The Enthusiasm Project

By Tom Buck

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Episodes: 182

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My name is Tom and this is The Enthusiasm Project! Join me each week for deep dives exploring the world of what it means to be an independent creator on YouTube, audio/video production, and keeping a positive, enthusiastic mindset along the way.

Episode Date
What I've Learned From 10 Years of Podcasting: Season 12 Finale!
May 13, 2024
To Shill Or Not To Shill?
May 06, 2024
The Creator Middle Class Does Not Exist
Apr 29, 2024
NAB 2024 Recap: Gear & Tears!
Apr 22, 2024
Quitting My Job To Be A Content Creator: 3 Years Later
Apr 08, 2024
Let's A Some Q's!
Apr 01, 2024
Building Your Perfect Studio & Cheap vs. Expensive Gear
Mar 28, 2024
Staying Authentic in the Age of AI
Mar 18, 2024
The Art of Scripting vs. Improvisation on YouTube
Mar 04, 2024
Know Your Limits | Season 12 Premiere
Feb 26, 2024
What's Next? Season 11 Finale!
Dec 11, 2023
Podcasting on YouTube: The Hows, Whys, and Huhs?!
Nov 27, 2023
Unpopular Gear Opinions
Nov 20, 2023
The A/V Helpdesk Vol. 2!
Nov 13, 2023
Community Podcast (trying something new)!
Nov 06, 2023
Let's A Some Q's!
Oct 30, 2023
How to Create a Video Podcast
Oct 23, 2023
How to Start Your Own Podcast
Oct 16, 2023
Podcast Mixer Buyer’s Guide: Everything From Rodecasters to Clonecasters!
Oct 09, 2023
Season 11 Premiere! YouTube’s Invalid Traffic Nightmare is Seriously Hurting Creators
Oct 02, 2023
Take Me Back to My Happy Land | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Finale!
Sep 25, 2023
Ska, Filmmaking, & PBS | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 5
Sep 18, 2023
Riding the Waves of Ska | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 4
Sep 11, 2023
How The Aquabats Changed My Life with One Show | The Ska Poodcast Mini Series Episode 3
Sep 04, 2023
A Lifetime of Ska & Simpsons (Skampsons?) | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Episode 2
Aug 28, 2023
How Ska Changed My Life | The Ska Podcast Mini Series Premiere!
Aug 21, 2023
Making Sense of It All - Season 10 Finale!
Aug 14, 2023
Respect Your Work
Aug 07, 2023
The End of an Era on YouTube
Jul 31, 2023
The A/V Helpdesk!
Jul 24, 2023
Can a Tech Channel Be Art?
Jul 17, 2023
Let's A Some Q's!
Jul 10, 2023
I'm Back
Jul 03, 2023
I'm Leaving (But In A Good Way)
Jun 19, 2023
Re-Evaluating My YouTube Approach
Jun 12, 2023
Season 10 Premiere: Let's Talk About New Gear!
Jun 05, 2023
Season 9 Finale! Everything I Don't Know...
Apr 17, 2023
Buyer Beware: Be Hyper Critical of the Hype
Apr 10, 2023
How to Design an Awesome Video Set
Mar 27, 2023
You Should Probably Have Your Own Website
Mar 20, 2023
Beginner vs. Pro Gear: The Law of Diminishing Returns
Mar 13, 2023
Let's A Some Q's!
Mar 06, 2023
Camera Quest: Choosing Your Perfect Camera
Feb 27, 2023
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
Feb 20, 2023
Learning to Edit: It Can Actually Be Fun!
Feb 13, 2023
Season 9 Premiere: Creator Ethics Statement 2.0!
Feb 06, 2023
Season 8 Finale: ALL the Updates!
Dec 19, 2022
What Getting COVID Taught Me About YouTube
Dec 12, 2022
Are Video Podcasts Worth the Effort?
Dec 05, 2022
Which Video Editing Software is Best?
Nov 28, 2022
The Creator Bubble is Bursting
Nov 21, 2022
Let's A Some Q's!
Nov 14, 2022
Creating a New Course / Finding The Perfect Camera Bag
Nov 07, 2022
Let's Talk About Gear - New Cameras, Mics, & More!
Oct 31, 2022
Do You Deserve Your Equipment?
Oct 24, 2022
Special Episode: Help Me Choose The Perfect Microphone!
Oct 19, 2022
Are You an Enthusiast or an Authority? - Season 8 Premiere!
Oct 17, 2022
Choosing Your Own Creative Path - Season 7 Finale with Michael Sladek
Aug 22, 2022
Should You Start a Second YouTube Channel?
Aug 19, 2022
"The Dark Side of Content Creation"
Aug 01, 2022
There's No Such Thing As Free Gear
Jul 25, 2022
5 Years, 350 Videos, 100K Subscribers!
Jul 18, 2022
Let's A Some Q's!
Jul 11, 2022
The Internet is a Loud, Angry Place
Jul 04, 2022
An Ode To Rode: All About The RODECaster Pro II!
Jun 20, 2022
Forced to Shift Gears
Jun 13, 2022
In The Yard With Peter Lindgren - Season 7 Premiere!
Jun 06, 2022
Season 6 Finale: Influencer Etiquette!
Apr 25, 2022
Discouragement, Everything Is Expensive, & My Best Tech Purchase
Apr 18, 2022
Judgement, Jealousy, & Insecurity
Apr 04, 2022
1 Year of Self Employment: What I’ve Learned
Mar 28, 2022
"It's Just for YouTube"
Mar 14, 2022
Let's A Some Q's!
Mar 07, 2022
Tom's Commentary On Comments (Tomments?)
Feb 28, 2022
How Much Money Can You Make As A Content Creator? 2021 Revenue Breakdown
Feb 21, 2022
90's Nickelodeon Changed My Idea of YouTube
Feb 14, 2022
Season 6 Premiere: Everything’s Changed!
Feb 07, 2022
Season 5 Finale: I Canon’t Believe It!
Dec 06, 2021
Making the Sony Switch?
Nov 29, 2021
The Ins & Outs of Creator Media Kits
Nov 22, 2021
An Attitude of Gratitude vs. Entitlement
Nov 15, 2021
When Should You Push Yourself as a Creator?
Nov 08, 2021
100th Episode Spectacular Q&A Extravaganza Super Show!
Nov 01, 2021
Camera Chat - What's New & What's Disappointing
Oct 25, 2021
When To Call It Quits?
Oct 18, 2021
Who's Really Out There?
Oct 11, 2021
Let's Get Ready to Ramble!
Oct 04, 2021
The Camera Wars: Sony vs. Canon
Sep 27, 2021
My Retro Camera Addiction
Sep 20, 2021
The Icky World of YouTube "Payola"
Sep 13, 2021
Are You Being Manipulated on YouTube?
Sep 06, 2021
Is Marketing Inherently Evil?
Aug 30, 2021
Do The Most You Can With Every Day ft. MrCameraJunkie
Aug 16, 2021
Dealing with Creator Jealousy, Podcast Apocalypse, & More - Q&A!
Aug 09, 2021
Success On Your Own Terms with Passion & Creator Economies
Aug 02, 2021
The Power of One: Your Creative Impact
Jul 26, 2021
How to Protect Your YouTube Channel from Evildoers
Jul 19, 2021
Season 5 Premiere! Staying In Your Creative Lane
Jul 12, 2021
Season 4 Finale! The Secret Series Continues... [S4E21]
Jun 07, 2021
Where To Go From Here? [S4E20]
May 31, 2021
Let's A Some Q's [S4E19]
May 24, 2021
The Saga Continues | 1st World Camera Problems [S4E18]
May 17, 2021
My Camera Conundrum "Cameranundrum" [S4E17]
May 10, 2021
Keeping YouTube Fun [S4E16]
May 03, 2021
Quality vs Quantity, Engaging with Your Community, and Is YouTube Evil? [S4E15]
Apr 26, 2021
My New Favorite YouTube Channel [S4E14]
Apr 19, 2021
Creating Your Online Course from Start to Finish [S4E13]
Apr 12, 2021
The First Week of Freedom (Secret Series Finale)
Apr 05, 2021
Designing Your Own Life (Secret Series #4)
Mar 29, 2021
My First Full Time Project (Secret Series #3)
Mar 22, 2021
I Gave My Resignation (Secret Series #2)
Mar 15, 2021
The Decision (Secret Series #1)
Mar 08, 2021
Let's A Some Q's! [S4E07]
Mar 01, 2021
When They Zig, You Zag [S4E06]
Feb 22, 2021
The Cost of YouTube - Expense Breakdown [S5E05]
Feb 08, 2021
How Much Money My Creativity Earned in 2020 [S4E04]
Feb 01, 2021
Build a Business Around Your Creativity (While Keeping Your Integrity) [S4E03]
Jan 25, 2021
Rediscovering the Why Behind the What [S4E02]
Jan 18, 2021
Rafael Ludwig - Fix it in Camera, Finesse it in Post [Season 4 Premiere]
Jan 11, 2021
Diving Into YouTube with Heather from Fellow Filmmaker [Season 3 Finale!]
Dec 21, 2020
The Million Dollar Question [S3E20]
Dec 14, 2020
Finding the Drive to Get Started with Jared Spink [S3E19]
Dec 07, 2020
Igniting the Creators Campfire w/ Bhav Sharma [S3E18]
Nov 30, 2020
Put Your Money Where it Matters [S3E17]
Nov 23, 2020
Special Episode: 40K Spectacular w/ Heather! [S3E16]
Nov 16, 2020
Being Authentically Authentic with What You Create [S3E15]
Nov 09, 2020
Finding Your Platform & Getting Started - Creator Roundtable! [S3E14]
Nov 02, 2020
The Cost of Creating [S3E13]
Oct 26, 2020
I Shot Myself in the Foot (Metaphorically) [S3E12]
Oct 19, 2020
The Art of Balancing a Full Time Job with a YouTube Channel [S3E11]
Oct 12, 2020
Let’s A Some Q’s! [S3E10]
Sep 28, 2020
Saying Goodbye to The Enthusiasm Project [S3E9]
Sep 14, 2020
It’ll Never Be Perfect, So Just Jump In [S3E8]
Sep 07, 2020
It's OK to Just Have Fun [S3E7]
Sep 02, 2020
Let Me Off This Hype Train [S3E6]
Aug 03, 2020
Let's Answer Your Questions! Q&A #1 [S3E5]
Jul 27, 2020
The Ethics of YouTube & Podcasting [S3E4]
Jul 20, 2020
Gear Doesn’t Not Matter [S3E3]
Jul 13, 2020
Just Create More - Heather Reevaluates Her YouTube Channel [S3E2]
Jul 06, 2020
3 Years, 3 Stories, and 3 Lessons! (Season 3 Premiere!) [S3E1]
Jun 29, 2020
Comparison is the Thief of Joy (Season 2 Finale!) [S2E21]
Jun 22, 2020
My Audience is More Than 90 Percent Male [S2E20]
Jun 15, 2020
Creative Inspiration from the Strangest Places [S2E19]
Jun 08, 2020
When The Things You Create Are No Longer Yours [S2E18]
Jun 01, 2020
Tom Interviews Heather the Day Before Our Wedding! [S2E17]
May 17, 2020
Heather Interviews Tom (How the Turntables)! [S2E16]
May 11, 2020
When Digital Media Students Become the Teacher [S2E15]
May 04, 2020
My Insecurity: Filmmaking vs. Video Production [S2E14]
Apr 28, 2020
Creating in the Chaos [S2E13]
Mar 30, 2020
6 Ways to Improve Your YouTube Channel [S2E12]
Mar 16, 2020
Protect the Asset [S2E11]
Mar 02, 2020
YouTube Production Process Deep Dive [S2E10]
Feb 03, 2020
My Biggest YouTube Regret [S2E09]
Jan 27, 2020
Let's A Some Q's! [S2E08]
Jan 20, 2020
Income vs. Outcome on YouTube [S2E07]
Jan 13, 2020
Build Your Brand: Good or Bad Advice? [S2E06]
Jan 06, 2020
Smarts & Ignorance [S2E05]
Dec 16, 2019
Building a Business Baby, Baby! [S2E04]
Dec 09, 2019
The Missing Piece [S2E03]
Dec 01, 2019
When Preparation Meets Opportunity [S2E02]
Nov 24, 2019
Season 2 Premiere: "Failure" w/ Heather Ramirez [S2E01]
Nov 17, 2019
#21 Season 1 Finale!
Aug 02, 2019
#20 Too Old for YouTube?
Jul 21, 2019
#19: My $200 YouTube Channel Critique...
Jun 30, 2019
#18: The YouTube Trending Page & Reality Distortion
Jun 23, 2019
#17: Cameras, Awards, Optimism, and More!
Jun 16, 2019
#16: Your Own Worst Boss
Jun 09, 2019
#15: Becoming Teacher of the Year!
Jun 03, 2019
#14: Under the Influencer Influence
May 26, 2019
#13: Developing a YouTube Strategy Can Actually Be Fun
May 19, 2019
#12: Inside Jokes for Yourself (ft. Rob Bowman)
Apr 19, 2019
#11: Cultivating a Creative Community
Apr 09, 2019
#10: Entering Uncharted Territory with HeatherJustCreate!
Apr 01, 2019
#9: Men's Mental Health- It's OK to be Human
Mar 23, 2019
#8: LIVE in Sacramento: Work Hard Be Kind Have Fun- Just Create More!
Mar 05, 2019
#7: Work Hard. Be Kind. Have Fun...and the "C" Word.
Mar 03, 2019
#6: Canon vs. Sony (#TeamCanon)
Feb 25, 2019
#5: Things vs. Ideas
Feb 17, 2019
#4: The "Nontrepreneur" - Defining Success with HeatherJustCreate!
Feb 10, 2019
#3: Dreams vs. Mediocrity!
Feb 03, 2019
#2: Life is Short & Time is Limited!
Jan 27, 2019
#1: The Project Begins!
Jan 22, 2019