About this episode
MrBeast (née James Stephen Donaldson) counts hundreds of millions of subscribers and is probably moments away from becoming YouTube's first billionaire. How did he get here, and how terrified should we be about it?
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of sexual abuse. Please listen at your own discretion.
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Approximate Timestamps:
0:00 -- Intro
8:00 -- Initial Thoughts and Feelings
15:00 -- Early Life / Background
19:00 -- YouTube Beginnings and Content (2012–2017)
25:00 -- Mr. Beast’s Rise to Fame
37:00 -- Mr. Beast’s Content
51:00 -- More (Major) Controversies and Criticisms (TW)
59:00 -- Philanthropy
1:01:00 -- Mr. Beast’s 2024 (TW)
1:15:00 -- Does Mr. Beast “Play God”? and Wrap-Up
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