Episode 54: Mukbang and the Weight Revolution

Liss’N Kristi

In this episode, Liss 'N Kristi ponder the surprising success of Nikocado Avocado, a YouTuber who has seized the online craze of "mukbang" to make more than $100,000 a week, in what he calls the "greatest social experiment". Nikocado - real name Nicholas Perry, claims to have lost more than 250 pounds, following strong criticism of his binge-eating habits.

We wonder about the effects of these indulgences on the weight and health of the social media population, and how YouTube has transformed the Hollywood movie monopoly into thousands of garage influencers.

STORIES

00:00 Start

00:03 Muckbang

02:00 Flying solo after Reagan moves

02:45 Nikocado Avocado: millions m of people watch him eating disgusting things

03:30 The muckbang craze

04:35 Insanely skinny girls

05:45 Grotesque gluttony

07:30 "The greatest social experiment of my lifetime"

08:48 36-million views for an episode

10:20 How did Tyler lose the weight?

11:28 What was his motivation?

12:24 "My Mimi's potato salad"

12:50 Supersize me

13:40 The gastric bypass surgeon

14:25 "Apparently, you're not a picky eater"

15:00 Artificial intelligence, and the lady in the computer

16:32 He realized sensational content was driving audience

17:26 $100,000 a month

18:02 "The studios owned you"

19:05 "The crazy guy at the circus"

19:55 Amber Scholl on YouTube