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Breaking Down the First Episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ and Inside the Launch of Disney+

Plus: We break down what may be the most controversial episode of ‘Survivor’ in the show’s history

By Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald, and Riley McAtee
Disney

The Mandalorian premiered this week, and although we have a lot of mixed feelings about the pilot, we’re willing to hang on (1:38). Then Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw takes us inside the launch of Disney+ (28:52) and tells us why we shouldn’t be calling this the “streaming wars” (58:28). Plus: We break down what may be the most controversial episode of Survivor in the history of the show (1:10:56).

Host: Chris Ryan
Guests: Andy Greenwald, Lucas Shaw, and Riley McAtee

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