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Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: The Odyssey Breaks Nolan Records, World Cup Halftime Show, and Netflix Pulls Back on Transparency 20.07.2026 10:22 ↓

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley to break down a big weekend at the box office and beyond. Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opens to $124.5 million domestically and $264 million worldwide — the biggest opening of Nolan's career, surpassing The Dark Knight Rises — with 70mm IMAX screenings alone accounting for $52 million. The two then turn to the FIFA World Cup final halftime...

Hotline Feature – Chef Paul Smith: Scrambled Egg Secrets, Waffle House Tricks, and Capital Market Cooking Class 20.07.2026 11:15 ↓

Chef Jeff Paul Smith joins Dave Weekley by phone from the South Hills neighborhood to talk food, starting with a recap of his monthly cooking class at the Capital Market — this month featuring peach and apple onion crusted pork tenderloin and apple cookies for a crowd that braved the summer heat. The conversation zeroes in on scrambled eggs after listener response from a previous segment, with Smi...

07/16/2026 Hotline Feature – Germain Lussier: The Odyssey Review, IMAX Experience, and What Nolan Does Next 16.07.2026 7:51 ↓

Germain Lussier of Gizmodo joins Dave Weekley fresh off publishing his review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, calling it a sweeping, massively cinematic achievement that plays unevenly at times — the result of Nolan compressing one of history's most expansive stories into a single film — but lands with a deeply satisfying ending. Lussier discusses the unique experience of seeing the film in 70...

07/02/26 Hotline Feature – Germain Lussier: Siren Head, Hollywood's YouTube Horror Trend, and The Odyssey Arrives 07.07.2026 10:25 ↓

Germain Lussier of Gizmodo joins Dave Weekley and Ryan Nicholson ahead of the Fourth of July weekend to cover a packed entertainment slate. Following the massive opening of The Backrooms, Lussier breaks down Hollywood's accelerating rush to acquire viral internet horror properties — including Warner Brothers' eight-figure purchase of Siren Head and Steven Spielberg's Amblin acquiring The Mandela C...

07/06/26 Hotline Feature – Kristyn Burtt: Swift-Kelce Wedding Buzz, Minions Underperforms, and AI Star Tilly Norwood 07.07.2026 9:36 ↓

Entertainment reporter Kristyn Burtt joins Dave Weekley to break down a busy holiday weekend in Hollywood. The two open with the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding, with Burtt confirming the likelihood of a significant prenup and noting the West Coast chatter focused squarely on who made the guest list. Burtt reviews the underperforming opening of Minions and Monsters, which fell short of Unive...