The AI bubble, pocket TV and the extinction of ad free viewers
Year two starts with a roast and ends with a hard reset. We call out what will matter in 2026, and what will stop working.
“Old men. First.”
“Age before beauty.”
“That’s a nicer way of saying this.”
“Uh, I just called you beautiful and you called me old.”
“And that’s our relationship in a nutshell.”
Happy new year everyone. Year two of The Media Odyssey Podcast starts now!
Evan Shapiro and I started the first episode of 2026 the only way we know how: light banter, then predictions.
This year…


