Matt Bellassai on Viral Fame, Internet Culture, and Why 'Everything Is Awful'
It's Been a Minute
English - December 12, 2017 08:00 - 35 minutes - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsSociety & Culture interview news comedy culture politics entrepreneurship business health leadership books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Weekly Wrap: "Up In Smoke."
Next Episode: Weekly Wrap: "Tell It All."
Professional pessimist Matt Bellassai (@MattBellassai) launched a comedy career doing viral videos for Buzzfeed. Now he's got a new book and performs live across the country. He and Sam talk about the book, Everything Is Awful, and about how his video series became a hit, being an awkward kid, how he came out in college, embracing his sexuality as a part of his identity, and when the Internet used to be better. Email the show at [email protected] or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with your feedback. Follow Sam on Twitter @samsanders and producers Brent Baughman @brentbaughman and Anjuli Sastry @AnjuliSastry.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy