1. BRENDAWARENESS: really cool and good for the fashion girlies. it is a smaller podcast channel by "Hashtag Brenda", she is big in fashion (she literally spent her birthday with Rick Owens). I call her my digital big sister.
https://www.youtube.com/@brendahashtag
2. COLORLESS WONDERLAND: kinda booktube but for not horny people. he used to be a middle school teacher and he has very cool takes and analysis. he hasn't posted actively in a while but he's just overall really good vibes.
https://www.youtube.com/@colorlesswonderland
3. PROFOUND PONDERING: this random guy who speaks very candidly about his mental health and is quite relaxing to listen to.
https://www.youtube.com/@profoundpondering8575
4. WENDIGOON: does deep research on some really cool topics; everything from the bible to analogue horror, to chris mc candless. he is just really interesting to listen to, nd is def for the hyperfixation community
https://www.youtube.com/@Wendigoon
5. FRANK WATKINSON: an old man who does very cute covers of songs which make me cry everytime. he also has original songs. he's been on youtube for like 10 years at least and loves sufjan stevens.
https://www.youtube.com/@FrankWatkinson/videos
6. KERWIN FROST: this may be a bit rogue but he was my fav person when i was like 13 in 2018 and was like super into tyler the creator. Kerwin is a really cool DJ and his interviews are so fun to watch. he doesn't post much now but he has done interviews with young lean and dev hynes which rlly impacted me when i was younger and revisit from time to time
https://www.youtube.com/@KerwinFrostTV
7. MYTHICAL KITCHEN (LAST MEAL): might just be my favourite series on the internet everrrr. a very talented chef called Josh hosts celebrity guests and chefs make their "death row meal". they've had guests like Karamo from queer eye, steve-o and tom hanks.
https://www.youtube.com/@mythicalkitchen
8. BOOK CLUB RADIO: a dj collective in brooklyn, insane sets (personal favs: dj nico and varist)
https://www.youtube.com/@bookclubradio
9. ARCHITECTUAL DIGEST (OPEN DOOR + SPACE SAVERS): i love looking at rich peoples houses, so cool. open house is a series where they go to celebrity houses, obvs so fun to watch. space savers is a series where 3 different architects get given a space and they get to draft whatever they want, the results are so cool! (darren jett is so cool)
https://www.youtube.com/@Archdigest
i hope you enjoyed the list mwahhh xoxoxox
Jun 22, 2024
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llq lol my youtube alg is total brain rot…the only channels i regular are contrapoints when i’m feeling smart, trixie & katya when I’m feeling dumb, & peridiam for survivor fandom deep dives …… hence my desire to expand my rotation
Jun 23, 2024
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-Oki's Weird Stories, mostly bringing light to unknown stories, very high quality and well-researched. rec: "The Deadly Basement of a 4chan Doomer" + "How I Infiltrated a Bizarre Conspiracy Cult"
-Leeja Miller, political video essays from the perspective of a female, queer lawyer. rec: "The US Is Ugly. THIS is Why." + "Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Communism??"
-The Right Opinion, mostly deep dives on different pop culture topics, but his trilogy on Onision really does feel like a true crime doc. rec: His Onision series + "The Never-Ending Nightmare Of Nikocado Avocado"
-Wendigoon, does a lot of horror deep dives, sometimes its about fictional media like ARG's but he also does a lot of deep dives into real life crimes. rec: "The Most Disturbing Cult of All Time: The Ant Hill Kids" + "The Story & Footage of LA's Most Infamous Heist Gone Wrong" + "The Cult, Standoff, & Conspiracy of Waco"
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-DonnaIRL, pop culture deep dives with a more psychological perspective (im pretty sure she's a psychologist). rec: "The Cult of David Dobrik: How to Keep a Group Obedient"
-Coffeehouse Crime, i used to really like true crime youtube, but after watching Pinely's video ("The Broken Morality Of True Crime Videos") i became disillusioned with the space. coffeehouse crime is the only channel i feel does it right and respects the victims. rec: "The Tinder Date Murdered By A Cult | The Case of Sydney Loofe"
May 19, 2024
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Depends what you like:
Boze vs the world: true crime. Fun personality and great at reminding people that yes people may have had a bad home life but there was a point where they made a decision and we need to take off our “empathy caps”
PolyBlank: art history??? Cool way of formatting don’t know how to explain but talks about so many different things in a cool way that makes my brain stay entertained
Jschlatt: funny reaction videos
Michael reeves: always fun and cool crazy inventions, super awesome but doesn’t post much
Apr 3, 2025
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Dirty girls by Michael lucid - don’t fully remember what it’s about but it’s in my playlist of cool docs.
The perfect painting and hotline Miami by polyblank - tbh u would recommend his entire channel! Makes art history type Of videos but in such a cool interesting way that can keep my brain focused (not sure how to explain it)
michael reeves - Super funny and super cool channel. He doesn’t post a lot but everytime he does it’s great. He makes a lot of inventions but of non serious things and tests them out with his friends. a classic one I’d recommend is the roomba that screams when it bumps into something! Also the surgery robot one is good too, honestly there’s actually too many here that I like to just put a few recommendations of his videos LOL
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in 2 hours i have undone 15 years of hurt and i finally feel like her again.
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