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Endless Thread

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4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jimmy Donaldson — AKA "MrBeast" — has taken YouTube by storm, racking up more than 330 million subscribers with his cleverly edited videos of stunts ranging from performative philanthropy to Fear Factor-esque challenges. Ryan Broderick, creator of the Garbage Day newsletter and host of the podcast Panic World, tells Ben and Amory about the awkward past, the controversial present, and the uncertain future of MrBeast.

Show notes:

Panic World's MrBeast episode with Ben and Amory
Garbage Day, the newsletter
"In the Belly of MrBeast" (Time)
"Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)" (The New York Times)
"From baking to MrBeast: Meet the YouTuber taking on the platform’s biggest creator" (NBC News)

Credits: This episode was produced by Amory Sivertson and Grant Irving. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus. It was hosted by Ben Brock Johnson, Amory Sivertson, and Ryan Broderick.

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0:00.0	Toy Car to Danny from me
0:01.7	Fluffy slippers to Emma from me
0:04.2	The Cheesy McChisbee
0:05.6	To me from me
0:07.4	Treat yourself to the new Cheezing McChisbee from McDonald's
0:10.1	With the delicious cheese sauce, cheese slices and crispy onions
0:12.9	Go on, you've earned it
0:14.5	Available until the 5th of Jan
0:17.1	Serve from 11am, participating in restaurants only
0:19.0	Subject to Availability
0:19.9	Support for Endless Thread comes from MathWorks,
0:23.4	creator of MATLAB and Simulink Software for Technical Computing and Model-based Design.
0:29.2	MathWorks, accelerating the pace of discovery in engineering and science.
0:33.8	Learn more at MathWorks.com.
0:37.5	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:45.4	A question for both of you.
0:48.1	Who was the first influencer you were aware of?
0:55.8	King Arthur, does that count?
0:57.8	King Arthur is it?
0:59.8	Did you have a parisocial relationship with King Arthur?
1:02.8	I don't know.
1:04.7	This is already getting too deep and scary for me.
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