Ennui Talk

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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).

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.