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Ask HN: What are some of your favorite YouTube channels?

127 points by abixb ↗ HN
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?

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NesquikMike
Thorough Analysis of Footwear Materials: https://www.youtube.com/c/RoseAnvil

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

NCC1701DEngage
Hey, I'm working on a project to help users discover more interesting content on YouTube. Our channel-based recommendations allow you to search a channel and get a list of other channels making similar content, with a focus on surfacing relevant smaller and more obscure channels.

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!

leobg
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NCC1701DEngage
Give it a reload. Google App Engine is giving random problems and an immediate reload will almost always solve the issue.

If anyone has any advice on this issue I'd love to hear it.

pleb_nz
Oh no, not Google...

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....

NCC1701DEngage
Just put out an update on the database to correct the missing icons. As channels change icons the old links go dead. Should be back to near 100% icon coverage now.

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.

Nekhrimah
Scott Manley. Started with Kerbal Space Program videos, now one of the leading freelance Space YouTube channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/szyzyg

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

hcs
As an aspiring game designer I always enjoy and sometimes learn from Game Maker's Toolkit: https://youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT

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.

tchock23
Coffeezilla is usually a good watch…
tambeb
In no particular order:

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)

NCC1701DEngage
Surprised Quanta and Sean Carroll aren't on this list.
tambeb
Sean Carroll I listen to as a podcast, and Quanta I read. :)
april_22
Quanta's YouTube channel has some beautiful visuals though!
Crash0v3rid3
I love world science festival, I miss daily equation episodes during peak COVID.
lostgame
GameHut, where Jon Burton, a developer from Traveller’s Tales; goes into extreme technical depth as to how they managed to pull of some seriously ludicrous achievements on the SEGA Genesis/MegaDrive such as the FPS section in ‘Toy Story’, or the supposedly-impossible transparent polygons in Sonic R for the SEGA Saturn.

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.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g

pcranaway
I don't watch a lot of YouTube, but here's my list:

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

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halfmatthalfcat
Practical Engineering, Primitive Technology, Mentour Pilot, LockPickingLawyer and easily the most entertaining channel on YouTube: RedLetterMedia.
simple10
Productivity (Tiago Forte): https://www.youtube.com/user/simulacrumsquared

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.

pyuser583
It hasn’t created any content in over six years, but I still really, really recommend: https://youtube.com/user/SpokenVerse

It’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.

jorgesborges
Thank you for sharing. I listened to a wonderful poem linked below. The author wrote it for his son when he turned 12. On a sad and tangential note, years after this poem was published, he “pulled strings” to get his son to serve in WW1. His son died and he later wrote: “If any question why we died / Tell them that our fathers lied.”

https://youtu.be/tK4HDCIr_E8

sharmi
I will try to mention channels not present already

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

pigtailgirl
-- DW Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/c/DWDocumentary

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

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