Inside John Green's Film Premiere

The Colin and Samir Show

Colin and Samir

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4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Creator, author, and Vlogbrother John Green first broke out into the mainstream spotlight when the film adaptation of his best-selling book 'The Fault in Our Stars' grossed over $300 million at the box office in 2014. Ten years (and two more adaptations) later, John's 'Turtles All the Ways Down' is releasing on Max. Ahead of the in-person premiere, Publish Press writer Nate Graber-Lipperman sat down with John to hear his thoughts on the "collision course" of YouTube and Hollywood—and how growing online communities too large can paradoxically make their impact lesser. Plus: Stick to the end for Colin and Samir's thoughts on what creators can learn from John about how to make real impact in viewers' lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	YouTube and Hollywood have collided in fascinating ways and the splintering debris of that collision is all around us.
0:07.0	You're not really running the show. The viewers are running the show.
0:10.0	Finding that balance where you're sure that you're adding enough value to the individual's life
0:15.0	that it justifies whatever you need to do in order to support yourself.
0:20.0	That for me is the key.
0:29.1	Hey, podcast listeners, this is Samir.
0:31.2	This is Colin.
0:32.1	And this is Nate.
0:33.1	Nate, welcome back.
0:34.4	Thank you, thank you.
0:35.5	All right, we're here because of a conversation you had with John Green right before the premiere of his movie, Turtles All the Way Down.
0:43.6	Yeah, and before we get into that, you know, we're recording this on Wednesday.
0:47.5	Kendrick just dropped his Drake discrack euphoria yesterday morning.
0:51.2	Who do you guys think is winning the beef between them?
0:53.4	Kendrick, I listened this morning at the gym, and it got me so hyped. The lyrics are out of control.
0:58.5	I think the reality is between Kendrick and Drake, just generally, Kendrick is cooler. Drake is more
1:05.5	popular, but Kendrick is cooler. And so, like, if you just go, you know, right then and there,
1:12.6	it's like Kendrick won before it started.
1:14.6	I'm not going to lie.
1:15.6	I did not.
1:16.3	I thought this was going to go over your guys' heads,
1:18.1	and you'd be like, what's happening right now?
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