- Adam Something
- blameitonjorge
- Computerphile
- crowbcat
- Digital Foundry
- dime store adventures
- ElectroBOOM
- GamersNexus
- LEMMiNO
- neo
- Nexpo
- PBS channels
- RealLifeLore & related channels
- Sam O'Nella Academy
- Tom Scott
kurzgesagt - Science & Education - I personally love their videos of nuclear technology and their videos such as "What if we nuked the moon?"
Really depends on what you want to check out. Here are some of my favorites in no particular order but roughly ordered by topic.
Science
- Astrum - various space and planets related topics
- Geschichtsfenster - A German channel on medieval topics and reactions to documentaries
- Raumzeit - Vlog der Zukunft - A German channel about space and science
- Urknall, Weltall und das Leben - A German science channel with focus on space topics
Technology
- Cathode Ray Dude - In-detail videos on 2000's tech with focus on audio/video hardware
- Lost In Tech - Videos on 3D printing and 3D printers
- my mechanics - High quality "restoration ASMR"
- The 8-Bit Guy - Videos about 1980's computer technology
- Brodie Robertson - News and commentary on various Linux and FOSS topics
- ThePrimeagen - Reactions on various coding-related content
- Kevin Powell - CSS tutorials and videos on CSS development
- Zack Freedman - Could be best described as "open source craftmanship"
Gaming
- aCookieGod - Minecraft mega builds in hardcore mode
- Fan The Deck - Steam Deck news and commentary
- Karl Jobst - Documentations on gaming history and speedruns
- Shulkercraft - Minecraft videos about creative and large build projects
- Summoning Salt - Video games speedrun history and documentation
3D printing
- 3D Printing Nerd - A channel about 3D printing topics
- CNC Kitchen - Mainly 3D printing content
RedLetterMedia has been my favorite channel for years now. They're pretty big outside of the internet too, as I've worked with a couple fellow fans. The Mr Plinkett Star Wars Prequel reviews put em on the map, like what.. a decade ago?
Gaming
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TheRussianBadger - gaming with good humor and editing
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Max0r - gaming with good humor, voice acting, and insane editing
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Scott the Woz - for that old YouTube feel
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RTGame - funny Irish gaming man
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Call Me Kevin - funny Irish gaming man
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Indeimaus - mostly horror and Metroidvania gaming
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Game Apologist - good Sonic content
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RadKing - Fallout content
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Iron Pineapple - From Software enthusiast
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MuYe - BeamNG content
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The Orpheon - good Metroid content
Tech Stuffs
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Louis Rossman - disgruntled business tech repair man
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Gamers Nexus - pc tech review
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Linus Tech Tips (and its other channels) - LMG has been making some very good changes since their first response to their recent controversies. If they actually deliver with them, then all of these channels should be good to watch. Mac Address should be fine to watch as it has been stated that the channel and group affiliated are kept somewhat separated from the rest of LMG for various reasons.
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Hardware Unboxed - Australian pc tech review
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Monitors Unboxed - Hardware Unboxed for Monitors
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Dave's Garage - cool Windows tricks from the guy who made the Task Manager
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The Cherno - good Australian C++ channel
Open Source Stuffs
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Nicco Loves Linux - good KDE and GNOME stuff
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The Linux Experiment - Linux and open source news
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unfa🇺🇦 - open source audio solutions
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Mental Outlaw - the libre man
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Royal Skies - free and open 2d and 3d content and assets
Animation
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TerminalMontage - great animations
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Noodle - great story animator
Practical Experiments
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The Slow Mo Guys - slow motion videos of pretty cool stuff
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Hacksmith Industries - cool Sci-Fi irl building channel
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Shadiversity - medieval weapon and armour experimentation
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ElectroBOOM - shocking experiments
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Major Hardware - 3d printing and fan design showdown
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Donut - good car content
Music
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SilvaGunner - wacky game music
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Eurobeat Gems - great if you like Eurobeat music
Education
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Audio University - how your sound system works
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Kyle Hill - science with nerd Thor
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LockPickingLawyer - you will never look at locks the same way
Miscellaneous
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No Text To Speech - cool for Discord users
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Fact Fiend - miscellaneous facts and British banter
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Bosnian Ape Society - If you've seen Nvidia Bread, then you'll understand.
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High Boi - movie summaries
There's more that I could # recommend, but I couldn't figure out how to describe them.
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My favourite channel is probably History of the Universe
PBS Space Time is also excellent
What I think are underrated channels, alreayd listed channels removed. Some have irregular schedules but still worth checking out.
Animals
- Cal Falcons: live stream of a falcon nest on a rooftop
- Deep Look: small world biology (PBS)
- Journey to Microcosmos: smaller world biology (Hank Green)
- Saveafox: domestic fox rescue
Science/Tech
- Captain Dissilusion: video editing vs disinformation
- Cody's Lab: currently building a "Mars" habitat
- The Friday Checkout: weekly tech highlights
Music
- CSGuitars: electric guitar science
- First of October (Andrew Huang, Rob Scallon): very constrained songwriting
- Rhythm in Africa: sub-Saharan instruments
- Wataru Kousaka: Japanese instruments
Pop culture
- Game Changer: improv comedy as a game show (CollegeHumor)
- Overanalyzing Avatar: "This man is dead. Appa killed a man"
- Solid jj: voiced superhero comic parodies
History
- Jay Foreman: British culture and/or maps
- Lateral with Tom Scott: lateral thinking puzzle as a podcast
- Objectivity: very interesting objects (Brady Haran)
- Sam O'Nella Academy: badly researched and animated trivia satire
add Jim Lill and Mike George to music, guitarist of six years I vouch strongly
Vlogbrothers has been a favourite for many years. They do so much good! And do lots of silly stuff too, like making a series of videos with titles taken from smash mouth’s rockstar 😀
I'm not doing links because I'm lazy, but I watch a lot of YouTube and these are my favorites:
Ordinary Things - funny smarmy British dude explains ordinary things. Once a month or so, very high effort stuff.
That Chapter - funny sarcastic Irish guy explains true crime things. Twice a week on a good week. Also high effort research
Internet Comment Etiquette - this is not for you. Don't watch it. You've been warned.
LGR - the best legacy youtuber talks about the best legacy tech.
Patrick Willems - funny American guy explains movie stuff.
The Crafsman Steady Craftin - funny puppet man does crafts. This is the most high effort channel on YouTube.
BobbyBroccoli
Dude makes hour long (or longer) videos / (videoseries) about scientific topics, such as "America's missing supercollider" or "Man who tried to fake an element". And they are all done really well.
Link: https://youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoli
ManyATrueNerd for funny and wholesome let's plays. Especially for Fallout fans, but there's so much more than that.
If you like cats and building things for cats this guy is amazing: https://www.youtube.com/@hahahaYouTube
It's a korean guy on a fish farm that started vlogging 7 years ago, and he had a lot of stray cats that he helped out, made food for, made sleeping spots etc. I think he became pretty popular in korean (1mil + subs), and he is now building more and more cool stuff for his cats.
