32 Favorite YouTube Channels of 2018: Tech, Food, World Affairs and Entertainment

Reflecting back on the newer channels that I’ve subbed to has been intriguing to me. Its like a google maps-esc map of your journeys, but for my mind! As the years have gone by I’ve found myself moving further away from the traditional television box and choosing what’s there currently to a more digital option where I can choose my interests and focus more on that content. There are so many videos out there for anyone to see, whatever your into, and the potential for new things is vast. Here are some of my favorites so far: youtube learning Coding Its great to see the youtube space forming with some great channels in 2018. Before the content has be dominated by dull (but sometimes useful) tutorial formats. Now there are higher quality content focusing on topics and most importantly, showing mistakes! — This is one of the best front end channels out there imo, mainly focusing on CSS. Its been super helpful for me especially with my work, and is super newbie friendly. Kevin Powell — The coding duo of MPJ and David from has taken over this channel and it *should* be more newbie friendly. Previously was more focused on front end, now quite a varied bag. Very cool that you see their ups and downs to show the software development process in all its raw ugliness which might not be shown on other channels. DevTips funfunfunction — Pretty funny that this was one of the first channels I learning coding off, and after all this time I still love and use it! Coding challenges are the highlights, creating literally anything from a game, to using fractals or a webcam! Uses the library to simplify and get things going as fast as possible. The Coding Train P5.js World Affairs Its hard to know what is going on in the world sometimes when the focus is on the ‘big stories’. But youtube really allows people to share their culture and experiences and keep us informed. ! — A channel dedicating itself to explaining literally every country in the world. Currently I think its a ‘M’, so a long way to go! It does a great job of trying to get their information from people that actually live from those countries as to be as accurate as possible and not play into stereotypes (when they’re not true). Very interesting to know which countries like each other, and also how they see themselves. Geography Now — A white South African expat that used to live in China for many years(very recently moved), giving his perspective on the current going ons in this huge newly capitalist powerhouse. Things have been changing recently, and he is able to talk more freely about what is happening in comparison to the local Chinese. Serpentza — News from around the world with a focus on explaining things as best as possible. There are great reports on providing clarity to situations such as , China’s ambitious , and how . These topics may not have been as easy to find out yourself. Vox How ISIS came to Rise belt road Putin came into power — A news show with a difference, focusing on complete impartiality and openess to opinions from both sides. Will report on what each side has to say and encourages an open dialogue within the comments sections. Also has a great part of the show where he recommends other youtube videos and cool stuff. The Philip Defranco Show Food, Glorious Food I’ve really gotten into cooking, and youtube has helped me learn a lot. So much to learn, so many inspiring creators out there! — Perfectionist Alex always looking to improve his skills and learn the best ways of cooking the ultimate meal. Sometimes involving custom made machines and/or trips to countries of origin. Loved his series on as I’m obsessed with trying to make my own version of this Japanese noodles from heaven! French Guy Cooking making ramen — Recently gotten into this channel to harbour my inner Chinese! Really interesting to see how dishes are made and why they’re never the same when you make them at home. Ziang’s Oriental Food Workshop — Chinese speaking Canadian Trever James reviews and tries out mainly street food around the world. Mostly in China, but has expanded to other places. Has a very positive style and does great ‘Waaaoh’ and ‘Mmmmmm’ sounds :D Food Ranger — A more practically focused cooking channel, from cooking on a budget, teaching us how to use seasoning and other lessons, to challenging themselves to use a microwave to create ! Brothers Green 8 inspired ‘gaming’ dishes — Ever wondered what makes someone a food/drink expert? Well these guys put them to the test in their challenge series making them guess which two products are expensive, and they certainly can talk the talk. Epicurious Price Point — More known for its series of interviewing guests whilst they eat wings that are increasingly spicier. more entertainment then cooking tbh but still good… First We Feast The Hot Ones Tech/Machine Madness Tech is mad! Mechanics + Tech equals even more craziness. I’ve found a few channels that are really tech focused, and some others that are just outright crazy with their engineering skills. Its really amazing how you can create anything nowadays, you just need to start out with an idea… — This crazy English engineer might as well be straight from a comic book! He literally has the most insane ideas and then creates them. From a to to a , he just goes to town with his inventions! Colin Furze bike made of springs Wolverine claws hovercraft bike — This voluptuous Chinese lady builds awesome things mostly tech orientated wearables. She showcases Shenzhen, the manufacturing capital of the world. Sexy Cyborg — He is one of the most respected tech reviewers on youtube. His channel is known especially for reviewing smart phones and other tech. Super clean slick style with clear narration and format. Marques Brownlee — Great for daily tech updates. Super casual and hilariously unserious Tech Linked — Unboxing tech products with a blunt but honest review style Unbox Therapy Entertainment Well we gotta chill and relax sometimes right? I’m a huge and fan, two games which are super different which I think is great! I’m also into film analysis and random sciency stuff. And to top it off, I cant get enough of memes, so bring on the king of youtube, and rightly so in my opinion… Overwatch Hearthstone , — Calvin is a unstoppable badass at Overwatch, Kandy not so much but pretty hilarious Aimbot Calvin Kandy Rew , — Both titans of Hearthstone, Kripp more so an arena player and Toast more known for his interesting interactions (meme style) discovery videos Kripparian Disguised Toast , — Both analysis and historical factual channels about gaming. DYNG is more focused on the history and developers of games where as Core A is more on the theory and has more biased towards analysing fighting games Did You Know Gaming Core-A Gaming (formerly ScreenPrism), , — I love these great film analysis channels, they really tell us so much more about movies that you probably never noticed before. Sometimes its hard to quantify why you or reviewers might like, or dislike a film and these guys are great at explaining why. The Take Wisecrack Nerdwriter , — Superstar Vloggers, both are filmmakers so they have amazing edits and record their lives in interesting ways. Kinda made the drone shot overlooking New York a popular thing, what a view! Dan Mace Casey Neistat , , — Last but not least these channels analyse other ridiculous channels and reviews videos and memes! Its insane to think that at this point Pewdiepie has 80 million subscribers, but his last year of content has shown that he’s truly doing videos that he enjoys, and that genuineness has increased his popularity. H3H3 Jarvis Johnson PewdiePie Also, subscribe to Pewdiepie lol. Whats your favorite channels? I’m always open to adding to my collection and learning more! Leave suggestions in the comments below! I’ll be focusing more on tech snippets in next time, so until then have a great one! React _how hackers start their afternoons_www.youtube.com Hacker Noon https://upscri.be/hackernoon/