About this episode
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. *** Survey alert : Tell us what you love about the show, what you want more of; what you could stand a little less of. And if you complete the survey, we'll send you an extra episode (what Ben's calling a "dashboard confessional") in January. Take the survey here: wbur.org/endlessthreadsurvey Thank you!