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The reason why Trash Taste was such a huge success is the same reason why Top Gear was such a huge success; It all came down to the fact that the show was more about a bunch of guys clowning around and having a good time doing and talking about anything and everything, which occasionally included anime. The fact that you guys had the foresight to make the show open ended enough to appeal to just about any person watching it was a blessing and iit paid off incredibaly. Keep up the good work.

Remember the time when Garnt was not used to being on camera? Now he rolls in with a storytime video like a pro.

I went from only watching Gigguk, to the podcast and now watching all 4 channels!

i think the reason Trash Taste draws in so many people is because it contains something that every person seems to want. For me it would be a bunch of weeb friends who weren't fricking crazy. And eventually I was drawn in by the overall chemistry and personality of each of the members.

I can't believe Trash Taste has only been around since mid 2020, feels like so much longer

Why trash taste is so popular: -The power of friendship -The boys -Chris -Connor and Garnt's hot takes -Interesting guests -Meilyne

Garnt has truly embraced the generic KZfaqr formula of exposing his friends, it brings tears to my eyes

Trash taste doesn't feel "forced", you can tell that they're just talking and hanging out like real friends do. Always a happy mood, no awkward silences, genuine conversations and real emotions. Also being on camera in real life instead of a discord voice call makes such a huge difference, the body language, reactions and everyone being in the same room really makes a simple conversation feel alive.

I think what makes Trash Taste special is a mix of factors - Not being too into Anime, not too Weeb for people that just casually watch anime - Fish out of water, 2/3 of the hosts are new to Japan. It's still cool to see Joey insights. It's cool seeing people talk about a place people only see in anime. - In person, 10,000% better than a Discord call. - All the hosts are Content Creators, it's cool to see your insights into the inner workings of KZfaq. Also when other people host Podcasts with their friends. I the viewer don't care about someone I haven't heard off (Mean of me to say but It's true) - Good auguring, Conner could easily back down and agree with the other hosts but by arguing it's fun. He will admit when he is wrong or if a take is very dumb, so it's all in good fun. Love all three of the boys :D

It’s because you guys are genuine, keep it up! 🙌🏼

The Salt Room sounds like a Netflix show and Men of Culture sounds a bit too much 😆 Trash Taste is definitely the best and rolls off the tongue better. The podcast is always an enjoyable listen, plus the guests are always interesting. Thank you guys for your hard work!

I never cared about any podcast before Trash taste, but now that's one of the day in my week I wait for

Garnt is such an amazing storyteller. Even when he's telling stories in the podcast, I find myself listening intentively the most to his stories. I think he does an amazing job in concluding his stories compared to the other bois.

6:08 here's the moment guys

Listening to Trash Taste makes me feel like I'm part of a friend group that I never had. Thank you for all the hardwork guys and excited to see what you guys have in the future

Idk why but im also captivated with Garnt's way of telling story. Even from his original channel which made me watch most of his highlighted anime like Odd Taxi. Man's got a knack of making things really interesting.

I feel like you're the last guy without a food challenge from chris

Honestly yeah, your guys' chemistry, at least to me were what differentiate Trash Taste from everything else, it genuinely is just a bunch of friends talking shit, no professional tone, no interview-esque questions for the guess, no weird and wacky segments. It genuinely feels like it's 2 hours of just chilling with a group of friends.

Man of culture, hosted by pj, comicverse and the business man

Meilyne is the reason, Joey and Connor are the spice but you, my guy, are the full drive for this to happen, carrying everyone to make it bigger than everything a podcast is. Kudos to you!

In case you didn't know, Garnt was planning to make Podtaku into something bigger, more than just a podcast, but he got some resistance from other Podtaku member. Which is why his words on 13:30 where he mentioned the boys accept his idea is big for him.

When you literally just wanna make a bit of money by chatting with your mates but ended up being one of the best and biggest podcast on KZfaq

THIER IS ALSO HAVE OUR INDIAN PODCAST CHANNEL NAME MEN OF CULTURE

The figure special was a great idea. That was my gateway to Trash Taste, and everyone else’s channel coz before that, I was just subscribed to your main channel.

Omg God uploaded and he's revealing the secret krabby patty formula

most podcasts have one famous youtuber surrounded by his small creator friends, so it really feels like a second channel, trash taste was much bigger than anyone's main channel and that's why it grew so fast

Massive respect and congratulations. From the titles, the topics, the thumbnails. It all flowed really well.

I think the MCU-esque using your channels and the podcast to plug each other was a super smart idea. It probably helped get momentum and get people from your main channels to look at trash taste too. But also you’re all pretty interesting to listen to, especially as a group. I can’t wait to hear another hot take on food lol

The reason why trash taste works is because firstly the boys talk about real daily stuff, drama, shit takes, and sometimes inspirational stuff and poop talks. Thats the reason that it basically connects to many people around the world and ig thanks to connor it didnt become a anime podcast because then their niche would be fixed and it would literally be for anime watchers. Due to the pandemic too many people couldnt go out and meet with their friends and due to that too people just wanted to listen to some people talk about stuff that normal friends do. The trios had their own channel and people who watch someone most of the time want ways to know them better. Trash Taste contains everything for anyone. And lastly TRASH TASTE because its a catchy title and Chris broad too

Honestly, the way garnt present the “secret” of trash taste in this video is just well paced and worded. there’s a lot of dedication put into work in the podcast, plus the amount of genuine chemistry between the boys and the crew behind camera is exactly the reason why the podcast worked so well in my opinion. I was never big on podcast because out of pickyness, but trash taste was the first podcast that I really enjoyed then got hooked into and look forward every week to listen while doing work. So to all of the success in a very short amount of time, it was very much well deserved, you guys are great as hell.

The fact that The Men Of Culture podcast actually exists and is inspired by you guys XD

“Well we don’t fucking know” -trash taste 2022

Honestly, Trash Taste is the best podcast on youtube imo. To be totally honest, I only knew u three by your youtube names and often forgotten your real names. However, because you guys have such good chemistry and you guys talk about a bunch of different stuff, it really made me go like "hey these people are just normal everyday people. Not anitube idols". Instead of knowing you three as Cdawg, Anime Man and Gigguk, I always refer to you guys by your actual names.

This makes me appreciate the boys so much more. Garnt and Connor might banter a lot but when he told how Connor completely came to support you while you were sweating whether the podcast is gonna work or not is so cool.

Hearing about how the figure special came to be has me in awe because that is literally how I found these guys. “Anime figures are cool I should see what they bought” oh wait they each filmed on their own channel and there’s three more episodes of the podcast to watch?! That’s a lot of content to binge. Sign me up.

I's so cool hearing how they worked as a Team: Garnt with the ideas, Joey helping at Japanese meetings and Connor with all the tech. Trash Taste works because as Garnt said, their brand and brand image is not stuck on one thing, they can use it to expand upon any topic and probably other markets if they want to, so it doesn't ever feel stale or stuck and even if you don't care that much about anime they talk about other topics they also enjoy, topics they know of or topics they don't know of at all XD. Plus the main thing is their chemistry and how it's clear they're true friends with different backgrounds, it's really fascinating to hear their stories and opinions, it also helps that they were youtubers before making the podcast so the 3 had years of experience on being entertaining for the camera.

I think people were especially drawn to Trash Taste during the pandemic where all of us were isolated from friends and family. It gave people comfort during a time of loneliness and watching the podcast was reminiscent going out with some old friends and having a good time. That's why it succeeded.

The name you guys thought of(Man of Culture) there's channel in India that got inspired by you guys and started there own Podcast channel . Coincidentally the name they chose was "Man of Culture". Currently one of the fastest growing Podcast channel in india. They talked about it in there very recent video.

It's just your characters and that they fit together nicely. A similar example: I binged a ton of abroad in Japan after I found it, I would never have thought I'd sub to/watch kind of a travel documentary Channel, but Chris drew me in. I am not interested in a lot of topics you guys discuss, but you make them interesting

storytime with grant bouta be the best series of all time

So, as in any anime ever, the secret to success is the power of friendship

The first podcast that got me hooked, made me feel like I'm part of the podcast; like that one meme on the Trash Taste subreddit. This is something new to me and I'm sure many of you share the same sentiment.

It's actually very simple. Garnt, Joey, and Conor established themselves before ever making the Podcast, Million Subs each. When they all Collabed it became an event. It's basically the IRL Version of "No Way Home". The best part about it is the fact that since they've Established themselves, there really isn't a need for "Special Guests" every week. This is the main drawback of most podcast. Some are only as good as the guest they have for that particular episode.

Great to hear some more backstory, though that “irregardless” gets me every time (anyone else 😅)

It's the damn dynamic between yall. love it

I started watching trash taste since day 1 because it recommended to me by KZfaq because I'm subscribed to your main channel. Hearing how the podcast that completes week came to be makes me feel so happy and proud of you guys. I can't wait to see what else you guys have in store for us this year!

I love that each member of Trash Taste contributed their strengths to help this podcast become successful. Garnt's ability to think of big picture ideas from making connections, Joey's ability to use business Japanese and maneuver in Japan's system, and Connor's sound-recording and tech experience, plus each of them already being content creators helped them figure out how a podcast can be successful on KZfaq.

As someone who hasn't met with or had a long irl chat with friends for the past two years since the pandemic, I can just turn on the podcast in my apartment and get the same vibes I used to have when me and my friends would hang out for hours on end. The podcast really was my comfort food during the pandemic and I really thank you three for that.

Damn, seeing the comparison between main channel and podcast channel from other creators makes 100K look like an enormous challenge. Without that I probably still wouldn't have believed you

5:15 for what you are here

This was literally the power of friendship! Your guys chemistry and then Meiyline as the enabler for all possibilities. The gears just fit in at every point.

i work as driver. your podcast gives me a feeling that i sit with a group of friends and I'm not alone. you respect each other and joke around. that's awesome. sort of top gear crew chemistry between you guys i think. :) i'm struggling with depression and listening to your podcast literally made me laugh at loud while working and made my day fun. i really appreciate what you do and i hope you guys are doing well. thanks c:

*Trash Taste Secrets* It's the unintended poop jokes isn't it

I could have never thought how much this channel would mean to me when I randomly discovered it while on vacation last summer, I had never heard of any of the lads before seeing some trash taste clips and I’m so glad I did

Trash Taste for me helped me get through the pandemic, had to stay inside for almost 2 years and you guys helped me get past that. It felt like I was talking to my friends again face to face, because then I rarely had a change to talk with them. You guys are literally me with my friends who just talks shit to each others and everything. Thank You Garnt, Joey, and Connor!

it's just like a massive puzzle, pieces all coming together one by one in the right time and the right place. planned or by luck, it happened and i'm fucking happy.

The games, the conversations, the humor, and the interaction/relationships between you three is what hooked me essentially immediately. The figure specials are my absolute favorite. I actually found Joey's initial channel then Trash Taste within a month of one another. I didn't even know you and Connor had other channels lol.

Honestly your guys friendship is the reason why I go back to you guys every week. When the feeling is genuine you can tell immediately. Love ya guys!

A story of a fan… TT is successful because it appeals to everyone! I came to TT oddly I think. I’m older was not into anime but my hs/college age kids were and that had absolutely no influence on me at all! Their shows, games, etc were what they did and It didn’t interest me. I got Covid on 3-19-20 (later confirmed) right at the beginning when there ware no tests and they didn’t want you in the hospital unless you were critical. So I was literally sealed in a room in my house, lots of fear and my ‘no second free’ busy life screeched to a fucking halt as Cali locked down the day after I went in. I got better, thankfully, after a few weeks but from the moment I got sick I only had my phone so KZfaq became my friend. I started watching travel shows (my big anniversary trip to Hawaii got murdered by covid so I was salty) I kept running out of content as nothing new being made and I was watching about 12 hours a day. I eventually got to Abroad in Japan. Watched and rewatched it all. Found out Chris was going to be on this podcast with Joey whom I only knew from Journey Across Japan. So I watched that podcast. I Loved it. Great friends ( clearly ) and totally non toxic. Perfectly matched like a fine meal w wine and dessert! I watched the other few TT episodes and didn’t get the anime references but it didn’t matter, these boys were fun to listen to. My older kid, in the age range of the bois, moved cross country the month TT started and we used to talk all the time and I immediately missed those spirited conversations. This TT show I found sort of stood in for those for me as I frequently pause the show and blurt out at the screen. Lol - I’m not the only one who does this I hope. TT really feels like you the viewer are just there with them in a social setting. That was huge to me as over the course of 2020 most of my friends left in one way or another due to Covid and changes in jobs and society. The isolation of the lockdowns lasted a long time but as it eased I had no one left to hang with, TT was looked forward to very much. It wasn’t like the infernal zoom meetings melting my brain, it was legit fun. Anyway one day my kiddo still at home walked in on me watching a TT and was like ‘oh my god, what are you doing?’ And I tried to explain what TT was, only to have him laugh wildly in my face ( he’s been a Garnt and Joey fan for years ). I had no idea he knew anything about these people. It was quite the moment and we talk about TT weekly now. I became interested in anime too and started watching. Now I have this huge thing in common with my kiddos I never expected. Weirds em out honestly and we like different shows but it’s nice. My spouse and I both loved Battle of the Planets ( Gotchaman) and other similar Americanized shows as kids in the 70s so I guess it was always there but who knew. TT pulled us into a whole new genre of entertainment and it’s been very refreshing. I love TT and now my entrainment comes from these YTubers, Streamers, and Vtubers in this crazy interconnected TT cinematic universe. So Garnt you accomplished more than you know! Thank you! Thank you from the bottom of my Heart, all three of you! We will be here supporting and watching as long as you do it, even as life ramps up the busy again we will make time for TT! You’ve made a few fans for life here!

Watching trash taste feels like I'm hanging out with people close to me. ( Not in a para-social way)

Garnt is really the best storyteller imo.

Of course the MCU is the in the foundation of the podcast, but thanks for providing a commentary and a franchise that is enjoyable. I didn't know about you three before the podcast, but every episode with boys is worth while time to see other people have fun and share their opinions. It's a laugh and keep it up.

I remember when I first discovered the podcast and looked at the duration of one episode. I would usually watch one throughout the course of a week because of how long it is. Now, I'm at that point where I reserve episodes because otherwise I'd finish them in one sitting (while studying) and have nothing else to do. That's how interesting you guys are to me. These past 2 years could've been more boring and depressing if it weren't for Trash Taste. Will always look forward to listening to more shit-talking and stupid banters from the boys haha.

The amount of preparation you pointed out aside from your great friendship were right on the nose. A rare in-person podcast, diversity of topics planned ahead of time so you wouldn't just be an anime podcasts, and the specials made Trash Taste what it was

Before Trash Taste i really couldn't get behind the whole podcast craze, but having loved your content for so long I checked it out. And man am I glad I did. You guys not only gave me something to look forward to each week, but turned me on to the amazing content of Joey, Connor, Sydney and even Chris. Mad respect to you Garnt and the epic team you work with.

The figure special was genius because your video on Gigguk is what got me to go watch Connor and Joey’s because I didn’t follow them at the time only yours. Then after watching them I started watching the podcast and every episode since! You guys are great. I look forward to every Friday like it’s my favorite TV show that’s currently airing or something.

i'm so glad trash taste became a thing, i started watching it on episode 3 and i never expected to watch it much, but holy shit how it grew on me i really believe the stars were aligned on this, not only the pandemic made me stuck in my house, i wanted to find new things to watch, and had a bunch of house chores to do and i coincidently watched one random video from joey that appeared on my recommendation list for me to discover this podcast and start watching it weekly still can't believe i started watching it when it only had like 3 episodes

dude's a magnificent storyteller.👏🏼

For me the thing that drew me in the most is the internationality of the podcast members. I don't know it's hard to explain but as a German person born in the Philippines I have made the experience that a person that has seen more than their own country (for longer than 2 months) just views alot lf things very differently and has an outlook on things that to me just feels more "real" .

You guys are basically the Clarkson, Hammond & May of the Anime community, that's why I never doubted you guys would skyrocket with the podcast.

I initially watched the first ep of trash taste when it was released because I was a HUGE podtaku fan. I knew Garnt and Joey for ages, but not realy COnnor since his videos didn't really intrigue me. Now Connor is probs my favorite member haha

the figure special was really a genius idea

It was in Trash Taste that I first found Connor and thank god he's part of the bois. If he wasn't, then I probably would've quit watching a long time ago. Connor just makes every episode relatable and fresh; it isn't really an anime podcast anymore but I think that's what makes the podcast better

I am so glad that this podcast exists. It's one of my favorite past time. It's so wholesome to see genuine friends hang out every week and talk about whatever. You all compliment each other so well. I love how you guys aren't all professional on camera and that trash taste isn't just a podcast. There's specials and funny how it has it's own lore. I always find it amusing when the content creators I watch are somehow connected with each other. I knew joey and garnt before trash taste but not connor,or rather I knew him but didnt really watch him. For me he was just a guy who collabed with emirichu so boy I was damn surprised when I saw connor on trash taste. I also stopped watching both garnt and joey in recent years and I was never heavily invested in them so I was surprised to see that these guys knew each other. I knew them separately. And then many other youtubers got pulled in the trash taste verse. Connor,joey,garnt,syd,aki,Tectone,chris. I knew these guys before. I also found cool people like Ironmouse and Kaho through trash taste. All in all,thanks trash taste. You guys are my go to when I am feeling shit,y'all made my quarantine much better.

I think Garnts got the right understanding of how it became so popular. I was subbed on Gigguk but only for the season breakdown content. then the figure episode went up and I watched that and then checked out Trash Taste

Next time someone asks what the secret to your success is, just tell them "It's the sauce", and leave it to them to figure out what the hell you mean by that. lol

This was a great watch. Such a love letter to friendship lol. Also: Connor did really well, didn't he? he decided the gear you'd get for shooting + camera angles and so on? That's really important stuff! Plus he was the one that said you should get permission for shooting in the stores, I can't even imagine those videos being shot kind pf undercover. Huge W for the monke

Great video! Joey came in clutch for being nihongo jouzu, Connor came in clutch with the tech, Garnt came in clutch with the branding and ideas, and Meilyn came in clutch with business side of things. Gotta love the teamwork there to create my favorite podcast. 👏

Seeing the announcement for TT show up on twitter & waiting for the first episode I myself never expected it to get as big as it got, I watched all three individually & seeing em come together made me so excited for what was to come Keep up the amazing work guys!

Honestly, without Trash Taste, I wouldn't be able to build gunpla without hearing you guys arguing about food & anime

Am i the only one who's life changed a lot because of Trash Taste? I can't thank them enough for joy they gave me and still giving to this day.

It's the way the conversation always makes us feel as if it's happening in real time and we can add our 2 cents in, that's what draws the audience and keeps Trash Taste climbing new heights.

Loving these kinds of monologues on your channel Garnt. I wasn't really into podcasts until Trash Taste started and the dynamic of a fun conversation being shared with us was really appealing. Kudos to all of your guys' hard work and planning and camaraderie!

"How do you discover Trash Taste" section. Through best guest, Chris Broad, because he appeared as the first guest and I knew about Joey before because Chris do JAJ with him. This is also how I discovered Garnt and Connor. Listened till the end and damn, these bunch have pretty fun conversations. Then of course I binged every single episode until today.

Been watching TT since day 1 and I'm always blown away by your commitment to quality and super cool ideas. Hopefully this pandemic ends and you guys can get all the sweet guests you've been waiting for. Kevin Penkin where you at bro!

I found Trash Taste from the first Chris episode and stayed ever since. I love how most episodes can be enjoyed with or without video which makes it very convenient to listen to when I need to do other tasks like clean the house or do the laundry. I think the fact that you guys explain your story set ups well makes it easy to follow to a larger audience, no one really feels left out. I mean, I only used to listen to the pod episodes and never once did I really feel like I had to follow you and the boys religiously to understand the dynamic. It's a podcast that can be enjoyed at any level, from casual listener to Reddit/Twitter meme poster.

just finished the video and honestly I have a massive grin on my face, the quality of all three of your guys' videos are just impeccable - pretty epic

I think one of the reasons is because you guys all had collective audiences and they where all brought together into one collective and made us realize there’s more to talking about anime and manga or being a voice actor, that along with the fact there’s no big podcast in the anime community along with your level of production AND most importantly the fact you guys have such great chemistry make the podcast THE best podcast in the internet in my opinion

As a viewer you hit the nail on the head for the things I have a perspective of. The specials that take it out of the studio and to be more than a podcast, the TTCU videos across all channels, your willingness to discuss Trash Taste and the boys on your own channels and vice versa - so many creators try to "be professional" and pretend like the other channels don't really exist. You're just expected to know.

The MCU idea tying into the podcast is absolutely genius.

love getting the perspective behind everything. thankful for u guys and ur content individually/collectively on the podcast

I think that you guys shooting for 100k and hitting a million is the most giga chad move ever lol

i was personally drawn to Trash Taste because I was starved for content, and I could never get enough Gigguk and a 2 hour podcast was perfect.

Love these store type vlogs, the last one was a hit and so is this one. I listen to quite a few podcasts and I have to say that this is my #1.

i remember finding trash taste at random and then finding all of your individual channels and it seriously was one of the best nights of my life i had so much content to watch and every video you guys make peek my interest i owe so much to you guys for making my life better

Garnt, this is so wholesome, it almost makes me cry. I am super happy for you all and I really hope you continue doing what you are doing because it's absolutely great. You 3 have a very good dynamic and having crazy specials like the drifting one, the cycling special or the cooking special are amazing. They add that extra spice once every so often you want from the episodes

for me it was just the personalities. you three just gave such a warm and friendly vibe that I don't feel too intimidated to listen to or watch. you could literally talk about anything and I'd finish the whole 2 hours.

The secret of Trash Taste's success is Friendship it can't get more anime than this

Wow guys, I was really waiting for a vid like this from someone of you!! I really believe that you deserve the success you got and a lot more to come! I'm watching you for a really long time, and I can say that I really admire that you are while aware of the fact that you influence people and you are really responsible about what you say and how you say it! I hope more people can have same mindset as you and then the internet will be a better place! You inspire a lot of people , Keep it up!