We are in niche consumption mode, but 'niche' doesn't mean 'small' anymore. Niche can mean focused, and particularly with the Web, which is a global audience you can have something niche and still get 10 to 15 million views.

Steve Martin said that philosophy is good for comedy because it screws up your thinking just enough, and I agree with that. Being forced to see life's metadata is good training for looking for interesting angles on a topic.

The 'Hipster Nerds' like stuff because they hate it. It's like they ironically like it.

It's very easy to attack ourselves. Even comforting in its familiarity, but you must resist this urge at all costs. Dwelling on the past or your perceived flaws will do nothing but keep you under emotional house arrest and hamper your progress. Commit yourself to growth and reward yourself with kindness for choosing to do so!

I hate to say it, but because of humanity's capitalistic nature, money is important.

There's something about shooting webs out of my wrists and climbing up things that just makes me happy.

As a comedy nerd, I get a lot out of the podcast because I'm genuinely interested in the people I'm talking to.