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Matt is joined by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the writer-director duo behind ‘The Studio,’ to discuss how the show came together, what the show gets right and wrong about Hollywood, which characters are based on real people, and why the show presented a different challenge than anything they had ever worked on before (02:44). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Lilo & Stitch’ (26:20).



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Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg



Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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