Hot Hollywood

Hot Hollywood takes the celebrity reporting that Us Weekly has been doing for decades and condenses it into a weekly podcast. Hosted by Travis Cronin, the show pulls from the magazine's editorial team to break down the biggest entertainment stories of the week — celebrity breakups, red carpet moments, reality TV drama, and the kind of tabloid-worthy stories that Us Weekly has always excelled at covering. The format is straightforward news-and-commentary, with Travis walking through each story and adding context from Us Weekly's reporting and source network. Episodes run around 30 minutes, keeping things brisk enough that you get caught up on Hollywood gossip without committing to a long listen. The show benefits from Us Weekly's established entertainment journalism infrastructure, which means the stories are generally sourced rather than speculative, giving it a slight edge in credibility over podcasts that rely on social media rumors. The production is solid and consistent, distributed through Art19. With a 4.3-star rating on Apple Podcasts, the show has found a reliable audience among listeners who want their celebrity news in podcast form without the snark or irony that many entertainment shows lean on. Hot Hollywood is not trying to reinvent entertainment journalism — it's delivering a familiar product in a convenient format. For people who used to flip through Us Weekly at the grocery store checkout, this podcast fills that same role, updated for 2026 and available on demand.