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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Casual chat among three hosts, blending personal banter, industry analysis, and "One More Thing" recommendations.
- The Key Players:
- Kirk Hamilton: Games journalist and musician (hosts Strong Songs podcast); announces his live show.
- Maddie Myers: Games writer; shares fresh takes on movies and AI content.
- Jason Schreier: Bloomberg games reporter; leads deep dives into Hollywood and games layoffs.
- Chemistry is sharp and collaborative—witty tangents, mutual support, easy rapport on shared concerns.
- The Vibe: Thoughtful and concerned yet optimistic; mixes industry gloom with fun anecdotes and excitement for indie art.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
The episode dissects the entertainment industry's post-COVID crisis, drawing parallels between Hollywood, TV streaming, and video games amid fierce competition from short-form content and AI.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:04) **Decline of Hollywood and Entertainment Industry**
- 2 (08:02) **2010s Boom to Post-Pandemic Crash**
- 3 (10:14) **Productions Flee LA; Parallels to Games**
- 4 (14:03) **Streaming Stock Surge and Opaque Metrics**
- 5 (18:18) **Competition from TikTok and Short-Form Video**
- 6 (21:39) **Subscription Value and Cross-Licensing**
- 7 (22:45) **Constricted Budgets Amid Content Glut**
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Show Notes
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about what's been going on in the film and television business over the last few years: why Hollywood is in a scary spot, how covid affected it all, the parallels with the video-game industry, and of course, the big old AI question mark.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Rhythm Doctor
Maddy: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jason: Circe (Madeline Miller)
LINKS:
STRONG SONGS LIVE!! Saturday, July 11, at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. Buy tickets here
Gunpoint & Tactical Breach Wizards dev Tom Francis’s advice for running a sustainable indie studio
Maya Hawke talking about Netflix’s lack of transparency on Search Engine
Chris Hayes’s book The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became The World’s Most Endangered Resource
Excerpts from the Rhythm Doctor OST - “All The Times” by fizzd with lyrics by Winston Lee
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