The Colin and Samir Show
Hey, We’re Colin and Samir, YouTube creators and podcasters that break down the latest news in the creator economy from a creator's perspective. We have a long history building communities and brands through digital content. New episodes of The Colin and Samir show go live every Monday on Spotify and YouTube.com/ColinandSamir.
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April 22, 2026 • 88 mins
Most of the internet runs on negativity.
But Yes Theory built a massive audience doing the opposite.
They’re a group of filmmakers known for traveling the world, meeting strangers, and living by one idea: “seek discomfort” the belief that the best moments in life exist outside your comfort zone
We’ve known Thomas Brag for years, watching his journey up close, and this is his third time on the show.
In this episode, we talk abo...
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April 15, 2026 • 45 mins
OpenAI just dropped $100M+ to buy a tech podcast that's only been around for 16 months. On the surface, it makes no sense. But when you look closer, this deal tells you everything about where media, marketing, and the creator economy are headed. We break down why Sam Altman called TPBN's founders "genius marketers," why storytelling is becoming the most valuable skill in tech, why live content is having a massive moment, and what t...
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April 1, 2026 • 42 mins
The first three months of 2026 revealed where the creator economy is actually headed. We broke down the three trends that defined the quarter: the livestreaming explosion and the clipping economy turning fame into an assembly line, AI video hitting mainstream audiences and getting banned at the same time, and the gamification of literally everything — from war to the Oscars. Plus, why the backlash to all of it might be the most imp...
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March 26, 2026 • 28 mins
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For years, platforms have operated under one assumption:
They aren’t responsible for what happens on their apps.
This case challenges that.
A jury found YouTube and Meta negligent not for the content on their platforms, but for how those platforms are designed.
In this episode, we explore the case, the legal shift it represents, and why it may mark the beginning of a new era for the...
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March 18, 2026 • 47 mins
This episode isn’t about AI tools.
It’s about what happens when content makes itself.
Adam (levy.eth) built a fully automated, AI-generated podcast about the Epstein Files. No hosts. No studio. No production team. It became the #1 podcast in the UK, beating ABC News, the BBC, and Audible — and he was doing about 5% of the work.
In this episode, Samir sits down with Adam to break down exactly how he built it, what it cost, and wh...
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March 11, 2026 • 41 mins
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The creator economy is projected to reach $43 billion in ad spend this year. But a recent survey found that nearly half of creators make less than $10,000 a year. So where is all the money actually going?
In this episode, Colin and Samir break down the economics behind the creator economy — and why so much of the money is concentrating at the top. As major brands shift billions ...
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February 26, 2026 • 38 mins
Breaking down the success of Markiplier's indie-horror film "Iron Lung" and what it means for creators and Hollywood.
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February 18, 2026 • 42 mins
In this episode, we dive into the "Abundance Era," a major shift where the supply of content has far outpaced human demand. We explore the rise of "AI slop" flooding our feeds, from 2 billion-view monkey channels to unhinged AI VTubers making $400,000 a month.
As AI becomes indistinguishable from human creators, we discuss the looming threat to authenticity and the individual creator. We break down real-world examples, including...
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February 4, 2026 • 39 mins
Netflix just signed a major talent deal with Jordan Matter and his daughter, Salish, it's the next big step in the YouTube to Netflix Pipeline.
In this episode, we break down what this deal actually is (and what it isn’t). Why Netflix didn’t ask for a pilot. Why Salish, not a show, was the bet. And what it means when a streaming platform starts backing creators the way Hollywood used to back talent.
Jordan takes us inside how t...
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January 28, 2026 • 109 mins
In this episode, we sit down with Jordi Hayes and John Coogan, the hosts of TBPN, a daily, live technology and business show that’s quietly become one of the most premium properties in modern media.
TBN runs three hours live every weekday across YouTube, Twitch, and RSS, blending the format of legacy TV with the energy of creator-led streaming. In just over a year, the show has built a loyal audience, hosted over 1,000 guests (inc...
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January 21, 2026 • 121 mins
James Pumphrey and Jesse Wood helped build Donut Media into one of the most influential YouTube brands of the last decade. Then they walked away and started over.
In this episode, they join us to break down what they learned building inside a YouTube incubator, what changes when a channel becomes a company, and what they’re applying now as the co-founders of Speeed.
We dive into the structure of great YouTube channels, the im...
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January 7, 2026 • 37 mins
We recorded this episode from Big Sky, Montana at the annual Spotter Creator Summit - four days with some of the top creators in the world talking about where this industry is actually headed.
And one idea kept coming up over and over again:
We’ve officially entered the era of abundance.
There is more good content, more creators, and more competition for attention than ever before. Streamers are courting creators. AI is accelerat...
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December 31, 2025 • 53 mins
In this episode, we break down our 2026 creator economy predictions and debate what we’re in and out on. From video podcasts and AI-generated content to creators working with streamers, the rise of IRL events, and how attention is changing online.
We talk about why loyalty to creators is breaking, why summarization and AI tools are reshaping how people consume content, and why entertainment and perspective now matter more than inf...
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December 18, 2025 • 41 mins
Instagram is coming to your TV. YouTube creators are showing up on Netflix and Hulu. And Disney just invested $1 billion into OpenAI.
In this episode, we break down three headlines that point to the same shift: the living room is becoming the most important screen in the creator economy.
We unpack what Instagram’s new TV app actually signals, why creator content is increasingly being syndicated to streaming platforms like Netflix...
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December 10, 2025 • 42 mins
Something strange is happening in media: you can now bet on everything.
News events. Celebrity relationships. Short-form views. Even what MrBeast might say in his next video.
In this episode, we unpack the rise of prediction markets like Kalshi and why they’re suddenly being plugged into major media companies, and into creator culture.
We explore how this shift changes incentives, rewrites the rules of attention, and pushes creato...
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December 3, 2025 • 34 mins
Something big is happening in the creator world: creators are turning their online audiences into real-world destinations. From tours to immersive pop-ups, we’re entering the Experience Economy — a shift that resembles the early days of Disney. In this episode, we talk about why creators are moving offline, what it says about the volatility of digital media, and where the creator business model is heading next.
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November 26, 2025 • 39 mins
Netflix just made its biggest move yet against YouTube, and it is happening in podcasts. In this episode, we break down Netflix’s new partnership with Spotify, why they are licensing more than a dozen video podcasts from The Ringer, and what it means that these shows cannot appear in full on YouTube.
We explain the real strategy behind the shift. Netflix wants to win back daily watch time, compete with YouTube’s 12.8% share of TV ...
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November 19, 2025 • 47 mins
Today on The Colin and Samir Show we break down how Instagram became the center of the creator universe in 2025.
We explain why Instagram is now the first app people open, how it “owns the phone screen,” and why the DM has become the most powerful way to share and grow. We also talk through revenue on Instagram and what we're seeing on the platform.
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November 13, 2025 • 35 mins
Today on The Colin and Samir Show we speak with filmmaker Owen Reiser. When he realized his work in nature documentaries was drying up, he decided to make his own. The result was Listers , a two-hour birdwatching documentary he made with his brother. It cost him $16,000 and he uploaded straight to YouTube with the ads turned off. It reached millions of people, built a community around his work, and created an interesting revenue m...
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November 5, 2025 • 45 mins
You probably don’t think of your inbox as part of the creator economy, but email is a big business, and Substack is leading the charge.
In this episode, Colin and Samir sit down with Rachel Karten, writer of the Substack newsletter Link in Bio, which covers the world of social media and has grown to more than 105,000 subscribers. Rachel left her role at Bon Appétit to build her own business as an independent creator, and today she...
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