AV SuperFriends: On Topic - If it happened last year, you can ignore it<br /><br />Recorded January 16, 2026<br /><br />In this episode of On Topic, the panel leans hard into the “Groundhog Day” reality of higher ed AV, where every semester feels like a rerun of the last one. From the same classrooms and support tickets to the same mysterious $7 HDMI cable failures, the panel reflects on why our work so often feels stuck on repeat, even as we insist “this time it’ll be different.”<br /><br />With their usual mix of sarcasm, experience, and self-awareness, they review the projects, services, and processes that keep coming back year after year… sometimes for good reasons, sometimes because no one ever really fixes the root problem. It’s a funny, honest look at institutional memory, consultant déjà vu, and the strange comfort of knowing that no matter what changes, some AV challenges are forever.Alternate show titles:<br /><ul><li>What failed last time?</li><li>I’m a shopping cart</li><li>Not every year… every DAY</li><li>I’m afraid to ask the question</li><li>Room with too many TVs</li><li>In cloud or on prem again</li><li>Cloud-based whatchamadoolie</li><li>I’ll track your life</li><li>Does everybody get access?</li><li>Hybrid bastardized version</li><li>What does that mean for YOUR internet of things?</li><li>In my secret cloud</li><li>Check in to get the services</li><li>I’ll flag it, but I won’t unflag it</li></ul>We stream live every Friday at about 315p Eastern/1215p Pacific and you can listen to everything we record over at AVSuperFriends.com <br /><br />▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀<br />► Website:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGtZbEhIN3VROENWZGxiZjlKaUpQc2Q0YWtEd3xBQ3Jtc0ttcFZ1ZjBqQjVuOXgyTTREZ21tU1ZPdWpOeG9qb0lPaGlPSHJKTFRZdWFXWXZ5TTFMRENsWUsyeHFxY3NJSEdHSXkzZ25RSWRFU1hTTlFVY0NYT25IdlBmNXNSRkhSLTNFOHVJbW1zVWtkYUJGRmxPYw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fobdmpod.com%2F&amp;v=pOS2b_raTIw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a><a href="https://www.avsuperfriends.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.avsuperfriends.com</a><br />► Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://twitter.com/avsuperfriends</a><br />► LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/company/avsuperfriends</a><br />► YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@avsuperfriends" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/@avsuperfriends</a><br />► Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/avsuperfriends.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bsky.app/profile/avsuperfriends.bsky.social</a><br />► Email: [email protected]<br />► RSS: <a href="https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://avsuperfriends.libsyn.com/rss</a><br /><br />Donate to AVSF: <a href="https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.avsuperfriends.com/support</a>