The Courtesy Flush

By Arman Zaidi

I’m Arman Zaidi and I interview cool people!

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How many episodes does The Courtesy Flush have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

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July 21, 2023 How He Produced a Billion Views for Social Media
56. Weston Smith is a producer for Room2041, a production company specializing in content creation and has amassed billions of views over the years. Room1041 produces for creators like @AdamW , @HannahStocking , & @topperguild . Weston is also a member of @heyboysongs . We cover all these topics and how he got to this position when pursuing a marketing degree in college. (WS26)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d5Hn-dbaMtU

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - How Did He Get Into Producing?
8:54 - Billions of Views | AdamW | 1600 Vine
12:52 - Social Media Brand Deals
13:57 - Starring in Videos
15:00 - Learning Production
16:17 - Taylor Sheridan
18:20 - Weston Creating Content?
21:09 - Music on Stage
23:25 - Family Reactions
25:43 - Woody Harrelson | Content & Mainstream Media
28:20 - HeyBoy Tours? | Jack of All Trades
30:20 - Topper Guild Production
34:16 - Online Personas | Creator Economy
36:12 - 1600 Vine | Viner Migration
40:32 - Jesse | Room1041
45:32 - Creator Contacts
46:24 - Massive Creators vs Mainstream TV
48:28 - DVD’s & Disc Trays
49:40 - Strikes | SAG & WGA
50:56 - Christopher Nolan
53:30 - Barbenhiemer & Mission: Impossible
54:44 - Talking to Celebrities
57:15 - Favorite Movies of All Time
1:01:50 - Artificial Intelligence | Mission: Impossible
1:06:00 - Entertainment
1:11:01 - Outro
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1h 12min
July 07, 2023 How He Got a Grandpa 500,000 Subscribers
55. Karve is a digital philanthoprist who finds underground content creators and provides them a spotlight to which they get showered with love and fame. (CC17)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/l0rJq0-mHzg

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Why Does He Do This?
1:53 - @airrack Filming Experience
2:17 - VidCon Recap | Creator Economy
7:58 - How Does He Discover Underground Creators? | Grandpa Story
11:47 - Interacting With Streamers
13:34 - People Asking For Shoutouts
14:57 - How We Met | Trust With Community
18:45 - The Importance of Reddit
23:04 - Thanks & Appreciation
24:04 - No Face Cam
27:19 - First YouTube Video
28:18 - Creator Economy | Social Media with Friends & Family
31:11 - Inspirations
32:57 - Online Groups & How He Makes The Videos
36:16 - Snapchat | Monetization | Shorts | Vine
44:47 - Kick Streaming
47:42 - Building an Empire | Content Eras
53:04 - Goals
56:20 - Outro
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58min
June 23, 2023 How Moving to LA Changed His Life
54. [LIVE] Interview with Trace Johnson | @TraceJohnson
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
02:10 - Experience with Creator Now
03:18 - Move to Los Angeles
05:55 - Difficulties in Settling Into LA as a Content Creator
09:33 - Who Inspired You to Move to LA and Start Making Content?
12:30 - That Guy Who Asked Logan Paul for a Job
14:03 - What Kind of Content Do You Want to Make?
17:44 - YouTube Live Is Untapped
21:54 - Short Form Content on YouTube
25:47 - Answering to Comments in Chat
29:07 - YouTube Journey of Airrack and Ludwig
32:18 - Getting Paid as a Content Creators on YouTube
34:07 - YouTubers Creating Brands
36:14 - Shooting Vlogs in Tennessee
37:56 - What Tool Do You Edit On?
41:24 - Creator Support: Meeting the Biggest YouTubers
44:28 - About Creator Support Crew
47:03 - Creator Now Community: Flying on a Helicopter for Free
48:32 - Roasting and Echo Chamber
51:04 - Joining Creator Space and Why It's Legit Now
53:19 - Is Mr. Beast Evil?
55:34 - Remembering When I Started My YouTube Channel
58:24 - "It's Scary Doing What We Do..."
1:02:15 - Everyone Is Supportive of YouTuber
1:05:58 - What Is the Biggest Thing Holding You Back?
1:11:09 - Do You Want to Live in LA Forever?
1:14:08 - YouTube Poll: Knew Me In-Person vs Found Me on YouTube
1:15:41 - Clip or Video That Went Crazy
1:18:47 - 4 Digits to 5 Digits Subscribers: Enjoy the Process
1:22:14 - Dream Video You Want to Make?
1:23:07 - Making Vlogs Like Danny Duncan
1:26:59 - Growing YouTube and Instagram
1:29:36 - Famous Sounding Names
1:33:08 - YouTube Channel Names
1:36:08 - Shoes with "Sub to YouTube" and Free Promo on Merch
1:39:01 - Axel Thesleff - Bad Karma
1:42:57 - Bryce Hall Rebrands
1:45:01 - Watching Older Videos and Next Mr. Beast
1:48:34 - Do You Want to Get Big and Have a Team?
1:50:37 - How Much Mr. Beast Makes & About Fidias
1:52:00 - @JoshKreuger
1:54:33 - Favorite Smaller Creator Right Now
1:58:17 - Hitting 100K on YouTube
2:01:42 - YouTube Live Inception
2:03:00 - Do You Read Books at All?
2:03:56 - How Many Videos Have You Made in Your Life?
2:07:13 - Book I Am Reading Right Now?
2:11:18 - Are You Addicted to Your Phone?
2:13:41 - Cool Skills
2:15:39 - Outro
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2h 18min
June 01, 2023 How Ilias Anwar Shook Up The Entertainment Industry
53. Ilias is a YouTuber, CEO, and Founder who I sit down and pick his brain about his app Tapped, TCC Entertainment, creator economy, and sports. (IA24)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/GdnAlzb4VnA

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - Ilias Origins
1:42 - Tapped App
9:45 - How We Met | David Dobrik
11:45 - TCC Entertainment
15:00 - Creator Economy
16:00 - Ilias's Content
18:24 - Business Acumen With Creating
19:00 - Don't Chase Bigger Creators
22:22 - Be Your Own Person
25:03 - The Social Network | Chip On Shoulder
27:07 - Growing Up With The Internet | YouTube Eras
31:23 - Representation is Everything
36:02 - Connecting With Creators
37:25 - New York Business Deals
42:44 - Artificial Intelligence
52:29 - Ilias Roasts Me
54:00 - Snapchat Spotlight | Creator Economy
56:19 - Sports Debates
1:03:54 - Outro
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1h 5min
March 10, 2023 How Kia Nalbandi Mastered the Viral Video
52. Kia Nalbandi is a YouTuber, podcaster, and TikToker. In this episode we discuss his origins in Claremont and boarding school to navigating the LA lifestyle with newfound success in the creator economy. (KN23)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/2WiVaw9SX_o
No Script by Kia Nalbandi: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVafQd0dMUkIz1rLMjoUFeeBddRvI5MX3
Chapters 0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Boarding School Experience
10:08 - How Did Kia Transition to YouTube?
14:46 - Creator Economy
18:48 - Panini Press
21:51 - Sober
23:34 - LA Culture Shock
28:51 - How Does It Feel Hitting 1 Million Subscribers
32:37 - Generating Ideas
35:33 - Inspirations
36:58 - Universal Language
38:54 - Tesla Wrap | MrBeast
42:42 - Seeing Insanity In Hollywood
52:49 - Desensitized to YouTube Virality
55:14 - Ralph Barbosa vs George Lopez
57:20 - Beef / Drama
58:52 - Hometown Reactions
1:02:27 - Streaming | TikTok
1:06:24 - Family Support
1:11:09 - Kia's Reality Show
1:14:32 - Crazy Numbers | Content Skills
1:21:11 - Outro
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1h 24min
January 31, 2023 How He Stole $10,000 from Airrack
51. Jared Hathaway is a YouTuber, podcaster, and athlete. In this episode we discuss how he obtained $10,000 from Airrack. (JH21)
YouTube VIDEO : https://youtu.be/Xge7DnxEuCM
#creatornow @airrack @armanzaidi #Podcast
Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - How We Met | Airrack’s Pizza Party 8:13 - Creator Now | Mack, Tyler, Eric 11:21 - Getting 10k from Airrack 28:00 - Yes Theory 28:38 - Colin and Samir 37:45 - Track Stories 55:21 - Connections and Networking 1:00:00 - Album Release 1:01:58 - Outro

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1h 4min
December 07, 2022 How Chris Van Vliet Became Hollywood's BEST Reporter
50. Chris Van Vliet is a 4x Emmy Award Winner, Host of the "Insights" podcast, and Hollywood's best reporter. In this episode we get a career/life retrospective with Chris. TAKE BIG SWINGS! (CVV39)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bYnREMvdW5I
0:00 - Intro
1:53 - Was CVV Always Outgoing?
4:10 - Does He Ever Get Nervous?
6:18 - Vague Goals Get Vague Results
6:57 - Building Connections With Guests | Dwayne Johnson
8:43 - Leslie Mann & Dakota Johnson
12:10 - Anne Hathaway | Forward Young Man
15:01 - Legendary & Viral Moments | Take Big Swings
16:49 - First "Pinch Me" Moment
18:10 - Did CVV Know He Would End Up In Entertainment?
20:30 - Transition from Traditional TV to Online
22:23 - The Process of Press Junkets
25:52 - Finding Great Questions
28:57 - Questions CVV Wished He Asked
29:52 - Reporter Rivalries
31:00 - Off Camera Moments
32:57 - Exclusive Stories | GOTCHA! Reporting
34:56 - The Power of Social Media
36:18 - Getting Guests on Podcasts
38:15 - LA | Working in Different Environments
41:09 - Family Influence
42:25 - Being Involved in Controversy
44:07 - Visiting LA vs Living in LA
47:39 - Socks
50:02 - YouTube | Airrack & MrBeast
52:11 - How Does Someone Be Like CVV?
55:14 - Wrestling | The Rock
58:11 - Fishing | WOO! Tungsten
1:00:35 - CVV Community | Time Capsule
1:05:15 - Delusions of LA
1:07:53 - Back to the Future
1:09:28 - How Does CVV's Team Look Like?
1:13:07 - Hair | Blumaan
1:14:40 - Tom Cruise
1:16:31 - Outer Space | Christopher Nolan | Tenet
1:18:54 - 3 Things CVV is Grateful For
1:21:49 - Take Big Swings
1:23:41 - Outro
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1h 25min
November 18, 2022 How Mike Masilotti Became a VIRAL Comedian
49. Mike Masilotti is a stand up comic, musician, podcaster, ex gangster, and business owner originally from Albany, NY. In this episode we get a look a retrospective of his life and talk about current events. He is going to be a household name one day so keep tabs on him. (MM36)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/I_Q-HWqjIIM
0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Viral On Social Media | Stand Up Comedy 16:42 - Entrepreneur | Third Wheel 20:10 - Podcasts 22:12 - Youth | MrBeast 23:50 - Craziness in LA 31:52 - Weight of YouTube | TikTok | IG 34:37 - Welcome To The Internet 40:00 - Making It In Comedy 43:13 - Origins | Gang Life 54:25 - Stand Up Beginnings 56:05 - @malonecomedy 57:36 - Mike’s Future 1:05:14 - Maintaining Good Relationships 1:07:00 - Girls vs Guys 1:11:40 - Highs & Lows 1:29:40 - Outro

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1h 31min
October 20, 2022 How Shimmer DOMINATED Social Media
48. Shimmerwali is a jack of all trades; he is a podcaster, music artist, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber. He is a Pakistani creator from Maryland. In this episode we learn what it takes to be a multi-platform creator. (SW25)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/xxDIIuP-juw
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - VidSummit & Networking
2:06 - How Did I Find Shimmerwali?
4:54 - When Did Shimmer Start Creating?
5:44 - TwitchCon & Posting On All Platforms
8:26 - Shimmer Vlogs
9:18 - TwitchCon Drama & Experience
11:23 - What Got Me Into Creating?
13:22 - RayWilliamJohnson & JusReign | Brown Creators
14:14 - Fakes & Snakes | Creator Fund
18:06 - Shimmer Early YouTube
21:50 - First YouTube Check
23:52 - Live Chat Reaction | YouTube Advice
25:36 - Shimmer on Street Interviews
30:33 - Shorts vs VOD’s
32:29 - Creator's Businesses | Feastables
34:10 - Branding A Podcast
38:36 - Chai & Vibes
41:17 - Growing Up In The DMV | Gentrification
43:25 - Halal Vegan
45:17 - Producing Podcasts
49:41 - How Did @StrangeFlavors Meet?
52:41 - @RwnlPwnl | Paki Gang
53:29 - Mom's Reaction To Shimmer | Sleeping Over
56:24 - Shimmer Appearing On Television
58:42 - Streaming On Twitch
1:05:04 - Crazy Twitch Fan
1:08:21 - Siblings
1:09:29 - Passion/Work Balance
1:16:48 - YouTube Eras
1:21:39 - Stand Up Comedy | Acting
1:25:00 - Editing
1:28:54 - Friends In Content Creation
1:33:31 - Our Parents Support | Shimmer Advice
1:38:21 - Business Ideas
1:41:57 - Snapchat Spotlight | Vertical Video & Furries
1:45:52 - Creator Economy | Los Angeles
1:51:00 - Viral Music Videos Budget
1:53:49 - Strange Flavors Return? | RwnlPwnl Album
1:55:15 - Shimmer's Future Goals / Plans
1:57:17 - Weird Fan Interaction
2:00:22 - What Is Missing?
2:03:56 - Call of Duty | Getting Recognized
2:10:10 - Social Media Oil | Investing
2:18:47 - @kumailnanjiani
2:23:03 - Cristian Drops In
2:25:11 - Outro
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2h 29min
October 01, 2022 How To Make Viral Music | HELLSTRVCK
47. HELLSTRVCK is an indie artist from Los Angeles & today we discuss the behind the scenes of being a music artist and what it actually takes to get millions of streams. @hellstrvck (DM22)
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/O4M-qLozuEc | youtube.com/armanzaidi
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:10 - How Long Has He Been Making Music For?
2:49 - Where Does The Inspiration Come From?
3:20 - Experience Performing First Live Show
4:53 - Hellstrvck's Team
6:28 - Cover Art
7:56 - Music Videos
13:56 - Collaborating and Networking
16:45 - Managing Time | Juggling Priorities
17:18 - Working At Subway
18:10 - Where Does The Money Go? | Marketing
18:55 - CBAT | Social Media Marketing
21:34 - Vocal Chord Warm Ups
22:52 - Monetization of Music
25:00 - How To Get Verified On Instagram
26:52 - SubmitHub & Finding Emails
28:52 - Constructive Criticism & Making Bad Songs
31:26 - Does Equipment Matter?
32:58 - FaZe Clan | Faze Rain Friendship
36:49 - Demographic & Analytics
38:30 - Copyrights
40:55 - Google Yourself
43:50 - Creating An LLC
46:07 - Dwayne Johnson & Kevin Hart
47:55 - Being Recognized IRL & Interacting With Fans
49:15 - Getting Kanye's Follow | Interacting on Instagram
50:59 - Goals In 5 Years & Dream Feature
52:30 - Steps To Take To Achieve Goals
53:14 - Posting on Shorts, Reels, & TikTok
56:32 - Staying Up to Date & Effort
57:19 - Outro
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