I’m Enjoying some Northernlion and lamenting about Drawfee during there 2 week vacation
Kitboga all the way
100% That video where he voice changes as an old lady and convinces a scammer that she wont use any piece of technology because she was afraid of the robot uprising was gold. His ability to improv like 3-4 people on the phone switching voice changers seamlessly is amazing
Yes!!! I genuinely think he’s the best improv artist I’ve ever seen, and he can multitask so well. I’ve also learned a ton about scams from him and use the information to reach out to companies and try to enact change.
Something else I appreciate is that he treats anyone and everyone with respect (no matter how vile they are towards him); not something you see on the internet often.
Have young kiddos so apologies for that POV.
YouTube: Mark Rober, Kurzgesagt, and Dr Plants
For podcasts I like Dan Carlin.
So glad youtube has these kinds of channels and its not all just clickbait cringey trash. I wish there were a browser plugin or something to filter out reaction videos and anything where there’s a gen-Z-er just straight overreacting and yelling at their phone
I filter out tiktok on my home firewall. There is absolutely nothing worth seeing on it.
By topic, in order of how likely I am to immediately click on their video if I see a new one:
D&D:
• Viva La Dirt League D&D
(Including hammy greenscreen reenactments! Beyond hilarious. Top of the list. My god.)
Skits:
• Viva La Dirt League (gaming)
• Dr. Glaucomflecken (medicine)
• Ryan George
• Paint (parody music)
• MTGRemy (Magic: The Gathering parody music)
• Brian David Gilbert (music)
• Fire Department Chronicles
• Steven He (being Asian)
• Daniel Thrasher
Interesting/horrible facts:
• Casual Geographic
• Tom Scott
• Kurzgesagt
Movies:
• Pitch Meeting
• CinemaTherapy (psychology of movies)
Psychiatry (gaming bent):
• HealthyGamerGG
History:
• Tierzoo (prehistory if it were an MMO)
• Linfamy (Japanese)
• Fall of Civilizations (all 1-3hrs long but great)
• Townsends (US colonial)
• Shadiversity (medieval)
Gaming:
• The Escapist (zero punctuation)
• JelloPlaysGames
• Razbuten (highly recommend checking out his “Gaming for a Non-Gamer” series)
Art (chill):
• Sultan Sketches
• LavenderTowne
• ABD Illustrates
Art (tutorial):
• David Finch
• Bobbo Andonova
• Winged Canvas
Misc:
• OwlKitty (cat greenscreened into movie trailers)
• Exurb1a (emotionally distressing prose)
• LegalEagle (lawyer drama)
• JelloApocalyse (misc/gaming, can genuinely recommend the hilarity of a video about lemonade reviews, of all things. His delivery is fantastic.)
• b2studios (programming fun)
• Huggbees (“How It’s Made” parodies)
• The Onion
I’ve been obsessed with Jacob Geller’s video essays for months now. There’s just something about the way he writes that lands with such a punch for me, I can’t get enough of it. Notable mentions are his video on orbital lasers— one of the best openings to a video essay I’ve ever listened to— and the comparison video between RE4R, HBO’s TLOU and Dead Space Remake. If you’re into video essays and/or gaming in any capacity, check him out. You won’t regret it.
In no particular order,
Gaming:
- WoolieVS
- Pat Stares At
- Northernlion
Gaming adjacent:
- Davi Vasc (composer)
- Birds of Play (Final Fantasy)
- Tarnished Archaeologist (Elden Ring/Soulsborne)
- Caddicarus (long reviews)
Podcasts:
- Dan Carlin/Hardcore History (history)
- Castle Super Beast (gaming/variety)
- Behind the Bastards (terrible people!)
- This Podcast Will Kill You (medical science and history)
Other:
- münecat (unhinged teardowns of terrible people)
- Girl With the Dogs (pet groomer)
- Sabaton History (history behind the Sabaton songs)
- Red Squirrel Studios (unironically comfy Finnish birdcams to entertain my cats and help me fall asleep)
