Ennui Talk

Ennui Talk

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Ennui Talk episodes

  • 154 Remember That Hot Tub Scene From Drawn Together?

    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.

    44 min
  • 153 Why Hey Arnold Deserved Better (feat. Edatlin)

    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.

    53 min
  • 152 Would You Spend $400 To Simp Over A Woman?

    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

    49 min
  • 151 What Our Social Media Usage Looks Like (And No, It Doesn't Include TikTok)

    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?

    1 hr 11 min
  • 150 Celebrating 150 Episodes of The Greatest Podcast in History

    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

    45 min
  • 149 Can You Become A YouTube Success in 2020? (feat. Matt Tabor)

    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

    47 min
  • 148 Cancel Culture: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

    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

    45 min
  • 147 Fixing YouTube's Censorship and Monetisation Problems (feat. YungCripp)

    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

    58 min
  • 146 What Are Our Personal Experiences With Police? #BlackLivesMatter

    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

    38 min
  • 145 We're Excited For The Future of VR Porn!

    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"

    34 min

About Ennui Talk

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Ennui Talk is a talk show podcast hosted by Matthew Winter and a rotating lineup of co-hosts from the Ennui team, bringing you their weekly dose of unfiltered discussions and captivating stories. New…