Ear Biscuits

Comedian, YouTuber, and Chatroulette sensation, Steve Kardynal, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss his unorthodox approach to creating YouTube content, receiving a bottle of champagne from Miley Cyrus, and how trying on his sister's bikini in a basement would eventually lead to some of the most popular videos the internet has ever seen. *NOTE: This conversation contains adult themes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special Rhett & Link-only episode, the guys take a trip down memory lane to share their experiences with recreational sports from childhood to parenthood. Rhett discusses how being successful in sports helped shape him into the person he is today, while Link examines his sports experiences as a case study in anxiety. From basketball, to soccer, to baseball, and golf--the listener will hear about the first punch Rhett ever threw, how he had a tantrum in a basketball game that lead to a broken toe, and why Link received the most massive wedgie of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paralympian, Bestselling author, and YouTube personality, Josh Sundquist, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss how his battle with cancer at age nine and subsequent loss of his leg has impacted the way he lives his life, the importance he places on traveling around the world as a motivational speaker, the deeper meaning behind his new book "We Should Hang Out Sometime," and why his unique halloween costumes have "won the Internet." Ear Biscuits Survey: www.podsurvey.com/biscuits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musician, Comedian, Entertainer, YouTube personality, Viner, and all around Renaissance man, DeStorm Power, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about the hardships associated with growing up in poverty in the Baltimore projects, living in the New York City subway system to follow his dreams in the music industry, how a gig as a personal trainer led to a successful career on YouTube, and why his Vine status allows him unprecedented access to a world that the majority of us never get to experience. *NOTE: This conversation contains adult themes and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Co-host of popular news-based YouTube channel, Sourcefed, Lee Newton, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss how a joke led to landing a spot in the Maxim Top 100, her lifetime struggle with potentially fatal heart-related health issues, and what happened when she completely and totally embarrassed herself in the middle of a Target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SoulPancake Co-Founder and star of 'The Office,' Rainn Wilson, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss how he prepared for his dramatic role on his new FOX show, 'Backstrom,' his adolescent struggle with and current devotion to his Baha'i faith, and his personal collection of animals including a zonkey (donkey-zebra hybrid)named Derek. *NOTE: This conversation contains adult themes and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The voice behind YouTube's most subscribed channel, Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about his previous jobs flipping burgers and directing boats to dock, meeting his girlfriend online and their awkward first IRL meeting, the path that led to becoming number one, and dealing with the pressure of staying there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our very first "Ear Biscuits" guest and leading female YouTube personality, Grace Helbig, is back at the round table of dim lighting one year later to talk with Rhett & Link about the long list of events, accomplishments, awards, and milestones that the past year has brought her including cutting ties with My Damn Channel and starting her own independent YouTube channel, starring in the feature film "Camp Takota," launching a #1 podcast "Not too Deep," and preparing for the release of her book, "Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-up" later this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of YouTube's rising stars and purveyor of Top 10 List videos, Matthew Santoro, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about the staggering recent growth of his channel after gaining over 1.5 million subscribers in the summer of 2014 alone, how his life has changed virtually overnight from holding a job as an accountant to becoming a popular content creator, and his secrets to successfully navigating the highly competitive world of online entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Veteran YouTube vlogger and video artist, Mitchell Davis of LiveLavaLive, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss weathering the perceived rejection of his mom at a young age, his bout with a paralyzing case of OCD, Facebooking the father that he never knew, and the challenges of balancing his YouTube career goals with his more artistic desires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special Rhett & Link-only episode, the guys create a one-of-a-kind audio-only time capsule for 2014. The content, which is extremely "thorough," "accurate," and "objective," is specifically designed to listen to this week and every 10 years thereafter until the end of time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hank Green, all-round Renaissance man and half of famed vlogging duo the Vlogbrothers, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about the awkward circumstances surrounding meeting the love of his life, his personal take on sexuality, religion, and "nerdom," and the surprising way that he and his brother, John Green, have dealt with John's mainstream success with "The Fault In Our Stars." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beauty/Fashion vloggers and real life sisters, Elle and Blair Fowler, who together pioneered the Style vertical on YouTube, join Rhett & Link this week to discuss how they deal with online hate, their struggle to keep their private relationships out of the public eye, the psychology behind their relationship personally and professionally after all of their success, and why they disagree with critics who claim their content is superficial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Award winning slam-poet turned rapper, George Watsky, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about what was behind his controversial 35 ft. stage dive in late 2013, his recent struggle with epilepsy, how he maintains authenticity in his lyrics and online persona, and why he's making waves in the hip hop industry with the release of his new album "All You Can Do." *NOTE: This conversation contains adult themes and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In one of the most poignant episodes of the series to date, Thomas Ridgewell, known as TomSka, joins Rhett & Link to discuss how he finds comedy in the subversion of expectations, why his religious upbringing led to his current agnostic beliefs, why he decided to make and release a legitimate sex education video on his otherwise comedic channel, and how losing his best friend and business partner, Ed Gould, to Leukemia changed his life forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of Australia's most well-known YouTubers, Natalie Tran of Community Channel, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about how her quirky sense of humor and stream of consciousness video format has informed a number of today's emerging YouTube personalities, what it is like being somewhat isolated from the rest of the YouTube community and how that's shaped her outlook on the platform and her career in general, and why her confident on-screen persona differs in a somewhat surprising way from her real-life personality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arguably the best outdoor action/adventure filmmaker on YouTube, Devin Graham, joins Rhett & Link this week to uncover one of the most surprising backstories in the history of Ear Biscuits involving a friendship with Kim Dotcom, the infamous founder of file hosting service Megaupload. They also discuss the event that caused Devin to decide to stay behind the camera, his various international trips including experiencing a bus hijacking in Jamaica, and his former relationship with dancing electronic violinist sensation, Lindsey Stirling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special Rhett & Link-only episode, the guys unpack Rhett's "layers," or as Link calls them- obsessions. Ultralights, crows, fossils, Crown Victorias and much more. Rhett & Link explore Rhett's propensity to find “his next big thing” and the impact it has on their friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Popular rant-vlogger, Kingsley, sits down with Rhett & Link this week to talk about his experience as one of the only openly gay black men at the top of the YouTube charts, how he got his first big break thanks to popular TV show "Tosh.0," why he chooses to use profanity in his videos but not in front of his parents, and if he really is "quitting YouTube" at the close of 2014. *NOTE: This conversation contains adult themes and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Green, New York Times Bestselling author and half of vlogging duo the Vlogbrothers, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss the recent success of his novelThe Fault in Our Stars, the effect fame has had on his personal and professional life, how his upbringing, formal education, and early career aspirations shaped his current view of religion and spirituality, and the significance of forming an online community to support endeavors like the charitable Project For Awesome foundation and YouTube convention, VidCon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices