Inspired by YouTuber Markiplier's success at the US box office with his debut film Iron Lung, we discuss YouTube's growing influence in the film industry, the emergence of YouTuber filmmakers, the changing landscape of the entertainment industry, and pick our top three favourite content creators of the platform.

Here is a list of all the YouTube Channels discussed in the episode:

• ALM FAB
• ASMRSense
• BBC Archive
• Blacktail Studio
• Bobby Fingers
• Bricks and Disorder
• Captain Disillusion
• Captain Midnight
• Chicken Shop Date
• Chris Hytha
• Danny O'Dwyer
• Foureyes Furniture
• Fortress Fine Woodworks
• Jenna Phipps
• Kev Collins
• Markiplier
• Marques Brownlee
• Nerdwriter1
• NoClip
• Outsidexbox
• Paul Plays Minecraft
• Piercefilm Productions
• Red Letter Media
• Simon’s Cat
• Veritasium
• VlogBrothers
• Vsauce
• WheezyWaiter
• Ziwe
• Screen, Play Podcast

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