August 15, 2019
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What is Phase 3? We’re weekly, and now we’ve got a Baby Gang, a hopping Discord server, Creator services, an ad-free feed… and it all comes from over two years of Phases 1 and 2.
How does a show like TCU work? How does it even happen? What takes so long? From workflow to conversation chemistry, it’s complicated — including developing a unique aesthetic that we talk about in detail during the aftershow.
Kevin talks about why KFC is the best first date, and we discuss how creating and building a show is a lot like a relationship.
Patreon isn’t really about Patreon. It’s about the people in the TCUniverse. And sending them weird things in the mail.
… then we drop a leak about who designed our upcoming shirt (whoops) and what it’s like to work with artists when you really want to do it well.
With TCU, Kevin’s returning to his roots of Jerry Bloop and blowing up potatoes.
Then we give a lengthy, detailed tribute to the incredible legacy of King of Random’s Grant Thompson, who pulled off the most amazing feat YouTube has ever seen: evolving his channel beyond himself and growing it at the same time. Both Kevin and Matt share their personal stories about Grant as they discuss why what he accomplished with building out King of Random is so important for creators — because Grant’s still making videos.
The Aftershow:
How does one get involved with a feculent little goblin like PsychoPebbles? And what’s the 25-year old evolution of the TV wall? (Hint: it involves yo-yos.)
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Hosted by Kevin Lieber and Matt Tabor
Executive Producer is Dave Keine
Theme by Mega Drive
TV wall by Jonas Bers
Opening Animation by Kidmograph
City Animation by Eric Langlay
Makeup by Mo Lewit
Photography by Paula Lieber
“The Create Unknown” is produced by Unknown Media.
There’s a new dream job out there and it’s Creator. The allure of flexing your creative muscles in the limelight for a living is enticing young and old to jump on YouTube and start recording. But a lot can happen on the way to millions of subscribers.
In ‘The Create Unknown’ co-hosts Kevin Lieber and Matt Tabor take time off from getting millions of views on the education YouTube channel Vsauce2 to reveal how dozens of dynamic creators have successfully navigated the ever-changing, uncertain landscape of online media — and how others have been swallowed by digital quicksand.
Through intensely personal conversations, listeners learn what it takes to not only survive but thrive as a creator and in life. Interviews cover everything from getting started as a YouTuber to how you land that first brand deal and the realities of being a digital influencer.
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