Ari Emanuel and Ben Persky Set 'Rushmore' Podcast Season 2
The WME and TKO executive reteams with music manager Ben Persky for a second run of their debate series featuring Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.
By Tessa Okafor · October 13, 2026 · 1 min read
Published by Hollywood Tomorrow
Ari Emanuel is stepping back behind the microphone. The TKO Group chief executive and WME Group executive chairman will return alongside music manager Ben Persky for a second season of their interview series "Rushmore," according to a report from Variety - Digital.
The format centers on the hosts debating cultural pantheons and greatest-of-all-time lists with prominent entertainment figures. The sophomore season features an expanded guest roster that includes comedy heavyweights Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.
Episodes are scheduled for distribution across major audio platforms alongside full-length video releases on YouTube. The show offers an unscripted venue for Emanuel and Persky to engage top-tier creative talent in freeform conversation.
## Agency Access Meets Digital Media
Emanuel, long known as one of the most aggressive dealmakers in representation and live sports entertainment, launched the project with Persky to explore definitive creative legacies through candid peer-to-peer dialogues.
Hollywood Tomorrow notes that executive-hosted formats have become an effective personal branding strategy for agency chiefs, allowing industry leaders to bypass traditional public relations channels while capitalizing on their unparalleled contact lists. The renewal demonstrates how high-level representation power players are continuing to experiment directly with creator-led digital formats.
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