Ennui Talk: Recent Episodes
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Ennui Talk is a weekly talk show podcast that serves as an extension to the Ennui brand, hosted by its executive producer Matthew Winter. Each and every week, join him with members of the Ennui team, and occasionally guests, as they have funny yet thoughtful conversations, entertaining you with their stories and intriguing you with their discussions. Episodes every Monday. Occasionally recorded live in The Ennui Office Discord (http://ennui.tv/discord).
Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ for a Valentine’s Day special, discussing Matt being a selfless lover, roleplaying through Ben meeting Matt’s new GF, pretending to be a “footy fan”, and what Matt looks for in a woman.
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Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to celebrate 250 episodes of the show, discussing how we’ve never missed a week of the podcast, how to not be cyberbullied, getting blackmailed into becoming a femboy, and understanding why it’s called a “for you page” on TikTok. Also, an internet legend (and lolcow) gives Ennui a special message for their 250th episode!
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Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to celebrate Ben’s birthday, discussing Ben going to see Pink and the Jonas Brothers, the legend that is Salman Kahn, how shopping at Uniqlo is not cultural appropriation, and a special message from one of Ben’s biggest influences.
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Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss how watching wrestling and collecting watches are just as nerdy as each other, Matt’s secret surgery, when our fans created a terrible burger meme in 2021, why only the money-chasing YouTubers are the ones retiring, and Chris being obsessed with Australian’s “best comedian” Hughesy.
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Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the downfall of South Park, how Ben would help Matt not give off gay vibes, Sam Hyde’s Fishtank reality series, Ben hating Matt’s singing voice, Ben hating theatre kids, and a bunch of Ben’s hot takes.
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Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss their opposing views on running a business, old school TV comedians vs TikTok comedians, Ben comparing Matt to Nathan Fielder’s cuck teacher on The Curse, Matt’s terrible sense of dress, and figuring out why Stephen Hawking was visiting that island.
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Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss “the TikTok generation” of kids, the first thing he’d talk about if he was on The Joe Rogan Experience, accepting that they’ll never achieve their dreams, hating every single person they work with, and wanting to do a call-in show.
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Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together in the Ennui HQ for a casual discussion about their first taste of Liquid Death, going to see Bert Kreischer in Sydney, their interesting hotel experience, their least favourite of Bert’s openers, and McDonalds’ coffee being absolutely mid.
In this episode's post-show exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys discuss Vice documentaries about a 65-year-old OnlyFans star and an undercover cop who tricked an autistic kid to sell him weed, plus much more.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to celebrate Matt’s 27th birthday. During their celebration, they discuss Matt’s best joke he’s ever made, why Matt likes Riley Reid, what Matt has in common with M Night Shyamalan, the art of backyard wrestling, Matt’s name for his pop punk band, and the final time they’ll ever talk about iDubbbz being a cuck.In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys discuss Bear in the Big Blue House lost media, shaving their heads for content, and why Sam loves Matt's mum.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam delaying the podcast by an hour, starting a Maccas Fight Club, Sam drinking what 16 year old girls drink, Sam being an absoulte cinephile, and needing to stop missing “old YouTube”. In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt has his (seventh) mid-life Ennui crisis, while the boys have a brief conversation about their dating lives.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam starting a lost media podcast, if Ennui is going to become the next Cancer Crew, Sam’s reaction to Matt’s present he shipped to him, Matt having his first Andrew Tate moment, and if we’re allowed to pick on people who are cringe.In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt brings up his gripes with Sam's YouTube channel, their YouTube recommended feeds, when customers tell Matt they used to work at McDonalds and more.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to celebrate 8 years of Ennui. They discuss a canceled OnlyFans video, Matt getting a virus on his dad’s friend’s computer from Habbo Hotel, their first sponsored ad-read, Matt’s depressing year 12 art film, the voice messages congratulating them on their anniversary, and a final exclusive sponsorship announcement.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt answers Sam's Ennui-related questions and reviews Creator Clash 2.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together in the Ennui HQ for a casual discussion about Ben’s vivid dream about famous YouTuber Kalab Templeman, Ben wanting his 40c back for his warm orange juice from McDonalds, being around freshly 18 kids at the pub, people who hate cops being braindead, and John Wick 4 being too long.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together for another #AskEnnui special, answering questions from fans about the Big Mac sauce recipe, which Pokemon they would have sexual relations with, Matt not being a Nazi, what camera gear they use to bring the fans such exquisite content, the word "ennuissy", and much more.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt reveals who he wants to fight for his influencer boxing debut.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Logan Paul’s match at WrestleMania, Sam being obsessed with Big Brother: Friday Night Live, TikTok being clear bait for lonely young men, getting their first ever “Ennui fan account”, and the legendary show that is Full Middle Malcolmist.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam's Christian dating story, their favourite childhood YouTube iDubbbz ruining Creator Clash, Matt's mum interrupting the podcast this time, and Matt wanting to raise his kids as YouTube toy unboxers.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss every YouTuber becoming online creeps, Matt’s long-lost video on the Hub, what has inspired Matt’s philosophy on sharing his life, and how Sam’s mum helps him get girls, and the concept of “rizz”.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam being a MenuLog delivery driver, the podcast being ruined Sam’s dad’s carpentry, podcast bros taking advantage of freshly 18-year-old OF girls, and which film has the worst movie trailer.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is live in the Ennui HQ to discuss his return to the podcast solo, not being a fan of the H3 Podcast, hating YouTube gurus, and his Chat GPT stand-up set.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for the 5th Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular! They discuss Matt’s scary surgery, all of Ben’s crazy injuries, the scary amount of people who cared about Dream’s face reveal, that new Smile movie, and Ben’s true thoughts on the Dahmer series on Netflix.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss Matt quitting his job, claiming Ennui is going to take off every year for the last 8 years, our next 12 month plan, why differentiating our income is so important, and what we want to get out of our personal and professional lives.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss Netflix’s new series Heartbreak High, women finding Jeffery Dahmer sexy, GTA 6 being leaked by a teenager, their standard KFC order, TikTok’s live platform promoting predatory behaviour, and Matt being off “gay vibes”.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for another #AskEnnui Q&A special, answering questions about cosmic insignificance, changing their appearance, reincarnation, imaginary friends, life-changing choices, star signs and more.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss who would play them in a biopic, how self-help influencers like Gary Vee and Tony Robbins have affected normies, how much we would charge for a live event, and Matt wanting to do one single fight at a YouTube boxing event.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss if they’re too old to be using BeReal, working with casually racist people, their opposing views of how McDonalds should work, Ben going bald at the ripe age of 22, and people who work out but still eat fast food daily.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for another #AskEnnui Q&A special, answering questions about burgers and hotdogs, would they rather piss or defecate themselves, punching celebrities in the face, the best Nintendo console, and their most painful experiences.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss what movies first made us hard, their advice for our young male listeners, why wrestling fans are freaks, and just a bunch of crosstalk while Ben sends Matt deepfakes of TikTokers.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss their five-month hiatus on the podcast, loving white rappers like Macklemore, their favourite lines from rap songs, sharing their favourite “Drake the type of guy” memes, and how Matt has influenced Ben’s genital-related humour.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) to discuss the 5 year anniversary of their web series Marty’s Internet Show, possibly transitioning it into an animated show, why their first web series failed, Matt not getting his free shirt from a TikTok rapper, John Cena’s insensitive Ukraine tweet, and “Vladdy Daddy”.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Mark Nicholson and Sebastian Peart, hosts of The Stepmates Podcast and the guys behind Stepmates Studios (@stepmates), to discuss not getting their TV show renewed, getting hired by the infamous Pauline Hanson to make animated videos, the infamous “Minty” incident, and Matt being in every single Australian advertisement since 1998.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) to discuss Kanye West releasing Donda 2 exclusively on the Stem Player, the YouTube who crashed a plane for views, WWE writing a love letter to The Rock and he didn’t respond, and wanting to throw a huge Super Bowl party despite not watching NFL.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by creators and members of the Beef Boys podcast, ManyKudos (@manykudos) and Doplex (@doplex), to discuss Peter Dinklage is angry at the Snow White remake, our country bumpkin childhoods, visiting Epstein’s Island, hoping Paramount+ has an Epstein’s Kids reality TV show, monkeys making cool pets, some McDonalds talk, and definitely no appearance from a burger.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) LIVE in the Ennui HQ to discuss getting our dad's on the podcast, Matt's debut stand-up set, the bad timing of the WWE / Saudi Arabia deal, and Ben not liking that Matt torrents TV shows sometimes.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss Sam’s horrible tennis record, when people IRL ask to come on the podcast Frankie Muniz now being old and ugly, wanting to get Hasbulla on the podcast, and every actor in the history of television having appeared on Law and Order.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) to discuss Matt being blocked and roasted by WWE NXT’s own Malcolm Bivens on Twitter, Matt trying to fight Ben’s friends, our first $60/month Patreon subscriber, KFC going downhill, the debut of Smiling Friends, and Smosh going downhill.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss how they used to spend their school holidays, people who get their haircut weekly, Sam wanting to be a freelance editor in 2022, Matt’s musical goals for the year, and questioning why they started an Ennui documentary when they’ve barely started their journey.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for their annual New Years special, discussing their New Year’s resolutions, their plans for Ennui in 2021, their proudest moments of the year, Matt’s favourite tweet he’s made, deleting Facebook, and Matt’s Spotify Wrapped.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for The Ennuis, their first annual end-of-year awards show. The two discuss the nominations and give awards out for the best and worst in film, music, television, podcast, YouTube and more.
In this free episode of Ennui Talk Extra, host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together for the Ennui Year in Review, a retrospective for the year of 2021. They discuss the best parts of 2021, including the best year of Ennui Talk ever, the worst parts of 2021, such as video experimentation failing, and their plans for 2022, with the return of a past series.
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Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for their annual Christmas special, discussing their worst Christmas presents, if Steve Irwin’s son became a wrestler, pretending your sister is your girlfriend, nearly buying a Macbook, and a very nice Christmas message to the fans.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for the #AskEnnui 2021 End of Year Q&A Special! They answer questions about our ping pong sound effect at the start of videos, what crypto we're hodling, if we've seen Amazing Spiderman 2, our favourite guests, and about a million questions about getting a stupid burger on this god damn podcast.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss Cold Ones stealing one of Sam's video ideas, hating JBL headphones, if Filthy Frank will ever come back to YouTube, Sam growing up with a famous YouTuber, and the stigma of mental health in men.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss comedy films being almost non-existant in 2021, OnlyFans girls using TikTok and Twitter to grow their fanbase, what we miss about making videos, and who's influenced our new content. Matt also raps Tyler the Creator and Ben also connects to his Apple AirPod mic.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for their Thanksgiving special, discussing prostitution, working with a hardcore OnlyFans girl, being thankful for Nickelback, their amazing love lives, the dark side of pro wrestling, the only good Thanksgiving movie ever, and meeting Hulk Hogan.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss Pete Davidson dating Kim K, Tamworth's Country Music Festival being Australia's Coachella, major controversies in the wrestling industry, and if Jim Carrey is part of the Illuminati.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) discuss Keemstar retiring from Drama Alert, expanding your humor, understanding how to read the room, how to be the most productive version of yourself, why discipline is so much more important than motivation, and how meditation can change your life.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for The 4th Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular. They discuss Matt's fantastic Halloween costume, Vegemite's new ambassador, Matt's freestyle rap skills, Matt's pitch for a Call Me By Your Name sequel, and the best joke Norm McDonald ever told.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Why did nobody else wear a Halloween outfit
7:39 Vegemite's new ambassador
13:48 Matt freestyles raps
18:08 Pitching a new Harry Potter movie
23:56 Lil Nas X is based
27:05 Matt tells his favourite Norm McDonald joke
33:30 Matt's scariest experience
35:38 Why our school experience was horrible
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss the conspiracies around COVID, prank videos on TikTok, both of them loving SBS, TikTok censoring Matt's amazing videos, Matt's awkward interaction with an Asian woman, and knowing TOO many people peeking in high school.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Our lives during these COVID times
4:54 Matt means a COVID conspiracy theorist
6:18 Prank videos taking over TikTok
10:51 On-the-street in videos and TV is great
15:44 Aunty Donna driving the new age Australian comedy scene
23:57 Matt got banned from posting TikToks
30:02 Matt's first interaction with an Asian woman
33:32 Matt shows his face without glasses
36:27 Looking back on not missing high school whatsoever
42:17 Matt wants to learn jiu-jitsu
47:07 Sam's first time on community radio
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss the flavour of the month Netflix series Squid Game, the hack of Twitch's data, why TikTok is here to stay, and why people still aren't listening to podcasts.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Names Matt got called in high school
6:05 Bullying is character development
13:17 Everyone should have free speech, but...
19:19 This god damn Squid Game show on Netflix
25:41 Twitch gets hacked and we only care about money
31:28 TikTok is here to stay
37:07 People still don't listen to podcasts, sadly
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by friend of the show and Australian creator Sam's Movies (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss their recent journeys as no-name content creators, which creators are legitimising the Australian YouTube scene, their childhoods growing up, and that time Matt met the guys from Saturday Disney.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by James Miller (@jamesmiller_yt) and Andrew Miller (@andrewmiller_yt), co-hosts of The Beef Boys podcast (@rarebeefboys), to discuss writing the movie We're The Millers, Matt being a former Wikipedia editor, Matt being bullied in high school, the ability to do animal noises, if they've tried the McGangBang at McDonalds, that chick on TikTok trying to market her music with a sob story, and a performance of "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band'.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) to discuss people trying to cut their hair in lockdown (including Matt), the ice cream machine at McDonalds always being broken, MGK being a complete knob, Lil Nas X being a marketing genius, and what Matt wants for Christmas.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by self-proclaimed YouTuber extraordinaire Slush (@slushtv_) to discuss mental health as a content creator, Dr. K and his Twitch therapy streams, if Twitch and YouTube should provide mental health resources, managing social media usage and it's impact, and how YouTube uses its algorithm to target you.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss the Donda vs CLB debate, Addison Rae's horrible Netflix film He's All That, why Matt has always been a target of bullying, Joe Rogan dying from COVID, and the long lost character from the MCU, Pigeon Boy.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) to for an #AskEnnui special to celebrate 200 episodes of the podcast. They answer questions regarding their useless talents, their thoughts on a McDonalds Fillet 'o' Fish, why Matt gets no pussy, their favorite adult film stars, the future Ennui Supply clothing label, and the recurring question of how weird it would be if cum was white instead of red.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss what now makes Matt better than everybody, that time John Cena announced that Bin Laden was dead, Australian who should be the next person to fight Jake Paul, what food would make your jizz taste the best, and why watching people playing video games isn't mainstream anymore.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by comedy filmmaker Joel Haver (@joelhaver), discussing growing his channel to 1.2 million subscribers, removing the stigma around the term "YouTuber", what he took from attending film school, his balance of comedy and filmmaking, and how much looking at that analytical side of growing his channel he has done throughout his career.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) in the Ennui HQ to discuss their message for the Taliban, OnlyFans now banning sexual content, cooking meals like a middle-aged white mother, and Matt's venturing into TikTok content creation.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and assistant producer Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) in the new and improved Ennui HQ after a month-long hiatus, discussing the devastating effects of their state-wide COVID lockdown, moving away and becoming roommates, Matt's current crypto results, and older Ennui videos breaching YouTube's 2021 terms of service.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by own Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) in the Ennui HQ to discuss dating your cousin, when you should move out, Matt's penis enlargement surgery, wasting money on their office, Hitler's alternate ending, and ending the podcast to start a Fraiser review show.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) in the Ennui HQ to discuss how they listen to music, why Spotify is superior to Apple Music, getting your bank account hacked, wanting to do promotional videos for brands, fresh fries vs cold fries, and local "hoons" in their area.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) in the Ennui HQ to discuss Olivia Rodrigo's new album, the Mandella effect, Matt's favourite karaoke song, that new Saw movie, Rick and Morty fans, making their own movie, being "skinny fat", and their childhood playing videos games.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined creator ManyKudos (@manykudos) to discuss the analytical side of producing content for YouTube, adapting to constructive criticism, the variety of bad MTV reality shows, if Ennui should go deep into the world of TikTok, and of course, the world-famous Beef Boys podcast.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Ennui's own Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) in the Ennui HQ to discuss video ideas they regret, EDP445 being the dumbest predator ever, how to do satire properly, Family Guy's new seasons being funny, the future of streaming services, and Logan Paul actually making good content now.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) in the Ennui HQ to discuss Adam Driver being a great actor, which Joe Rogan guest hated their local McDonalds coffee and posted it on his Instagram story, Liam wanting a tribal tattoo apparently and cringey old internet videos.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by long-time Ennui member Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) in the Ennui HQ for the Famous CEO Birthday Bash, celebrating Matt's 25th birthday! They discuss being 25 with a failing business, Discord being the future of work-from-home, having a McDonalds birthday party, why we love The Simpsons, and if Ennui should do their own Jackass stunts.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Stepmates' Mark Nicholson and Sebastian Peart (@stepmates), creators of the animated series Regular Old Bogan, discussing how they went from their web series Fighting Isis to getting a show on Channel Seven (7Mate, technically), being marketed as "edgier than South Park", where they'd like their next projects to end up, and what they think of Matt's original animated series ideas.
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by comedian and podcaster Asterios Kokkinos (@asterios) to discuss businesses going dark during national tragedies, how to make money off of kids on YouTube, Australia not having the Travis Scott Meal at McDonalds, and the time Asterios fought a Trump subreddit mod at a UFC gym at 3AM.
Matt's OG right-hand-man Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) for EnnuiMania II, celebrating six years of Ennui. They discuss why YouTube isn't just about "making content", Ben's favourite Ennui moment, why Ben become an irregular part of Ennui, calling out Matt for being a bad producer and CEO, relying too much on parody content, and why you shouldn't treat YouTube like it's TV.
OG Ennui member Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss our mid-20s money mistakes, if Logan Paul will ever redeem himself to the masses, Matt thinking he was going to "change the YouTube game", having a strong work-life balance, and having workers make their own damn decisions.
Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss every single YouTuber getting a podcast in 2020, which YouTubers have ghosted Matt, the tabloid content on Snapchat Discover, TikTok having a gross algorithm, hunting predators on YouTube, and "p*do ghosts" being a thing.
Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss American Dad being better than Family Guy, being on the wrong side of TikTok, Jim Jefferies' view on gun control, making a living off Instagram meme pages, what the hell is this NFT thing Logan Paul is selling, and of course, being addicted to HuniePop.
Friend of the show Kyle Webber (@kryptokyle) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss their own crypto investments including Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, and Algorand, what has made crypto become mainstream, crypto trading vs day trading and what they suggest you should invest in.
Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss Joe Rogan reflecting on his Spotify deal, the videos by the Corridor crew, the one Steve Martin quote that has stuck with Matt, watching the growth of comedy filmmaker Joel Haver, George Lucas constantly ruining Star Wars with the constant edits, and Your Movie Sucks providing advice for how to work around the YouTube copyright system.
Logan Lofgren (@notapod), host of the This Is Not A Podcast The Podcast, joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) to discuss the concept of his podcast, why most interview podcasts suck, getting feedback on creative work, creating a film in quarantine, the differences between YouTube and streaming services, and how modern-day filmmakers have had to adapt.
Ennui crew member Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) joins Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) in the Ennui HQ to discuss Kieren's worst haircut, the pogchamp emote being replaced by BTS, why we watch people who seem like friends hanging out, how one cringe thing can turn us off a creator, Matt's marketing heroes, and if Ennui is a hobby or a side-hustle.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with The First Podcast co-host and commentary creator Doplex (@doplex) to discuss bullying Matt severely in Twitter group chats, why Ennui hasn't grown, looking at Matt's virginity, and why they aren't a fan of Twitter anymore, as well as a musical rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody and Ennui's first ever ad-reads, performed by Doplex himself.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss New Years Resolutions, getting back into meditation, the history of swear words, the wheelchair incident from Chris' bachelor party, and if they should do their own "dead body forest vlog" like Logan Paul.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with creator and editor Coleo Is Cooleo (@cooleo_is_coleo) come together to discuss sticking to your guns as a creator, the sponsorships of RAID: Shadow Legends, the New Zealand film industry sucking, why most people are watching YouTube on their televisions now, and Nintendo's copyright game with YouTube and Twitch.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) come together to discuss caring too much about others, not being able to fit in at school, how easy it is to be TikTok famous, becoming PC gamers, creating their own overhead GTA-type game, Matt hating that Liam smokes, and Matt's life-long mission of helping his boys get hyped.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together to hating the word "hustle", what channels Matt subscribed to on his old, four year old YouTube account, how YouTube killed the online animation scene, how their YouTube recommend works, and the censorship of Joe Rogan, and people not liking old versions of movies simply because it's old.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together to celebrate the new year. They discuss how they treat their co-workers in their managerial positions, how they would run a business, if Ennui expanded into a videography business, Ben's emotional response to the Mandalorian season finale, Matt's history of being a stubborn prick, YouTube memberships and the new applause feature on videos.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhois) come together for The Ennuis, their first annual end-of-year awards show. The two discuss the nominations and give awards out for the best and worst in film, music, television, podcasts, YouTube and more.
🏆 THE ENNUIS AWARD PRESENTATIONS:
0:00 The Ennuis Opening
2:47 Best Film of the Year
16:05 Best Musician of the Year
28:53 Best TV Show of the Year
36:24 Best Podcast of the Year
42:42 Best YouTuber of the Year
49:45 Best Meme of the Year
55:06 Best Moment of the Year
57:58 Worst Film of the Year
1:03:41 Worst Musician of the Year
1:09:12 Worst TV Show of the Year
1:12:56 Worst Podcast of the Year
1:15:25 Worst YouTuber of the Year
1:20:23 Worst Meme of the Year
1:23:49 Worst Moment of the Year
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to celebrate the wonderful holiday that is Christmas! They discuss their favorite Christmas dishes, what would be their dream Christmas present, what food and drinks Ennui would sell, getting tattoos to promote local businesses and wanting to be the stereotypical "killer-off-er-er" on TV shows and movies.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) come together for the #AskEnnui end-of-year Q&A special! They answer questions regarding if their cum was white instead of red, how they'd earn 6 figures, their favourite content creators, their dream guests on the podcast, what motivates them to make content, their thoughts on Syria AND Hatsune Miku, and of course, the most important question: do they fart?
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Australian creator Sam's Movies (@samsmoviesyt) come together to discuss supporting other Australian creators, why Australia's online and media industry is flawed, their love of editing, how points of failure have led to success, being your own worst critic, and the long grind of attempting to make it.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and gaming-based video creator Slush (@slushtv_) come together to discuss getting into esports competitively, how 100 Thieves has become a huge esports and lifestyle brand, how Twitch killed IRL streaming, why Twitch is a much better live streaming platform, his journey on YouTube, and the great positives there are from marijuana.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together to discuss changing the Ennui business name when Matt was broke, saving money by doing your own car maintenance, taking control of their personal finances and their taxes from an early age, people being overly stingy with their money, a mistake Shaq made when he was younger, and what it'd be like being born into money.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Lars from The First Podcast (@t1podcast) come together to discuss getting the best guest possible on a podcast, being a YouTube creator vs being a brand creating content, bigger companies attempting to create podcasts, the success of brand deals like Dunkin Donut's The Charli, splitting up with year-long collaborators, and living in the moment when creating content.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) come together to discuss their failed horror film, things they like to cook, the pros and cons of going through religious-based schooling, young people looking so much older in today's age, what Robert Rodriguez has done to inspire young filmmakers about going against the grain, and the inspiration that On Cinema, Brandon Rogers and National Lampoon has had on modern-day Ennui.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and journalistic commentary creator Glink (@glinklive) come together to discuss the gravitation towards online father figures like Jordan Peterson, the power of podcast hosts like Joe Rogan and Jocko Willink, why personality-driven content is key online, why clickbait is overrated, overcoming overwhelm, and the most worthwhile investment he's ever made.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to discuss Steve Irwin and Magic Johnson discovering snake aids (also known as snaids), when rappers from the "Lil" from their names, the latest Borat movie, that scene in Round The Twist where the kid has sexual relations with a tree, and their gripes between the inconsistencies between Monsters Inc and Monsters University.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together for the 3rd Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular. They discuss that great new Adam Sandler movie Hubie's Halloween, Mel Gibson's iconic movie Passion of the Christ, Mark Wahlberg being a racist, Caitlyn Jenner being brave, and Matt not knowing Ben lived in a cabin for six months.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together to discuss enjoying a casual gin and tonic, going from console to PC gaming, Chris Hemsworth visiting their hometown, Joe Rogan's comments about video games, the horrible amount of product placement in Adam Sandler movies, and why Ethan Klein's podcasts aren't that good.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together to discuss the recent ongoings with RoosterTeeth, including the allegations against Funhaus' Adam Kovic and Achievement Hunter's Ryan Haywood, RWBY's co-creator Miles Luna departing the company, two of the RoosterTeeth's founding fathers in Burnie Burns and Joel Heyman being let go, censoring their older content, and the acquisition by Warner and how it has affected the company as a whole.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by journalistic commentary creator John Swan (@johnswanyt) to discuss the unoriginality of the commentary community, the British commentary channels Eboys, what would make the H3 Podcast a more enjoyable listen, his experience with the Australian high school system, and how his gap year after high school has unexpectedly turned into a YouTube career.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Matt Tabor (@tabortcu) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss being able to influence people, being an online sex worker, the marketing involved in OnlyFans, the difficulty of growing a podcast brand, create a community online, if video podcasts are worth it, and how quality content trumps the quantity of content.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Matt Tabor (@tabortcu) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss McDonalds Monopoly, illegally streaming content, the art of podcasting and how people tend to listen, the complicated subject of if college is worth going to, using your college experience to advance your life even if it's not in the same field, and being able to find meaning in what you do in life.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with creator ManyKudos (@manykudos) about the lack of an internet content industry in Australia and New Zealand, trying to ride the momentum of a viral video, putting your content in the best position to succeed, Leafy's channel being taken down, their shared love of cringe, the possibility of expanding into commentary series, and if you need to have expensive cameras and mics to succeed.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with wrestling podcaster Wai Ting (@wai0937) about working for The Fight Network, the difficulties of being a podcast host, his admiration for his associate John Pollock, going independent with POST Wrestling, developing a Patreon strategy and growing their audience since, being a genuine fan of Freddie Got Fingered, and why he loves On Cinema with Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss some recent video shoots that didn't work out, realising the things you're not good at, the progression of Ennui content, how comedy and humor is in most content we consume, why sketch comedy hasn't taken off in Australia, Matt's dad not letting him watch raunchy TV as a kid, upcoming Ennui projects, and everybody's favourite children's TV show Bear in the Big Blue House.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Edatlin (@edatlin) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the podcasting medium, people not understanding how to use Patreon, his animated series Moonface being 5 years old, channels being in their own corner of the internet like Red Letter Media, Tom Green paving the wave for Adult Swim's biggest names, the strange disappearance of Hey Arnold, and the production of the last few South Park's seasons.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to discuss Issac Butterfield's distasteful about the Christchurch shooting, spending money to ask celebrities out on Cameo, the unrealistic expectations of porn, trying not to be offensive, and the competitive aspect of politics and culture.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - That really distasteful Isaac Butterfield joke
8:45 - Spending money to ask a celebrity out on Cameo
19:34 - Porn's unrealistic expectations and how to treat women
28:08 - Not wanting to be offensive on our tiny podcast
36:20 - Using a wrestling analogy for politics and culture
42:14 - How music has influenced culture
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the state of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand, the new Australian law that could affect news media and YouTube, our usage of social media and attempting to minimize it, our thoughts on time management and developing habits, our love of great movies, placebo surgery, and if Brad will ever come back on the podcast.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - COVID in Australia and New Zealand
5:05 - Should we visit a brothel?
9:25 - The new Australian law that could affect YouTube and news media
13:32 - How we've been using social media
20:05 - Time management and developing habits
32:02 - The marketing BS of growing an audience online
39:09 - Our love of cinema
51:43 - Why not all creatives are good at running businesses
59:25 - Will Brad EVER come back on the podcast?
1:00:41 - What is placebo surgery?
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together to celebrate the greatest podcast in the history of podcasts, Ennui Talk! They discuss horror movies and actually being scared by Hereditary, our local murderer, that time the guy on The Bachelor didn't choose any girl, if we should have gone to university, being an "independent contractor", and reaching such a big episode milestone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Hating the Ennui HQ setup and on Matt in general
4:57 - Our favourite horror movies, Hereditary and Us
13:38 - Our local murderer Katherine Knight and a possible crime movie
17:13 - Australian Big Brother and The Bachelor
21:01 - Our final years of school and if should we have gone to uni
31:06 - Being in an unstable job and WWE's "independent contractors"
36:28 - Food discussion for some reason, including "Jaffles"
41:07 - Actually talking about getting to 150 episodes
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with podcast host and Vsauce producer Matt Tabor (@tabortcu), discussing the origins of the word "Ennui", working with the Vsauce channels, the creation of The Create Unknown podcast with Vsauce2's Kevin Lieber, why the 00s sucked for growing as a content creator, why he supports Ennui Plus on Patreon, and thinking about views and subscribers.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The name "Ennui" and creating a brand name
9:57 - Working with Vsauce and The Create Unknown podcast
19:46 - Why it's easier to grown as an online content creator than in the 00s
27:35 - Why Matt supports Ennui Plus on Patreon and not thinking about the numbers
38:46 - Why they didn't piggy back The Create Unknown off of the Vsauce channels
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together to discuss the concept of cancel culture, celebrities who had been cancelled in the past including Justin Bieber, director James Gunn and WWE superstar Enzo Amore, the cancellation of and apology from Shane Dawson, Jenna Marbles leaving the platform due to older blackface videos, the Chris D'elia allegations, the #SpeakingOut movement in the wrestling industry, and many more cancellations of celebrities and creators.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The cancellations of David Dobrick, James Gunn, Enzo Amore and Justin Bieber
7:40 - The cancellation of Shane Dawson
16:49 - Jenna Marbles' cancellation and the concept of parody
23:37 - Chris D'elia's allegations
24:50 - The #SpeakingOut movement in the wrestling industry
29:42 - The petty cancel drama with James Charles and Tati Westbrook
37:37 - False allegations of Slazo and the negatives of cancel culture
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with internet comedian YungCripp (@realyungcripp), discussing growing his career on Twitter, TikTok's hand in going viral and building an online audience, creator anxiety about productivity, Lily Singh's transition into her late-night talk show, censorship on the internet, how YouTube should fix their censorship and monetization problems, and the project that YungCripp would like to work on given the chance.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Evolving with content creation and being a Twitter comedian
7:51 - TikTok changing the game of virality and having a social media audience
17:12 - The anxieties of not being productive and being a traditional stand-up comedian
24:48 - Lily Singh transitioning to traditional media
33:50 - The influence of Bill Hicks and censorship on the internet
42:55 - How YouTube should change its censorship and monetization problems
50:25 - What project YungCripp would like to make
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together to discuss Phillips Hue lights being overpriced, the H3/Keemstar drama, the internet forcing every celebrity, influencer and creator to have a say about #BlackLivesMatter, large companies hiring minorities only to fill a quota, and our own personal experiences with police, both good and bad.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Phillips Hue are overpriced and the H3/Keemstar drama
7:26 - Forcing celebrities and creators to speak about #BlackLivesMatter
13:54 - Liam Neeson reflecting on racism and hiring minorities to fill a quota
21:36 - Dealing with police and our experiences with them
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhois) come together to discuss the George Floyd riots, sciences not being real, their Omegle experiences, the future of deepfakes and AI voice, the new Scooby-Doo movie, and the latest Colleen Ballinger aka Miranda Sings controversy.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The George Floyd riots and science isn't real?
6:15 - Noah is Jack's brother and our Omegle experiences
13:09 - Deep fakes and that new Scooby-Doo movie
24:34 - Colleen Ballinger sends lingerie to teen?
30:16 - That time Matt ordered pizza as "Famous CEO"
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with comedy creator Nokeric (@eric_bernhagen) about getting shouted out by Anything4Views and SorrowTV, his production process, the struggles of building an audience on YouTube, his dedicated Patreon fanbase (where he sells ass paintings), turning fan meetups into videos, his Nathan for You inspiration, and the future of Nokeric.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together for an Ennui Plus on Patreon special. They discuss why Patreon is the best way to support us, why Ennui will rarely ever be brand-friendly, Matt wanting to hire his friends, finding the balance between content and support, future shows for Ennui Plus, the big picture plans for the Patreon, and what makes a good Patreon.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Why Patreon is the best way to support us
6:11 - Wanting to hire our friends in Ennui
11:18 - Content vs community
18:20 - Future free and premium shows
27:30 - Future perks for Patreon supporters
34:20 - Big picture plans for Ennui Plus
42:41 - Current tiers for members
46:44 - We just want to make it big!
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) come together to discuss how high school teaches creative subjects like music and drama and its problems with it, the problems with the education system, their attempts at getting their licence, podcasts they’ve been listening to including The Misfits Podcast and The Joe Rogan Experience, and how Adult Swim has inspired low-budget alternative content.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - A false start and studying music in high school
11:31 - The problems with high school education
20:56 - Trying to get their driving license
22:52 - What podcasts they're listening to
27:48 - The Joe Rogan Experience and his inspiration
32:12 - The success of Adult Swim
28:16 - The death of traditional radio
44:27 - Not being scared by horror movies
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in filmmaker Jackson Hughens (@jacksonhughens) to discuss moving from North Carolina to Atlanta to join the film industry, being on the set of a professional production, getting into the industry, how school life can affect your interactions in the real world, their views on work ethic and ambition, the power of positivity, how the internet has brought us closer together, and their perspective on success.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Moving to Atlanta to join the film scene
8:35 - Working on a professional comedy pilot set
15:01 - Having the mindset to get into the entertainment industry
26:36 - Between the cloud and the dirt
33:47 - Developing a work ethic and inspiring others
44:33 - Using social media to expand your circle
52:42 - Genuine connections online and the power of positivity
1:03:40 - Perspective on success and achieving goals
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together for the third annual Famous CEO Birthday Bash. They discuss if having internet is essential, Ben’s favourite (and least favourite) memories of Matt, reflecting on their documentary on YouTuber Kalab Templeman, Matt’s new views on making content, what they’ve learnt from writing Marty episodes, and Ben buying a motorbike and not even TELLING his best friend.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Matt still has no internet and dealing with COVID-19
8:07 - Moving away and their Kalab Templeman doco
16:58 - Bad memes in the group chat
19:40 - What we're working on and Marty season 5
29:56 - The future of Marty and his internet show
39:07 - Ben bought a motorbike and his favourite Matt memory
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhois) come together to discuss jacking off in isolation, if Animal Crossing is a kids name, RoosterTeeth’s RTX convention in Australia compared to the US, how many “followers” you need to make a living, watching Smosh a hell of a lot during their teenage years, and if Kanye is the best rapper of all time.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1) come together to discuss the effects of COVID-19 has affected the content creators, the adaptation of Looking For Alaska and how it compares to the book, if teen television can break ground in 2020, Viceland’s Dark Side of the Ring and its episode on Chris Benoit, and their upcoming review of the 2013 film about the Apple founder, Jobs.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Jack Petersen (@levunrif) come together for EnnuiMania, the first annual Ennui Anniversary Celebration. They discuss the origins of Ennui and why Matt thinks it hasn’t succeeded, Nathan for You and shows that do on-the-street comedy, if they could do stand-up to a decent degree, wanting to do live shows, and hoping that Ennui is a success by EnnuiMania II.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in Liam Leschnik (@leschnik200) to discuss appearing in some recent episodes of Marty’s Internet Show, wanting to expand into other film projects, Matt having moved away and how it will affect the future of Ennui, how Matt views Ennui Plus on Patreon, and answering some Ennui-related questions from the fans (or one fan, at least).
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by voice actor, producer and musician Matt Euston, also known as RetroArcadeMonkey(@retroarcademonk). They discuss becoming friends while narrating the first season of Marty’s Internet Show, if you can be a full-time voice actor in today’s age, leaning towards filmmaking because of this, traditional media affecting both online voice acting and animation, if anybody can voice act, and being big fans of Aunty Donna and Nirvanna the Band the Show.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss Billie Elish being 18 now, Matt getting his tooth out, Lil Dicky’s new show, their Instagram hater, the entire Onision saga including the allegations and saga with Chris Hansen, and the argument of if your life should be ruined if you’ve done something wrong online.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss beauty YouTuber NikkieTutorials coming out as transgender, Bryan Cranston being a fantastic actor in both Malcom in the Middle and Breaking Bad, the first two seasons of Netflix’s You, Netflix adapting Lord of the Rings into a series, and conflicting ideas about American Reunion.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the Super Patron grant and their local film festival being rigged, Stifler’s laugh in American Pie, Ben hating comedy dramas, Harold and Kumar being iconic movies, Hideo Kojima's Silent Hill teaser game PT, and what an Ennui horror short film would look like.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss Boogie2988 committing tax fraud and being a racist, Matt’s bad Bill Cosby joke that he’s kept in his back pocket, YouTube’s update to the harassment policy, what should be allowed on YouTube, and the platform wanting to appeal to advertisers.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhoisnoah) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss supporting people on Patreon, when it’s worth subscribing to streaming services, how commentary channels are negative contributors, dealing with creative burnout, if Australian humour works for Ennui, making content that isn’t too niche, and why we shouldn’t hate on Chance the Rapper.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together in the Ennui HQ for the first annual Ennui Awards, choosing their personal winners for this year’s best movies, TV shows and musical acts, their favourite internet creators and podcasts, the best memes and biggest cringes, and of course, who would Ennui Member of the Year.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ for a God is Dead inspired episode, talking about a bunch of different stories and if, in relation, God is dead. They discuss the families of Sandy Hook victims being able to sue the gunmakers behind the gun used, Elon Musk being a supervillain, the man, the myth, the legend “Mr. CooL ICE”, and the conspiracy that the Sonic the Hedgehog redesign being an elaborate PR stunt.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in Matt Clark (@matthew_r_clark) to the Ennui HQ to discuss graduating high school, everybody else being horrible drivers, Matt giving his honest opinion of our Famous CEO, the expenses of higher education, memories of filming early episodes of Marty’s Internet Show, and why we shouldn’t judge people for figuring out their lives, even if they’re a little pussy bitch.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) brings in Noah Petersen (@noahisnoahwhoisnoah) to the Ennui HQ to discuss appearing in upcoming Marty’s Internet Show, hating the creative process when making videos, creating content that has actual substance, Matt’s old channel in high school he made with his friends, and working with others when there’s no cash money involved.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benjydavis) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss talk about who Matt supports on Patreon, if they’re lactose intolerant, the Australian YouTubers they hate, what’s trending on Google Trends, updating to the Google Pixel, replying to hate comments on Instagram, and what our stand-up routine would be.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss how comedians should treat an audience, if some people bring bullying on themselves, the rareness of self-awareness, getting bullied during high school, the concept of ego, being introverted, and the podcast being a vessel for conversation and expressing views, and pushing away people with intenseness.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss getting called racist in YouTube comments, if Disney made a musical about segregation, confronting cafe owners, Patreon’s Super Patron program and if they got the grant, still watching Smosh even if they aren’t “relevant”, and creating their own Asian video creator supergroup.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss taking dick pics on Snapchat with the new iPhone, piss e-girl Belle Delphine getting arrested, Magic the Gathering, Matt’s dentist visits, how to “be successful”, Family Guy and their cutaway gags, and South Park’s censorship.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@BENJYDAVIS) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss calling people out on Twitter, Forrest Gump impressions, the Hangover movies, if predator jokes are funny, if they were voice actors, if Matt and Ben went full-time for six months (if they won Patreon’s Super Patron grant), and what their schedule would look like and if they made a feature length film.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss what makes a good content creator online, demonetisation and censorship on YouTube, Joker apparently inciting a revolution of some sort, wanting Ennui to be the content they wanted to see as kids, Ennui being juvenile humour, and the best and worst of the social medias they use.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss creating the Uber of drugs, the dumb things they did when they were kids, WWE’s new games losing its old developer, GLOW on Netflix, Tom Green’s Freddie Got Fingered, stereotypes in media and Jeffery Epstein not being innocent.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss having a dad bod, the state of “kids these days”, updating the cameras they use, what they’d do if they won 10 grand, “binge watching” on Netflix, if there are too many subscription services, if they still buy DVDs (Matt does, at least), and how Family Guy predicted Kevin Spacey.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@BENJYDAVIS) come together in the Ennui HQ to answer questions in an #AskEnnui return special. They discuss why they were away, some things they’re working on, leaving school at a young age, who the most difficult person in Ennui to work with, who the hottest Ennui member is, how to pronounce Ennui, bad rappers, and even more bad subjects suggested by fans.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss what they’d do for a million dollars, the man in the Bagel Boss fight now fighting celebrities, social media celebs such as Supreme Patty and Dan The Meme Man, how everybody else sucks at driving, and bad movies from their childhood.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@BENJYDAVIS) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss being white and eating cheese platters, the various Chris Lilley series including Angry Boys, Summer Heights High and We Can Be Heroes, and the RoosterTeeth animation department controversy and “crunch time culture”.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the death of YouTuber and Twitch streamer Etika and those who have taken advantage of it for content, what the best comedians strive to achieve, the point of reality television, why television has become simply promoting controversy, and how Netflix has taken over the entire video market.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) talks with the new member of the Ennui crew, Kaz Ghost (@kazpar1). They discuss the memories of each other from school, Kaz being an extreme movie buff, buying the KSI vs Logan Paul fight, being the new cinematographer for Ennui, and how he will compliment Matt’s directing.
In a flashback to the Ennui Talk Pilot Season, Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter), Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) and Hayden Clark (@hayden.codal) discuss a Seinfeld full cast "debauchery session", what their dream jobs would be, and their thoughts on social media.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together to discuss being five years out of school, Elon Musk being divorced by the same woman twice, PornHub’s Bee Sexual campaign to save the bees, kids from the Fine Bros thinking Seinfeld is racist and sexist, how context matters in old film and TV, when to punish employees who aren’t doing their jobs, and what they think their worst personality traits are.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to discuss low blowing kids in primary school, Kieren playing softball, Family Guy being better than Game of Thrones, wanting to be on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, if Kieren was on Australian reality TV, Matt seeing Five Feet Apart and Fighting With My Family in cinemas, the Mandela effect, and The Rock actually playing Robin Williams in Jumanji.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@BENJYDAVIS) come together for a little bit of tech talk. They discuss their current and previous haircuts in life, iPhone’s front-facing camera being garbage, Samsung’s excellent displays, getting a better phone plan, the branding and marketing of Samsung and Apple, 4D audio, 360 cameras, 3D movies in cinemas, Apple’s customer service, using PlayStation vs Xbox.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and David “DavidToons” Roy (@davidtoonsyt) come together to discuss David not knowing the name of the podcast, if David thinks Michael Jackson did it, studying at university vs learning yourself, Logan Paul going gay for a month, an Ennui online business-related podcast, copyright strikes, seeing Ninja Sex Party live, the guy trying to bring back Filthy Frank, and dick pics.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Chris Hodge (@chris420hodge) come together to celebrate the birthday of everybody’s favourite Famous CEO, Matthew Winter. They discuss not being successful at 23 unlike several other YouTube creators, everybody trying to be a Twitch streamer and how to actually be good at it, Zoie Burgher and her horrible Patreon, sexism against women, and people being addicted to porn.
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Kieren Collison (@kieren_collison) come together to talk about several topics, including loving Adult Swim programs. They discuss voting in their state election and Matt not really caring about politics, several Adult Swim shows including Rick and Morty (specifically its third season), OG shows including Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the various Tim and Eric shows, forgotten shows including Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World Peace and Assy McGee, and who should get an Adult Swim show (spoiler: we should).
Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@BENJYDAVIS) come back to begin the “fifth season” of Ennui Talk. They discuss the new Ennui crew pixel art, not wanting to pay money to see fireworks, the recent Michael Jackson documentary and the allegations, Smosh having to censor their videos since joining Rhett and Link’s Mythical Entertainment, and their upcoming projects.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together and ask the question: what if Matt and Jack ran YouTube? They begin it an Ennui Unboxing, before they discuss content on YouTube being demonetized on YouTube, Sam Pepper ruining his YouTube career, Google’s involvement in how YouTube runs, previous competitors including Vessel and Blip.tv, and how RoosterTeeth has adapted to YouTube well.
Matthew Winter and Kieren Collison come together to talk about YouTube nostalgia from their childhood. They discuss their idea for talk show Marty Nite Live, Matt’s new office and new computer, classic YouTubers including Onision, Fred and Shane Dawson, NigaHiga still being quite notable, David Firth and Salad Fingers, the children’s classic The Annoying Orange, and old school YouTube Rewinds.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to have a casual chat that we (once again) are calling the Ennui Radio Hour. They discuss Matt moving into his new house, visiting Liam who works at TimeZone, Ben getting into anime, both of them working at McDonalds, Ben’s stories from The Reject Shop, and the Australian reality series Yummy Mummies.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to have a casual chat that we (once again) are calling the Ennui Radio Hour. They discuss their sex and gaming-related spam emails, the YouTube copyright system and Smash Mouth’s response, Gary Vee leaving so much on the table to provide value to his fans, fake entrepreneurs who don’t do this, and the many bad uses of Facebook targeted ads.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to answer questions from the fans in an #AskEnnui Special, celebrating 100 episode of Ennui Talk. They answer questions about starting Ennui, Marty’s Internet Show despite its limited success, people who know about what they do, their favourite element of what they do, their biggest struggles making videos, growing Ennui, what content they couldn't make due to budget and legal restraints, and their thoughts on circumcisions.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together to talk about YouTube nostalgia from their childhood. They discuss the podcast My Brother, My Brother and Me and Comedy Bang Bang, the animation and voice acting community, Stick Figures on Crack, the animated Eddsworld series, Matt’s old channel BrainDamagedBuddz, if we started YouTube in 2010, TomSka, RoosterTeeth, Freddie W and RocketJump falling out of relevancy, Smosh, The Yogscast, and Ray William Johnson.
Matthew Winter and Kieren Collison come together to talk about the legend of Elliot Rodger. They discuss Mumkey Jones’ coverage of his life, Elliot’s manifesto My Twisted Word that described his childhood, conflicts, hatred of women, and his plans for his Day of Retribution, quotes from the said manifesto, and why Elliot has become a meme, against his initial wishes.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to talk vapes and rip vapes on An Ennui Vapecast Special. They discuss Ryan Hall and his Mountain Vapors company, how Ben used to vape in high school, buying his first vape underage, building your own vape, the laws surrounding vapes, how H3 made vaping more popular, society’s view on vapes, oils they’d like to taste, and if Ennui produced their own vape oils.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together for an anime-infused Ennui Fan Service special. They discuss their new show The Marty Project, where the first season is Japan-based, society’s views on anime viewers, and several different animes, including The Daily Lives of High School Boys, My Hero Academia, One Piece, One Punch Man, Attack on Titan, 91 Days, Blend S, RoosterTeeth’s RWBY, and the Netflix original animes and live-action remakes.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to bring in the New Year by drinking various amounts of alcohol. They discuss the alcohol they’re drinking, how they felt about 2018, McDonalds customer service, renting storefronts in their hometown, their local cinema, bringing back Hayden and Brad back on the podcast, Ben’s back problems, and the 2018 YouTube Rewind.
Matthew Winter and Kieren Collison come together to discuss things and also complain about them. They talk about the hot summer weather, AIDS medication, TikTok, Make America Great Again, Elliot Rodger, Matt’s car troubles, “the tennis ladies” at McDonalds, Alex Jones, Chinese comedian Paul Ru, Aunty Donna, working at McDonalds, doing character voices, and Filthy Frank.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to discuss their trip to Wollongong to collab with the legend himself, Kalab Templeman. They talk about coffee, milk and sugar for a while, before discussing their trip to Wollongong, if they could live in that city, where they think they’ll end up living, the difficulty of driving in cities, meeting and creating their documentary with Kalab Templeman, why they both have to wear glasses, Ben having Grill’d for the first time, Mexicans, and politics.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together for another Ennui’s Google Home Experiment special. They discuss Judaism and Jehovah’s Witnesses, the supermarketing outlet Aldi, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the commentary community on YouTube, the H3 game, Adam Sandler’s new standup special, colour television, and Chris’ VR system.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together for, in the first episode of the self-proclaimed fourth season, a Let’s Talk Ennui special. They discuss Osama Bin Laden, the death of Stan Lee, the next season of Marty’s Internet Show, the current plan for the podcast and Ennui Talk Extra, their documentary on Kalab Templeman, the future of Marty’s Mailbag (or Marty’s PO Box), and going hard on the Discord and Reddit.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to celebrate Halloween in the Ennui Halloween Spooktacular. They discuss Ben’s vaping habits, scary movies they’ve seen including The Nun, Halloween and The Grudge, horror video games and VR games, and of course, Riley Reid.
In a exclusive preview of the Ennui Plus Gold exclusive talk show Ennui Writer’s Room, Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together in Ennui HQ for a discussion about conventions and festivals. They discuss their big plan go to RTX Sydney in 2019 to build their audience and film a Marty’s Internet Show episode, the other conventions they want to go to including PAX Australia, Oz Comic-Con and Supanova, and what type of short films they would make to enter in film festivals.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together for another edition of Ennui’s Google Home Experiment. They discuss their local postcodes, the Steve Jobs autobiography that Matt is reading, Apple and Android phones, Matt getting triggered by NBA 2K17, video games “promoting violence”, Ben thinking pro wrestling is lame, their local cinema being shut down and renovated, and all the types of “pubs and clubs” in Australia.
Matthew “The Sexual Intellectual” Winter and Chris “Gangnam Style” Hodge come together to discuss hitting wombats and kangaroos with their cars, nudie girl magazines, Omegle stories, girls looking much older than they are, PC culture and people being offended, words Chris won’t say, rap music, Chris knowing the Gangnam Style dance, Matt’s great nicknames for himself, Chris getting married, and their shitty furniture. We also talk about mugs for like 30 seconds.
Matthew Winter lets Kieren Collison host an Ennui Loves TV special, but does it very badly. In this episode, they discuss getting a shoutout on Instagram, the relevancy of the topics they discuss, when Arrested Development and Community were revived, some of the shows they’ve been watching, how South Park has done crude humor well, and writing Marty’s Internet Show.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to tell their various stories with customers at their respective jobs. They discuss dealing with angry customers, not having stock, being called “autistic”, spoiled kids trashing the store, not being able to give a refund, missing items in McDonalds orders, and people hating self-serve.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to rehash a number of subjects that they’ve covered in past episodes of the podcast. They discuss hating reality TV, missing high school, mainstream music, tax returns, soggy biscuit, the value of video games, Jerry Seinfeld, 9/11 memes, Dan Schneider and many other topics they’ve already discussed.
Matthew Winter and Kieren Collison come together as discuss the two Larry Clark films Kids and Ken Park, the allegations against Kevin Spacey and his new film Billionaire Boys Club, Kieren’s favourite movie Back to the Future II, when Matt met Hulk Hogan, classic animated reality TV show Drawn Together, and watching your dad’s dirty DVDs.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together as Jack plays Matt’s therapist as he whines about his problems and insecurities. They discuss Matt being in a stressful mood from filming problems and his stagnant company, his insecurities about putting too much pressure on the Ennui Crew, other creators who have been pressured on YouTube, using meditation to help with stress, and Jack’s insecurities and fears.
Matthew Winter and Kieren Collison come together to...flip a coin to decide their topic, and school shootings and conspiracy wins. They discuss the Columbine school shooting and some of the conspiracies around it, the Bowling for Columbine documentary by Michael Moore, and the Government conspiracies about the Sandy Hook shooting.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to talk about the official launch of Ennui Plus on Patreon. They discuss their Plus, Gold and Elite tiers of their Patreon, the current and future rewards they will receive, what they will get at certain patronage milestones, and the future projects when Ennui Plus on Patreon grows.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to discuss how Chris believes vitamins and minerals are all placeboes, explaining what they do to old people, their near car accidents in the past month, the concept of reality TV, Matt’s favourite reality show Love Island and Bachelor in Paradise, singing reality shows like The Voice, renovation reality shows like Flip or Flop, and what an Ennui reality show would like.
Matthew Winter and Jack Peterson come together to talk all things anime in an Ennui Fan Service special. The two discuss favourite animes like Daily Lives of High School Boys and Yuri on Ice, the objectively best animes like Attack on Titan and Your Name, popular animes like Pokemon and Dragon Ball Z, bad anime live-action adaptations like Death Note, and if Ennui made an anime.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together to reflect on their high school days. The two discuss Ben originally wanting to be a history teacher, Matt getting suspended for hitting a kid, Ben getting a card for “throwing rocks”, putting kids in their place, schoolyard fights, and the difference between private school and public school.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to discuss near death experiences in their lives, what makes someone a racist, if they’d rather sit on a cake and eat a dick or sit on a dick or eat a cake, if getting your dick sucked is gay, and Chris’ bike accident.
Matthew Winter talks with the new member of the Ennui crew, Kieren Collison. They discuss their first real conversation being on the podcast, being interested in school shootings, Kieren’s role in Ennui on camera and behind the scenes, his role in Marty’s Internet Show, and both of them liking Degrassi.
Matthew Winter and Ben Davis come together for a Let's Talk Ennui special, where the two discuss the future The Origins of Ennui documentary and what they plan to cover in it, the Australian YouTube and online media scene they want to break into, the return of Marty's Mailbag, what roles the Ennui crew would have, and Ennui's future Twitch presence.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge bring in Matt's Google Home to help their chat, discussing the recent Royal Wedding, going to the gym and possibly building their own, being minimalistic in life and on social media, what apps they have on their phones, wanting to go on road trips together, reality television and what OJ Simpson did.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together for a nice little chat about Groovin The Moo, hitting kangaroos with your car, Marty attending Jack's high school graduation, movies about school shootings, Matt's former YouTube channels, and what's in their wallets.
Matthew Winter is joined by Jack Petersen and Kieren Collison for the first (and probably last ever) Ennui Live Lounge special. In this episode, they discuss weeaboos, bronies and furries (where they decide which one they'd rather have sex with), if they'd have a threesome, their friend Jimmy, being Marty's crew on Marty's Internet Show's third season, and their potential series The Soy Boys.
Matthew Winter talks with the new member of the Ennui crew, Ben Davis. The two discuss Ben's role as cameraman and co-producer, Ben's history with cameras, the best show on television Brooklyn 99, the ideal Marty fanbase, growing Ennui, and Matt wanting to create comedy music.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together to talk all things sex in the 69th episode of Ennui Talk, discussing sex positions, the American Pie films, sex scenes in movies, the greatest show on television Sex in the City, Netflix's Riverdale and everybody's favourite Paris Hilton.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge (and Brad Hodge for a moment via satellite) celebrate Matt's 22nd birthday in a podcast fashion, discussing childhood birthdays, playing Guitar Hero at other's parties, Matt's backyard wrestling promotion, Matt's Google Home not being plugged in, and ranking the OG Ennui crew by successfulness.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge bring in Matt's Google Home to help their chat, discussing the average size of a non-flaccid penile, how many stars are in the universe, hating primary school, an Ennui D&D podcast, reality TV, string theory and what Ted Talks are.
Matthew Winter and Jack Petersen come together to discuss the influence of Filthy Frank, the old days of Smosh, the crazy merchandise of Supreme, Matt being a graphic designer in the past, how Jack thinks Ennui can grow, some DVDs on Matt's shelf, Jack's favourite anime Daily Lives of High School Boys, and if Ennui made an anime-influenced series.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together for a nice little chat, discussing working in fast food, being a dance mom for a day, Dan Schneider being a creepy old man, stupid yet legal things, and Chris' relationship with his dog AirBud.
Matthew Winter and RetroArcadeMonkey come together to talk about movies in an Ennui Loves Movies. In this episode, they discuss the work of Edgar Wright including Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim vs The World, why The Shape of Water is such an interesting film, and why Black Panther shouldn't be seen as an all-time great movie.
Matthew Winter talks with the new member of the Ennui crew, Jack Petersen. The two discuss working at McDonalds, his idol SkyDoesMinecraft leaving YouTube, being a big fan of Achievement Hunter, playing CounterStrike, Marty rapping, and the podcasts he listens to.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together in the return of the Ennui Gamescast special, where they discuss playing Dungeon and Dragons with Brad and friends, microtransactions in PUBG, creating a better, modern League of Legends, and what they would do if an Ennui Games studio existed.
Matthew Winter talks with YouTube personality and animator DavidToons, where they discuss their process of getting better at being a creative, staying inspired, how animators on YouTube have pivoted into being animation studios, his life after high school, the underpricing of animators and artists, and "life skills" class at school.
In an Ennui Plus exclusive preview of the season two premiere of the Marty's Internet Show aftershow podcast Marty Talk, "Becoming A Gym Junkie". Alongside consulting producer Chris Hodge, they discuss Brad's improvement in acting and improv, the increased production quality for the second season, what happened when Chris dropped Marty off at the hospital, and how forgetting to film a scene made the episode flow better.
Matthew Winter brings back Edatlin to talk all things television. In this episode, they discuss the 2000s reboot of Battlestar Galactica, the Western series Deadwood, the ongoing drama of Better Call Saul, if Breaking Bad is the all-time best drama, and the Viceland mockumentary Nirvanna the Band the Show.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together in the return of the Ennui Loves Movies special, where they discuss the "criticism" of Black Panther, the final Pitch Perfect film, the white-women-pleasing Fifty Shades Freed, Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman, and the plot of the first Ennui film. They also discuss the new Ennui office, Mardi Gras, and Chris' new job.
In a flashback to the Ennui Talk Pilot Season, Matthew Winter, with Chris Hodge and Hayden Clark, discuss the rise and imminent fall of Pokemon Go, Matthew’s love of pro wrestling, and Chris’ Braveheart speech.
Matthew Winter talks to himself, this time in a Marty's Internet Show Season 2 primer episode, recapping season 1 and previewing season 2. In this episode, Matt discusses the changes between season 1 and 2, how Marty Presents impacted the production process, the season one storyline and structure, and what season 2 will look like. This episode ends with the season 1 retrospective episode of Marty Talk, where Matt, joined by co-producer Hayden Clark, talk about what, at the time, the future of Marty was.
Matthew Winter has a nice chat with Chris Hodge, discussing everything from Valentine’s Day, Matt and Brad’s trip to RTX Sydney, Brad meeting his heroes in the Yogscast, Twitch streamers and gaming channels they watch, and their upcoming Dungeons and Dragons game.
Matthew Winter talks with writer, voice actor and animator Edatlin. In this episode, they discuss his series including Space Tree and Moonface, how Matt and Ed were going to work together on an animated series years ago, selling out, the legendary Homestar Runner, and the many Adult Swim series they both love.
Matthew Winter brings in Chris Hodge to, in turn, talk about all things Matthew Winter. In this episode, they discuss being a bully victim, being a social outcast because his mum bought him an Xbox instead of a PS2, how he's always wanted to make TV shows and films, getting suspended for hitting a kid in the face, the pressures of going to university, and the his outlook on life.
Matthew Winter and RetroArcadeMonkey come together during the holidays to celebrate Christmas in their own special way. They discuss Retro getting hit by a car, people being sad on Christmas, bad Christmas music, Jake Paul's Christmas EP and camgirls.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to tell some great stories, including getting catfished at the age of 13, getting suspended from school for memes, getting scammed of all your earnings on Runescape, and not getting paid by an ametuer black rapper.
Matthew Winter is joined by the OG Ennui crew in Hayden Clark, Chris Hodge and Brad Hodge to celebrate the 50th episode of the Ennui Talk podcast. They discuss Elon Musk, Young Sheldon, vaping, Kevin Spacey, being accidentally racist, local elections, and the so-called "fast lane" on escalators.
Matthew Winter and RetroArcadeMonkey come together for what Matt incorrectly claims is the 51st episode, and talk about everything, including the Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna, the now-maybe-retired Filthy Frank, and the comedy genius in Ricky Gervais.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together for a retrospective on finishing high school. In this graduation special, they discuss hanging out the first time after school, getting jobs after school, rejecting their university offers, moving out of home, and why high school doesn't define you.
Matthew Winter and RetroArcadeMonkey come together to talk a homegrown Knack 2 meme, having a sitcom opening shot in a viva voce, being a ballet boy, Australian and British slang, Rick and Morty memes, the Minecraft fandom, Tim and Eric, and the genius of Eric Andre.
Matthew Winter brings in Chris Hodge to talk about all things Chris Hodge . In this episode, they discuss living on a farm as a child, stories about his two siblings (including Brad from Marty's Internet Show), the Australian education system, his dream jobs, including being an engineer, having a beard, and the progress on his fitness.
Matthew Winter and YungCripp come together to review the previous month on the internet. In the October review edition, they talk iDubbbz's RiceGum Content, the recent demonetization issues on YouTube, and the recent troubles with Jake Paul.
Matthew Winter is joined by Hayden Clark and Chris Hodge for the first annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular. In this spooky special, they discuss horror movies, scary video games, Elon Musk, VR horror games, and scary stories and dreams from their past.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge put together another Ennui News Dump special, discussing news from all over the world, including tourist destinations all over Australia, the gay marriage vote going on down under, and the fidget spinner fad.
Matthew Winter brings in Hayden Clark to talk about all things Hayden Clark. In this episode, they discuss living in Canberra, his assholish behaviour as a kid, his childhood friends including Big Steve, schoolyard memories, his ideal careers, being the top of his graduate year, and taking a gap year before heading to university.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge talk one-on-one about television from their childhood, including Mcleod's Daughters, Arthur, Cory in the House, Thomas the Tank Engine, The Saddle Club, Total Drama Island, Daria, Lizzie McGuire, Neighbours, Big Brother, The Simpsons and Degrassi.
Matthew Winter and YungCripp come together to review the previous month on the internet. In the September review edition, they talk the beef between Jake Paul and Faze Banks, KSI's comments about Joe Weller's depression, and PewDiePie saying the n-word.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge discuss the worst of the internet, ranging from shock sites like 2 Girls 1 Cup, to the weird world of ASMR, to Vine stars turned YouTubers, to the other trash faces of YouTube.
Matthew Winter is joined by Chris Hodge and Hayden Clark once again. This time, the Ennui crew discuss anything and everything, including university, millennials, 9/11 memes, weed, the latest season of Game of Thrones, Shia LaBeouf, and ponzi schemes
Matthew Winter and RetroArcadeMonkey talk all things TV and movies, giving a bunch of recommendations and having in-depth discussions on a number of films and series including Breaking Bad, Evil Dead, 1408 and Rick and Morty.
Matthew Winter and Chris Hodge come together to talk all things video games, including the games from their childhood, the genre of games they enjoy most, what games they'd like to make if given the chance, and reading through the top selling games in history.
Host Matthew Winter, with Chris Hodge, discuss how Chris is attempting to become a fit boy by going to the gym, his supplements he takes and the change in his diet, how the mainstream media warp the nutritious value of food, some of the most popular conspiracy theories such as 9/11, why the new Ghostbusters movie was bad, and the YouTube trending page.
Host Matthew Winter, with RetroArcadeMonkey, discuss Retro's trip to the US, long-running TV series including The Big Bang Theory, Suicide Squad's Margot Robbie, the two films about Steve Jobs, the Columbine High School Massacre and the films based around it, the movies of Harmony Korine and Gus Van Sant, and of course, the many pieces of Wes Anderson.
Host Matthew Winter, with Hayden Clark and Chris Hodge, discuss missing Brad, how life is after high school, how they've changed over the past few years, social constructs and memories from school, what they would have done differently, Hayden's friendships with older people and his life at university, Chris' job and his future career, and Matt's life as an attempting entrepreneur.
Host Matthew Winter, with Hayden Clark and Chris Hodge, discuss missing Brad, how life is after high school, how they've changed over the past few years, social constructs and memories from school, what they would have done differently, Hayden's friendships with older people and his life at university, Chris' job and his future career, and Matt's life as an attempting entrepreneur.
Host Matthew Winter, with Hayden Clark, talk all things Ennui. In part two of this Let's Talk Ennui special, they discuss how to target the Australian audience, how to grow the Ennui brand, how to leverage other projects to grow their own, the past and future of Ennui Talk, when Hayden would dedicate himself to Ennui, the future of Marty's Internet Show and how it will help grow Ennui.
Host Matthew Winter, with Hayden Clark, talk all things Ennui. In part one of this Let's Talk Ennui special, they discuss the rarely discussed subscription service Ennui Plus, the exclusive content that they want to produce for the service, how they want to reward their supporters, their inspirations for the content they make and want to make, leveraging their personal brand to grow Ennui, using Reddit and Discord to build a community, and how ads work into the Ennui revenue structure.
Host Matthew Winter, with YungCripp and ColeoIsCooleo, discuss Scooby Doo games, Crash Bandicoot, how the new Powerpuff GIrls sucks, actors who have had huge downfalls, a number of different porn parodies, how Cripp met My Chemical Romance, if cats or dogs are better, what they eat when they go to McDonalds, and what they had for dinner last night.
Host Matthew Winter, with RetroArcadeMonkey, discuss acting in an American Idiot musical, the fears of performing in theatre, The Book of Mormon, The South Park film, the genius of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and the revival of Twin Peaks and Samurai Jack.
Host Matthew Winter, with Chris Hodge, talk about their watching habits. In this episode, they discuss Orange is the New Black, the state of reality television and the internet, good YouTube creators such as PewDiePie and h3h3Productions, quality gaming channels including the Yogscast and Sl1pg8r, and what a good gaming channel looks like.
Host Matthew Winter talks with up and coming internet personality YungCripp. In this episode, they discuss his differentiation with fellow cripple Ricky Berwick, how he doesn't use his disability as a crutch, the troubles of growing yourself on YouTube, the growth of Danielle Bregoli and Jake Paul, why Filthy Frank and iDubbbz have thrived despite their upload schedule, and the future for his content.
Host Matthew Winter talks with Chris Hodge about his trip to China. In part two of this Chris Does special, they discuss buying a Gucci scarf, Chinese people, travelling on a maglev train, touring with old people, the Chinese landscape, if he would go back to China and where they both want to travel to in the future.
Host Matthew Winter talks with Chris Hodge about his trip to China. In part one of this Chris Does special, they discuss the number of delayed flights, smog, airport security, the Great Wall, Chinese beer and overcoming the language barrier.
Host Matthew Winter talks with Dead on Dave, internet personality and co-host of the Catch 33 podcast. In this episode, they discuss working and be fired by Joe Cronin twice, how much context matters in situations such as PewDiePie's, the origins of the Catch 33 podcast what he thinks of Baited, why he isn't a fan of Keemstar, and why Clown and others are able to thrive in his lack of upload schedule.
Host Matthew Winter, with guest RetroArcadeMonkey, discuss the revolutionary alt-comedy entity of Adult Swim, the upcoming Emoji Movie, what makes David Lynch amazing, and one of our favourite animated web series, Hellbenders.
Host Matthew Winter talks with YouTube animator Gumbino, where the two discuss being an animator on YouTube, his Pokemon Parodies, how he's grown his channel, his animation inspirations, and his view on the YouTube ad boycott.
Host Matthew Winter, with Hayden Clark, discuss their childhood online, including their uses of Habbo Hotel, Club Penguin and MSN, how advancements in technology have made it easier than ever to make content, and how others monetise their content online with Twitch, YouTube and Patreon.
Host Matthew Winter talks with BionicPIG, an internet entertainer and musician. In part two of their talk, they discuss Hot Wet Soup, YouTube podcasts, his upcoming comedy album, creating serious music, Pink Guy, comedy rap music, and how to make discovery easier on YouTube.
Host Matthew Winter talks with BionicPIG, an internet entertainer and musician. In part one of their talk, they discuss his rise on YouTube, his original channels, collaborating, creating series on YouTube including The Greatest Show on YouTube, sustaining yourself as a content creator, and why Colossal is Crazy is now seen as a God.
Host Matthew Winter talks with RetroArcadeMonkey, a voice actor, bullshit musician, and narrator for Marty's Internet Show. In this episode, they discuss attempting to play music, his brother's two careers, being a voice actor, modern Nickelodeon and Disney, and Star Wars.
Host Matthew Winter talks with artist and internet comedian ColeoIsCooleo. In this episode, they discuss only been doing art for a year, his dream animated series, the New Zealand YouTube scene, the YouTube content restrictions, the commentary community, and what content creators he watches.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss the possibility for a video game studio, Ennui Games, developing and publishing games. In part two, they discuss video games spawned from television, including South Park and The Simpsons, as well as a number of game genres we'd like to dabble in, including survival horror, platformers, and, in a change of pace, a backyard wrestling game.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss the possibility for a video game studio, Ennui Games, developing and publishing games. In part one, they discuss creating and releasing games, including a fusion of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 2 and Bully, as well as a multiplayer Mountain Blade-cross-Skyrim medieval role-playing game, mixing .
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Chris Hodge, discuss bad movies both big and small in this Ennui Loves Movies special. In part two, they talk Cannibal Holocaust, Hobo with a Shotgun, Zombeavers, Troll 2 and Twilight.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Chris Hodge, discuss bad movies both big and small in this Ennui Loves Movies special. In part one, they talk Disney Channel films, Adam Sandler, B-movies, typecasting, and Cannibal Women and the Avocado Jungle.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss their ideas for a gaming channel Ennui Plays and the programming for it. In part two, they cover the need to still incorporate let's plays, different gaming-based podcasts and how they'd work themselves into the e-sports scene.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss their ideas for a gaming channel Ennui Plays and the programming for it. In part one, they cover creating unique gaming programming for YouTube, and how they would go about live Twitch streaming.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Chris Hodge, discuss some of weirdest news in an Ennui News Dump special. In this episode, they talk exorcisms, vodka for kids, rectum rebuilds, testicle removal, killer seagulls and learner drivers.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss their ideas for ennui.tv and the alternative comedy programming for it. In part two, they cover a workplace comedy in an Office-esque situation, based around the We Are Ennui crew, and potential Ennui-produced features.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Hayden Clark, discuss their ideas for ennui.tv and the alternative comedy programming for it. In part one, they cover their adult animation ideas, including a Rick and Morty-esque adventure series and a superhero parody.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside Brad Hodge and Chris Hodge, discuss the worst reality TV shows currently on television, the YouTube prankster fad, specifically Joey Salads, and how Chris is a regular video game rager.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside friend Hayden Clark, discuss the history of We Are Ennui and ennui.tv, including stories about Matt and Hayden's past ventures in BrainDamagedBudz and BMS, the current state of Ennui with Ennui Talk and Marty's Internet Show, and the future of Ennui, including Matt's animated series ideas and future channel plans.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside friends Hayden Clark and Brad Hodge, discuss the Tana Mongoose / iDubbbz situation, as well as the best show on television, RuPaul's Drag Race.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside friends Hayden Clark and Brad Hodge, discuss social justice warriors on the internet and Brad's bad acting in Marty's Internet Show, before it turns a Magic the Gathering podcast.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside friends Brad Hodge and Chris Hodge, discuss scary movies, including an alien one that nobody remembers the name of, as well as really bad movies, including one about superbabies. There's also talk about eating food out of diapers.
Host Matthew Winter, alongside friends Hayden Clark and Chris Hodge, discuss the creation of ennui.tv's first digital series Marty's Internet Show, as well as their good friend Brad being a predator (not really).