It's hard to make predictions about a new year just as it starts, but you're probably

safe saying that 2023 will be bad for Hollywood.

All of these companies have either announced layoffs or have said that they are planning

hiring freezes or cost cutting in the new year.

And that's a recession in my mind.

How a Hollywood recession might change what we watch for years to come.

This week on Into It, Vultures Pop Culture Podcast.

Hey, this is Sean Elling, regular host of Vox Conversations.

But I'm here today to introduce an episode hosted by my dear friend and colleague, Zach

Beecham, who you may know as co-host of Vox's worldly podcast.

For this week's episode of Vox Conversations, Zach talks with author and US editor of

The New Statesman, Emily Tamkin.

They talk about the life and legacy of George Soros and how a Hungarian-born billionaire

philanthropist became a transatlantic bogeyman.

Here is Zach.

There are few names in politics that conjure up as strong feelings as George Soros.

For some people, he is an omnipresent bogeyman manipulating everything behind the scenes

in order to bring in immigrants or undermine certain governments.

For other people, he's sponsored cultural life around the world.

He's a prescient philanthropist who has ushered in democracy in a variety of different countries.

And for still other people, he is an example of what's gone wrong with capitalism.

He is a person who, quote, unquote, broke the bank of England and helped cause the Asian

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