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The Media Odyssey

by Evan Shapiro & Marion Ranchet

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About the show

Each week, two of media’s most influential thinkers, Evan Shapiro & Marion Ranchet, take on the hottest media topics with their hottest takes, helping their audience chart a course through the maelstrom that is today’s Media Odyssey. Based in the US, Evan Shapiro is the Media Industry’s official Cartographer, known for his well-researched and provocative analysis of the entertainment ecosystem in his must read treatises on Media’s latest trends and trajectories. Marion Ranchet, French expat based in Amsterdam, has become the industry’s go-to expert in all things streaming, building a following for turning even the most complex problems into easily digestible and actionable insights. Ranchet and Shapiro are known for their sharp-yet-accessible content on Media consumption, audience trends, and the shifting fundamentals of the business itself. Even during the toughest of topics, they each make talking about Media fun. Together every week, these two will offer entertaining, often humorous, and always educational content on today’s Media Odyssey.

Latest episodes

HOW TO FIX KIDS CONTENT

October 8, 2026 · 49 min

YouTube built the kids content economy, then broke its own monetization pipeline. Now it's time to fix kids content. This episode of the Media Odyssey Podcast features hosts Evan Shapiro and Marion Ranchet with kids media analyst Emily…
THE END OF THE PARAMOUNT SAGA AND THE TECH-BROS OF THE APOCALYPSE

October 1, 2026 · 54 min

An Anthropic engineer warned AI could destroy humanity, but Silicon Valley's sudden AI "safety" panic looks a lot like a marketing campaign. This episode of the Media Odyssey Podcast with Evan Shapiro and Marion Ranchet breaks down how…
THE AFFINITY 100: THE MOST IMPACTFUL CREATORS OF 2026

September 24, 2026 · 20 min

Blair Imani just beat MrBeast on a brand-new ranking of creator influence and and the metric behind it could change how brands spend their money on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. This episode of The Media Odyssey Podcast, recorded outside…
80% WEEKLY REACH, SHRINKING BUDGETS: EUROPE'S PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA

September 22, 2026 · 26 min

Europe's public broadcasters are losing over 5% of their funding on average, and some budgets are being slashed by up to 70%. It's not because of economics, but ideology. This bonus episode, recorded live at SME Live 2026 in Amsterdam…
THE STREAMING PLATFORM RATIO

September 17, 2026 · 29 min

Streaming platforms are spending anywhere from 9% to 30% of revenue just to run their tech stack and a new study finally puts real numbers behind the guesswork. Don’t miss this special episode recorded on stage at Streaming Made Easy Live…
WE KNOW WHAT MEDIA DID THIS SUMMER

September 10, 2026 · 51 min

The 2026 World Cup shattered streaming records worldwide, Paramount and Warner Bros are locked in a multi-billion-dollar antitrust standoff, and Meta just settled a landmark child-safety case for $18 billion. The Media Odyssey podcast is…
REGIFTED: MY DRAMA AND THE VERTICAL TAKEOVER

September 3, 2026 · 33 min

Happy Summer Break from The Media Odyssey podcast! What if the future of entertainment fits in your pocket and a six-year-old startup from Ukraine is already building it? Welcome to the Media Odyssey Podcast, recorded live at StreamTV…
REGIFTED: HOW DISNEY KILLED BROADCAST WITH KIMMEL

August 27, 2026 · 52 min

Happy Summer Break from The Media Odyssey podcast! Jimmy Kimmel is at the center of the conversation where politics, free speech, and billion-dollar mergers collide. In this episode of the Media Odyssey Podcast, hosts Evan Shapiro and…