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22: Our wildly fanciful, slightly irreverent, almost certainly wrong... predictions for 2026

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Stop The Press!
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Jan 3, 2026
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Summary

Send us Fan Mail What’s going to happen in 2026? Almost certainly not what we predict… which makes this episode perfect Stop The Press! territory. Bill, Nick and Rob each bring three predictions for the year ahead across news, media, politics and culture - and they range from the vaguely plausible to the gloriously unhinged. Expect bold calls, wilful speculation, media trends taken to their illogical conclusion, and a healthy dose of self-awareness that most of this will age terribly. From th...