Best KEIB Podcasts (2026)

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Happy Public Domain Day! 37:39

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1d ago37:39

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Joe Escalante's weekly toast to the business end of showbiz... This week: with the new year there's a bunch of 95 year-old stuff that passes through to Public Domain. This year, among the IP's that are now free use, is Bettie Boop! Just make sure you're using the right version... Also, despite declining numbers for the year, the box office finished…

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Ping Pong, Rally's On! 34:32

9d ago34:32

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe bids adieu to Brigette Bardot, who passed away at 91 today. Joe saw three movies over the holidays... and none of them were the SpongeBob Movie... He saw Anaconda and was thrilled by the performances from Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Also, Marty Supreme was a great film... …

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Japanese Peanuts 40:29

16d ago40:29

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Joe Escalante's weekly penetration into the business end of showbiz... This week: the latest from the Box Office (Avatar Ash and Fire blew away the competition, earning $24 million). Surprisingly, the new Spongebob movie didn't crack the top 3! Also, the latest from the Netflix/Warner/Paramount saga. Joe discusses the possible impact that this mega…

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Paramount, Netflix & Warner... 3 Studios, 1 Cup!!! 38:02

22d ago38:02

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Joe Escalante's weekly colonoscopy into the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest news about who is going to buy Warner Bros... Last week, it looked like Netflix was making moves to buy up Warner, until Paramount swooped in with their attempt at a hostile takeover. Joe explores the ripple effects that either move could have on Hollywood. A…

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Netflix & Warner Bros... Two Studios, One Cup 43:36

30d ago43:36

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Joe Escalante's weekly digital insertion into the business end of showbiz. This week: The latest from the Box Office: Five Night's at Freddy's 2 takes the lead over Zootopia 2, and an Anime is #4... Animated films are making a big splash during the holidays. Joe watched a Netflix documentary on Selena, called Selena y Los Dinos, and highly recommen…

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Wicked for Good: Now with 20% Less Ugly!!! 40:37

1M ago40:37

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Joe Escalante's weekly poke into the business end of showbiz... This week: Zootopia 2 knocks Wicked for Life out of the driver's seat, taking #1 at the Box Office this weekend. Joe saw Wicked for Life, and thoroughly enjoyed it, especially because there were fewer ugly people in it. Joe also enjoyed Hamnet, about the son of Shakespeare... Melania T…

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Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel 1:15:17

1M ago1:15:17

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Joe Escalante's weekly spelunk into the business end of showbiz. This Week: the Box Office is dominated by Wicked For Good, which everyone seemingly saw twice. Also, Now You See Me, No We Didn't is #2 (still haven't seen it... not sure we will). The sequel to Sisu came out, and landed at #6. Sam will probably push it up to #4 by himself next week..…

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The Award Winning Joe Escalante!!! 39:43

2M ago39:43

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The Award Winning Joe Escalante's weekly cannonball into the business end of showbiz. This week: The Award Winning Joe humble brags about winning a film award about his documentary on the oldest surf shop in the world. the latest Box office numbers: Now You See Me, Now You Don't is #1 (didn't see it)... The Running Man interests The Award Winning J…

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To Watch a Predator 45:29

2M ago45:29

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Joe Escalante's weekly poke at the business end of showbiz. This week: Kim Kardashian failed the Bar Exam. Joe discusses his experience with the Bar, and gives sage advice to potential lawyers. Also, the latest from the Box Office... a new Predator movie? Sign me up!!! Joe loves Bogonia and advises everyone everywhere to drop what they are doing an…

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SoCal Amusement Park Report w/ Brady McDonald 39:19

2M ago39:19

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Joe Escalante's weekly delve into the business end of showbiz. This week:OC Register reporter Brady McDonald talks about the latest news from the SoCal Amusement Park scene. All the latest news from Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm, and Universal Studios, including pregnant women trying to induce birth by getting on roller coasters! See omnystudio.co…

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The Roof... The Roof... The Roofman's on Fire! 49:56

3M ago49:56

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Joe Escalante's weekly bragging about managing the Billboard #1 Alt band in the country (as he should!!!). This week: Joe's theories about why AM radio isn't in some cars (it's the libs)... Someone had a heart attack at Disneyland... or did they...? Operation: Parachute is in effect... Also, the latest from the Box Office... If you ignore Taylor Sw…

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University of Stabby Children 1:20:33

3M ago1:20:33

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Joe Escalante' weekly exploration into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe brags about managing the hottest band in the country, the latest numbers from the Box Office (One Battle After Another is worth your time and money), and streaming classic movies on YouTube. Also, celebs behaving badly... Diddy is going to prison for four years (pend…

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Downton Abbey Syndrome 37:30

4M ago37:30

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe goes in-depth into the events leading to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, following the death of Charlie Kirk, as well as the role the government and the FCC has played in the process. Joe also discusses the latest box office numbers (Japanese Anime Demon Slayer movie is …

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How to Make a Charlie Kirk BioPic 38:00

4M ago38:00

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the murky business end of showbiz. This week: Joe discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and how to create the biopic... The Passion of Charlie Kirk, with Mel Gibson directing... One can dream... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Broken AI is Broken 38:26

4M ago38:26

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Joe Escalante's weekly belly-flop into the business end of showbiz. This week... the latest numbers from the box office, celebs behaving pervertedly (that's a word)... But this episode is more focused on the battle between Joe and the AI he used to try researching the show. Every story the AI came up with was fake. The AI hallucinated more than eve…

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Bryan Singer's New "Occupation" 39:51

4M ago39:51

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Joe Escalante's weekly spelunk into the business end of showbiz. This week: what does a filmmaker, cancelled for sexual assault, do to stay working? Ask Bryan Singer! He apparently moved to Israel to make propaganda films with Jon Voight. Also, the latest numbers from the box office (go see Weapons), and the latest from Joe's Letterboxd account. Wi…

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Live from New York City!!! 18:45

4M ago18:45

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz... This week: Orlando Brown joins the celebs behaving badly segment of the show, and Lil Nas X goes from a stroll down Ventura Blvd in his underoos. Joe thinks the venn diagram between people getting stabbed and people who have tattoos is a donut. Joe and his wife are building a Disney …

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Naked and Unafraid to be Funny 38:32

5M ago38:32

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: everyone's favorite two words... COPYRIGHT LAW (and the impact of AI)! Also, Trump's taking over CBS. Joe gives us the latest from the Box Office (Weapon's takes the #1 spot this week. And Diddy is reigning king of Celebs Behaving Badly. His sentencing is set for early Octob…

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Architectons, Integratrons, and More... 1:25:14

5M ago1:25:14

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Joe Escalante’s weekly fingering of the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest from the Box Office (Fantastic Four is #1), and Joe’s film recommendations from his Letterboxd account… see Fantastic 4 and Architecton, avoid Happy Gilmore 2 at all costs… Also, in this week’s Celebs Behaving Badly, Soulja Boy clings to relevance any way he can,…

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The Paramount Swap Meet 1:22:25

5M ago1:22:25

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Joe Escalante's weekly excursion into the business end of showbiz. This week: did Candace Owens defame Macron's wife by caller her a man? Also, the latest from the box office (superheroes reign supreme). And the latest info from the fallout of the Paramount/Skydance sale. Colbert was bleeding out financially, so I guess it makes sense to can a guy …

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Skydancing on the Graves of Late Night TV 38:21

6M ago38:21

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Joe Escalante's weekly probe into the business end of showbiz. This week: South Park got some legal issues, Jane's Addicition got some legal issues, and Kanye might have some sexual assault issues. Also, Stephen Colbert gets canned for biting the hands that feed him for totally financial reasons. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Best Advice: Give All Your Money Away 59:06

6M ago59:06

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Joe Escalante's weekly dip into the business end of showbix. This week: Joe called it weeks ago!!! Diddy gets off with what, in some states, is a misdemeanor. That's what happens when lawyers reach for charges that they'll have a hard time proving. The solution for Diddy, according to Joe... GIVE ALL YOUR MONEY AWAY. Give it to charities supporting…

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AI Slapped for Feeding Itself w/ Stolen Stuff 39:05

6M ago39:05

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Joe Escalante's weekly look into the business end of showbiz. This week: The latest box office predictions, Joe's perspective on the Iran bombings and Trump's demands for retractions from sources saying anything different than him. Also, Joes recent Disneyland visits, contract breeches, and musicians suing Twitter for copyright infringement, and th…

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The Materialist and Final Word on Harvey Weinstein 37:57

7M ago37:57

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Joe Escalante's weekly expedition into the treacherous business end of showbiz. This week: news from the Box Office... Disney/Pixar's Elio (finally! a new IP, and not another live action knock off!), 28 Years Later is the new prequel to 28 Decades Later, and Joe discusses with fascination with The Materialist. Also, the latest from Celebs Behaving …

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Listen: Impossible 1:20:07

7M ago1:20:07

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Joe Escalante's Weekly spelunk into the business end of showbiz. This week: let's try to steer away from celebs behaving badly... How about some box office news??? Lilo and Stitch is #1... and Joe hasn't seen it... But he did see a few good movies this week: Dogman, The Face of Jesus (which claims that Jesus may have had a nuclear resurrection), an…

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This Week's Pantheon of Alleged Industry Rapists... 1:18:46

7M ago1:18:46

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Joe Escalante's weekly lambasting of the business end of showbiz. This week: after a brief look at the Box Office and the amazing new Pee-Wee Herman documentary on HBO, the show gets overwhelmed by Celebs Behaving Badly... There's a theme this week: Alleged industry rapists (and not one mention of professor emeritus of alleged non-consensual debauc…

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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint 38:22

7M ago38:22

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Joe Escalante's weekly fingering the pulse of the business end of showbiz, live and direct from Boston (hence the audio quality)!!! This week: two Box Offices splashes in what may be the biggest Memorial Day for the theater industry. Thank you Mission Impossible and Lilo & Stitch! You've given Joe hope for the movie theater industry! Also, the late…

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Has Nathan Felder Been Wasting Your Time? 1:14:52

8M ago1:14:52

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Joe Escalante's weekly cannonball into the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest numbers from the box office, and ways to get more people into the theaters. Also, HBO finally realizes that they are actually bigger than Cinemax, Diddy and Harvey Weinstein make their weekly appearance on "Celebs Behaving Badly," and Joe is joined by Rob Wall…

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The Revenge of Chiang Kai-Peck 56:37

8M ago56:37

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Joe Escalante's weekly 2-hour tour into the business end of showbiz. This week: the latest from the Box Office (Thunderbolts* is killing it, Sinners and Minecraft are still pulling in numbers). Also, Jon Voight has a plan to revive Hollywood, after production companies havce begun shipping filmmaking overseas. Joe discusses the latest legal issues …

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Kneecap Gets Kneecapped 1:15:57

8M ago1:15:57

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Joe Escalante's weekly trip into the business end of showbiz. This week... Joe talks about the controversial Kneecap performance at Coachella, and defending the band amid the backlash against the political statement they made on stage during their performance. Also, the latest numbers from the Box Office (Sinners takes the top spot over... Star War…

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Happy Easter! Live from Red Rocks! 37:54

9M ago37:54

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Joe Escalante's weekly journey through the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe is snowed in in Denver after a freak snow storm, but nothing will prevent him from delivering the latest news from Hollywood. Joe was at Coachella last week, and, to Joe's disappointment, it was nothing like the Fyre Festival...Also, The Sinners are #1 at the Box Off…

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4-19-25 Inside Racing 59:44

9M ago59:44

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4-19-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Live from Coachella 2025!!! 37:46

9M ago37:46

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Joe Escalante's weekly dip into the shark infested waters of the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe is live from Coachella (check out the Yo Gabba Gabba tent!)!!! Joe marvels at Weezer's bass player's fortitude after playing Coachella right after his wife had been shot by police in following a hit-and-run incident. Joe also reviews the latest …

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4-12-25 Inside Racing 59:36

9M ago59:36

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4-12-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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4-5-25 Inside Racing 1:00:12

9M ago1:00:12

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Paddington Bear and the Peruvian Marching Powder 1:13:14

9M ago1:13:14

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Joe Escalante's weekly dip into the business end of showbiz. This week: Celebs Behaving Badly, featuring Paul Rodriguez and Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue). Also, the latest numbers from the Box Office: Snow White may not be as woke as conservatives seem to think, but that's not stopping them from tanking the film. SNL's Colin Jost takes aim at Joe's morta…

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3-29-25 Inside Racing 1:00:12

9M ago1:00:12

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3-29-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Snow White and the 47 Ronin 42:48

10M ago42:48

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Joe Escalante's weekly visit with the business end of showbiz. This week: Snow White is too woke... OR IS IT???? Can it be that the anti-woke hype-train ran over a perfectly fine Disney movie, or are people just too tired of the live-actioning of classic animated films? Also, Joe is buying a Disney home, and gives you the details on how you can sec…

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The Hackman Connection 1:12:07

10M ago1:12:07

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: studios are looking to create more immersive experiences focused on their more popular shows and movies. They've done this before with shows like Stranger Things, so expect more of the same. Also, the latest from the box office (Novocaine hits #1), and the legal ripple effec…

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3-15-25 Inside Racing 59:39

10M ago59:39

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3-15-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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3-8-25 Inside Racing 58:44

10M ago58:44

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3-8-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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3-1-25 Inside Racing 59:36

10M ago59:36

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3-1-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Only Joe's Sister Likes Emilia Pérez 38:47

11M ago38:47

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Joe Escalante's weekly graceful swan dive into the business end of showbiz. This week: We're a week away from the Oscars, which can only mean one thing... the SAG Awards!!! Joe ranks the nominees for Best Picture in order of preference. He really didn't like Emilia Perez... speaking of which... Karla Sofía Gascón is not showing up to the SAG Awards…

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2-22-25 Inside Racing 59:48

11M ago59:48

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2-22-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Our Top Ten Movies of 2024 38:30

11M ago38:30

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Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz. This week: in anticipation of the upcoming Academy Awards, Joe and the crew go over their individual favorite movies of 2024. Joe has been ranting and raving about Wild Robot since he saw it, so obviously, that's his pick for #1... Producer Nikki is all about The Substance. Engineer Sa…

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2-15-25 Inside Racing 59:44

11M ago59:44

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2-15-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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2-8-25 Inside Racing 59:38

11M ago59:38

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2-8-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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The Brutalest Oscar Ever 1:16:20

11M ago1:16:20

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Joe Escalante's weekly exploration into the business end of showbiz. This week: The Grammy's are tonight, and Joe hates them. Maybe it has something to do with there being no category for Best Punk Album. Then again, maybe Joe is too punk for your stupid music award show. Fun fact: did you know that there are 94 categories that get Grammy awards...…

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2-1-25 Inside Racing 58:43

11M ago58:43

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2-1-25 Inside Racing See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM)

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Kneecap SNUBBED!!! 40:15

11M ago40:15

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Joe Escalante's weekly spelunk into the business end of showbiz. This week: Joe, Nikki, and Sam talk about the impact of the wildfires on the communities hit hardest, talking about how many people are not planning on returning, and the trauma that comes with rebuilding. On a lighter note, we take a look at the latest box office numbers, and talk ab…