Skydance-Paramount Merger, Ghislaine Pardon Talk, and South Park Skewers Trump
July 29, 2025
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Episode 638 · July 29, 2025
Skydance-Paramount Merger, Ghislaine Pardon Talk, and South Park Skewers Trump
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Skydance-Paramount Merger, Ghislaine Pardon Talk, and South Park Skewers Trump
Summary
Kara and Scott discuss the Skydance-Paramount merger getting the green light from the FCC, and South Park's timely takedown of Trump and Paramount. Then, with the tariff deadline looming, the EU strikes a trade deal with Trump. Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell talks to the DOJ, Gwyneth Paltrow becomes the "temporary" spokesperson for Astronomer in the wake of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal, and Tony Robbins sues over AI chatbots.
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