40 Fun Facts About The Yard (Podcast)

Whose Twitch subscriber record did Yard co-host Ludwig Ahgren break during his month-long 2021 subathon?

Ninja had held the mark since 2018, until Ahgren's marathon stream peaked at around 282,000 subscribers.

What did Yard co-host Ludwig Ahgren blow up in the sketch announcing his move away from Twitch?

A purple car stood in for Twitch in the short comedy sketch, which he posted a day before he began streaming on YouTube Gaming.

The Yard podcast's 50th episode was recorded inside MrBeast's studio in which US state?

North Carolina is home to MrBeast's mega-studio, where the hosts got him talking about sleeping where he works and leaking his upcoming projects.

Which tabletop game do The Yard podcast's hosts play in the spin-off show they released in 2025?

Dungeons & Dragons had come up on the podcast two years earlier, when Dimension 20 player Zac Oyama guested and the hosts hinted at a project in the works.

Swipe, a product line launched in 2022 by Yard podcast co-host Ludwig Ahgren, sells what bathroom item?

Bidets make up the Swipe line, announced in October 2022, months after he launched a browser extension company called Truffle.

Yard co-host Ludwig Ahgren is also known as an esports commentator at tournaments for which fighting game?

Super Smash Bros. Melee was also one of the main games on his small early Twitch streams, alongside Mario Party 2 and Dark Souls.

Which cartoon character did co-host Nick get tattooed on himself during a 2022 episode of The Yard?

Garfield went onto Nick mid-recording, in an episode that also had the hosts recounting their night at The Streamer Awards.

Yard co-host Ludwig Ahgren streamed for 50 hours at DreamHack Atlanta from inside what?

A glass box held him for the full 50 hours, and the stunt raised more than $315,000 for Alveus Sanctuary and No Kid Hungry.

When COVID quarantine kept co-host Nick off a 2021 episode of The Yard, what took his seat?

An inflatable dinosaur replaced Nick, who was on day eight of his quarantine while the other three hosts recorded without him.

Yard podcast co-host Ludwig Ahgren slept on camera during his 2021 subathon in a bed themed on which film?

Cars was the theme of the bed he slept in on stream; he later auctioned it for charity along with his silver YouTube play button.

Which membership platform gives paying supporters of The Yard podcast exclusive access to its work?

Patreon carries the show's premium episodes, and streamer Cinna, a 2024 guest, had once been one of its paying members.

The Yard podcast's own description jokes that its four hosts fill a gap among podcasters in which city?

Los Angeles is where the show is made, and its tongue-in-cheek blurb claims the four were sent back from the future to podcast there.

Which star of Netflix's Sex Education did the hosts of The Yard podcast travel to the UK to interview?

Asa Butterfield first drew notice as the child lead of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and later starred in Hugo and Ender's Game.

Which Crash Course host answered The Yard podcast's self-described dumb science questions in a 2024 episode?

Hank Green, who also hosts SciShow, talked the hosts through his spontaneous stand-up special and some terrifying scientific mysteries.

Which streamer, founder of The Streamer Awards, got her own Yard podcast episode in November 2023?

QTCinderella began dating co-host Ludwig in 2020, and the episode had the hosts discussing why she had not been on before.

Which streamer broke Yard podcast co-host Ludwig Ahgren's Twitch subscriber record in February 2023?

Kai Cenat took the record almost two years after Ahgren set it by streaming for a month straight.

Which chess YouTuber told The Yard podcast in 2023 about losing a game to a 10-year-old?

GothamChess, the handle of International Master Levy Rozman, also told the hosts about playing chess while getting an MRI.

Which podcast's three hosts were with The Yard for an episode recorded in Japan in 2023?

Trash Taste is made by Tokyo-based creators who cover anime and life in Japan, and one of them, CDawgVA, had guested on The Yard the summer before.

Which stand-up comedian became the first guest on The Yard podcast, in its eighth episode in 2021?

Stavros Halkias went on to release the Netflix special Fat Rascal in 2023; The Yard's next guest, YouTuber Ted Nivison, came six episodes later.

Which YouTuber, Ludwig's partner in a royalty-free music channel, got his own Yard podcast episode in 2023?

Jschlatt and Ludwig founded the channel in 2022 to release royalty-free recordings of famous compositions for other creators to use.

Which OfflineTV co-founder swapped strange Uber stories with the hosts of The Yard podcast in 2024?

Pokimane rose to popularity streaming League of Legends and Fortnite on Twitch, and the hosts also recalled the first time they met her.

Which Smosh co-founder discussed the sketch channel's origins on a 2022 episode of The Yard podcast?

Anthony Padilla left Smosh in 2017 and returned six years later; The Yard titled his visit as going on a date with him.

Which GeoGuessr star joined The Yard podcast in 2024 for the episode titled 'He found us.'?

Rainbolt first found fame posting high-speed GeoGuessr guesses on TikTok, and the episode covered the game's World Cup.

Which YouTuber rode across Japan with Ludwig for the vlog series Tip To Tip and has guested on The Yard?

Michael Reeves and Ludwig crossed the country on motorcycles in two weeks, without smartphones, maps or expressways.

Which Canadian tech YouTuber joined The Yard podcast for a 2024 episode about trying out podcasting?

Linus Sebastian created Linus Tech Tips in 2008 while presenting for a computer retailer, and on The Yard the talk ran to how he spends time outside work.

Which creator, who went viral in 2019 tasting kombucha, appeared on a 2024 episode of The Yard podcast?

Brittany Broski, host of The Broski Report, told the hosts how she got her start and about her dream job outside YouTube.

Which Canadian rapper explained to The Yard podcast in 2023 how he got his stage name?

bbno$ is pronounced "baby no money", and he told the hosts he once had a single day to prepare for Jimmy Kimmel.

Which Canadian streamer known for indie-game Let's Plays met the hosts of The Yard podcast in 2025?

Northernlion, whose Live Super Show ran on Twitch from 2013 to 2021, joked with the hosts about how life is tougher for bald people.

Which Challenge Accepted host visited The Yard podcast in 2024 to discuss the production behind her videos?

Michelle Khare was a professional cyclist before her series took off, and she told the hosts about her biggest fears.

Which chemistry YouTuber described his most dangerous experiments to The Yard podcast in 2025?

NileRed, the channel of chemist Nigel Braun, also explained to the hosts how time crystals and computers work.

Which business podcast did Yard co-host Aiden McCaig launch in 2025 with streamers Atrioc and DougDoug?

Lemonade Stand grew out of an idea McCaig took to Atrioc in 2024, and The Yard answered with an episode titled as if he had been stolen.

In 2023 The Yard was nominated in the podcast category at which ceremony honouring online creators?

Streamy Awards voters gave the podcast prize to Jay Shetty's On Purpose instead, and the hosts' next episode was titled "We Lost."

Yard co-host Aiden McCaig has served as chief operating officer of which company behind Ludwig Ahgren's content?

Mogul Moves produces Ahgren's live events, and McCaig has also worked as tournament organizer on his invitationals.

In which US state was Yard co-host Ludwig Ahgren born, to a French mother and a Swedish father?

New Hampshire's town of Hollis was his birthplace, and in 2021 the podcast flew to his childhood home to record in the freezing backyard with his mom.

In 2022 the hosts of The Yard podcast flew 15 hours to record an episode in which Australian city?

Sydney hosted the recording, where the talk turned to America versus Australia and Slime's sore losing at mini-golf.

Yard podcast co-host Ludwig Ahgren graduated in 2017 from which school, where he joined a comedy club?

Arizona State University is where he was an inaugural member of the comedy club Tempe Late Night, and where he met Nut, a friend who guested on The Yard in 2023.

Which platform fighter was the first game from Offbrand Games, co-founded by The Yard's Ludwig Ahgren?

Rivals of Aether II reached Windows in October 2024, and that month The Yard's hosts discussed its launch with guest ConnorEatsPants.

For the 2021 Yard podcast episode about flying 10,000 miles to film, which country did the hosts visit?

Italy was the destination, though the episode's own blurb puts the flight nearer 6,000 miles, and it features Ludwig touring the streets on a Vespa.

Which member of MrBeast's on-screen cast guested on The Yard podcast's one-year anniversary episode in 2022?

Karl Jacobs also co-hosted the Banter podcast, whose hosts joined The Yard together a few months later.

Which skateboard trick did co-host Nick attempt on The Yard podcast's 100,000-subscriber YouTube plaque?

Kickflip attempts on the plaque came in 2022, in an episode whose blurb says the award was finally used to let Nick injure himself.