Christina Warren returns to the show to talk about the drama at Disney, tumult at Twitter, and how the hell to score Taylor Swift tickets. Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Backblaze: Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Links: Christina Warren on Twitter, a website that still exists at this writing. Bob Iger returns to Disney as CEO. Yours truly: “Twitter Tumult”. Elon Musk asks engineers for weekly emails with code screenshots. Vice: “Twitter Employees on Visas Can’t Just Quit”. Disney books: Disney War, by James B. Stewart — “The dramatic inside story of the downfall of Michael Eisner—Disney Chairman and CEO—and the scandals that drove America’s best-known entertainment company to civil war.” Walt Disney, by Neal Gabler — “The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history.” Speaking of James B. Stewart, his recent epic story on AT&T’s Time Warner acquisition for The New York Times: “Was This $100 Billion Deal the Worst Merger Ever?”. Puck — excellent new subscription Hollywood/media/Silicon Valley news site. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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