Podcast Summary
Celebrating achievements and previewing upcoming projects during town halls: The Daily Wire values transparency and engagement with its audience, offering exclusive access to new projects like the PragerU Masters program through town halls.
The company values transparency and alignment with its audience, especially its Daily Wire Plus members. During their town halls, they celebrate achievements, inform about upcoming projects, and provide a glimpse into their work to keep their audience engaged and informed. One of the most significant upcoming projects is the expansion of their partnership with PragerU, which will offer Daily Wire Plus members exclusive access to deeper explorations of important topics through the PragerU Masters program. The company's commitment to giving their audience valuable content and knowledge is reflected in their successful collaborations and ambitious goals.
The Importance of Wisdom and Education: Dennis Prager's PragerU Masters program and Jordan Peterson's Daily Wire Plus offer unique insights and essential advice for personal growth and societal progress through wisdom and education.
The value of wisdom and education, particularly in the context of religious and secular schools, was a recurring theme in the discussion. Dennis Prager's unique wisdom will reach millions through PragerU's Masters program, while Jordan Peterson's exclusive content on Daily Wire Plus provides essential advice and insights for young people. The importance of understanding the role of stories, particularly those found in the Bible, in shaping our ethics and actions was emphasized. The upcoming releases from Peterson, including "Dragons, Monsters, and Men" and "Exodus," promise to explore these ideas further. Ultimately, the value of knowledge, ethics, and freedom was emphasized as essential for personal growth and societal progress.
Exploring the contrast between Israelites' pursuit of freedom and Pharaoh's tyranny in a 16-part series: The Daily Wire Plus team creates high-quality content that aligns with conservative values and makes a positive impact on the world, with over 80 million podcast downloads monthly and a successful consumer goods business.
The Daily Wire Plus team is dedicated to creating high-quality content that aligns with conservative values, while also making a positive impact on the world. This was evident in their latest 16-part series, which explores the contrast between the Israelites' pursuit of freedom and Pharaoh's tyranny. The team's commitment to ethical values and holding villains accountable is presented as a deep and cosmic principle. Beyond this series, The Daily Wire Plus has released successful new content from their core hosts, including Candace Owens' podcast and Matt Walsh's grooming line. They have also taken a stand against "woke corporations" by launching their own consumer goods business, Jeremy's Razors, which has exceeded expectations with over 100,000 razor kits and subscriptions sold. The team's mission to do good for the world and financially succeed is unique in the conservative media landscape. As of now, Daily Wire Plus generates over 80 million podcast downloads every month, making them the number 5 podcast publisher in the world. Their premier host, Ben Shapiro, has had his content played over 2.3 billion times. The team is committed to continuing to create content that resonates with their audience and challenges toxic narratives of the radical left.
Acknowledging challenges and expanding reach: Daily Wire Plus aims to reach 10M subscribers, expand into children's entertainment, and overcome challenges in the cultural and political landscape
Despite reaching a significant milestone of 1,000,000 active subscribers, Daily Wire Plus acknowledges the challenges in the cultural and political landscape and the need to continue growing and producing impactful content. The team is working on expanding their reach, particularly in children's entertainment, with the launch of DW Kids and shows like Chipchilla, which is already in production. The company's ambitious goal is to reach 10,000,000 active subscribers, recognizing the vast disparity in size between conservative and left-leaning media organizations. The team's resilience and ability to exceed expectations, demonstrated by their rapid growth from 100,000 to 1,000,000 subscribers in just a few years, instills confidence in their ability to meet this goal.
DreamWorks Animation's New Kids' Shows: Chip Chilla, Zoodles, and Mabel Maclay: DreamWorks Animation is investing $100,000,000 in new kids' shows: Chip Chilla, Zoodles, and Mabel Maclay, featuring top Hollywood talent and creating commerce opportunities for plush toys, children's books, video games, and more. The company also aims to adapt Ayn Rand's work into a scripted series for its general entertainment project.
DreamWorks Animation is expanding its kids' content with three new shows: Chip Chilla, Zoodles, and Mabel Maclay. These shows, featuring top Hollywood talent and entertaining stories, will not only provide joy and learning opportunities for kids but also create new commerce opportunities for plush toys, children's books, video games, and more. DreamWorks Animation aims to create a world where kids can live, learn, and play without compromising their values. Additionally, the company is also developing scripted series for its general entertainment project, with ambitious goals such as adapting Ayn Rand's work into a premium series. Despite initial doubts, DreamWorks Animation has already secured the rights to bring this culturally significant story to the screen. With a $100,000,000 initial investment and a long-term vision of a 100-year enterprise, DreamWorks Animation is committed to creating content that kids and parents can trust and enjoy.
Daily Wire Plus acquires rights to influential books for adaptations: Daily Wire Plus expands content with book adaptations, aiming to make a difference for conservatives and the country, asking for redoubled efforts from team and audience.
Daily Wire Plus is expanding its content offerings with the acquisition of the exclusive rights to adapt influential books like Atlas Shrugged and the Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead. These projects represent the company's ambitious goals to create a culture for conservatives and build a better future for the country. The team and audience are asked to redouble their efforts to help the company succeed, as the stakes are high and the opportunity to make a significant impact is within reach. Daily Wire is known for demanding the best from its people, and in return, it offers the chance to change the world. The company's success comes with a responsibility to press on until the end, and with dedication, optimism, and hard work, the team can make a difference.
Changing Ben Shapiro's image for relatability: Ben Shapiro's team strategically altered his appearance and continued to grow The Daily Wire, a conservative media company, amidst opposition and financial struggles, to change the cultural narrative and make an impact on the country.
Ben Shapiro's team made a deliberate decision to change his image, including growing a beard, to make him more relatable and cool. However, working at The Daily Wire, which is known for its conservative and controversial content, comes with intense responsibilities and challenges. The company, which has been operating without significant cash flow for years, is striving to change the cultural narrative by applying economic incentives to institutions that align with the radical left wing. This goal, which involves scaling the business and facing active opposition from media outlets and the government, is a difficult and ongoing process. Despite the challenges, Ben Shapiro and his team are determined to prove the naysayers wrong and make a significant impact on the country. They understand that it will take time, and the journey will remain difficult, but they are energized by the purpose and the mission.
Contributing to a cause at The Daily Wire: Employees gain new skills, resilience, and contribute to a mission, making their experience valuable despite challenges
Working at The Daily Wire can be challenging, but it's worth it because of the opportunity to pour your best efforts into a cause you believe in. Employees may not stay long, but they will leave with new skills and resiliency, making them better prepared for whatever comes next. The company also acquires and licenses content from other sources to meet demand and provide value to Daily Wire Plus members. These acquisitions offer opportunities to bring beautiful, undervalued content to the audience and make a difference in the culture wars. Despite the challenges, the experience of working at The Daily Wire and contributing to its mission is seen as a feature, not a bug.
Daily Wire expands content offerings and acquisitions: The Daily Wire is growing its content library, focusing on kids and teen content, and expanding its team to cater to a wider audience, including young adults and teens. Despite not offering studio tours, their content aims to challenge dominant narratives and provide alternative, high-quality options.
Daily Wire is expanding its content offerings and acquisition of licenses, particularly for kids and teen content, as they strive to provide a trustworthy platform for families. They are also growing their team to accommodate new talent and plan to create content for a wider audience, including young adults and teens. Unfortunately, they currently do not offer studio tours due to logistical and security reasons. However, their mission remains to challenge the dominant narratives in media and provide alternative, high-quality content for various demographics.
The value of a live audience in content production: Live audiences bring community, idea sharing, and a more meaningful experience for creators and viewers. The Daily Wire aims to expand studios and eventually bring back live audiences for daily production.
The energy and engagement of a live audience significantly enhances the production process, as shared by Jeremy and Brett from The Daily Wire. Prior to the pandemic, they had a weekly gathering of 60 people for their shows, which brought a great sense of community and idea sharing. However, the logistics of managing such events are challenging. Their hope is to expand their studios and eventually bring back live audiences for daily production. This approach, they believe, will provide a more meaningful and impactful experience for both the creators and the audience. The Daily Wire values its active subscriber community of 1 million, and the team is dedicated to continuing to produce high-quality content, despite the challenges. The support from their audience and advertisers is appreciated and essential to their success. Despite the current bleakness, they remain optimistic and committed to winning.
