StageRunner Podcast

The entertainment industry is experiencing its most profound transformation in a century. The systems that built Hollywood—studio control, theatrical distribution, linear television—are collapsing in real time. Meanwhile, new forces are emerging: AI filmmaking tools, creator economies, virtual production, algorithm-driven discovery, and platforms that bypass traditional gatekeepers entirely. The StageRunner Podcast maps this extraordinary moment of change. Hosted by former Disney+ Head of Production Jason Fisher and entertainment strategist Gannon Murphy, the series goes beyond predicting what's next to examining the fundamental forces reshaping how content gets made, distributed, and consumed. Each episode features in-depth conversations with the people actively building the future of entertainment: studio executives navigating streaming's economics, AI pioneers transforming production workflows, digital creators bypassing Hollywood altogether, technologists reimagining what's possible on set, and investors betting on which models will survive. This isn't a show about nostalgia for the old system or breathless hype about the new one. It's an honest examination of an industry in transition—where legacy companies struggle to adapt, where new entrants challenge decades of precedent, and where the very definition of "entertainment" is being rewritten. From soundstages to smartphones, from blockbusters to TikTok, from theatrical releases to vertical video—The StageRunner Podcast helps industry professionals understand not just where entertainment is headed, but how we're getting there and what it means for everyone who makes their living creating content. Distribution, destroyed. Production, paralyzed. Pipeline, broken. Welcome to the era of asymmetry.