E13: Anthony Padilla: Building The #1 channel On Youtube, Smosh, Interviewing Kidnapping Survivors
Description
Episode 13: Actor, comedian, and interviewer @AnthonyPadilla built Smosh: the world's most viewed channel and video on Youtube. He joined Youtube in 2005 when it was a few month's old and became one of the first online stars.
In his interviews, he has spent time with flat-earthers, kidnapping victims and people with multiple personalities - to help people understand other people.
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Topics
00:00 Intro
01:06 Setting up Smosh.com in 2002
04:44 The early internet days
07:56 Posting and paying for videos in the early 00's
14:10 Getting the #1 most viewed video on Youtube
17:30 A video on MoMa?
21:00 Building and selling Youtube's biggest channel Smosh
33:35 Dealing with online fame and crazy fan stories
39:47 Moving on
43:28 "I spent a day with ..." & flat earthers
53:42 Connection with the audience
55:13 Getting depth and spending a day with people with multiple personalities
59:59 Mission and future plans
01:04:30 How happy are you on a scale 1-10?
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