Wile E. Coyote
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A highly determined but perpetually unsuccessful Looney Tunes character who uses elaborate Acme products to pursue the Road Runner.
4 episodes featuring Wile E. Coyote
Pablo Torre Finds Out
A shelved cartoon exposes Hollywood’s corporate logic
Eric Bauza’s account of Coyote vs. Acme connects animation’s cultural inheritance to the financial, labor, and technological pressures reshaping Hollywood.
Sep 1, 2026 · 44 min
The Big Picture
Fall movies turn the Oscar race into an open field
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins map the fall release calendar, its box-office bets, and the awards narratives already taking shape.
Sep 1, 2026 · 1h 32m
The Indicator from Planet Money
Hollywood’s debt turns finished films into financial write-offs
The episode shows how mergers, debt, tax strategy and marketing costs can determine a movie’s fate after production is complete.
Aug 27, 2026 · 10 min
Global News Podcast
Russian strike exposes Ukraine’s rescue-time vulnerability
The episode connects a deadly attack in Kryvyi Rih with wider pressures on Ukraine’s defences, global health systems, technology regulation, and public accountability.
Aug 22, 2026 · 32 min