Episode 151 - Negro Sitting on the Couch

We're in the throws of the coronavirus. Lockdowns are here. Essential workers like yours truly are still boldly going where you aren't. Yes, thank us for our service! Plus: talent agencies UTA and ENDEAVOR as well as BUZZFEED endure pay cuts and layoffs due to the lack of work; animated shows like THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY are virtually unphased in production; all the people at home are watching a lot more TV; and local, broadcast, cable and print news suffer the highs and lows of the pandemic.

UTA pay cuts:
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/uta-cuts-salaries-across-company-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-exclusive-1203542451/

Endeavor layoffs:
https://deadline.com/2020/03/endeavor-starting-round-of-layoffs-in-coronavirus-250-overall-for-now-1202892326/

BuzzFeed pay cuts:
https://www.thewrap.com/buzzfeed-to-reduce-employee-pay-ceo-to-forgo-salary-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic/

Animated shows moving forward during pandemic:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/animated-series-adapt-keep-production-going-industry-wide-shutdown-1286340

Measuring the stay at home TV spike:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/how-big-is-stay-at-home-tv-spike-1286624

Local news is dying during the coronavirus:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/business/media/coronavirus-local-news.html

ABC's shift to focus on news:
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/abc-news-coronavirus-james-goldston-tv-1203541938/

The return of evening news:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/business/media/coronavirus-evening-news.html

Episode 145 - Check My Meat

Why are there not that many stories this week? Doesn't the world know that this show needs topics to survive?? Anywhoser, Chad rambles on for 15 minutes before getting to the issues at hand. He even has time to go over the Mary Kate and Ashley 1994 straight to VHS movie series "The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of Thorn Mansion" because he's just that insane. He's also in the midst of cooking braised short ribs. What a guy. Plus: streaming numbers double! GEOFF KEIGHLEY drops out of producing an E3 show! and ViacomCBS gets its first big news screw up when producers mess with GAYLE KING.

Streaming doubles TV viewership: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/streaming-tv-usage-doubles-2-years-nielsen-says-1278637

Geoff Keighley not going to E3 2020: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/geoff-keighley-announces-he-wont-produce-e3-colise/1100-6473656/

Gayle King, ViacomCBS kerfuffle is a stumble in the media conglomerate world: https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/gayle-king-snoop-dogg-viacomcbs-tv-news-1203499084/

Why are there not that many stories this week? Doesn't the world know that this show needs topics to survive?? Anywhoser, Chad rambles on for 15 minutes befo...

Episode 138 - What Is A Baby Yoga?

This is a late episode of this show. I think. I lost count. Chad talks about a whole litany of stuff. Plus, he took on the role of an extra for a day and he tells you why you may not want the entry level "acting" job.

Jack Ryan season two gets Amazon great ratings: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-jack-ryan-draws-solid-audience-season-2-1259267

YouTube subscriber drops due to inactive accounts: https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/youtube-subscriber-counts-drop-purge-defunct-accounts-1203422728/

CBS Evening News heads to Washington: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-evening-news-with-norah-odonnell-moves-to-washington-dc/

Genius sues Google over song lyrics: https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/3/20993621/genius-google-lawsuit-stolen-lyrics-lyricfind

Podcasts can win Pulitzers: https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/06/pulitzer-prize-podcasts-audio-reporting-award/

This is a late episode of this show. I think. I lost count. Chad talks about a whole litany of stuff. Plus, he took on the role of an extra for a day and he ...