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Alexis debuts his new podcast with reddit called 'Upvoted'. This episode chronicles the story of Dante Orpilla (u/youngluck). We talk to Dante about the Bottom Dwellerz; losing custody of his son; his addiction to drugs, his trial; discovering reddit; having Kleinb00 from the R/favors subreddit help him write a speech for the judge; Blackmarketarts; getting involved with redditgifts; and eventually getting his dream job at reddit. Check out Dante's app 'Dials'. This episode features Old New Orleans by the Bottom Dwellerz.   This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Tech Hungry.

In this episode I am joined by Sabriya Stukes and Stephen Greenwood. We discuss Erik Martin’s Assholes on Demand, Stephen’s career journey, his passion for documentaries, Gadling, Virgin America, Travel Talk, The Verge, Small Empires, the World Star Hip Hop episode, the importance of asking questions, and figuring our your passion.  In Office Hours I am joined by Rishab Hegde. Rishab is a college student who is working on a project with his friends that no longer excites him. He wrote in wondering if he should continue with the project.

In this episode I am joined by James Altucher. We discuss entrepreneurship, choosing yourself, James’ story studying CS, cats, the value of education, and HBO.   In Office Hours I am joined by Sebastian Hanula from Thingr. Thingr is a website that allows users to share and collaborate. He wrote in inquiring about what are the most important features he needs.    Check out James Altucher's p

In this episode I am joined by Tim Ferriss. We discuss how Tim wrestled Charles Best (CEO of DonorsChoose), Tim’s terrible high school counselor, the importance of higher education, the importance of dabbling in many different fields, trying new things, productivity, flow states, and meditation.   In Office Hours I am joined by Shane Greenup from Rbutr. Rbutr is a community driven system which maps links between webpages where the content of one page is a critical response to the other. He wrote in inquiring how to break out of his early adopters.   This episode is sponsored by Audible and Lynda.

In this episode I am joined by Erik Martin (Former GM of reddit) & guest host, Dr. Sabriya Stukes. We discuss Erik’s academic upbringing, Noodle & Spark, growing up in an entrepreneurial household, Tulane mascots, Erik’s advice to new entrepreneurs, his time at Palm Pictures, Ondi Timoner’s Total Disruption piece on reddit, Erik’s thoughts on what the film industry missed the boat on, Time 100, A Separation, and Erik’s advice for companies who want to engage with communities.

In this episode I am joined by Cameron Russell. We discuss modeling, her entrepreneurial household, objectification of women in society, her ted talk, space-made, social activism, Cameron’s viral video for 350, diversity in activism, dealing with rejection, the power of no, her encounter with President Bill Clinton, and her upcoming podcast ‘Models on Models’. I am joined in Office Hours by Cody Littlewood from 

In this episode I am joined by Carter Cleveland (CEO of Artsy). We discuss Carter's origin story, getting rejected from Y Combinator, proving his detractors wrong, Artsy's Art Genome Project, being guided by first principals, advice to first time art buyers, opening up art to the masses, and enjoying the moment in life. I am joined in Office Hours by Ryan Kulp from Artspot.io. Artspot is a service that helps artists sell their work in local venues and Ryan wrote in wanting to know the best ways he can best scale onboarding new venues. Check out Carter's Wall Street Journal Op-ed:online.wsj.com/articles/carter-c…eryone-1404762157 This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. For a free trial atwww.squarespace.com/nyrd with no credit card required. When you’re ready to purchase a plan, get 10% off with the offer code NYRD! This episode is also brought to you by Lynda.com. For an exclusive seven day free trial, visit lynda.com/nyrd.

In this episode I am joined by Baratunde Thurston. We discuss how Baratunde was able to create such a unique career path, stand-up comedy, perseverance, entrepreneurship, Cultivated Wit, the importance of STEM education, why comedy is an important communication tool, and authenticity. Alexis joined in Office Hours by Jonathan Yarbor from Nodecraft. Nodecraft is a company that creates and runs game servers and he wrote in wanting to know the best ways he can acquire new customers as a bootstrapped company. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Audible.

Alexis Ohanian discusses NYRD Radio. On NYRD Radio, Alexis Ohanian (reddit, hipmunk, breadpig, bestselling author, and partner at Y Combinator) interviews the new generation of creators -- all kinds of disciplines, all using the internet to be awesome. Alexis also holds Office Hours with real entrepreneurs from all over the world, giving advice to anyone from an established startup CEO seeking input on her upcoming product launch, to a high school student with ambitions to hack a career as a webcomic artist. Whether you’re someone trying to make something people love, or you simply love learning from the new generation of makers, this podcast is for you! Stay tuned every Wednesday starting October 15th!