FBE Podcast

The multi-talented Matt Smith joins the podcast this week to answer questions & give advice on growing an audience online in 2017. We cover some recent anime favs, movies we can’t live without, and why we love to lose laugh challenges.

Derek (AP) and Marc (Editor) go hard on some gaming questions. How we pull off our shows, personal favorites, future Let’s Play plans, and more. If you dig watching other people play games and wondered how we did it, this is your episode.

Becca & Reina from Teens React share their unique story of how they met & got cast to appear on the show. Tales from producing tv, our current love of all things EDM & K-Pop, and Benny’s favorite Broadway musical.

Alex & Julie are Associate Producers who’ve been with us for YEARS. Now they help run our Twitter & Instagram pages, along with our new vlogs on FBE2. How they got started in the industry, tips for stealing food on set, and more questions from you!

Brooklin (Teens React) & Dionte (College Kids/Adults React) remember their first impressions of auditioning & filming for FBE. Favorite episodes, the return of Let’s Plays, and exclusive announcements of new stuff we’re making for the 5%!

Esteban & Beth, the incredible animators behind “In a Heartbeat,” spend an evening with FBE. Hear all about their process, the making of the film, and what happened to the apple.

Editors Alyssa & Luke drop in to share tales from the edit bay. What’s it like to edit React? What’s different about editing for digital studios? Set your media cache & buckle up, it’s ALL ABOUT POST!

Scott & Trudi from Adults React join this episode to discuss what it’s like being a parent online these days. How they learned about FBE, their most memorable experiences on set, and life outside React.

It happened. MatPat joins Benny & Rafi for a full 88+ minutes of pure YouTube algorithm based deep dish discussion. Fact vs. Fiction, options vs. optimization. It doesn’t get any geekier than this.

Reacting since age 9, Elle joins the show 6 years later to discuss YouTube, One Direction and what it's like to grow up online. Also Benny & Raf make silly noises, the challenge of covering trending kid culture, and why Elders aren't great at gaming.

Rock & Vera hijack the show to share amazing stories from their life and filming Elders React over the years. Also, what's happening with Lyric Breakdown, celebrating React channel milestones and shooting crazy gaming episodes in multiplayer VR.

The guys reminisce about the early days of FBE, what it was like to start the company, how many years it took to finally pay rent, and how to decide what shows to keep making. Plus thoughts on Emo Dad, Spoilers, and the ever important YouTube algorithm.

Double Reactor special! Eric & Sheila both drop by to compare notes on the veteran vs. rookie Reactor experience. How do friends act when you’re on the show? How deep are the rivalries on Staff React? All that & more on this episode.

Tori from Teens React stops by to talk about what it's actually like to shoot our series. Also, the challenges of covering K-Pop in 2017, what happened with MyMusic, and what our lives would look like without YouTube.

Head of Alternative TV Brandie Tucker joins the show! Hear more about our TV projects, working with Poppy, Rick and Morty feedback, and the Speechless series we did with Carly Fleischmann.