What are your favorite YouTube channels?

[hbarcat]

What are your favorite YouTube channels? Why would you recommend them to others?

I expect lots of praise for your personal favorites, but I think it's acceptable to be critical as well, as long as it's done respectfully.

I'll start with this one: ndyakangler.

This is guy who posts a once weekly video of himself fishing for bass, pike, musky, walleye, and panfish from his kayak in waters in and around his home in North Dakota.

I like his videos for several reasons.

1) He's exceptionally skilled at catching fish in excellent size and numbers.

2) His videos have a professional quality about them, with expert level editing. The vast majority of his videos are between 15 and 25 minutes long.

3) He has a totally mellow personality. Even when he catches giant bass and muskies, he never gets loud and excited like 99% of other YouTube fishing video posters. Comments to his channel frequently refer to him as the "Bob Ross" of fishing.

4) His videos accurately represent what recreational fishing should be about: spending time on the water, being immersed in the environment, experiencing all of the sensations involved with nature.

Here's two fan favorites:


A musky and a smally.


A PB largemouth bass caught on his old, nostalgic grandpa's lure.



Please cite your personal favorites on whatever topics they happen to be about.

 

[bholder]

I like reaction and analysis channels. My top favorite is probably Elizabeth Zharoff's "The Charismatic Voice" - I've learned much from her. And her genuine excitement for experiencing new kinds of music is entrancing.

 

[Jefenator]

A few that come to mind:

• Leno's Garage. Since I am unlikely to become a car collector in this lifetime, it's fun to be able to experience all these vehicles vicariously through him. Everything from a 1912 coal delivery wagon to the latest McLaren.
• Anything to do with astrophysics: stars, galaxies, black holes, etc. Astum & Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Star Talk come up the most.
• Hot Ones by First We Feast. Great interview show that's gotten me in to exotic hot sauces.
• Photography tutorials and of course gear reviews. Martin Castein balances the two better than most.
• Travel & Bikepacking vlogs.
• Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel & SNL clips. I used to waste my evenings watching those shows in their entirety – now I just cherry pick. (Usually a cool guest, or Weekend Update.)

 

[hbarcat]

Please cite your personal favorites on whatever topics they happen to be about.

• Leno's Garage. Since I am unlikely to become a car collector in this lifetime, it's fun to be able to experience all these vehicles vicariously through him. Everything from a 1912 coal delivery wagon to the latest McLaren.

Oooooh, that's a good one!

 

[srosenthal13]

I'm a Mopar guy, so I like Dead Dodge Garage. Jamie is knowledgeable, funny, and also happens to be a bass player.

Big fan of Ted Wooford's luthiery channel. I also love Wes Lee's instrument repair channel.

 

[WG Plum]

Several are political, so I'll skip those.

Trash Theory, deep dives into bands/albums: Trash Theory
Deep Cuts, more deep dives into bands/albums: deep cuts
Hank Green, Hank Green
PeriscopeFilm, public domain/historic film: PeriscopeFilm
StarTalk, Neil Degrasse Tyson: StarTalk
Soft White Underbelly, tough interviews: Soft White Underbelly
HAINBACH, synth nerding: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeovElJP0n0i8ADaPsRSd8g
Make Noise, modular synth manufacturer: MAKEN0ISE

Tons more.

 

[Mike N]

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South Main Auto.

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Hey there viewers! My name is Eric O. and I own and operate a small town 3 bay shop in upstate NY. I grew up in the automotive industry (in my parents shop) and have over 25 years (working full time as a mechanic) experience repairing domestic and Asian cars and light trucks. This is all I've...

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Both these guys do the daily grind on rusty junk, so I can totally relate. South Main is fairly local to me as well.

 

[MJ5150]

Dang me, I didn't know YouTube has channels.
I thought you just go on there, watch a video, watch some ads, then maybe another video or two.

-Mike

 

[sleddogn]

First Amendment Protection Agency
I've become addicted to the 1st Amendment videos. People losing their **** when being filmed in public, lol

 

[Wood and Wire]

Criterion Closet

 

[osv]

Qxir- An Irish bloke illustrates humorous stories of historical events and people.

 

[Heiwa]

For content about music, bands and history: Trash Theory, Todd in the Shadows, Amoeba.

For gaming: Modern Vintage Gamer, Gaming Historian, Game Sack, Snes Drunk, Retro Game Corps.

For old computers/hardware: Michael MJD, This Does Not Compute, Odd Tinkering.

For combat/old airplanes: IHYLS, Ruairidh MacVeigh, RexHangar, Ed Nash Military Matters, Aviation 1903.

For airplanes crashes: Mini Air Crash Investigation, Mayday: Air Disaster.

For Bass: Real Bass Lessons, LowEndLobster, Just Playing Bass, BassBuzz, Dan Hawkins Bass Lessons, Charles Berthoud, Johnny Dibble.

 

[Michedelic]

Lately, not necessarily just the channel, but all the Philomena Cunk clips. Hysterical.

 

[tom once dead]

Camping with Steve

 

[mikewalker]

I enjoy Sabine's channel:


She's got a few grudges she likes to air, so it's entertaining as well as educational...

And the Warmoth one:


Mostly just advertising, but often educational and Aaron makes it pretty fun

 

[hbarcat]

I enjoy Sabine's channel:


She's got a few grudges she likes to air, so it's entertaining as well as educational...

And the Warmoth one:


Mostly just advertising, but often educational and Aaron makes it pretty fun

I enjoy her videos but was surprised to see that there is a small but organised group that has something of a vendetta against her, basically accusing her of being a pseudoscientific hack.

I'm not exactly certain what that's all about, but I strongly suspect it's because she's one of the more vocal physicists who are expressing serious doubts about the validity of string theory, as well as skepticism about certain
other significant dogmas in physics, like cosmic inflationary models, singularities, and the nature of entropy.

Her views are shared by such renowned physicists like Roger Penrose, Sheldon Glashow, and the late Richard Feynman, but they're a lot more difficult targets to make a plausible case against for being pseudoscientific hacks.

 

[mikewalker]

I enjoy her videos but was surprised to see that there is a small but organised group that has something of a vendetta against her, basically accusing her of being a pseudoscientific hack.

I'm not exactly certain what that's all about, but I strongly suspect it's because she's one of the more vocal physicists who are expressing serious doubts about the validity of string theory, as well as skepticism about certain
other significant dogmas in physics, like cosmic inflationary models, singularities, and the nature of entropy.

Her views are shared by such renowned physicists like Roger Penrose, Sheldon Glashow, and the late Richard Feynman, but they're a lot more difficult targets to make a plausible case against for being pseudoscientific hacks.

Over the years she's also said a few harsh words about certain money-wasting general trends in Academia, and it seems they hit a few nerves...

 

[hbarcat]

Over the years she's also said a few harsh words about certain money-wasting general trends in Academia, and it seems they hit a few nerves...

Yeah, that'll do it.

 

[BismarckHerring]

Music: I like Todd in the Shadows a lot. Digging the Greats is a cool channel if you’re interested in hiphop, soul, and related genres.

Sciency stuff: I’ve been watching Floathead Physics lately. His style isn’t really for me, but he’s great at explaining relativity and quantum physics in an intuitive way. Also, ScienceClic English and Looking Glass Universe, Medlife Crisis (this guy is also very funny), Steve Mould

Funny and (somewhat) informative stuff: History Matters, Map Men, Sam O’Nella Academy, Casually Explained, You Suck at Cooking, xkcd’s what if?, Good Work

Australian weirdos: Dankpods, I did a thing

Not sure how to classify it, but Benn Jordan’s channel is great. Often music/audio tech related, but other interesting stuff as well

 

[bobba66]

Forgotten Weapons, Just Mopar Joe, Bama Saltwater, Dead Dodge Garage/Rocket Restorations. Also Caitlin the Mortician....