The Boys & I

Is Your Audience Toxic?

The Boys & I drop in at our old stomping grounds at Machinima to visit those dang ETC and Realm boys, our buddies and pals, Ricky and Shibby. Better go ahead and CALL YOURSELF A PARAMEDIC IN ADVANCE THO because you’re basically about to mainline the sordid history of Machinima and ETC, whether or not it’s better to be an independent entertainer or a company man with more resources (but also more responsibilities), what it’s like to outgrow your own content, how to deal with a toxic audience, the darkest timeline for ETC and SourceFed (aside from, you know, cancellation), why the political left is eating itself and lots more stuff all wound up into one single podcast (sorry, TALK SHOW) that’ll make you LOSE YOUR FUCKING SHIT MAN WHOO You want conspiracy theories? We got em! You want obtuse metaphors for the shrinking center in American politics! Got em! You want some broad career advice from four dudes with incredibly specific jobs in a rapidly imploding industry? GOT EEM! Let us know your thoughts on this week’s topics in the comments below and be sure to tell all your friends about The Boys & I! Unless you don’t have friends, in which case, tell a stranger! Maybe you’ll make a new friend in the process, who knows? Probably not though, The Boys & I is not a very good show! Like and subscribe! Listen to The Boys & I on iTunes: https://itun.es/us/7lIFjb.c Watch The Boys & I on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/boytalk Watch Jeremy AND Joel on this week’s episode of Fungeons and Flagons! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIk3T6NT7Fo Watch ETC Show here! https://www.youtube.com/etcshow Watch RealmGames here! https://www.youtube.com/realmgames Follow The Boys & I https://twitter.com/thegoddamnboys Follow your pal Joel https://twitter.com/JoelRubin_ Follow your pal Jeremy https://twitter.com/Dangersharkz Follow your pal Ricky https://twitter.com/rickyftw Follow your pal Shibby https://twitter.com/Shane

Is a Career on YouTube Right For You?

The Boys & I are back from hiatus with an audio-only episode about careers on YouTube! We’re joined this week by our esteemed guest, Filup Molina from New Rockstars, formerly of SourceFed Nerd. The Boys & Filup have a frank conversation about some of the benefits and risks that go into building a career in online media either as a creator, producer, on-camera talent or any combination thereof. Is it better to be the unseen and unknown hand behind the content? Or a slave to the always-on social media grind? Is it worth giving up on creativity for stability? Will digital ever be as fulfilling as traditional media? Is anything fulfilling? Are the boys having a mid-life crisis? The answers to all these questions and more will surprise you if you are the sort of person that is surprised easily! Listen to The Boys & I on iTunes: https://itun.es/us/7lIFjb.c Watch The Boys & I on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/boytalk Watch Jeremy on Fungeons and Flagons! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVsFfnbp8BkKKynKq4B_nze0R-9HyWgYp Watch Filup on New Rockstars! https://www.youtube.com/user/NewMediaRockstars Follow The Boys & I https://twitter.com/thegoddamnboys Follow your pal Joel https://twitter.com/JoelRubin_ Follow your pal Jeremy https://twitter.com/Dangersharkz Follow your pal Filup https://twitter.com/fimo