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Mar 2020
1h 32m

Video Artist: Casey Neistat

Guy Raz | Wondery
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When Casey Neistat was a teenager, the odds were against him; he had dropped out of high school, was washing dishes to pay rent, and was a father by age 17. But he eventually scraped together enough money to buy a camera and an iMac, and began churning out short films that went viral even before YouTube took off. Despite having to start his career over sever ... Show More
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