. The leaping Lemur, Makes videos about general internet F*ckups and lolcows.

. GrahamGraydog, One of the few good commentary channels on YouTube. Now a day’s he mostly does sh*tposts.

. GmanLives, A great channel if your interested in video games and modding

.Tors Cabinet Of Curiosities, A without a doubt up and coming YouTuber who makes videos about a variety of different subjects.

TaxOwlBear - If you like Real-time strategy games then this is the place & well he’s pretty chill too

Jrose11 for mostly gen 1 and 2 solo runs of pokemon games (although he covers most of the series as well)

Lost in the Movies - fewer than 10k subscribers, but he deserves so many more.

His work is generally on movies and TV, usually with a more art house feel.

His major piece of work though is his 30-40 part video series (and also podcast/blog) on Twin Peaks.

None of your, “Here’s the explanation of EVERYTHING,” nonsense here though.

Instead he looks at the show, its characters and its arcs with a contemplative eye, picking out interesting visual and narrative parallels, examining the show and film as a piece of art rather than as a puzzle to be ‘solved’.

It’s exceptional and it mystifies me that it’s not more well known. He’s been doing it for about ten years now I think. If you’re a Peaks fan, it’s an absolute must IMO.

I like tech, old and new, so:

https://www.youtube.com/@CathodeRayDude

https://www.youtube.com/@TechTangents

https://www.youtube.com/@ConnectionsMuseum

https://www.youtube.com/@VeronicaExplains

https://www.youtube.com/@UsagiElectric

https://www.youtube.com/@PlatimaTinkers

https://www.youtube.com/@RetroBytesUK

https://www.youtube.com/@harkeofficial

I"d also suggest Jeff Geerling but he’s close to a million subscribers.

About trains, cycling, transit, and urbanism:

https://www.youtube.com/@OhTheUrbanity

https://www.youtube.com/@BenDurham

https://www.youtube.com/@MilesinTransit

https://www.youtube.com/@JagoHazzard

https://www.youtube.com/@TFTSB

And about hiking, camping, outdoors stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/@StephenJReid

Oh and on languages and etymology:

https://www.youtube.com/@WordsUnravelled

https://www.youtube.com/@RobWords

https://www.youtube.com/@Xidnaf

https://www.youtube.com/@kklein

https://www.youtube.com/@Linguisticae (in French)

https://www.youtube.com/@Linguriosa (in Spanish)

Rationality rules - mostly religion debunking

Applied Science - Varying videos about science phenomenons and use cases

LaurieWired - Cyber Security

Veronica Explains - Mostly Linux.

James Lee - animated videos

Awesome open source - videos and tutorials about self hosting and open source software

fly with Greg - paragliding videos

Mary’s Test Kitchen - awesome vegan and keto food

AlphaPhoenix - Science Videos

the hated one - privacy videos

crackermilk - comedy skits

Theramintrees - psychology videos

Weird fruit explorer - exploring fruits and vegetables from all over the world

Earthling ed - videos about veganism and animal welfare and rights

The US Chemical Safety Board- does indepth non-politcal analysis of industrial accidents.

The Tim traveller : https://www.youtube.com/@TheTimTraveller/videos

Engels Coach Shop. Dude rebuilds wagons and other horse pulled things from piles of rubble. Really nice calm guy out in Wyoming.

Pat Finnerty breaks down bad songs in hilarious fashion.

Alpha Phoenix is a good science channel

Kari, she’s a retro gaming nerd, really young but absolutely knows her shit

Look Mum No Computer. An extremely talented musician who does videos around analog electronic music gear.

Mbmmllc. They do mining videos. The Kenya video is unbelievable and I learned so so much about the world from it.

Periscope Films. Stock footage that varies wildly

V. Birchwood, Historical fashion

Andy Ward’s Ancient Pottery, dude digs up clay and teaches you how to make pots in a campfire.

These are my picks.

So…so many.

Politics:

• Some More News

• The Kavernacle

• Adam Connover

• Tom Nicholas

• Molly White

• Rebecca Watson

Sociopolitical:

• Salari

Trans Rights/Philosophy/TV Reviews:

• Jessie Gender

• Sophie From Mars

• Aranock

• Lilly Simpson

• Bennie Carollo

• Council of Geeks

Anarchist Philosophy:

• Anark

• Zoe Baker

• Andrewism

Tech:

• The Primetime/The Primeagen

• Casey Muratori

• Tsoding Daily

• Wittcode

• Low Level

• TJ Devries

• Veronica Explains

• DJ Ware

• NeetcodeIO

Animation Reviews:

• KittyMonk

• Georgia Dow

• Offbeat Kiki

• Johnny2Cellos

• ToonrificTarique

Philosophy/Pop Culture:

• Jared Bauer

Niche Product Reviews:

• Ben Vallack

Horror Movie Reviews/Synopsis:

• Ryan Hollinger

Comedy:

• Dr. Jordan Breeding

• Michael Swaim

• Barry Kramer

Chemistry/Psychedelics:

• Hamilton Morris

Worker’s Rights:

• Joshua Fluke

SciFi/Fantasy Book Reviews:

• The Book Guy

Tabletop RPG Reviews:

• TheBurgerkrieg

Star Trek Analysis:

• Orange River

Privacy:

• The Hated One

Musicians:

Country:

• Adeem The Artist

Synthwave:

• White Bat Audio

JRock:

• Asian Kung Fu Generation

Adam Conover - the guy who shattered my reality back in the days with some college humor videos https://m.youtube.com/@TheAdamConover

Windette - Gaming with insults https://m.youtube.com/@Windette

Adam Millard - game mechanics and fundamentals https://m.youtube.com/@ArchitectofGames

Daryl talks games - games dissected by a psychology guy (I forgot what he did) https://m.youtube.com/@DarylTalksGames

Ghostcharm. Casual video game analysis

Todd in the Shadows Some More News Folding Ideas Thought Slime Atun-Shei Films The Morbid Zoo

Learn Linux TV. Great educational channel for all things Linux.

Jeremy Parish has less than 100k, and constantly puts out great retrospectives on the nooks and crannies of retro game history.

While the Retronauts podcast he’s involved with is well known, I feel like his YouTube kinda flies under the radar.