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Technology Connections is SO GOOD.
cue the smooth oboe transition into bloopers
Kurzgesagt tends to push a lot of pseudoscience (e.g. carbon capture tech) and other stuff following the investment interests of their founders.
I like their animation style and honestly I wish they used proper data sources, however if you check the sources they mention on some of their more dubious videos they all come from some made up source.
This is particularly upsetting with everything related to parroting whatever Bill Gates is pushing (artificial meat, carbon capture, inequality is the teacher's fault, climate change isn't that bad, etc.)
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Climate Town - Does a decent job explaining climate-related topics and still makes them interesting.
Jay Foreman - Very funny map trivia.
JerryRigEverything - A bit too much promotion on some stuff, but really comprehensive tear downs.
MIT OpenCourseWare - learn good.
Pop Culture Detective - Deconstructive pop culture tropes that make you think a lot.
SNES drunk - retrogaming (not just SNES) but well done, 0% additives just prime content.
stacksmashing - electronics trivia and hardcore reverse engineering.
The National Gallery - If you're into history, this is an excellent channel about art trivia. I'm not much into art and this is always top quality for me.
Tom Scott plus - Tom Scott does British telly stuff like playing board games or chasing people on the streets with an apple tag.
Voices of the Past - This is slow, exhaustive history for nerds. Worth it if you want to let the story wash all over you.
Vox - slightly left leaning great journalism, albeit sometimes too brief to explain complex topics.
Weird History - They get some stuff wrong, but it's still entertaining.
Project Farm - Wanna buy an angle grinder? Now you do.
Insider - Had a series of "How Real Is It?" videos that let professionals describe stuff seen in movies, and it is both entertaining and a learning experience.
Corridor - Some stuff of dubious quality but if you're interested in FX, it's good.
LegalEagle - Law is hard, but is law fun?
brian david gilbert - Existential horror camouflaged as comedy.
PBS Space Time - Good but hard space science.
BurtBot - Orcs with normal voices.
Joel Haver - Neat if you're into deadpan humor.
Taskmaster - Probably some of the best british television available in YT.
Bonus round:
Practical Engineering - How stuff is built but explained well enough that even I can understand it.
Plus, use FreeTube, not You Tube. Don't be a slave of their terrible algorythm and all the recommendations will turn out to be of your taste.
Map men map men map map map men men men.
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Ben Eater. He’s been explaining the low level details of how computers work. Literally building a functioning computer from nothing but a cpu and a breadboard. Incredibly good explanations.
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Tom Scott
- MinutePhysics
- MinuteEarth
- AsapSCIENCE
- CGP Grey
- Company Man
- Every Frame a Painting (abandoned)
- Historia Civilis
- Mark Rober
- Now You See It
- Sam O'Nella Academy (semi abandoned, but so good)
- Smithsonian Channel
- Two Minute Papers
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Laura Kampf
Simone Giertz
MKBHD
Tom Scott
Mark Rober
Climate Town
Jay Foremen (Map Men)
Daily Dose of Internet
Captain Disillusion
Casually Explained
Tom Scott would be my top pick for quality YouTube not tied to a specific hobby. His videos are great.
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Tom Scott, he has done a video every week for like 10 years. Sort of a science travel adventure nerd. His videos are generally short and interesting.
Veritasum - Science guy with some interesting topics
Donut Media - If you like cars, they do some interesting and funny things while not being complete asshats.
The Proper People - Abandoned places, nice videos and respectful exploration.
Cash Jordan - Gives tours of NYC apartments from tiny studio apartments up to multi-million dollar penthouses.
Geography Geek - A lot of interesting geography-related facts.
Knob Feel - Short and sweet reviews of various knobs.
Vice Grip Garage - If you are interested in how old cars are repaired and have lots of time, he has many ~1.5 hour videos of dragging old cars out of the bushes that haven't ran for 20 years, getting them mostly running, and driving them home.
Polyphonic - Interesting video essays about various music and musical artists.
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Some More News - a disheveled and sarcastic anchor does a deep dive into a current topic
Contrapoints - an ex-philosopher does a really deep dive into a topic (sometimes a concept or a phenomenon, sometimes a particular person or event), with incredibly high production value and costumes. Unfortunately this means she only puts out 2 videos a year, but they're now usually 1-2 hours long.
Podcasts - some have YT channels, but often no video, so if you're looking for something to watch, this may not be helpful
Behind the Bastards - a deep dive (often 2+ hour+ episodes) into different historical or current terrible people
5-4 - a podcast about why the Supreme Court sucks
Maintenance Phase - two journalists talk about various health, diet, and wellness scams and misconceptions
If Books Could Kill (no YT channel) - Michael Hobbes from Maintenance Phase and Peter from 5-4 talk about "airport books"--bad pop science books
You're Wrong About - Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes (until late 2021) talk about pop culture misconceptions, everything from O.J. to the Satanic Panic to Iran-Contra and more.
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@ecoboy if you're into some educational vids on semi-serious but delivered in a humorous way,
ClimateTown is right there (https://youtube.com/@ClimateTown)
Sort of in the same vein is NotJustBikes, who has really great insight on subpar American infrastructure compared to other developed countries.
(https://youtube.com/@NotJustBikes)
EngineeringExplained with some cool insights on the intersection of nature and engineering (https://youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringChannel)
Technology Connections is a fun one, Alec explains all sorts of everyday gadgets, and sometimes some old gadgets.
Watch Wes Work follows an auto/truck/tractor mechanic up north, he does a great job of explaining the why and how of his diagnostics.
The History Guy is another one of my favorites, especially his episode on transistors.
Adam Something - Mostly about civil engineering and public transportation, but also a ton of commentary on the right wing from a European leftist perspective.
Ladyknightthebrave - Film theory and criticism.
King Arthur Baking - Just solid baking videos.
Tasting History with Max Miller - Cooking show about historical foods with brief dives into the dish's history.
Oversimplified - Short animated videos on history.
F.D. Signifier - Black leftist takes on society, politics, and pop culture.
Lindsay Ellis - Now retired from YouTube due to harassment, but excellent film theory and criticism, originated the current film theory video format.
Chinese Cooking Demystified - Chinese cooking videos that focus on how it's actually done in China.
All Gas No Brakes/Channel 5 - Modern gonzo documentary news.
Breadsword - Film theory and criticism.
Contrapoints - Leftist trans commentary on philosophy, political theory, pop culture, and basically everything.
Luetin09 - Incredibly deep dives into Warhammer 40,000 lore.
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I dunno what kind of channels you wanted.
Just wanted to say that steve1989mreinfo is posting again!
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Kurzgesagt - science and futurism in colorful cartoon format
LockPickingLawyer - actual lawyer that lockpicks with a calm and explanatory voice, giving tips and suggestions both to lockpickers and locksmiths
McNallyOfficial - sarcastic, zero crap given, jaded version of LPL
Townsends - fun and educational 17th century learning through reenactment
JeremyJahns - always reliable movie reviews in my opinion
Sir Swag - news without the BS.
Tasting History - learning history through delicious step by step, historically accurate recipes
Skill Tree - LARP and cosplay DIY projects and tips
OverlySarcasticProductions - adorable cartoon history from Blue, and adorable cartoon mythology from Red.
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Numberphile, Computerphile, PBS Spacetime, PBS Infinite Series (sad they stopped), Standup Maths, 3Blue1Brown
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Check out this video from Practical Engineering, a channel about teaching us about our constructed world, when it works and when it fails. https://youtu.be/jxNM4DGBRMU
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PBS Spacetime (Physics)
Money & Macro (Economics)
Patrick Boyle (Finance)
Perun (Military Analysis)
Veritasium (Physics)
3Blue1Brown (Mathematics)
Asianometry (Semiconductors and Geopolitics)
Engineerguy (Engineering)
RealLifeLore (Geopolitics)
Polymatter (China)
Tantacrul (Music)
Mustard (Aircraft and Trains)
Biolayne (Fitness)
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bigclivedotcom
ElectroBOOM
LockpickingLawyer
Has anyone mentioned Knowing Better yet? Guy makes fantastic videos explaining a wide variety of topics. Some of his latest ones have been very in depth analyses about periods on American history, though he has covered many more subject as well. Highly suggested if you like long form content.
Another channel that I love is Captain Dissilussion. A guy dressed as a superhero breaks down the special effects behind hoaxes and viral videos, usually with a lesson in the end. Great channel even if you don't know anything about special effects, you can learn a lot about how effects are done, how to spot them and then be surprised when the guy flexes his own (better) version of the effects at the end.
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FortNine; motorcycle and related stuff with a knack for writing and cinematography.
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LEMMiNO is extremely good. His older content is neat but his newer stuff is highly polished 30 min-1 hour ish long documentaries on miscellaneous mysteries like Jack the ripper or DB Cooper
(I’ll edit this post continually to add more channels detail. Kind of busy at the moment)
Warlockracy
Mandalore Gaming
Civvie11
Tim Cain
Minisodes
Olden Demon
Bedtime Stories
Beware The Qu
Alt Shift X
Historia Civilis
Forgotten Weapons
Paper Skies
ConeOfArc
RedLetterMedia
Bobby Broccoli
Sam O’Nella
Two Minutes Papers
Smartereveryday is incredible educational content, and he's been making them for years.
Haven't seen anyone mention Posy. The guy made an entire video on mouse cursors, it's great.
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Atomic Shrimp - He's got a huge variety of content. Scam baiting, cooking, his weird stuff in a can series, nature stuff. Absolutely lovely fellow.
James Hoffmann - for anything about making great coffee at home
The Food Theorists - Interesting content about food, especially in their older videos
Doctor Mike - entertaining but useful medical information
Depends on the genre you prefer, but I'll try to cover a lot of bases for anyone who might be interested. I'll break it up into 2 comments cause it's not letting me post so I might have hit the character limit lol.
Part 1
If you like let's plays, I think Letsgameitout is one of the most consistently entertaining channels. His videos are a good length, not so long that they drag out, but not so short that they feel like they're done too soon, and he uploads frequently enough to not feel like it takes ages for a new video to come out, but not so frequently that it feels like he sacrifices quality.
If you like games but not the format of most let's plays, or just like general humour and don't mind most videos being game related, then DougDoug is hilarious. He streams on twitch but edits the streams down for YouTube. Seeing him interact with his twitch chat is really entertaining, and his shenanigans involving AI are also great as well. A good entry video for his content is probably the pajama Sam video he made recently where he tries to get chatgpt to beat pajama Sam, and the ai gets more and more unhinged as the video goes on. But it is one of his longer videos so you can also try any of his other videos. Another good one would be the one where he gets two halves of his twitch chat to compete against each other in GTAV using chat controls a la twitch plays pokemon. There's also GameChamp3000, who does a lot of gaming challenges, but she doesn't upload as often sadly. But her videos are very high quality and the lengths she goes to in order to get around a road block can be pretty crazy.
If you like diy or humorous educational stuff, then electroboom is a very entertaining channel and also very informative when it comes to electricity and engineering. He's the guy who made the diy electric guitar. Basically he's an electrician who does projects where he tries to make something from scratch, and along the way he shows all the wrong ways you can do something by doing them himself and then getting hurt by it slapstick style. He's shown how he fakes a lot of the stunts to assure his audience that he's not putting himself in danger (though he has also confessed to some real near misses like the Jacob's ladder incident), but he's good at making it look really convincing which somehow adds to the humour. He's also good at telling jokes on top of the slapstick. Similar channels like his include William Osman, Michael Reeves, and I did a thing. But of the 4 of them Electroboom and I did a Thing upload the most consistently I think, though shout out to Michael Reeves for being the most insane of the 4 lol.
If you like just regular educational channels, then I've heard veritasium is good, and there's also Mark Rober though he's not just education, he also does some fun experiments and even dabble in dealing with scammers. There might be some controversy from when he made a video about autism because I heard he was promoting an autism advocacy group that was possibly tied to autism speaks (which is largely hated by the autistic community), but I'm not super informed on that and idk if he addressed it. His video about it was positive towards autistic people since his son is autistic though, so if that's a sticking point for you then you can always look into it and draw your own conclusions. It's not usually a topic of his videos though so if it's not a deal breaker then you can just watch any of his other videos and ignore that one.
If you like drama and video essays then TRO aka The Right Opinion is probably one of my favourite channels for that type of content, because he's really good at portraying every side fairly without coming across as obnoxiously neutral. He's also good at covering topics in a way that feels thorough without dragging on for too long.
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If you like video essays that aren't specifically about tea, or like social justice topics, then some good channels for that are Contrapoints, Shaun_vids, and SomeMoreNews. Their styles are quite different from each other but they cover a lot of the same or similar topics related to current events. Shaun_vids is the type to do a lot of in depth research about the groups he's talking about. He's more clinical, but also very thorough. Contrapoints comes in from a more emotional standpoint, not in the "feelings trump facts" way though, it's more like Hbomberguy is logically intelligent and tackles topics from that angle, while contrapoints is very emotionally intelligent, and tackles topics from that angle, addressing why different groups might feel a certain way and how they developed that mindset or how it influences their behaviour. Her video on incels is a great example of this, and is a really interesting video about those communities and the mindsets of the people who join them. I also really like her theatrical presentation, and she's very good at giving the other side of things a fair overview while not compromising her own views or being too gentle/forgiving with assholes or bigots. SomeMoreNews is the most confrontational out of the three. They also do a lot of research on the topics, but their style is very much like John Oliver, but with more of a news anchor theme rather than a talk show theme, and the host has more of a defined character that he plays rather than just playing "himself", though his personality does come through a lot too.
Come to think of it, John Oliver is another good channel in that genre since I think most episodes of Last Week Tonight have been uploaded on YouTube. He's very comedy focused but of these 4 his show has the most resources and as a result his show is possibly the most backed up by research on every topic he covers. Not that the others are lacking on that end by any means. But if you want actual on-screen citations from papers and studies, then his probably comes in first, followed by SomeMoreNews in second, and Shaun_vids (also known as just Shaun) in 3rd. Contrapoints comes in last but mostly just because the stuff she generally tries to tackle is the emotional side of things more than the statistical side of things (which can be just as, if not more valuable when tackling these topics. She has a reputation for deradicalizing a lot of alt right people for a reason), but that doesn't mean she doesn't cite her sources. She has an academic background and it shows. So it's not a criticism by any means, more a sliding scale of what each channel focuses on. So depends on where your preferences lie if that style of video appeals to you.
If you don't want to watch stuff about politics or social justice but still like video essays, then obviously VSauce is a good channel to binge, but if you want a channel that uploads more often and is currently uploading, then I guess it depends on what kind of topics you like. My tastes are really varies in this genre so I'd probably need more specifics if this is what you're looking for. Music? Movies? Theme parks? A little bit of everything? Debunking videos? Tv shows? Behind the scenes stuff? Archaeology? Space? True crime? Anime? Video games (as in it's an essay about the games, not a lets play or gaming challenge)? Let me know if you're interested in any specific recs in this genre or if you're up for a little bit of everything. The only channel that comes to mind that covers a wider range of topics is Folding Ideas, which is a great channel. But everyone else I tend to watch is usually more niche to some degree.
If you like more casual reaction content with funny people riffing off stuff they see online, then there's Chad Chad, Danny Gonzales, Drew Gooden, Cody Ko, and people in that general circle. They tend to reference other similar channels a lot so watching them can expose you to others if you like that genre. I only recently discovered Chad Chad who is really funny imo.
If you like less casual reaction content, as in movie/show reviewers, I have a lot, so if you're specifically interested in that let me know and I'll make it a separate post.
Some more random recs that didn't really fit into any particular category:
Any Austin. He does video game stuff, but not like any other channel, he does stuff like determining the unemployment rate of video game cities, or reviewing all the inns and restaurants in Skyrim, or talking about weird locations in video games that people don't usually notice or think about. One video series he has is seeing which video game characters in various franchises take the longest to drown. The topics he chooses are often very oddball but his delivery is so entertaining he manages to make the most mundane topics fun to think about. He takes the unemployment videos so seriously to the point of comedy, talking like he's a legitimate auditor and even printing out the reports and having a presentation at the end like he's at a meeting. He's good at making this so absurd that it's comical, but in a very deadpan kinda way.
DNSL. I'm not really sure how to describe him other than as a very successful troll who messes with people in online games. He doesn't go too far and most of his targets are assholes, so it doesn't feel too mean, more absurdist lol.
Sushi Ramen. He's like if a Japanese game show was a person. His vids are in Japanese, but with subtitles on most of his videos. He's very funny and has done some wacky things. It's hard to describe what he does exactly, kinda like Jackass mixed with a prank show mixed with some of the comedic diy style channels.
Scary Interesting. Stories about various disasters and tragedies. There are lots of channels like this, but scary interesting is the only one that I stuck with. I like the variety of stories, they way they're told, na how there aren't any bells and whistles, just some imagery put on screen to match whatever's happening or the setting, or from the event if available, and the guy telling the story. He tells them well without drawing them out too much or being sensational or over dramatic, while still including enough information to understand what's going on. Does lots of cave diving stories or mountain climbing stories, but also dabble in murders and disappearances and other various topics. Morbid but fascinating, and not all his stories have bad endings so it's not all depressing.
That's not all I have by a long shot but I tried to pick out the ones that stood out to me the most without getting bogged down in specifics, but if anyone wants more specific recs then let me know and I can elaborate or add on to what I've mentioned already.
Shiey (urbex, train hopping exploring)
Steve Wallis (stealth camping)
Nerd of the Rings (LOTR lore)
Anton Petrov (science mainly astrophysics)
Megaprojects and any of Simon Whistlers channels
those are just some of the bigger ones I follow heaps of smaller niche channels too
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Dr. Becky - really informative and interesting astronomy news and info
Michael Reeves - Hilariously ridiculous projects usually involving code and technology of some kind
Kyle Hill - Love his Half-Life Histories series, even if he is a bit clickbait
Internet Comment Etiquette with Erik https://www.youtube.com/@commentiquette
Incognito Mode https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Q7XEy86Q7T-3kNpNjYgwA
UpIsNotJump https://www.youtube.com/@UpIsNotJump
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EthosLab. He is my favourite YouTuber, and has been for over 10 years now. He's super chill, and his Minecraft videos always make me happy. Sure, other channels may have more content or more entertainment value, but when it comes to sheer vibes, Etho is unmatched.
My subscriptions:
- Cathode Ray Dude (placed him on top, because he deserves it. Loads of tech stuff that goes really into the nuts and bolts of it all)
- Practical Engineering
- Lazerpig (not for everyone, but check out the WW1 tank videos to see if it suits you)
- Jay Foreman / MapMen
- Tom Scott
- Kurzgesagt
- Lemmino
- Lord Hardthrasher (kind of similar to lazerpig)
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DIY/WOODWORKING
https://www.youtube.com/@craftedworkshop
https://www.youtube.com/@DIYPerks
https://www.youtube.com/@Fixthisbuildthat
https://www.youtube.com/@frankmakes
https://www.youtube.com/@Iliketomakestuff
https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelAlm
https://www.youtube.com/@modustrial
https://www.youtube.com/@nickzammeti
https://www.youtube.com/@PaskMakes
RETRO TECH, COMPUTERS, & GAMING
https://www.youtube.com/@ashens
https://www.youtube.com/@GamingHistorian
https://www.youtube.com/@GenXGrownUp
https://www.youtube.com/@Nostalgianerd
https://www.youtube.com/@RMCRetro
https://www.youtube.com/@Techmoan
https://www.youtube.com/@The8BitGuy
https://www.youtube.com/@DavidXNewton
D&D & TTRPG STUFF
https://www.youtube.com/@BlackMagicCraftOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/@ColColonCleaner](Col Colon Cleaner)
https://www.youtube.com/@criticalrole
https://www.youtube.com/@dimension20show
https://www.youtube.com/@DnDShorts
https://www.youtube.com/@DungeonDudes
https://www.youtube.com/@dungeonlootarmory
https://www.youtube.com/@GinnyDi
https://www.youtube.com/@marisharaygun
https://www.youtube.com/@WallyDM
https://www.youtube.com/@zeebashew
FOOD & COOKING
https://www.youtube.com/@BDylanHollis
https://www.youtube.com/@babishculinaryuniverse
https://www.youtube.com/@BrianLagerstrom
https://www.youtube.com/@howtodrink
https://www.youtube.com/@JoshuaWeissman
OTHER STUFF
https://www.youtube.com/@BrightSunFilms
https://www.youtube.com/@ComputerClan
https://www.youtube.com/@CuriosityIncorporated
https://www.youtube.com/@GeoffCastellucci
https://www.youtube.com/@kylehill
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To add a few I haven't seen mentioned yet:
- jon bois
- knowing better
- folding ideas
- Todd in the shadows
- I did a thing
- legal eagle
- internet historian
And a few more which I think are great but YMMV depending on your particular interests:
- city planner plays
- historia civilis
- junkyard digs
- tech ingredients
- Scott Manley
- BobbyBroccoli
- summoning salt
tl;dr: if you only pick up one name from all these comments, let it be jon bois. He's made some of the most compelling content I've ever seen, especially the "pretty good" series. Money back guarantee, you will not be disappointed.
tl;dr for real: jon bois, climate town, electroboom.
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The Present Past (History)
Cody’s Lab (Science)
NileRed (Chemistry)
Finematics (Cryptocurrency)
The Hated One (Privacy)
RealLifeLore (Geography & Recent History)
Tom Nicholas (Sociology & Philosophy)
PhilosophyTube (Philosophy)
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ISHITANI FURNITURE
Abroad in Japan
Girlfriend Reviews
Jeremy Fielding
Kai W
Matthias Wandel
Periodic Videos
Primitive Technology
Veritasium
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Viva La Dirt League if you're looking for short but hillarious videos. I also quite enjoy Foil Arms and Hog, Daniel Thrasher and Chris Hallbeck
Kurzgesagt and CGP Gray for general easy to understand science.
Numberphile, Stand-up Maths and 3Blue1Brown if you are into math facts and stuff and computer science. Also minutephysics for physics.
If you like Minecraft, you must check out all the members of Hermitcraft.
That about sums up my subscription list.
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