Center Stage

About Center Stage

Center Stage pulls back the curtain on the creative minds shaping film, television, music, and the arts. Join host Mark Gordon as they sit down with award-winning directors, groundbreaking writers, legendary performers, and rising talents for deep-dive conversations that explore the passion, struggles, and triumphs behind their work. From behind-the-scenes stories to creative breakthroughs, each episode brings you closer to the heart of the storytellers who move us. Whether you're a fan of unforgettable films, gripping documentaries, powerful performances, or innovative storytelling, Center Stage is your front-row seat to the art—and the artists—who inspire us all.

Publisher

Mark Gordon

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2018

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Louis Paxton "The Incomer"

   Louis Paxton joined Mark Gordon Center Stage to talk about his latest film, The Incomer. The Sundance Award-winning comedy is a modern folk fairy tale set on a remote Scottish island, where two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling their ancestors' stories, and defending the isle from dreaded Incomers. Their world is upended when an awkward council worker arrives to uproot them from their homeland on the government's orders.

2. 

   23 Jul 2026

   Rubberhead

   Filmmaker Nick Taylor joined me on Center Stage to talk about his latest documentary, RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE AND MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON. The film makes its’ Fantasia world premiere on July 23.

3. 

   4 Mar 2026

   Roc Morin on Meduza and the Collision of War and Storytelling

   On this episode of Center Stage with Mark Gordon, filmmaker and journalist Roc Morin talks about Meduza, a powerful project that explores war, identity, and the strange overlap between performance and reality. Mark Gordon and Roc Morin discuss the origins of the film, the emotional and creative challenges behind it, and what drew Morin to this story in the first place. The result is a compelling conversation about documentary filmmaking, human resilience, and the role of storytelling in times of crisis.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,575,852

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

62

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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