Well, well, well, happy new year to all of you little gremlins.

I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22.

It's Benedict here back on another installment of the YouTube News podcast,

and we're feeling exciting, we're feeling vigorous,

and we're feeling full of life as we enter a brand new year.

And we're entering it with a bang, baby, because we've got an interview on today's episode.

That's right, you're there going, wait a minute, Ben, you had an interview on the last episode.

You had Tom Rosenthal on the last episode.

You couldn't possibly have another big name for this episode, could you?

Also, I guess I haven't read the episode title.

Ha ha ha, sweet summer child, I would reply. Yes, we've got Garrett Watts on this episode.

You may remember him from episode two, and now he's back for this. Our 99th episode spectacular.

Yes, well, other podcasts might celebrate episode 100. Here at YouTube News, we think that's rather

gauche, so we've decided to make 99 the big one, baby, at least until next week when I'll

probably make 100 big as well. So kick back, relax and celebrate the start of a brand new year

and the limitless, well, okay, relatively limited potential that it brings as we start the first ever episode of the YouTube News podcast for 2022. On with the show.

Yes, it's great to be back here with you and with all this talk of dates, with all this talk of time.

I think it makes a lot of sense to roll straight into everybody's favourite segment. It's time for on this day in YouTube history.

This is a simply beloved segment where we look back at historic and notable things that

happened in YouTube history on this very date, the date of the recording, not necessarily the date

of the releasing. That would be more clever, but I've never thought to do that. No, the date of the recording, not necessarily the date of the

releasing. That would be more clever, but I've never thought to do that. No, the date of the recording,

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