{
  "id": 3296554,
  "title": "New York Times Awards Columnist Kyle Buchanan Exits After 8 Years to Launch Podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-york-times-awards-columnist-kyle-buchanan-exits-after-8-years-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:51:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/new-york-times-kyle-buchanan-exits-launch-podcast/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times says goodbye to columnist Kyle Buchanan after eight years, as he launches a new twice-weekly Hollywood podcast. \"The Kyle Buchanan Show\" will premiere in mid-October, with \"The Panel\" on Tuesdays featuring rotating guests discussing Hollywood news, and \"The Profile\" episodes on Fridays offering one-on-one interviews with major stars. Acast will manage advertising and distribution for the podcast, which will be accessible in audio and video on Apple Podcasts and other platforms. Buchanan, who began his tenure at the Times in 2018 after working at New York Magazine’s Vulture, left the newspaper on Friday. Over his eight-year tenure, he covered Hollywood, awards season, and interviewed celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, and Daniel Day-Lewis. He also authored \"Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,\" a 2022 oral history based on over 130 interviews about George Miller’s Oscar-winning film.",
  "summary": "“The Kyle Buchanan Show” will feature Hollywood roundtables and celebrity interviews twice weekly beginning in October The post New York Times Awards Columnist Kyle Buchanan Exits After 8 Years to Launch Podcast appeared first on TheWrap .",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "New York Times Awards Columnist Kyle Buchanan Exits Paper to Launch Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/new-york-times-awards-columnist-kyle-buchanan-exits-paper-to-launch",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Kyle Buchanan Exits The New York Times, Set to Launch Video Podcast With Acast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/kyle-buchanan-exits-the-new-york-times-set-to-launch-video-podcast",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:16:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}