We are thrilled to host Marlon Wayans, the legendary comedian and actor, ahead of his performance at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino on Friday, April 3. We discuss his Wild Child Tour and look back at his iconic career, including the highly anticipated return of Scary Movie 6

Join us in a conversation with New York Times best selling author, Jason Pargin, premier voice in high-concept fiction, known for blending surreal horror with sharp-witted social commentary. 

Jason Pargin created the cult-classic John Dies at the End series, which was adapted into a major motion picture. He followed that success with the Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits series, deconstructing the dark side of the upcoming digital age.

His latest work, I Worry About the Box of Doom, follows two characters tasked with delivering a mystery box across America. During their long and often dangerous adventure from coast to coast, they find the time to deconstruct the cynical and conspiratorial realities of modern internet culture.

A 15-year veteran Executive Editor of Cracked.com, Pargin has spent decades satirically analyzing how technology and internet culture reshape the modern human psyche. Pargin offers a level of insight into our current reality and future that few other authors can match.

Check his website out at: https://johndiesattheend.com

Is humanity worth saving after the end of the world?

We're diving deep into the wreckage with Edward Ashton. the brilliant mind behind Mickey7, adapted into the major motion picture Mickey 17 by Academy Award-winning director Bong Joon-ho.

Joined by Ashton superfan Haley Shaw, we explore his brand-new release, After the Fall, a darkly funny, high-concept sci-fi thriller that asks what it really means to survive. Expect aliens, pet ownership, and the kind of apocalypse humor that makes you laugh before you realize you should be terrified.

After the Fall imagines a future where humanity has outlasted catastrophe, only to find itself conquered, domesticated, and ruled by aliens who see us less as equals, and more as house pets.

Grab your copy at Edward Ashton's official website: edwardashton.com

In this episode, we talk with the legendary Jim Whims, a titan of the industry who has stood at the center of major revolutions in toys, gaming, and technology.

From co-founding Worlds of Wonder, the house that gave us Teddy Ruxpin and the first U.S. launch of Nintendo, to leading the charge at Sony, Jim was the man who took the original PlayStation from zero to a billion dollars in its first year.

As a partner at Alsop Louie, he backed the gaming giants we use every day, like Twitch and Niantic, creator of Pokémon Go.

Having seen it all, Jim's gift for storytelling, the same ability that made him a success at every turn, makes this one of our most compelling listens yet.

This episode is co-hosted by Justin Ruiss.

Before Galaxy One Radio, we were Forces Behind Star Wars and this is a very special episode from that series that we wanted to bring back from October 2021.

In Forces Behind Star Wars 019, we had the chance to speak with legendary Kenner toy designers Jim Swearingen, Tim Effler, and Tom Osbourne about what it was like designing the Star Wars toys that so many of us grew up with — toys that became part of our lives.

We’re excited to share this one again and we hope you enjoy revisiting it as much as we did.

Matt Dinniman returns to the show to talk about his upcoming novel, Operation Bounce House. The book marks a shift from the over-the-top humor of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series into darker, more grounded themes, ironically, explored on a remote space colony.

The story follows what happens when a group of gamers invade believing they’re playing a game, while for the colonists it’s terrifyingly real.

In our conversation, Matt digs into very earthbound issues: the power of generative AI, corporations exerting control over our everyday lives, and how difficult it’s become to separate fact from fiction in the fog of war.

We recorded this episode on location at New York University with student guest-host, Roman Gaud.

Operation Bounce House releases on February 10, 2026! For more information, go to Matt Dinniman's official website

In this episode, we sit down with media expert Simon Pulman, a partner at Pryor Cashman and co-chair of the firm’s Media and Entertainment group. We discuss the shifting business of entertainment, including the implications of a potential Netflix or Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros., whether movie theaters still have a future in today’s attention economy, and the emerging role of AI in media and video games.

• Pryor Cashman website

Anthony Gaud and co-host BWG Global’s Justin Ruiss sat down with Joost van Dreunen, NYU Stern professor, author of One Up, and one of the sharpest analysts in the global video game industry, for a wide-ranging conversation about where games are headed in 2025.

We covered the major forces reshaping the industry, from why 2025 became the year of independent developers to how character design and storytelling are finally reflecting broader audiences. We dug into the real, non-PR version of AI in game development, unpacked Microsoft’s turbulent year, and wrapped with our picks for the 2025 Game Awards

Producer: Natasha Waller

Joost weblinks:

• NYU Stern
• SuperJoost Blog
• Buy ‘One Up’

Shawn Dennis joins us for a fast-moving conversation that jumps from Janet-Jackson “boob-bowl,” to Trolls in space, the meaning of Shrek, and even the NFL and Tiananmen Square!

Across her career—from Kenner Toys to Universal Studios Orlando, from the NFL to American Girl, and DreamWorks—Shawn has helped shape some of the most influential brands in modern entertainment. 

What happens when a theme park opens and nothing works? Why do certain characters refuse to fade away? Why did the Trolls franchise had to be rebuilt from the ground up? and what DreamWorks learned about the emotional blueprint behind hits like Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon.

It’s a wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, spectacle, cultural moments, and the strange ways pop culture travels through the world. 

Shawn Dennis joins us for a fast-moving conversation that ricochets from the Janet-Jackson “boob-bowl” to Trolls in space, the emotional architecture of Shrek, the NFL’s global reach, and even Tiananmen Square.

Across her career—from Kenner Toys to Universal Studios Orlando, from the NFL to American Girl, and finally to DreamWorks—Shawn has helped shape some of the most influential brands in modern entertainment.

We dig into what happens when a theme park opens and nothing works, why some characters refuse to fade, why the Trolls franchise needed a complete rebuild, and what DreamWorks uncovered about the emotional blueprint behind films like Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon.

The result is a wide-ranging conversation about storytelling, spectacle, cultural flashpoints, and the often VERY strange ways pop culture moves through the world.