Forgot to mention The Young Turks channel, progressive news commentary and plenty of it.
You mentioned Numberphile, so you may already be aware of some of Brady Haran’s other channels, but just in case: Sixty Symbols, about physics; Periodic Videos, about chemistry, Deep Sky Videos, about astronomy, and Objectivity, about various interesting items in the collection of the Royal Society.
I also really enjoy The Brain Scoop, a kind of behind-the-scenes at the Field Museum.
Bump with some news about one mentioned channel:
And indeed:
Indy Neidell to do WWII in real time 2018 - the biggest collaboration on YT ever!
Since it’s been brought back, I may as well mention Dr. Jackson Crawford’s channel where he goes into all sorts of interesting stuff about Old Norse language and Nordic myths.
A few I’ve added in the last two years (that I don’t think have been mentioned yet)
Adam Savage’s Tested About makers. Of things. I love One Day Builds. I also listen to the YouTubed podcasts while painting sometimes.
Today I Found Out Interesting Facts. There is also an associated Lists channel but I can’t think of the name right now.
Binging With Babish He used to just cook stuff from TV shows, books and movies but he’s now a bit more general.
In the two years since this thread first appeared, the New Father of New Father Chronicles has added a second daughter. Time sure flies.
dan tdm is cool and plays all the off the wall games if you like gaming channels
Malinda Kathleen Reese takes existing songs, runs them through several languages in Google Translate, and sings the result. It’s hilarious. Here are “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran, and “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift.
I’ve been enjoying the Fermilab channel recently.
Whatta you think the Salmon’s chances are gettin’ to the play-offs?
I recommend Techmoan, a Brit who reviews old (and new) electronics. An great introduction (given the fact that I just finished page 11 of The Last Jedi thread) is a review of a hologram vinyl Force Awakens soundtrack
Georg Rockall-Schmidt is pretty good, put it in the Guy-Talking-About-Stuff category.
SV Seeker - YouTube, building a 74 foot long steel boat in the backyard.
AvE, machine shop shenanigans.
potholer54, science journalist, debunking various types of nonsense
On a similar vein, Myles Power, excellent stuff on 9/11 Truthers, GMOs, anti-vaccines, etc, etc…
Applied Science, doing things like using an electron microscope to film the needle of a record player follow the grooves of the record.
Jeff Quitney, an archive of restored and training films, the NASA stuff is fascinating, for example progress updates on the design and construction of the Apollo spacecraft. There’s other fascinating stuff, like Visiting the Dalai Lama at Lhasa: “Inside Tibet” 1943 Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
Like to take a virtual train ride? Jersey Mike has them.
How about simulations of past plane crashes/near misses? X Pilot for you.
How about learning a new language? The Travel Linguist.
The Modern Rogue. Two guys that explore varied subjects with an expert. They’re fun and i learn stuff. I am not sure if they realize the subjects they cover also appeal to women though.
Start with the playlists. I like Modern Rogue is a Gentleman.
I enjoy Smarter Every Day.
The subject of Shut Up & Sit Down is tabletop game reviews. But they’re entertaining even if you don’t care about games.
Thanks for that, Philliam. I binge-watched these for two hours last night, and have only scratched the surface. They’re hysterical!
My favorite: Irish People Watch Duck Dynasty: “Now I know how Trump got elected”.
I like the Squirrel Hunter channel. I found it last summer when I was frustrated that squirrels ate almost every single tomato out of my backyard garden, and I was Googling “pest control squirrels”. It’s an Englishman who uses an air rifle and squirrel feeders to thin down populations of the invasive American grey squirrel. Although he’s killing animals, it’s weirdly soothing to watch, in part because of his quiet low-key voice as he narrates the action on his videos.
I also like the Scott Rea Project. I think I found it linked in the comments to the Squirrel Hunter channel. He’s an English butcher who learned his trade the old-school way from an 80-year old village butcher, and he wanted to preserve this craft on video so that the skill wouldn’t die out. It grew from straightforward butchery to game dressing, English recipes, and road trips to other villages in the English countryside to visit artisan shops. He’s chatty and funny, and it’s interesting to see how to break down a side of pork or a whole lamb.
I see Ale already mentioned AvE…though “machine shop shenanigans” doesn’t even come close to describing that guy. It’s a mix of the most amazing tool tear-downs, with spot-on descriptions of materials in use and so forth, with a liberal application of profanity and political incorrectness.
If you are interested in learning how to machine, watch mrpete222…he’s a retired shop teacher and he covers a huge amount of ground.
For watching some heavy duty work, with good solid machining going on, check out Adam at Abom79. I really like his style, and he posts neat stuff every week.
If you want to learn some very cool tricks, of the kind every machinist should know, check out Joe Pieczynski. He is a teacher at heart, and he always is dropping little bits of wisdom in as he goes about teaching the main topic.
Want to see the real deal? Watch Stefan Gotteswinter, a proper tool and die man in Germany who works in precision down to the ten-thousandth of an inch. His work is truly amazing. Just don’t let him know you use Imperial units–he sneers at us mortals who work in inch measurements.
If you prefer your cool metalwork with a sense of humor, watch This Old Tony. He makes some spiffy stuff and always has lighter moments.
OK, gratuitous plug.
4CornersCat (not technically savvy enough to link)
Music (often Celtic) from people in the 4 Corners region. Mad Haggis, predominantly. But Celtic Knot is on there!
Okay, a real channel this time: Car Crazy Central. Virtually every episode of Car Crazy is there.
Here are some of the vehicles that can be seen. Yeah, I’m “Skywatcher68” over there. Got way too busy with other stuff to continue adding to the list.