Nearly a trillion dollars flows through the media industry every year. It topples governments, shapes how we see the world, and, let’s be honest, we probably spend more time with it than with our own families. Podcasts, TV shows, social media, gaming. Behind the scenes is a beautiful, rudderless circus run by some of the best damn people on the planet. From C students at state schools to Ivy Leaguers. Earnest creatives and fast-talking, slow-thinking execs. Reporters, producers, grips, buyers, actors, streamers, developers. From micro-influencers to Hollywood moguls. Meet them all.