Sandwich Society
Host Casey Lau talks to the leaders and innovators in the digital entertainment space from mixed reality to online events to virtual idols to The Metaverse - Sandwich Society is a limited series podcast exploring the future of entertainment before we begin the Countdown to Web Summit. Follow us on Twitter @sandwichsociety and @casey_lau
Episodes
December 16, 2020 • 30 mins
On this episode of Sandwich Society: Molly Barton, the co-founder and CEO of Serial Box - an audio entertainment startup that is artfully blending together the best of series television and the convenience of ebooks and audiobooks to bring readers a new form of story telling - talks about bringing the radio shows of old and the podcasts of new together and taking it to new places in this exciting digital entertainment vertical and ...
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November 25, 2020 • 31 mins
On this podcast, I welcome Tom Blair, founder of the Robots Radio Network and the host of the Cyberpunk Lorecast a podcast DEVOTED to all things Cyberpunk 2077 from its tabletop roots to the upcoming video game — Tom’s podcast network includes podcasts on all the popular video games so who better to help me and you get a better handle on the biggest thing in gaming since, well, Animal Crossing, but as you’ll hear on this podcast a ...
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November 11, 2020 • 30 mins
I welcome Matthew Brennan, author of the new book "Attention Factory: The Story of TikTok and China's ByteDance" to the Sandwich Society podcast and we talk about the beginnings of the biggest digital entertainment social media app in the world as well as what the future holds.
This episode is definitely meant "for your page," so grab a bottle of Ocean Spray cranberry juice and bob your head to this podcast with my guest: Matthew B...
This episode is definitely meant "for your page," so grab a bottle of Ocean Spray cranberry juice and bob your head to this podcast with my guest: Matthew B...
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October 28, 2020 • 30 mins
On this episode, I welcome Calvin Jiang from Castbox — a podcast distribution platform headquartered in the U.S. and China with over 30 million registered users and available in over 175 countries and 70+ languages.
Calvin is Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Castbox, and we talk about the future of podcasting as he has some bold predictions about the future of his industry.
Some of the takeaways you will hear include what la...
Calvin is Partner and Head of Investor Relations at Castbox, and we talk about the future of podcasting as he has some bold predictions about the future of his industry.
Some of the takeaways you will hear include what la...
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October 14, 2020 • 30 mins
The future of digital clones and synthetic humans, believe it or not, is already upon us.
On this episode I welcome Natalie Monbiot from Hour One a startup that is creating lifelike synthetic humans at scale - this is such a fascinating conversation that you probably should pause this and go to HourOne.ai to have a look at what we are about to talk about.
Are you ready to be digitally cloned?
Will I be presenting onstage at Web Summit...
On this episode I welcome Natalie Monbiot from Hour One a startup that is creating lifelike synthetic humans at scale - this is such a fascinating conversation that you probably should pause this and go to HourOne.ai to have a look at what we are about to talk about.
Are you ready to be digitally cloned?
Will I be presenting onstage at Web Summit...
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September 30, 2020 • 36 mins
I met Jacklyn Dallas at Web Summit where she was on center stage doing a live gadget unboxing with other gadget YouTubers - at only 18 years old she amazed me with her gadget insight, her professionalism, and as you are about to hear, her ensuing media empire expansion plans, you will be as inspired by her vision as I am.
Jacklyn is behind the successful YouTube channel Nothing But Tech with over 140,000 subscribers, and over 8 mil...
Jacklyn is behind the successful YouTube channel Nothing But Tech with over 140,000 subscribers, and over 8 mil...
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September 23, 2020 • 45 mins
Today on the podcast I welcome Blake J Harris the author of the book Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that defined a generation - the incredible true story of the amazing war for the future of entertainment that is now a documentary directed by Blake out this week on CBS All Access.
We talk about the book, we talk about his newer book about the creation of Oculus, we talk about Seth Rogen, promoting a documentary during a...
We talk about the book, we talk about his newer book about the creation of Oculus, we talk about Seth Rogen, promoting a documentary during a...
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August 11, 2020 • 31 mins
Nintendo has been having a pretty great time during the pandemic with their Switch device almost impossible to get and it shows in their incredible recent quarterly report but where does the Switch go from here and how will they be affected by the upcoming release of Sony’s Playstation 5?
On this episode of the Sandwich Society, I sit down with Dr. Serkan Toto the founder of Kantan Games a game consultancy in Tokyo, Japan that has ...
On this episode of the Sandwich Society, I sit down with Dr. Serkan Toto the founder of Kantan Games a game consultancy in Tokyo, Japan that has ...
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August 4, 2020 • 31 mins
On this episode of the Sandwich Society, I talk to Martina Welkhoff co-founder of WXR Fund who is investing in the next generation of VR startups and making sure it's as diverse as possible.
Martina is a VR founder herself having pushed the boundaries in social VR and in doing so has recognized the unique opportunity that the creation of a new computing platform provides for women and underrepresented minorities.
Now with her fund an...
Martina is a VR founder herself having pushed the boundaries in social VR and in doing so has recognized the unique opportunity that the creation of a new computing platform provides for women and underrepresented minorities.
Now with her fund an...
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July 28, 2020 • 30 mins
Before we kick off the Countdown to Web Summit later this Fall, I am joined by leaders and innovators in the digital entertainment and media space on Sandwich Society. I plan to cover VR/AR, gaming, online events, virtual idols, streaming and The Metaverse.
In this premiere episode, I sit down with Bunch founder and CEO Selcuk Atli to talk about the future of mobile game parties.
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In this premiere episode, I sit down with Bunch founder and CEO Selcuk Atli to talk about the future of mobile game parties.
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