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They’d seen lots of video podcasts being clipped and reposted on social media and thought: Could you make a show that was only clips?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But Blue Owl made an exception for the tech fund and paid out the full 15% in January, hoping to make a show of strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

As to her decision to reflect a diverse range of people on screen, she insists that she would never make a show "that didn't have me in it."

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

And to make a show about grief is hopefully helpful to people who are going through grief in their own lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

I make a show of walking calmly in the other direction, but when the next bell rings, I take off down the hall and up the stairs like I’m on fire.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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