Ennui Talk

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss some recent video shoots that didn't work out, realising the things you're not good at, the progression of Ennui content, how comedy and humor is in most content we consume, why sketch comedy hasn't taken off in Australia, Matt's dad not letting him watch raunchy TV as a kid, upcoming Ennui projects, and everybody's favourite children's TV show Bear in the Big Blue House.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Edatlin (@edatlin) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the podcasting medium, people not understanding how to use Patreon, his animated series Moonface being 5 years old, channels being in their own corner of the internet like Red Letter Media, Tom Green paving the wave for Adult Swim's biggest names, the strange disappearance of Hey Arnold, and the production of the last few South Park's seasons.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to discuss Issac Butterfield's distasteful about the Christchurch shooting, spending money to ask celebrities out on Cameo, the unrealistic expectations of porn, trying not to be offensive, and the competitive aspect of politics and culture. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - That really distasteful Isaac Butterfield joke 8:45 - Spending money to ask a celebrity out on Cameo 19:34 - Porn's unrealistic expectations and how to treat women 28:08 - Not wanting to be offensive on our tiny podcast 36:20 - Using a wrestling analogy for politics and culture 42:14 - How music has influenced culture

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the state of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand, the new Australian law that could affect news media and YouTube, our usage of social media and attempting to minimize it, our thoughts on time management and developing habits, our love of great movies, placebo surgery, and if Brad will ever come back on the podcast. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - COVID in Australia and New Zealand 5:05 - Should we visit a brothel? 9:25 - The new Australian law that could affect YouTube and news media 13:32 - How we've been using social media 20:05 - Time management and developing habits 32:02 - The marketing BS of growing an audience online 39:09 - Our love of cinema 51:43 - Why not all creatives are good at running businesses 59:25 - Will Brad EVER come back on the podcast? 1:00:41 - What is placebo surgery?

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together to celebrate the greatest podcast in the history of podcasts, Ennui Talk! They discuss horror movies and actually being scared by Hereditary, our local murderer, that time the guy on The Bachelor didn't choose any girl, if we should have gone to university, being an "independent contractor", and reaching such a big episode milestone. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Hating the Ennui HQ setup and on Matt in general 4:57 - Our favourite horror movies, Hereditary and Us 13:38 - Our local murderer Katherine Knight and a possible crime movie 17:13 - Australian Big Brother and The Bachelor 21:01 - Our final years of school and if should we have gone to uni 31:06 - Being in an unstable job and WWE's "independent contractors" 36:28 - Food discussion for some reason, including "Jaffles" 41:07 - Actually talking about getting to 150 episodes

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with podcast host and Vsauce producer Matt Tabor (@tabortcu), discussing the origins of the word "Ennui", working with the Vsauce channels, the creation of The Create Unknown podcast with Vsauce2's Kevin Lieber, why the 00s sucked for growing as a content creator, why he supports Ennui Plus on Patreon, and thinking about views and subscribers. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The name "Ennui" and creating a brand name 9:57 - Working with Vsauce and The Create Unknown podcast 19:46 - Why it's easier to grown as an online content creator than in the 00s 27:35 - Why Matt supports Ennui Plus on Patreon and not thinking about the numbers 38:46 - Why they didn't piggy back The Create Unknown off of the Vsauce channels

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together to discuss the concept of cancel culture, celebrities who had been cancelled in the past including Justin Bieber, director James Gunn and WWE superstar Enzo Amore, the cancellation of and apology from Shane Dawson, Jenna Marbles leaving the platform due to older blackface videos, the Chris D'elia allegations, the #SpeakingOut movement in the wrestling industry, and many more cancellations of celebrities and creators. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The cancellations of David Dobrick, James Gunn, Enzo Amore and Justin Bieber 7:40 - The cancellation of Shane Dawson 16:49 - Jenna Marbles' cancellation and the concept of parody 23:37 - Chris D'elia's allegations 24:50 - The #SpeakingOut movement in the wrestling industry 29:42 - The petty cancel drama with James Charles and Tati Westbrook 37:37 - False allegations of Slazo and the negatives of cancel culture

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with internet comedian YungCripp (@realyungcripp), discussing growing his career on Twitter, TikTok's hand in going viral and building an online audience, creator anxiety about productivity, Lily Singh's transition into her late-night talk show, censorship on the internet, how YouTube should fix their censorship and monetization problems, and the project that YungCripp would like to work on given the chance. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Evolving with content creation and being a Twitter comedian 7:51 - TikTok changing the game of virality and having a social media audience 17:12 - The anxieties of not being productive and being a traditional stand-up comedian 24:48 - Lily Singh transitioning to traditional media 33:50 - The influence of Bill Hicks and censorship on the internet 42:55 - How YouTube should change its censorship and monetization problems 50:25 - What project YungCripp would like to make

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together to discuss Phillips Hue lights being overpriced, the H3/Keemstar drama, the internet forcing every celebrity, influencer and creator to have a say about #BlackLivesMatter, large companies hiring minorities only to fill a quota, and our own personal experiences with police, both good and bad. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Phillips Hue are overpriced and the H3/Keemstar drama 7:26 - Forcing celebrities and creators to speak about #BlackLivesMatter 13:54 - Liam Neeson reflecting on racism and hiring minorities to fill a quota 21:36 - Dealing with police and our experiences with them

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhois) come together to discuss the George Floyd riots, sciences not being real, their Omegle experiences, the future of deepfakes and AI voice, the new Scooby-Doo movie, and the latest Colleen Ballinger aka Miranda Sings controversy. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The George Floyd riots and science isn't real? 6:15 - Noah is Jack's brother and our Omegle experiences 13:09 - Deep fakes and that new Scooby-Doo movie 24:34 - Colleen Ballinger sends lingerie to teen? 30:16 - That time Matt ordered pizza as "Famous CEO"

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with comedy creator Nokeric (@eric_bernhagen) about getting shouted out by Anything4Views and SorrowTV, his production process, the struggles of building an audience on YouTube, his dedicated Patreon fanbase (where he sells ass paintings), turning fan meetups into videos, his Nathan for You inspiration, and the future of Nokeric.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together for an Ennui Plus on Patreon special. They discuss why Patreon is the best way to support us, why Ennui will rarely ever be brand-friendly, Matt wanting to hire his friends, finding the balance between content and support, future shows for Ennui Plus, the big picture plans for the Patreon, and what makes a good Patreon. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Why Patreon is the best way to support us 6:11 - Wanting to hire our friends in Ennui 11:18 - Content vs community 18:20 - Future free and premium shows 27:30 - Future perks for Patreon supporters 34:20 - Big picture plans for Ennui Plus 42:41 - Current tiers for members 46:44 - We just want to make it big!

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) come together to discuss how high school teaches creative subjects like music and drama and its problems with it, the problems with the education system, their attempts at getting their licence, podcasts they’ve been listening to including The Misfits Podcast and The Joe Rogan Experience, and how Adult Swim has inspired low-budget alternative content.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in filmmaker Jackson Hughens (@jacksonhughens) to discuss moving from North Carolina to Atlanta to join the film industry, being on the set of a professional production, getting into the industry, how school life can affect your interactions in the real world, their views on work ethic and ambition, the power of positivity, how the internet has brought us closer together, and their perspective on success.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together for the third annual Famous CEO Birthday Bash. They discuss if having internet is essential, Ben’s favourite (and least favourite) memories of Matt, reflecting on their documentary on YouTuber Kalab Templeman, Matt’s new views on making content, what they’ve learnt from writing Marty episodes, and Ben buying a motorbike and not even TELLING his best friend.

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhois) come together to discuss jacking off in isolation, if Animal Crossing is a kids name, RoosterTeeth’s RTX convention in Australia compared to the US, how many “followers” you need to make a living, watching Smosh a hell of a lot during their teenage years, and if Kanye is the best rapper of all time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ennuitalk/message

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1) come together to discuss the effects of COVID-19 has affected the content creators, the adaptation of Looking For Alaska and how it compares to the book, if teen television can break ground in 2020, Viceland’s Dark Side of the Ring and its episode on Chris Benoit, and their upcoming review of the 2013 film about the Apple founder, Jobs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ennuitalk/message

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Jack Petersen (@levunrif) come together for EnnuiMania, the first annual Ennui Anniversary Celebration. They discuss the origins of Ennui and why Matt thinks it hasn’t succeeded, Nathan for You and shows that do on-the-street comedy, if they could do stand-up to a decent degree, wanting to do live shows, and hoping that Ennui is a success by EnnuiMania II. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ennuitalk/message

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) to discuss appearing in some recent episodes of Marty’s Internet Show, wanting to expand into other film projects, Matt having moved away and how it will affect the future of Ennui, how Matt views Ennui Plus on Patreon, and answering some Ennui-related questions from the fans (or one fan, at least). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ennuitalk/message

Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by voice actor, producer and musician Matt Euston, also known as RetroArcadeMonkey (@retroarcademonk). They discuss becoming friends while narrating the first season of Marty’s Internet Show, if you can be a full-time voice actor in today’s age, leaning towards filmmaking because of this, traditional media affecting both online voice acting and animation, if anybody can voice act, and being big fans of Aunty Donna and Nirvanna the Band the Show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ennuitalk/message