Warner Bros
Mentioned in 60 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
A major American media and entertainment conglomerate that produces and distributes films and television content across multiple platforms and subsidiaries including HBO, New Line Cinema, and Reprise Records. The company has been a frequent subject of podcast discussion due to its involvement in high-profile acquisition bids from Netflix and Paramount, corporate restructuring, and its historical role in developing significant entertainment properties from blockbuster films to acclaimed television series. Podcasters reference Warner Bros. when discussing studio consolidation in media, film production decisions, and changes in entertainment industry leadership and strategy.
Mentioned On
Episode Mentions
The Rewatchables · May 19, 2026
‘Borat’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
“Distributed Borat (2006); mentioned in pre-roll ad for Warner Bros. Studio Tour London”
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · May 18, 2026
Trump Cashes in on Thousands of Stock Trades While Americans Get Crushed
“Stock held and traded by Trump; subject of potential insider trading analysis due to policy relevance”
The Big Picture · May 18, 2026
The 1976 Movie Draft
“Distributor of 1976 films including The Outlaw Josey Wales; mentioned for physical media releases”
The Watch · May 14, 2026
Creator Eric Kripke on Ending ‘The Boys.’ Plus, ‘Top Chef’ Season 23, Episode 10 and ‘East of Eden’ Trailer.
“Discussed for Looney Tunes revival strategy and commitment to bringing franchises back to theatrical releases”
Unspooled · May 14, 2026
Summer Movie Preview 2026
“Distributing DC Universe films including Superman relaunch and Supergirl spinoff”
Uncanny Valley | WIRED · May 12, 2026
The Creators of Hacks Really, Really, Really Hate AI
“Parent company of HBO; creators have overall deal with Warner Bros., concerned about upcoming Paramount-Skydance acquisition”
The Big Picture · May 11, 2026
The Robert Duvall Hall of Fame
“Produced Countdown (1968), Duvall's first feature with Robert Altman in the studio system”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · May 10, 2026
Fearless with Timothy Simons
“Distributed Fearless in 1993 as a modest $20M budget drama greenlit on director reputation”
TBPN · May 5, 2026
FULL INTERVIEW: GameStop’s Ryan Cohen on Why He’s Buying eBay
“Merger partner with Paramount; deal structure referenced for cash-to-stock ratio evolution during negotiation process”
IndieWire: Screen Talk · Apr 24, 2026
CinemaCon and the Year Ahead in Movies; The Current State of Theatrical Horror; & Special Guest John Early
“Launching Clockwork specialty label and involved in Paramount merger discussions”
Morning Brew Daily · Apr 23, 2026
Meta Surveils Employees to Train its AI & What Happens When You Give Cocaine to Salmon?
“Shelved completed $70M Coyote vs. Acme film for tax write-off purposes; rights later acquired by Ketchup Entertainment for theatrical release.”
The Confused Breakfast · Apr 23, 2026
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
“Produced and distributed Lethal Weapon 2; used their back lot for filming Murtaugh's house”
Channels with Peter Kafka · Apr 22, 2026
Jason Blum Built a Hit-Making Movie Machine. Does It Still Work?
“Studio consolidating with Paramount; releasing The Mummy (Blumhouse/Atomic Monster film) theatrically”
Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade · Apr 22, 2026
RE-RELEASE - Julia Sweeney
“Mentioned as potential studio partner for hypothetical Pat movie revival with $8 million budget”
Unspooled · Apr 21, 2026
Reel Confessions: Mike Mitchell
“Discussed regarding potential acquisition by Netflix and Paramount, raising concerns about media consolidation”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Apr 19, 2026
The Mosquito Coast with Sean Fennessey
“Distributed Excalibur (1981) with Helen Mirren; discussed as her pre-Hollywood film work”
The Bechdel Cast · Apr 9, 2026
Jupiter Ascending with Summer Farah
“Distributor of Jupiter Ascending; mentioned as the studio behind the $200M budget film”
SmartLess · Apr 9, 2026
"RE-RELEASE: Charlie Day"
“Studio involved in Horrible Bosses franchise films where Day starred alongside Bateman and Aniston”
Pop Culture Crisis · Apr 8, 2026
Euphoria Premiere Drama, Aubrey Plaza Pregnancy Backlash, Amanda Bynes Comeback!
“Studio overseeing DC Universe and Wonder Woman reboot under James Gunn”
The Extras · Apr 8, 2026
Details on HBOMax's Looney Tunes Cartoons Blu-ray PLUS an EXCLUSIVE Update on Looney Tune Collector's Vault
“Parent company producing HBO Max Looney Tunes series and managing animation franchises including DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera properties”
The Rewatchables · Mar 31, 2026
‘L.A. Confidential’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Andy Greenwald
“Studio that passed on L.A. Confidential sequel in development with Chadwick Boseman”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Mar 29, 2026
Gallipoli with Jennifer Kent
“Distributed Chariots of Fire simultaneously, which Weir noted understood how to market small films better than Paramount's approach”
IndieWire: Screen Talk · Mar 27, 2026
David Zazlav's Disturbing Success Story; Are Zendaya and Robert Pattinson good in "The Drama"?; Parsing "Project Hail Mary" Box Office
“Discussed extensively regarding David Zaslav's controversial leadership and exit package”
House of R · Mar 25, 2026
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Check-in. Plus, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and ‘Dune: Part Three’ Trailers.
“Distributor of Dune: Part Three and Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi franchise”
The Rewatchables · Mar 24, 2026
‘The Nice Guys’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Rob Mahoney
“Produced and distributed 'The Nice Guys'; recently acquired by Amazon Prime per episode discussion”
Drink Champs · Mar 20, 2026
Episode 493 w/ Mike WiLL Made-It
“Major label executive Big John moved to Warner during Mike WiLL's publishing venture negotiations”
American Scandal · Mar 17, 2026
Twlight Zone Accident | Shoot to Kill | 5
“Implied distributor/studio involvement in Twilight Zone the Movie production”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Mar 16, 2026
Zach Braff Returns
“Studio holding Bill Lawrence's major production deal that required negotiation for Scrubs reboot”
Behind the Bastards · Mar 7, 2026
It Could Happen Here Weekly 222
“Being acquired by Paramount; historic studio facing consolidation; owns extensive IP catalog and theatrical distribution”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Mar 5, 2026
Critical Darlings: Sinners And The Academy’s Growing Genre Acceptance with Sam Sanders
“Studio behind 'Sinners' facing corporate restructuring and potential Paramount acquisition; subject of discussion about studio consolidation's impact on original filmmaking”
Pod Meets World · Mar 2, 2026
Julie Yang Silver Meets World
“Studio behind Ocean's Eleven, where Julie worked on costume supervision under designer Jeffrey Kurland”
Pablo Torre Finds Out · Feb 28, 2026
Roy Wood Jr. Will Not Let This Interview Go Viral
“Parent company of CNN; Roy discusses hostile merger dynamics and uncertainty about show survival under new leadership”
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast · Feb 28, 2026
Anne Applebaum & Michael Tomasky
“Subject of acquisition deal that would consolidate major studio and news network ownership under Ellison family”
Morning Wire · Feb 27, 2026
Evening Wire: Bill Clinton Testifies & MN Church Disruptors Charged | 2.27.26
“Subject of acquisition bidding war between Netflix and Paramount; board views Paramount offer as superior proposal”
Daily Tech News Show · Feb 27, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI Draw a Red Line for the Pentagon - DTNS 5215
“Accepted Paramount's superior offer over Netflix's bid; deal includes $2.8B Netflix breakup fee payment.”
Armstrong & Getty On Demand · Feb 27, 2026
I Make Myself Cringe All The Time. You'll Get Used To It.
“Acquired by Paramount in deal that received extensive media coverage despite unclear significance to general consumers”
NPR News Now · Feb 27, 2026
NPR News: 02-26-2026 7PM EST
“Subject of acquisition attempts by Netflix and Paramount; includes CNN and Discovery networks”
Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade · Feb 26, 2026
Denis Leary: Conan’s Comedy Cousin
“Studio lot where Dennis Leary filmed Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone”
America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes Repost · Feb 24, 2026
TUCKER EXPOSES HUCKABEE??? Israel Ambassador CONDEMNED By Middle East | America First Ep. 1645
“Referenced as example of Jewish fingerprints in major media acquisitions and control”
We Might Be Drunk · Feb 9, 2026
Ep 270: Kathleen Madigan
“Marcy Carsey at Warner Bros. advocated for female-led sitcoms in 1990s (Roseanne, Grace Under Fire)”
Blank Check with Griffin & David · Feb 8, 2026
We Need To Talk About Kevin with Jia Tolentino
“Studio that cast Ezra Miller in The Flash and Fantastic Beasts franchises, tying them to multi-picture deals”
The Bobby Bones Show · Feb 7, 2026
Scuba Steve Freaks Out Over Morgan's Engagement Ring
“Operates indoor theme park in Dubai that hosts expressed desire to visit”
IndieWire: Screen Talk · Feb 6, 2026
"Wuthering Heights" Buzz & 40 Years Covering Sundance in Park City
“Distributing Wuthering Heights and strategically managing screenings for positive reactions”
Who? Weekly · Feb 6, 2026
Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, Sarah Pidgeon & Paul Anthony Kelly?
“Greenlit Nancy Meyers rom-com with $110-120M budget after Netflix negotiations failed”
The Watch · Feb 2, 2026
HBO’s Upcoming TV Slate, the Many Ghosts of ‘Industry,’ and ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ E3
“Parent company context for HBO and theatrical strategy under DeLuca and Abdi leadership”
WHAT WENT WRONG · Feb 2, 2026
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
“Competitor studio with stronger IP library and corporate ownership advantages over Sony”
Pivot · Jan 23, 2026
Davos Drama, DOGE's Social Security Scandal, and Netflix Goes All-Cash for Warner Bros
The Big Picture · Jan 14, 2026
The 2026 Movie Auction
“Discussed in context of March release date strategy for prestige films; historical pattern of underperformance cited.”
WHAT WENT WRONG · Jan 12, 2026
Don't Worry Darling
“Parent company of New Line Cinema; studio overseeing the film's financing and distribution”
The Joe Budden Podcast · Jan 7, 2026
Episode 892 | "We'll Talk When I See You"
“Discussed as competitor to Netflix in streaming wars and theatrical release strategies”