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.
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 the disappointing start for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” the return of “What We Do in the Shadows” and the sleeper hit “Sound of Freedom.”
Listen to the latest episode of Streamed & Screened here.
This week’s top headlines include:
- Hollywood actors vote to strike and join writers on picket lines.
- Emmy Nominations were announced with HBO’s “Succession,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” leading the way.
- An autopsy report revealed the cause of death for Lisa Marie Presley.
- And it was a big week of baseball with the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.
— 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.
Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.
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