Welcome to the weekly bonus episode of Hot off the Wire, where we look back at some of the top headlines from the week in the world of sports and entertainment.Â
As always, be sure to check out our latest episode of Streamed & Screened, a podcast dedicated to movies and television. This week Bruce Miller and I discuss our thoughts on âBarbenheimerâ as we each saw the blockbuster films âBarbieâ and âOppenheimerâ last week.Â
Listen to the latest episode of Streamed & Screened here.Â
This weekâs top headlines include:
- Jason Aldean's âTry That in a Small Townâ rocketed to No. 2 on charts after a music video controversy.
- Hollywood stars joined a SAG-AFTRA rally in Times Square in support of striking actors and writers.
- A jury in London acquitted Kevin Spacey of sexual assault charges.
- Singer-songwriter SinĂ©ad OâConnor died at age 56.
- Two-way star Shohei Ohtani will remain with the Angels through the end of the season.
- And Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff entered the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Those stories and more from The Associated Press. But first, Bruce Miller talks about how âBarbieâ could be in the mix for multiple Oscars during the latest episode of Streamed & Screened.
â Compiled and narrated by Terry Lipshetz from Associated Press reports
About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is a senior producer for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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