This podcast episode explores the challenges facing ESPN due to cord-cutting and the changing media landscape. The episode also discusses the financial challenges facing AMC Theatres, including its unsustainable debt load, declining demand, and failed pricing strategy. The episode concludes with an analysis of the controversy surrounding Xponential Fitness, a franchisor of boutique fitness chains, after a short report alleged abusive franchising practices and questionable involvement of CEO Anthony Geissler.