Talk of The Town

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Phil Ranta, who has had a storied career working in the creator and influencer space, with working at Fullscreen, being COO of Studio71 and We Are Verified, working at Mobcrush, Facebook, Nobody Studios and Fixated. Throughout the episode, Phil and Tristin talk...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jill Dowless, who has had a storied career working at CNN, Disney, and recently Amazon MGM + Freevee. Throughout the episode, Jill talks about how she got her start in the industry, her experience working at CNN under Ted Turner and Jeff Zucker, building and lea...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Chris Defendis, the president of Xtreme One. Throughout the episode, Chris talked about getting his start at HBO in the early 2000s, climbing the ranks to become Vice President, Network Distribution, then moving to the squared circle at WWE, and becoming the pre...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Sarah Romanko, from Romanko Venture Group. Throughout the episode, Sarah talked about her experience at UT Dallas, how she broke into VC, working at places like Able, Sputnik ATX, Boss Me In, how Gen-Z is changing VC and how to empower diversity, and more. Sarah...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Henry Burreson, founder of Creator Consult, CreatorOS and Soundwave. Henry is also the host of the Third Party Podcast and worked at AFK in partnerships. We talk about influencers, podcasts, the business of creators & more. Henry: https://www.linkedin.com/in...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Brandon Maier, the founder + LvLUp Ventures. We talk about how LvLUp is building the future VC fund ecosystem, advice and his experience with early stage startups + more Brandon Maier: http://linkedin.com/in/brandontmaier/ LvLUp Ventures: https://www.lvlup.vc/ E...

Talk of The Town is a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Dave Scott, the founder + CEO of Evil Genius Games. We talk about the pop culture space, social media, startups and much more! Dave Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davescott00 Evil Genuis Games: http://evilgeniusgames.com/ Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencast...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jessica Van Meir, founder of MintStars, to talk about the platform and it's mission of empowering creators, the culture of sex-positivity, and much more. MintStars: https://www.mintstars.com/ Mintstars on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mintstarsreal...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Ashwath Narayanan from Social Currant, to talk about the blending of influencers and purpose driven organizations, awareness and impact through content, and more. Social Currant: https://socialcurrant.co Ashwath: https://linkedin.com/in/ashwathnarayana...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Michael Ivkov of Pillar.io, to talk about the creator economy, link-in-bios, influencers & more Pillar: https://pillar.io Pillar on X: https://x.com/pillarcreators Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin sits down with Jonathan Chang, XIR at Brex + the founder of GenZscouts and DayDream VC, to talk the VC ecosystem, how to brand a VC, startups, the future of crowdfunding, and more! Episode Sponsors: Zencastr - Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform....

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Embracer Group's massive shakeup, The CW makes its' final slate, Marvel's copyright battle & more! Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Disney's $1.5 billion dollar content cut, Chris Licht's end at CNN, new moves at The CW and more! Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasti...

This is Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Ballen Studios launches creator agency, Cameo & SAG announce partnership, Comcast's $20 TV service, & more Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-on...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Disney fighting back against Florida, SGA-AFTRA issuing a strike warning, The CW's new era, and more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting p...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about how The CW strikes again, Elon stepping down from Twitter, Disney set to buy Hulu, and more Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platform. Z...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about the Writers Guild strike, Amazon launching a film and TV distribution business, The CW, and more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podcasting platf...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Disney possibly selling Hulu for Marvel rights, Arrowverse creator sounds off on DC, new era at YouTube & more Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about YouTube adding a multi-language dubbing feature for creators, Warner Bros. Discovery entering a new era in 2023 with new films and series, the CEO of Vice stepping down, and more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Kroenke Sports & Entertainment shutting down its' esports franchises and the greater esports bubble, DAZN hiring new executives, Spotify's podcast department in chaos and more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamp...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about Susan Wojcicki stepping down as CEO of YouTube, Hasbro selling off the TV and film giant eOne, the shakeup at AMC Networks, and more Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the u...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about PMC buying Vox Media, AMC and its' new Stubline seating model, Hulu bringing back a Marvel series, and more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps: Episode Sponsor - Zencastr: Zencastr is the ultimate all-in-one podca...

Welcome to Talk of The Town - a podcast that talks all things media, creators, business, and more! In this episode, our host Tristin discusses about HBO Max and Discovery+ no longer merging, The CW getting new marketing and unscripted executives, and the seismic shifts at Disney as Bob Iger reorganizes Disney and so much more. Looking for a specific section of the episode? Here are some timestamps...