2BC-1 s2.12 the one where Mark talks about the media companies connected to the Big 5 and amazon, genres, and the best genres to write in, as well as a review of the 2025 Oscars

Welcome to Two Black Critics Minus One with Mark T. Sneed the award winning author and penner of the #1 Amazon Afrofuturistic Science Fiction novel, Onto a Sea of Stars. In this podcast Mark talks about the Big 5, their power as media gatekeepers, before talking about Amazon, the media power, and how the Big 5 is quietly determining who gets read, heard, and believed. Mark switches from his efforts to talk about the Art of the Story and genres. There is a lot in the first part of the podcast. In the second part of the podcast, Mark talks about the Paramount deal that ushers in the Saudis into Hollywood as they and the Ellisons outbid Netflix to purchase Warner Brothers. There is also a review of the 2025 Oscars and the Hollywood mentality. All in under 36 minutes. Download. Like. Subscribe. Share. Comment.