Cosmic Streetcorner
Jeff Gomez and Alan Berkson have been having conversations about entertainment, media and storytelling for a LONG time. Jeff has worked with some of the biggest global entertainment properties. Alan asks good questions. So grab a spot on The Cosmic Streetcorner and join the conversation.
Episodes
14 episodes
13. Counterculture & the Culture Wars
Stranger Things and Top Gun Maverick are cool, but when are we going to get something brand new that blows us away? What’s happened to creativity? Where is the counterculture and what is its relationship to “woke” content and confrontational st...
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12. We Don't Need an Instruction Manual — Navigating MCU & Transmedia Universes
Jeff and Alan talk about the complexity of building out a transmedia universe through the lens of the latest Dr. Strange movie and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bottom line: an instruction manual ought not to be required to navigate a mass med...
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11. Warner Bros. Discovery and legacy baggage, career advice, and the monumental importance of putting things in writing
Building on their streaming discussion, this is amazing: CABLE CHANNELS are now considered LEGACY BAGGAGE….in some ways more than the three networks. We are watching an entire platform, possibly two in cable and network channels, vanish before ...
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10. Innovating Baseball Broadcasts, Cataloging Streaming Services, & Some Career Advice
This week Jeff and Alan discuss streaming services and ask the pointed questions: why is it so hard to find the content you're looking for and why can't we stream EVERYTHING? There is still nothing near a comprehensive streaming curation servic...
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9. Guest Mike Sargent on Breaking New Ground In Entertainment
Jeff and Alan are joined this week by producer, director, and entertainment pioneer Mike Sargent. We talk about the challenges of breaking new ground without role models, and the artist’s journey. Also discussed is how Mike grappled with show b...
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1:10:53
8. Embracing The Narrative Reversal
On this week's episode we answer a listener question, talk about an important concept called Embracing the Narrative Reversal, and dig into the Culture Jamming – multilateral narrative -- through the lens of Arnold Schwarzenegger's plea to the ...
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1:01:49
7. Anatomy of an Evergreen Franchise
Jeff and Alan have mentioned the concept of "evergreen" in terms of franchises and story worlds. Alan reached into his archives and found this fascinating conversation where Jeff reveals—for the first time—why some brands and entertainment prop...
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6. Simon Pulman on Transmedia, Streaming Models & Web3
This week on the show Jeff and I welcome out first guest, Simon Pulman, an entertainment and IP attorney. Simon’s got some rare experience having spent time on the entertainment creation side before starting his practice in law, which gives him...
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5. Netflix, and Viacom, and Metaverses, Oh My!
This week on the show Jeff breaks out a t-shirt (which you can’t see but you can find on social media) and we dig into streaming services, media companies and the metaverse. Also: Why would we tell this story to mi...
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1:01:17
4. Creativity and Adjacent Possible
Jeff and Alan explore a topic near and dear to both of them: creativity. It’s not just about a work of art, writing a book, or creating a cool TikTok video. They discuss how we all get “sand in our trackballs” and need to consider the "Adjacent...
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3. Planning Your Storyworld for the Next 100 Years?
It's a cold day on the Cosmic Streetcorner, at least in the Northeast. Jeff and Alan warm up with some discussion on: Disney's new CEO Bob Chapek announced a striking vision for the 2nd century of Disney — Jeff weighs in on wha...
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1:08:32
2. Fan Participation In Your Storyworld
Jeff and Alan discuss a bit of the creator economy, reinvigorating dusty but at one time successful franchises, and finding ways to embrace fans and fan-generated content in your story world. As with everything Cosmic Streetcorner, it all goes ...
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1. The Cosmic Struggle
Jeff and Alan give an introduction and some framework for what's going on in the world today: the Cosmic Struggle. They also introduce the Collective Journey modality, an emerging model for storytelling. It doesn't replace Hero's Journey. Tune ...
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1:08:28
Trailer: Introducing The Cosmic Streetcorner - The origin story
Jeff Gomez and Alan Berkson talk about what they've been talking about since college -- storytelling! The Cosmic Streetcorner is a place where we can all hang out and explore topics about media, entertainment, trends, and historical context for...
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