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Justin Robert Young
Justin Robert Young, 2013
Born (1983-03-05) March 5, 1983 (age 41)
Ft. Worth, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University
Occupation(s)Journalist and Podcaster
Notable workDaily Tech News Show
Night Attack
WeirdThings.com
G4 Underground
Websitehttp://jurytalks.com
https://twitter.com/JustinRYoung

Justin Robert Young (born March 5, 1983)[1] is a podcaster, journalist, comedian and writer. He is the host of the JuRY podcast, the Politics, Politics, Politics podcast, co-host of the Night Attack podcast with Brian Brushwood, co-host of the Weird Things and After Things podcasts with Brushwood and Andrew Mayne, co-host of the Hotline Monday podcast with Scott Johnson, a correspondent for the Daily Tech News Show with Tom Merritt, and a weekly contributor of The Morning Stream with Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbott.

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]

Early career

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.[3] He has also worked as a newspaper journalist for "The South Florida Sun-Sentinel" of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and "The Morning Call" of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[4] He decided to include his middle name in his professional moniker, as several persons were already utilizing the name "Justin Young" in a professional capacity.[5] In his early career, Young performed stand-up comedy and improv in addition to attempting a comedy podcast.[5]

Journalism and podcasting

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.[6] Young later went on to serve as editor of WeirdThings.com, also published by Mayne.[4] Young first met podcasting collaborator and magician Brian Brushwood in Florida while interviewing him for iTricks.com and soon after became a regular guest on Brushwood's BBLiveShow podcast following a swarm of call-in appearances.[5] Prior to this, 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,[7] including an early interview with future co-host Brian Brushwood.[8] Young and Brushwood were picked up by Leo Laporte's TWiT.tv network to co-host a show that went on to be named NSFW and premiered on November 24, 2009.[9] In the same year, Young began the Weird Things podcast with co-hosts Mayne and Brushwood,[10] and served as an Associate Producer on the first season of G4 Underground.[4]

As co-host of NSFW and Night Attack, Young has interviewed many notable people such as The Walking Dead star Michael Rooker[11] and novelist/screenwriter C. Robert Cargill, as well as musical guests such as Get Set Go, Turquoise Jeep, and Ali Spagnola.[12] Young has also co-hosted a podcast film festival with film director and producer Christopher Coppola,[13] and has written advertisements for Greg Grunberg's website Talk About It, which promotes epilepsy awareness.[14]

Young 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.[15]

Comedy

Young, with Brian 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.[17] They were also responsible for the crowd-sourced parody of Fifty Shades of Grey titled The Diamond Club: A Novel.[18]

Other works

"King of Mouths" Young is the co-creator of The Contender,[19] a card game on the theme of political debate. The project was kickstarted with $142,551 in crowd-sourced funding.[20]

Internet broadcasting and television

Justin Robert Young and Brian Brushwood hosting a show at Dragon*Con 2013

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.
  • JuRY - A solo weekly podcast with an eclectic blend of humorous anecdotes, cultural musing and audience feedback.
  • The Morning Stream Young is a weekly contributor to Scott Johnson's morning show on his Frogpants network.
  • Night Attack - A weekly comedy podcast based on the Billboard #1 Comedy Album series, which Young co-hosts with Brian Brushwood. It succeeded the NSFW Show.
  • Politics Politics Politics! - Non-partisan political commentary focused on the 2016 US election candidates and continues to frolic in the afterbirth.
  • 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.
  • Weird Things Podcast A podcast discussing science, the paranormal, the supernatural, and fringe, hosted by Young, Brushwood, and Andrew Mayne.
  • Unfriend Me - A topical podcast where Young and Scott Johnson discuss controversial topics with call-in guests.

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.
  • 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.
  • NSFW Show - Following the success of BBLiveShow, Young and Brushwood started a weekly comedy show for the technology-minded on the TWiT Network.
  • This Week in Tech - Young was an occasional contributor to Leo Laporte's roundtable technology discussion show.

References

  1. ^ "Justin Robert Young Day!". Itricks.com. March 5, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Comedy Albums - 2013 Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Throw Down a Tarp". Justin Robert Young Tumblr blog. justinrobertyoung.tumblr.com.[failed verification]
  4. ^ a b c "About". WeirdThings.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Episode 07: Creepy Santa" (audio:MP3). My So Called 8bit Life podcast. Cosmicradio.tv
  6. ^ "iTricks.TV The 24-Hour Internet Magic Channel". PR Web. May 9, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2013. (press release)
  7. ^ TalkingHead TV Official YouTube channel.
  8. ^ "Brian Brushwood" interviews (video). YouTube.com. TalkingHeadTV official channel.
  9. ^ "NSFW". NSFWshow.com.
  10. ^ "Weird Things" Podcast[failed verification][vague]
  11. ^ "NSFW 56: A Rooker Looks Back" (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. December 29, 2010.
  12. ^ "The Power Hour". DCTVpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  13. ^ "NSFW 53: Christopher Coppola and the Infinite Sadness" (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. December 8, 2010.
  14. ^ "NSFW 21: New Show Fails Weekly" (video). NSFW. Twit.tv. April 22, 2010
  15. ^ McNary, Dave "BitTorrent News to Launch at Republican Convention" Variety. July 13, 2016
  16. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. 123 (35): 49. October 19, 2011 – via Google Books.
  17. ^ "Comedy Albums - 2013 Archive". Billboard.com. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  18. ^ Falconer, Joel (July 31, 2012). "Here’s how you can help the Internet troll 50 Shades of Grey". Thenextweb.com.
  19. ^ [1] The Contender
  20. ^ [2] The Contender (Kickstarter)
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