In this episode we talk apocalypses, zombie movies/games, and play some Would-You-Rather with an extra dose of braaaaaiiinnzz. Thanks Squarespace for sponsoring us, go to https://www.squarespace.com/evanandkatelynpodcast for 10% off your first purchase. Have you seen our zombie weapon build? https://youtu.be/h0grArqezHk We might also have a few videos of us fighting zombies on our gaming channel: https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaming 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon:...
Jun 10, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 24
For so long we’ve wanted to share our thoughts on how to start, grow, and monetize your youtube channel, like a guide for beginners or people who have found themselves stuck. We truly hope we’ve shared some helpful tips! See our Show Notes and Things of the Week below! 👇 🗒️ OUTLINE How to start making videos - 6:45 How to launch your channel - 43:03 How to grow your channel - 51:30 How to make money - 1:15:48 🎼 MUSIC RESOURCES YouTube Audio Library https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music A...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 23
FOMO, events, and we play “Defend Yourself!” Thanks Squarespace for sponsoring us, go to https://www.squarespace.com/evanandkatelynpodcast for 10% off your first purchase 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn 💁♂️ Evan’s thing of the week: 16-bay battery charger 💁♀️ Katelyn’s thing of the we...
May 27, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
We go way way back and talk about our childhoods, our awkward teen years, and what lead us to be the people we are now. Things we referenced in this podcast #014 Dream Shop and Moving - https://youtu.be/_eF9dTXqS2o 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn 💁♂️ Evan’s thing of the week: creator in...
May 20, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 21
One of the most frequent questions we get asked revolve around how to get started making. While it really depends on the person we share our own journey and address some common excuses. Katelyn also challenges Evan to a round of: how well do you know Pinterest trends. 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @eva...
May 13, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 20
We chat TV vs YouTube with Jimmy Diresta, speculate about the futures of each, and then it’s storytime where Katelyn talks about times her dad totally trolled her 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn Jimmy Diresta’s channel https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmydiresta Podcast #002 Our TV Show Tha...
May 06, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 19
We get a decent amount of questions about what we did before making YouTube videos, so we thought we’d cover our jobs as an Engineer and Graphic designer, what we liked, what we did not like, and how it shaped our current business. We also do a Q&A segment from podcast listeners! 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn ^ Where all the Q&A questions came from 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www....
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 18
VIDEO DESCRIPTION Where do project ideas come from, what make a good video? We’re still trying to figure that our ourselves but we brainstorm some together and also share a conversation we had with Paul Jackman while we were at WorkbenchCon 2019. Also “would you rather” makes another comeback for our game segment! Things we talked about: Maker Faire Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_H_7c2O3Kc Giant nutcracker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et1xfyafR14 Cutting board (2015) - https://www...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 17
If we could go back in time and do things differently… would we? We cover that, reflect on where we are now, and look back at the last 4 months since we started the podcast. We also play another round of “Obama Lama” with score keeping this time! 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn 💁♂️ Evan...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In today’s podcast talk about our dinner party achievement, about diversifying, which is overwhelming us, and about outsourcing, which is hopefully our solution to taking on too much. Then we play Guess That Movie Quote! 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkatelyn 💁♂️ Evan’s thing of the week: Unra...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We chat with April Wilkerson about tips for setting up a workshop, we share sketchy things we did to get into events, and we play the guess-that-song-based-on-reading-lyrics game! April Wilkerson’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AprilWilkersonDIY The podcast episode we mention about our TV show (#002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbAFV8h0XY Ben Uyeda’s Tiny House channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnoUKype0fVkWtCleYWBT1w 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: ...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Yesterday marks the 2 YEAR mark of our YouTube channel. Can’t believe it’s been so long and also so short. We wanted to record this podcast to share what our daily lives are like right now for anyone curious, and as a little diary/slice of time for us to look back on years in the future. Might be fun to make one of these each year as a checkup. 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live st...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We wanted to talk about the future of YouTube with our friend Bob from I Like to Make Stuff. It turned into a bit of a therapy session but we touched on some interesting stuff ranging from the shifting YouTube landscape, what our purpose of making content is, and all of the factors that play into the where content creation is going. We also have a few updates about our channels. Things we talk about ■ Old camcorder - https://amzn.to/2W3Mrks ■ New camcorder - https://amzn.to/2OaLLqP (yes we care ...
Mar 18, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Sponsors are such a big part of our life so in this episode we talk about them and touch on how that affects work life balance. We’re lucky to be joined by Johnny Brooke from Crafted Workshop who we did our second ever collaboration with back in early 2018. During our visit we learned a TON about sponsors and wanted to share those lessons with you. Videos we talked about: Flat Pack CNC Table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml8dIHNKzuQ The video we made with Johnny (wireless charging end table) ...
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
There is a lot to balance while you’re working for yourself and creating content. In our videos it’s tough particularly to balance instruction, humor, and story, and in our lives it’s hard to balance anything! We talk about this and much more with our first guest, Bobby Duke Arts! If you haven’t seen his videos before, check him out here: http://bit.ly/ekp-BobbyD 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com...
Mar 04, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our whole “Evan and Katelyn” as a business idea started with making products and in this episode we tell more of that story and why we eventually stopped. We also try new game for this podcast: two truths and a lie and see how well we really know each other. 💵 Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn 👕 Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ 🎮 Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn 📸 Instagram & 📣 Twitter: @evanandkately...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min
We talk about the vacation we almost took, how we almost died that one time, and play the “guess that movie from 4 seconds of this song” game! Thanks Trade for sponsoring us, get 50% OFF your first order with Trade at http://bit.ly/tradeevankatelyn and our code 'evankatelyn' (note: no "and"!) Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Instagram http://in...
Feb 18, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
It’s just our best guess but did you know that YOU are actually YouTube’s mysterious algorithm? What you do while watching YouTube videos is feeding them data about the videos you watch and don’t watch. Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Instagram http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn Twitter https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn Evan’...
Feb 11, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Today we’re telling stories from our early DIY days… some were fails, some were wins, some were just gross… Then we play Fail Tank and come up with maker product ideas!! It’s like Shark Tank but more ridiculous :P Evan’s thing - thread checker https://amzn.to/2G4hl8D Katelyn’s thing - Threadbanger’s house series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzCfd0eaWoA&list=PLzsHUQDWXILIBNRv6bSipSkpsy2RM5AUk Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch ...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 6
You guys asked how we met so today we’re telling that story! Hear how it took us 5 years to realize that we should be together and why it was worth the wait. Then play along as we try to guess songs based on just reading the lyrics! Evan’s thing of the week: Digital electronic calipers 6” - https://amzn.to/2WpmRHU Digital electronic calipers 8” - https://amzn.to/2SbLg4f Katelyn’s thing of the week: Jessie Uyeda’s video: http://bit.ly/2sLKGMg Brett McAfee’s video: http://bit.ly/2WjpDyl Help us ma...
Jan 28, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
We get real in this episode: real life vs YouTube life, Evan’s hernia, how we define ourselves, why we’re putting time into our podcast/Twitch/other ventures when main videos might make more sense. Plus we play “would you rather” and go down some interesting/hilarious thought rabbit holes. Katelyn’s thing of the week The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up https://amzn.to/2MjMuoz Evan’s thing of the week Human Fall Flat (on the switch) https://amzn.to/2T4Ez1c Check out our highlights on our gaming...
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode we answer some viewer questions about working together such as: How do we pull it off? What keeps you going without driving each other nuts? And… Do we have fights? To wrap things up we play a game where we argue with each other. Our favorite things: Evan (manfroto magic arm and super clamp) https://amzn.to/2FnsgK3 and https://amzn.to/2VLAVuM Katelyn Mythbusters JR!! (not sure where to link for this since it’s on TV) Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://ww...
Jan 14, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Did you know we almost flew to New York and signed on for a 30 episode TV series? We talk about that opportunity specifically, YouTube vs TV in general, then play a game where we try to guess TV shows using only their intro music. Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Instagram http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn Twitter https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn Twitch live streams https://www.tw...
Jan 11, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Our very first podcast 🙌 only a year in the making 😋 We mainly talk about how we’ve changed since we started making content online, why, who influenced us, and what we think is next. I Like To Make Stuff channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/iliketomakestuffcom Casey Neistat’s channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/caseyneistat William Osman’s channel - https://www.youtube.com/williamosman Brad Leone (on Bon Appetit’s channel) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtIunYVkv_TZ6Ld4t2oEdaNk...
Jan 02, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 1
