ICYMI - MrBeast Dethroned a Child to Become the Most Successful YouTuber
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2023
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Rachelle Hampton is joined by BuzzFeed’s Kelsey Weekman for a crash course in the history and significance of YouTuber MrBeast. Kelsey tells Rachelle all about how he first got started counting numbers to camera, his wild philanthropic stunts, and why his blandness is so arresting and unnerving at the same time.
This podcast is produced by Daniel Schroeder, Rachelle Hampton, and Daisy Rosario.
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes it's nothing quite like a muck delivery. |
| 0:03.2 | A big Mac in your bedroom before a big night on the town. |
| 0:06.8 | Snuggling up on the sofa with a box of chicken selects. |
| 0:10.4 | A night off the cooking with a quarter pound of a cheese. |
| 0:13.4 | Being indoors with muck nuggets when it's raining outside. |
| 0:16.7 | On munching fries, just because it's Friday. |
| 0:19.9 | There's nothing quite like a muck delivery. |
| 0:23.4 | Participating restaurants only, serving times in delivery fees apply, |
| 0:26.2 | service charge may apply, see the muck don's app, |
| 0:28.1 | Uber eats or just eat for more details. |
| 0:34.2 | I built the world's most dangerous escape for a minute. |
| 0:36.6 | This contestant can finish it in less than one hour. |
| 0:39.3 | He wins $100,000. |
| 0:43.4 | Hi, I'm Rachel Anthony and I'm Kelsey Weekman and you're listening to ICOMI. |
| 0:47.8 | In case you missed it, Slates podcast about internet culture. |
| 0:51.6 | And yes, the day I am re joined by none other than internet culture report extraordinaire. |
| 0:57.4 | Kelsey Weekman, Kelsey, hello, welcome back. |
| 1:01.7 | Oh my gosh, so happy to be here. |
| 1:03.2 | Great joy in my life. |
| 1:05.1 | I'm so excited that you're here. |
| 1:07.0 | I from afar, I'm truly one of your biggest stands. |
| 1:09.8 | I'm always just like, oh my gosh. |
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