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Lauren LaRosa
This is an I heart podcast. Guaranteed human. Yes, it's me again. We prepped. It's the time for empowerment. And I've got a message for you. Guess who. Guess who. Guess who's back. You gotta think about sexual health no matter what, when, when, or with who. Yeah, yeah. To all you lovers out there, ain't no judgment. This is your cue. Guess who, Guess who's back. It's time to talk about pre special prophylaxis, a part of HIV prevention. Talk to a healthcare provider and visit carefortheculture. To learn more.
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Coca-Cola Announcer
What a matchup we got, y'.
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Sophie Cunningham
All.
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Coca-Cola Announcer
This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance, echo drum beat, everybody showing that school pride game like this. Yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there. Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it. Passionate fans, school colors everywhere. And in ice cold Coca Cola, that's a winning combo. No matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep that HBCU pride going.
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Lauren LaRosa
You all know this time of year is my reset season. New energy, new plans, new ways to grow my brand. And if you're trying to start 2026 ahead of the game, like really ahead, now is the time to get moving. For me, Shopify has been a platform that keeps my whole merch business tight. As a creator, as a businesswoman, I need my tools to work hard. And Shopify is like having a chief of staff, a personal assistant, and a co founder all in one. And look, I always tell other women building their own brands, especially small, independent black creators, don't overcomplicate it. Shopify takes the guesswork out of everything. So let's be real. It's time to stop thinking and start doing. And there is no better way to do that than Shopify. Use our link shopify.com b e n now to start getting serious about building your future.
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DJ Envy
Hey, what up, y'?
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Lauren LaRosa
All?
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DJ Envy
It's DJ envy. And the holidays are here. The time of year that's all about connecting with loved ones in person or over the phone. In fact, hearing someone's voice can evoke a similar emotional response as a hug. And while most of us can hop on a video chat to really bring that connection to life, using tech isn't easy for everyone, especially some of the older folk in our lives at and T has been doing something special here to help. They offer digital literacy workshops that help older adults learn how to use technology to do things most of us take for granted, like video conferencing and sharing photos. Take Nancy Shand. She joined one of AT&T's workshops to learn how to video chat. For the first time this holiday season, Nancy won't just be hearing about family gatherings, she'll be a part of them, sharing stories, opening presents, and making memories all through a screen. Nobody should have to go through the holiday season alone, so be sure to connect and stay connected to your loved ones this holiday season.
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Sophie Cunningham
Connecting changes everything. AT&T. This is Sophie Cunningham from Show Me Something. Do you know the symptoms of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, or osa, in adults with obesity? They may be happening to you without you knowing. If anyone has ever said you snore loudly, or if you spend your days fighting off excessive tiredness, irritability, and concentration issues, it may be due to osa. OSA is a serious condition where your airway partially or completely collapses during sleep, which may cause breathing interruptions and oxygen deprivation. Learn more at don'tsleep on OSA.com this information is provided by Lily, a medicine company.
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Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody.
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DJ Envy
Exclusive.
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Lauren LaRosa
No, she don't lie about that.
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Sophie Cunningham
Right? Lauren came in hot.
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Lauren LaRosa
Hey, y', all, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is the latest with Lauren the Rosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. Now, today we are going to get into a conversation about tv. About television, or what is left of television. Because as we all know, the way that we consume television is completely different today in 2025. Now raise your hand out there. And of course, I can't see you. So that means you need to hit the like button. Comment below. Yell at me on social media at Lauren LaRosa L O R E N everywhere. How do you guys consume what would have been cable television content today? Because, I mean, if I'm thinking about myself, I haven't had, like, actual cable tv. Wow. When was the last time I had cable tv? I think I can't even remember. It might have been right before the pandemic. And even then I think, yeah, that was a streaming ish version of it. That's so crazy. I don't remember the last time I've paid. Like a Xfinity or wherever you are, whatever you know, city or state, you live in an actual cable provider to provide, like TV that you turn on that isn't attached to WI Fi. So yeah, y' all let me know. Getting right on into the latest. Here's what's going down. So as I was driving in to the podcast, I began to see this story. I got a notification from the Hollywood Reporter and, you know, some of the other trades. Trades are the media outlets that announce like the shows and new businesses and new deals and things like that. That's what the trades are called. Shout out to Dame Dash. The title of this article is Oscars Bolts from ABC to YouTube. Starting in 2029, the world's highest profile and most watched award show, which has aired on ABC since 1976, will be moving to streaming only platform. Will be moving to a streaming only platform as a part of. As a part of a deal that also includes red carpet coverage, the Oscar nominations announcement, the governor awards and more. So not even just the Oscar awards show, but everything that leads up to the awards. So the governor Awards, the red carpet, which is again, I'm sitting here like they. I know that they traditionally air a lot of the award shows on these like, you know, very cable network ish channels, the ABCs, the NBCs, which all do have their own, you know, streaming ends as well for the most part. Or they team up with a streamer. Like, I know like NBC does stuff with Peacock. Shout out to NBC New York for who we did a lot of our Diddy coverage with. And a lot of our coverage that we did there is on Peacock as well. But I was surprised to read this because I'm like, why wasn't there already a deal? I know when I watch all red carpets and all, you know, Grammys or whatever award shows just to cover it in news. I'm watching it via YouTube television. I have the subscription there. But when I even before I had that subscription to be able to see things live, like, actually like I'm paying for it, to know I'll get it. I always knew that I could watch the Red Carpets live because they stream live not even just on YouTube, but like, I know a lot of platforms now go live on Twitter and have it set up literally on your Twitter feed or your X feed where you could just watch the Red carpets from there. And it's a whole news broadcast. So I don't know, I think the deals are. Are finally catching up with times or something. But this report says in the news that will send shock waves across the entertainment industry. The Oscar Ceremony, which has aired on ABC since 1976, will be moving to YouTube starting in 2029 so they have some time and will be broadcast by the streamer through at least 2033. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today, which is Wednesday, December 17, the Disney owned Alphabet Network will continue to. When y' all hear Alphabet Boys, you either think about the IRS or the community you don't want to mess with. That's why I start laughing. We'll continue to air the Oscars, which has long been the world's most watched awards awards telecast through the 100th edition of the awards show in 2028. After that, the ceremony will be available live and for free to cover to over 2 billion people around the world on YouTube and YouTube TV subscribers in the United States. Shout out to me, YouTube TV subscriber. I signed up a long time ago. As part of the newly inked deal, YouTube will broadcast not only the Oscars ceremony itself, which generated over $150 million in revenue, y', all this fiscal year, which ended in June, ended June 30th. And they'll also be broadcast a lot of other related content like what we talked about, the red carpet, the governor awards. Yeah, this is a big deal. I mean, it's a big deal, but it's like a duh thing. And I do know that there were like small things happening again, like I said, because you could watch all the like if not majority of the award shows at this point in the carpets, prior to and in certain things via social media platforms live. So I know that a lot of these award shows, they had to because it's literally like get, get with it or get lost. Like if you are not streaming something somewhere digitally at this point, you're burnt out. Like we are miles ahead of you. But to see the official deal go out this way, especially with the Oscars being such a big like in, in long coveted show number one. I think it shows, if I'm being completely honest, it shows that Hollywood is a little bit more reluctant to give in, I think to where things are going. And I think a lot of that is because of the studios. Now granted, the Oscars isn't like a major, you know, studio production. You know, studios typically lean more into things like, like big box office style films and you know, things of that nature. But I was reading about the deal that they were doing or trying to do and it's very competitive. They're, you know, direct op. The opposition is Paramount because Paramount also wants in on ownership of the entire Warner Brothers. One of the articles that I read across one of the trades, it was just talking about how a lot of the studio owners are, like, they're nervous and are saying that, you know, a Netflix or a Paramount, you know, streaming servicer picking up, you know, a big entity like Warner Brothers, it almost kills the studios because you don't need the big Hollywood studios to do a lot of what we're seeing on these streaming platforms. Like, I do think that there is, you know, in a perfect world, there's always a way that you can make business work, right? Because if it's not broke, you're not gonna fix it. So, like, if you can take, you know, the same initiative, power, infrastructure that a Hollywood studio has and lend it to a streaming platform, which a lot of them do, like, they. There are movies that goes straight to streaming. I know Tyler Perry does it. I know Amazon does. Like, there's a lot of different, you know, platforms that. Or Tyler Perry does. It would be a lot with bet, plus he's also done it with Netflix. Netflix has done it with other studios and toys, Amazon Prime. But for them to own such a big catalog of content in that way and be able to kind of almost like throw their weight around even bigger than they already. I mean, they're Netflix, so it's. It's already possible. But for them to do it even bigger and not need all of the other studios in Hollywood, I mean, that's a win, win. But I think other people are looking at it like this changes the industry so much because with one big conglomerate like a Netflix controlling all of that, you don't need as much. You don't need as many people, because Netflix internally is able to build out their own production as well, too, which is where a lot of the studios come in with bringing in the different production companies that they work with under their studios and the licensing deals and, you know, things are just shifting in. And I think what a lot of this is going to mean is that the antiquated way, right? Because think about the Oscars. The Oscars has been around since 1976. The Oscars is so highly, like, coveted and prestigious. And, like, everybody wants these awards. Everybody turns on cable television to watch it. And, you know, regardless of how you're watching ABC at the time you're watching the Oscars, it's just one of those, like, things that you do. I think that it shows that as regal and regarded as old Hollywood wants to remain, it is like, although we've come to the end of the Road, like, they can't fight what's happening. I mean, they're already behind in trying to do things any other way than what we saw announced today. But when I saw the announcement today, I'm like, this took forever. Like, why now? Like, this is something that should have been happened. But I do know that there, you know, there's a sense of if it's not broke, don't fix it. And I do think that there's a sense of. It's almost like if you're a clothing designer and you've been sewing by hand and doing, you know, cut and sew, which is like a very, like, you know, higher quality, intimate process, you don't ever want to lean into fast fashion, which is, you know, where things are, like, produced very fast. The fabrics may not be as high quality, but you try and do your best to make it good, right? You want to remain like the person who was like, taking the time. But then you have all these companies coming in like a fashion nova, a sheen, a teemu, all these Instagram brands who are running circles around you because of the mass that they're able to produce and put out. You got to keep up. I think what we're about to see now is old school Hollywood and just old school everything. Old school regimes and entertainment. They've already. And I think especially since the pandemic with people cutting budgets and creators realizing how much you could do with less, the overdrive of how we produce content for the masses, whether it's audio or visual, there's no turning back after this year. Like, it's. You can't. You can't even fake the funk anymore. But either way, it's good for us, right? It's good to see things moving, changing, presenting more opportunities. You know, Oscar so white was some years ago now, and they've been working ever since to do better. So there's more of that as well. Cause, you know, black people be on the Internet. We there. So yesterday it was announced that the Breakfast Club is heading on over to Netflix. And then YouTube decided they wanted to pull up on the Oscars and bring the Oscars back home too. Like a cheapo. Let's talk about what this means for content creation, for storytelling. Shoot for me. Let's talk about it. Congratulations to the Breakfast Club. We talked about this today on the show. The Breakfast Club, along with Bobby Bones presents the Bobby Cast. My favorite murder, which is a hit crime, a hit original true crime show. Derek, Chelsea, which is a big podcast that Chelsea Handler has. Joe and Jada which is y' all know fat. If you don't know Fat Joe and Jadakiss have a show where they sit down and discuss all things music, hip hop culture. This is important, which is a comedy podcast featuring the workaholics Adam Devine and Anders Home and Blake Anderson, the psychology of your 20s. It's also another show that you guys will see in this partnership on Netflix. Behind the bastards. Stuff they don't want you to know, which is a curiosity podcast with Matt Frederick, Ben Bolin and Noel Brown. Stuff you missed in history class. Another curiosity podcast with Holy Freight and Tracy Wilson. Stuff to blow your mind 3. And out with John Middlekoff. Buried bones, A history and true. Let me tell you how when I got into podcasting, I learned quickly that True crime podcast, tear it up. Okay, take me through there. Take me through there. Where we going to? And eat it up. Eat it up. True crime podcast. Okay. The genre kills it on the podcast side. But yeah, so there's a lot of true crime on this list. New Roy and Mao are also on the list. So, yes, y', all, let me tell y', all, the new regime is here. Like, it is literally here. Because all of these, all of these things that I talked about today from the podcast, you'll still hear them wherever you originally begin to hear them. So Breakfast Club still on the radio every morning, but with Netflix coming in as a partner, it just. I mean, you're taking things to new heights. Like, it's no turning back at this point. Like, if you were ever to deny where streaming was and how it was happening, how you were going to integrate it. And a lot of those, like household shows and vehicles, don't even think about it. Just do it. That's. That's the answer. So I googled this because I'm like, I know for a fact when I watch the Oscars, I don't. I don't have cable, so I know I watched it via streaming. So I wanted to understand what their partnership prior to this big announcement of them coming to YouTube fully in 2029 will look like. So, according to online research, the Oscars have historically been on broadcast television, traditional broadcast television, abc, like we mentioned. But they began partnering with streaming platforms in a limited capacity. So they did something with Hulu. As a part of a larger Disney ABC corporate structure. The ceremony was available to stream on Hulu in the US in recent years, though some live stream viewers experienced technical difficulties. They also had some international partners that they partner with as well. The YouTube CEO Neil Mohan said in a statement to deadline. Who is the. The. The. The trade that broke the news? Partnering with the Academy to bring the celebration of art and entertainment to viewers all over the world or inspire a new generation of creativity. I told y', all, the new generation of content creator, of show, producer, of what a studio looks like is here. You cannot get around it. This is the best time if you are of the new generation of content creator or even if you don't create content, if you. I mean, like, if you're not the subject of the content or like the actual person coming up with the idea, but maybe you just work on a team that executes it or whatever, and you are young and you understand the streaming and the Internet and you're able to. I feel like with our generation, because we've been on, we're really Internet babies, and I'm in that, like, middle point where I kind of remember when, like, Internet was, like, there, but, like, it wasn't what it was now. So, like, we had, like. I remember when you had to go and, like, print out your directions to get somewhere. So, like, you didn't have GPS for real. You. You could go on maps.com and enter the address and it would tell you how to get there, but it wasn't updating you in real time on your phone or your tablet or whatever. I also remember there only being like a black planet and then a MySpace and then Facebook came and then Instagram came. I remember you could only post, like. I remember you couldn't post video on Instagram at all. And then you could post like, small. Like, I think it was like 10 or 15 second videos. So we got to see the evolution of a lot of the Internet. So it's kind of easy to predict. I don't know about y', all, but for me, when I see things like this, it makes me excited because I'm looking at this. Like, it's so easy to predict where things are going and it's so easy to position yourself in a way where your business can grow and you can learn, you know, from the mistakes and the winds of other people around you as things grow, because you're able to keep in mind where things are headed. Because we've seen this before. Like, we've seen this evolution. Some people just late to throwing in the full towel. The YouTube CEO continues to say that this will inspire that new generation of creativity and film lovers while staying true to the Oscar story legacy. Well, thank you guys so much for joining me today to talk about all things, like, new and y'. All Better get what it. Get lost or get out the way. Okay. I am excited. I think 2026, with everything that we're seeing in the news, is going bring room for new opportunity, for new things to look forward to. But also too, I think, like, I really just. And. And this has been for some years now where I think especially with, like, once the writer strike hit creators and content and storytelling has been in a very different place. I think people, you know, sadly have had to figure out how to do a lot with a little bit, which is never good when you're talking about art because, you know, like, when budgets get tight, people lose jobs. People are not able to do things that, you know, for some creators, like, it's create or die. Like, it's literally what you've lived your life to do, and your fallback plan isn't something that you want to ever have to fall back on. So when things get tight, people shut down production, shut down studios, people lose jobs. It's never a good thing. But I think, you know, as we are seeing things like these, these partnerships happen, although traditionally in the digital space, teams are really smaller. I think it just, you know, if I'm looking at the silver lining in all of this and the big lean towards, you know, all of the big prestigious regimes fully leaning and throwing themselves into the digital space and the streaming space, I think what it will do is it will create a lane where, you know, with us being able to just turn on our phone, record and press, upload and have a platform, it'll create opportunity in a lane where if you do that and you do it, you know, with quality, you do it consistently. There's really, really, really big opportunity in. I keep using the word opportunity, but there's really big. There's really big room for growth and partnership there. And it's for anybody. Like, I, like I'm feeling again, like the optimistic feeling that I had way before I started doing anything in entertainment. But I would literally just turn on some of my favorite shows or see my favorite it girls on the Internet doing things and trying to figure out how did they do this? Like, how are they living their lives just being themselves and telling stories that they love to tell and, you know, everything in all peaches and creams. Peaches and cream. A lot of this is highlight reels. But, you know, to be able to be a creator or to work with creators, to be able to tell story is not something that anybody should take lightly. And I think whenever we see shifts in the industry, there's two things you can do. You can fight it or you can figure out your positioning, your foundation, build it and let them come. And I'm excited to see what is built in this new reign in this new era of streaming partnership for everybody all over the world. And who rises in the criminal crop will rise and who rises in it. And I'm excited to be amongst the people in it. So congratulations to the Breakfast Club, heading on over to Netflix, and I guess we'll be seeing, you know, y' all at the Oscars on YouTube too. That was a little cheap, little plug. Oscars, invite your girl. I'm Lauren LaRosa. This is the latest with Lauren LaRosa, my lowriders. You guys could be anywhere with anybody. I be talking about all of these things, but you choose to be right here with me. I will catch you in my next episode.
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DJ Envy
Hey, what up, y'?
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Lauren LaRosa
All?
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DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy. And the holidays are here. The time of year that's all about connecting with loved ones in person or over the phone. In fact, hearing someone's voice can emote a similar emotional response as a hug. And while most of us can hop on a video chat to really bring that connection to life, using tech isn't easy for everyone, especially some of the older folk in our lives. AT&T has been doing something special here to help. They offer digital literacy workshops that help older adults learn how to use technology to do things most of us take for granted, like video conferencing and sharing photos. Take Nancy Shand. She joined one of AT&T's workshops to learn how to video chat for the first time. This holiday season, Nancy won't just be hearing about family gatherings. She'll be a part of them, sharing stories, opening presents, and making memories all through a screen. Nobody should have to go through the holiday season alone. So be sure to connect and stay connected to your loved ones this holiday season.
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Sophie Cunningham
Connecting changes everything. AT&T. This is Sophie Cunningham from Show Me Something. Do you know the symptoms of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA in adults with obesity? They may be happening to you without you knowing if anyone has ever said you snored loudly, or if you spend your days fighting off excessive tiredness, irritability and concentration issues, it may be due to osa. OSA is a serious condition where your airway partially or completely collapses during sleep, which may cause breathing interruptions and oxygen deprivation. Learn more at don'tsleep on OSA.com this information is provided by Lilly, a medicine company at CVS it matters that we're not just in your community, but that.
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Lauren LaRosa
We'Re part of it.
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Sophie Cunningham
It matters that we're here for you when you need us, day or night, and we want everyone to feel welcomed and rewarded. It matters that CVS is here to fill your prescriptions and here to fill your craving for a tasty and yeah, healthy snack. At cvs, we're proud to serve your community because we believe where you get your medicine and matters. So Visit us@cvs.com or just come by our store. We can't wait to meet you. Store hours vary by location. I use Shipt same day delivery to stay connected with my sister during the holidays. She lives across the country. Shipt has tons of stores to order from. Groceries from Albertsons, crafts from Michaels, even pet supplies from petsmart. The list goes on. So when we have long distance moving items, I turned to Shipt to get face masks, snacks and everything else we need delivered to her and to me same day. Download the app or visit shipt.com that's s h ipt.com if a Lenovo computer for your business is on your holiday list, don't shop around, just go directly to the source. Lenovo.com it's your last chance to get.
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Coca-Cola Announcer
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Sophie Cunningham
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Lauren LaRosa
This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.