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The Colin and Samir Show
by Colin and Samir · English
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.
Latest episodes
Why Most Celebrity YouTube Channels Fail (And The Ones That Don't)The episode is a “celebrity YouTube bracket” where the hosts rank celebrity channels by what makes them succeed or fail.17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min
11 Marketing Rules every Creator needs to know: Kate ToloKate Tolo, co-founder of Brian Johnson’s longevity brand Blueprint, explains how they turned Brian Johnson’s “immortality” pursuit into mass-appeal content and a supplement e-commerce pipeline.9 Sep 2026 · 53 min
Inside YouTube's New View Count, Monetization Rules, and Netflix FightThree YouTube changes/announcements affecting creators: (1) view counting now credits a “view” immediately when playback starts (frame one), including autoplay on the homepage; YouTube won’t specify…3 Sep 2026 · 29 min
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Why Most Celebrity YouTube Channels Fail (And The Ones That Don't)The episode is a “celebrity YouTube bracket” where the hosts rank celebrity channels by what makes them succeed or fail.17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min · 32 chapters
11 Marketing Rules every Creator needs to know: Kate ToloKate Tolo, co-founder of Brian Johnson’s longevity brand Blueprint, explains how they turned Brian Johnson’s “immortality” pursuit into mass-appeal content and a supplement e-commerce pipeline.9 Sep 2026 · 53 min · 24 chapters
Inside YouTube's New View Count, Monetization Rules, and Netflix FightThree YouTube changes/announcements affecting creators: (1) view counting now credits a “view” immediately when playback starts (frame one), including autoplay on the homepage; YouTube won’t specify…3 Sep 2026 · 29 min · 16 chapters
The New Rules of YouTube (2027)YouTube’s “device shift” to connected TVs is changing what creators should make and how they should package it.19 Aug 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 34 chapters
The Viral Russian MrBeast TikTok & The True Value of ViewsThe episode dissects a viral Russian TikTok tied to MrBeast and then pivots to a broader debate: what views are worth in 2026.12 Aug 2026 · 29 min · 8 chapters
The Cancellation of Hank Green & Why Gen Z Hates AiCreators’ use of generative AI in the creative process, sparked by backlash to Hank Green’s viral “I appreciate the pushback” line and his later explanation of using ChatGPT/LLMs for research and…5 Aug 2026 · 53 min · 22 chapters
9 Lessons From TBPN's $100M+ ExitTPBN’s nine lessons for building a niche, daily, live tech/business show that grew fast enough to sell to OpenAI for “hundreds of millions” (over $100M) in about two years.28 Jul 2026 · 34 min · 14 chapters
4 Ways Creators are Making Money in 2026The future of advertising in the creator economy, arguing brands must work with creators in four distinct ways: creators as distribution, talent, directors, and consultants/strategists.22 Jul 2026 · 47 min · 24 chapters
Tom Segura and Fox Creator Studios: Inside Hollywood's New Business ModelHow creators are building direct-to-consumer businesses and partnering with Hollywood studios; includes Tom Segura’s D2C distribution model and Fox Creator Studios’ approach to monetizing creator IP…9 Jul 2026 · 35 min · 13 chapters
CANNES DAY 3: The Art of Standing Out: Pablo Rochat, Sir John Hegarty & E.L.F BeautyCannes Lions Day 3 discussion on how brands stand out amid “noise,” including product storytelling vs creator storytelling, brands acting like media companies, and how to avoid “stalking” audiences.24 Jun 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 20 chapters
CANNES DAY 2: Instagram vs. YouTube: The Battle for the Living RoomAt Cannes Day 2, Colin and Samir discuss Instagram expanding to TVs and launching a horizontal video hub, and what it means versus YouTube for living-room viewing and advertising.23 Jun 2026 · 16 min · 8 chapters
CANNES DAY 1: Anthpo, Ramp, and The Best Ads of the YearLive from Cannes Lions Day 1 (LinkedIn Lounge), the episode discusses creators’ growing role in marketing, the “age of abundance” (hyper-fragmented feeds), and how brands win attention via speed,…22 Jun 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 28 chapters
Markiplier Breaks Down His $50M Movie LiveMarkiplier (Mark Fischbach) discusses transitioning from 15+ years on YouTube to making and distributing his indie horror feature Iron Lung, including its theater run, self-financed production…11 Jun 2026 · 31 min · 15 chapters
Emergency Pod: The YouTube Kids are taking over HollywoodYouTube creators are breaking into Hollywood, arguing that recent box-office hits prove “internet collaborative IP” and audience-first storytelling can outperform traditional studio expectations.5 Jun 2026 · 13 min · 8 chapters
Kareem Rahma: How SubwayTakes Became the New Late NightKareem Rahma discusses how Subway Takes helped define “the new late night” for YouTube and other platforms, arguing that the key difference is replacing the celebrity interview with a “talk show for…3 Jun 2026 · 1 h 38 min · 37 chapters
Why every creator is making a showThe episode argues that YouTube is shifting from “videos” to “shows” because (1) most YouTube watch time is on connected TVs, which favors longer, bingeable formats and higher CPMs; (2) financing…20 May 2026 · 34 min · 13 chapters
Mark Rober's $60 Million Dollar ExperimentMark Rober and Scott discuss Mark’s “Class Crunch Labs” science curriculum project—built from a $60M experiment to solve the “motivation gap” in science education by using attention-grabbing,…13 May 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 38 chapters
Yes Theory and the Art of Making People CareWhy Yes Theory (Thomas Bragg and the YesFam team) has built a massive YouTube audience with positive, human travel storytelling in an internet climate dominated by negativity, fear, and anger.22 Apr 2026 · 1 h 29 min · 38 chapters
Why Sam Altman Spent $100M on 10,000 ViewersOpenAI’s reported $100M acquisition of the daily tech/business live show TBPN (also called TBPN/TPBN in transcript), arguing it’s less about buying journalism and more about buying storytelling and…15 Apr 2026 · 46 min · 19 chapters
3 Trends Reshaping the Creator Economy in 2026Q1 2026 creator-economy and internet culture trends: (1) the rise of live streaming and the clipping economy, (2) rapid evolution and volatility of AI video (including OpenAI’s Sora shutdown and AI…1 Apr 2026 · 42 min · 17 chapters
YouTube, Meta and the case of the Infinite ScrollThe episode discusses a California “social media addiction” lawsuit that found tech giants Meta and YouTube liable for negligence and failure to warn.26 Mar 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
He Built an AI Podcast and It Became the #1 Show.[Spotify](https://www.spotify.com) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/ColinandSamir)18 Mar 2026 · 49 min · 28 chapters
Who Is Actually Making Money in the Creator Economy?Colin and Samir, YouTube creators and podcasters.11 Mar 2026 · 41 min · 15 chapters
How Markiplier’s $50M Movie Changed Hollywood ForeverIn this episode, Colin and Samir break down the success of Markiplier's indie-horror film "Iron Lung" and explore its implications for creators and the Hollywood industry.26 Feb 2026 · 38 min · 21 chapters