Justin Robert Young Explained
Justin Robert Young |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1983 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas |
Nationality: | American |
Occupation: | Journalist and podcaster |
Alma Mater: | Syracuse University |
Notable Works: | Politics! Politics! Politics! Podcast Daily Tech News Show Great Night Night Attack WeirdThings.com G4 Underground |
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.
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
Young 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] 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
Following 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. 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.
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
During and after college, Young performed stand-up comedy and improv in addition to attempting a comedy podcast.
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. Young met Brushwood in Florida while interviewing him for iTricks.com. Soon after, Young became a regular guest on Brushwood's BBLiveShow podcast. 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.[11]
As co-host of NSFW and later Night Attack, Young has interviewed many notable people such as The Walking Dead star Michael Rooker[12] and novelist/screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, as well as musical guests such as Get Set Go, Turquoise Jeep, and Ali Spagnola.[13] Young has also co-hosted a podcast film festival with film director and producer Christopher Coppola,[14] and has written advertisements for Greg Grunberg's website Talk About It, which promotes epilepsy awareness.[15]
Young and Brushwood released a comedy album Night Attack in 2011, debuting at #38 on Billboard's Launchpad.[16] 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.[17]
Other works
Young is a co-creator of The Contender,[18] a card game on the theme of presidential debate. The project was kickstarted with $142,551 in crowd-sourced funding.[19]
Internet broadcasting and television
Current
- 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.[20]
Former
- 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Justin Robert Young day!. 2023-01-22.
- Web site: Comedy Albums - 2013 Archive. August 14, 2014. Billboard.com.
- Web site: Where Are They Now?. 2023-01-22. Culpepper Journalism Foundation. en.
- Web site: Throw Down a Tarp. dead. Tumblr. en-US. September 27, 2013. December 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224032809/http://justinrobertyoung.tumblr.com/page/21.
- Web site: About. 2023-01-22. en-US. |website=weirdthings.com
- http://mysocalled8bitlife.com/podcast/episode07 "Episode 07: Creepy Santa"
- Web site: iTricks.TV The 24-Hour Internet Magic Channel . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307214334/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/5/prweb524855.htm . dead . March 7, 2014 . PR Web . May 9, 2007. September 27, 2013. (press release)
- Web site: Weird Things » Podcasts.
- Web site: McNary. Dave. 2016-07-13. BitTorrent News to Launch at Republican Convention. 2023-01-22. Variety. en-US.
- Web site: TalkingHeadTV. 2023-01-22. www.youtube.com.
- http://nsfwshow.com/ "NSFW"
- http://twit.tv/nsfw56 "NSFW 56: A Rooker Looks Back"
- Web site: The Power Hour. August 14, 2014. DCTVpedia.
- http://twit.tv/nsfw53 "NSFW 53: Christopher Coppola and the Infinite Sadness"
- http://twit.tv/nsfw21 "NSFW 21: New Show Fails Weekly"
- Heatseekers Albums. 49. 123 . 35 . Oct 19, 2011 . Billboard. Google Books.
- Web site: Falconer. Joel. 2012-07-31. Here's how you can help the Internet troll 50 Shades of Grey. 2023-01-22. thenextweb.com. en.
- Web site: The Contender: The Game of Presidential Debate . The Contender . 16 June 2020.
- Web site: The Contender: The Game of Political Debate . Kickstarter . 16 June 2020 . en . December 8, 2017.
- Web site: About We're Not Wrong . 2022-12-19 . We're Not Wrong.