# Favorite YouTube Channels Under 100k Subscribers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709 "2023-04-15T13:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/1 "2023-04-15T13:40:10Z")
Every time I do a search, I get the ones with millions of subscribers, and I don’t seem to like them, while ones with anywhere from 1k-90k seem to be more unique, especially someone like me, who loves music, movies, comedy, interviews, but looking for the stuff made before the 1980s (when I was born). Here’s one… I like the fresh opinions, before everyone “liked” or praised an album only because it became popular, or had some association (same record label, etc) Stars of the 1960/70s and “Blind Date” (something Downbeat used to do)… They play singles, and you hear primal reactions, and sometimes find some really cool music I wouldn’t have run into - stuff I never heard of. > **[Yesterday's Papers](https://www.youtube.com/@YesterdaysPapers)** > > Share your videos with friends, family, and the world ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/2 "2023-04-15T16:24:13Z")
[John’s Furniture Repair](https://www.youtube.com/@johnsfurniturerepair/videos). I love furniture refinishing channels (that don’t just paint over wood) but this one is my favorite. She has a really nice way of explaining things, etc. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/3 "2023-04-16T16:37:03Z")
I know someone who would love this channel. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/4 "2023-04-16T16:52:12Z")
[Nick Zentner](https://www.youtube.com/@GeologyNick/videos), prof at Central Washington U in Ellensberg, WA can sometimes be a lot of fun. He’s sort of goofy but knows a lot of stuff. His stomping ground is near my early childhood stomping ground so I know the kind of landscapes he talks about. Note that his videos are a variety of types. E.g., straight up lectures, talks for ordinary folks, field trips, etc. Now is kind of a quiet time for him but soon he’ll be roaming around banging on rocks. During the pre-opening of some of his lectures he spends some time greeting people who are watching. He has fans from all over the world. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/5 "2023-04-16T17:13:34Z")
I, too, am a lover of furniture restorers! Thanks for that channel ftg. Here are a couple of my favs under 100,000 subs. [MissFlips](https://www.youtube.com/@TheMissFlips) and [Reconstructing Emily](https://www.youtube.com/@ReconstructingEmily). There are quite a few that I started watching long before they had 100,000 subscribers but have deservedly gained a much larger following. And for non-furniture put still painting related, [Len Hand’s](https://www.youtube.com/@lenhend) acrylic painting tutorials. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/6 "2023-04-16T18:17:32Z")
Let’s see - of channels I personally subscribe to, the following have \< 100K; > **[The Welsh Viking](https://www.youtube.com/@TheWelshViking)** > > Hi! I'm Jimmy, a proud Welshman, academic researcher, actor, and historical reenactor. > > This is where I make little videos for my fellow history nerds! Mostly filmed in my bedroom in front of my piles of books, weapons and armour like the nerdy nerd... > **[MarisArmoury](https://www.youtube.com/@MarisArmoury)** > > Hi! I'm Mariska and I like making costumes and showing other people how they make them too! > Aside from the crafting part I also love to give you general tips and tricks on getting started with larp, cosplay or historical costuming. > Don't hesitate... > **[History Science Fiber](https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryScienceFiber)** > > I'm an ecologist passionate about natural dyeing, sustainability and foraging from the natural world. I love sharing knowledge on how to wildcraft dye with plants, mushrooms and lichens. Learning to explore the colours in our surroundings is an... ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/7 "2023-04-16T19:46:46Z")
This guy has 38k subs; he deserves WAY more. Very professionally done and highly entertaining and informative: [https://youtube.com/@TheBadMovieBible](https://youtube.com/@TheBadMovieBible) Perfect for anyone with at least a passing interest in obscure/so-bad-it’s-good/ripoff low budget films. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/8 "2023-04-16T19:54:19Z")
And here I was going to drop my cool indie channels on you guys but with a bit of research come to find out nearly everyone is over 400K now! Good for them, but I knew them before “everybody” liked them. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/9 "2023-04-16T20:01:48Z")
I was browsing through books to read/prioritize, and someone mentioned this book. I clicked on the channel (as usual) and saw many of the people biographed being interviewed on here, and some other things I will try to see soon. I’ve never been interested in anything outside of populist criticism (IMDB, for example, while never reading the professionals), but I think I would be interested in this anyway, Paul Gorman, “the rise and fall of the music press and why we miss it” I took a quick scroll, and the title “Was Chuck Berry the strangest man in the history of rock?” has me interested in that one, too! **Word In Your Ear** > **[Word In Your Ear](https://www.youtube.com/@WordInYourEar)** > > Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and... ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/10 "2023-04-16T22:46:33Z")
A couple of musicians who should have some attention… > **[Sierra Ferrell](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbjFZTjyAveA2dOTCmkZ3ng)** > > With her spellbinding voice and time-bending sensibilities, Sierra Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as the artist herself. Growing up in small-town West Virginia, the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist left home in her early... > **[Lauren Ruth Ward](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8dfUJJ-3op3B5wF5uono0w)** > > www.laurenruthwardmusic.com ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/11 "2023-04-16T22:53:39Z")
> **[Mudlarking With Kit & Caboodlers](https://www.youtube.com/c/MudlarkingWithKitCaboodlers)** > > Hello, we are the Kit & Caboodlers, a family who love nothing more than Mudlarking, Beachcombing and searching for bottles. > > We are Mum- Fleur, Eldest Son- Harry, Daughter- Kate, Youngest Son- Oscar, Dad- (Doesn't want to be in our films, but... Their infectious joy at finding a glass bead, or a broken piece of pottery or some other artifact is just so totally engaging. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/12 "2023-04-16T23:21:06Z")
They used to knead bread with feet! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/13 "2023-04-17T00:49:15Z")
GC Vazquez isn’t perfect, but his retrospective on the Dragon Quest games is terrific and fun. Here is the playlist for them. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpeYa95mvKM?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLCGj9A7lAH8QQkkPMdLZOR1h2HXL0zmyZ Edit: Did they finally fix youtube embedding? ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/14 "2023-04-20T18:12:42Z")
15k subscribers, but full of great movies. > **[Old Films Revival Project](https://www.youtube.com/@OldFilmsRevivalProject)** > > Hi Everyone, > ​ > ​We have started to work on cinematheque with great enthusiasm to enforce the classic movie culture and work on this culture. We want to share our enthusiasm with you. For now, we are working on movie screening, and in the future, we... ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/15 "2023-04-20T21:56:09Z")
The guys from The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast have a sci-fi/fantasy review channel called Alpha Quadrant 6. Just a little over 4k subscribers. > **[Alpha Quadrant 6](https://www.youtube.com/@AlphaQuadrant6)** > > Alpha Quadrant 6 is a science fiction review show. We cover everything including movies, TV and Youtube. We also discuss top 10 lists like the best spaceships, robots, sci-fi weapons. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/16 "2023-04-21T22:04:48Z")
If you are into comic books, Lunch Money Comics is a fun comic hunter channel. > **[Lunch Money Comics](https://www.youtube.com/@lunchmoneycomics)** > > A channel dedicated to the hunting of rare and valuable comic books among the flea markets, yard sales, and forgotten long boxes of New England. ---
**Author:** ![Redcanoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b487fb/32.png) [@Redcanoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redcanoe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/17 "2023-04-21T22:20:41Z")
Yeah, Nick Zentner is great. He mostly talks about Washington and I’m in Oregon but our geology is similar. I’ve discovered lots of cool place to go from him. I like [3 Minutes of Aviation - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@3MinutesofAviation) ,it’s just what it says it is, 3 minutes long. I also like [The Missing Enigma - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@TheMissingEnigma) ,he covers missing person cases without a lot of hype. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/18 "2023-04-26T02:59:04Z")
[Anders Puck Nielsen](https://www.youtube.com/@anderspuck) is a military analyst from Denmark and regarding the war in Ukraine seems to be the only one who knows what is going on. 96.5K subscribers, dude deserves more subscribers, his insights are keen. It helps me understand [Reporting From Ukraine](https://www.youtube.com/@RFU) 233 k subscribers, that guy knows what is going on as well and gets and gives regularly informed updates about the war but Anders gives political context. No one else who speaks English seems to have any clue what is going on there and will post information in a timely manner. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/19 "2023-04-26T14:46:21Z")
Thank you, I will check this out now… I haven’t been too trusting of any news on Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709/20 "2023-04-26T16:05:27Z")
The greatest challenge is the utter lack of interest. Even Americans that care and are Pro-Ukraine seem to not really have any time to learn about what’s going on and why. Or they look at foreign happenings through their local political lens, which is ridiculous. Americans aren’t dying so what else is on? Never served, but I would consider myself a lifelong student of organized violence. This is happening in real time and you can watch it, but no one seems interested except me, and I guess, you now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-youtube-channels-under-100k-subscribers/982709.md?page=2)