On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Michael Schneider details his reporting and the incredible access he received <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/features/hacks-final-season-jean-smart-heart-surgery-lesbian-episode-1236706725/">to cover the fifth and final season of HBO Max’s beloved comedy “Hacks.”</a> And Cindy Lin, executive director of UCLA’s Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports, discusses the big developments in entertainment law as <a href="https://On%20today%E2%80%99s%20episode,%20in%20our%20Cover%20Story%20segment,%20Variety%E2%80%99s%20Michael%20Schneider%20details%20his%20reporting%20and%20the%20incredible%20access%20he%20received%20to%20cover%20the%20fifth%20and%20final%20season%20of%20HBO%20Max%E2%80%99s%20beloved%20comedy%20%E2%80%9CHacks.%E2%80%9D%20And%20Cindy%20Lin,%20executive%20director%20of%20UCLA%E2%80%99s%20Ziffren%20Institute%20for%20Media,%20Entertainment,%20Technology%20and%20Sports,%20discusses%20the%20big%20developments%20in%20entertainment%20law%20as%20Variety%20unveils%20our%20annual%20Power%20of%20Law%20issue%20including%20this%20year%E2%80%99s%20Legal%20Impact%20Report%20honorees.">Variety unveils our annual Power of Law issue including this year’s Legal Impact Report </a>honorees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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On today’s episode, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Michael Schneider details his reporting and the incredible access he received to cover the fifth and final season of HBO Max’s beloved comedy “Hacks.” And Cindy Lin, executive director of UCLA’s Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports, discusses the big developments in entertainment law as Variety unveils our annual Power of Law issue including this year’s Legal Impact Report honorees.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Inside Scoop on the Farewell Season of ‘Hacks’; Power of Law: Ziffren Institute Chief Cindy Lin on Cutting-Edge Issues for Entertainment Law

The Inside Scoop on the Farewell Season of ‘Hacks’; Power of Law: Ziffren Institute Chief Cindy Lin on Cutting-Edge Issues for Entertainment Law

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