The spectre of 2008’s YouTube Live has loomed over most Rewind Time episodes, so we decided to watch the ceremony in full. YouTube abandoned the concept after its inaugural run, and it’s not hard to see why between the awkward celebrity cameos, stilted live performances and the limitations of live streaming technology. Still, we found a lot to enjoy in this messy affair and kinda wish they’d have given YouTube Live another run. 

We are going on break! Lucy is venturing to Hokkaido while Max is off on an equally cool trip to Brisbane. We will be back in late July.

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Email us at [email protected]

Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/

We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

This week we chat beauty YouTuber Bethany Mota, formerly known as Macbarbie07. Bethany started uploading her makeup hauls as a teenager and by 2013 was YouTube’s most subscribed beauty creator.

We discuss how Bethany leveraged her success into a clothing line, appearances at global YouTube fan events, and a stint on Dancing with the Stars. Bethany remains a huge influence on beauty creators and how the lines between beauty and lifestyle YouTubers became increasingly blurred through the 2010s.

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Email us at [email protected]

Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/

We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

Before Inside and Eighth Grade, Bo Burnham was a humble YouTuber. We chat the comedy superstar YouTuber origins - from recording original music in his childhood bedroom, to performing at YouTube Live, signing a record deal and eventually leaving the platform.

We cover how Bo’s comedy changed as he matured, his signature themes and style, and what makes someone a ‘YouTuber’.

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Email us at [email protected]

Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/

We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

We chat Australian YouTube pioneer and fellow Sydneysider Natalie Tran of Community Channel fame.

Natalie’s observational comedy propelled her to become the most popular Australian YouTuber and led to a career in Australian media.

But in 2016, Natalie left YouTube, only having uploaded twice since.

We discuss how a lot of her catalogue is privatised, our favourite videos and the legacy of Australia’s first YouTube star.

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Email us at [email protected]

Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/

We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

We dig into The Key of Awesome (KoA), the musical comedy/parody series on the channel of the same name. We examine how KoA began life as Barely Political, with their viral hit Crush on Obama establishing the channel’s winning formula - topical comedy and hot babes. This ethos was carried over to KoA’s mega-successful parodies of early 2010 pop culture mainstays Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. But were the years of parodies, sketches, corporate acquisitions, and live tours too much for creator Mark Douglas?

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

Our history with The Key of Awesome 00:03:42

Obama Girl 00:08:18

The Barely Political era 00:15:40

Musical comedy and Mark Douglas 00:23:45

Business chat and YouTube acquisition 00:27:26

Obama Girl in the YouTube community 00:28:59

Barely Political at E3 00:36:08

The Key of Awesome 1 - Heavy Metal Cats 00:44:22

Twilight Sucks - KoA 3 00:50:08

Barely Political content farm tendencies 00:56:55

KoA breakthrough popularity 00:58:41

Justin Bieber parodies 01:00:50

Tik Tok Kesha parody 01:05:51

Lady Gaga parodies 01:10:23

Katy Perry parodies 01:15:29

Glee parody (with Michael Jackson?) 01:19:28

KoA continues through the 2010s 01:24:01

Gangnam Style parody 01:25:14

Bad Blood parody 01:28:44

Monster parody and use of The Muppets 01:32:22

YouTube Complaints 01:37:58

Another Weezer feature 01:39:47

Final years of KoA 01:43:40

The last KoA 01:49:19

The legacy of KoA 01:59:59

Max's subscription: Amber's IG 02:02:29

Lucy's subscription: Cappuccino 02:03:53

SOCIALS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you are enjoying the pod, leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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The Annoying Orange is Dane Boedigheimer’s YouTube comedy series starring the titular anthropomorphic fruit and their talking food friends. We discuss the series’ heyday in the early 2010s, the Cartoon Network show and the expanded Annoying Orange channel network. We touch on the channel’s prolific content output, the spooky recent videos and conclude with our lasting impressions of The Annoying Orange.

CHAPTERS

Introduction 00:00:00

Our history with The Annoying Orange 00:01:02

Creator Dane Bodenheimer 00:04:06

The original The Annoying Orange Video 00:05:54

Annoying Orange standalone channel 00:12:39

Wazzup parody 00:14:46

Annoying Saw 00:18:10

Passion of the Fruit (iJustine) 00:22:53

Annoying Orange vs Fred 00:28:00

Lady Pasta (Gaga parody) 00:36:57

Kung Fruit (ft Shane Dawson) 00:42:33

Celebrities in The Annoying Orange 00:45:56

What's Cooking with Jamie Oliver (DS) 00:48:24

Annoying Orange on Cartoon Network 00:49:51

Quiz: Annoying Orange guest stars 00:52:15

Who is Toby Turner? 00:56:53

Modern Annoying Orange 00:59:08

Annoying Orange channel network 01:02:02

Annoying Orange gets disturbing (Analog Orange Saga) 01:03:48

Creepypasta influence 01:09:58

Annoying Orange legacy 01:13:41

Another Simple Favour 01:20:27

Butter Boy Broadway 01:23:40

CONTACT

Email us at [email protected]

Watch the video feed at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Get more Lucy at www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT, www.tiktok.com/@lucy_livin and www.instagram.com/lucy.livin/

We post shorts on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

We chat Vlogbrothers - the vlog, commentary and general hijinks channel that kickstarted the Hank and John Green YouTube empire. These millennial nerd kings founded VidCon, met the president, and cosigned Charli XCX, all while John became One of the Best Selling Authors of All Time.

Max’s subscription: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Lucy’s subscription: Muji Salted Cocoa Cracker with Chocolate Cream

CHAPTERS

00:00:56 Our history with Vlogbrothers

00:05:38 Brotherhood 2.0

00:15:18 What is Nerdfighteria?

00:23:21 Vlogging post Brotherhood 2.0

00:25:35 Looking for Alaska bans

00:27:58 The Hank Green effect

00:33:45 Founding Vidcon

00:41:43 The Fault in our Stars mania

00:48:20 Charli XCX's Vlogbrother's link

00:50:44 Vlogbrothers's political advocacy

00:55:20 Vlogbrothers business and content empire

01:02:48 Hank's cancer diagnosis and recovery

01:05:52 The Lizzie Bennett Diaries

01:07:25 Vlogbrothers legacy

01:12:23 Brie Larson and celebrity YouTube channels

01:14:01 John Green's FIFA Let's Play

01:16:15 Lucy's favourite video

01:17:22 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

01:18:28 Muji Salted Cocoa Cracker with Chocolate Cream

SOCIALS

Email us at [email protected]

Subscribe to the video at www.youtube.com/@RewindTimePod

Follow the pod on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

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Follow the pod on www.instagram.com/rewindtimepod/ and www.tiktok.com/@rewindtimepod

This week, we're chatting about FilmCow, the animation-focused channel run by Jason Steele and made famous by Charlie the Unicorn. We touch on how Charlie the Unicorn is one of the enduring viral videos, FilmCow’s vast and varied body of work, and how changes to YouTube’s algorithm affected animators.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:30 Our history with FilmCow

00:03:23 FilmCow’s origins

00:07:43 Charlie the Unicorn

00:15:10 Charlie the Unicorn 2

00:24:43 Charlie the Unicorn 3

00:28:46 YouTube Live, Hot Topic promos

00:36:33 Charlie teh Unicron parody series

00:45:28: Charlie the Unicorn: The Grand Finale

00:53:44 Abysmal monetisation on animated content

00:59:46 Ferrets

01:01:46 Chris Brown - American Super Hero

01:05:59 It’s Cake Boss

01:10:24 FilmCow’s videos featuring political figures

01:12:46 RIP Henry Kissinger

01:14:57 Llamas with Hats series

01:25:53 Justice and first person essay style

01:29:08 FilmCow channel in 2025

01:31:31 FilmCow’s legacy

01:36:38 Lucy’s subscription: Guzman y Gomez mini grilled chicken burrito

01:37:48 Max’s subscription: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Business / enquiries: [email protected]

You can watch more of Lucy at https://www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT

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We chat OG YouTuber Tay Zonday, best known for his viral song “Chocolate Rain”. Tay would follow up his biggest hit with commercial spins on it, new original music, and covers of everything from Christmas classics to Carly Rae Jepsen.

What we’re subscribing to

Max - The Pitt, HBO Max.

Lucy - Reformer Pilates, Joseph Pilates.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:21 Our history with Tay Zonday

00:06:58 Tay’s pre-virality videos

00:11:20 Chocolate Rain

00:28:52 Chocolate Rain spon-con

00:41:03 Musical videos following Chocolate Rain

00:46:45 Mama Economy The Economy Explained

00:54:37 Later direction of Tay’s channel

01:08:28 1 million subscribers

01:15:30 Tay Zonday’s Cameo

01:20:42 Legacy of Tay Zonday

01:24:45 What we’re subscribing to

Business / enquiries: [email protected]

You can watch more of Lucy at https://www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT

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We yap about VenetianPrincess, the late 2000s parody music queen. 

Neither of us was familiar with VP before this episode, so listen to us track her content journey from the early Disclosure series, to her breakthrough with a Hillary Clinton friendship song, to her highly popular parodies of pop songs. 

VP would become ‘The most subscribed female on YouTube’, and her videos featured cameos from some of YouTube’s top creators. But it was not to last, and an algorithm change led to declining view counts and eventually, VP stepped away from YouTube.

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:03:04 Our history with Venetian Princess  

00:06:14 Disclosed and The Princess Chronicles series

00:16:20 Cirque de Mystère

00:20:28 Hillary Be My Best Friend

00:26:34 ‘The most subscribed female on YouTube’

00:28:30 7 Things parody and Miley Cyrus content

00:42:00 Channel focus on parody songs

00:44:58 100,000k sub acknowledgment 

00:49:06 Continued parodies + videos

00:55:23 Transformers 2 parody w/ Shane Dawson

59:55 You Belong With Me parody w/ Ryan Higa

01:02:31 Sponsored content 

01:08:49 More original and parody music 

01:14:54 Videos missing the sub box 

01:17:59 We Found Love parody + kardashian boycott

01:21:57 Sleep naked campaign 

01:27:45 VP’s Draw my life

01:32:20 Late videos

01:41:30 VenetianPrincess’s sudden retirement

01:45:15 Venetian Princess’s legacy

01:51:45 What we’re subscribing to

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You can watch more of Lucy at https://www.youtube.com/@LucyLivinYT

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