I find most stuff on YouTube to be garbage or geared towards kids and teens. Are there any channels that are high quality and produce stuff for adults? I’m thinking topics like mental health, raising kids, rekindling a marriage, investing, business, and finding meaning, peace, and happiness with it all. Stuff to help us deal with our every day lives.
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* [Abroad In Japan](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHL9bfHTxCMi-7vfxQ-AYtg) – VLog of a British man living in Japan. Funny and informative.
* [Buddhist Society of Western Australia](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6M_EhnSSdTG_SXUp6IAWmQ) – British monk, funny, smart, talks about Buddhism and offers meditations.
* [Goji Man Nutrition](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8zKmTVcs5s3IIR2DVlxfzA) – British nutritionist talks about gut health and nutrition.
* [Mark Felton Productions](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCKvREB11-fxyotS1ONgww) – High quality documentary videos about World War II.
* [Randy Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC07F26kHKkpW_qqvXzEGALA) – Political satire repurposing musical numbers.
* [Roy Zimmerman](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKvJ1qhPIgmNq2tZIhUBxCQ) – Political satire repurposing and creating songs. Very talented musician.
* [The Dodo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCINb0wqPz-A0dV9nARjJlOQ) – Short stories about distressed animals getting helped.
* [The Holderness Family](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2axinLKd00nMBW6RTASag) – surprisingly good musical parodies making fun of life by two Gen X parents in suburbia.
* [The Korean Vegan](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdn6TcAo99RtH-FwIgKBXUA) – Short videos ( less than 2 min ) of a middle aged woman giving life advice while she cooks.
* [Yeung Man Cooking](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PH7ZmLciZZS5vX5HPusUw) – Asian vegan cooking show. Easy recipes. Stylistic videos.
* [1bike1world](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1oHb5i_2GsyefbSPjW-SMQ) – A Scottish welder on his bike trip across Europe finds a stray kitten on the road and decides to take her with him on his journey.
https://youtube.com/c/StrongandConditioned
Fitness page for guys 30 and over
Veritasium – Awesome science videos https://youtube.com/c/veritasium
I like Elliot hulse
There are a lot of channels that produce great content for adults, however none of the content I watch is geared towards the particular topics you’ve mentioned. Personally, I enjoy FitnessFAQs, Doug Demuro, Veritasium, Technology Connections, Smarter Everyday, SimonsterStrength, DeviantOllam and Lockpicking lawyer.
The depth of content available on YouTube is astounding. A quick search for any of the topics you mentioned should turn up more ideas than you’ll have time to consume. Majority of my content consumption is via YouTube and I never see childish videos on my feed. Dumb ones, sure…but nothing really created for children. Just do some searching, the results are usually ordered my view/like counts so you’ll quickly identify some channels that offer solid content.
If you’re into history but not dates and details, Oversimplified is good for all ages
https://youtube.com/c/OverSimplified
Scishow
SNL
The show must go on (Broadway clips and full shows once a week)
NPR news hour
The try guys amuse me even tho it’s stupid
Buzzfeed unsolved true crime
You suck at cooking
Super Carlin bros if you still care about Disney and want critical reviews and see connections between the movies
Karaoke videos. Just search the song name and “karaoke”. Make a playlist for parties.
I like watching artists create things. Search for “sculpting livestream” or “create”, “mini model”, or “tutorial” with whatever medium you want to watch.
Miscast, Broadway backwards, Tony awards, forbidden Broadway
Full concerts, search the band and “full concert”
NPR tiny desk concerts
I watch all the late shows on their YouTube channel
Amber ruffian show
“Horror shorts” and “animation shorts”. A lot of student work so watch the ones that have won contests and film fest awards
Netflix is a joke, clips from Netflix comedy specials
Dr Romani, a licensed therapist who specializes in narcicism
I’m 38 and have recently discovered a YouTuber called Tom Scott. He does bitesize videos about interesting little topics and history.
I also just discovered Jay Foreman, who does educational videos with British comedy. Very interesting!
To me personally, the first choice is easy:
https://www.youtube.com/c/iit Learn pretty much whatever you want. I think it has helped me to actually become better at my job. I love these guys.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmTe0LsfEbpkDpgrxKAWbRA After that, for the “grownup issues” I like Bob and Brad (physical therapists). They are quite entertaining to watch, also.
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Practical Engineering
I’m a bit of an outdoors minded when it comes to relaxing with my wife. We watch this guy named ForestyForest who built a camper van and goes hiking in Canada. He just summits peaks and does videos. He uses his drone and camera to make some amazing shots. It’s very relaxing to watch his videos at the end of the week.
** Travel **
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveAnQv09I3lAd5T7t3EIPg – really cool videos of a couple traveling through continental US in a van
* https://www.youtube.com/c/baldandbankrupt – really funny british guy traveling through lesser-explored parts of the world and talking to locals
** Education **
* https://www.youtube.com/c/wocomoCULTURE – long-form videos on music, art, cinema
* https://www.youtube.com/c/DWDocumentary – german public tv documentaries on current issues
* https://www.youtube.com/c/talksatgoogle – just like TED talks but longer and at google
* https://www.youtube.com/c/CheapRVliving – this guy got famous by being homeless and starting a blog on how to live in a car many years before blogs were a thing
** News **
* https://www.youtube.com/c/unreportedworld – lesser-covered topics and areas in journalism
* https://www.youtube.com/c/VICENews – undercover reporting on controversial issues
** Tech **
* https://www.youtube.com/c/TechWorldwithNana – tutorials on programming very nicely done
* https://www.youtube.com/c/mrgergelyorosz – lots of tech-related topics (including hiring) broken down nicely by this guy
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS0N5baNlQWJCUrhCEo8WlA – Ben Eater publishes amazing walk-throughs on how electronics work, down to oscillators and bits
** Mindfulness, Buddhism **
* https://www.youtube.com/plumvillage – a monastery that publishes regular dharma talks
* https://www.youtube.com/c/Wisdom2 – more dharma talks, interviews, and related content
* https://www.youtube.com/user/mindandlifeinstitute – dharma talks, interviews
* https://www.youtube.com/c/GreenRenaissanceFilms – very well-made thought-provoking videos on the meaning of life, feel-good material
** Fitness **
* https://www.youtube.com/c/FitandBendyFlex – my favorite fitness instructors started publishing fitness how-tos
** Music, Dance **
* https://www.youtube.com/c/RoyalOperaHouse – british ballet at its best, lots of rehearsals professionally filmed and fun to watch
* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4eYXhJI4-7wSWc8UNRwD4A – NPR Music has really good tiny desk concerts
* https://www.youtube.com/c/MyAnalogJournal – DJ spinning rare vinyl releases
* https://www.youtube.com/c/NilsFrahmOfficial – my favorite composer is this electronic DJ from germany
* https://www.youtube.com/c/SaltySugarPlum – this girl publishes very good ballet how-tos and tutorials
* https://www.youtube.com/c/boilerroom – lots of DJs spinning lots of things
* https://www.youtube.com/c/warnerclassics – well-done classical music performance recordings
**some** of the vids on this channel are interesting. They typically have people debating social issues.
https://www.youtube.com/c/jubileemedia
Wendover productions- interesting topics
Johnny Harris
I like [The Art of Improvement](https://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtofImprovement) – relatively short, thought-provoking videos about leading a better life and being more productive, responsible and happy with the time you have on Earth.
Project Farm – The guy tests different brands for different items like paint, oil, pliers, etc. so you can see a comparison. He isn’t sponsored and doesn’t accept money from any company so as to keep his reviews unbiased.
[https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm](https://www.youtube.com/c/ProjectFarm)
Beau Miles. He is a down to earth Aussie who is an outdoor education lecturer, but makes videos of him doing random things, just because. Like staying the night in a tree… In his late 30s, just cos.
He’s quite the character, very funny, and has a great child like wonder which is quite fitting for men in their 30s and 40s who may feel a bit burnt out.
Throttle House!!
Oh sorry, that is nothing like what you are looking for.
Spirit Science is good , it might look childish but I think the animation is what makes the complex issues easier to digest.
Kirsten Dirksen has a channel that explores and showcases nearly every conceivable type of housing, alternative dwellings around North America and a lot of Europe. Really interesting subjects who live in these super cool places
https://youtube.com/user/kirstendirksen
If you are at all curious about chemistry, NileRed has a great channel. He is a really likable and funny guy and does crazy cool experiments, like turning cotton balls into cotton candy, which he then eats.
https://youtube.com/c/NileRed
Gardening, landscaping: Garden Answer
Mindful Metal Jacket
Smarter Every Day
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6107grRI4m0o2-emgoDnAA
Practical Engineering
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOqf8ab-42UUQIdVoKwjlQ
Jerry Rig Everything https://youtube.com/c/JerryRigEverything
The B1M if you’re into construction
I enjoy Ryan Knorr’s channel about growing grass.
Cartnarcs is good for a laugh. It’s a guy running around grocery stores calling people out for not putting their cart back.
Here’re my go tos:
Travel and culture:
https://youtube.com/c/FindYourLoveinJapan great videos on Japanese culture.
https://youtube.com/c/RoutesofchangeOrg man tries to circumnavigate the world without the assistance of a motor (for more hippy minded folks)
https://youtube.com/c/AdventuresofanoldSeadog awesome bloke sails solo and films his adventures.
https://youtube.com/c/MrEdPratt one man on one glorious wheel unicycles the world
https://youtube.com/c/BeauMiles thoughtful expeditions with a lot of philosophy mixed in
https://youtube.com/user/kresling an older series that shows the reality of travel
Technical channels
https://youtube.com/c/MichaelReeves builder and gen Z maker that is hit or miss
https://youtube.com/c/StuffMadeHere dude makes awesome robots
https://youtube.com/c/LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER interesting builds and demos of old electronic music stuff.
https://youtube.com/c/NileRed entertaining chemistry videos
Guitar:
https://youtube.com/channel/UC1wk17EK6gFD2jZsRbNptlA by far the best guitar teacher on YouTube
https://youtube.com/c/BenEller dope guitar videos for the metal minded folks out there
Self help:
https://youtube.com/c/struthless love this guys approach to figuring out life
https://youtube.com/c/HowtoADHD adhd videos for adults. She’s amazing
Philosophy:
https://youtube.com/c/thephilosophytube well informed analysis.
https://youtube.com/c/ContraPoints not her biggest fan, but she always has great info.
https://youtube.com/c/theschooloflifetv love his rational approach to things.
Politics etc:
https://youtube.com/c/frontline great analysis
https://youtube.com/c/PBSNewsHour fairly balanced nightly news
https://youtube.com/c/ADVChina I find these guys to be a bit hyperbolic, but they have some great insight.
Humor:
https://youtube.com/c/Channel5YouTube this guy is so funny.
Not Another Cooking Show, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, Internet Shaquille, and Food Wishes for food.
Jeff Nippard and Will Tennyson for fitness.
Minority Mindset for financials.
Atrocity Guide for random stuff I would normally not be aware of.
Lex Fridman, and The Art of Manliness
I like watching diy and “building” videos. Some of my favorites are;
Life Uncontained – Couple building their own home out of shipping containers.
Wild Wonderful Off-Grid – Couple building their own A-frame styled home.
Ladi & Margaret – Couple builds and lives in their van with their cat.
Modustrial Maker – Guy sells his high end loft to renovate an old building into a home and workshop.
My favorite automotive channels are;
Hoonigan – If you know, you know
throtl – Shop building cool cars to raffle off
B is for Build – Small group of guys building kick ass(sometimes SEMA class) vehicles
Emelia Hartford – Cool ass girl building record breaking cars with the help of her friends.
Rob Dahm – This guy is rotary engine crazy. He’s built a 4 rotor and he’s working on a 6 rotor.
Van life/Traveling channels;
Eva Zu Beck – Solo female traveling across Europe
Vanwives – Couple of ladies traveling all over north and south America
Stephi Lee – Young lady traveling all across the world.
There’s so much to choose from.