Content Creators are King We all reap the benefits of the content age. There is a ton of amazing podcasts, videos, etc. that we can watch essentially for free. Sure YouTube might run an ad before your favorite vlogger, but it's not like you had to buy a "movie ticket" to watch the video. Since content creators make so many amazing things essentially for free, we believe Giving Tuesday is the perfect day to financially support our favorite creators. If these people stopped making the awesome things they make, we would miss it. And for that we want to financially support them so they can continue to grow in their craft. Full Belly Laughs Creator Support List Here are the shows/channels we are supporting this year: : Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast: Comedy podcast featuring Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis, You can join their Patreon, follow them on Twitter, or listen to them where your enjoy podcasts, . , Dad Meat Podcast: Comedy podcast featuring Matt Rainey and Tim Butterly, You can join their Patreon, follow them on Twitter, or listen to them where your enjoy podcasts, . , Luke Cuccurullo: Former Civil Engineer, Small Business Owner, and Reality TV Star, You can watch him play games on Twitch or listen to his conversations with interesting people, . , Barbarousking: Professional gamer who specializes in Super Mario, playing it and creating wildly difficult levels, You can watch his video game streams on Twitch or his clips on YouTube (this is our favorite), . , Megan Lenius: Professional musician who streams 3-4 days a week, You can listen to her music everywhere, learn more about Megan on her website, or watch her streams, . , . Support for Full Belly Laughs Everything FBL is paid for out of pocket by the creators. The Full Belly Laughs mission is to keep its content ad free, but it's output is limited by budget. Making podcasts, videos, articles, etc. costs money. If you'd like to see FBL keep making awesome things, and create new things, consider supporting the website. Brian's Content Creator Donation List : Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast: Comedy podcast featuring Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis, You can join their Patreon, follow them on Twitter, or listen to them where your enjoy podcasts, . , Dad Meat Podcast: Comedy podcast featuring Matt Rainey and Tim Butterly, You can join their Patreon, follow them on Twitter, or listen to them where your enjoy podcasts, . , Luke Cuccurullo: Former Civil Engineer, Small Business Owner, and Reality TV Star, You can watch him play games on Twitch or listen to his conversations with interesting people, . , Barbarousking: Professional gamer who specializes in Super Mario, playing it and creating wildly difficult levels, You can watch his video game streams on Twitch or his clips on YouTube (this is our favorite), . , Megan Lenius: Professional musician who streams 3-4 days a week, You can listen to her music everywhere, learn more about Megan on her website, or watch her streams, . , . Lauren Daniels is a content creator, yogi, graphic designer, vegan, and essential oil enthusiast. She believes there are a myriad of healthy, eco-friendly (and pocket friendly) swaps for your everyday life. Discover these alternatives by watching her videos on YouTube, or following her on Instagram and Pinterest. Brian Durkin is on Twitter and Instagram. Full Belly Laughs is on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. If you enjoyed this content, please consider writing a review on the FBL Facebook Page. It really helps the show reach new people. If you would like to financially support the podcast, please consider donating. All of our content is ad free thanks to donors. Your contribution will help keep it that way, and unlock exciting opportunities for more content. Learn more about how much it costs to make this podcast, or donate to FBL now.

Giving Tuesday is a great time for reflection. Brian and Lauren run down a gratitude list. Highlights include their new life in California and the launch of the new Full Belly Laughs website. The move from Philly to SoCal was talked about, but never seemed real. Making this a reality has been a really positive change in the couple's lives. As for the new site, Brian started working on it 15 months ago in his spare time. In the interim he's gone through 2 different jobs and moved 4 times (once across the country). Needless to say there were distractions and challenges. Oh and Brian isn't a developer, so learning a lot of this stuff was unfamiliar. After a lot of work, the site finally came to fruition. Special shout out to Jeremy Gimbel for his mentorship, patience, and friendship. Brian's plan for Full Belly Laughs is to be ad-free and fan supported through donations. In order to do that though, he needs to practice what he preaches. On this Giving Tuesday, Brian started contributing to 5 of his favorite content creators. On this episode he explains why he picked them and how he is supporting their work.