Kind of tired watching trash from YT.

Edit: Thanks for all the replies. It’s good to see that there are still gems in YouTube.

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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.

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        The only thing I would like to be improved is his rambling. But other than that: great content and I especially like his humour and acting.

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          I actually kind of like that about him, usually (I’m not gonna watch an hour long video about electric car chargers ffs).

          To me, it makes the videos seem a bit less scripted and more like just a guy talking about things he’s passionate about.

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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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    Laura Kampf

    Simone Giertz

    MKBHD

    Tom Scott

    Mark Rober

    Climate Town

    Jay Foremen (Map Men)

    Daily Dose of Internet

    Captain Disillusion

    Casually Explained

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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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      Gave Some More News a try and I like it! Feels like a longer, more unshackled John Oliver. Somehow even the ads in the video were amusing.

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        Haha yeah I think they have some of the same writers but Cody gets a bit weird with it (have you met Warmbo yet?)

        Glad you like it!

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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)

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    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.

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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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      Definitely want to highlight Townsends, OverlySarcasticProductions, Kurzgesagt. I would add EEV Blog (for electronics enthusiasts) and Five Watt World for music folks (mostly guitar).

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    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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      Gotta give a shout out to Oculus Imperia for warhammer content! Not exactly for watching so much as listening, but his narration is impeccable and all of his stuff I’ve seen has been of top quality

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        He had to rebrand as Channel 5 News. The initial investor for AGNB retains the trademark to that name.

        He’s since left YouTube and is Patreon-only now. A real shame too, he does some really great work, but not enough that I’m willing to pay a sub for it.

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          He was still active ok youtube under the channel 5 name. I dont think he posts anywhere now since it came out he was a sex pest

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            He hasn’t released anything on YouTube since his movie came out. After that he went Patreon only, though Im sure the public scrutiny played a large role.

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              Most likely. The allegations appear to be at least partly disputed, but not really clear if it’s all going anywhere. His journalism is pretty solid despite his personal conduct, at least what he’s admitted to, being fairly shitty and/or gross.