The Colin and Samir Show

Hey, We’re Colin and Samir, YouTube creators and podcasters that break down the latest news in the creator economy from a creator's perspective. We have a long history building communities and brands through digital content. New episodes of The Colin and Samir show go live every Monday on Spotify and YouTube.com/ColinandSamir.

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We played Roblox so you don't have to...
<p>This week, we explore the wild world of Roblox&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.public.com">Public.com</a> for sponsoring this episode - get started on <a href="http://www.public.com">Public.com</a> by downloading the app and entering code CREATORS for $10 in free stock.&nbsp;</p>
25 min
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Ryan Trahan: From college dropout to the YouTub...
<p>This week we interview Ryan Trahan about his rise from college dropout to full time creator.&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe to the The Publish Press at <a href="http://thepublishpress.com">ThePublishPress.com&nbsp;</a></p><p>Watch the full interview at <a href="http://youtube.com/colinandsamir">youtube.com/colinandsamir</a></p>
58 min
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Is TikTok Ruining the Music Industry?
<p>TikTok has become the modern Radio, this week, we talk about it's impact on the music industry as a whole. Thanks to Slip Stream for sponsoring this episode, Head over to http://www.slip.stream and enter your email in to access 1000+ free tracks. Subscribe to get access to the biggest music catalog on the internet - the tracks are great, check out http://www.slip.stream and let us know what you think!</p><p><br></p>
27 min
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Why Creators are opening Hotels ft Shelby Church
<p>The next wave of Creator merch is here - and it's experiential. We're seeing creators transition from the digital space to the physical space - In this episode we talk to Shelby Church about why she's opening an Airbnb. Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode, Sign up at http://www.Public.com/creatorsinvest and get started with $10 in free stock, also follow Colin... 🙌</p>
49 min
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How Dixie D'Amelio Murdered Late Night
<p>Sign up for The Publish Press at <a href="//www.ThePublishPress.com">www.ThePublishPress.com</a></p><p>Talk shows like Dixie D'Amelio's Early Late Show are taking over YouTube. Others include Impaulsive, Tiny Meat Gang, and WVFRM.</p>
31 min
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Selling our first NFT pt 1
<p>This episode is all about how we minted our first NFT and put it up for auction. Check out the Auction here: <a href="http://colinandsamir.mirror.xyz/">http://colinandsamir.mirror.xyz</a></p>
26 min
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How much YouTube has paid us since the beginnin...
<p>On this episode we're joined by Li Jin to discuss all things creator economy, and to chat about how much money YouTube has paid us last month as well as in our full lifetime as a channel (5 years)&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks to Public.com for sponsoring this episode, start investing today at <a href="http://public.com/creatorsinvest">http://public.com/creatorsinvest&nbsp;</a></p>
35 min
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Why Emma Chamberlain is the new Casey Neistat
<p>This week we're talking about Why Emma Chamberlain is the new Casey Neistat. We talk about the difference between a <strong>Relationship Based Creator </strong>and an <strong>Idea Based Creators </strong>as well as what opportunities arise from both. Watch the episode on our YouTube channel: YouTube.com/ColinandSamir&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Peter Mckinnon's Kickstarter Here: https://nomatic.kckb.st/61ec8ef9</p>
33 min
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How Nas Daily makes $8 million a year with Face...
<p>Nas Daily quit his $120k job to make videos, he uploaded 1,000 videos in 1,000 days and built a business that is currently doing $8M / year. He's a truly inspiring creator and we loved chatting with him!&nbsp;</p><p>Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/6R4zxswb8gQ</p>
60 min
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The Problem with Buying Stock in Logan Paul (Bi...
<p>Thanks to Notion for sponsoring this episode! Sign up for Notion here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWlKa1ktLVlRMGI5bDF3NkY0VUVVZWkycXF5Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsRUhLdDNnUGN6cEtKcEhWMmozS29WaU5VSkRoalBIbFBXeG9BNDZlaE54UThsMGdxNnE1c1ZXMC1uMU5uLU5zeHMwRFpFZ0p0V2VlNUtCc3AyOVJoZXVRVjdDZUdZcUFKN1ZKXzJOUEh0T1JEQlF2bw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fcolinsamirnotion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/colinsamirnotion</a>​</p><p>Today on the show we're talking about BitClout, the decentralized crypto social network that allows you to buy "stock" or coins in your favorite creators.</p>
30 min
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The Mr. Beast Interview: Spending Millions of D...
<p>We interviewed Mr. Beast about his latest ventures and talked to him about the future of YouTube. Also... You heard him... we will be giving away $1,000 to someone who subscribes to our YouTube channel in the next 5 days!&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe to our channel here: https://youtube.com/colinandsamir</p>
42 min
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Meet the Girls Saving Clubhouse and Social Media
<p>On this episode we talk to the creators of the hit Clubhouse show "NYU Girls Roasting Tech Guys" and break down what makes good social media content in todays world.&nbsp;</p><p>Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/JHix5RAGbxs</p>
38 min
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Charli D'amelio is selling out... (of Cold Brew)
<p>Breaking down Charli D'Amelio (110M followers on TikTok) and her partnership with Dunkin' Donuts. What does this mean for the future of the Creator Economy? Will Corporations build Creators? or will Creators build Corporations?&nbsp;</p><p>Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Sxh6Kai4tyI</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
30 min
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The $69M Digital Painting: Beeple, Explained
Mike Winkelmann is an American graphic designer. In May 2007 he drew an image of his Uncle Joe, called it Uber Jay (Mike's nickname for his uncle) and shared it online. The next day he made another image and once again posted it online. He did the same thing the next day, and then the next day. Last week Christies Auction House sold one of his paintings for $70 Million dollars. On this episode we talk about how that happened and what it means for the creator economy. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/Ptk6P7Lc6rs
26 min
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The MKBHD Episode
<p>This week we interview MKBHD about his career on YouTube</p><p>Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/pWH1TF1ZfKA</p>
51 min
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The NFT Episode: How Logan Paul made $5million ...
<p>On this episode of The Colin and Samir Show we explore the world of NFT's (Non Fungible Tokens) and talk to some experts to get to the bottom of what exactly NFT's are and if creators should think about getting involved with them. We also explore how Logan made $5,000,000 selling his own NFT's.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ar7jYfOfj7I</p>
51 min
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YouTuber Products: Winners & Losers
<p>Today on The Colin and Samir Show we're ranking YouTuber products from David Dobrik, MrBeast, Peter Mckinnon, Amanda Rach Lee, MKBHD, and Vsauce (Curiosity Box).</p>
54 min
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David Dobrik's $100 Million Dollar Deal with Sp...
Today we're talking David Dobrik's podcast views and why we think Spotify will acquire it like they did with Joe Rogan.Check out the pod channel on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2ZhGcgB
39 min
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Elon Musk, Clubhouse and going to the Moon 🚀
<p>Our thoughts on audio only voice app Clubhouse, Elon Musk's ability to sway markets, and Super Bowl 2021 commercials. Also check out our Podcast YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/a1UVrUnrf5k</p>
53 min
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How Graham Stephan makes $4,578,896.32 a year o...
<p><strong>This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast, we’re Joined by Graham Stephan. Graham is a real estate agent turned YouTube creator who has amassed over 3 million subscribers across 3 YouTube channels. He’s been covered by CNBC, Bloomberg and a bunch of other outlets as the “Millionaire YouTuber” he’s very transparent about the money he generates through his YouTube Channels, which in 2020 was over $2M just from YouTube Adsense alone… and overall, well you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out how much he made in total, but it truly is jaw dropping. Graham makes videos about personal finance, investing, stocks, and credit cards all with the goal of helping his audience become more financially literate. We talk about how he got into YouTube, and how he thinks about his channel, the strategies that have helped him get to over $2M in revenue from YouTube. If you’re listening to this episode, we do have a visual version of the podcast that’s available on YouTube - if you just search the Colin and Samir podcast you’ll find it - alright enjoy this weeks episode feature Graham Stephan.</strong></p>
79 min
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How Mr. Beast turns $Millions into Billions
<p>This week Colin and Samir talk about Mr. Beasts storytelling style and how he takes millions of dollars and turns them into billions of views&nbsp;</p><p>Watch the episode on the Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqGPn-NTBmUXcNWYf7uFvw</p>
27 min
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Reviewing our worst Brand Deals
<p>Colin and Samir break down some of their worst influencer brand deal offers and talk about what makes a good creator brand partnership. Subscribe for new episodes every Monday: https://t.co/v37tvVx74T?amp=1​</p>
38 min
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Predicting the Biggest Creator Trends of 2021
<p>Colin and Samir predict the biggest YouTube Creator trends of 2021. &nbsp;We discuss the creator economy and big YouTubers like Mr Beast, Dream, David Dobrik, and Addison Rae. &nbsp;Subscribe to our podcast YouTube Channel for new episodes every Monday: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fv37tvVx74T%3Famp%3D1%E2%80%8B&amp;v=j5p4yuRWjSs&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazRwOHBrSG9mblYydDJVZ3NiNmJTNVNHd0JHZ3xBQ3Jtc0tudUdFZXBoN0tBVnNKOUNEV0tqT2xURFV6am9PdW5tcGI3VnhKRTRKaEZhbnpSU2xIcEJqdmJrYW5MUFB5SHQzaEl1OUd2T0hkYTlacVoteFRSVjRKRTRtWTJjQl80TndKLUhDdUppSDQ2ZzhSSXRLOA%3D%3D&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://t.co/v37tvVx74T?amp=1​</a></p>
43 min
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Building a better world for Creators ft Joe Alb...
<p>This week on the Colin and Samir Podcast we’re joined by Joe Albanese - Joe is the founder and CEO of Stir, a company that’s building tools &amp; software that help creators run their businesses. Joe and his team have been making quite a few headlines this year to name a few - they’ve raised $4M dollars in funding for this project from firms like Ludlow ventures and creators like Casey Neistat, Joe was recently named to Forbes 30 under 30 list, and they’ve been trending multiple times for releasing a number of one-off “drops” such as <a href="http://presubscribe.me/">Presubscribe.me</a> which helps creators understand how many people who pay for their content, or OnlyTweets which creates a paywall protected twitter account for creators.</p><p>On this episode we talk to Joe about his journey into the creator world, how we went from the founding team at YikYak to the product team at Facebook and then eventually why he took the jump to leave his stable job and pursue building Stir.</p>
80 min
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Making Music a Career with Henry Hall
<p>This week we chat with musician Henry Hall about his path to pursuing music as a career, we also get a special performance from him at the end of the episode!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>
85 min