass; and streaming service bundles are on the way yet poised to fail.
Apex Legends interest falls, may affect EA stocks:
https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/apex-legends-ea-stock-1203194494/
Sinemia falls faster than MoviePass:
https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/25/sinemia/
Disney kills Fox movies:
https://www.slashfilm.com/disney-killing-fox-films/
Disney defends paying execs millions, others not much:
https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/disney-defends-pay-practices-responds-abigail-disney-1202127687/
Cheap streaming services are cannot exist, survive:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/13/how-dream-cheap-streaming-television-became-pricey-complicated-mess/?utm_term=.623d1374cda8
Skinny bundles may not be the solution for streaming:
https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/2019-cord-cutting-data-1203194387/
Episode 57 - San Francisco Sunday, (Bad) Bloody, San Francisco Sunday
Chad is fresh back from his trip to San Jose and boy does he have stories to tell. But a half hour show can't possibly hold all of it so he only recalls the set lists of not one but TWO concerts he attended. You read that right; Chad went to see Taylor Swift and U2! Live! Just hurry up and listen to this, dummies!
Episode 56 - Devil's Lettuce
Chad is in California for the week, making experiences and seeing shows. But it's the beginning of his trip so he doesn't have much to talk about. There's a U2 concert he's going to...and a Taylor Swift one...and maybe a movie or two...and a visit San Francisco and Santa Cruz. But none of that has happened yet. Sorry.
Episode 31 - Growing up Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift. That's all Chad wants to talk about. Taylor Swift. Her new album -- "Reputation" -- is a cut above the rest. Chad also saw the new Thor movie, marking the first time he's seen a Marvel movie since 2015. Things are changing.