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Jeff May is known online for his various podcast shows, appearances and comedic contributions. With his background in standup comedy, Jeff applies his work ethic to everything he does and navigates his day to day hustle with vigorous routine. He breaks down the importance of letting people know his values and what to expect from him, while also reminding us what he expects from others professionally.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guests: Jeff May
https://youtube.com/@heytherejeffro
https://www.patreon.com/jeffmay
https://twitter.com/heytherejeffro
https://instagram.com/heytherejeffro2
https://bsky.app/profile/heytherejeffro.bsky.social
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
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Another double helping this week on the podcast as the Reactorverse welcomes the team of Ari and Denise from their channel The Media Knights. Coming from a background of performing arts and a passion for storytelling, Ari and Denise have made their footprint in the reaction space with their insightful commentary and open-minded nature. In just a few short years they have garnered a significant following while experiencing their own share of bumps along the way. They reveal their never before seen first reactions, break down their concerns about ever evolving standards on YouTube and share what motivates them to continue amongst hardships.
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Host: Eric Rodriguez https://x.com/NerdChronic
Guest: Ari & Denise from https://youtube.com/@OfficialMediaKnights
https://patreon.com/TheMediaKnights
https://youtube.com/@TheMediaKnights2.0
https://twitter.com/TheMediaKnights
https://instagram.com/TheMediaKnights
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The Reactorverse is hosted by Passionfruit video editor and community organizer Eric Rodriguez. Every week, he interviews a different YouTube reaction channel who share their experience of building a brand from watching new movies, tv shows, trailers, and more in real time. These are the stories of those who have succeeded in turning their passion project into a day (and most likely night) job.
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
Join the Passionfruit publicDiscord! And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand newPATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus.
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We're joined this episode by the colorfully commentative Mikey Neumann from his channel FilmJoy and hit series Movies with Mikey. Mikey started his career in the video game industry, working on titles such as Borderlands 1&2, Half-Life, Brothers in Arms and more. He eventually transitioned to being a full time video essayist where he explains his appreciation for films he feels deserve further dissection in pop culture. We talk about his process, inspirations and thoughts on the creative landscape as a whole.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guests: Mikey Neumann - FilmJoy
https://youtube.com/@filmjoy
https://www.patreon.com/MoviesWithMikey
https://nebula.tv/filmjoy
https://twitter.com/FilmJoyMedia
https://instagram.com/FilmJoyMedia
https://bsky.app/profile/MikeyFace.bsky.social
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
Check us out on all the social media sites.
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Passionfruit also has an audio feed! Search Passionfruit: Content for Creators on your favorite podcast platform.
The Reactorverse podcast is back for 2025 with double the guests, Igli and Corey, repping their collective group of friends known as the Raggedy Pack. Starting out as chat friends over a mutual love of video games, the Raggedy Pack eventually formed their own reaction channel as a next venture to share time together. Although they live in separate states and time zones, they have managed to refine their remote reactions over the years and find their footing amongst technical difficulties and natural disasters.
Guest: Igli & Corey from Raggedy Pack https://youtube.com/@RaggedyPack
https://patreon.com/raggedypack
https://twitter.com/RaggedyPack
https://instagram.com/raggedypack
https://tiktok.com/@raggedypack
Visit us at https://passionfru.it for more news and ways to be part of the community!
The Reactorverse is hosted by Passionfruit video editor and community organizer Eric Rodriguez. Every week, he interviews a different YouTube reaction channel who share their experience of building a brand from watching new movies, tv shows, trailers, and more in real time. These are the stories of those who have succeeded in turning their passion project into a day (and most likely night) job.
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord! And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus.
Check us out on all the social media sites.
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Kick back and build your deck to this all new episode of Deep Linkers featuring Magic: The Gathering player, host and aficionado Joe Johnson. Joe is founder and host of Tabletop Jocks, a Magic: The Gathering based channel that features big games and big name guests such as Post Malone, Joe Manganiello, Andrew Dismukes, Gabriel Luna, Lionel Williams, Cassius Marsh and more. Joe shares with us the origin of his Magic career, how he built his channel and connections and his insight on what it means to bring people together through positivity and rejecting negativity.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guests: Joe Johnson - Tabletop Jocks
https://youtube.com/@TabletopJocks
https://www.patreon.com/TabletopJocks
https://twitter.com/tabletopjocks
https://instagram.com/tabletopjocks
https://tiktok.com/@blackneto_
https://twitter.com/Blackneto_
https://bsky.app/profile/blackneto.bsky.social
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
Check us out on all the social media sites.
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It's a double booked episode of Deep Linkers as we are joined by creators and co-hosts of the Gamefully Unemployed podcast network, Tom Reimann and David C Bell. Both former Cracked.com veterans, Tom and Dave have had their finger on the pulse of internet culture for over a decade plus and used their insight to create a product and audience that can appreciate their knowledge and wit. Now working on their own product while also collaborating with other former colleagues, Dave and Tom share insight into they manage their work in the ever changing landscape of content creation.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guests: Tom Reimann & David C Bell
https://youtube.com/@GamefullyUnemployed
https://www.patreon.com/GamefullyUnemployed
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gamefully-unemployed/id1345692836
https://open.spotify.com/show/5aAFJsOHDPD4fq3i9QdtgT?si=00f4580f0679440b
https://x.com/GamefullyUn
https://bsky.app/profile/gamefullyun.bsky.social
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
Check us out on all the social media sites.
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It's a celebration this episode as we are joined by Addie from her channel Addie Counts to reflect on her reaction journey to 100k subscribers. In just a few short years Addie has paved her way in the movie/tv reaction space with her earnestness and positivity and gained a loyal following in the process. Coming from the world of musical theater, Addie shares her experience discovering the world of cinema and how it helped her grow as a person.
Guest: Addie Counts https://youtube.com/@AddieCounts
https://www.patreon.com/addiecounts
Visit us at https://passionfru.it for more news and ways to be part of the community!
The Reactorverse is hosted by Passionfruit video editor and community organizer Eric Rodriguez. Every week, he interviews a different YouTube reaction channel who share their experience of building a brand from watching new movies, tv shows, trailers, and more in real time. These are the stories of those who have succeeded in turning their passion project into a day (and most likely night) job.
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord! And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus.
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We are joined by longtime Passionfruit friend and collaborator Taylor Lorenz this week. Taylor's seminal coverage of the online creator space has cemented her legacy as one of the most influential voices in new media. With credits such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and others, Taylor has been on the frontlines of the latest online trends and cultural movements for over a decade. You can find her as of late branching out with her independent endeavors on her show Power User and her newsletter User Mag.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guest: Taylor Lorenz https://youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz
https://www.usermag.co/
https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz
https://instagram.com/TaylorLorenz
https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
Check us out on all the social media sites.
X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/passionfruit4us
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passnfrt
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We’re joined today by reaction enthusiast and collaborator Kaiielle from her channel Movies with KL. Starting her channel with big franchises such as Star Wars, the MCU and others, Kaiielle has established her footing in the reaction space with her creative efforts to think outside the box and spice up her channel with the occasional passion project. Whether it’s clever editing or fun collabs, she continues to keep viewers on their toes.
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Host: Eric Rodriguez https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guest: Kaiielle https://youtube.com/@kaiielle
https://patreon.com/kaiielle
https://twitter.com/kaiielle
Visit us at https://passionfru.it for more news and ways to be part of the community!
The Reactorverse is hosted by Passionfruit video editor and community organizer Eric Rodriguez. Every week, he interviews a different YouTube reaction channel who share their experience of building a brand from watching new movies, tv shows, trailers, and more in real time. These are the stories of those who have succeeded in turning their passion project into a day (and most likely night) job.
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord! And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus.
Check us out on all the social media sites.
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Friend of the show Kristian Harloff sits down to chat about his decade plus career working on YouTube for companies and himself. As one half of the Schmoes Know duo, Kristian founded the Movie Trivia Schmoedown became a main host for Collider and navigated a handful of solo endeavors that has led him to his current status as an independent creator. He discusses his interest in the evolution of the creator industry as well as his newfound fascination with UAP news.
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Host: Drew Grant - https://twitter.com/videodrew
Eric Rodriguez - https://twitter.com/NerdChronic
Guest: Kristian Harloff https://youtube.com/@TheKristianHarloff & https://youtube.com/@DOWNTOEARTHKH
https://twitter.com/KristianHarloff
https://instagram.com/KristianHarloff
https://www.patreon.com/TheBigThingShow
Passionfruit is a news site, multimedia brand, and community space for creator labor issues. In an industry estimated to be worth half a trillion dollars by 2027, the majority will go to platforms, distributors, brands, and other corporate interests that rely on creators to produce an endless stream of new content. We are dedicated to advocating for the rights and fair treatment of online content creators, provide resources, news, and advocacy. Every worker in this space deserves Sustainability, Accountability, Equity, and Transparency: a SEAT at the table of the creator economy.
How can you get involved? Like and share this episode, subscribe, leave a comment...all that good stuff.
Join the Passionfruit public Discord: https://discord.gg/z8gke27hcT
And hey, if you're feeling generous, sign up for our brand new PATREON. We have great perks like early show releases, bonus video and editorial content, exclusive creator discord channels, and Friday night live streams! Plus, you're supporting independent journalism, so that's a plus. https://www.patreon.com/passionfruit4us/
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