Catching You Up Podcast with Nadav

**SPONSOR** We’re sponsored by Ridge! Support the show and get 10% off your Ridge order at https://www.ridge.com/NADAV and use code NADAV at checkout. Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today's episode is a critique of a lazily written article by Kerry Howley for New York Magazine attempting to cancel Dr. Andrew Huberman using implied non-complaints from his ex lovers' friends, a lonely basket case of an author, and attacking the ethics of the basic mechanics of podcast monetization.

**SPONSOR** Try Blue Chew for free at https://www.bluechew.com with promo code NADAV Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ This week my guest is Ben Avery. We learn about his journey from dog food monger to podcaster. We find out we both have roots in the Lemon Party, what steps Ben took to teach himself useful skills in order to start taking on clients, and how to find "your people." We talk about the most important traits to have in order to start getting work, how to get better at your craft, and the risks of being in this business for a while.

**SPONSOR** Support the show and try BlueChew for free – just pay $5 shipping. Head to https://www.bluechew.com and use code NADAV *** Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ The No Jumper podcast network evolved from a blog on Tumblr in 2011 to a podcast in 2016, and later into a network with various hip-hop themed shows. Point and Shoot's is a comedic commentary on No Jumper podcast incidents that got on my radar a few months back. He covered Adam22's meltdown on the @Whatever Podcast, offers entertaining insights and visual jokes. Point and Shoot's relentless roasting of of the No Jumper crew is juvenile but hilarious. He attacks other people on the crew like Sharp, 1090 Jake and Poetic Flakko. Addressing podcast commentators, like Point and Shoot, may amplify negativity, kind of like the "Streisand Effect," so creators should respond tactfully, if at all. Embracing critics, as seen with comedians like Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J Gomez, Dave Smith, Bert Kreischer and Steve O, can defuse tensions and redirect focus to collaboration rather than conflict.

Try Blue Chew for free at https://www.bluechew.com with promo code NADAV Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ 01:25 Norm MacDonald's early exposure to gambling started in his childhood, where he developed strong skills in games like bridge, Wist, and backgammon. 03:29 Norm's gambling experiences were highlighted on the Howard Stern Show, where he discussed rumors that the movie "Rounders" was based on his life. 05:19 Norm McDonald's gambling adventures ranged from impressive wins, like making $40,000 in a show and turning it into $100,000, to devastating losses, such as losing everything he owned three times. 09:41 Despite having serious gambling skills, Norm McDonald wasn't in it solely for the money or to gamble on sure things; he enjoyed the thrill and the unpredictability. 14:55 Norm McDonald eloquently expressed the allure of gambling in his book, describing it as the moment between placing a bet and awaiting its outcome—a moment of hope and magic. 16:33 Norm McDonald approached gambling with humor, even sharing wild stories like throwing $60,000 into the ocean on the Atlantic City boardwalk as a symbolic gesture to quit.

Support the show and get 50% off of Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/NADAV50 and use code NADAV50. Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ How Podcasts Make Money Part I: https://youtu.be/SBsP4rfnahc Coffeezilla Doc on Kast Media: https://youtu.be/N3ftBeP16TA We already learned about YouTube ad revenue, but lets look under the hood of how ad reads work in the world of podcasts! We talk about how the function of a podcast has changed over the years. Comedians used to use pods as a driving force to sell more tickets to live shows, but as ad reads came into the picture, podcasts now became revenue generators. We talk about how much money ad reads can generate and thresholds that most podcast reps adhere to, how the whole system works, and how much of a pain it is to find trustworthy podcast reps.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today we're talking about the way more-interesting-than-you'd-suspect topic: laugh tracks! We learn about the start of laugh tracks due to the ingenuity of Bing Crosby, Bobby Burns and Charley Douglass. From I LOVE LUCY to Cheers to Friends to Big Bang Theory to The Office, so many of these shows made a decision on laugh tracks and wouldn't be able to go in the other direction if they tried. We talk about the start of producers laughing during podcasts and how my laugh costed Machinima for than $250,000 to try to remove from productions. We review some famous laughs from Stavros Halkias and Ben Avery and what new function they serve in podcasts

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ While working at Your Mom's House Studios with Tom Segura and Christina P, I would often catch myself having ridiculous conversations. Sometimes those were with my employers, the staff, but the funniest ones were talking to outside organizations. These are some of my favorite conversations I've had to have. I discuss my experience booking a little person and explaining a baby Jesus bit to a casting director and give a behind the scenes look of how long we were trying to produce the "Pimp My Ride" sketch... also an extra behind the scenes story while filming it! Then we get into one of my favorite phone calls I've ever had. We were going to stream live from the Paramount Theater in Austin and we had to make sure we can do the exact show that we wanted, which was completely off the rails.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today we're chatting about why I think the next two years (at least) are going to be rough for podcasts due to an industry correction. Sure, we're having a mini-burst of the bubble in the podcasting industry, but how did we get there? The pandemic created the perfect storm for some podcasts, but is the podcast explosion dying down? It feels like the industry is correcting itself at the moment. Movies and television shows are coming back, and podcasts have more to compete with again. Another contributing factor is that a lot of the companies that were created to assist podcasters are starting to experience big lay offs, cutting support away from the creators that need it most. We then talk about the new Apple iOS update which will create more problems than it solves for an entire industry. Audio numbers will drop, ad rates will drop, and some podcasts just won't be able to deal with that, unless they've created multiple revenue streams. Fun stuff.

Support the show and get 50% off of Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/NADAV50 and use code NADAV50 Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ A lot of people are talking about this new Rogan Spotify deal... yes, Rogan got a dumb amount of money to keep publishing to Spotify but not remaining exclusive to them, but niether Rogan nor Spotify are the biggest winners of thsi deal. It's the guests on JRE. The Joe Rogan experience is back in full force on YouTube giving a more robust "Rogan Bump" than the last 3 or 4 years.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ This is a story from back when I was working at WeedMaps over a decade ago. We were getting involved in sponsoring concerts and music festivals and ended up covering a lot of Cypress Hill shows. I share a few stories of how much fun it was to work at WeedMaps, a couple Behind The Scenes stories about some Cypress Hill shows, and how B Real blamed me for ruining his 420 show. It ABSOLUTELY was not my fault.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today's episode is about how I got my job at YMH Studios that eventually lead to my position as Executive Producer there. I discuss my journey starting in high school making dumb movies with my friends, to college, where I also made dumb movies with my friends. I talk about my summer internships, the importance of finding a mentor and my first job out of college, running the video department for Weedmaps. But even though it was super fun and I have crazy stories about Snoop Dogg and getting B-Real from Cypress Hill too high for a 420 concert, I moved back to Los Angeles to pursue post production from ground zero and taking gigs along the traditional path of that career. I was able to start taking on better and cooler jobs that ended me up with a full time job at an ad agency where we made cool things consistently, but when I got laid off after a merger, I was left in a pickle and forced to think outside the box. I emailed some of my favorite podcasts and pitched them on adding a video component which resulted with my initial connection with Tom Segura and beginning working part time on Your Mom's House Podcast. I even read all my emails attempting to pitch myself for a job with them. I talk about the 2 year period working part time for YMH Podcast and freelancing at Machinima (where I met Enny) that ends with a full time job offer at the newly formed YMH Studios.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today's a special episode. A call had to be made in the 11th hour, which is par for the course for a producer. I'm gonna talk about my experience being a producer at YMH Studios and how mistakes get handled as the team grows. I talk about the different reasons a producer may decide to have parts removed either for technical reasons or otherwise. I then go over some of my biggest mistakes at YMH and some other horror stories along my career. Some you know about, and some you don't. Then I talk about one of the most panic inducing productions of my life: YMH Live 5 with West Palm Beach with Duncan Trussell Guesting with Tom Segura and Christina P. Two big takeaways from this episode: a producer's job is "fixing problems" and WE. DON'T. MISS. UPLOADS.

Support the show & get free breakfast for life at https://www.hellofresh.com/NADAVFREE with code NADAVFREE Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ More and more of the bigger podcasts have began accumulating louder and louder haters online. Is it people that despise them? Is is people that are upset the show no longer resembles the show they feel in love with? We taker a look at the history of film critics and analyze the barrier to entry to even having your opinion heard. We run through some thought experiments how trolls like to fight online. So where does all this hate come from? My guess is feelings of sunk cost that lead to feeling unjustifiably betrayed. All this podcast hate has created a new scene of content creators, and they'll either feed in to your toxic tendencies, or maybe they'll try to keep it light. Pick your poison and protect Jake Johnson at all costs.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Tucker Carlson has been around forever and has always sucked while in the public eye, but he's making some interesting moves that might show he's a lot cooler than we all thought. I give a brief history of Tucker's early childhood, his dad and how he got into journalism. We look at key moments from his career including Jon Stewart confronting him on CNN's Cross Fire, debating Bill Nye the Science Guy on climate change, advertisers pulling sponsorships after a comment on immigration, and the Green M & M dressing more modestly. We analyze hate watching, and see if Tucker Carlson is actually cooler than we thought. We analyze his moves with broadcast to X and his show's guests: Kyle Rittenhouse, Jon Daly, Kid Rock, a lunatic that claimed to do drugs with Barrack Obama, and Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood for the Christmas episode. We wrap up with talking about his monetization strategy and who will follow him.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ We're going to talk about the Kill Tony New Years Eve Streams and what this means for the comedy podcast industry. We talk about its founder Tony Hinchcliffe and Brian Redban, the premise of the live comedy podcast, and how it jumped from the World Famous Comedy Store top Joe Rogan's comedy club The Comedy Mothership over in Austin, Texas. I talk about newbies signing up to put their names in the bucket, and what can be in the future for Kill Tony.

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Someone made a subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/VeryNadavShow/ Today we're going to go over the history and evolution of Comedy Roasts. I talk about discovering the Comedy Central roasts with the one they did on Flavor Flav from Public Enemy and Flavor of Love. This is how I was introduced to Anthony Jeselnik and Amy Schumer like the rest of the world. I share my research with how Roasts started in New York at the Friar's Club in the early 1900's, turned into televised roasts with Jonny Carson and Don Rickles, then Comedy Central teaming up with the Friar's Club and airing roasts of Drew Carey, Jerry Stiller, Rob Reiner, Hugh Hefner and Chevy Chase. Comedy Central then went on its own run of roasts with Dennis Leary, Jeff Foxworthy, Pam Anderson, William Shatner, Flavor Flav, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, and Donald Trump. We talk about the legendary Greg Giraldo sets and other notable stars from the roasts, the transition off of television and onto the internet. We talk about Shane Gillis's vicious roast and Whitney Cummings's role in keeping roasts alive.

Get episodes a day early on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Is the trend of comedians making comedy specials a money grab? Let's take a look at a few examples and see if we can determine that. I discuss the beginnings of YMH Live Shows and their evolution. We examine if the 69 Minutes with Tom Segura our of YMH Studios is a money grab. We take a look at the Skankfest live stream and if 12 shows over a weekend is worth 80 bucks. We analyze the the value of the Kill Tony special event streams, how awesome the Gilly and Keeves sketches from Shane Gillis and John McKeever were, and why everyone should take a chance on purchasing content directly from comedians. We discuss if Andrew Schulz's moves with the special he bought back from a streamer (Netflix, probably) was a textbook money grab. We also ask if Chris D'Elia and Louis CK have the same kind of pull. Do they?

Become a producer on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Lets learn how podcasts make money. Content creators have multiple ways to monetize their podcasts. This will be a multi-part series with today's episode being about YouTube ad revenue. YouTube ad revenue has a few variables. One being length of content, and the other being CPM. We talk about demographics that can bring podcasters a higher CPM and some examples of how much some CPM's can get. We also talk about the hardest times to be a youtube content creator... during all of the ad-pocalypses Article about CPM: https://medium.com/@jasonrbodie/youtube-cpm-rates-by-niche-youtube-cpm-guide-a0e5536af278

Show support and become a producer on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow This week, we analyze some decisions by comedians on comedy specials. Is Netflix or Youtube the best route to take? How can comedians be touring a new hour when they JUST released a comedy special? We study some moves made by some of the biggest comedians that popped over the last few years. We analyze Chris Distefano, Matt Rife, Stavvy Baby, Shane Gillis and Nick Mullen. We take a quick look at some of Whitney Cummings's moves with Only Fans TV to produce 2 roasts and a special, as well as GaS Digital's six 30-minute specials from Luis J Gomez, Dave Smith, Kurt Metzger, Jordan Jensen, Colum Tyrrell and Rich Vos. We then analyze moves from Bill Burr, Dave Chapelle and Louis CK. I give some of my favorite specials from the year. What were your favorites? Do you think there were better specials on Netflix or YouTube over the last 2 years? YouTube Specials Mentioned: Matt Rife - Only Fans (https://youtu.be/kzgFwZEAHZQ) Matt Rife - Matthew Steven Rife (https://youtu.be/1AwsR1iqsuE) Matt Rife - Walking red Flag (https://youtu.be/1HkmMXprPwI) Stavros Halkias - Live At The Lodge Room (https://youtu.be/eNpkhX85yf0) Shane Gillis - Live in Austin (https://youtu.be/zKUpf1Vx0vs) Nick Mullen - Year of the Dragon (https://youtu.be/VBlQBm5pReQ) OFTV Bert Kreischer Roast - OFTV Whitney Cummings Roast - OFTV Whitney Cummings Mouthy - 30 Minutes with Jordan Jensen (https://youtu.be/MoBkkw66NWY) 30 Minutes with Kurt Metzger (https://youtu.be/9JcfMyYKe5E) 30 Minutes with Luis J Gomez (https://youtu.be/KB1LwYbYq6U) 30 Minutes with Dave Smith (https://youtu.be/XGK1SXNMG44) 30 Minutes with Colum Tyrrell (https://youtu.be/_Zvnzgu-2TQ) 30 Minutes with Rich Vos (https://youtu.be/JySyJhkcTkY)

Become a Producer: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Get your own smell proof Hautebox from Charlotte Welch at https://charlottewelch.co/ This week on Catching You Up with Nadav, I share some very personal and serious news about my gambling addiction and announce a new spin-off Holiday: CRAPSGIVING! My good friend and fellow YMH booth boy Enny Kravitz joined me a for a Thanksgiving Holiday weekend filled with craps, video poker and prop bets. I showed you around the classic El Cortez Casino, the best craps in town over at Ellis Island, and the perfect resort to finish your long weekend off in Vegas, the Red Rock Casino! I also meet up with a new friend @Pompsie, a Vegas content creator who specializes in slots and travel! Follow his @PompsieSlots channel too for extra degen fun. Want to go experience Ellis Island on your next visit to Vegas? Email the casino host Nik Fava, mention me, and he'll be sure you have a warm welcome: [email protected]

Become a Producer: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow This week on Catching You Up with Nadav, we discuss the new podcast launched by a Comedy Central veteran and hilarious standup Daniel Tosh... Tosh Show. It seems like some of our favorite people from televesions have made their way over to podcasting. People like Conan O'Brien, Dax Sheperd, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, San Hayes, Bill Maher, and the creators and stars of It's Always Sunny In Philidelphia all got in on it. I give you a little history on Daniel Tosh, Tosh.0, Comedy Central, and how we got to today, with a brand new Tosh Show. I give my opinion on their launch, their choice of guests, and how impressive his success is and my outlook for its future. I give my opinion on new people entering the podcast world, how excited I am for the big advertisers to enter the industry, and talking a little bit about Tosh Show's second episode.

Producers: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow This week on Catching You Up w/ Nadav, we touch on the Carlos Mencia, one of the most notorious joke thieves in the comedy world. I show you the clip from the "I Am Comic" documentary from 2010, Marc Maron recounting the hit piece Joe Rogan made on Carlos confronting him at The Comedy Store, and Carlos's first appearance on WTF with Marc Maron. Carlos talks about when he was accused of stealing jokes from Paul Mooney and Eddie Griffin. Maron asks Carlos about beefing with Joe Rogan, and being accused of stealing jokes from Ari Shaffir, George Lopez and Bill Cosby. Marc realized Carlos was doing damage control and using Marc and his platform, so recorded another episode where he invited some comics close to Carlos (Willie Barcena and Steve Trevino) to get the real story, along with inviting Carlos back on to address these issues. Marc confronts Carlos on why he decides to bump headliners from performing, stealing jokes, and shares some final thoughts. I also briefly discuss Carlos's appearance on Tigerbelly with Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn and Joe Rogan's reflection on the incident that he shared on Flagrant with Andrew Schulz. Can Carlos Mencia make a comeback to the comedy world? What do you think?

Producers | https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Andrew Schulz Ep From Last Week | https://youtu.be/jgKe2cakr-Y This week, we peel the curtain back a little bit. I show you guys a little bit about how this podcast is put together and reveal one of the mega rules of having a podcast: CONSISTENT UPLOADS! I then start shedding some light on how last week's episode featuring Andrew Schulz went down. Your boy had some WILD stomach pains. Turns out it was an umbilical hernia and I had to go to the ER and had to make a serious decision about putting work before health. This tummy ache originated from a weight loss challenge on 2 Bears 1 Cave with Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer and came to a head last week when I started feeling abdominal pain all of a sudden. I went to the emergency room with a hard belly button that needed to get pushed back in. We then talk to our good friend of the show, Dr. Drew Pinsky, to talk more deeply about hernias. I tell Drew how I got mine, why the doctors decided to operate, and how they repaired mine by inserting a mesh into my abdominal wall. We discuss failure rates of the mesh used to repair my hernia, tips for keeping future hernias from coming on, and when you know you should go to the hospital. We discuss the different kind of hernias, the inguinal hernia (where your nuts go into your nuts), femoral hernias in your leg, and hiatal hernias in your esophagus. We learned so much this week!

https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow This week, we look into Andrew Schulz, a juggernaut in the standup comedy and podcasting. Schulz started experimenting with multiple social media platforms and it's been paying off wildly. We chronicle his career startiong at his first appearence on the Joe Rogan Experience. We then see how he experimented with social media by posting standup comedy slip-s to Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. We then analyze all of his innovations in the podcast space, and it's all impressive.

https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow There is no doubt that there are people that don't enjoy Brendan Schaub. But why? We give a brief history of context, his start as an athlete and his transition to podcast/personality. He discuss his comedy Showtime special "You'd Be Surprised," his YouTube special "Gringo Papi," and his blunders Annie Lederman, Khalyla Kuhn, Bobby Lee and his appearance on Tigerbelly. that's a lot of context, but can people change? Is this the beginning of Brendan Schaub's redemption arc of good decisions that make him likeable? Anything is possible. Share you thoughts in the comments.

Become A Producer: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Music by: - https://www.instagram.com/bajabo/ - https://www.instagram.com/nategriffo/ This week, we get into one of my all time favorite podcast episodes EVER: the time Andy Dick was a guest on Tigerbelly with Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn. Almost everything is chaotic, Andy brings his "comedy partner" Paris Dylan, shows his arms is devastatingly mangled and broken, and invites a WHOLE bunch of strangers to Bobby's house. Oh, and there's a near meltdown towards the end. PLUS, after my analysis, I call up my buddy George Kimmel (producer of Tigerbelly) who shares some never before heard details and secrets about the recording of that show.

https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow This week, we do a case study on The Adam Friedland Show and the naturalness of a podcast changing its format. We discuss the TAFS's origins in Cumtown, some of the greatest bits from the podcast, and the chemistry between Nick Mullen, Stavros Halkias and Adam Friedland. We discuss the infamous David Cross interview, Nick's impressions of Jon Hamm, Michael Douglas and Tucker Carlson and the variables that led to the transformation to The Adam Friedland Show.

Become a producer on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VeryNadavShow Welcome to the first official episode of "Catching You Up w/ Nadav!" On today's episode, I talk about the reaction to people thinking I passed away. There were multiple YouTube accounts that were reporting on the situation and it turns out artificial intelligence is getting WILD. Then, I talk about my experience attending the seventh annual Skankfest comedy festival in Las Vegas. I discuss performances by Luis J Gomez, Big Jay Oakerson, Dave Smith, Ari Shaffir, Joe List, Mark Normand, Jordan Jensen, Rachel Feinsrtein, Ian Fiddance, Rich Vos, Bonnie McFarlane, Jason Ellis at Ellismannia, Zac Amico, and so much more. Is Skankfest really worth the hype?