Is the golden age of family entertainment over? This week on Arroyo Grande, Raymond sits down with Sycamore Studios founder Christian McGuigan, a veteran of Hollywood and father of five, who's leading a new movement to reclaim wonder, virtue, and timeless storytelling in kids' media.

From Disney’s recent box office flops and mass layoffs to the deeper reasons families are tuning out — we dig into the culture clash reshaping children’s entertainment. Christian explains why “eighty million Americans walked away,” what makes a movie worth staying in the room for, and how his new studio plans to win back trust by focusing on what’s “good, true, and beautiful.”

We also take a hard look at ideological overreach in modern media, the genius of Walt Disney’s original vision, and the danger of turning children into “a means to an end.”

If you care about what your kids are watching — or what’s missing from today’s movies — this conversation is essential.

0:00 - Introduction
0:40 - Counter Culture - Patti Lupone Controversy
5:15 - Sydney Sweeney’s Bath Water Soap
6:07 - Snow White Fallout
6:49 - Christian McGuigan Interview Begins
7:16 - The Success of Lilo & Stitch (2025)
8:46 - The problem with today’s Childrens’ Entertainment
10:18 - The Dark Side of Disney
12:47 - The Failure of Snow White (2025)
14:09 - Disney’s Costly Ideology
19:39 - What’s missing in today’s Kids’ Entertainment
22:32 - The Origins of Sycamore Studios
24:27 - What makes Sycamore different
26:53 - King of Kings Box Office Success
28:02 - The Streaming Effect on Entertainment
31:15 - Sycamore Studio’s Dr. Doolittle
33:05 - Zita the Space Girl
35:14 - Arroyo Grande Questionnaire