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January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

We Need to Talk About Cathy…and New Guy

We wanted to start off 2020 with a bang, so... Matt somehow got reported to the British police because of something that happened on Twitter. And THAT is why we need to talk about the state of the Boomer on social media. In this special 90-minute kickoff, Twitter saga starts with a lighthearted quip, weaves in some other YouTubers like Whang!, JohnSwan and our very own Zalgaloo, and ends with Kevin having to fly to London to post bail. (Ok, that part didn't happen.) Then Kevin talks about the 'New Guy' comic that started as a tweet from animator Oney......

December 23, 2019January 10, 2020

Hot Dad enters The Create Unknown

Erik Helwig, known online as Hot Dad, a musician and comedian fond of creating surreal/synth-heavy songs about a large variety of topics joins us today in The Create Unknown to discuss his creative process and ways suppression in the days of him being an erotic writer scarily mirror modern YouTube....

December 13, 2019January 10, 2020

YouTube Deletes iDubbbz & Rewind Is Dead

Kevin and Matt discuss this week's YouTube news such as the painfully boring YouTube Rewind and recent policy changes that aren't looking good for creators......

December 10, 2019

Pat the NES Punk enters The Create Unknown

Pat The NES Punk, aka Pat Contri, author of the 900-pound tome of video game knowledge "Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library", and creator of game reviews for over a decade enters The Create Unknown to discuss what he thinks of internet arguments and being honest to himself and viewers. He also offers to fund a Jerry Bloop the remake we've all been hoping for....

November 27, 2019

Cripp Daddy enters The Create Unknown

There might not be anyone growing faster on Twitter than Cripp Daddy, who has harnessed his irreverent style of comedy to build a rabid following of fans and stans. And who's his accomplice? His mom, with whom he has a... wonderfully complex relationship. We talk about what it's like to go from tweeting to actual standup comedy, developing an amazing podcast rapport with his co-host mother, and why flying with an electric mobility device is one of the biggest gambles in the world. Cripp Daddy also goes into detail about the Twitter kerfuffle that branded him "Disabled and Violent" along......

November 21, 2019January 10, 2020

How to Network Even If You Hate It

Kevin and Matt discuss networking....

November 7, 2019

Jake Roper returns to The Create Unknown

Jake Roper of Vsauce3 is BACK and taking us behind-the-scenes of the new season of his amazing YouTube Original series, Could You Survive the Movies? Jake joins us to talk about the differences between creating you own YouTube videos and working on a big production with crews, budgets, legal overhead, and tons and tons of problem solving. Uniquely, Could You Survive the Movies (CYSTM) needs to reference major motion pictures while being careful not to get into hot water with copyright issues. For instance, a graphic artist had to remove the Ghostbusters' logo from a toy car used throughout its......

October 31, 2019

We Answer 30 of Your Questions

We asked for questions from our fans and answered as many as we could in this Q&A / Ask Me Anything episode to celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Create Unknown....

October 24, 2019

The Merch Making Paradox

It's time to talk merch! But first, coming from Armenia, Matt talks about hearing Kim Kardashian reveal her dream of becoming a reality TV star at… 11 years old. We congratulate all the listeners of The Create Unknown on our 1st birthday! And speaking of birthdays, the Baby Gang’s Scoop McGoop has been born and sent to California -- and his origin story will be the first one to be posted publicly on Patreon. Then it’s merch time, as Kevin goes into serious detail about the process of creating his Vsauce2 fashion line: Woven Math. Kevin explains how he wanted......

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

How YouTube Brand Deals Work

For the most part, everyone knows that YouTubers can make money when the platform plays ads before and during their video. For a long time, that was how things worked and it was good enough. However, recent events such as a demonetization have shown creators that the importance of diversifying their revenue, and they've been working with brands directly. ⭐️ Click here to unlock the full 1 hour 27 minute ad-free episode This episode has been in the works for almost a year now. We wanted to pull back the curtain on how these deals happen. From initial contact to......