Hi there, mate. Welcome back to the YouTube News podcast. How are you doing? Hope you've had a great week.

My name is Benedict Townsend. I'm the host here on the YouTube News podcast, joined by my good friend,

producer Joe, who is back from prison where he was trapped for doing horrible crimes.

We'll discuss that more on the show. We've got a hell of a show for you today. We've got some very big stories. We're going to be talking about that big Josh Peter's prank that's been making all the

headlines and some other stuff. But without much further ado, let's crack on with it.

Like I said, Josh Peters pranked Katie Hopkins in an epic fashion. I'll be breaking that all down.

James Charles is looking for a boyfriend on TikTok. Here's how you can apply to be that very boy.

Billy Eilish has called out YouTubers for dressing up and pretending

to be her. Plus, we've got true YouTuber facts and unfortunately a numbers segment. It's going to be a

wonderful show for you and hopefully me as well. Well, welcome back to the YouTube News podcast,

everyone. My name is Benedict Townsend. You can find me on social media at Benedict Town, all one word, and it's wonderful to be with you for another week.

And this is a special week, actually. It's my birthday this week. Did you know that, Joe? It's my birthday on Wednesday, the 5th of February.

So I can hear you all screaming at your phones, happy birthday, and I begrudgingly accept your praise. Thank you very much. So I'm in a good mood. And I'm in a good mood as well because we've got a great episode for you today.

There's some stuff that I'm really excited to chat to you about.

I've got some really fun stories.

And I'm excited because you have been voting in your droves for YouTube news at the Global Awards.

And I know I keep banging on about this, but don't worry, the show is coming soon.

And then I'll never mention it again until next year. But basically, YouTube and news, in case you somehow don't know,

is nominated for Best Podcast at the Global Awards.

If you go to vote.global.com, you can vote for YouTuber News.

There's lots of other categories as well, like Best Indy Band and lots of other stuff that's quite fun.

But the main one is Best Podcast. So if you go to vote.global.com, all you have to do is

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