{"podcast":{"title":"Most Innovative Companies","slug":"most-innovative-companies-4108160","podcast_index_feed_id":4108160,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/MANV6658753301","website_url":"https://www.fastcompany.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/debff9bc-e645-11eb-bfe5-5759bcb68353/image/209ce974212d456750750a0b06800381.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Mansueto Ventures","episode_count":239,"summary":"Which companies are on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence? What’s the next major breakthrough in healthcare? How do iconic brands reinvent themselves to appeal to the next generation? Most Innovative Companies is where tech, business, and innovation convene. Join hosts Yasmin Gagne and Josh Christensen as they bring you the latest innovations transforming business and society—and highlights the companies that are reshaping industries and culture.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-12T04:24:42.857435+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-innovative-companies-4108160"},"episode":{"title":"Felicia Day doesn’t need Hollywood’s help making ‘The Guild’ Movie","slug":"felicia-day-doesn-t-need-hollywood-s-help-making-the-guild-movie","published_at":"2026-08-07T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-innovative-companies-4108160/felicia-day-doesn-t-need-hollywood-s-help-making-the-guild-movie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-innovative-companies-4108160","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/MANV4696584608.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/MANV4696584608.mp3","summary":"YouTubers are taking over Hollywood. The critical and commercial success of Curry Barker’s Obsession, Kane Parsons’ A24-backed movie Backrooms, and Markiplier’s Iron Lung—especially in contrast to relative flops like Supergirl and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu—has challenged the industry’s conventional wisdom. It’s not a huge surprise, given that so many creators on the platform have cultivated deeply engaged fandoms.  One of the first creators to really take advantage of that dynamic on YouTube was Felicia Day, when she created her seminal web series The Guild in 2007.  For the 20th anniversary next year, Day is tapping into that fandom to fund a reunion movie of The Guild. She sat down with MIC cohost Josh Christensen to discuss her decision to crowdfund The Guild movie, the importance of maintaining creative independence, and the recent mainstream success of YouTubers.","meta_description":"YouTubers are taking over Hollywood. The critical and commercial success of Curry Barker’s Obsession, Kane Parsons’ A24-backed movie Backrooms, and Markip…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2393,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/most-innovative-companies-4108160/episodes/felicia-day-doesn-t-need-hollywood-s-help-making-the-guild-movie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/most-innovative-companies-4108160/felicia-day-doesn-t-need-hollywood-s-help-making-the-guild-movie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}