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For this week's episode, we're going back to this week in August of 2002 where we see pop culture markers - and my recollections from the vaults for: The Bangles, Vin Diesel, Britney Spears, Anna Nicole, Jay Roach, Rita...

It's been a month since the last episode, so I'm checking in before next week's show to share some thoughts on loss and also giving thanks for your continued support in this podcast together. xox - Karl G. Let's Keep...

It's the end of September 2002 and Karl has a red carpet press rebellion for the ages and neo-soul pousers get their appropriate read. From the newsroom floor to 22 countries. This is Season 2: 2002 of "Let's Talk About...

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<h3 >Ep. 41: "One Big Tuxedo-Clad Orgasmatron!" — ATS Synopsis</h3> <p>Emmy Sunday, September 22, 2002. The Hollywood Reporter newsroom.</p> <p>One of the reporters privately called awards season "one big tuxedo-clad...

<p>September 13-18, 2002. The Hollywood Reporter newsroom.</p> <p>Looking back, the job and salary negotiations were straight forward and direct: my boss called me in, closed the door, and a plan to fill the Assistant...

<p>September 10-12, 2002. The Hollywood Reporter newsroom.</p> <p>My supervisor's leaving. I turned her job down. Twice. Boss asks my salary and the first two numbers lower than my age. He looks astounded. "Your boss...

<p >Thank you to my listeners in 30 countries, so far. It is a true honor to be a part of your day or evening.</p> <p >This is Episode 38 of Let's Talk About Hollywood : a listener appreciation episode from the newsroom...

<p>It's fall 2002 in Hollywood and everything is shifting at once. A new apartment, a new schedule, a boss who keeps telling me it'll get better and a newsroom that never stops.<br /> <br /> In this episode, I take you...

<p >Labor Day 2002. New apartment. No A/C. 125 degrees inside.</p> <p >Me and Bebbles Stone, unpacking boxes, making daiquiris, trying to start a life. I was an editorial assistant at The Hollywood Reporter. He was...

<p >This week of April 12, 2026, Disney laid off 1000 employees. My LinkedIn filled with 86,000 impressions in my written response to lazy AI slop about "streaming failure." Disney+ is a streaming success. But 1000...

<p >In this week's Ask Karl Anything episode, I answer listener questions about leaving Los Angeles after 29 years, starting over on Florida's Gulf Coast, and whether making this podcast and sharing candid parts of my...

<p>In this episode, I talk about what it's like being an assistant at an multi-million dollar enterprise and how being the best at your work and paying your dues is smart, but losing your identity and your own unique...

<p>In this episode, it's the summer of 2002 and everyone (except my Mom and sister) is pissy and stressed. I'm working 6-day weeks at The Hollywood Reporter, my spouse has just gotten a new job, we've got a new...

<p>In this episode, an update comes in 2002 about one of my closest actor friendships, an actor I'd worked with for nearly two years and shared off-the-set experiences with, that came to a chaotic and argumentative end...