I thought it would be nice to hear about everyone’s favourite European content creators. (Not for self-promotion)
Platform doesn’t matter but if you know a good channel on peertube etc. even better.
How is this relevant?
Content creators often discuss and review products and services. They are the first stop for many people when they are looking for information about something. I think it’s important to grow viewership for European content creators which in turn would grow demand for more EU wide product reviews etc.
More than a commercial point-of-view – news, travel tips, culture and just daily life are things we should conciously share and take an interest in here in Europe. Again, build an EU wide viewership and a feedback cycle for European content.
So who do you follow? Who’s your local authority in insert hobby here?
I really enjoy Kurzgesagt’s informative videos!
Their videos are amazing! Even if I don’t care about te topic I watch cause it’s informative and beautiful
Are you asking about creators talking in english or in our own mother tongue too?
If the former:
- f4mi 🇪🇺 on yt, talks about early 2000 software, gadgets, games etc.
- Alex/FrenchGuyCooking 🇨🇵 on yt, cooking
- Britmonkey 🇬🇧 on yt
- Computerphile 🇬🇧 on yt, software, programming
- Explaining Computers 🇬🇧 on yt, single board computers
- der8auer 🇩🇪 on yt, pc parts reviews
- Geopold 🇬🇧 on yt
- Kaze Emanuar 🇪🇺 on yt, Mario64 modding & Mario64 optimizations
- Made with Layers 🇪🇺 on yt, 3d printing
- Not Just Bikes 🇨🇦/🇳🇱, my dose of orangepill
- TechAltar & The Friday Checkout (🇩🇪?) on yt, tech news
- TechTechPotato 🇬🇧 on yt, Chips and High Performance Computing
- The Linux Experiment 🇨🇵 on yt, i think he also has peertube, linux
- The TLDR channels 🇬🇧 on yt (nebula too), for news
- Tom Nicholas 🇬🇧 on yt
Italian 🇮🇹 Creators:
- DarioMocciaChannel on yt, manga and anime
- DarioMocciaArchives on yt, interviews, collectible cards and variety
- ZooSparkle on yt, animal world and paleontology (GOAT), enjoyable with the automatic translations and/or captions
- Alessandro Barbero either on yt or various podcasts, uni professor in Medieval History, talks about history (SERIOUS GOAT ALERT)
+1 for Barbero, you can find him on many podcasts and on YouTube (none of the accounts are managed by him, but he knows)
Thank you, great list!
As to your question, personally, both! Translations are often available and sometimes language isn’t even a barrier! Also helps with language learning if it happens to be in your target language.
I unfortunately know nothing about Peertube, the only creator I follow that also has a Peertube channel is Veronica Explains (Linux content)
I guess so, thanks!
I wish all European content creators, would mirror their content on a peertybe server. I might even watch more videos if it wasn’t on YouTube
I started uploading my youtube videos there as well. Starting from my oldest ones. I am not a big youtuber, I don’t have sponsorships and so, although I am monetized on YouTube I make very little because I do it as a hobby outside of work, son don’t upload to often. I don’t know about the big channels, that do have sponsorships, if they would be limited by that part to post on PeerTube.
I just went through my subscribtions and here are the European ones that are worth being mentioned:
catalystz - Dark Souls Speedrunner from the Czech Republic. Mostly known for his amazing Dark Souls and Elden Ring speedruns at GDQ (and world records). Also makes high quality documentaries about speedrunning From Software games. Example: The Important Dark Souls Choice No One Knows About
Jules - If you are German, you already know him. Makes content similar to the Internet Historian, but better. Only Deutsch, tho. Example: Mensch vs. Biest
Luetin09 - This is THE Warhammer 40K Lore channel. From GB. Example: 40K - THE EMPEROR OF MANKIND IS A FALSE GOD | Warhammer 40,000 Lore/Speculation
Ordinary Things - GB Youtuber making educational and funny videos about companies, countries and anything realy. Example: How to Coup ANY Country | Ordinary Guide
SsethTzeentach - Danish video game reviewer that can’t be described without using the word edgy. But it’s the good kind of edgy…most the time. Example: Starsector Review | Explore the Cosmos™ | Ruin Everything™
I didn’t know about Sseth, he seems really cool.
I’ll update my list here:
ChainBaker 🇬🇧 Youtube, great baking videos
Chef Majk 🇨🇿 Youtube, fine dining tutorials, cooking, desserts
The Quantified Scientist 🇳🇱 Youtube, detailed sportswatch reviews
Alluring Arctic Sailing 🇫🇮 Youtube, Sailing and skiing in the Arctic
RunRepeat 🇩🇰 /🇺🇳 Website, extensive tests and comparable metrics on running shoes (also walking, hiking, other sports)
Gediminas Kirdeikis 🇸🇪 Youtube, CAD, architecture, visualisations, workflow explorations
Uri Tuchman 🇩🇪 Youtube, unique hand built inventions, tools, projects, mostly using traditional tools. Sort of a da Vinci’s workshop vibe
Skavlan 🇳🇴/🇸🇪 Youtube (at least many interviews), Talkshow, high profile guests, collaboration between NRK/SVT public broadcasters
EU Debates 🇧🇪 Youtube, Live streams from EU parliament etc.
Leading / The Rest is Politics 🇬🇧 Youtube/Podcast, Politics
Talking Politics: The History of Ideas 🇬🇧 Podcast by the London Review of Books, explores the history of political thought
On Humans 🇬🇧/🇫🇮 Podcast about humans and humanity – biology, social sciences, history
And in a similar vein, let’s not forget 🇪🇺 EUROVISION 🇪🇺
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WirtualTV’s trackmania content is great (SWE/NOR)
