The Enthusiasm Project
By Tom Buck
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Episodes: 182
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My name is Tom and this is The Enthusiasm Project! Join me each week for deep dives exploring the world of what it means to be an independent creator on YouTube, audio/video production, and keeping a positive, enthusiastic mindset along the way.
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What I've Learned From 10 Years of Podcasting: Season 12 Finale!
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May 13, 2024 |
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To Shill Or Not To Shill?
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May 06, 2024 |
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The Creator Middle Class Does Not Exist
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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NAB 2024 Recap: Gear & Tears!
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Quitting My Job To Be A Content Creator: 3 Years Later
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Building Your Perfect Studio & Cheap vs. Expensive Gear
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Staying Authentic in the Age of AI
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The Art of Scripting vs. Improvisation on YouTube
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Know Your Limits | Season 12 Premiere
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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What's Next? Season 11 Finale!
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Podcasting on YouTube: The Hows, Whys, and Huhs?!
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Unpopular Gear Opinions
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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The A/V Helpdesk Vol. 2!
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Community Podcast (trying something new)!
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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How to Create a Video Podcast
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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How to Start Your Own Podcast
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Podcast Mixer Buyer’s Guide: Everything From Rodecasters to Clonecasters!
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Season 11 Premiere! YouTube’s Invalid Traffic Nightmare is Seriously Hurting Creators
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Take Me Back to My Happy Land | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Finale!
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Ska, Filmmaking, & PBS | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 5
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Riding the Waves of Ska | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 4
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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How The Aquabats Changed My Life with One Show | The Ska Poodcast Mini Series Episode 3
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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A Lifetime of Ska & Simpsons (Skampsons?) | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 2
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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How Ska Changed My Life | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Premiere!
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Making Sense of It All - Season 10 Finale!
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Respect Your Work
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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The End of an Era on YouTube
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The A/V Helpdesk!
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Can a Tech Channel Be Art?
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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I'm Back
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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I'm Leaving (But In A Good Way)
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Re-Evaluating My YouTube Approach
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Season 10 Premiere: Let's Talk About New Gear!
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Season 9 Finale! Everything I Don't Know...
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Buyer Beware: Be Hyper Critical of the Hype
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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How to Design an Awesome Video Set
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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You Should Probably Have Your Own Website
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Beginner vs. Pro Gear: The Law of Diminishing Returns
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Camera Quest: Choosing Your Perfect Camera
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Jack of All Trades, Master of None
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Learning to Edit: It Can Actually Be Fun!
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Season 9 Premiere: Creator Ethics Statement 2.0!
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Season 8 Finale: ALL the Updates!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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What Getting COVID Taught Me About YouTube
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Are Video Podcasts Worth the Effort?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Which Video Editing Software is Best?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Creator Bubble is Bursting
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Creating a New Course / Finding The Perfect Camera Bag
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Let's Talk About Gear - New Cameras, Mics, & More!
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Do You Deserve Your Equipment?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Special Episode: Help Me Choose The Perfect Microphone!
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Are You an Enthusiast or an Authority? - Season 8 Premiere!
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Choosing Your Own Creative Path - Season 7 Finale with Michael Sladek
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Should You Start a Second YouTube Channel?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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"The Dark Side of Content Creation"
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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There's No Such Thing As Free Gear
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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5 Years, 350 Videos, 100K Subscribers!
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Internet is a Loud, Angry Place
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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An Ode To Rode: All About The RODECaster Pro II!
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Forced to Shift Gears
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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In The Yard With Peter Lindgren - Season 7 Premiere!
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Season 6 Finale: Influencer Etiquette!
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Discouragement, Everything Is Expensive, & My Best Tech Purchase
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Judgement, Jealousy, & Insecurity
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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1 Year of Self Employment: What I’ve Learned
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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"It's Just for YouTube"
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Let's A Some Q's!
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Tom's Commentary On Comments (Tomments?)
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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How Much Money Can You Make As A Content Creator? 2021 Revenue Breakdown
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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90's Nickelodeon Changed My Idea of YouTube
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Season 6 Premiere: Everything’s Changed!
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Season 5 Finale: I Canon’t Believe It!
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Making the Sony Switch?
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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The Ins & Outs of Creator Media Kits
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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An Attitude of Gratitude vs. Entitlement
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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When Should You Push Yourself as a Creator?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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100th Episode Spectacular Q&A Extravaganza Super Show!
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Camera Chat - What's New & What's Disappointing
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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When To Call It Quits?
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Who's Really Out There?
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Let's Get Ready to Ramble!
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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The Camera Wars: Sony vs. Canon
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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My Retro Camera Addiction
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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The Icky World of YouTube "Payola"
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Are You Being Manipulated on YouTube?
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Is Marketing Inherently Evil?
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Do The Most You Can With Every Day ft. MrCameraJunkie
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Dealing with Creator Jealousy, Podcast Apocalypse, & More - Q&A!
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Success On Your Own Terms with Passion & Creator Economies
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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The Power of One: Your Creative Impact
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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How to Protect Your YouTube Channel from Evildoers
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Season 5 Premiere! Staying In Your Creative Lane
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Season 4 Finale! The Secret Series Continues... [S4E21]
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Where To Go From Here? [S4E20]
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May 31, 2021 |
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Let's A Some Q's [S4E19]
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May 24, 2021 |
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The Saga Continues | 1st World Camera Problems [S4E18]
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May 17, 2021 |
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My Camera Conundrum "Cameranundrum" [S4E17]
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May 10, 2021 |
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Keeping YouTube Fun [S4E16]
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May 03, 2021 |
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Quality vs Quantity, Engaging with Your Community, and Is YouTube Evil? [S4E15]
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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My New Favorite YouTube Channel [S4E14]
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Creating Your Online Course from Start to Finish [S4E13]
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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The First Week of Freedom (Secret Series Finale)
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Designing Your Own Life (Secret Series #4)
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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My First Full Time Project (Secret Series #3)
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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I Gave My Resignation (Secret Series #2)
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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The Decision (Secret Series #1)
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Let's A Some Q's! [S4E07]
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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When They Zig, You Zag [S4E06]
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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The Cost of YouTube - Expense Breakdown [S5E05]
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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How Much Money My Creativity Earned in 2020 [S4E04]
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Build a Business Around Your Creativity (While Keeping Your Integrity) [S4E03]
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Rediscovering the Why Behind the What [S4E02]
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Rafael Ludwig - Fix it in Camera, Finesse it in Post [Season 4 Premiere]
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Diving Into YouTube with Heather from Fellow Filmmaker [Season 3 Finale!]
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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The Million Dollar Question [S3E20]
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Finding the Drive to Get Started with Jared Spink [S3E19]
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Igniting the Creators Campfire w/ Bhav Sharma [S3E18]
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Put Your Money Where it Matters [S3E17]
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Special Episode: 40K Spectacular w/ Heather! [S3E16]
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Being Authentically Authentic with What You Create [S3E15]
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Finding Your Platform & Getting Started - Creator Roundtable! [S3E14]
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The Cost of Creating [S3E13]
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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I Shot Myself in the Foot (Metaphorically) [S3E12]
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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The Art of Balancing a Full Time Job with a YouTube Channel [S3E11]
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Let’s A Some Q’s! [S3E10]
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Saying Goodbye to The Enthusiasm Project [S3E9]
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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It’ll Never Be Perfect, So Just Jump In [S3E8]
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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It's OK to Just Have Fun [S3E7]
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Let Me Off This Hype Train [S3E6]
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Let's Answer Your Questions! Q&A #1 [S3E5]
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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The Ethics of YouTube & Podcasting [S3E4]
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Gear Doesn’t Not Matter [S3E3]
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Just Create More - Heather Reevaluates Her YouTube Channel [S3E2]
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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3 Years, 3 Stories, and 3 Lessons! (Season 3 Premiere!) [S3E1]
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Comparison is the Thief of Joy (Season 2 Finale!) [S2E21]
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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My Audience is More Than 90 Percent Male [S2E20]
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Creative Inspiration from the Strangest Places [S2E19]
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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When The Things You Create Are No Longer Yours [S2E18]
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Tom Interviews Heather the Day Before Our Wedding! [S2E17]
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May 17, 2020 |
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Heather Interviews Tom (How the Turntables)! [S2E16]
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May 11, 2020 |
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When Digital Media Students Become the Teacher [S2E15]
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May 04, 2020 |
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My Insecurity: Filmmaking vs. Video Production [S2E14]
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Creating in the Chaos [S2E13]
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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6 Ways to Improve Your YouTube Channel [S2E12]
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Protect the Asset [S2E11]
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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YouTube Production Process Deep Dive [S2E10]
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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My Biggest YouTube Regret [S2E09]
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Let's A Some Q's! [S2E08]
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Income vs. Outcome on YouTube [S2E07]
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Build Your Brand: Good or Bad Advice? [S2E06]
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Smarts & Ignorance [S2E05]
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Building a Business Baby, Baby! [S2E04]
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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The Missing Piece [S2E03]
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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When Preparation Meets Opportunity [S2E02]
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Season 2 Premiere: "Failure" w/ Heather Ramirez [S2E01]
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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#21 Season 1 Finale!
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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#20 Too Old for YouTube?
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#19: My $200 YouTube Channel Critique...
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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#18: The YouTube Trending Page & Reality Distortion
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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#17: Cameras, Awards, Optimism, and More!
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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#16: Your Own Worst Boss
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Jun 09, 2019 |
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#15: Becoming Teacher of the Year!
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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#14: Under the Influencer Influence
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May 26, 2019 |
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#13: Developing a YouTube Strategy Can Actually Be Fun
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May 19, 2019 |
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#12: Inside Jokes for Yourself (ft. Rob Bowman)
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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#11: Cultivating a Creative Community
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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#10: Entering Uncharted Territory with HeatherJustCreate!
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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#9: Men's Mental Health- It's OK to be Human
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Mar 23, 2019 |
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#8: LIVE in Sacramento: Work Hard Be Kind Have Fun- Just Create More!
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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#7: Work Hard. Be Kind. Have Fun...and the "C" Word.
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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#6: Canon vs. Sony (#TeamCanon)
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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#5: Things vs. Ideas
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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#4: The "Nontrepreneur" - Defining Success with HeatherJustCreate!
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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#3: Dreams vs. Mediocrity!
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Feb 03, 2019 |
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#2: Life is Short & Time is Limited!
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Jan 27, 2019 |
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#1: The Project Begins!
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Jan 22, 2019 |