EP. 91 - Zach Justice on building a media empire from nothing
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Zach Justice grew up in poverty.
Today he's built a YouTube comedy empire and talking with Hollywood studios - all through rizz and pickup lines- here's how he did it.
Note: this was recorded in June 2025.
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Zach wakes up at an ungodly hour
2:17 - how Zach started on The Vampire Diaries and cucked his gf
4:00 – how Zach broke into Hollywood as a nobody
4:48 - Zach's first place was a sh*thole
5:25 - was it an earthquake? nah just a threesome
6:24 - was Zach getting cast in stuff?
7:16 - Zach was literally starving
9:48 - Zach moved out because fear of being stabbed
10:27 - Zach commits actual financial fraud
11:49 - Zach's sexual life at this time
12:20 – how the Dropouts pod got started
13:32 - Zach on his cohost and ex Indiana
14:32 - Zach was robbed of $50K
15:35 - Zach's financial struggles growing up
17:56 - Zach is motivated by death
22:26 - how Zach deals with views going down
23:23 - how people in LA treat you when views are down
25:59 - Zach's beef with CollegeHumor Dropout
26:36 - the origins of The Lunch Table podcast
27:42 - why Zach invests in other creators
30:54 - what Zach is doing with Hollywood now
33:47 - Zach on Tara Yummy
36:21 - does Zach prefer Hollywood or YouTube
37:42 - Zach on AI
41:12 - Zach on pitching A24
41:32 - how is Zach both funny but also business savvy?
43:42 - why is Zach raising millions
45:06 - Zach's shoutout to a small NBA basketball player
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