The Evolution of Viral: Recent Episodes
Judson Laipply
You have watched them. You have shared and spread them. You have even recreated them. Now you can learn all about them. Take a closer look into the best viral moments, memes, and movements that have broken the Internet. Learn about their stories, their journeys, and what they're up to now. Hosted by the world's first YouTube Viral Star, Judson Laipply, creator of "The Evolution of Dance" this is a podcast for those who love "viral" entities.
Bryan Roberts has worked on some of the most viral entities in the past several years with billions of views, millions of shares, likes, and posts and even a few vandalized pieces. We talk about the intersection of marketing and virality, going viral in a specific way, and how authenticity is vital to anything going viral.
Website: www.traction3d.com
What was a Dad joke turned into a viral sensation when Scott decided to go out in an outfit similar to his daughter….pictures were taken and the rest is viral history. I sat down with Scott and Becky to discuss their experience, how the family handled it (quite well) and everything that’s happened since including another viral moment that has shaped their life even more.
Website: www.beckymackintosh.com
Book: www.shorturl.at/nrOPX
Tay Zonday is smart. Very smart and his hit viral video “Chocolate Rain” is one of YouTube’s most iconic. He’s been nominated for a People’s Choice Award, won a YouTube Award, and been seen in over a billion YouTube views. We chat about his journey as a YouTube OG and his experiences with a voice that people instantly recognize.
Website: www.tayzonday.com
Cameo: TayZonday
Insta: TayZonday
Sometimes virality isn’t about a single video or post. Sometimes it’s about a challenge, experiment, or experience and the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment is a perfect example. You might not know Steve by name but there’s a good chance you’ve seen one of his inventions or used it yourself. Steve and I talk about how he benefited from a viral movement, how he blew up on Tik Tok, and our shared early days of leadership and speaking. High energy from start to finish it’s always a good time when Steve and I get to interact! Be sure to check out his science kits, experiments, and more!
Learn more about Steve:
Website: www.stevespanglerscience.comwww.stevespangler.com Insta: @stevespangler Tik Tok: @stevespangler
Laruen Wandell is a Beachbody and Lifestyle coach. She joins me as we discuss her experience with virality, our connected past, and how her viral experience was a catalyst but a determining factor in her success.
Learn more about Lauren:
website: www.laurenwandell.com
Insta: @lauren.wandell
Jason Hewlett is an amazing speaker, entertainer, and all around amazing performer. He is a world class impressionist and uses his entertaining skills to leadership skills, mindsets, and tools to people across the globe. He is an author and he recent book “The Promise” reached #1 on Amazon. No stranger to virality, Jason had a facebook post go viral and be seen by over 100 million people. In addition he’s had several comedy routines go viral with DryBar. Jason and I chat about his experience with viral and more!
Learn more about Jason:
Website: www.jasonhewlett.com
Instagram: @jasonhewlett
**Mickey Meyer is the President of Group Nine’s Network (owner of PopSugar, Thrillist and more) and a cofounder of JASH, a comedy studio with roots in both the digital and television world and featuring such clients as Adam Carolla, Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts and Michael Cera. In addition to his role at JASH, Mickey served on the Entertainment Advisory Council to Obama administration, meeting with President Obama and various other White House officials including Joe Biden and Valerie Jarrett. He just won an Oscar for Best Short Film as an executive producer for “Two Distant Strangers” in 2021.
Learn more about Mickey:**
Website: https://www.groupninemedia.com/ Insta: @mickey
Going viral is rare. Going viral more then once is ever rarer. Matt Harding did just that. Matt’s early days of traveling around the world and doing a goofy dance in the places he visited lead to him being asked to do it again. Then after that he was asked to do it once more and figured out how to make it even better. A global traveler who danced in over 100 countries we sat down to discuss internet fame, global travels, and where the goofy dance came from.
Learn more about Matt:
Website: www.wheretheheckismatt.com Insta: @wheretheheckismatt
Sometimes it’s not a video, post, or challenge that goes viral - it’s a story. Cara Brookins has an incredible story that went viral. Building a house with her four children using nothing but YouTube videos as a guide. Several years later the author and speaker wrote a book called RISE: How a house built a family and the world was amazed. We sat down with Cara to learn more about her incredible journey and experiences with being a viral sensation.
Learn more about Cara:
Website: www.carabrookins.com Insta: @carabrookins
In 2004 American Idol hopeful William Hung endeared himself to millions of viewers with his enthusiastic audition of “She Bangs” by Ricky Martin. A viral sensation before viral was even a thing William used his newfound fame to launch his life of spreading joy and has continued to bring joy to fans around the world ever since.
Learn more about William:
Insta: williamhung.co
Cameo: William Hung
Website: www.williamhung.co
Two young British brothers ages 3 and 1 interact in a way that melted the hearts of over a billion people. We catch up with Charlie, Harry, and the videographer (Dad -Howard) to discuss their viral experience as the most watched non-music video of all time.
Liam Sullivan and I connect to talk about his viral music video “Shoes” as “Kelly” a character from his sketch comedy shows. We discuss the early days of YouTube, some of his other characters, some of his acting roles, and what he’s doing these days along with Kelly’s recent emergence and new video.
Liam on Social:
Twitter @liamshow
Insta: @liamksullivan
What is the greatest viral event entity on the Internet of all time? How do you even measure that? Number of views? Shares? Likes?
In the first episode of the podcast we give tribute to the forces behind the greatest viral event in the history of the internet. From a baseball player in the 20’s and 30’s to a global phenomenon that will never be matched. Grab you buckets and get give a listen.
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Coming soon! A podcast all about “going viral”!
This podcast will explore the unique world of viral videos, posts, challenges, movements, and more. Interviews with the people, the players, the benefactors, and some of the most amazing stories that spread across pop culture and history.