MrBeast Worth 5 Billion, Alex Dumps Alix, and Crime Junkie Cashes In

Lauren and Josh are finally back in the studio together, just in time for MrBeast to claim his business should be valued at $5 billion. Elsewhere, Alex Cooper dumps Alix Earle as the latter leaves Unwell, YouTube takes over the podcast crown, and Crime Junkie cashes in (though with over $40 million of annual profit...why?). All that, plus Reels might go standalone. Lots to cover!

Here's more detail on what we discussed today:

• YouTube Star MrBeast Is Raising Money at a $5 Billion Valuation
• MrBeast Admits He Lost A Lot Of Money On 'Beast Games': "I Lost Tens Of Millions Of Dollars On That Show. I'm An Idiot."
• YouTube's podcasts now reach one billion users per month - Tubefilter
• YouTube's next anti-ad blocker move? Introduce cheaper Premium - Tubefilter
• Instagram May Launch Reels as Separate App, Increasing Pressure on TikTok — The Information
• Alix Earle’s ‘Hot Mess’ Podcast Dropped by Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network (EXCLUSIVE)
• Alix splits from Alex: Earle dropped from Cooper's Unwell Network - Tubefilter
• 'Crime Junkie' Host Ashley Flowers Raises $40 Million to Build Podcasting Empire - Bloomberg
• The most popular podcaster not named Joe Rogan is building a $250 million true crime network - Tubefilter

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