Happy Endings

Danny Duncan and Jon Youshaei
Happy Endings

Not your average podcast. Interviews with founders, athletes and celebrities. Hosted by Danny Duncan and Jon Youshaei.

  1. 1 JUN

    The Untold Story of Steiny from NELK

    In this episode, we interview Steiny who is a podcast host and influencer who is known from The Nelk Boys. Originally, Steiny was an assistant to them but eventually made his own name for himself while still working with the Nelk Boys. We get into how he grew his own platform and what his plans are for future projects. Available on all major podcast platforms: Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyendingspod Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-endings/id1720122256 About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:36 - Intro 0:37 - 4:11 When Steiny and Danny Met 4:12 - 6:56 When someone flew a drone over Danny’s property 6:57 - 11:40 When Steiny used to be an assistant 11:41 - 12:21 Steiny and Steve’s friendship 12:22 - 14:56 How the podcast took off so quickly 14:57 - 15:16 Marlowe 15:17 - 18:10 Does everyone hate Steiny? 18:11 - 21:40 People playing roles on a team 21:41 - 24:05 Quality in videos 24:06 - 28:56 Guest that seemed most different in person 28:57 - 31:04 Happy Dad 31:05 - 38:15 Coming up with ideas for videos 38:16 - 42:11 Podcast episodes that never released 42:12 - 42:55 Taking a bullet for content 42:56 - 44:12 Crazy things in videos 44:13 - 50:43 College 50:44 - 51:55 Leaving your hometown 51:56 - 55:16 Kid who said he would move to Thailand 55:17 - 57:24 Steiny tries Matador 57:25 - 58:06 Who is the Jewish Godfather 58:07 - 01:02:12 Basketball, Trainwreck Movie 01:02:13 - 01:09:21 How Much Do Nelk Boys Videos Cost 01:09:22 - 01:12:37 Danny wants to collab with 50 Cent 01:12:38 - 01:12:53 Outro #HappyEndings #DannyDuncan #JonYoushaei #HappyEndingsPodcast #Steiny

    1h 13m
  2. 25 APR

    The Untold Story of Cameron

    On this episode, we interviewed Cameron Famulero who is a skateboarder, social media content creator and one of Danny Duncan's closest friends. We talk to Cameron about how he met Danny and what his goals in his career are. We get into how Cameron has dealt with social media while being a little person. We also get into the best moments that Danny and Cameron have shared together. Available on all major podcast platforms: Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyendingspod Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-endings/id1720122256 About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:35 Intro 0:36 - 3:41 How Cameron and Danny met 3:42 - 5:56 Cameron going to Danny’s first show 5:57 - 7:36 What Danny saw in Cameron 7:37 - 11:48 When Cameron realized he was a little person 11:49 - 14:20 How Cameron deals with people seeing him differently 14:21 - 16:12 How Cameron has used being a little person to his advantage 16:13 - 20:17 How close are Cameron and Kewon 20:18 - 25:00 When Cameron got banned from America 25:01 - 27: 25 Difference in culture between American and New Zealand 27:26 - 29:28 Cameron loves skateboarding 29:29 - 34:12 Cameron doesn’t post on social media much 34:13 - 35:35 Does Kewon make Cameron jealous? 35:36 - 39:22 Has Danny asked Cameron to do anything out of his comfort zone 39:23 - 41:33 The most misunderstood thing about little people 41:34 - 47:45 Memories from tour 47:46 - 49:07 Has Cameron learned a lot from Danny? 49:08 - 51:41 Cameron skydived with Roscoe 51:42 - 54:19 Cameron would like to become a pilot 54:20 - 57:16 Danny on youtuber friendships feeling transactional 57:17 - 58:32 Has Danny affected the way Cameron views finances? 58:33 - 01:00:24 Has weekly uploads affected quality? 01:00:25 - 01:13:19 Craziest thing Danny has uploaded 01:13:20 - 01:04:20 Papa John’s advice on starting a business 01:04:21 - 01:04:36 Outro

    1h 5m
  3. 12 APR

    How Frankie Lapenna's Butt Broke The Internet

    In this episode, Danny interviewed Frankie Lapenna, who is a social media content creator who first went viral for his green screen zoom call meetings but since then has gone on to become known as the “Big Butt Guy”. He started his YouTube channel in 2011 which now has over 8 million subscribers and over 6 billion total views. Frankie wants to continue to expand his brand and work on videos that have a positive impact on the world. Available on all major podcast platforms: Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyendingspod Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-endings/id1720122256 About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:57 Intro 0:58 - 2:58 People think the butt is fake 2:59 - 6:00 How Frankie got started 6:01 - 6:30 Long form vs short form videos 6:31 - 9:41 Strategy for making videos 9:42 - 12:44 Frankie’s favorite conspiracy theory 12:45 - 14:09 Transitioning to longer form content 14:10 - 15:06 Should people go to college? 15:07 - 19:07 Frankie’s butt game 19:08 - 20:55 Frankie wanted Danny to do a burger challenge 20:56 - 23:44 Military Tech is way ahead of consumer tech 23:45 - 26:09 Apple Vision Pro is a waste of money right now 26:10 - 28:31 How videos impact society 28:32 - 31:02 Frankie’s videos are hard on his body 31:03 - 32:23 Frankie’s thoughts on Aliens 32:24 - 32:58 9/11 talk 32:59 - 34:28 Manipulated news culture 24:29 - 36:46 Frankie doing a video with John Cena 36:47 - 37:15 Marlowe 37:16 - 39:00 Brand Deals 39:01 - 40:56 Making money from videos 40:57 - 41:52 Malaysian Airlines disappearing 41:53 - 44:40 How to fix politics 44:41 - 48:42 Investing talk 48:43 - 57:22 More Conspiracy Theory Talk 57:23 - 1:01:48 Frankie and Danny’s impact on society 1:01:49 - 1:02:35 Outro

    1h 3m
  4. 28 MAR

    How Paul Saladino Will Change Your Life

    In this episode, Danny interviews Paul Saladino who is a Double board certified Physician and licensed Physician in California. Now, he is a YouTuber who focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles and animal based diets. He launched “Heart and Soil Supplements” which is an animal based supplement. Paul has also launched a healthy meat stick company called “Lineage Provisions”. He continues to promote healthy lifestyles and is working on other various health based products. Available on all major podcast platforms: Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/happyendingspod Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-endings/id1720122256 About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:39 Intro 0:40 - 10:02 How Paul got started 10:03 - 12:38 They foods we eat now 12:39 - 13:29 The Pharmaceutical Industry 13:30 - 14:14 Marlowe 14:15 - 16:11 FDA on Baby Formula 16:12 - 18:35 McDonald's Fries are like a pack of cigarettes 18:36 - 28:37 How to find healthy food 28:38 - 34:20 Diet affecting other parts of your body 34:21 - 36:22 Going all in on being healthy 36:23 - 47:57 Paul’s businesses 47:56 - 52:28 It’s not hard to make healthy meals 52:29 - 55:18 Paul on not using toothpaste 55:19 - 1:04:20 Trying an EMF Reader 1:04:21 - 1:07:27 Your gut affects your breath 1:07:28 - 1:08:42 How to enlarge your penis 1:08:43 - 1:10:43 Outro

    1h 11m
  5. 20 FEB

    The Untold Story of Kewon

    On this episode, we interviewed Kewon Vines who is an actor and one of Danny Duncan's closest friends. We talk to Kewon about how he got started and what his goals in his career are. We get into how Kewon has been able to navigate the industry and social media while being a little person. We also dive into the investment world as well as interesting stories from Danny and Kewon’s history of being friends and making videos together. About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:37 Intro 0:38 - 4:27 How Kewon met Danny 4:28 - 7:38 When Kewon realized he was a little person 7:39 - 9:46 How people react to seeing Kewon 9:47 - 12:47 How Kewon has benefited from being a little person 12:48 - 16:57 Kewon wrestling 16:58 - 18:57 When Kewon knew he wanted to act 18:58 - 22:37 Kewon’s college stories 22:38 - 25:21 Jon’s craziest college story 25:22 - 27:50 Kewon growing up in Compton 27:51 - 35:47 Kewon’s experience with acting 35:48 - 39:52 Dealing with people treating him differently 39:53 - 42:21 Being on tour with Danny 42:22 - 47:40 Craziest things Kewon has done with Danny 47:41 - 49:04 Danny’s tour story with Kewon 49:05 - 51:00 Danny’s next tour idea 51:01 - 53:32 What Kewon has learned from Danny 53:33 - 56:13 Kewon needs an agent 56:14 - 59:30 Danny wants to make a movie/show with Kewon 59:31 - 1:01:13 Danny tried to get Kewon a better social handle 1:01:14 - 1:04:01 Kewon’s first time smoking weed 1:04:02 - 1:08:24 Questions from fans 1:08:25 - 1:08:50 Outro

    1h 9m
  6. 10 FEB

    Why Mike Posner Turned Down $1,000,000...Then Climbed Everest

    In this episode, we interviewed singer, songwriter, producer, and Grammy-nominated artist Mike Posner who has climbed the charts becoming one of the most famous artists in the world with hits, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” and “Cooler Than Me” as well as many others. Mike has also accomplished feats such as walking across America and summiting Mount Everest. These days, Mike continues to create music and now also has a podcast, “The Mike Posner Podcast”. Thank you to Prize Picks for sponsoring this episode, see link here and use code "Danny": https://prizepicks.onelink.me/ivHR/DANNY About The Hosts: Danny Duncan is a top YouTuber with 7M+ subscribers and $150M+ in merch sales. He's also the co-owner of the popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles, founder of Good Sport, and Danny's Cream Pies. Jon Youshaei worked inside Instagram and YouTube for 8 years where he was Head of Creator Product Marketing before becoming a creator and journalist for Forbes, TIME, and more. 0:00 - 0:42 Intro 0:43 - 3:22 Making Music 3:23 - 10:13 Getting Started and Rejecting Jay Z 10:14 - 12:54 Danny's first DM to Mike 12:55 - 17:52 Why Mike walked across America 17:53 - 18:29 Prize Picks 18:30 - 24:24 What It's Really Like Climbing Everest 24:25 - 28:45 Mike’s experience with walking across America (cont.) 28:46 - 36:09 Seeking discomfort 36:10 - 38:28 Goals changing as life goes on 38:29 - 47:56 Mike’s experience climbing Everest (cont.) 47:57 - 51:30 Meeting new people 51:31 - 54:08 What songs have been most impactful 54:09 - 57:22 How the walk across America changed Mike’s career 57:23 - 59:34 Creating hits 59:35 - 1:02:54 How people reacted to Mike’s beard 1:02:55 - 1:05:26 When “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” blew up 1:05:27 - 1:06:42 People having different views 1:06:43 - 1:06:51 Outro #HappyEndings #DannyDuncan #JonYoushaei #HappyEndingsPodcast #mikeposner

    1h 7m

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Not your average podcast. Interviews with founders, athletes and celebrities. Hosted by Danny Duncan and Jon Youshaei.

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