State of The Industry

About State of The Industry

The landscape of film and television is ever changing and experts in the field give their thoughts on the current state of the industry, its storied history and where its headed.

Publisher

Free Thinkers Anonymous

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jun 2024

Latest episode

25 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Mar 2026

   Interview with Animation Director Jon Densk

   Sit -down with animator Jon Densk about his storied career, about starting up his own studio and the crowdfunding effort that went into his first short film. (00:00) Intro(00:09) Introductions(04:33) First Industry Job(06:21) Smash Bros(10:25) Education(12:29) Film Projects(16:16) Pixar(20:08) Kickstarter(26:23) Axoloodyssey Trailer

2. 

   25 Feb 2026

   Axolodyssey Interview

   This week we have a sit-down with John Densk to talk about his short film Axolodyssey. (00:00) Intro (00:09) Disclaimer (00:25) Start (03:32) Future (11:13) Team (19:08) Lightbox (22:35) Axolotl (24:11) Advice (24:58) Closing Thoughts (26:03) Outro

3. 

   14 Jan 2026

   Interview with Michelle Alexandria of Light Year Pictures

   This week we have a sit-down with indie film Producer and Distributor Michelle Alexandria from Light Year Pictures. (00:00:00) Intro(00:03:34) Pursuing a Career in Film(00:20:03) Film Industry Education(00:24:02) Pitching Part A(00:40:25) Chad Vader(00:52:17) Role of Producer(01:01:54) Upcoming Projects(01:05:55) What's in a Name(01:14:27) Advice For Women(01:25:59) Dan Jablons1:32:35 Closing Thoughts1:39:00 Outro

Who has been a guest on State of The Industry

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Fukunaga
• Lycee Anaya
• Stephen Eusebio
• Nic Parris

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

105,863

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

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

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.