E13: Anthony Padilla: Building The #1 channel On Youtube, Smosh, Interviewing Kidnapping Survivors
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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. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed this episode - it helps the channel get more great guests! Sequel: http://instagram.com/sequelxyz Gustaf: http://instagram.com/gltore Anthony: https://www.instagram.com/anthonypadilla 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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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