The metamaster Jeff Gomez is BACK to talk the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a case study for where transmedia can go off the rails. We talk about how to fix it and where things should head as we look towards the debut of the X-Men. THIS IS A BANGER - MUST LISTEN!! Please follow Jeff at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgomez/ Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hollywood talent is on strike! What are the unions fighting for? How do the unions view AI? And will video games be next?  My +1 is Katie Sikkema, a union contract expert and former Sr Lead Business Representative for SAG-AFTRA, where she worked for 15 yrs. She helped negotate the 2016-2017 interactive media stike and joins me to help explain the situation from the union's point of view. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

INCREDIBLE conversation with Jen Donahoe, a former colleague from Disney Toys who went on to work for Mattel, EA, Scopely, Riot and more. She's an incredibly talented brand and product marketing veteran in both toys and video games. And she's a regular on Deconstructor of Fun. We talk about why Jen HATES Barbie, but loves the movie's marketing, what she's learned about building brands in toys and games, and where she sees marketing going in a post-privacy policy world. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Game industry veteran and 100 Thieves Chief Product Officer Pete Hawley is my +1 to discuss Fortnite Creative Mode, Project X, and his post-mortem of web3. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

My +1 is educator Anthony Carlson who teaches the video games program at Monrovia High School. We talk about what makes his program special and how more high schools can educate the next generation of game makers and provide a path to our industry. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

My +1 this week is Jeff Gomez, CEO of Starlight Runner and the godfather of transmedia storytelling. Jeff talks with me about his long career creating some of the biggest IP story worlds, how the franchise model that bought us Marvel, DC, Star Wars and more went off the rails, how we make sense of the stories we tell ourselves, and where our collective narrative journey will take us next. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

VR/AR/XR/MR OG, former Disney Imagineer and magic maker Mike Goslin joins me to talk the past, present and future of spatial computing, Apple's new Vision Pro headset, the secret R&D connection between Disney and the millitary and more!! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Our debut featuring Alex Kruglov, CEO of pop.in and former Head of Content Acquisition for Hulu where we discuss WTF is going on in the crazy world of media and the game of thrones surrounding it. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.