Esports are a rapidly growing entertainment phenomenon, drawing in millions of viewers from around the glove, particularly young people. As the developer and publisher of some of the world’s most popular esports, Riot Games is at the forefront of this field. Today, Riot’s Global Vice President of Esports Publishing, Dan Sutton, helps us understand what espor ... Show More
Aug 13
30 Years of Broadway and the Legacy of Rent — Jeffrey Seller, Revisited
Jeffrey Seller is the legendary Broadway producer behind shows like Rent, Hamilton, In the Heights, and more. His shows have won a combined 22 Tony Awards, including four for Best Musical, and he's the only producer to have mounted two shows that went on to win the Pulitzer Prize ... Show More
41m 35s
Jul 30
Humans, Machines & Democracy — Baratunde Thurston
In a world increasingly dominated by technology, how do we ensure storytelling remains authentic and impactful? Today's guest, Baratunde Thurston, has spent decades grappling with our relationship to technology and each other, through his work as the Director of Digital at The On ... Show More
30m 59s
Jul 16
Making the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library
Most presidential libraries are built to remember a presidency in archives. This project began with a unique challenge: How can we tell Theodore Roosevelt’s story to inspire people to become better citizens, leaders, and stewards of the world? And how can we make the visitor, not ... Show More
54m 36s
Feb 2021
Inside the Meteoric Rise of Professional E-sports
In the last few years, professional, competitive video-gaming, or “e-sports,” has seen tremendous growth. In 2018, over 100 million people watched the League of Legends World Championship Finals, held in South Korea, which beat viewership of the Super Bowl that year. Before COVID ... Show More
27m 18s
Jan 2021
How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is still novel and c ... Show More
8m 59s
Mar 2021
How Esports Is on Its Way To Becoming One of the Biggest Sports in the World
<p>Today’s episode is a GaryVee TV classic. For a lot of people, esports is already a huge part of their lives and is in no question about its popularity of viability as a form of competition and entertainment. For many others, however, the concept of esports is ... Show More
8m 59s
Nov 2020
The history and future of competitive gaming w/ Baro Hyun
In this week’s episode is joined by Dr Baro Hyun, professor of esports business at Keio University and the founder of an esports advisory practice as a Tokyo-based big four consulting firm. He’s also the author of a brand new book, Demystifying Esports,He told Nathan about the bu ... Show More
44m 28s