{"id":50319,"date":"2019-03-10T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/25yearslatersite.com\/?p=50319"},"modified":"2023-05-04T01:31:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:31:19","slug":"favorites-mind-expanding-youtube-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvobsessive.com\/2019\/03\/10\/favorites-mind-expanding-youtube-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorites: Mind-Expanding YouTube Channels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites\u2014whether its moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!\u2014in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. So, sit back and enjoy this week\u2019s offering: Lindsay Stamhuis’s favorite educational YouTube channels.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you’re anything like me, your time is precious—between our work lives and our home lives and all the commitments that lie along that continuum, there hardly seems to be a spare moment for what one might call “free time.” And maybe you—like me—love non-fiction; whether it’s a full-length documentary film or a book about an interesting subject, this is totally my jam. This is why I love YouTube! Generally, the “edutainment” channels available on YouTube are filled with bite-sized videos chock full of fascinating facts and interesting tidbits that are totally geared towards those of us with limited time and unlimited imagination.<\/p>\n

10) Nerdwriter<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

What makes The Nerdwriter<\/em> so great is the fact that its host, Evan Puschack, is so interested in the content he produces. Releasing videos once a week gives him the opportunity to delve into whatever subject areas tickle his fancy. This means that week-to-week, you might get a video about music next to a video about a historical subject next to a video about psychology next to a video about pop culture. No subject, it seems, is off-limits. It’s so cool to see someone so passionate about so much. I particularly love his video essay collection “Understanding Art”—a deep dive into a specific artwork, be it a painting or a film or the work of a particular artist. This was how I was first introduced to The Nerdwriter<\/em>; it’s how I hope you’ll be introduced to him now if you haven’t already been.<\/p>\n

9) What’s So Great About That?<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

Regular readers of 25YL will recognize Grace Lee of What’s So Great About That?<\/em> from her interview with C\u00e6meron Crain<\/a> in the summer of 2018. How did I first find out about this channel? It was her video called “The Treachery of Language<\/a>” that came up on my YouTube feed rather randomly as I was doing research about David Lynch for my podcast. I quickly fell down a rabbit hole, consuming as many of her video essays as I could. Most of them\u00a0revolve around pop culture in some respect—film, music, art, etc.—and they clock in at under 10 minutes, making them perfect for quick mental breaks throughout the day that hopefully teach you something valuable about our culture and society.<\/p>\n

8) History Matters<\/a> (formerly Ten Minute History)<\/em><\/h2>\n

History is supposed to be dull and dry, boring, dusty, relegated to the back sections of libraries and our minds. Right?\u00a0Wrong! <\/em>And History Matters<\/em> proves it. This is a relatively recent discovery for me, but I swear to you I have watched every single one of these videos—which cover all manner of historical periods and events, from the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of the Soviet Union—and I am always eagerly awaiting more. The animations are simple but effective, often hilarious (watch for that carefree prance through a field of daisies…), and make the ten minutes fly by before you know it. If you—like me—are a bit of an Anglophile, be sure to check out the English and British history videos!<\/p>\n

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