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The Enthusiasm Project — 197 episodes

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1

How I Almost Killed My YouTube Channel

2

My Battle Against AI Slop

3

Music, Cameras, & Pivoting on YouTube w/ Audio Hotline

4

A New Way Of Monetizing As A Creator

5

A New Era - Season 14 Premiere!

6

Help Me Find The BEST Mic! Season 13 Finale

7

No Fun Anymore

8

What Should You Name Your YouTube Channel?

9

Is Camera YouTube Dead?

10

Pobody’s Nerfect: Being Human in the age of AI

11

Let's A Some Q's!

12

Bye Bye Bias

13

The Cons of Being a Pro

14

The Only Good Review is a Bad Review

15

Video Thrilled the Podcast Host | Season 13 Premiere

16

What I've Learned From 10 Years of Podcasting: Season 12 Finale!

17

To Shill Or Not To Shill?

18

The Creator Middle Class Does Not Exist

19

NAB 2024 Recap: Gear & Tears!

20

Quitting My Job To Be A Content Creator: 3 Years Later

21

Let's A Some Q's!

22

Building Your Perfect Studio & Cheap vs. Expensive Gear

23

Staying Authentic in the Age of AI

24

The Art of Scripting vs. Improvisation on YouTube

25

Know Your Limits | Season 12 Premiere

26

What's Next? Season 11 Finale!

27

Podcasting on YouTube: The Hows, Whys, and Huhs?!

28

Unpopular Gear Opinions

29

The A/V Helpdesk Vol. 2!

30

Community Podcast (trying something new)!

31

Let's A Some Q's!

32

How to Create a Video Podcast

33

How to Start Your Own Podcast

34

Podcast Mixer Buyer’s Guide: Everything From Rodecasters to Clonecasters!

35

Season 11 Premiere! YouTube’s Invalid Traffic Nightmare is Seriously Hurting Creators

36

Take Me Back to My Happy Land | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Finale!

37

Ska, Filmmaking, & PBS | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 5

38

Riding the Waves of Ska | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 4

39

How The Aquabats Changed My Life with One Show | The Ska Poodcast Mini Series Episode 3

40

A Lifetime of Ska & Simpsons (Skampsons?) | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 2

41

How Ska Changed My Life | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Premiere!

42

Making Sense of It All - Season 10 Finale!

43

Respect Your Work

44

The End of an Era on YouTube

45

The A/V Helpdesk!

46

Can a Tech Channel Be Art?

47

Let's A Some Q's!

48

I'm Back

49

I'm Leaving (But In A Good Way)

50

Re-Evaluating My YouTube Approach

51

Season 10 Premiere: Let's Talk About New Gear!

52

Season 9 Finale! Everything I Don't Know...

53

Buyer Beware: Be Hyper Critical of the Hype

54

How to Design an Awesome Video Set

55

You Should Probably Have Your Own Website

56

Beginner vs. Pro Gear: The Law of Diminishing Returns

57

Let's A Some Q's!

58

Camera Quest: Choosing Your Perfect Camera

59

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

60

Learning to Edit: It Can Actually Be Fun!

61

Season 9 Premiere: Creator Ethics Statement 2.0!

62

Season 8 Finale: ALL the Updates!

63

What Getting COVID Taught Me About YouTube

64

Are Video Podcasts Worth the Effort?

65

Which Video Editing Software is Best?

66

The Creator Bubble is Bursting

67

Let's A Some Q's!

68

Creating a New Course / Finding The Perfect Camera Bag

69

Let's Talk About Gear - New Cameras, Mics, & More!

70

Do You Deserve Your Equipment?

71

Special Episode: Help Me Choose The Perfect Microphone!

72

Are You an Enthusiast or an Authority? - Season 8 Premiere!

73

Choosing Your Own Creative Path - Season 7 Finale with Michael Sladek

74

Should You Start a Second YouTube Channel?

75

"The Dark Side of Content Creation"

76

There's No Such Thing As Free Gear

77

5 Years, 350 Videos, 100K Subscribers!

78

Let's A Some Q's!

79

The Internet is a Loud, Angry Place

80

An Ode To Rode: All About The RODECaster Pro II!

81

Forced to Shift Gears

82

In The Yard With Peter Lindgren - Season 7 Premiere!

83

Season 6 Finale: Influencer Etiquette!

84

Discouragement, Everything Is Expensive, & My Best Tech Purchase

85

Judgement, Jealousy, & Insecurity

86

1 Year of Self Employment: What I’ve Learned

87

"It's Just for YouTube"

88

Let's A Some Q's!

89

Tom's Commentary On Comments (Tomments?)

90

How Much Money Can You Make As A Content Creator? 2021 Revenue Breakdown

91

90's Nickelodeon Changed My Idea of YouTube

92

Season 6 Premiere: Everything’s Changed!

93

Season 5 Finale: I Canon’t Believe It!

94

Making the Sony Switch?

95

The Ins & Outs of Creator Media Kits

96

An Attitude of Gratitude vs. Entitlement

97

When Should You Push Yourself as a Creator?

98

100th Episode Spectacular Q&A Extravaganza Super Show!

99

Camera Chat - What's New & What's Disappointing

100

When To Call It Quits?

101

Who's Really Out There?

102

Let's Get Ready to Ramble!

103

The Camera Wars: Sony vs. Canon

104

My Retro Camera Addiction

105

The Icky World of YouTube "Payola"

106

Are You Being Manipulated on YouTube?

107

Is Marketing Inherently Evil?

108

Do The Most You Can With Every Day ft. MrCameraJunkie

109

Dealing with Creator Jealousy, Podcast Apocalypse, & More - Q&A!

110

Success On Your Own Terms with Passion & Creator Economies

111

The Power of One: Your Creative Impact

112

How to Protect Your YouTube Channel from Evildoers

113

Season 5 Premiere! Staying In Your Creative Lane

114

Season 4 Finale! The Secret Series Continues... [S4E21]

115

Where To Go From Here? [S4E20]

116

Let's A Some Q's [S4E19]

117

The Saga Continues | 1st World Camera Problems [S4E18]

118

My Camera Conundrum "Cameranundrum" [S4E17]

119

Keeping YouTube Fun [S4E16]

120

Quality vs Quantity, Engaging with Your Community, and Is YouTube Evil? [S4E15]

121

My New Favorite YouTube Channel [S4E14]

122

Creating Your Online Course from Start to Finish [S4E13]

123

The First Week of Freedom (Secret Series Finale)

124

Designing Your Own Life (Secret Series #4)

125

My First Full Time Project (Secret Series #3)

126

I Gave My Resignation (Secret Series #2)

127

The Decision (Secret Series #1)

128

Let's A Some Q's! [S4E07]

129

When They Zig, You Zag [S4E06]

130

The Cost of YouTube - Expense Breakdown [S4E05]

131

How Much Money My Creativity Earned in 2020 [S4E04]

132

Build a Business Around Your Creativity (While Keeping Your Integrity) [S4E03]

133

Rediscovering the Why Behind the What [S4E02]

134

Rafael Ludwig - Fix it in Camera, Finesse it in Post [Season 4 Premiere]

135

Diving Into YouTube with Heather from Fellow Filmmaker [Season 3 Finale!]

136

The Million Dollar Question [S3E20]

137

Finding the Drive to Get Started with Jared Spink [S3E19]

138

Igniting the Creators Campfire w/ Bhav Sharma [S3E18]

139

Put Your Money Where it Matters [S3E17]

140

Special Episode: 40K Spectacular w/ Heather! [S3E16]

141

Being Authentically Authentic with What You Create [S3E15]

142

Finding Your Platform & Getting Started - Creator Roundtable! [S3E14]

143

The Cost of Creating [S3E13]

144

I Shot Myself in the Foot (Metaphorically) [S3E12]

145

The Art of Balancing a Full Time Job with a YouTube Channel [S3E11]

146

Let’s A Some Q’s! [S3E10]

147

Saying Goodbye to The Enthusiasm Project [S3E9]

148

It’ll Never Be Perfect, So Just Jump In [S3E8]

149

It's OK to Just Have Fun [S3E7]

150

Let Me Off This Hype Train [S3E6]

151

Let's Answer Your Questions! Q&A #1 [S3E5]

152

The Ethics of YouTube & Podcasting [S3E4]

153

Gear Doesn’t Not Matter [S3E3]

154

Just Create More - Heather Reevaluates Her YouTube Channel [S3E2]

155

3 Years, 3 Stories, and 3 Lessons! (Season 3 Premiere!) [S3E1]

156

Comparison is the Thief of Joy (Season 2 Finale!) [S2E21]

157

My Audience is More Than 90 Percent Male [S2E20]

158

Creative Inspiration from the Strangest Places [S2E19]

159

When The Things You Create Are No Longer Yours [S2E18]

160

Tom Interviews Heather the Day Before Our Wedding! [S2E17]

161

Heather Interviews Tom (How the Turntables)! [S2E16]

162

When Digital Media Students Become the Teacher [S2E15]

163

My Insecurity: Filmmaking vs. Video Production [S2E14]

164

Creating in the Chaos [S2E13]

165

6 Ways to Improve Your YouTube Channel [S2E12]

166

Protect the Asset [S2E11]

167

YouTube Production Process Deep Dive [S2E10]

168

My Biggest YouTube Regret [S2E09]

169

Let's A Some Q's! [S2E08]

170

Income vs. Outcome on YouTube [S2E07]

171

Build Your Brand: Good or Bad Advice? [S2E06]

172

Smarts & Ignorance [S2E05]

173

Building a Business Baby, Baby! [S2E04]

174

The Missing Piece [S2E03]

175

When Preparation Meets Opportunity [S2E02]

176

Season 2 Premiere: "Failure" w/ Heather Ramirez [S2E01]

177

#21 Season 1 Finale!

178

#20 Too Old for YouTube?

179

#19: My $200 YouTube Channel Critique...

180

#18: The YouTube Trending Page & Reality Distortion

181

#17: Cameras, Awards, Optimism, and More!

182

#16: Your Own Worst Boss

183

#15: Becoming Teacher of the Year!

184

#14: Under the Influencer Influence

185

#13: Developing a YouTube Strategy Can Actually Be Fun

186

#12: Inside Jokes for Yourself (ft. Rob Bowman)

187

#11: Cultivating a Creative Community

188

#10: Entering Uncharted Territory with HeatherJustCreate!

189

#9: Men's Mental Health- It's OK to be Human

190

#8: LIVE in Sacramento: Work Hard Be Kind Have Fun- Just Create More!

191

#7: Work Hard. Be Kind. Have Fun...and the "C" Word.

192

#6: Canon vs. Sony (#TeamCanon)

193

#5: Things vs. Ideas

194

#4: The "Nontrepreneur" - Defining Success with HeatherJustCreate!

195

#3: Dreams vs. Mediocrity!

196

#2: Life is Short & Time is Limited!

197

#1: The Project Begins!