Evan and Katelyn Podcast

One of the most frequent questions we get asked revolve around how to get started making. While it really depends on the person we share our own journey and address some common excuses. Katelyn also challenges Evan to a round of: how well do you know Pinterest trends.

We chat TV vs YouTube with Jimmy Diresta, speculate about the futures of each, and then it’s storytime where Katelyn talks about times her dad totally trolled her

We get a decent amount of questions about what we did before making YouTube videos, so we thought we’d cover our jobs as an Engineer and Graphic designer, what we liked, what we did not like, and how it shaped our current business. We also do a Q&A segment from podcast listeners!

VIDEO DESCRIPTION Where do project ideas come from, what make a good video? We’re still trying to figure that our ourselves but we brainstorm some together and also share a conversation we had with Paul Jackman while we were at WorkbenchCon 2019. Also “would you rather” makes another comeback for our game segment! Things we talked about: Maker Faire Vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_H_7c2O3Kc Giant nutcracker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et1xfyafR14 Cutting board (2015) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDgQEYWboGc

If we could go back in time and do things differently… would we? We cover that, reflect on where we are now, and look back at the last 4 months since we started the podcast. We also play another round of “Obama Lama” with score keeping this time!

In today’s podcast talk about our dinner party achievement, about diversifying, which is overwhelming us, and about outsourcing, which is hopefully our solution to taking on too much. Then we play Guess That Movie Quote!

We chat with April Wilkerson about tips for setting up a workshop, we share sketchy things we did to get into events, and we play the guess-that-song-based-on-reading-lyrics game! April Wilkerson’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AprilWilkersonDIY The podcast episode we mention about our TV show (#002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbAFV8h0XY Ben Uyeda’s Tiny House channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnoUKype0fVkWtCleYWBT1w

Yesterday marks the 2 YEAR mark of our YouTube channel. Can’t believe it’s been so long and also so short. We wanted to record this podcast to share what our daily lives are like right now for anyone curious, and as a little diary/slice of time for us to look back on years in the future. Might be fun to make one of these each year as a checkup.

We wanted to talk about the future of YouTube with our friend Bob from I Like to Make Stuff. It turned into a bit of a therapy session but we touched on some interesting stuff ranging from the shifting YouTube landscape, what our purpose of making content is, and all of the factors that play into the where content creation is going. We also have a few updates about our channels. Things we talk about ■ Old camcorder - https://amzn.to/2W3Mrks ■ New camcorder - https://amzn.to/2OaLLqP (yes we care about getting y’all quality content THAT much) ■ HDMI capture - https://amzn.to/2W6Ehbb ■ E&K collab video - https://youtu.be/enOLfvg_2p0 ■ ILTMS collab video - https://youtu.be/rzVJrBOsf0M ■ Bob’s fav video - Milk! https://youtu.be/-kv6M2FuZwA ■ Storybrand - https://amzn.to/2F5cFMB ■ #001 We’ve Changed (our inspirations as we’ve changed) - https://youtu.be/buFenLJY4-s ■ #008 Why We Can’t Take a Break (yet) - https://youtu.be/eNm4sGroC8w ■ My brother’s channel (We Venture Together) - http://bit.ly/ekp-wvp ■ Airtable https://airtable.com/

Sponsors are such a big part of our life so in this episode we talk about them and touch on how that affects work life balance. We’re lucky to be joined by Johnny Brooke from Crafted Workshop who we did our second ever collaboration with back in early 2018. During our visit we learned a TON about sponsors and wanted to share those lessons with you. Videos we talked about: Flat Pack CNC Table: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml8dIHNKzuQ The video we made with Johnny (wireless charging end table) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMDEUWMEgM Check out Johnny’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-hTi9atsD6wAl2s46LpAVw Link if you want to try Trade Coffee: http://bit.ly/tradeevankatelyn (use code EVANKATELYN) Moms on Call Books: 0-6 months https://amzn.to/2XtWZep 6-15 months https://amzn.to/2UiRU6q Toddlers https://amzn.to/2UgzQKv

There is a lot to balance while you’re working for yourself and creating content. In our videos it’s tough particularly to balance instruction, humor, and story, and in our lives it’s hard to balance anything! We talk about this and much more with our first guest, Bobby Duke Arts! If you haven’t seen his videos before, check him out here: http://bit.ly/ekp-BobbyD

Our whole “Evan and Katelyn” as a business idea started with making products and in this episode we tell more of that story and why we eventually stopped. We also try new game for this podcast: two truths and a lie and see how well we really know each other.

We talk about the vacation we almost took, how we almost died that one time, and play the “guess that movie from 4 seconds of this song” game! Thanks Trade for sponsoring us, get 50% OFF your first order with Trade at http://bit.ly/tradeevankatelyn and our code 'evankatelyn' (note: no "and"!) Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Instagram http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn Twitter https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn Evan’s thing of the week: EPOXY!! (watch all of our epoxy projects here: http://bit.ly/ekresin) Katelyn’s thing of the week: making sketchy knives with Modern Rogue! http://bit.ly/ekp-knife-mr You can also listen to this podcast via: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/evanandkatelynpodcast Apple podcasts - http://bit.ly/ekpodapple Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/eandkgpod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pgqww2GDcqN3atOe6jbb4 Pocket casts - https://pca.st/G07j Google play music - http://bit.ly/eandkpodcast Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/evan-and-katelyn-podcast PODCAST GEAR (affiliate) ■ R800 Podcast - https://amzn.to/2AqWjfE ■ Microphone - https://amzn.to/2SEMqSE ■ Windscreen - https://amzn.to/2LNmQZp ■ XLR microphone cable - https://amzn.to/2BT9Uwu ■ Mixer - https://amzn.to/2SDCDN3 ■ Microphone boom arm - https://amzn.to/2R0Lhbz ■ Shockmount - https://amzn.to/2BZhVA6 ■ Headphones - https://amzn.to/2CJv6qi ■ 8’ Green Screen - https://amzn.to/2SEMlhO ■ Continuous light soft box - https://amzn.to/2SwBXsv

It’s just our best guess but did you know that YOU are actually YouTube’s mysterious algorithm? What you do while watching YouTube videos is feeding them data about the videos you watch and don’t watch. Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Instagram http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn Twitter https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn Evan’s thing of the week: Rockler silicone project mat https://amzn.to/2UGK8TM Katelyn’s thing of the week: Lincoln welder https://amzn.to/2tgoolY CPG Grey video on machine learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9OHn5ZF4Uo AND his followup video which was also interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvWpdrfoEv0 You can also listen to this podcast via: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/evanandkatelynpodcast Apple podcasts - http://bit.ly/ekpodapple Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/eandkgpod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pgqww2GDcqN3atOe6jbb4 Pocket casts - https://pca.st/G07j Google play music - http://bit.ly/eandkpodcast Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/evan-and-katelyn-podcast PODCAST GEAR (affiliate) ■ R800 Podcast - https://amzn.to/2AqWjfE ■ Microphone - https://amzn.to/2SEMqSE ■ Windscreen - https://amzn.to/2LNmQZp ■ XLR microphone cable - https://amzn.to/2BT9Uwu ■ Mixer - https://amzn.to/2SDCDN3 ■ Microphone boom arm - https://amzn.to/2R0Lhbz ■ Shockmount - https://amzn.to/2BZhVA6 ■ Headphones - https://amzn.to/2CJv6qi ■ 8’ Green Screen - https://amzn.to/2SEMlhO ■ Continuous light soft box - https://amzn.to/2SwBXsv

Today we’re telling stories from our early DIY days… some were fails, some were wins, some were just gross… Then we play Fail Tank and come up with maker product ideas!! It’s like Shark Tank but more ridiculous :P Evan’s thing - thread checker https://amzn.to/2G4hl8D Katelyn’s thing - Threadbanger’s house series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzCfd0eaWoA&list=PLzsHUQDWXILIBNRv6bSipSkpsy2RM5AUk Help us make more stuff by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn Merch https://shopevanandkatelyn.com/ Twitch live streams https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn Instagram http://instagram.com/evanandkatelyn @evanandkatelyn Twitter https://twitter.com/EvanAndKatelyn You can also listen to this podcast via: Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/evanandkatelynpodcast Apple podcasts - http://bit.ly/ekpodapple Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/eandkgpod Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pgqww2GDcqN3atOe6jbb4 Pocket casts - https://pca.st/G07j Google play music - http://bit.ly/eandkpodcast Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/evan-and-katelyn-podcast PODCAST GEAR (affiliate) ■ R800 Podcast - https://amzn.to/2AqWjfE ■ Microphone - https://amzn.to/2SEMqSE ■ Windscreen - https://amzn.to/2LNmQZp ■ XLR microphone cable - https://amzn.to/2BT9Uwu ■ Mixer - https://amzn.to/2SDCDN3 ■ Microphone boom arm - https://amzn.to/2R0Lhbz ■ Shockmount - https://amzn.to/2BZhVA6 ■ Headphones - https://amzn.to/2CJv6qi ■ 8’ Green Screen - https://amzn.to/2SEMlhO ■ Continuous light soft box - https://amzn.to/2SwBXsv