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The Colin and Samir Show
Hosted by Colin and Samir · EN
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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Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over Hollywood
Yesterday00:13:22Summary readyThis week, we break down three creator-made films that are reshaping the industry: Backrooms ($118M opening weekend on a $10M budget), Obsession ($148M box office on a sub-$1M budget), and Markiplier's Iron Lung ($52M independently). From a 16-year-old YouTuber landing an A24 deal to creators outperforming major studio releases, these stories reveal what happens when internet-native storytellers bring their audiences to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Kareem Rahma: How SubwayTakes Became the New Late Night
3d ago01:37:36Summary readyToday on The Colin & Samir Show we sit down with the creator and host of SubwayTakes, Kareem Rahma. We dive into the origins and mechanics of what makes the show one of the most popular today on the internet. We also discuss the launch of his longform show Keep the Meter Running on YouTube. Kareem shares his pov on the future of attention and what it means to build a "show" in the modern media landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryWhy every creator is making a show
2w ago00:34:44Summary readyOur thoughts from Brandcast and Google I/O. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryMark Rober's $60 Million Dollar Experiment
4w ago01:17:42Summary readyToday on The Colin and Samir Show we’re joined by Mark Rober, the former NASA engineer turned YouTube’s most prolific scientist, along with his Chief Content Officer, Scott Lewers. In this episode we explore why Mark is spending tens of millions to replace outdated classroom videos with free, high-production STEM content for teachers. We also dig into YouTube vs Netflix and the growing scale of the Mark Rober cinematic universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryYes Theory and the Art of Making People Care
Apr 2201:30:44Summary readyMost 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 about the real challenge of YouTube:how do you make people care? Virality vs. meaning, real human moments, and why authenticity might be the only edge left online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryWhy Sam Altman Spent $100M on 10,000 Viewers
Apr 1500:46:37Summary readyOpenAI 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 this means if you're a creator building something right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Summary3 Trends Reshaping the Creator Economy in 2026
Apr 100:43:29Summary readyThe 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 important trend of all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryYouTube, Meta and the case of the Infinite Scroll
Mar 2600:28:29Summary readyApply to Press Publish LA - presspublish.la 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 internet...one where attention comes with responsibility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryHe Built an AI Podcast and It Became the #1 Show.
Mar 1800:48:56Summary readyThis 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 what the numbers look like on the other side. But the conversation quickly becomes something bigger — a real-time reckoning with what AI means for the creator economy, for the people who've spent years building audiences by hand, and for what it means to make something worth making at all. They get into: How Distill became the foundation for a fully autonomous podcast network Why daily content is the stickiest product in media — and how AI is the only thing that can truly do it The economics that are breaking open: $1 per episode, profitable at 20 listeners What the five-minute mark tells us about where audiences are headed Why AI won't kill creative careers — but will force creators to be radically more honest This is one of the most important conversations we've had on the show. And it's only getting more relevant by the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryWho Is Actually Making Money in the Creator Economy?
Mar 1100:42:18Summary readyCOME TO PRESS PUBLISH LA: http://presspublish.la/ 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 of dollars toward creators, they’re increasingly partnering with a small number of highly organized creators who can deliver large, multi-platform campaigns. We explore: Why the creator economy is becoming winner-take-most How Fortune 500 brands are reshaping creator partnerships Why creators with teams and infrastructure are landing the biggest deals What smaller creators need to do to compete for brand dollars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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