Decoder: Alamo Drafthouse CEO on the future of movie theaters

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🗓️ 1 December 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On this episode of Decoder, Nilay talks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Shelli stepped into her new role as CEO during the pandemic. In the conversation, Nilay and Shelli discuss the steps she had to take to get her company back on solid ground — including justifying high fixed costs of expensive lightbulbs — and how the government has failed to manage the pandemic effectively for business owners. They also talk about what it will take to safely reopen theaters and what the future looks like, especially in the streaming age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, it's Dan from The Verge Cast.
0:02.2	We've been running episodes of my new show Decoder
0:05.1	on Tuesdays and The Verge Cast Feed.
0:07.1	This is the last week we're gonna do that.
0:08.6	If you've been enjoying Decoder,
0:10.6	and I hope you have, head over to The Decoder Feed
0:13.1	and subscribe.
0:14.1	It's a new show.
0:15.0	I really appreciate your support.
0:16.2	I appreciate all the feedback you've given.
0:18.2	It has been a really fun launch experience.
0:20.4	And we've got some great guests
0:22.0	through the rest of the year and it's next year.
0:23.3	It's really fun who has wanted to be on the show.
0:25.5	So go subscribe to Decoder.
0:27.6	I really appreciate it.
0:28.8	After this week, we're gonna take a little break
0:30.4	from publishing anything on Tuesdays and The Verge Cast
0:32.5	Feed, but chat shows gonna keep going just as crazy as ever.
0:36.1	So we'll see you there on Friday.
0:37.8	All right, here's Decoder, our guest,
0:39.7	Shelley Taylor, the CEO of Alama Draft House.
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