I’m Enjoying some Northernlion and lamenting about Drawfee during there 2 week vacation
Kitboga all the way
100% That video where he voice changes as an old lady and convinces a scammer that she wont use any piece of technology because she was afraid of the robot uprising was gold. His ability to improv like 3-4 people on the phone switching voice changers seamlessly is amazing
Yes!!! I genuinely think he’s the best improv artist I’ve ever seen, and he can multitask so well. I’ve also learned a ton about scams from him and use the information to reach out to companies and try to enact change.
Something else I appreciate is that he treats anyone and everyone with respect (no matter how vile they are towards him); not something you see on the internet often.
By topic, in order of how likely I am to immediately click on their video if I see a new one:
D&D:
• Viva La Dirt League D&D
(Including hammy greenscreen reenactments! Beyond hilarious. Top of the list. My god.)
Skits:
• Viva La Dirt League (gaming)
• Dr. Glaucomflecken (medicine)
• Ryan George
• Paint (parody music)
• MTGRemy (Magic: The Gathering parody music)
• Brian David Gilbert (music)
• Fire Department Chronicles
• Steven He (being Asian)
• Daniel Thrasher
Interesting/horrible facts:
• Casual Geographic
• Tom Scott
• Kurzgesagt
Movies:
• Pitch Meeting
• CinemaTherapy (psychology of movies)
Psychiatry (gaming bent):
• HealthyGamerGG
History:
• Tierzoo (prehistory if it were an MMO)
• Linfamy (Japanese)
• Fall of Civilizations (all 1-3hrs long but great)
• Townsends (US colonial)
• Shadiversity (medieval)
Gaming:
• The Escapist (zero punctuation)
• JelloPlaysGames
• Razbuten (highly recommend checking out his “Gaming for a Non-Gamer” series)
Art (chill):
• Sultan Sketches
• LavenderTowne
• ABD Illustrates
Art (tutorial):
• David Finch
• Bobbo Andonova
• Winged Canvas
Misc:
• OwlKitty (cat greenscreened into movie trailers)
• Exurb1a (emotionally distressing prose)
• LegalEagle (lawyer drama)
• JelloApocalyse (misc/gaming, can genuinely recommend the hilarity of a video about lemonade reviews, of all things. His delivery is fantastic.)
• b2studios (programming fun)
• Huggbees (“How It’s Made” parodies)
• The Onion
Have young kiddos so apologies for that POV.
YouTube: Mark Rober, Kurzgesagt, and Dr Plants
For podcasts I like Dan Carlin.
So glad youtube has these kinds of channels and its not all just clickbait cringey trash. I wish there were a browser plugin or something to filter out reaction videos and anything where there’s a gen-Z-er just straight overreacting and yelling at their phone
I filter out tiktok on my home firewall. There is absolutely nothing worth seeing on it.
I’ve been obsessed with Jacob Geller’s video essays for months now. There’s just something about the way he writes that lands with such a punch for me, I can’t get enough of it. Notable mentions are his video on orbital lasers— one of the best openings to a video essay I’ve ever listened to— and the comparison video between RE4R, HBO’s TLOU and Dead Space Remake. If you’re into video essays and/or gaming in any capacity, check him out. You won’t regret it.
In no particular order,
Gaming:
- WoolieVS
- Pat Stares At
- Northernlion
Gaming adjacent:
- Davi Vasc (composer)
- Birds of Play (Final Fantasy)
- Tarnished Archaeologist (Elden Ring/Soulsborne)
- Caddicarus (long reviews)
Podcasts:
- Dan Carlin/Hardcore History (history)
- Castle Super Beast (gaming/variety)
- Behind the Bastards (terrible people!)
- This Podcast Will Kill You (medical science and history)
Other:
- münecat (unhinged teardowns of terrible people)
- Girl With the Dogs (pet groomer)
- Sabaton History (history behind the Sabaton songs)
- Red Squirrel Studios (unironically comfy Finnish birdcams to entertain my cats and help me fall asleep)
