The Highly Addictive World of Chinese Micro-Dramas
17 Sep 2025
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we break down the microdramas, the 1-minute movies that...
Inside Michelle Khare's Most Dangerous Video
03 Sep 2025
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YouTuber Michelle Khare and director Garrett Kennell join us to break down their most dangerous vide...
Masterclass: The YouTube Playbook in 37 Minutes
27 Aug 2025
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Download our Free 7-Point YouTube Checklist: http://colinandsamir.com/checklist We've asked 100s ...
Josh Johnson on Building a Comedy Career on YouTube vs Netflix
12 Aug 2025
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Comedian Josh Johnson is doing something almost no one else in stand-up is doing: releasing a new se...
Is YouTube Turning Into Reality TV?
30 Jul 2025
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Come to Press Publish NYC: https://news.thepublishpress.com/press-publish-nyc In this solo episod...
The Future of Attention, Human Connection & the Internet with Mustafa Suleyman
23 Jul 2025
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In this episode, Colin and Samir sit down with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder ...
Nick DiGiovanni: From Harvard Dropout to YouTube's most watched Chef
16 Jul 2025
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Try Spotter Studio: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Nick DiGiovanni is one of the ...
Inside Ryan Trahan’s 50-Day YouTube Marathon
13 Jul 2025
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In this episode, we catch up with Ryan Trahan midway through 50 States in 50 Days—his most ambitio...
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy : Why live streamers are driving culture in 2025
09 Jul 2025
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In this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we talk to Twitch CEO Dan Clancy about the platform’...
The Viral Expert: Anthpo
09 Jul 2025
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Check out Epidemic Sound and get 50 in Five: https://share.epidemicsound.com/colinandsamirJUN25 You...
How $1 Trillion in Ad Spend Is Shifting Toward Creators
21 Jun 2025
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We just got back from the most powerful week in advertising—and it wasn’t in New York or L.A., i...
How Corridor Crew Made One of the Internet’s Favorite Shows
11 Jun 2025
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Thanks to Lexar for sponsoring this episode On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we sit do...
3 Creator Economy Trends Shaping the Future
03 Jun 2025
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Subscribe to the Publish Press to find out about Press Publish NYC. In this episode we're going to b...
Walking Away From 15 Million YouTube Subscribers
20 May 2025
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Today on The Colin & Samir Show we're dissecting Luke Nichols (Outdoor Boys) decision to walk away f...
Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn Founder) on the Future of AI in Storytelling
13 May 2025
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we speak with Reid Hoffman — LinkedIn founder, OpenAI...
Hollywood is Broken. Can YouTubers Fix it?
06 May 2025
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This week on the Colin and Samir Show, we explore the Creator Camp Film Festival—a new experiment ...
The Secret Strategist Behind The Biggest YouTubers
09 Apr 2025
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Get better ideas for YouTube — https://www.colinandsamir.com/ideas This week on The Colin and Sam...
Mark Zuckerberg on the future of Facebook, Creators, and Dead Internet Theory
27 Mar 2025
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Why YouTube is obsessed with the Emmys
12 Mar 2025
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we talk about YouTube's push for creators to win Emmys,...
How Johnny Harris Changed The News Forever
04 Mar 2025
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Try Airalo and use code COLIN&SAMIR3 for $3 off your first eSIM https://try.airalo.com/ColinSamir O...
The Death of the Follower & the Future of Creativity on the Internet: Patreon CEO Jack Conte
25 Feb 2025
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On the episode of The Colin and Samir Show, Patreon CEO Jack Conte joins us to share his advice for ...
Lessons in Creativity from Kevin Hart, Beast Games and Adam Grant
19 Feb 2025
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In this episode, we break down key insights from Spotter Summit, including Kevin Hart’s top advice...
An Unfiltered Conversation with Pokimane
12 Feb 2025
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Check out InVideo AI: https://invideo.io/i/ColinandSamir In this episode with Pokimane, we dive int...
We interviewed the CEO of Snapchat
05 Feb 2025
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On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we sit down with Snapchat founder and CEO, Evan Spiegel...
MrBeast Reflects on Beast Games, Feastables, and the State of YouTube
29 Jan 2025
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Check out Spotter Studio: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir In our fifth interview wi...
Buying and Selling 2025 Creator Economy Trends
31 Dec 2024
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An Honest Conversation with Linus Tech Tips
26 Dec 2024
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YouTube Creators, Try Spotter Studio Free: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Today we...
Jake Shane: from TikTok to Hollywood
10 Dec 2024
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On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we interview internet personality Jake Shane about his ...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek on the Future of Podcasts
26 Nov 2024
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On this episode the Colin and Samir Show, we sit down with Spotify CEO and Founder Daniel Ek. We tal...
Dude Perfect on their path to Billion-Dollar YouTube Brand
19 Nov 2024
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Try Spotter Studio FREE for 60 days: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir In this episod...
How YouTube Podcasts Decided the 2024 Election
09 Nov 2024
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A media analysis and discussion about the 2024 U.S. Election largely being called "The Podcast Elect...
Dr. Peter Attia on How to Increase Creativity and Prevent YouTube Burnout
04 Nov 2024
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In this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we sit down with Dr. Peter Attia to cover the science b...
Good Good Golf: The YouTubers Saving the Golf Industry
29 Oct 2024
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In this episode of "The Colin and Samir Show," Good Good Golf members Garrett, Colin, and Max discus...
The Future of Creativity with Scott Belsky, Adobe Chief Strategy Officer
22 Oct 2024
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On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we sit down with Scott Belsky, Chief Strategy Officer a...
Are we too easy on AI?
15 Oct 2024
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On this episode of Creator Support, Colin and Samir answer questions about video podcast thumbnails,...
We Predict the Future of YouTube
09 Oct 2024
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Get 60 days of Spotter Studio free: https://partner.spotterstudio.com/colin-and-samir-pod What will...
We interviewed the YouTuber taking down Netflix: Kinigra Deon
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for Bitdefender Security for Creators: https://bitdefend.me/SecurityForCreators On this epi...
How Cleo Abram Dominated YouTube in 1 Year
17 Sep 2024
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Start Brainstorming with Spotter Studio: http://partner.Spotterstudio.com/colinandsamir Colin and S...
VidSummit Takeaways, Colin and Samir Growing Pains, and Dax Shepard's $80M Deal
10 Sep 2024
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Check out Spotter Studio On this episode of the show, we're sharing takeaways from VidSummit 2024 an...
Scott Galloway's No Bullsh*t Business Advice for Creative People
03 Sep 2024
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we interview Scott Galloway. Scott is an entrepreneur, speaker, c...
Ronaldo joins YouTube, AI scraping on YouTube and the 25 most influential creators
27 Aug 2024
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we discuss recent headlines in the creator economy. Learn more a...
A Brutally Honest Conversation about 100 Thieves
20 Aug 2024
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Today on the show, we interview Courage and Nadeshot from 100 Thieves about the company, the future ...
How YouTube accidentally beat Netflix
13 Aug 2024
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Today we chat with Hollywood showrunner Scott Gimple about the battle between YouTube and Netflix. ...
A Hollywood Showrunner’s POV on YouTube
05 Aug 2024
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This week, we interview Hollywood showrunner Scott Gimple in an audio-exclusive interview. Learn mo...
Why Rhett and Link are Making a TV Show (On Their Own Terms)
01 Aug 2024
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On February 6, comedy duo Rhett and Link uploaded a video titled "We're Done." After a decade-plus ...
13 Years of YouTube Knowledge in 46 Minutes
30 Jul 2024
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We've been building YouTube channels together for over 13 years. Today, we break down how we'd star...
AI companies are stealing from YouTubers
24 Jul 2024
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Today on The Colin and Samir Show, we break down the story about companies like Apple using data fro...
The Fast Approaching Death of Hot Ones
15 Jul 2024
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On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show, we break down why BuzzFeed is trying — and failing —...
How Hasan Piker became the most successful (& hated) political streamer
09 Jul 2024
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we’re joined by Hasan Piker. Hasan is one of Twitch's most pro...
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03 Jul 2024
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We're taking a break this week while we're on vacation, but as we hit the halfway point of 2024, we ...
Key Takeaways from Cannes Lions
24 Jun 2024
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Our thoughts on the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Learn more about your ad choi...
Creators on Creators: Cleo Abram x Johnny Harris
20 Jun 2024
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At the beginning of 2024, mass layoffs decimated newsrooms, leading some pundits to proclaim that th...
How this college dropout caught the attention of billionaires
17 Jun 2024
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On this episode, we interview Alex Banayan about his book The Third Door, and how he successfully in...
We interviewed the Head of Instagram: Adam Mosseri
10 Jun 2024
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A conversation with the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri. If you want to ask Adam a question, follow ...
The Unknown YouTuber you should be watching
10 Jun 2024
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we’re interviewing Preston Summerrow, aka Prestongoes. Preston ...
Why the Try Guys are starting a streaming service
27 May 2024
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Subscribe to The Publish Press The Try Guys are starting a streaming platform called 2nd Try, which ...
Is being a YouTuber a Recession-proof job?
20 May 2024
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we answer your questions about growing a YouTube channe...
The YouTube video that broke Hollywood
13 May 2024
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19-year-old Harvard economics student Wesley Wang will be writing and directing a film based on his ...
They sold their company to Snapchat (and then became YouTubers)
06 May 2024
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The Bucket List Family is a family channel that documents the adventures of Jessica, Garrett and the...
Inside John Green's Film Premiere
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Creator, author, and Vlogbrother John Green first broke out into the mainstream spotlight when the f...
When YouTubers ask for money
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've seen a lot of creators ask their audience to pay for content. Sometimes it goes well, and some...
How Mark Rober built the perfect creator business
22 Apr 2024
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On this episode of the show, we take you behind the scenes of our video with Mark Rober. We spent a ...
We asked MKBHD about his 'devastating' Humane AI pin review
16 Apr 2024
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Subscribe to The Publish Press → https://bit.ly/publish-press We talked with MKBHD Marques Brownl...
How to develop discipline: A conversation with Ryan Holiday (2022)
15 Apr 2024
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Author and philosopher Ryan Holiday writes about Stoicism, which is the belief that we can’t contr...
The TikTok ban, Ryan’s World and YouTube Shorts monetization
08 Apr 2024
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Subscribe to The Publish Press Colin covers three creator economy headlines with Publish Press write...
An Unfiltered Conversation with Jesser (18.6M subscribers)
01 Apr 2024
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we talk to Jesse Riedel about growing his YouTube chann...
Why YouTubers are fake retiring
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why does it seem like so many creators are retiring from YouTube, and then coming back? Colin and Sa...
Inside Nebula, the Creator-Owned Streaming Service
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On March 19, creator-owned streaming service Nebula announced its updated slate of scripted and unsc...
MrBeast reveals his biggest project ever
18 Mar 2024
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we talk to MrBeast about his Amazon deal, his company F...
Jacob Collier
04 Mar 2024
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Jacob Collier has been referred to as the Mozart of Gen Z, and has already won 6 Grammys at the age ...
Inside MKBHD's Eye-Opening Ridge Deal
28 Feb 2024
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Subscribe to The Publish Press On February 22, Marques Brownlee announced that he's joining accessor...
Surviving 48 hours with Ludwig
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEP3Cc-BbQ Today we explore the world of streamer...
Hank Green Unpacks YouTube's Biggest Problems
19 Feb 2024
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We interview YouTube legend Hank Green to discuss his company Complexly, his 17 years on YouTube, an...
Why YouTubers Love Apple Vision Pro
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Apple Vision Pro launch took over our feeds, across social media. Today, we're breaking down the...
Inside The Sidemen's Netflix Deal
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On January 30, British YouTube supergroup The Sidemen announced their latest project: a Netflix docu...
Why MatPat Quit YouTube
07 Feb 2024
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we're interviewing MatPat and Stephanie Patrick, the creators of ...
Our bizarre call with Elon Musk (one year later)
29 Jan 2024
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A year ago, we had a call with Elon Musk about how he could make Twitter (now X) a better platform f...
Mai Pham
22 Jan 2024
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Today we speak with creator and entrepreneur Mai Pham. She's one of our youngest guests but also one...
A Brutally Honest Conversation with Smosh
18 Dec 2023
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we interview Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox, the founders of Smosh...
Our thoughts on Yes Theory's new book, the most influential videos on YouTube, how to pick the right idea for a YouTube video
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Creator Support, we discuss a new creative project, Yes Theory's new book and ans...
We interviewed MrBeast’s newest employee: Dan Mace
11 Dec 2023
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Today on the show, we interview Dan Mace, the chief creative officer at Beast Philanthropy. Before w...
Why MrBeast lost his YouTube record, how to improve the first 5 seconds of a video, recapping 2023 Trends
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Creator Support, we talk about GTA VI, Twitch leaving South Korea and answer ques...
4 lessons from podcast legend Tim Ferriss that changed our business
04 Dec 2023
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we recap the 4 most impactful lessons we learned from T...
Emma Chamberlain on money, fame and the future of YouTube
01 Dec 2023
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In this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we interview Emma Chamberlain. We cover her relationshi...
The Murky Ethics of Clipping on YouTube
01 Dec 2023
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On this episode of Creator Support, we cover the controversy around YouTube clips, go behind the sce...
Why this YouTuber replaced himself with AI (Kwebbelkop interview)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we interview YouTube creatorsKwebbelkop, who created an AI version of himself to be...
Is TikTok ruining the music industry? (Our interview with AJR)
21 Nov 2023
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Today on the Colin and Samir Show, we interview the band AJR on the economics of music, building an ...
C&S Rewind: The Full Story of MrBeast
18 Nov 2023
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In this episode first published in 2021, we sit down with MrBeast for our first full interview with ...
YouTube's AI updates, our favorite videos of 2023, and what to do if your audience is disappearing
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Creator Support, we break down YouTube's AI updates and answer questions from the...
Casey Neistat's Latest Video, Prime's $1M Golden Bottle, Responding to hate comments
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we answer questions from the audience, including the best ways to make money and wh...
An Unfiltered Conversation with Kurtis Conner
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show we're interviewing comedian Kurtis Conner about how he built a successful YouTube ...
Why creator economy startups are struggling
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Creator Support, we talk about creator economy startups, our least favorite trends on YouTu...
Should creators unionize?
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Creator Support, Colin and Samir talk about the emergence of creator unions and answer ques...
An Unfiltered Conversation with Brittany Broski
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today in our interview with Brittany Broski, we talk about her early days on TikTok, how she brought...
An Honest Review of the Dude Perfect App
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Creator Support, we review the new Dude Perfect app, talk about our interview wit...
We interviewed the CEO of YouTube
09 Oct 2023
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On this episode of the Colin and Samir Show, we sit down with YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan. We cover how...
The Curse of a Viral Video
05 Oct 2023
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On this episode of Creator Support, we talk about what can go wrong after a video goes viral, how to...
The Absurd Business of Being an Internet Prankster (ft. Max Fosh)
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our interview with Max Fosh, we talk about how he got his start on YouTube, where he gets ideas a...
AI YouTubers are already replacing us
21 Sep 2023
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On today's episode of Creator Support, we cover AI YouTubers, answer a question from Casey Neistat a...
How Amelia Dimoldenberg built every celebrity’s favorite show (Chicken Shop Date)
18 Sep 2023
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Amelia Dimoldenberg tells us about the creation of her interview show Chicken Shop Date, how she boo...