Hank Green: podcast appearances and interviews

William Henry Green II, born on May 5, 1980, is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He is known for producing the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and for hosting educational channels such as Crash Course and SciShow. Green has also organized social activism efforts, created additional YouTube channels and podcasts, and released music albums. He has garnered a large following on TikTok through his various projects. Alongside his brother, Green co-created VidCon, a major conference about online videos, and the Project for Awesome, an annual online charity event, as well as NerdCon: Stories, a short-lived storytelling conference. He co-created The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, an Emmy-winning web series based on Pride and Prejudice serialized as video blogs. Green is a co-founder of several ventures including DFTBA Records, a merchandise company; Subbable, a crowdfunding platform later acquired by Patreon; DFTBA Games; and Pemberley Digital, which produces video blog adaptations of classic novels. He founded EcoGeek, an environmental technology blog that evolved into Complexly, a media production company of which he was CEO until late 2023. Green also hosts podcasts such as Dear Hank & John, with his brother, and Delete This with his wife, alongside SciShow Tangents. His debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, was published in 2018 and became a New York Times Best Seller, followed by its sequel in 2020. After a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis and treatment in 2023, Green stepped down from his CEO position, began performing stand-up comedy about his experience, and released the special Pissing Out Cancer in 2024. In 2025, he partnered with Honey B Games to launch Focus Friend, a productivity app that reached number one on Apple’s App Store for free apps.