I watched this last night, it’s about Homo Habilis and what a horrible time that period would have been to live in. Just grateful I don’t have to contented with five foot tall felids or three foot tall hyenas, makes the everyday struggle seem less nightmarishly horrific.
These are good, they have a lot of WW II experiences from all the theaters and armies. Also about the international politics and the rise of fascism in Germany.
EmpLemon's videos are a great place to start if you like sports. His NASCAR work is mostly in the range you want, but if you're OK with your videos on the short side, he's made a lot of vids across the spectrum that are worth a watch.
I always end up going back to watch the history of Disney’s Fastpass system. They end up going deep into the psychology of waiting in lines and how Disney evolves to this over time. Highly recommend this!
In the world of modern politics Innuendo Studio has given us an awesome instruction guide to understand the alt right now MAGA in the Alt Right Playbook Series.
I would suggest we are better off trying to wake up the 1/3 of the population that doesn't vote. We only have to overcome inertia with them. MAGA we have to contend with conspiratorial thinking and cult like behavior. That is a lot to overcome. There are more than enough votes in the nonvoting pool.
Amazing concept for arranging your home: https://youtu.be/4i8WENruig0
At first I thought it was a bit impractical, but it's actually genius. For anyone interested in interior design, I recommend the channel Never Too Small.
Dan Olson/Folding Idea's deep dive into flat earthers and the reasons why the community seems to have diminished in the past few years (and the twist to that) is genuinely fantastic https://youtu.be/JTfhYyTuT44?si=zvShvolBgCHywfF1
Haven't seen this particular one, but seconding the recommendation on principle, because I always enjoy Dan Olsen's work, even though I am not a YouTube watcher most of the time.
lemmino has some beautiful and well-researched documentary style videos. Often on things like unsolved mysteries and history with deeper technical analysis.
The entire Secret Base channel on Youtube; they range from a couple minutes to almost four hours. Generally sports-based but sometimes they branch out, like here:
Totally off your focus topic Ketan, but I can’t get enough of Jacob Collier masterclasses.
Someone talking about something they are technically brilliant at, totally passionate about, keen to learn more, thrilled to explain to others, immensely respectful and authentic.
I Believe I Can Fly (The Flight of the Frenchies) is great. Tells the story of the invention of baselining, with some breathtaking FPV shots. Worth a look.
I can spend a long time watching @techconnectify.bsky.social explain dishwashers, heat pumps, his pinball machine or rant about xmas tree lights... what a gem he is.
Mike West' explainers of the details of cameras etc. that created apparent UFOs in some us navy videos: https://youtu.be/qsEjV8DdSbs?feature=shared
Any recording or perception is far from simple, I've grown very sceptical to my own lying eyes :)!
He got lucky as the BBC didn't realise quite how subversive his material is. It was only when 'Bitter Lake' was released I discovered his work, and was truly shocked it was aired on BBC television. Then I watched almost everything he did in a week, and frankly felt like the world had been upended.
Any of the youtube videos by Well There's Your Problem. Technically it's a video podcast, but they are so great! All about engineering disasters from the past.
OK, it's happening, an appropriate time for me to actually put this channel in a thread again. The Aztecs episode is a standout. The Easter Island one dispels so many Jared Diamondesque myths of Rapa Nui. It is a beautiful episode. https://youtube.com/@fallofcivilizations?si=JkzXuwbKINPADw-J
I should add, they have a podcast version with just the narration, and a few months later, they add the same podcast with pics and vid. The latest on the Mongols doesn't have the pic version yet.
If you have any interest in what economics does well and less well, @unlearnecon.bsky.social does very yeoman work.
Others have already suggested Foldable Ideas, Shaunvids and hbomberguy etc., but I watched a quite good one by The Leftist Cooks recently so maybe check them.
Also, What Makes This Song Stink by Pat Finnerty is a series of wonderfully offbeat analyses of bad songs. They cannot be described easily. There is method in his madness, but quite a bit of madness too.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnAFJxOjzZvK056qKGTumPUkiCJb0W6B&si=TfQ0S5rX_WyKLAd4
You mentioned science in one response, Ketan. This is an engaging investigative series from the Royal Society of Chemistry that I set my Year 10 Science students to watch during lockdown in 2020, then subsequently added to the course - covers combustion from all angles.
If you like videogames or the history of computers in general, Ahoy has a few fantastic videos. Polybius- The Videogame That Does Exist, and Nuclear Fruit: How the Cold War Shaped Videogames are two of my favorites. He's also got several videos on the history of the Amiga.
If you’re an Everest climbing video junky like me, you’ll want to follow Michael Tracy’s channel as he reveals the truth behind the lore of both the Mallory/Irvine ascent, but also ripping apart Jon Krakauer’s fabrication of the 1996 Everest climbing disaster.
@vpro.nl #tegenlicht series has lots of absolute marvels. Either in English or subbed: always accessible.
This one, for example, is olden but golden. And still relevant: how big corps evade tax.
anything h.bomberguy has put out in the last few years. ditto for contrapoints, kathrin and Benn Jordan (his adhd and bot videos are particularly juicy).
I like a lot of the stuff people make games do. (pmc) fascinating and infuriating eps on roblox, war gaming and some others. Classic in genre of making you interested in stuff you don't think would be interesting.
So if you haven't checked Tasting History out, it's a really cool history/foodie nerd blend. Learn about interesting cultures, then eat them. Wonderful way to pass a Sunday.
I really like Emma in the Moment, they do drama investigation videos in the fiber arts community. They're super niche and probably only interesting if you're into crocheting/knitting/etc, but they're incredibly thorough in their research.
Mythical Kitchen (on YouTube) has a series called Last Meals interviews with well known or famous people/influential folks; some are REALLY good! I would encourage that. https://youtu.be/sM0pzP4280U?si=br9gp13t6ts3M2av
Not sure if you'd call it investigative but the documentaries of Adam Curtis are certainly thought provoking and seeking to answer how we got to this point. I dont agree with everything but its a fascinating look back at social and political history
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https://www.youtube.com/@ThenNow
https://youtu.be/KUERUnx2lms?si=wsBC8d80oL8nzWFa
Debunks gut microbiome myths: https://youtu.be/zib0MmDrHPg?si=2uY7RcaNJ_CUQg34
The disappearance of mobile home parks: https://youtu.be/wkH1dpr-p_4?si=8MJKq_42uhMD_Fua
The beginning of the end for the US: https://youtu.be/EgUE0mA0Fis?si=1jZHYbiXRvOC_tDN
Extras:
https://youtu.be/XXQ1aWTNoEY?si=Zs6Bf5VmAx4p5ZHn
https://youtu.be/sR8ADZOcPho?si=Lp0Q_yTKsKhdoo3-
https://youtu.be/9yjZpBq1XBE?si=IdH96jr_OGsO9ROb
https://youtube.com/@historybuffs?si=nhYTGwwAXicKz0ZZ
https://youtu.be/4xGawJIseNY?si=Z5xWM0u70DacojdV
Facts don’t work. We need to ask questions.
How has Trump been helpful to you?
Use the Socratic method. Not much else works on brainwashed individuals.
Then suggest a safe place for MAGA to consider their options
https://LeavingMAGA.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BIcAZxFfrc
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At first I thought it was a bit impractical, but it's actually genius. For anyone interested in interior design, I recommend the channel Never Too Small.
Here's the video which convinced me to subscribe to her channel:
@theabigailthorn.bsky.social
@foldablehuman.bsky.social
@fdsignifier.bsky.social
Unless you were asking for specific videos?
https://www.pbs.org/show/shot-in-the-arm/
Any of the last 15 episodes are masterpieces. A weird mix of esoteric online stuff. Start with the ones with more views shrug 🤷🏻♂️
$300 to $3000
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In a week
Just ask me how
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVpsLMCIB0Y
https://youtu.be/SiJBYcCF0JI?si=LH7WQFFxxEAQtrBd
I can’t say if they are interesting or investigative in any way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L02gl9YoSFg&pp=ygUXc2VjcmV0IGJhc2UgcHJldHR5IGdvb2Q%3D
Someone talking about something they are technically brilliant at, totally passionate about, keen to learn more, thrilled to explain to others, immensely respectful and authentic.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAB-wWbHL7VsRxU4zhwkdsaiEh7NcL7XG&si=dIflEqqg5WnD1OYj
This guy is mostly all about trying different fruits but did a good deep dive into spice colonialism here:
https://youtu.be/9mqerkFWjKU?si=u9ye3Bcy5DyJHODu
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR7yrLMHm11X6-M_usCj5H-gdstyWNLXQ&si=CWC-l-HWemXEWiaM
And I quite like this Welsh history guy but the back catalogue isn’t that deep tbh https://youtu.be/0mlGDZ1ZDFI?si=AcuVAyGsOus3VHD9
Defunctland and Jacob Geller are easy reccomends as a starting place. https://youtu.be/Pp2wbyLoEtM?si=EELbocSFmZmyxG4j
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Summoning Salt's Matt Turk video: https://youtu.be/TBR9ypSOTGQ?si=FQU1cUjnOQMglub7
Eddy Burback's ghost kitchen video: https://youtu.be/KkIkymh5Ayg?si=cQphZirBhUrEwV7h
https://youtu.be/qsEjV8DdSbs?feature=shared
Any recording or perception is far from simple, I've grown very sceptical to my own lying eyes :)!
https://youtube.com/@uscsb?feature=shared
Anything else by Adam Curtis too.
I have barely ever played WoW (a cumulative half an hour of it ever, if that), but I love this vid. https://youtu.be/BKP1I7IocYU?si=4dKIhXFNzt8sRbPG
https://youtube.com/@bobbybroccoli?si=o3YMfUPL4Si6W26r
https://youtube.com/@fallofcivilizations?si=JkzXuwbKINPADw-J
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Others have already suggested Foldable Ideas, Shaunvids and hbomberguy etc., but I watched a quite good one by The Leftist Cooks recently so maybe check them.
You mentioned science in one response, Ketan. This is an engaging investigative series from the Royal Society of Chemistry that I set my Year 10 Science students to watch during lockdown in 2020, then subsequently added to the course - covers combustion from all angles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzi4yHeUgB4
https://youtu.be/V7FLCg4KdyE?si=BOs4Cgk5tcb9wzm4
https://youtu.be/L-vB1HaBsog?si=dRBvfgomYXlePm6m
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3vMJOADlE
https://youtu.be/WDTX68E66pk?si=sSI7zzvnKYYAoD6f
https://youtu.be/A0IB2pvjsHg?si=FFAXHq0EWwWrs8fv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0CpOYZZZW4
This one, for example, is olden but golden. And still relevant: how big corps evade tax.
https://bsky.app/profile/crecganford.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/VoqryLvczKU?si=N_ixNmjH0YtdmeWC
https://youtu.be/YQ_xWvX1n9g?si=od8yaJ77vmR9CAk9
https://youtu.be/A5P6vJs1jmY?si=W_6Kmr0zEAIQbqmD
https://youtu.be/-1iaJWSwUZs?si=-T7UF8e7buVa-80t
https://youtu.be/DwKPFT-RioU?si=fHA0Hd7gbKUPeSjm
https://youtu.be/LZkl0_9xFOU?si=52zKKWc_OPJI7WmO