Can You Trust Video Essays?
May 23, 2025•34 min
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Episode description
F.D Signifier and J Aubrey answer your assumptions about video essayists! Make style easy—get started today at https://stitchfix.com/assumptions
PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assumptions/id1752744811
https://open.spotify.com/show/5RalNkXyU7lQNpnZkD7IyV
0:00 INTRO
1:13 THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR VIDEOS WON'T REACH THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
4:03 SPONSOR!
5:06 THEY'RE AFRAID OF BEING SEEN AS AN AUTHORITY FIGURE ON A SPECIFIC SUBJECT
9:48 THEY ARE SICK OF COMPETING WITH A.I. SLOP CHANNELS
11:56 THEIR VIDEOS SHOULD NOT BE WATCHED PASSIVELY
14:26 RESEARCHING DARK TOPICS IS EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTING
16:12 THEY HAVE NICHE TOPICS THEY WANT TO COVER BUT WORRY IT WON'T PERFORM WELL
18:27 THEY FEEL A SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET A VIDEO OUT WHILE THE TOPIC IS STILL RELEVANT
20:12 THEY'RE CONCERNED THEIR VIDEOS ARE BEING BOILED DOWN TO DUNKING ON PEOPLE
23:15 F.D SIGNIFIER'S BACKGROUND IN TEACHING GIVES HIM AN EDGE IN THE VIDEO ESSAYIST FIELD
24:40 J AUBREY HAS A HUGE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS THAT HELP HIM WITH VIDEOS
27:17 TITLE IDEATION
34:09 BLOOPERS
SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Sub2SmoshAlike
WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com
WHO YOU HEAR
Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/
@FDSignifire // https://www.instagram.com/fdsignifier/
@jaubrey // https://x.com/jaubreyYT
WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually)
Executive Producer: Anthony Padilla
Executive Producer: Alessandra Catanese
Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes
Channel Director/Creative Director: Mike Criscimagna
Producer/Director: Nicole Blacklock
Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa
Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon
Director of Photography: Matthew Faulkner
Camera Operator: Macy Armstrong
Social Media: Kim Wilborn
Post Manager: Luke Baker
Editor: Patrick Horba
Sound Mixing: Lila Rowel
Sound Editor: Gareth Hird
DIT: Beni Kimuene
Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander
Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones
Channel Operations Coordinator: Audrey Carganilla
OTHER SMOSHES:
Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh
Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit
Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames
SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast
FOLLOW US:
TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok
Instagram: https://instagram.com/smoshalike
Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh
PODCASTS:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/assumptions/id1752744811
https://open.spotify.com/show/5RalNkXyU7lQNpnZkD7IyV
0:00 INTRO
1:13 THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR VIDEOS WON'T REACH THE INTENDED AUDIENCE
4:03 SPONSOR!
5:06 THEY'RE AFRAID OF BEING SEEN AS AN AUTHORITY FIGURE ON A SPECIFIC SUBJECT
9:48 THEY ARE SICK OF COMPETING WITH A.I. SLOP CHANNELS
11:56 THEIR VIDEOS SHOULD NOT BE WATCHED PASSIVELY
14:26 RESEARCHING DARK TOPICS IS EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTING
16:12 THEY HAVE NICHE TOPICS THEY WANT TO COVER BUT WORRY IT WON'T PERFORM WELL
18:27 THEY FEEL A SENSE OF URGENCY TO GET A VIDEO OUT WHILE THE TOPIC IS STILL RELEVANT
20:12 THEY'RE CONCERNED THEIR VIDEOS ARE BEING BOILED DOWN TO DUNKING ON PEOPLE
23:15 F.D SIGNIFIER'S BACKGROUND IN TEACHING GIVES HIM AN EDGE IN THE VIDEO ESSAYIST FIELD
24:40 J AUBREY HAS A HUGE TEAM OF RESEARCHERS THAT HELP HIM WITH VIDEOS
27:17 TITLE IDEATION
34:09 BLOOPERS
SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/Sub2SmoshAlike
WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com
WHO YOU HEAR
Damien Haas // https://www.instagram.com/damienhaas/
@FDSignifire // https://www.instagram.com/fdsignifier/
@jaubrey // https://x.com/jaubreyYT
WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually)
Executive Producer: Anthony Padilla
Executive Producer: Alessandra Catanese
Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes
Channel Director/Creative Director: Mike Criscimagna
Producer/Director: Nicole Blacklock
Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa
Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon
Director of Photography: Matthew Faulkner
Camera Operator: Macy Armstrong
Social Media: Kim Wilborn
Post Manager: Luke Baker
Editor: Patrick Horba
Sound Mixing: Lila Rowel
Sound Editor: Gareth Hird
DIT: Beni Kimuene
Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander
Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones
Channel Operations Coordinator: Audrey Carganilla
OTHER SMOSHES:
Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh
Smosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit
Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames
SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast
FOLLOW US:
TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok
Instagram: https://instagram.com/smoshalike
Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh
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