Justin Robert Young (born March 5, 1983)[1] is a podcaster, journalist, comedian and writer. Young writes and publishes the Politics, Politics, Politics! podcast, and co-hosts the weekly comedy podcast Great Night with magician Brian Brushwood.
Justin Robert Young | |
|---|---|
 Young, 2013 | |
| Born | March 5, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and podcaster |
| Notable work | Politics! Politics! Politics! Podcast Daily Tech News Show Great Night Night Attack WeirdThings.com G4 Underground |
| Website | www |
Young has recorded four comedy albums with Brushwood, two of which (Night Attack 2: Enjoy the Garden and Night Attack: Live) debuted at #1 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart.[2]
Biography
editYoung was born in Fort Worth, Texas but considers Davie, Florida his hometown. He graduated from South Plantation High School in 2001.[3]
Young is a graduate of the Syracuse University journalism program where he also worked at The Daily Orange, the independent student newspaper of Syracuse, New York, as its editor-in-chief.[4][failed verification] He has also worked as a newspaper journalist for The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Morning Call.[5] Young decided to include his middle name in his professional moniker, as several persons were already utilizing the name "Justin Young" in a professional capacity.[6]
Journalism and podcasting career
editFollowing his brief tenure in newspaper journalism, Young was recruited by longtime friend and magic inventor Andrew Mayne to serve as the editor-in-chief of iTricks.com, published by Mayne.[7] Young later went on to serve as editor of WeirdThings.com, also published by Mayne.[5] In 2009 Young began the Weird Things podcast with co-hosts Mayne and Brushwood,[8] and served as an Associate Producer on the first season of G4 Underground.[5]
Young has also worked as a correspondent for BitTorrent News as it launched at the Republican National Convention, as well as covering other political news, until BitTorrent News eventually shut down.[9]
Comedy career
editDuring and after college, Young performed stand-up comedy and improv in addition to attempting a comedy podcast.[6]
Young hosted a short-lived YouTube series called TalkingHead TV in which he interviewed guests from around the world on the topics of tech and pop culture,[10] including an early interview with magician and future podcast collaborator Brian Brushwood.[11] Young met Brushwood in Florida while interviewing him for iTricks.com. Soon after, Young became a regular guest on Brushwood's BBLiveShow podcast.[6] Young and Brushwood were selected by Leo Laporte's TWiT network to co-host a late-night comedy show, NSFW. NSFW premiered on November 24, 2009.[12][failed verification]
As co-host of NSFW and later Night Attack, Young has interviewed many notable people such as The Walking Dead star Michael Rooker[13] and novelist/screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, as well as musical guests such as Get Set Go, Turquoise Jeep, and Ali Spagnola.[14] Young has also co-hosted a podcast film festival with film director and producer Christopher Coppola,[15] and has written advertisements for Greg Grunberg's website Talk About It, which promotes epilepsy awareness.[16]
Young and Brushwood released a comedy album Night Attack in 2011, debuting at #38 on Billboard's Launchpad.[17] The duo have since released three sequel albums, two of which (Night Attack 2: Enjoy the Garden and Night Attack: Live) debuted at #1 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart.[2] They were also responsible for the crowd-sourced parody of Fifty Shades of Grey titled The Diamond Club: A Novel.[18]
Other works
editYoung is a co-creator of The Contender,[19] a card game on the theme of presidential debate. The project was kickstarted with $142,551 in crowd-sourced funding.[20]
Internet broadcasting and television
edit
Current
edit- After Things – A podcast discussing various aspects of being a creative professional.
- Daily Tech News Show – Young is a weekly correspondent of the technology news podcast hosted by Tom Merritt.
- Young is a weekly contributor to Scott Johnson's morning show on his Frogpants network.
- Great Night – A weekly program that is a re-tooling of the former Night Attack show.
- Politics Politics Politics! – Non-partisan political commentary.
- Weird Things Podcast – A podcast discussing science, the paranormal, the supernatural, and fringe, hosted by Young, Brushwood, and Andrew Mayne.
- We're Not Wrong – A discussion of politics, government, and media hosted by Young, Jennifer Briney, and Andrew Heaton.[21]
Former
edit- BBLiveShow – Young became a regular guest on the show after several call-ins to the show following a chance meet-up with host Brian Brushwood in Florida for an interview for iTricks.
- Before You Buy – Occasional contributor of technology reviews on the TWiT network.
- Game On! – Young was the lead writer of TWiT's short-lived gaming news podcast.
- Hotline Monday – A live call-in drive time podcast where viewers can call-in to the show and discuss anything in the news, however it is heavily focused on geeky content. Young is the co-host with Johnson.
- iTricks Magic Week in Review – A review of the latest magic news of the week, as well as interviews with personalities in the magic industry.
- JuRY – A solo weekly podcast with an eclectic blend of humorous anecdotes, cultural musing and audience feedback.
- Night Attack – A weekly comedy podcast which Young co-hosts with Brian Brushwood. It was named after the Billboard #1 Comedy Album series and succeeded the NSFW Show.
- NSFW Show – Following the success of BBLiveShow, Young and Brushwood started a weekly comedy show for the technology-minded on the TWiT Network.
- Raise The Dead – In-depth looks at the presidential election campaigns from the 1960s with comparisons to modern campaigns.
- This Week in Tech – Young was an occasional contributor to Leo Laporte's roundtable technology discussion show.
- Unfriend Me – A topical podcast where Young and Scott Johnson discuss controversial topics with call-in guests.
References
edit- ^ "Justin Robert Young day!". Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Comedy Albums - 2013 Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "Where Are They Now?". Culpepper Journalism Foundation. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Throw Down a Tarp". Tumblr. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c "About". Retrieved January 22, 2023.|website=weirdthings.com
- ^ a b c "Episode 07: Creepy Santa" Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (audio:MP3). My So Called 8bit Life podcast. Cosmicradio.tv
- ^ "iTricks.TV The 24-Hour Internet Magic Channel". PR Web. May 9, 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2013. (press release)
- ^ "Weird Things » Podcasts".
- ^ McNary, Dave (July 13, 2016). "BitTorrent News to Launch at Republican Convention". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "TalkingHeadTV". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ Brian Brushwood of Revision3 explains how to scam iTunes, June 11, 2008, retrieved January 22, 2023
- ^ "NSFW". Archived January 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine NSFWshow.com.
- ^ "NSFW 56: A Rooker Looks Back" Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. December 29, 2010.
- ^ "The Power Hour". DCTVpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ "NSFW 53: Christopher Coppola and the Infinite Sadness" Archived February 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. December 8, 2010.
- ^ "NSFW 21: New Show Fails Weekly" Archived June 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. April 22, 2010
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Vol. 123, no. 35. October 19, 2011. p. 49 – via Google Books.
- ^ Falconer, Joel (July 31, 2012). "Here's how you can help the Internet troll 50 Shades of Grey". thenextweb.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate". The Contender. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "The Contender: The Game of Political Debate". Kickstarter. December 8, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "About We're Not Wrong". We're Not Wrong. Retrieved December 19, 2022.