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Episodes (Page 4)

Barry Diller unfiltered: Drugs, secrets, The Simpsons, and earning billions

Mar 16, 2026 · 1:47:51

✨ Diller discusses inventing the made-for-TV movie and running Paramount Pictures.

1:47:51

Barry Diller on why old Hollywood was better at making products

Mar 16, 2026 · 0:05:25

✨ Diller critiques modern Hollywood's conglomerate model versus older creative enterprises.

Barry Diller

0:05:25

Barry Diller: Surviving Studio 54

Mar 16, 2026 · 0:02:25

✨ Barry Diller discusses surviving his time running Paramount Pictures.

Barry Diller

0:02:25

The madness of Paramount: Barry Diller a movie chairman at age 32

Mar 15, 2026 · 0:03:20

✨ Diller initially refused multiple job offers from Charlie Bluhdorn.

0:03:20

Barry Diller: How an angry phone call launched lifelong friendship with Katharine Hepburn

Mar 15, 2026 · 0:03:40

✨ Diller recounts meeting Jack Nicholson early in his career.

Katharine Hepburn

0:03:40

The 24-year-old’s gamble: How Barry Diller's "movies for TV" launched his career

Mar 15, 2026 · 0:05:03

✨ Diller pitched the idea of made-for-TV movies at ABC at age 24.

0:05:03

Barry Diller: If you’re hiring from the outside, you’ve failed

Mar 14, 2026 · 0:06:28

✨ Diller attributes his difficulty living in the moment to early fears.

Barry Diller

0:06:28

The epiphany that created a $100 billion empire: Barry Diller at QVC

Mar 14, 2026 · 0:05:03

✨ Diller had an epiphany at QVC about the convergence of technology.

0:05:03

I can't forgive him: Barry Diller on the tragedy of his sadistic, heroin-addict brother

Mar 13, 2026 · 0:10:24

✨ Diller grew up with emotionally absent parents in Beverly Hills.

0:10:24

Barry Diller on Rupert Murdoch’s risk appetite: “I’m dealing with a crazy person”

Mar 13, 2026 · 0:06:54

✨ Diller brought Rupert Murdoch into the struggling 20th Century Fox.

Barry Diller

0:06:54

Barry Diller on Indiana Jones and the hypocrisy of George Lucas

Mar 12, 2026 · 0:06:12

✨ Diller nearly bought Amazon's debt but missed the opportunity.

Barry Diller

0:06:12

Barry Diller: Why I greenlit The Simpsons — and the Mr. Burns rumor, explained

Mar 12, 2026 · 0:04:07

✨ Diller committed to 13 Simpsons episodes upfront due to production timelines.

Barry Diller

0:04:07

Barry Diller while chairman of Paramount: Drug-filled parties 3-4 nights per week

Mar 12, 2026 · 0:07:19

✨ Diller describes working at Paramount and frequenting Studio 54.

0:07:19

Michael Eisner: The Spielberg deal, Trump settlements & Bob Iger truth | Full interview

Feb 16, 2026 · 1:32:27

✨ Eisner discusses Spielberg deal, Pixar, and Weinstein's impact.

1:32:27

Inside Michael Eisner’s office: Building around creativity, not cubicles

Feb 16, 2026 · 0:08:45

✨ Eisner explains office location choice for creative proximity.

0:08:45

Does wealth dampen motivation? Michael Eisner on success and privilege

Feb 15, 2026 · 0:10:20

✨ Eisner reflects on family dynamics shaping his ambition.

0:10:20

Disney’s blueprint meets football: Michael Eisner on buying Portsmouth FC

Feb 15, 2026 · 0:07:41

✨ Eisner family bought Portsmouth F.C. for rebuilding appeal.

0:07:41

How Michael Eisner’s wife launched the "I’m going to Disney World" craze

Feb 14, 2026 · 0:12:50

✨ Michael and Jane Eisner share wild marriage stories.

0:12:50

Michael Eisner: Waiting 25+ years for my wife to read my plays

Feb 14, 2026 · 0:03:24

✨ Eisner recounts his first play and early rejections.

0:03:24

Why architecture became one of Disney’s secret weapons

Feb 13, 2026 · 0:07:07

✨ Teenage trip to Rome sparked Eisner's architecture interest.

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