Welcome to another special bonus episode of Rethinking Podcasting! I, Matthew Bliss, am usually your host but, as a treat for those of you thinking about what 2026 will bring for you, Valentin Farkasch is back and we’re talking about Yearly Themes over on his podcast, “Orbit For Creators”.

This is just a portion of the conversation, and we’re paying homage to one of our favourite creators, CGP Grey, and the podcast “Cortex” that he cohosted with Myke Hurley. Every year they talk about making “Yearly Themes” to plan the direction of their year without the burdensome (and ultimately futile) new year resolutions.

This is just a taste of the ep, and if you like what you hear than you can head over to Orbit For Creators wherever you watch/listen to podcasts and get the full version. Its my first time officially doing a yearly theme, and I really enjoyed thinking it through on the show with Valentin.

Check out the rest of the episode on "Orbit For Creators":

• YouTube
• Audio-Only Version
• OrbitForCreators.com

Explore doing your own Yearly Theme:

• "Your Theme" (CGP Grey, YouTube)
• Introduction to Yearly Themes (Cortex)
• Latest Yearly Theme Episode of Cortex

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After having Helen on the show, I thought I’d return the favour and I had a brilliant time as a guest on "The Sincere Practice" talking about my philosophy background, my contrarian takes on the podcast industry, and my experience with creativity in entrepreneurship while building a personal brand.

I loved this chat with Helen, particularly as she was curious about philosophical flourishing! Its not often I get to wax lyrical on that side of myself on other shows.

So, as a special gift for you, I’m sharing the first 30 mins of that episode with you on this feed and if you’re keen to listen to the rest of the conversation, you can find “The Sincere Practice with Helen Garcia” on all podcast platforms and on YouTube. I’ll add the links into the shownotes to make it easier for you to find.

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You may have noticed that the world around us is starting to change. Economically, socially… there’s terms being thrown around like Enshittification and Late-Stage Capitalism. They all point at a paradigm shift that’s coming soon that we need to prepare for.

Podcasting is not immune from this potential shift, and the podcasters like you and I that love the medium will have to change. But its resilience to change and strength of adaptation that will see us through the hard times, and build an unshakeable foundation to support our podcasting efforts.

Today I’ll be talking about The Resilient Podcaster: what I believe is the next stage of evolution for podcasters.

So much of the podcasting world has changed in such a short time, and there’s a lot of uncertainty with what comes next. Keeping up with growth hacks and strategies will see you through the short-term, but there’s only so long that you can hack your way to a sustainable creation journey.

I’ll be sharing a brief reflection on this evolution that I believe podcasters will be making next year, and how I intend to help other podcasters become Resilient. This will also be the last episode of 2025, after which I’ll be taking a small break and coming back next year but listen to this episode to find out what to expect from me in 2026.

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