#650 - Jake Paul

Key Takeaways

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  Parents should pass mandatory IQ tests first

  “There should be a certificate that you gotta fill out some paperwork first to get a kid, bro, to be honest. You gotta pass the IQ test, honestly, or some shit like that. Even a low IQ test would be good. These people, and by the way, it's like the movie Idiocracy, which by the way is like fully coming to life.”

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  The movie Idiocracy is becoming real life

  “It used to be a comedy movie, but now it's like... it's art now. It's like, oh my god, we're here. Yeah. Like, and by the way, Brondo, like the electrolyte drink in it is like prime. I mean, I agree. It's where we are. That's a prime business meeting right there.”

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  Self-funding movies creates massive personal pressure

  “The tough parts were just all of the spaces you have to stay involved with. You think like, oh, somebody else does that. And you're like, oh no, there's nobody else. And so it just falls back on you. I think it is scary because you don't want it to affect the how people think about you or feel about you.”

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  Major events avoid competing with movie releases

  “And we actually base our fights around making sure there's no other big events. Like the last fight on Netflix, like third biggest fight ever with Joshua, 35 million viewers live. But it was the same weekend as Avatar, the same day. So it plays into it. Like would we have gotten 5 million more viewers?”

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  Independent production enables full creative control

  “I hope it does because we want to be able to make more stuff and help other people make more stuff that don't get like, like there's no studio attached to it. It's like, nobody told us anything we could put in or out of the script. So it's all our own thing.”

Episode Description

Jake Paul is a professional boxer, entrepreneur and content mogul. His promotion MVP will host its first ever MMA card live on Netflix May 16th. Jake joins Theo to talk about how his family has navigated their unique fame, his reaction to the callout from Nate Diaz, and why he thinks comedy will save America.  Jake Paul: https://www.instagram.com/jakepaul/  ------------------------------------------------- Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ  Perplexity AI: Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/theo  Prize Picks: Go to https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/THEO and use code THEO to get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Play Responsibly.  Moonpay: Head over to https://www.moonpay.com/theo  to sign up  IQBar: Text THEO to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. American Giant: Go to http://american-giant.com  and use code THEO for 20% off your first order. Valor Recovery: To learn more about Valor Recovery please visit them at https://valorrecoverycoaching.com/  or email them at admin@valorrecoverycoaching.com ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: tpwproducer@gmail.com Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/  Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Andrew https://www.instagram.com/bleachmediaofficial/  Producer: Halston https://www.instagram.com/halstonrays/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices