If you're on YouTube, you likely know Casey Neistat. Less understood is his brother & original co-collaborator, Van Neistat—an artist of considerable talent behind the wildly popular "The Spirited Man' channel. This is his wild story. Read more & visit the show notes👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll609 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:59 - 10 Years Since the Neistat Brothers 00:04:56 - Mentor Artist - Tom Sachs 00:14:20 - The Beginning of Van's Filmmaking 00:17:45 - Sobriety 00:18:05 - Van's Incredible Library of Films 00:21:09 - Van's Origin Story: Storytelling and Love of Analog 00:29:20 - Voicing Change 00:30:19 - The Long Road of Self-Discovery & Sobriety 00:51:04 - The Spirited Man Reckons with YouTube 01:00:52 - The Struggle Of The Spirited Man 01:16:04 - The Spirited Man and Endurance 01:18:51 - What Happened After the Neistat Brothers Ended? 01:27:36 - The Artist Life: The Romance Vs. The Grind 01:34:34 - Finding Sustainability with YouTube 01:39:47 - Humor and Easter Eggs 01:42:08 - The Safdie Brothers and The Diane Fink School 01:47:49 - Mmuseumm 01:54:02 - Living in New York 01:56:32 - Crossing Paths with Werner Herzog 02:08:16 - A Generation of Repair 02:19:33 - Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast #neistat