Japanese Peanuts

Joe Escalante's weekly penetration into the business end of showbiz... This week: the latest from the Box Office (Avatar Ash and Fire blew away the competition, earning $24 million). Surprisingly, the new Spongebob movie didn't crack the top 3! Also, the latest from the Netflix/Warner/Paramount saga. Joe discusses the possible impact that this mega-merger can have on the film and movie theater industries. Sony bought a controlling stake in Peanuts... who knew Snoopy was big in Japan??? And, in celebs behaving badly, Corey Feldman makes an appearance, and Joe fights with AI over the tragic death of Rob Reiner...

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Japanese Peanuts is an episode from Barely Legal with Joe Escalante by KEIB-AM (KEIB-AM).

This episode is 40:29 long.

This episode was published on Dec 22, 2025.

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