Ask HN: What are some of your favorite YouTube channels? Wanted to post a 2022 version of this classic HN question. Figured a Sunday would be a good day for this post. What are some of the YouTube channels that you enjoy, particularly as an engineer/entrepreneur? |
No music, no sponsors, no ads, just nature, ingenuity, long shots, some conversation and (small spoilers) heartwarming human collaboration.
Warning: you will get an itch to leave the city behind, for a better life close to nature.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL32DhVYS_cmGlvtY5UzdVVMI3...
https://www.youtube.com/c/svdelos - amazing sailing channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/SailingLaVagabonde - Another sailing couple from Australia
https://www.youtube.com/c/FinnegansGarage - Car guys - Mike Finnegan from Roadkill
https://www.youtube.com/c/StuccoPlastering - learn how to do stucco work!
https://www.youtube.com/c/MattRisinger - Fantastic Home construction and renovation tips
https://www.youtube.com/c/mightycarmods - Australian car guys
https://www.youtube.com/user/StarrTile - learn how to tile and renovate a bathroom
https://www.youtube.com/c/ViceGripGarage - Car guys - hilarious car restoration
https://www.youtube.com/c/Welddotcom - learn to weld
https://www.youtube.com/user/FStoppers - Photography learning
https://www.youtube.com/c/mitocw - Learn anything from MIT -Mass Institute of Technology
https://www.youtube.com/c/MortskeRepair - Car guys - Mortske!
Building science (Matt Resinger): https://www.youtube.com/user/MattRisinger
Rock climbing: https://www.youtube.com/user/magmidt88
Legal Eagle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa-Zb0ZcQjTCPP1Dx_1M8Q
Society & politics (Coleman Hughes): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUk0AvSMU5CJ0wUqJf9TX8g
Knife sharpening (Burrfection): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOluHMoKJ6CrS0kcybhaThg
Brain science (Humberman Lab): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2D2CMWXMOVWx7giW1n3LIg
Business & sales (Alex Hermozi): https://www.youtube.com/user/adhormozi
Adam Savage: https://www.youtube.com/c/tested
Product reviews: https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm
Bonus...
Self Protection: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActiveSelfProtection
This one requires a bit of a warning. Lots of CCTV footage of actual crimes and what people did right or wrong to protect themselves.
There are probably better more technical YouTubers in this space but I don't have the patience for long form video essays, GMTK is usually pretty concise.
I play it at night as a sleeping aid. For some reason it hasn't gotten old yet, 2 years of nightly play. Helps me wake up fresh so I can do my engineer/entrepreneur work :)
Also helps out cleaning my YouTube recommendations from TV like rubbish.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWv6Pn_zP0rI6lgGt3MyfA
https://www.youtube.com/c/karljobst
He exposed some issues recently relating to game-cart grading, and has recurring videos about the faked Donkey Kong records from Billy Mitchell.
Perhaps not entrepreneurial, but still interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSHZKyawb77ixDdsGog4iWA
He even has a clip channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJIfeSCssxSC_Dhc5s7woww
You ever hear of Machine Learning Street Talk?
Early Music Sources - https://www.youtube.com/c/EarlyMusicSourcescom
4 Friends go all in on everything topical
:-)
This is the video that turned me on to him
At least if you're talking about the one, in which you've recommended "theubuntuguy".
Mark Furneaux - this guy has a playlist with a full, deep guide to pfsense among other interesting things. https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUbuntuGuy/videos
arronmunroe - nothing but no commentary, high quality, 60fps multiplayer videos of video games. Most are netplay of arcade games. https://www.youtube.com/user/arronmunroe/videos
NAVYMAN8903 - lots of good information on handguns and rifles. Doesn't beg or tell you to subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/user/navyman8903/videos
Forrest Haggerty Channel - this guy just recently got a donate link because dumb people in the comments were telling him to do it and he listened. Ugh. But he's a really good educator. Gives only the facts about events using Google Earth. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiEbRbR2F34dORnT0faWFXw/vid...
Pat Condell - speaks directly to the camera with one take, no editing, no begging for money, and straight to the point commentary on politics and atheism. https://www.youtube.com/c/patcondell/videos
ewhac - the developer of Escape from Monster Manor for the 3DO. Has a LOT of insight about the 3DO video game system not found on any other channel or anywhere on the net, really. Doesn't beg for money or donations. https://www.youtube.com/c/ewhac/videos
big blue frontend - developer working on native PC port of Final Fight. Also has deeply insightful videos about arcade emulation not found anywhere else online. I have yet to find any other human know more about the accuracy of arcade emulation than this guy. Doesn't beg for money or even monetize his videos. This is the INTERNET. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPvdwZZ35dm6xozp-zpcpQ/vid...
Imagine getting some money for all the time invested making content for people.
Most people who look at the internet as a place for profit feel they own the videos they upload. So if you reupload a video they deleted, they copyright strike you. Do you know how much of a violation that is? Once you upload something to the internet you no longer own it. That's been the way it's been for years. Now these people come along and try to stop you from mirroring things or having it be lost to time, and I bet you support that, DON'T YOU?
Oh BOY I want to interview you in voice. WOW.
bald and bankrupt - https://www.youtube.com/c/baldandbankrupt
Donut Media - https://www.youtube.com/c/DonutMediaTV
Frontline PBS - https://www.youtube.com/c/frontline
Internet Today - https://www.youtube.com/c/InternetTodayTV
Stuff Made Here - https://www.youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere
Hoovies Garage - https://www.youtube.com/c/HooviesGarage
74 Gear - https://www.youtube.com/c/74gear
Steve Wallis - https://www.youtube.com/c/thestevewallis
Hacksmith - https://www.youtube.com/c/theHacksmith
Plainly Difficult - https://www.youtube.com/c/PlainlyDifficult
The Backyard Scientist - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBackyardScientist
Tom Scott - https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Max Fosh - https://www.youtube.com/c/MaxFosh
New Economic Thinking - https://www.youtube.com/c/NewEconomicThinking
Dominic Tarr - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMSmy7qF24q4f_y6L86zNMA
Adam Ragusea - https://www.youtube.com/user/aragusea
Building Integrity - https://www.youtube.com/c/BuildingIntegrity
LPL - https://www.youtube.com/c/lockpickinglawyer
rctestflight - https://www.youtube.com/c/rctestflight
WELT Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/c/WELTDocumentary
Zach Gallardo - https://www.youtube.com/c/ZachGallardoFixed
shiey - https://www.youtube.com/c/shiey
Trek Trendy - https://www.youtube.com/c/Trektrendy
Mike Patey - https://www.youtube.com/c/MikePatey
WheelsBoy - https://www.youtube.com/c/Wheelsboy
Coffeezilla - https://www.youtube.com/c/Coffeezilla
Thomas Krüger – Mr. Pianoman - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasKruegerPianoman
Talks at Google - https://www.youtube.com/c/talksatgoogle
Julia Plays Groove - https://www.youtube.com/c/juliaplaysgroove19
GeoWizard - https://www.youtube.com/c/GeoWizard
ABC News In-depth - https://www.youtube.com/c/ABCNewsIndepth/videos
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4 highly successful besties go all in on everything topical
- Stuff made here, building incredible inventions: https://m.youtube.com/c/stuffmadehere
- BPS Space, advanced model rocketry: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCILl8ozWuxnFYXIe2svjHhg
Both cover engineering, machining, 3d printing, software, algorithms - love them!
Python: https://www.youtube.com/c/mCodingWithJamesMurphy
General Programming: https://www.youtube.com/c/Fireship
Learning Brand New Skills: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeShake
Economics: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePlainBagel
History: https://www.youtube.com/c/TenMinuteHistory
Investing (UK Focus): https://www.youtube.com/c/Pensioncraft
Soccer: https://www.youtube.com/c/BecomeElite
London Transport History: https://www.youtube.com/c/JagoHazzard
We have most of these channels mapped and I think you'll be able to discover some interesting new content on some of these lists, especially in the more niche categories of the shoe commentators and the London transport channel:
Rose Anvil: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCId9g4zlQ9BOn6fLKIt1Y0A/
I'd recommend clicking through to Trenton & Heath's list for a more complete listing of shoe channels:
Trenton & Heath: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCVYlC0HmT9eZI3ZrFy_xthQ/
Fireship: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCsBjURrPoezykLs9EqgamOA/
Mike Shake: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUC6ktP3PLU5sAJxN9Rb0TALg/
The Plain Bagel: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCFCEuCsyWP0YkP3CZ3Mr01Q/
History Matters (Ten Minute History): https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUC22BdTgxefuvUivrjesETjg/
PensionCraft: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUC9OIwUcx-Uss7xj7s1P5XGw/
Become Elite: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCFfFE-6nfCHz4uDZ-08o6ng/
Jago Hazzard: https://channelgalaxy.com/id%3DUCcHuNKYzVMc06FXqsBEAV3A/
I hope some people find the tool useful. You can search channel names in the top bar or click icons in the lists to navigate to different channels' pages.
Cheers!
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The Royal Institution (https://youtube.com/c/TheRoyalInstitution)
Team Coco (https://youtube.com/c/TeamCoco)
World Science Festival (https://youtube.com/c/WorldScienceFestival)
Sabine Hossenfelder (https://youtube.com/c/SabineHossenfelder)
3Blue1Brown (https://youtube.com/c/3blue1brown)
PBS Space Time (https://youtube.com/c/pbsspacetime)
Tuesdays with Stories! (https://youtube.com/c/TuesdayswithStories)
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (https://youtube.com/user/PIOutreach)
Science & Cocktails (https://youtube.com/c/ScienceCocktails)
- Andreas Kling (serenityOS) - https://www.youtube.com/c/AndreasKling
- Computerphile - https://www.youtube.com/user/Computerphile
- The 8-Bit Guy - https://www.youtube.com/c/The8BitGuy
ThePrimeagen - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ENHE5xdFSwx71u3fDH5Xw (also check out his livestreams, very entertaining)
Tsoding - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrqM0Ym_NbK1fqeQG2VIohg
Jon Gjengset - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_iD0xppBwwsrM9DegC5cQQ
LiveOverflow - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w
Mental Outlaw - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7YOGHUfC1Tb6E4pudI9STA
Luke Smith - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2eYFnH61tmytImy1mTYvhA
mCoding - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiL2GDNpLYH6Wokkk1VNcg
- AlphaPhoenix: https://youtube.com/c/AlphaPhoenixChannel
- Andreas Spiess: https://youtube.com/c/AndreasSpiess
- Marco Reps: https://youtube.com/c/MarcoReps
- Mike Patey: https://youtube.com/c/MikePatey
- Deboss Garage: https://youtube.com/c/DEBOSSGARAGE
- Twoodfrd: https://youtube.com/user/twoodfrd
- Foureyes Furniture: https://youtube.com/c/ChrisSalomone1
- Jennies Garage: https://youtube.com/user/jenniesgarage
- SavageGeese: https://youtube.com/c/savagegeese
- FortNine: https://youtube.com/c/FortNine
- CNCKitchen: https://youtube.com/c/CNCKitchen
- Thomas Sanladerer: https://youtube.com/user/ThomasSanladerer
- Adam Ragusea: https://youtube.com/user/aragusea
- Joshua Weissman: https://youtube.com/c/JoshuaWeissman
- Learn Your Land: https://youtube.com/c/LearnYourLandIt’s the most beautiful recitations of poetry you will ever hear, especially if your someone who usually doesn’t like poetry.
One cool part is the creator is completely anonymous. Modern YouTube is so big on self promotion - this guy is the exact opposite.
He just lets the poems speak for themselves.
The Post Apocalyptic Inventor [Electronics/Tools/Crafts] https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePostApocalypticInventor
Cody's Lab [weird hobby science related] https://www.youtube.com/user/theCodyReeder
Jan Beta [Electronics/RetroComputers] https://www.youtube.com/c/JanBeta
Tom Scott [Intersting stuff] https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Lazy Game Reviews [Gaming/RetroComputers] https://www.youtube.com/c/Lazygamereviews
Soft White Underbelly [Society] https://www.youtube.com/c/SoftWhiteUnderbelly
On a similar theme: Action Retro:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ActionRetro
Lots of videos using early Apple gear, but it's not exclusively Apple. HN might know him for his FrogFind search engine, designed for use on vintage computers with resource constrained browsers. I really enjoyed his recent videos getting the Apple IIGS online, and testing Wolfenstein 3D on the IIGS with increasingly fast IIGS CPU accelerator boards. Once you get to around 14 Mhz it actually looks playable...
- Technology Connections (https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnologyConnections)
Urban Planning: - Not Just Bikes (https://www.youtube.com/c/NotJustBikes)
Cars / Engineering: - SuperfastMatt (https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperfastMatt)
Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut. Bought a Russian space suit, started wearing it and making videos. Has leveled up to interviewing Elon Musk, and other notable Space related people such as the former NASA administrator: https://www.youtube.com/c/EverydayAstronaut
Lindsay Ellis. Got her start in an ensemble channel, in the last few years has produced long form video essays mainly about film. Nothing in recent months sadly: https://www.youtube.com/c/LindsayEllisVids
Tom Scott for a lot cool facts and things I knew nothing about: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
Xander Budnick because I love his travels and amazing filming & editing style: https://www.youtube.com/c/XanderBudnick
ModernVintageGamer: (Technology/games) https://m.youtube.com/c/ModernVintageGamer
RegularCarReviews: (Automotive history, comedy, and varied vehicles) https://m.youtube.com/c/RegularCars
https://www.youtube.com/c/ItchyBoots
https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo
https://www.youtube.com/c/hihokids (the artist section, and food section is good)
https://www.youtube.com/c/britishpathe
https://www.youtube.com/c/JayForeman (typical British :))
Documentaries from Vice, Vox, Journey Man Pictures, Al Jazeera and DW TV are very good and available on YouTube.
Non-English channels:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Raanvata07 (the guy treks various unmaintained ancient "forts" in the Indian state of Maharashtra; photography is good as the guy himself is a photographer)
https://www.youtube.com/c/TribalPeopleTryOfficial (some tribal people, may be from Pakistan, try western food for the first time)
Fall of Civilizations - for engrosaing long form documentaries
Productivity Game - For excellent summaries of productivity books
ABC Science
Animalogic
How it should have ended
Hungarian folk tales - for the nostalgic kid in me
Kevin Powell - for CSS
Microconf - for entrepreneurs
Minute Earth
Mind your decisions- for small math puzzles
New scientist
Cogito
History of the earth
North 02
Moth light media
Stefan Milo
You might like Dan Davis History:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg
and Maiorianus:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAPLyCPMWlJ0hZCS5-A8loA
> Moth Light Media
Paleo Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQoaCXh2vU2_qeUDt25LY-Q
- Travels With Geordie: https://youtube.com/c/TravelsWithGeordie
- Death Culture Studio: https://youtube.com/c/DeathCulture
- Sampson Boat Co: https://youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo
- Fascinating Horror: https://youtube.com/c/FascinatingHorror
- The Charismatic Voice: https://youtube.com/c/TheCharismaticVoice
- Alex Wild: https://youtube.com/channel/UCnmm7WWal4bSl6o8hzPfYmQ
Smarter Every Day (https://www.youtube.com/user/destinws2) Veritasium (https://www.youtube.com/1veritasium) Tom Scott (https://www.youtube.com/c/TomScottGo) Bourbon Moth Woodworking (https://www.youtube.com/c/Bourbonmothdecor)
Techno Tim - https://www.youtube.com/c/TechnoTimLive
Raid Owl - https://www.youtube.com/c/RaidOwl
Digital life Tech - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDigitalLifeTech
Craft Computing - https://www.youtube.com/c/CraftComputing
IBRACORP - https://www.youtube.com/c/IBRACORP
He has a series on building your own computer. His "World's Worst Video Card" is also instructive. Ben's brain must be wired differently from the rest of us, as nearly all of us would have given up long before reaching the stages that he has.
ExplainingComputers also gives you a weekly fix on computing hardware. https://www.youtube.com/user/explainingcomputers His content is mostly around the latest SBCs (Single Board Computers).
https://www.youtube.com/c/TerminalPassage
I particularly recommend Neil Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdfA4YJWP0 (especially Rainbow Seven/Epilogue)
If you’ve got the mind for it, Burton’s channel is one of the most fascinating I’ve been blessed to see. It’s an amazing achievement of sharing highly obscure technical detail for no reason but passion.
Alice Sara Ott (Piano) https://youtube.com/c/AliceSaraOtt
小九圍棋 (Go) https://youtube.com/channel/UCrHx-8y1-q5MLtCZWk0TuFg
Ashish Xiangyi Kumar (Piano) https://youtube.com/c/AshishXiangyiKumar
If anyone has any advice on this issue I'd love to hear it.
Edit. Seriously, not sure what it is but the site looks wacky. Like only partially rendering and elements out of focus and missing some borders etc. Is this planned? Not sure it's the best way to attract users....
As far as "elements out of focus and missing some borders" goes, I think this may be referring to the choice to have channel descriptions pop-up on hover in the lists rather than cluttering the screen with text. It may be something else, we do use a gray background underneath the page headline (with the channel title, subscriber count, large red "View on YouTube" button, and channel icon), for example.
Of course, we'd love to hear more feedback on the page design choices.