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CONTENT WARNING: Genital Mutilation. Nathan and Spencer return to talk about the last Chinese Eunuch: Sun Yaoting. Thanks to Driftless Pony Club for allowing us to use the song "There Were Buffalo on the Ark" off the album Cholera. For the first time in 60-something episodes we forgot to thank them.Support Cock and Bull by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/cockandbullCheck out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-b8b8a7 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Cock and Bull.
Craig Benzine hit rock bottom when he wasn't getting any tables at his job as a waiter, and he feared he wouldn't be able to pay his rent. So, he started making YouTube videos. Okay, that's not the first thing I'd advise you to do if you're having trouble paying rent, but it worked for Craig. He's built a life and living for himself making videos featuring clones of himself, imaginary whales, explosions, beards, and coffee. Craig is known on YouTube and elsewhere as WheezyWaiter. And he also runs a channel called The Good Stuff where he teaches you all about things like renewable energy, robots, and albino squirrels. He also appears on a channel called Crash Course, where he's the U.S. Government and Politics instructor. If all of that weren't enough, Craig is also in a band called Driftless Pony Club, and they have released 6 albums since 2004. I dabbled with making silly YouTube videos myself several years ago, and that's when I first discovered Craig's work. I couldn't figure out how on earth Craig was managing to make a video every single day before going to work. It was inspiring to watch, and at the same time it made me feel totally inadequate. Fortunately, I got to sit down with him in Chicago, and ask him how he does it. You'll learn about how Craig uses habit-building and constraints to increase his creative output. How does he manage to put out so much great work. You'll notice also how Craig works with his productivity cycles. He knows the best time of day for his creative work, and he makes the most of it. Sponsors http://wpengine.com/loveyourwork http://activecampaign.com/loveyourwork http://kadavy.net/audible Show notes: http://kadavy.net/blog/posts/wheezywaiter-interview/
In this episode of Watch.Read.Listen., we discuss our top 5 comics without superheroes. David's List: 5) Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory; 4) Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson; 3) Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez; 2) Fear Agent by Rick Remender and Tony Moore; 1) Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon Duane's List: 5) Gunsmith Cats by Kenichi Sonoda; 4) Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley; 3) Bone by Jeff Smith; 2) Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley; and 1) Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore Honorable Mentions Duane: Maus, The Maxx, Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Yotsuba&, Genshiken, Welcome to the NHK David: The Maxx, The Walking Dead, 100 Bullets, Sin City, Ronin, From Hell, V for Vendetta This Week: Duane: The Cure at the Toyota Center; Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, Driftless Pony Club, Harry and the Potters, Andrew Huang, and Rob Scallon at Super Happy Fun Land; the Canon podcast on Se7en. David: The Hitcher (movie); The Fury (movie); Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes (band); Nails (band)
Matt & Craig discuss how they could have possibly kept their band, Driftless Pony Club, together for 14 years.