On episode 247 of the BSP, I discuss YouTube's 2021 priorities, twitter launching a community reporting program titled Birdwatch, Gamestop Stocks going Stonk y Brrrr, the cause of the 2008 Financial crisis and A LOT more. Subscribe to the full audio podcast at http://www.bandrewsays.com Gear Used This Episode (Affiliate Links): Neumann U67: https://imp.i114863.net/NrO97 OC White Low Profile Boom Arm: https://www.ocwhite.com/product/ultima-gen2-ultra-low-profile-adjustable-mic-boom-with-a-12-fixed-horizontal-arm-and-machined-table-bushing/ Universal Audio x8: https://imp.i114863.net/zMg2r Sennheiser HD650: https://geni.us/sennhd650 Twitter: @bandrewsays Ask Questions: https://www.askbandrew.com Merch; https://teespring.com/stores/podcastage-store Discord: http://www.podcastage.com/discord 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - YouTube's 2021 Priorities

• 2021 Priorities Blog: https://blog.youtube/inside-youtube/letter-from-susan-our-2021-priorities
• 2021 Priorities Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VHLnO2u9e0

01:50 - Growing the creator economy 03:58 - Living up to our responsibilities 04:58 - Helping people learn new skills 07:28 - Building for the YouTube of the future 09:23 - The regulatory landscape 12:25 - Summary of YT 2021 Priorities 15:10 - Conspiracy Corner 19:25 - Twitter Birdwatch Mob Fact Checking

• Twitter Birdwatch Post: https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1353766523664531459

25:35 - Gamestop Stock Stonks! 31:10 - What Led to the 2008 Financial Crash 36:40 - WYHTS: The Meaning of M.D. 37:10 - WYHTS: Using RTX Voice to Remove BG Noise 38:10 - WYHTS: If Behringer's Ripoffs Can Be Cheap The Companies They're Ripping Off Should Be That Cheap Too 44:10 - Ask Bandrew 44:50 - Voice Submission 1 46:25 - Mic Pad vs. Interface Gain vs. Post Processing? 50:55 - Email 2 51:55 - Rode NTG vs. Rode NT-USB Mini 53:36 - Voice Submission 2 56:00 - What Do I Need to Fix?

• For the Love of Comics: https://www.youtube.com/c/FortheLoveofComics

59:10 - Voice Submission 3 01:02:40 - What are Men In Black!? 01:06:43 - Outro