1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,520
Adam, what's going on? Hey, how's it going? I'm doing good, how are you doing?

2
00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:08,240
Doing pretty good, I'm doing pretty good. That's awesome. So you're a new face to a lot of the LTT viewers.

3
00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:12,240
What do you do here? I'm a writer for working on LTT.

4
00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:17,080
Specifically, I don't have a niche just yet. Like, you know, like, Plouffe is the display guy now

5
00:00:17,080 --> 00:00:20,560
and the keyboard guy. Anthony does GPUs and stuff like that.

6
00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,520
I've been kind of dipping my toes in a lot of different things. Like, I've done videos about app.

7
00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,440
Like, I worked, helped with some videos on the Mac pros.

8
00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:35,400
I did a video about Apple computer gaming on Apple computers. I've done videos about Chromebooks.

9
00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,680
I guess my biggest interests are just kind of like, I like weird stuff.

10
00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,840
I like the whole like, why does this exist or very niche stuff,

11
00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,960
which can be a problem. If it's too niche, it can be hard to get views

12
00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:51,480
unless it's like a really outrageous looking thing. So I guess what types of videos get you the most excited outside of that?

13
00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:57,680
I'm always really excited to do stuff that's new.

14
00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:00,920
I think it's cool. It's like, it's great when there's like a new technology that's like,

15
00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:06,880
or when people are like, this is taking a technology. So like, look at like IPS and how that technology has grown and matured.

16
00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,440
And now we see like IPS displays that are running at like ridiculous refresh rates.

17
00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:16,120
But I think it's way more exciting to be looking at like tech that's like stuff like mini LED or micro LED

18
00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,560
where it's like really on the cutting edge and it's like barely even a practical thing.

19
00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:29,040
I love kind of like future tech. And I also love like tech that's designed for like really one specific person in mind

20
00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,320
and that goal of trying to make this one person really happy.

21
00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:35,680
So stuff like the X screen where it was like that,

22
00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,320
the screen that you could attach to the back of your Xbox. I thought that was amazing.

23
00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:43,880
But like, it only made sense for like the like 12 people.

24
00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:49,160
People were like, oh yeah, people in the Navy would really like that. And I'm like, yeah, this is for the people in the Navy.

25
00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:54,840
I don't know how many people are in the Navy, but like it's not nearly as big of a market segment as you know,

26
00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,640
Apple's targeting, but yeah. On that same note, what thing in tech are you most excited about in the future?

27
00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:05,800
In the future, what am I most excited about? I think, OK, for me, I come from a background with neuroscience.

28
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:11,800
And so the BCI tech, so brain computer interfaces,

29
00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:19,800
has always been really exciting for me. I think that it's not only is it a very exciting avenue

30
00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:24,360
for accessibility research, like making sure that people have ways

31
00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,520
that they can, you know, communicate with the outside world, like solving

32
00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,480
problems like people with locked in syndrome, which is where you are fully

33
00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,920
conscious, but you have no control of your body even to the point where sometimes

34
00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:41,720
you can't even like blink. Right. Like so you have zero ability to communicate things like

35
00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,000
so brain computer interfaces can allow you to actually like communicate

36
00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000
with the outside world.

37
00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,040
Yeah, like I find that super exciting. And I also think that like in the grand scheme of things, the prospect

38
00:02:53,040 --> 00:03:00,440
of like transhumanism, which is the idea of eventually we're going to become

39
00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:05,120
something more than just human through cybernetic augmentations,

40
00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:08,720
which is like so fricking far in the future.

41
00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:13,320
I doubt it'll even happen in our lifetimes. But I think that's like that's kind of the coolest thing is the idea.

42
00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:18,000
It's also like the scariest thing. It's very much a black mirror kind of episode where it's like, you know,

43
00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:23,240
you could be connected to the internet through your brain. And then the other idea is that, oh, God, you could be connected

44
00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,680
through the internet through your brain. So that's what really excites me is stuff like

45
00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:33,760
neurological advancements and stuff like that. Right. Always fascinating. So question for you, if you had the chance to put a chip in your brain

46
00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:38,520
that could act as a computer and connect your brain to the internet, would you do it?

47
00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:45,800
I don't know if I would do it if it was connected to the broader internet. Like, I don't think I would do it, at least in this lifetime.

48
00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,720
The issue, I guess, is ideas of security.

49
00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,920
I mean, you could argue that, like, you know, Google already has such a,

50
00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,680
like Google and other big data companies have such a grasp on,

51
00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:01,760
like, our actual thoughts already that, like, why even care?

52
00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,480
But that's kind of defeatist. And I think that people should be working to ensure that they have

53
00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,360
privacy and control over their data, because

54
00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:15,400
despite the fact that your data isn't you, it expressly comes from you

55
00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,400
and is a representation of the patterns of behaviors and the actions

56
00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:26,600
that you do, which basically make up who you are. And it's weird to be able to just give that kind of level of identity over

57
00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:33,320
to other companies to, like, you know, companies who could be nefarious or otherwise.

58
00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:38,120
I would be down to try putting a chip in my brain if it was a minimally invasive

59
00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,720
surgery with a very high level of success.

60
00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:47,240
I don't think I would connect to the broader internet, but it would be cool if it was, like, you know, could connect to devices,

61
00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,560
could do stuff like typing out thoughts or creating imagery.

62
00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,880
Currently, there's not really a way to do that.

63
00:04:55,880 --> 00:05:00,360
And that research is very far off. Like, most communication technology for neurotech

64
00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,560
is, like, still based on, like, really old technologies,

65
00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:07,960
like the P300 type, which uses a specific, like, brainwave

66
00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,360
that comes when your attention, when you focus on something and you're looking for something,

67
00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:19,080
and then you see it, right? So if you're going, like, oh, I need, like, I need a thumbtack or something,

68
00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:23,320
and you're looking across your desk, and you see the thumbtack, when you see the thumbtack, your brain goes, like, oh, snap.

69
00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:28,760
And there's a specific, like, pattern of activity that happens when you,

70
00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:33,080
when your attention is, when you've found something. And that's what the P300 takes advantage of,

71
00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:37,000
but basically showing you, like, a big matrix of letters,

72
00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,240
and then flashing them, and then eventually when it flashes the one you want, your brain goes, oh, snap.

73
00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,680
And then it'll type that letter. It takes a really long time. Right.

74
00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:49,880
It's very, very slow. The brain's still very much a black box of, like, we just don't, like,

75
00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,400
we know stuff goes in, we know signals are sent around, we don't know how it all comes out.

76
00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:58,360
That's a really interesting perspective. I mean, it's clear that you definitely have a different background

77
00:05:58,840 --> 00:06:04,360
than just purely tech. So I just want to ask you, what got you interested in joining LMG?

78
00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,160
I mean, you have this big neuroscience background.

79
00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:14,680
Like, how did that kind of pivot into what you're doing now? I mean, I've always been, like, a longtime fan of Linus Tech Tips.

80
00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,360
Like, I've been watching since, like, Langley House stuff, like.

81
00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:24,360
So I've always been a fan. Always loved computers, loved gaming, loved technology.

82
00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:30,600
It's always been a passion of mine. And I was just like, man, it would be so cool to, like, work and do stuff like that.

83
00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:35,560
And I was creative. I guess it's like, I went into neuroscience with the idea when I was younger.

84
00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:40,920
I was like, I'm going to be a scientist. Like, I am going to make knowledge.

85
00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:46,920
I'm going to create stuff. And then I did that and kind of became disenchanted by the world of academia.

86
00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:50,120
I was like, oh, this is, like, a really messed up system.

87
00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:56,120
And it's a lot of hard work with very little reward at, like, immediate kind of reward.

88
00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,240
And I was like, this isn't right for me. So I kind of had to leave.

89
00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:04,840
And I've always been, like, a creative type. Like, I do a lot of, I do, like, a lot of theater and stuff like that.

90
00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:08,120
So I've been doing creative stuff for a long time. So I was like, let's work at LMG.

91
00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:13,400
Like, it would be so cool. It looks amazing on, like, every, all the videos make it look amazing.

92
00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,680
It would be so much fun to work there. I love all the tech. And then it happened.

93
00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,000
That's really cool to hear. You mentioned that you were really into theater.

94
00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:25,560
In specific, you're really into improv, is that right? I do improv comedy.

95
00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:32,360
I know a white guy doing improv comedy. Like, yeah, I've been doing improv comedy for a better part of, like, when did I start?

96
00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,520
Probably when I was, like, 15.

97
00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:43,400
So, like, almost 12 years now. I did improv in high school. Then at university, I ran the improv club at the University of Lethbridge.

98
00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,560
I performed at, like, Loose Moose Theater in Calgary. The Cancunauts in Calgary.

99
00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,080
I performed out here at the Tightrope Theater in Vancouver.

100
00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:57,880
Yeah, I love it. I've always been, like, a bit of a, I've always loved the spotlight.

101
00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:03,400
So, and I've always been a class clown and stuff like that. So being able to, like, go on stage and just make people laugh has always been,

102
00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:09,720
like, it always feels great. And, like, that's why I love, like, I'm always trying to put in stupid stuff that's funny.

103
00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:18,280
In, like, all of our, every video I write, I'm, like, trying to just find moments to, like, catch people off guard and make them laugh or

104
00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:22,040
do a bizarre intro. And I'm sure the viewers, they all appreciate it.

105
00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:26,440
I've been seeing so many comments talking about the intro specifically and how good they've become.

106
00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:31,560
Thank you. Thank you. I've always, like, I don't know what to do other than just, like, what's the weirdest

107
00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:36,200
thing that I can come up with that seems kind of funny and is, like, at least close enough to relevant.

108
00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:42,360
I remember the one with Linus didn't want to do the intro for the Micron USB.

109
00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,960
Oh, that was such a good one. Yeah, I know. With Anthony on the green screen, Linus did not get it.

110
00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:51,480
He was, like, this doesn't, this seems bad. He's, like, if you have a better idea, please change it, but he was super busy.

111
00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:57,560
So we never, like, got around to doing it. And then, like, the next, when we had to go film the intro, I was, like, we're filming

112
00:08:57,560 --> 00:09:00,520
the intro, and he's, like, oh, did you change it? I was, like, no, he's, like, okay.

113
00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:07,240
And so, like, he had zero confidence in it. And then, like, when the video came out and everyone was, like, that intro was incredible,

114
00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,360
I was, like, yes. Yes. I showed him.

115
00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:15,800
Felt so vindicated. That's really cool to hear how, like, improv has kind of, like, helped you through this role.

116
00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,760
I feel like there's so many things that someone can learn from being an improv.

117
00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:24,920
Do you have any tips for somebody who might want to start getting into it?

118
00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,920
Okay, yeah. One thing I've always liked about improv is that I feel like it is very,

119
00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:33,560
it's very applicable to life in general.

120
00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:40,200
Because it is, it's all about thinking on your feet. It's about working with others.

121
00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,160
So there's lots of, like, soft social skills that you can take away from it.

122
00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,880
The biggest thing that I say, like, especially when I'm running, like,

123
00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:52,920
workshops and stuff like that, is that it's like, you have to, like, embrace failure.

124
00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:57,400
Because if you're going to go and do improv, literally what you're setting your, like,

125
00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,880
you're going, hey, I'm going to go on stage in front of an audience.

126
00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:08,440
And I am preparing literally nothing. You're literally setting yourself up to fail.

127
00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,880
And it's going to happen. Not everything's going to land. Not everything's going to be perfect.

128
00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,920
But being comfortable with failure allows you to, like, you know, take those risks.

129
00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:23,000
And find out what works and what doesn't. And, like, that's the only real way to learn is through messing up a little bit.

130
00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:29,320
And the great thing about improv is that it's like, you're also in a scenario where people, the audience also understands that you have nothing prepared.

131
00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:33,400
So they're a lot more sympathetic to the idea. They're like, well, that's, they're like, you might do, like, a terrible scene.

132
00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:38,440
No one laughs. It was stupid. And they're like, that sucked. But, like, boy, at least I'm not up there.

133
00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,880
Like, I've always been like, you ought to embrace failure.

134
00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:47,800
Really, you've got to take it on the chin. And, like, once you learn that failure doesn't actually matter that much,

135
00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,480
because we're trained throughout our entire lives to be like, don't fail school,

136
00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,520
don't mess anything up. If you mess something up, it's going to be the end of the world.

137
00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:59,160
And, like, 99.9% of the time, it's real failures don't really matter.

138
00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:06,040
They're always bigger, more perceived in our brains. So, like, that's the biggest thing is embrace failure and support your local artists.

139
00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:13,480
Go have fun and, like, go and have fun. Don't worry about being good at it. You're not getting, no one's good at it until, like, you're new at something.

140
00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,840
So if you're comfortable with sharing, what has been your biggest failure in improv?

141
00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,920
I don't have a story about failure in improv, but I do have an interesting story about failure.

142
00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:27,000
So I actually applied to work here, like, two years ago, maybe almost three at this point.

143
00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:32,680
Oh, really? And I didn't get the job.

144
00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:41,800
And basically what happened was that I applied, I sent in my script and stuff like that,

145
00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,400
and I got to the, like, get to know you phase.

146
00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,520
I got to the interview with Linus. And what happened was that it was, like, it was booked for after, like, work hours.

147
00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:55,640
It was booked on a Tuesday evening. It was when we were going to have a phone call and do a phone interview.

148
00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,960
And at the time, I was working at an escape room.

149
00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:07,880
And I was supposed to have the evening off. But last minute, both the people that were supposed to be there called in sick.

150
00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,320
So the manager needed, like, somebody else to come in.

151
00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,880
I was like, okay, I can come in, but, like, I do have a job interview.

152
00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:21,160
My managers are super chill. And they also, it was an escape room. They knew that no one was staying there for, like, a long time.

153
00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,520
So they weren't, like, mad. I was like, I have a job interview.

154
00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,360
So I will need, like, a dedicated half hour to 45 minutes off.

155
00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,480
And they were like, that's cool. Tuesday nights, it's an escape room.

156
00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,240
It's not going to be that busy, right? Like, who was like, it's Tuesday night.

157
00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,000
Let's go. So I was like, okay, it shouldn't be a big worry.

158
00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,280
But, like, right before I have the interview, like, three or four different groups

159
00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:48,760
all come at the exact same time. Oh, my God. So we're immediately slammed. And so I have to, like, get everything set up, get, like, the rooms running,

160
00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:54,040
get people into the rooms, and then hand everything off to my manager, who can, like, kind of juggle the three rooms at the same time.

161
00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,960
And you might be thinking right now, why didn't you just reschedule the interview?

162
00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:02,360
And that is what I should have done. I should have just been like, crap, sorry, Linus.

163
00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,840
I got called in to work. Can we reschedule? Yes, that is the thing I should have done.

164
00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,960
But I was like, oh, no, I don't want to mess it up. I don't want to be, like, inconvenient.

165
00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:14,520
I don't know. It was dumb. I was young. I was younger. I was worried. I was like, if I'm inconvenient, he's going to be like, boo.

166
00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,600
And I was like, no, he's not. Stuff pops up all the time. If he's interested in, yeah.

167
00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,560
Now I know, if somebody's interested in interviewing you, they're going to be interested in interviewing you,

168
00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:26,840
regardless of whether it's at this night or the next night.

169
00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,960
So, like, don't feel bad about having to reschedule. So, like, I ended up being, like, doing this interview.

170
00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:36,280
And, like, I was totally frazzled. I was, like, literally out of breath on top of being scared,

171
00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,200
because I was talking to Linus. And I was, like, I've been watching Linus for, like,

172
00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:45,320
I was, there's definitely some starstruckness there. And, like, I was, like, he literally asked me, like,

173
00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,720
did you, like, run up a flight of stairs? You're, like, breathing really heavy. And I was, like, uh, yeah.

174
00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,000
This is a completely flat building. There was no stairs at all.

175
00:13:54,680 --> 00:13:58,120
Yeah. And so I kiboshed the interview. I do a bad job. He asked me at one point.

176
00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:02,040
He was, like, you studied neuroscience, but you haven't really done much with it since you've left universities.

177
00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:08,280
And I just went, like, yeah. Like, that literally was my reply.

178
00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:12,680
Oh, man. Like, I just had, and I just kiboshed, and I didn't explain the whole thing about how, like,

179
00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:17,880
you know, I fell out of love with, like, the academic world. And now I was just kind of just moving out of school,

180
00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,480
moving back, trying to find work. I could have given him a very great explanation

181
00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,520
as to why I hadn't been doing neuroscience stuff.

182
00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:27,160
And, uh, I didn't.

183
00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,320
And so I didn't, and so I didn't make it, I didn't get hired.

184
00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,640
Right. Um, but interesting, six months later,

185
00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,640
he called me, um, they, or sent me an email,

186
00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,400
and he was, like, hey, we need a script for Techquickie.

187
00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,400
Can we use yours? Can we contract you, and you just use the script

188
00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,080
you sent in as a, uh, as an application? Right. And I was, like, yeah.

189
00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,720
So my first video on the, at Linus Media Group

190
00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,960
is actually, like, two years ago on Techquickie, and you can find my names on it.

191
00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,640
It is Adam Sondergaard. It is about brain-computer interfaces.

192
00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:06,200
I did that, and then I applied again, like, I applied again the next, uh, the next time,

193
00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,560
and then the rest is history. There you go.

194
00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:14,840
So that, I mean, it goes to show, like, go for it. Like, I'll try, because you don't know,

195
00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:21,320
like, I never would have gotten the opportunity to have, like, a script be filmed and put on the internet.

196
00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:26,280
I never would have gotten that if I didn't apply and mess up the application.

197
00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,320
And then I was like, well, I messed up whatever. I'll apply again.

198
00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:34,360
So. You miss all the shots you don't take? Yeah, you miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

199
00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,480
Michael Scott, Wayne Gretzky. Or Wayne Gretzky, Michael Scott.

200
00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,960
Adam Sondergaard. Also, you're a big music guy, is that right?

201
00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:45,000
Yes, huge music fan. What's your favorite genre?

202
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:50,360
I guess, like, I don't really have a favorite genre, but I tend towards, treat it like guitar-based music,

203
00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,880
probably, like, alt-rock kind of stuff, usually heavier,

204
00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,800
maybe some stonery kind of stuff. I like a lot of prog, you know.

205
00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,960
I like the Weedley-Weedley music. I like that.

206
00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:04,120
Like, if it's needlessly intelligent

207
00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:08,440
and a little bit show-off-y, I'm usually like... That's all you. I mean, it's usually kind of my jam.

208
00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,720
I try to make sure I listen to a wide selection of music,

209
00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,880
but there's stuff that I'm not very familiar with. Like, I don't listen to, like, not too familiar with,

210
00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,400
like, mainstream country or stuff like reggae

211
00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,880
or significant portions of, like, classical music or modern orchestral.

212
00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,440
I only really dabble in all of those. Totally fair.

213
00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:33,160
Who are your favorite artists, then? Right now, I've listened to a lot of Black Country New Road.

214
00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,400
Their album, Ants, from up there is absolutely incredible.

215
00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:41,640
I think one of the best albums in the past five years, easily.

216
00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:47,400
I've been very into Steely Dan in the past couple of years. I just got into them about a year ago

217
00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:51,800
and have been devouring their whole catalog. It's genius.

218
00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:59,240
Long-term favorite bands. There's a Canadian band. They're like a math metal slash prog band.

219
00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:02,760
They're called Protest the Hero. Love those guys.

220
00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:06,200
Mastodon has always been really one of my favorite bands.

221
00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:11,400
Who else am I? Obviously Radiohead, like, huge Radiohead fan.

222
00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,200
Trying to think of who else I'm a really big fan of. I like Beck.

223
00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,440
Beck's freaking amazing. Kendrick Lamar. I'm a big, huge Beastie Boys fan, too.

224
00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:26,600
Yeah, there's too many bands that I love. It's something to name just a few favorites.

225
00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,440
That's totally fair. What do you think your most played song this year is, though?

226
00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,720
I can pull it up. Oh, okay. Just in 2022?

227
00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,440
You can see that my most listened to songs are all Steely Dan.

228
00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:43,880
Oh, wow. But that's because I had a big phase. Anyways, Adam, thanks so much for your time.

229
00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,000
Looking forward to seeing your future videos. Keep an eye out for weird shit.