Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Netflix Saves Sesame Street (MSNBC)

Google is making AI Propaganda (Film Stories)

Is MAGA-TV a Thing? (Wired)

Adult Cartoons Are Thriving (The Wrap)

Matt Wolf on his Pee Wee Doc (Vulture)

David Lynch Estate Auction (Juliens)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: crashzoompod@gmail.com

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Memorial Day Box Office (The Wrap)

The Slow Death of Cartoon Network (Bloomberg)

The Rise of MUBI (Variety)

LA Mayor Applies Band-Aid to Flesh Wound (Indiewire)

Lionsgate selling Tickets through Tiktok (Indiewire)

Matt Belloni (Puck)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: crashzoompod@gmail.com

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

Trump Tariffs (CNN )

Jon Voight's Plan to Make Hollywood Great Again (Indiewire)

We're talking about Fin-Syn!?! (Ankler)

The death of Industry Arts and the Screenplay Exploitation Machine (Indiewire)

Upfronts (The Dailies)

Together Copyright Lawsuit (Indiewire)

You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack

You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm

Email us: crashzoompod@gmail.com

Follow us on IG and Tiktok

@crashzoompodcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.