#1: Grant Sanderson (3blue1brown) - Commoditizing Explanations
Grant Sanderson is best known for his YouTube channel 3blue1brown which has nearly 3 million subscribers. Grant makes visually captivating videos explaining math concepts and entertaining puzzles.
In this episode, I talk with Grant about what makes his content engaging, his experiences conducting live lectures online, building tools for online education, the value proposition of an online education, and more. To learn more about Grant, visit youtube.com/3blue1brown.
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Host: Sathwik Reddy (twitter: @sathwikreddyp)
Producer: Shivam Sehgal
Cover Art: Ali Nitti
Intro Music: First Night in Space (Composed by onemansymphony.bandcamp.com)
Outro Music: $50 bills flying out of the trunk of my car as I'm leaving town after a bank robbery (Composed by onemansymphony.bandcamp.com)
