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I love how today’s guest, Ze Frank, describes what he does: He creates online play spaces.

He is the creator of zefrank.com, colorwars, The Show (one of the Internet’s earliest and most popular video blogs that inspired peeps like Gary Vaynerchuk), young me/now me, and many other online play spaces.

And he has a brand new project called Star.me.

And Ze has, to put this lightly, super fans. People that follow him (hopefully not in real life) and are … Read More »

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Yes, of course there is much more to it than that, but today’s guest Grace Helbig has a freakin’ awesome job. She hosts Daily Grace and is the in-house video blogger for My Damn Channel. I was lucky enough to hunt down Grace to give us all the inside scoop about who she is, what she is paid to do and all the work that goes into it, PLUS a few improv and “getting better on camera” tricks. Enjoy!

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There is a lot we can all learn from today’s guest, George Watsky. Regardless if you are looking to make it as a performer or a creative entrepreneur, George is a whiz when it comes to the art of performing, building an audience, and earning a living from his craft.

A few tidbits:

• George is a writer and performer who believes in the equal power of the tear and the belly laugh. Born and raised in San Francisco and now based

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When it comes to the world of YouTube celebrities, Michael Buckley is right at the top. He is one of YouTube’s original partners with his show “What The Buck” that has over 1,000,000 subscribers (in fact his SECOND channel has around 250,000 subscribers!!). I knew I had to find out more for all of us, and I was able to track down Michael for today’s episode. Enjoy!

About Today’s Guest, Michael Buckley:

Buck won the YouTube award for Best Commentary in 2007. … Read More »

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Time to get naked today on the show. Almost literally. Here is the deal on Keith and The Girl: Not held back by the FCC or anyone else, Keith and Chemda create hilarious talk shows 5 days a week along with a video podcast. Topics cover celebrity gossip, current news, pop culture and preventing robots from taking over the world.

To date, they have created over 1,400 shows and have millions upon millions of downloads and is constantly ranked … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Jonathan Coulton:

I knew I had to have today’s guest, Jonathan Coulton, on the show when I got this email from fan of the show, Matt Monroe:

I know that you get hundreds of suggestions for potential guests, but I do think that you would find Jonathan Coulton – a singer/songwriter based out of New York – to be a fascinating interview. He’s an ex-computer programmer who quit his day job (while his wife was … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Marc Maron:

He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition, and Breakroom Live – all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theater for a year, replacing Jon Stewart. Maron has been a frequent guest on the Late Show with David Letterman and made 44 appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, more than any other stand-up … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Ashkon:

Check out Part #1 with Ashkon right here.

Born to Iranian immigrants in Northern California’s diverse East Bay, Ashkon is truly a multi-dimensional artist. A rapper, singer/songwriter and actor, his talent and appeal extend beyond those of your traditional performer. In 2006 Ashkon jumped onto the Bay Area hip-hop scene with his epic debut record The Final Breakthrough.

In 2008, Ashkon generated a great deal of buzz with his hilarious, yet helplessly infectious track, “Hot Tubbin’ (On the Late Night).” The video for the song became a viral sensation on YouTube, receiving more than 500,000 plays to date, thrusting Ashkon onto the … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Ashkon:

Born to Iranian immigrants in Northern California’s diverse East Bay, Ashkon is truly a multi-dimensional artist. A rapper, singer/songwriter and actor, his talent and appeal extend beyond those of your traditional performer. In 2006 Ashkon jumped onto the Bay Area hip-hop scene with his epic debut record The Final Breakthrough.

In 2008, Ashkon generated a great deal of buzz with his hilarious, yet helplessly infectious track, “Hot Tubbin’ (On the Late Night).” The video for the song became a viral sensation on YouTube, receiving more than 500,000 plays to date, thrusting Ashkon onto the cusp of the mainstream music world.

Ashkon had another … Read More »

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About Today’s Guest, Justin Halpern:

Imagine this one: Your funny stories about your dad end up becoming an international craze. One day you are writing funny musings about your dad on Twitter and soon after you write a New York Times bestseller…and then your stories get turned into a television show with William Shatner. That is pretty much what happened with today’s guest Justin Halpern. It is one heck of a story. Time to meet the man behind the Dad (errr, that sounded bad). Enjoy!

A bit about Justin:

In the summer of 2009, Justin Halpern created a Twitter account as a way to archive his father’s no-holds-barred, expletive-ridden … Read More »