Warner Bros. Discovery explores sale of its media holdings
After receiving interests from multiple companies, Warner Bros. Discovery has announced it is reviewing a potential sale of all its media holdings. Last month, the company rejected a bid from Paramount, which is believed to have recently made a second offer for the media giant. This comes as Warner Bros. Discovery continues its planned split into two companies — one focused on its movie, TV productions, and streaming business and the other on its cable channels. Joining us on AirTalk to discuss is Joe Flint, media and entertainment reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
A new book explores the many lenses that late rapper Tupac Shakur is viewed through
There’s artists who were cut down in their prime, and then there’s Tupac. The late rapper is widely considered one of the greatest rappers to ever do it, and his influence across the medium is still felt to this day. Tupac was killed at the age of 25 after being shot four times in a drive-by-shooting in Paradise, Nevada. Today on AirTalk, Larry sits down with the author Jeff Pearlman to talk about his research, and Tupac’s lasting legacy on music.
Triple Play: Dodgers Playoffs Latest
The Dodgers are dominating October. The team is 9-1 in the postseason — and they’ve looked like a juggernaut while doing it, with near-flawless starting pitching and a deep, resilient lineup producing key hits and electrifying highlights. They swept the Milwaukee Brewers out of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 victory Friday night featuring an iconic three-homer, 10-strikeout performance by Shohei Ohtani, their $700 million superstar. The Dodgers beat the Yankees to win it all last year, and they’re headed back to the World Series on Friday with a chance to become MLB’s first repeat champions in a quarter-century. Joining us today on AirTalk is the triple play, Nick Roman, host of Roman on the Radio and former host of All Things Considered on LAist as well as A Martinez, host of NPR’s Morning Edition are convening to talk about next steps for the team.
SoCal History: Cerritos used to be a cow town — what happened?
Do you know the story of L.A.’s milk shed? Long before that famous jingle “Yes Cerritos Auto Square!” took over the crevices of our subconscious, the city of Cerritos was famous for a much different reason: dairy. Southern California was huge in the industry, primarily in L.A. County. But rising urbanization threatened the farmers’ way of life, who were increasingly being pushed out of their towns. Today on AirTalk, LAist L.A. explained reporter Cato Hernández joins the program to share about our area’s bovine-erific past.
