Listen to the full podcast here: https://bit.ly/SKMPJAKE I had an absolute blast sitting down with Jake from Joke WRLD, the guy who’s turning comedy coverage into something as big and bold as ESPN. In this episode, Jake opens up about his journey from playing D3 sports in Ohio to building a media platform with hundreds of thousands of fans, and what it really means to create a “Sports Center for Comedy.” We get into everything from fair use battles and YouTube pitfalls, to the future of live streaming, privacy in the digital age, and why authenticity always wins. This is a story about building something real from scratch, and doing it with heart Follow Jake: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joke.wrld/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JokeWRLD/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jokewrld 00:00 Introduction 04:30 The Clickbait Era & Honest Reporting 10:55 Rise of Content Creators & YouTube Growth 18:00 Navigating Negativity and Conspiracy in Online Content 27:00 Monetization: Ad Revenue, Patreon, and Fair Use 32:00 Team Structure & Expanding the Business 38:00 Internet Lore: “Big Balls” and Viral Moments 45:00 South Park, Trump, and Viral Comedy 52:00 Patreon, Community, and Revenue Streams 53:09: Listen to the Full Episode in Supercast Listen to the complete episodes of Sky King's Mental Playground, sign up at skmp.supercast.com Follow Sky on X Subscribe on YouTube Follow Sky on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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