A great podcast doesn’t just transform the lives of its audience. It also has a profound impact on its host. This week’s guest has found a new calling–not to mention a new following–through her powerful podcasting work.

On the latest episode of The Media Roundtable, Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) welcomes Monica Lewinsky (anti-bullying social activist, Host, Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky) to talk about conversational cocoons, mission-based marketing, and her show’s reclaiming journey. Let’s dive in.

“  When you hear the catch in someone's voice, when you hear authenticity, or inauthenticity, I think that's what is really magical about podcasts.”

-Monica Lewinsky (anti-bullying social activist, host of Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky)

The way to thrive in an AI future? Be authentically human.

This week on The Media Roundtable, you have a VIP ticket to SXSW 2026 for the iHeart x Oxford Road Luncheon, with a podcasting powerhouse who consistently sees over the horizon.

Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) chatted with Jason Calacanis (Angel investor & Host, This Week in Startups), to break down the current state of podcasting and what’s next. What do they agree on? AI can’t outperform human connection.

The team takes on: Conversations Over Impressions, Remember the Trough, The George Lucas Alley-Oop, and more. Let’s dig in.

“  In a world of unlimited impressions, what matters? It's that authenticity and aligning yourself with the conversations that matter.”

-Jason Calacanis (Angel investor & Host, This Week in Startups)

Creators may think they have an idea where AI is heading, but now they’re faced with a critical decision: when to lean in and when to run in the opposite direction. With constant changes and new reports of “AI brain fry,” it’s hard to get an accurate picture: does AI help creators or harm them? Is there a world in which there is a happy medium?

This week’s Media Roundtable: Special Edition comes straight from the iHeart x Oxford Road Luncheon at SXSW 2026, "Less Noise, More Life: The Science of Thriving in an Artificial World." Featuring Dan Granger (CEO & Founder, Oxford Road) as he hosts podcasting powerhouses Tim Ferriss (entrepreneur & host, The Tim Ferriss Show) and Dr. Laurie Santos (Psychologist, & host, The Happiness Lab) for an existential examination of AI.

The panel breaks down when and how to use AI, and tackles the all-important question, “What the hell is going on?” Join them as they talk: Listener loyalty, screen fatigue, and the real cost of letting AI do your thinking.

“The people who are going to convert the best right now would not consider themselves creators. They do not have extremely large audiences, but they have people who really, really trust them.”

-Tim Ferriss (entrepreneur, host of The Tim Ferriss Show)