Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! D.J. Fluck and Ralph Schudel sit down and provide the update on the state of the Scene Media Group, Stadium Scene Media, Ralph losing his father in 2025, and finding a right balance of using AI.

Kicking off the show we discuss the names of college football bowl games and some of the funnier sounding ones. We then move into a deep discussion about using AI to generate content and what AI's role should be in content creation.

Next, we move on to Ralph discussing his challenging 2025 where his father passed away, dealing with the grief, and how his photography has led to other opportunities moving forward.

Finally, we get into the recap of Stadium Scene in 2025 and how it was a record year for both website page views and YouTube views/channels. D.J. also talks about hooks and using Google SEO to drive people into the site.

Thank you again for your ongoing support of Stadium Scene. We look forward to serving you with new content throughout 2026 and beyond!

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - 2026 New Year Special: Stadium Scene Introduction
• 00:07:56 - Self-Driving Cars, DoorDash Robots, and AI in Everyday Life Explained
• 00:15:53 - AI Tools for Content Creation: ChatGPT, Grammarly, and what should AI's role be in content creation?
• 00:23:50 - Personal Stories: Family Loss, Mental Health, and Importance of Support
• 00:31:47 - Women’s Sports Advocacy, Photography Career, and Community Involvement
• 00:39:44 - Viral Moments, Social Media Trends, and the Impact on Modern Fame
• 00:47:41 - IndyCar, Formula 1, and the Evolution of Motorsports Popularity
• 00:55:38 - Stadium Scene Metrics: Page Views, SEO Strategies, and Social Media Growth
• 01:03:35 - Building Loyal Fans, Storytelling in Sports, and WWE as Entertainment
• 01:11:32 - YouTube Growth, and Embracing Live Streaming
• 01:19:30 - Charity Events, Collaborations, and Shifting Focus to Quality Content
• 01:27:27 - Friday Night Live Streams, Esports Banter, and Upcoming 2026 Announcements
  

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D.J. Fluck and Ralph Schudel sit down to look at the year so far at Stadium Scene, talk about what we're working on, what's new, and give our review of the new Lilo and Stitch Movie (because why not?)

Ralph unveils his new Substack, Arch City Sports talking with the lesser known people of the sports world like your neighbor who might be a semi-pro athlete and more! We also talk about the importance of grassroots sports including soccer. A discussion breaks out about the variety of results from leagues signing streaming deals (like MLS w/ Apple TV and NASCAR with Amazon Prime), the average age of a cable TV subscriber, and what do you expect ratings wise?

Next, we talk about the progress of Rocket League on Stadium Scene TV and we talk about our pilot tournament we quietly hosted in May. We talk about what worked and what didn't work as we clean up the tournament structure and broadcast before we roll out our first tourney (hopefully in July).

Finally, we give an update on our iRacing streaming events, how that's going and why free to play games like Rocket League creates lower barriers to entry for average gamers (versus sim racing).

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Kate and D.J. sit down for a review of 2024, a preview of 2025 (including an update on Stadium Scene's Rocket League), the launch of Stadium Scene Sports Jobs Hub, and some off-topic conversation, including the Astrodome Conservancy, a soap opera parody filmed in an IKEA without the store's knowledge, and much more on this episode of Stadium Scene's Main Event!

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️

• 00:00:00 - Introduction & Review of 2024
• 00:05:44 - Challenges of Sharing Workspace
• 00:10:46 - Planning a Wedding
• 00:16:09 - Stadium Naming Rights and Changes
• 00:21:12 - Astrodome's Future and Renovation Plans
• 00:26:33 - Diversifying Content and Revenue Streams
• 00:31:56 - Ikea Adventures and Unexpected Challenges
• 00:36:59 - Live Streaming Esports + Rocket League
• 00:42:19 - Launching Sports Jobs Hub Platform
• 00:47:31 - Celebrating 10 Years of Stadium Scene

Thank you again for your ongoing support of Stadium Scene. We look forward to serving you with new content throughout 2025 and beyond!

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• Bluesky

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