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   Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her) (smitha@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:10:54 JST Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her)

   I love documentary YouTube, learning about science, engineering, history, logistics, current events, etc.

   One YouTuber I follow is Simon Whistler…who made one of the most depressing videos I’ve seen in a while: how North Koreans escape to SK…and how their new lives are a different form of suffering. Inadequate mental health or socialization support leaves many incredibly isolated and paralyzed.

   I had to turn on something funny afterward. It was so bleak.

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     Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her) (smitha@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:10:53 JST Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her)

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     • Pippa 🌈

     @pippa Happy to help! What do you typically subscribe to? I also watch Half As Interesting and other Wendover Productions stuff (Extremities is so fascinating to me). And urban planning, geography, geology, aviation, tornadoes, Japan…

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     Dana 🐱 (dana@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:10:53 JST Dana 🐱

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     • Pippa 🌈

     @smitha @pippa Half as Interesting and Wendover are great! I'd recommend subscribing to Nebula.tv if you don't mind paying $3-$5 a month. Most of the good documentary/educational youtubers are on there (no ads!).
     Other youtubers/nebula series I recommend:
     Stefan Milo - archeology
     Joe Scott - general science and history stuff
     City Beautiful - city planning
     Jet Lag the Game - travel game show
     Atlas Pro - biology and geography

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     Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her) (smitha@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:10:54 JST Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her)

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     If you’re interested, here it is: https://youtu.be/bRn7Ma8bqx0?si=g04oIDodHmRLB70n

     Some of his channels that I enjoy, or at least dip into occasionally:

     Geographics (currently with a guest host): https://youtube.com/@geographicstravel

     Megaprojects: https://youtube.com/@megaprojects9649

     Side Projects: https://youtube.com/@Sideprojects

     Places: https://youtube.com/@Places302

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     Pippa 🌈 (pippa@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:10:54 JST Pippa 🌈

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     @smitha thank you for these recs 🩷 I love documentary youtube but recently my home/recommended feed has been a bit lackluster…

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     Dana 🐱 (dana@famichiki.jp)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Feb-2024 11:11:21 JST Dana 🐱

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     • Pippa 🌈

     @pippa I hope you find interesting stuff to watch during your hospital stay! ❤️

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     Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her) (smitha@famichiki.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 07:26:59 JST Smitha 🌸🌋🎻 (she/her)

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     • Dana 🐱

     @Dana @pippa Ditto!!! I just checked your blog - sending you all the good vibes!

     (And I did subscribe to Nebula recently, and it's pretty great :D)