What are lemmy’s favorite video channels for more depth then you get from average news and television sources?

Prerun is one that comes to mind as he digs, thinks, and explains, and is willing to say he’s wrong. Business Insider is another one that has a great number of in depth topics, even if not quite as much as one might want sometimes. DW is another. RealLifeLore also seems to some great explaining. LegalEagle similar.

All of these are debatable to a greater or lesser degree, but I’m interested in alternative sources. What else is out there? What platform? Why?

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Patrick (H) Willems is great movie criticism with plot.

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Real Life Lore sucks. he’s algorithm bait. he isn’t necessarily factually wrong, but he’s just shallow. it plays better to the algorithm. he is pretty much the antithesis of “in-depth”. so I’m not really sure what you’re looking for if that’s the benchmark

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So what benchmarks would you define as in-depth? In-depth this decade is not what is was 2 or 3 ago, due to content consumption, but your comment made me realize how cultural the concept is. On the spectrum between a 5 bounce video to a PhD leaves a lot of room.

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I can’t remember which YouTuber called Real Life Lore the store brand Wendover, but it fits.

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Oh yeah, I could see that. I’ve only seen a couple Wendover videos but they seemed decent

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If you’re into cooking, history, or both, Tasting History with Max Miller is great. Lots of wonderful history, from the common to the obscure. He works hard to find primary sources for every story he shares, as well as calling out fake stories. He also corrects himself when he gets something wrong. And the recipes are fascinating!

Been getting into Bonsai Mirai lately. Very educational, in-depth videos about how to do Bonsai, with tips for everyone from a beginner to an expert. Also very relaxing to watch.

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Love Tasting History. one of the best channels. he does great research.

stoked for Bonsai channel, thank you

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Friendlyjordies - Australian news and politics (plus Warhammer 40k and some other random stuff, not sure if he’ll go back to politics now)

Adam Conover - usually talks about tech, politics, etc, has long-form videos talking to experts or shorter videos talking about topics

Punter’s Politics - Aussie politics

Joe Scott - talks about tech etc

Doctor Elliott - psychology and LGBT stuff in TV shows

Matt Baume - history of LGBT in cinema and Hollywood

Tale Foundry - literature tropes etc

Belief it or Not - atheist breaking down Christianity (for ex-Christians who are struggling and need help breaking away from the mental hold it has)

Jill Bearup - movie fight scenes from a trained actor combatant PoV

(Hope these were what you’re looking for, apologies for lack of links, I’m on mobile)

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Technology Connections. I now know an absurd amount about home AC, pinball machines, and refrigerators.

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Lets talk about latent heat and the refrigeration cycle!

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when the latent heat of vaporization is critical to the functionality of refrigeration

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