Happy Endings Danny Duncan and Jon Youshaei
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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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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 -
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 -
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 -
How Hunter Woodhall Proved Everyone Wrong
In this episode we interview Track and Field athlete Hunter Woodhall, who at 11 months old had to have his legs removed but despite that became successful in his career. He has gone on to become a two time Paralympic medalist, Four-Time IPC Championships Medalist, and a 4x First-Team All-American (4x400-Meter Relay, Distance Medley Relay). These days, Hunter continues to compete and is working towards getting foundations started to help with people in need of prosthetics and various other projects relating to that such as the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
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. -
The Untold Story of Kevin Amarillo
In this episode, we interview Kevin Amarillo who is a comedy sketch artist, filmer, and appears in Danny’s videos. We talk to Kevin about how he got started making comedy sketches and who inspired him. We get into Kevin’s struggles with mental health as well as his past with being homeless. Danny and Kevin also share stories from their many years of being friends together. Now, Kevin continues to work on comedy sketches for his YouTube channel and various other platforms.
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.
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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