Vicky Osterweil
Author and guest on the consolidation/media segment (Exhappon Here/Extended Universe conversation) discussing media monopolies, Hollywood consolidation, and cultural impacts.
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Mar 7, 2026 • 3h 19min
It Could Happen Here Weekly 222
Gordayin, a Kurdistan-based journalist in Germany, discusses bombings in Iran, regional dynamics, Kurdish forces, and humanitarian fallout. Vicky Osterweil, author and media critic, explores Hollywood consolidation, IP power, and cultural effects. Danielle Cantor, mutual aid organizer with Culture of Solidarity, talks about grassroots aid in Israel/Palestine, leftist organizing, and protective community work.
Mar 5, 2026 • 42min
Paramount, Warner Bros. and How Monopolies Ruin Everything
Vicky Osterweil, writer and activist known for cultural and political critique and author of The Extended Universe, explores how media consolidation shaped Hollywood. She traces vertical integration, blockbusters, deregulation, and financialization. Conversation covers IP control, corporate cultural power, politics around studio buyouts, and why independent and trans filmmaking matter.
