How YouTube transformed our world
On Point | Podcast
WBUR
4.2 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
YouTube turns 20 this year. The platform now hosts 20 billion videos, and lets basically anyone, anywhere on Earth, create, share and watch. How has YouTube changed us?
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| 0:00.0 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey guys, welcome back to my channel. |
| 0:13.0 | I was told by my producers I needed to do that. |
| 0:17.0 | And so I just did. |
| 0:19.0 | But in truth, I'm Magna Chakrabardi, and this is on point. |
| 0:21.9 | Hey y'all. It's Michaela. Welcome back to my YouTube channel. What's up, guys? Welcome back to the |
| 0:26.1 | channel. Hey guys. Hi, guys. Hey, everyone. Hello, everybody. Hey, guys. Welcome back. |
| 0:31.4 | Oh yeah, YouTube. It turns 20 this year. And the platform now hosts more than 20 billion with a B videos. |
| 0:41.1 | It lets basically anyone, anywhere in the world, create, share, and watch. |
| 0:45.6 | And YouTube has changed how people learn about and engage with the world. |
| 0:52.5 | I love YouTube for learning how to do any do-it-yourself DIY task. |
| 0:59.8 | Hi, everyone, welcome. |
| 1:00.9 | Well, I take it you're having problems with your toilet. |
| 1:03.1 | I mean, unless you're just a die-hard plumbing enthusiast and you're love watching these. |
| 1:06.8 | Whether it's learning how to pickle, how to replace the air cabin filter in your car. |
| 1:11.6 | You're going to have to remove your... |
| 1:14.6 | I'm not sure what this is called. |
| 1:15.6 | It's like your backplating of your glove compartment, okay? |
| 1:19.6 | It saved me probably thousands of dollars in repair bills. |
| 1:23.6 | I've discovered that I'm capable of really quite a lot. |
| 1:28.5 | And then sometimes I discover, nope, that one needs to be a professional. |
| 1:32.7 | Watch the PWHL season on YouTube, bowling videos to try to help my grandson. |
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