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Hank's canon

Everything Hank recommends, criticizes or cites in earnest, grouped by medium (culture first, then politics and organizations); the most-mentioned first. Items said by both brothers together are on both pages. Back to the canon overview.

Recommended: 734 · Criticized: 203 · Cited as evidence: 181 — not counted: mocked 227, in jest 20 (below)

Books & writing (98)

  • An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (own work (self-plug); recommended 7)
    • 2018-06-01 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — On-screen text says An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is available for preorder and comes out September 25. — Destroying My Router with a Hammer (and etc.) (00:02:02)
    • 2018-09-07 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank thanks viewers for saving Tessa's new single Crush on Spotify or watching it on YouTube or elsewhere. — Frightened Leech Science with Tessa Violet (00:02:50)
    • 2019-11-29 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Audible in the UK picked his first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, as a Black Friday deal, so it costs only three pounds there this week (week of 25 November 2019). — My Most Controversial Opinion (00:02:58)
    • 2020-01-03 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Kindle ebook of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing costs three dollars right now. — Re-Thinking our YouTube Channel (00:03:43)
    • 2020-06-12 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank is doing a Penguin World's Book Club event on his first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, with Cat Valente, who he says is amazing. — Fed to the Rules (00:02:59)
    • 2020-11-27 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his publisher has put An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on sale as an ebook for $3, so now is the time to try it. — Finally Launching this Project!!! (00:03:22)
    • 2021-07-16 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his two novels telling one story, the first about the internet now and the second about what it might become, are both available in paperback as of this week (week of 12 July 2021), wherever books are sold. — Should You Abandon Social Media? (00:03:13)
  • Everything Is Tuberculosis (own work (self-plug); recommended 6)
    • 2024-02-16 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — The digital download bundle has Hank's first stand-up set, exclusive podcasts, John and Hank's TikTok drafts and the first chapters of John's new book. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter (00:05:34)
    • 2024-10-25 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he was lucky to read John's book Everything Is Tuberculosis early; it changed how he sees all illness, with fascinating histories and stories of present-day tragedies. — I Don't Want them to Get Away With It… (00:04:05)
    • 2025-01-10 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to buy the book at the book's website and check which tour stops still have tickets, as many have sold out. — SECRET PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT! (00:04:57)
    • 2025-03-07 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank congratulates John on his book Everything Is Tuberculosis, out next week (week of 10 March 2025), and on its good reviews. — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:11:09)
    • 2025-03-14 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says John's book about tuberculosis is selling extremely well, with people pre-ordering it heavily. — Probably the Luckiest Thing in my Life (00:03:38)
    • 2025-04-04 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank thanks John for helping him over the years to examine and grow his morality, including with his new book Everything Is Tuberculosis. — Morality (00:07:49)
  • A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (own work (self-plug); recommended 4)
    • 2020-05-22 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his book is out July 7th and available for pre-order now, including at bookshop.org, where the price matches Amazon but supports local bookshops. — The Meteor Men Beg to Differ // Judging by the Hole in the Satellite Picture (00:03:21)
    • 2020-06-12 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John it is 25 days until July 7, when the Carl saga concludes and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is released. — Fed to the Rules (00:02:59)
    • 2020-06-19 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John his author copies of the book are in, with the actual words; it is a little longer than the first, not by design: there was just a lot of story to tell. — Only Shooting Stars (00:03:08)
    • 2021-07-16 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his two novels telling one story, the first about the internet now and the second about what it might become, are both available in paperback as of this week (week of 12 July 2021), wherever books are sold. — Should You Abandon Social Media? (00:03:13)
  • 13 Little Blue Envelopes (friends & collaborators; recommended 3)
    • 2008-02-11 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank picks Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes as the first book, fitting since it is a Nerdfighter's book. — Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! (00:02:00)
    • 2008-02-19 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank has finished 13 Little Blue Envelopes and recommends it as entertaining and educational, and as a prod to go to Europe; he looked at plane tickets halfway through. — Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank (00:00:08)
    • 2010-11-17 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank sings he was impressed with Frankie Landau-Banks, though her epic pranks don't compare with saving the world, and that 13 Little Blue Envelopes was fantastic but not the best book he has read. — HARRY POTTER SONG! (00:01:22)
  • Ship Breaker (outside the channel; recommended 3)
    • 2010-08-23 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker, which he read while waiting for Mockingjay: two Nerdfighter symbols up. — Make-up Tutorial: Katniss Everdeen Look (00:03:15)
    • 2011-01-10 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Ship Breaker, one of his favorite books of the year, has just won the Printz Award, and congratulates Paolo Bacigalupi. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:03:40)
    • 2015-10-16 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Showing Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker, Hank says it won a staff pick and may have won a Printz or been a Printz honoree, but he isn't sure. — Post-NerdCon Haze (00:01:58)
  • The Fault in Our Stars (own work (self-plug); recommended 1, criticized 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-05-30 · cited as evidence (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank reports that slightly more respondents have read J. K. Rowling's books than John Green's, and something like 92% have read The Fault in Our Stars. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:02:46)
    • 2018-03-02 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the TFIOS cover feels almost branded and started, or was part of, a really important and necessary trend in cover design. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! (00:02:36)
    • 2026-02-13 · criticized (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Accepting the chat's answer that some infinities are larger than others, Hank says the way The Fault in Our Stars explains it is not right, because sometimes kids are wrong. — Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! (05:06:18)
  • David Roberts (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2021-08-13 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — To go further Hank suggests the podcast Pricing Nature, David Roberts' newsletter Volts, and, for wonky science fiction, Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future. — How We Fix the Climate (00:15:16)
    • 2022-01-21 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Instead of getting mad, get curious: start with someone who deeply discusses a big problem, like the Prison Policy Initiative on incarceration, David Roberts' Volts on climate, or Fair Fight and Stacey Abrams on voting rights. — How to Be Hopeful About Doomsday (00:02:53)
  • Feed (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2007-06-05 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank found Feed entirely terrifying and more pessimistic about society than he'd like, but says it's important to recognize such issues and that we live in a very strange society. — Jun 5th: S-S-S-Somethin From the Forum (00:01:13)
    • 2010-04-05 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says anyone who hasn't thought about that should read the novel Feed. — Google in your Brain (00:03:08)
  • Going Postal (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2007-02-16 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank's best books of the year: The Memory of Whiteness (serious fiction), Going Postal (funny fiction) and Last Child in the Woods (non-fiction). — Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th (00:00:46)
    • 2008-03-21 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — The next Blurbing Book Club book is Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. — Twitter After School Time (00:03:36)
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2008-07-18 · criticized (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank wants J.K. Rowling to say the (Deathly Hallows) epilogue was crap, 'cause we all know it was crap'. — Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song (00:01:42)
    • 2009-08-18 · criticized (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — The 'Book Eight' song wants Rowling to say the Deathly Hallows epilogue was crap, 'cause we all know it was crap'. — So Jokes: Video EP (00:00:31)
  • High Conflict (outside the channel; recommended 2)
  • Peeps (novel) (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2007-08-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank, woken up, says he has been reading Scott Westerfeld's Peeps and finds it very engrossing and very good. — August 28th: Starring Mom (00:00:27)
    • 2007-08-29 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank's copy of Peeps is, oddly, signed by Scott Westerfeld to 'our secret sister Maureen'; he says the book is really good. — August 29th: Goodbye 29 Year Old John (00:02:29)
  • Suite Scarlett (friends & collaborators; recommended 2)
    • 2008-05-11 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — At the event John read from Paper Towns and Maureen Johnson read from her new book Suite Scarlett, which Hank says viewers can buy via the sidebar. — Nerdfighting IRL (00:02:21)
    • 2010-02-03 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank says the sequel to Maureen Johnson's Suite Scarlett is out, though no copy has reached Missoula yet. — Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! (00:00:00)
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed (book) (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2021-04-02 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John went from 150,000 signatures for The Fault in Our Stars to 200,000 for Turtles All the Way Down and now 250,000 for The Anthropocene Reviewed, flooding the market. — John's World Record (00:01:27)
    • 2021-05-14 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — John's virtual book tour runs May 17, 18, 19 and 22; tickets include a copy of the book, shipped or picked up at a partner store, chosen by store or guest host. — This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind (00:03:24)
  • The Book of Good Times (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2024-10-02 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — That is one reason Hank got excited about the Book of Good Times: a simple, low-barrier way to engage more with yourself, a tool doing the opposite of what tries to keep him from himself. — What I learned from the weirdest day of my life (00:04:22)
    • 2025-10-10 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says they wrote a mystical prompt journal together whose explicit goal is to get people out of the phone and into their own minds and communities; many have sent nice notes, and it is available via the description. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:03:29)
  • A Darker Shade of Magic (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-03-02 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank praises V. E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic for thoughtful colour choice and a cover that feels full of institutional knowledge about the book. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! (00:02:43)
  • An Abundance of Katherines (own work (self-plug); cited as evidence 1)
  • Annals of the Western Shore (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — A self-declared Le Guin fan, Hank says her Powers trilogy makes us imagine worlds as they have been or could be and the people in them, showing amazing people come from all circumstances. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:00:29)
  • Article about Partners In Health (linked) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Between Two Kingdoms (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Bible (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Bicycle Diaries (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-01 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank got a review copy of David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries, which excites him because it is not officially out yet. — I AM COMPUTER MAN!!! (00:00:47)
  • Bill McKibben (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Cheap Speech (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Children of Time (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2023-03-17 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, which took nine recommendations for him to read: chemistry, war, space, evolutionary biology, humans and spiders. — This is a Video!! (00:01:51)
  • Dawn (Butler novel) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Dear Mr. Potter (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-07-15 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends a beautiful book of Harry Potter community reminiscences (Dear Mr. Potter, per the description) whose thesis his song borrowed; all proceeds fund HPA literacy work. — Harry Freaking Potter (00:03:24)
  • Deep Economy (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-22 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — After jokingly assigning the huge WorldChanging, Hank asks John to read Bill McKibben's new book Deep Economy for the Brotherhood 2.0 book club. — March 22nd: Book Club and Business Cards (00:02:42)
  • Emma (novel) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-08-30 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends reading Jane Austen's Emma because some friends of his are about to adapt it into a video blog series. — Raw Onion, Twerking, and Speech Jam (00:01:04)
  • Ezra Klein's essay on Trump's first weeks back in office (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2025-02-07 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Ezra Klein's recent essay on Trump's first weeks back in office, also a good YouTube video, and links it in the description. — What Trump's Doing (00:02:27)
  • Fifty Shades of Grey (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-06-15 · criticized (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says that, apparently, Fifty Shades of Grey, basically Twilight fan fiction turned into a novel, has now sold more books than Ray Bradbury did in his entire life. — Flinching in the Shower (00:03:27)
  • Fox in Socks (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-12-07 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank tells John that if he doesn't have a copy of Fox in Socks, Hank is sending his own copy for Henry. — Tongue Twisters (00:03:58)
  • Geektastic (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-01 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank found in a store that the Geektastic anthology includes a John Green story, which John had not mentioned. — I AM COMPUTER MAN!!! (00:00:47)
  • Gene Demby (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-08-16 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank links something Gene Demby wrote that helped him think more correctly about this and says it better than he could. — ...Not My Proudest Moment (00:02:51)
  • George R. R. Martin (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-05-03 · cited as evidence (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank argues Game of Thrones is ultimately about people fighting for power in the shadow of an external threat that can't be bargained with, and its real-world analog is the geopolitics of global warming. — What Game of Thrones is Really About (00:00:00)
  • Harry Potter (book series) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Hatchet (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-02-26 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank is also proud of vlogbrothers but thinks his greatest accomplishment is having made the internet's most viewed video of a goat giving birth. — Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) (00:03:33)
  • Hollywood, Ending (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-06-05 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says that by titling the podcast Humans he is partly saying it is about humans no longer being the only thinking entity on the planet. — The Things We Don't Discuss (00:10:32)
  • How Minds Change (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Hyperion (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank warns people who like how they see the world not to read Hyperion, joking that it warped the minds of 37% of the warped people he knows. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:00:00)
  • InterWorld (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls Neil Gaiman's Interworld less dark than typical Gaiman but fun and mysterious; it was originally meant to be a TV series. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:00)
  • Invisible Rulers (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-11-22 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says the video is heavily inspired and informed by Jeff Jarvis' The Gutenberg Parenthesis, which he suggests to anyone, and draws a lot on the book Wrong and on Renee DiResta's Invisible Rulers. — Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment (00:32:40)
  • It Devours! (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-03-02 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank loves the cover of It Devours by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, which recalls Watchmen in colour and bold comic-like font, and likes the current trend of radial designs. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! (00:01:10)
  • J. K. Rowling (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-05-30 · cited as evidence (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank reports that slightly more respondents have read J. K. Rowling's books than John Green's, and something like 92% have read The Fault in Our Stars. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:02:46)
  • Jade Legacy (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • James (novel) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Last Child in the Woods (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-02-16 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank's best books of the year: The Memory of Whiteness (serious fiction), Going Postal (funny fiction) and Last Child in the Woods (non-fiction). — Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th (00:00:46)
  • Les Misérables (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank finally read Les Misérables, knowing only one song from the musical, and thinks it will be a classic for decades or centuries. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:00:00)
  • Let It Snow (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2009-11-25 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank congratulates John on Let It Snow, his book with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, becoming a New York Times bestseller, and recommends it as a wintertime 'romp'. — Things I'm Not Thankful For (00:03:06)
  • Lev Grossman (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-01-27 · cited as evidence (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Time Magazine said John was 'damn near genius', then teases him about the 'near'. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:01:27)
  • Life...As it Happens (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2018-11-23 · recommended (books & writing, nerdfighter community) — Hank plugs a book of poetry Nerdfighters created together, with all proceeds going to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. — Four Jokes from a Two year Old (00:02:39)
  • Locke & Key (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • Looking for Alaska (novel) (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2012-07-20 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John that, after 385 weeks on bookstore shelves, Looking for Alaska was on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time last week (week of 9 July 2012). — The Universe is Weird: A Song (00:02:52)
  • Losers in Space (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-10-25 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — For a book, Hank recommends Neil Gaiman's quick, beautiful The Ocean at the End of the Lane and John Barnes's Losers in Space, an excellent introduction to hard science fiction. — When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? (00:03:30)
  • Maureen Johnson (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank, who only just read Maureen Johnson's The Bermudez Triangle, can't believe people wanted to ban it; it should be required high-school reading, the best portrayal of friendship and sexuality he has read. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:02:13)
  • Mockingjay (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-08-23 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Mockingjay, the next Hunger Games book, can be bought tomorrow and he is extremely excited about it. — Make-up Tutorial: Katniss Everdeen Look (00:03:06)
  • Ordinary Monsters (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2026-02-14 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank is enjoying J.M. Miro's creepy series with Ordinary Monsters, set in industrial London, which he likens to X-Men but horror. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! (05:36:41)
  • Paolo Bacigalupi (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • Paper Towns (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2008-09-25 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to pre-order Paper Towns, not yet out, to make John happy and read a really good book; the link is in the sidebar. — Obama llama Duck (00:02:41)
  • Phosphine gas in the cloud decks of Venus (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2020-09-18 · cited as evidence (books & writing, outside the channel) — Citing 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence', Hank says proof of life would need a visit to Venus's upper atmosphere, as the paper's authors confirm. — They Say it Gets Colder (00:02:38)
  • Ringworld (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Ringworld Throne 'kind of sucked' but the first Ringworld was very good, with fascinating engineering and characters; he advises skipping the sequels. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:00)
  • Savannas of Our Birth (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • She Who Became the Sun (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2023-03-17 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan, which he loved: beautiful and kind of terrifying, not as horror but in what humans are capable of. — This is a Video!! (00:01:22)
  • Shel Silverstein (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says he likes poetry that doesn't confuse him and hates when poets assume he knows what they mean; Shel Silverstein says what he means, just more cleverly. — Who's in Your Hug Bucket? (00:00:45)
  • Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-03-02 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank loves the cover of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda for its bold colours and its interesting take on the headless-figure trend and cloud-like handwritten fonts. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! (00:02:01)
  • Slaughterhouse-Five (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-03-07 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — The new Blurbing Book Club book is Slaughterhouse-Five; there's a sidebar link, any bookstore has it, and it is easy to find used. — Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing (00:01:56)
  • So You Want to Talk About Race (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-06-05 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank points viewers to So You Want to Talk About Race, linked in the description. — So Much to Do (00:28:10)
  • Sorcery and Cecilia (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls Sorcery and Cecilia adorable, like Harry Potter meets Pride and Prejudice: two young women in a dangerous magical mystery, really about infuriating boys in marvelous outfits. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:29)
  • Space Opera (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Space Opera by Catherynne Valente: finally someone with the chops and guts to understand Douglas Adams's genius and maybe move beyond it; a book about glam rock in space. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:01)
  • Susan Carlson (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2008-08-21 · criticized (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says he enjoyed the report, which turns out to be mostly about John, but it has several factual inconsistencies he wants to comment on. — INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH (00:00:46)
  • Terry Pratchett (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls Terry Pratchett one of the world's greatest gifts to him and The Truth a gift for journalists, with Moist von Lipwig (as he says) taking on journalism as a con man. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:29)
  • The Believing Brain (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-07-06 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank encourages everyone to read about bias to escape their bias blind spot, recommending Michael Shermer's new book The Believing Brain; Shermer writes for Scientific American, a favourite magazine. — John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you. (00:03:41)
  • The Bermudez Triangle (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, friends & collaborators) — Hank, who only just read Maureen Johnson's The Bermudez Triangle, can't believe people wanted to ban it; it should be required high-school reading, the best portrayal of friendship and sexuality he has read. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:02:13)
  • The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-12-20 · cited as evidence (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Vice then published 'The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real', finding almost all sightings were commercial aircraft, stars, planets or small recreational drones. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:39)
  • The Cost Conundrum (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-08-19 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends a long New Yorker article linked in the sidebar on why US health spending is so large, hopes all Nerdfighters read it and wants to discuss it with John. — The Political Situation at the County Fair (00:03:30)
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-02-03 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank recommends The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by a friend from John's writing group who thanks John; he stayed up far too late finishing it and loved it. — Five Parts (00:01:20)
  • The God of Animals (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-04-19 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank is reading The God of Animals, about a 12-year-old girl; he thinks it is kind of young adult but marketed as adult fiction, and likes the first couple of chapters. — April 19th: For Sale?! (00:02:58)
  • The Gutenberg Parenthesis (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-11-22 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says the video is heavily inspired and informed by Jeff Jarvis' The Gutenberg Parenthesis, which he suggests to anyone, and draws a lot on the book Wrong and on Renee DiResta's Invisible Rulers. — Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment (00:32:40)
  • The Invention of Hugo Cabret (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-11-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank tells those committed to Read It First's mission to read Hugo Cabret, because it's awesome. — Stuffed with STUFF! (00:01:27)
  • The Kingkiller Chronicle (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • The Last Good Kiss (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-10-08 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank strongly recommends James Crumley's The Last Good Kiss, which he finished the day John mentioned it, to readers over 17; younger readers should ask their parents, as it is seedy. — Hanks actual Vlog (00:02:25)
  • The Lathe of Heaven (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-10-15 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank invites viewers to read with him: he is reading The Lathe of Heaven, not a young adult book but only 160 pages long. — Oct 15th: Happy 16th Birthday B20 (00:02:23)
  • The Memory of Whiteness (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-02-16 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank's best books of the year: The Memory of Whiteness (serious fiction), Going Postal (funny fiction) and Last Child in the Woods (non-fiction). — Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th (00:00:46)
  • The Ministry for the Future (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2021-08-13 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — To go further Hank suggests the podcast Pricing Nature, David Roberts' newsletter Volts, and, for wonky science fiction, Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future. — How We Fix the Climate (00:15:16)
  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-10-25 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — For a book, Hank recommends Neil Gaiman's quick, beautiful The Ocean at the End of the Lane and John Barnes's Losers in Space, an excellent introduction to hard science fiction. — When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? (00:03:30)
  • The Ringworld Throne (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · criticized (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says Ringworld Throne 'kind of sucked' but the first Ringworld was very good, with fascinating engineering and characters; he advises skipping the sequels. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:00)
  • The Second Coming (poem) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-02-26 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank is also proud of vlogbrothers but thinks his greatest accomplishment is having made the internet's most viewed video of a goat giving birth. — Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) (00:03:33)
  • The Truth (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls Terry Pratchett one of the world's greatest gifts to him and The Truth a gift for journalists, with Moist von Lipwig (as he says) taking on journalism as a con man. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:01:29)
  • The Value of Everything (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-07-26 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — To read or think more on this, Hank recommends Mariana Mazzucato's book The Value of Everything or any podcast or talk she has given. — The Best $10,000 I Ever Spent (00:03:28)
  • This Is Not Tom (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2009-02-25 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends thisisnottom.com, a set of riddles and challenges he has been following that are rewarding to solve and seem to be taking a turn for the awesome. — I Know (A Song in Ten Words) (00:02:18)
  • Turtles All the Way Down (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Twilight (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-03-02 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Though he generally dislikes photographic covers, Hank praises Twilight's pale arms and bright red centerpiece, a widely imitated colour scheme, and its bold, tiny title and author name. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! (00:01:34)
  • Ursula K. Le Guin (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-04-28 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — A self-declared Le Guin fan, Hank says her Powers trilogy makes us imagine worlds as they have been or could be and the people in them, showing amazing people come from all circumstances. — 10 Book Reviews in 4 Minutes (00:00:29)
  • Watchmen (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-09-23 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says the world did not conspire to make this place; likewise Laurie is not objectively a miracle, what is miraculous is the love between her and what remains of Jon Osterman in Dr. Manhattan. — The Improbability of Place - Thoughts from the San Juans (00:02:26)
  • What If? (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-04-29 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls What If? a fantastic book and says he read the driver a bit of it because it is such a great thing to share with people. — The Time a Taxi Driver Stole My Money (00:00:29)
  • World War Z (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Wrong (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-11-22 · recommended (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says the video is heavily inspired and informed by Jeff Jarvis' The Gutenberg Parenthesis, which he suggests to anyone, and draws a lot on the book Wrong and on Renee DiResta's Invisible Rulers. — Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment (00:32:40)
  • Zombicorns (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (books & writing, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the digital download bundle includes an audiobook of Zombicorns narrated by Stan Muller. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (01:08:32)

Music (49)

  • This Machine Pwns n00bs (album) (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2009-11-04 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — As a thank-you, every pre-order of This Machine Pwns n00bs will include a signed guitar pick. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) (00:03:19)
    • 2009-11-18 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows the physical This Machine Pwns n00bs CD for the first time on the vlog: track list, poster, artwork and printed lyrics. — Crazy Man is Crazy (with SEATTLE INFO!!) (00:02:56)
    • 2013-09-06 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank, feeling he is getting back in the game, has put his two studio albums up as a bundle on DFTBA.com for $15 for anyone who wants his music. — Undigested Lump (A Song) (00:03:44)
  • Bill Martin (nerdfighter community; recommended 2)
    • 2009-11-04 · recommended (music, nerdfighter community) — Hank points DFTBA.com visitors to his first album So Jokes, his live album, and new albums by Molly Lewis and Dr. Noise, both only $6. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) (00:03:19)
    • 2011-10-26 · recommended (music, nerdfighter community) — Hank's end-screen picks: a song by Dr. Noise (watch to the epic end), HankGames videos (Swindon Town, Super Mario Bros. Wii with Katherine) and last week's (week of 17 October 2011) Truth or Fail on October holidays. — 7,000,000,000 People (00:03:18)
  • Ellen Hardcastle (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2011-11-14 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows his most recent album, Ellen Hardcastle, for sale via a link below; the new song isn't on it because he just wrote it. — T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song (00:03:28)
    • 2013-09-06 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank, feeling he is getting back in the game, has put his two studio albums up as a bundle on DFTBA.com for $15 for anyone who wants his music. — Undigested Lump (A Song) (00:03:44)
  • Molly Lewis (friends & collaborators; recommended 2)
    • 2009-10-31 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank's favourite Halloween thing so far: Molly Lewis (SweetAfton23) dressed as Lady Gaga and sang Poker Face on a ukulele; he points viewers to the video. — Vegas Baby...It's like...well. Hrmm (00:01:56)
    • 2009-11-04 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank points DFTBA.com visitors to his first album So Jokes, his live album, and new albums by Molly Lewis and Dr. Noise, both only $6. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) (00:03:19)
  • So Jokes (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2009-09-25 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says their shirts are printed in limited runs, so buy it now at DFTBA.com, and get So Jokes too before the second album comes out. — Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts (00:02:55)
    • 2009-11-04 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points DFTBA.com visitors to his first album So Jokes, his live album, and new albums by Molly Lewis and Dr. Noise, both only $6. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) (00:03:19)
  • The Star-Spangled Banner (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2009-11-24 · criticized (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he likes the idea of a national anthem but not the US one, which he jokingly sums up as bombs and war; there are things about America he likes more than explosions and war. — 50 THINGS!! That I'm Thankful For (00:00:00)
    • 2009-11-25 · criticized (music, outside the channel) — Answering commenters who called his anthem position unsupportable, Hank admits he put it poorly and says his problem is that it is a song about defending ideals, not about the ideals. — Things I'm Not Thankful For (00:00:29)
  • Alex Day's DFTBA album (untitled here) (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-29 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank praises Alex Day's new song and album, which DFTBA is releasing, as the kind of music he likes, and urges viewers to watch the video for a hidden present. — DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! (00:00:29)
  • ALL CAPS (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2010-02-22 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank does a low-movement dance to 'Don't Unplug Me', a song by Kristina Horner's new band All Caps. — TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND!! (00:02:14)
  • All Star (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Brian's song (Lonesome Cloud?) (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2008-10-21 · recommended (music, nerdfighter community) — Hank calls Brian a fantastic guitarist and songwriter and Jessalyn and Katherine wonderful singers; the three recorded the song he plays in the background. — Lonesome Cloud (00:00:00)
  • Chameleon Circuit (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-06-01 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Whoever collects the most addresses wins an iPod Shuffle inscribed 'DFTBA Records', preloaded with five DFTBA releases including So Jokes, the DFTBA compilation and Chameleon Circuit's new album. — DFTBA Street Team In Your Pants (00:00:44)
  • Cotton Fields (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank shares a version of 'Cotton Fields' arranged for 1940s-50s singer Teresa Brewer, with yodeling and weird choreography, which he calls amazing to watch. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:03:08)
  • Crush (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Don't Unplug Me (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2010-02-22 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank does a low-movement dance to 'Don't Unplug Me', a song by Kristina Horner's new band All Caps. — TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND!! (00:02:14)
  • Eminem (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Found a Child (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Gustav (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank's random find: 'We Shall Overcome' by a woman called Gustav, whom he thinks is German; probably the best song he stumbled across this year (2008). — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Hamilton (musical) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-02-26 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank is also proud of vlogbrothers but thinks his greatest accomplishment is having made the internet's most viewed video of a goat giving birth. — Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) (00:03:33)
  • Happy Birthday to You (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-11-24 · criticized (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank loves that everyone knows a shared Happy Birthday song but thinks the song itself is bad and just wants to get to the cake. — 50 THINGS!! That I'm Thankful For (00:00:00)
  • I'm So Bad at This (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2009-11-04 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points DFTBA.com visitors to his first album So Jokes, his live album, and new albums by Molly Lewis and Dr. Noise, both only $6. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) (00:03:19)
  • I've Got Nothing (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-11-10 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank says the Chartjackers project has culminated: the internet wrote a song and gave it to a charity, which gets whatever money the song makes. — ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies (00:00:40)
  • Janelle Monáe (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Janelle Monáe: he feels late to the party, but every time he listens to her music he feels better. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:03:21)
  • Join Us (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-11-09 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank says he has been listening to They Might Be Giants' new album, Join Us, constantly. — 27 Part Video (00:01:27)
  • Julia Nunes (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank says Julia Nunes deserves all the fame she is going to have in two years' time. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Live on the Internet (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-29 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank says Rhett and Link are new DFTBA artists; their front-page video 'Live on the Internet' features Shiba Inu puppies and Snoop Dogg. — DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! (00:00:00)
  • Mink Car Cover (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-09-09 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank says the tribute album, with Tom Milsom, Molly Lewis, MC Frontalot, Driftless Pony Club and Mike Lombardo, is on CD at minkcarcover.com, iTunes or Bandcamp, benefiting the FDNY Foundation. — 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III (00:03:04)
  • My Scientist (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Abby of Songs from a Hat, whom he loves, linking her song 'My Scientist'. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Narciso Lobo (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Narciso Lobo, whom he thinks is active in YouTube's singer-songwriter community; his originals beat his covers; he links 'The Song We Never Wrote'. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Neil Cicierega (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • Of Montreal (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank has been loving wizard rock, the Parselmouths and the Moaning Myrtles, both with members featured in Five Awesome Girls, and listening to Of Montreal. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:03:08)
  • Orla Gartland (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Orla Gartland, who does the singer-songwriter thing so well; he is happy her music is in the world. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:03:37)
  • Peter Hollens and Hank Green collab video of Hobbit drinking songs (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-08-19 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank says Peter Hollens just released a collab video in which Hank sings Hobbit drinking songs with him; he is proud of it and links it in the description. — 16 Sports that Should Be in the Olympics (00:02:05)
  • Rhett and Link (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-12-30 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers to check out Rhett and Link's work and subscribe to them to thank them for making his final Song Wednesday video awesome. — The STUPIDEST NEWS STORIES of 2009 (a song) (00:03:27)
  • Scream Real Loud (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2020-10-06 · cited as evidence (music, outside the channel) — On 7 Seconds' live album Scream Real Loud, Kevin Seconds can be heard several times telling people to get a guy out or calm down. — Something Important I've Never Talked About (00:01:39)
  • Secret Powers (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2025-01-31 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank feels Shmed's band Secret Powers was always inches away from a cool, weird cult following. — Thanks, Shmed (00:01:45)
  • Shaky Shaky (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-09-27 · recommended (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank's first strategy is avoidance: listen to 'Shaky Shaky' by Daddy Yankee, or find solace in YouTube videos, poetry videos, potato plants, a friend or a dog. — Crisis (00:00:40)
  • Summer Girls (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Taking Leave (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-07-17 · recommended (music, friends & collaborators) — Hank recommends a six-track, six-dollar CD by YouTubers Alan Lastufka and Tom Milsom, whom he calls one of YouTube's best musicians; they made it without ever meeting. — Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave (00:02:11)
  • The Moaning Myrtles (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank has been loving wizard rock, the Parselmouths and the Moaning Myrtles, both with members featured in Five Awesome Girls, and listening to Of Montreal. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:03:08)
  • The Parselmouths (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank has been loving wizard rock, the Parselmouths and the Moaning Myrtles, both with members featured in Five Awesome Girls, and listening to Of Montreal. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:03:08)
  • The Song We Never Wrote (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Narciso Lobo, whom he thinks is active in YouTube's singer-songwriter community; his originals beat his covers; he links 'The Song We Never Wrote'. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Think About Things (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-07-24 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank's favorite song lately is Think About Things by Daði Freyr, whose name he admits he is mispronouncing. — Could I Spare some Change for Gas? (00:01:09)
  • This Ain't The Album (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Tour de Nerdfighting CD (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2012-02-10 · recommended (music, own work (self-plug)) — Hank offers the few leftover Tour de Nerdfighting CDs, which he had at the tour, because he doesn't want to throw the extras away. — How Big is the Universe? (00:03:10)
  • Ultra Relax (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank calls Shinohara Tomoe's 'Ultra Relax', the intro to a show about kids in school, the pinnacle of J-pop and one of his all-time favorite songs. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:01:38)
  • Vampire Boy (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • We Shall Overcome (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — Hank's random find: 'We Shall Overcome' by a woman called Gustav, whom he thinks is German; probably the best song he stumbled across this year (2008). — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • White & Nerdy (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-02-16 · recommended (music, outside the channel) — For his own question, Hank names Weird Al's 'White and Nerdy' as far and away the best song he heard this year (2007). — Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th (00:01:29)
  • Wyclef Jean (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2010-08-10 · criticized (music, outside the channel) — Hank reports Wyclef Jean is running for president of Haiti, with his supposed strength being that he is not a politician and doesn't know Haitian politics. — JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!! (00:00:29)

Film & TV (60)

  • Civilization (series) (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2011-05-11 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says Sid Meier's Civilization has had five incarnations, all really good, and can be won by killing everyone or by peace on a diverse planet. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:01:52)
    • 2025-01-03 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says he almost never plays video games; he would like to play the new Civilization, which takes a lot of time, and the only game he plays is Connections. — My 2025 Bingo Card (00:01:14)
  • Agent Carter (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • BattleBots (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-08-19 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says BattleBots isn't exactly what he wants, but he'd like people to be able to win gold for building and operating robots that destroy other robots. — 16 Sports that Should Be in the Olympics (00:01:52)
  • Bo Burnham: Inside (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-07-16 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank sometimes worries a little about how central social media has become in his life; watching Bo Burnham's Inside, it doesn't all seem great. — Should You Abandon Social Media? (00:00:00)
  • Breaking News (Dropout) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-06-21 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends other Dropout shows: Game Changer's last two seasons, Very Important People's first, Dimension 20, Mintopolis (which he is in) and Breaking News. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:07:12)
  • Bully (2011 film) (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-03-30 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — Citing the controversy over the R rating of the documentary Bully, about kids verbally abused until they want to die, Hank suggests the system protects kids from emotion, not violence. — Springtime Hunger Games Zit Bully Walk (00:00:58)
  • Call the Midwife (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-10-25 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank made the Hanklerfishes while watching Call the Midwife on Netflix and recommends the show: super good, though he cried 'like a thousand times'. — When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? (00:03:22)
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2018-07-27 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank writes that, although the creators of Captain Planet say each villain represents the extremes rather than the norms, none of them is modeled with nuance, at least at first. — Why Environmentalists Hate Captain Planet (00:00:00)
  • Chernobyl (miniseries) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-06-14 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the HBO miniseries as very good and enlightening on the human and political causes of the disaster, as well as the engineering and physical ones. — What /Actually/ Happened at Chernobyl (00:13:11)
  • Coraline (film) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank and Hank Sock agree movies this year (2009) mostly stink, with two exceptions: Coraline and Slumdog Millionaire. — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:00)
  • Crash Course Scientific Thinking (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Deal or No Deal (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-05-27 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells Howie Mandel that whatever his financial problems, Deal or No Deal is not okay; he should have slapped its pitchers with a rubber band and walked out. — Open Letters (00:00:50)
  • Everything Everywhere All at Once (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-07-01 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says Everything Everywhere All at Once is not just a cerebral sci-fi kung fu thriller, hilarious and absurd, but about the only thing that matters: people loving each other; he cried double-digit times. — 7 Movie Reviews in Four Minutes (00:01:56)
  • Finding Bigfoot (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-01-06 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank won't dwell on TV content, since YouTube has crap too, but is frustrated by ads for Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, a channel meant to be about animals, not fake animals. — Kill your TV (00:01:30)
  • Firefly (tv series) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Frozen (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Game Changer (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-06-21 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends other Dropout shows: Game Changer's last two seasons, Very Important People's first, Dimension 20, Mintopolis (which he is in) and Breaking News. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:07:12)
  • Glee (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2010-10-25 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says he loves Rocky Horror but is very ambivalent about Glee doing Rocky Horror, and that it isn't doing it for him or for a lot of people. — Rocky Horror + Glee = ? (00:00:00)
  • Hairspray (2007 film) (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-02-17 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says he knows the six types of quarks and also who Amanda Bynes is, from Hairspray, which he has seen about five times: physics knowledge doesn't exclude pop culture. — WRONG WRONG WRONG (00:01:40)
  • House Hunters (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2022-02-18 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — As long as people want gas stoves, which House Hunters calls top-tier, gas companies will keep building and replacing very expensive infrastructure to pipe gas into homes. — You Don't Want a Gas Stovetop (00:02:09)
  • House of Cards (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2017-09-29 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — We are no longer in a West Wing world but a House of Cards world, and Hank is a bit sick of it and finds it boring. — What's This Video About? (00:02:31)
  • Hustlers (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • I'm Vloggin' Here (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-04-26 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel, hedged) — Hank says Corey Vidal, Alex Carpenter and the Apprentice A team are in town filming their vlogging documentary I'm Vloggin' Here, which looks very good. — Cat GIF Critique (00:01:23)
  • In & Of Itself (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-07-01 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Derek DelGaudio's In and Of Itself, suggested by Sam Reich, was maybe the best thing Hank has ever seen: a live one-man show that held his attention better than Shang-Chi's fight scenes. — 7 Movie Reviews in Four Minutes (00:01:27)
  • It's a Wonderful Life (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Janet (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Janet from The Good Place, and the whole show: whenever he thinks about that character he smiles. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:39)
  • Kedi (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-10 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says Kedi fittingly asks us to slow down and be okay spending time watching pretty pictures and stories about the cats' lives. — Seeing Myself Through a Cat's Eyes (00:02:10)
  • Kodocha (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • Lost (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-01-28 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Science fiction and fantasy share shelf space and much else, but Hank's rule: a fantasy writer may define the world and resolve conflict however they like, while science fiction based on reality cannot resolve it with made-up 'glowy holes' as Lost did. — Is Hank Green Batman? (00:01:46)
  • Mintopolis (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-06-21 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends other Dropout shows: Game Changer's last two seasons, Very Important People's first, Dimension 20, Mintopolis (which he is in) and Breaking News. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:07:12)
  • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (film) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-10-30 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank calls Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist a really great movie that left him teary. — Hank is Late (dr horrible) (00:01:52)
  • Palm Springs (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-07-01 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Palm Springs, recommended by Craig Benzine, is not just Groundhog Day again but very different, funny, touching and extremely clever; Hank liked it a lot and cried once. — 7 Movie Reviews in Four Minutes (00:02:55)
  • Paper Towns (film) (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2015-07-24 · recommended (film & tv, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Smosh and Kian each have a movie out this week (week of 20 July 2015). — From the Main Stage of VidCon! (00:01:49)
  • Penguins of Madagascar (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-09-28 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — The movie Hank watches most is Penguins of Madagascar, which he calls the single most underrated movie in human history. — REUNION!!! Mountain Goats Aren't Goats (00:03:06)
  • QI (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-12-12 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank looked up the stages of grief and finds himself in stage two; he is also in the 'stage' of eating lots of potato chips and watching QI for hours. — Our Grandfather (00:01:50)
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-02-28 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Asked by Kilko on Twitter how he copes, Hank says a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race is coming, which will help; we're working through it, as a species and individually. — I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE (00:03:09)
  • Sarah Urist Green's collage poems (family & team; recommended 1)
    • 2024-02-16 · recommended (film & tv, family & team) — Perks not yet online include Hank's Hanklerfish and quote posters by artist Kenton Hoppas; Katherine's art and Sarah's collage art are always added during the P4A. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter (00:06:33)
  • Slumdog Millionaire (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank and Hank Sock agree movies this year (2009) mostly stink, with two exceptions: Coraline and Slumdog Millionaire. — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:00)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — A Disney signature recurred with slight variations, first as a signature under a thank-you to the staff in 1937's Snow White, last as a title card in The Rescuers (1977), never identical twice. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:04)
  • Son in Law (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-09-28 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — The movie Hank watches most is Penguins of Madagascar, which he calls the single most underrated movie in human history. — REUNION!!! Mountain Goats Aren't Goats (00:03:06)
  • Spider-Man 3 (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2007-05-07 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank found Spider-Man 3 really bad: it lacked depth, as if the makers skipped the writing and spent on special effects; he concedes audiences went anyway. — May 7th: Birthday Extravaganza (00:00:44)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-03-22 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank advises taking much of the prep day off and doing something enjoyable and low-annoyance, like a new project or a lot of Star Trek: The Next Generation. — How to Get a Colonoscopy (00:03:40)
  • Star Trek: The Original Series (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-05-08 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says the original Star Trek series can be watched free on YouTube, though it is 'kind of hilariously bad'. — Star Trek: The Movie, Review (00:00:49)
  • The Aristocats (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — The closest precursor of the loopy D Hank found is the final end card of The Aristocats (1970), the first Walt Disney Pictures film Walt himself did not work on. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:02:31)
  • The Black Cauldron (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — After The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound used a nondescript serif font, a palate cleanser before 1985's The Black Cauldron launched the now-familiar loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:47)
  • The Cove (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-01-29 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank calls The Cove fantastic as a film, one of the most high-energy documentaries he has seen, with great pacing and story, depth and breadth; he would watch it again. — The iPad and Dolphin Murder (00:02:21)
  • The Fox and the Hound (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — After The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound used a nondescript serif font, a palate cleanser before 1985's The Black Cauldron launched the now-familiar loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:47)
  • The Good Place (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Janet from The Good Place, and the whole show: whenever he thinks about that character he smiles. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:39)
  • The Hunger Games (film) (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-03-30 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says he enjoyed The Hunger Games movie but thinks it missed a lot of what it could have been, since it is a moral story. — Springtime Hunger Games Zit Bully Walk (00:00:29)
  • The Martian (film) (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, an eight-episode season on Amazon Prime written by the creator of Gilmore Girls: it makes him so happy. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:23)
  • The Muppets (film) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-11-28 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says Truth or Fail now has over 130,000 subscribers; his latest is about the Muppets because the movie was amazing. — Stuffed with STUFF! (00:01:57)
  • The Rescuers (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — A Disney signature recurred with slight variations, first as a signature under a thank-you to the staff in 1937's Snow White, last as a title card in The Rescuers (1977), never identical twice. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:04)
  • Tiny Toon Adventures (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-02-16 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — With his computer in bed, Hank says one can be a productive citizen without leaving bed; he watched Tiny Toon Adventures, a show he loves. — This Video Brought to you by Nyquil (00:00:55)
  • Transformers (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2007-07-03 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank points out that John did not make up 'Decepticon': Decepticons are Transformers, the enemies of the Autobots. — July 3: Decepticons (00:01:54)
  • Turtles All the Way Down (film) (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Very Important People (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-06-21 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank recommends other Dropout shows: Game Changer's last two seasons, Very Important People's first, Dimension 20, Mintopolis (which he is in) and Breaking News. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:07:12)
  • Wanted (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-09-07 · criticized (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says you cannot really curve a bullet, jokes that only Angelina Jolie can, and calls that film terrible though he saw it in theatres. — Can You Really Light a Fart? (00:01:32)
  • What's My Line? (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (film & tv, outside the channel) — The obvious guess is Walt's signature, but Walt Disney had many signatures; some resemble the logo, none has a D like the loopy D. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:00:31)
  • Win Win (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-02 · recommended (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank calls Win Win, the new Paul Giamatti film, awesome and a really good movie. — Osama Bin Laden is Dead (00:00:20)

Online video & web (72)

  • The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (own work (self-plug); recommended 4)
    • 2012-04-12 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Hank hopes viewers like it and asks those who do to share it, so it can become sustainable and tell the whole story of Lizzie Bennet, Mr. Collins and Charlotte Lu. — Introducing Lizzie Bennet (00:03:04)
    • 2012-09-28 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — The Lizzie Bennet Diaries has reached its 50th episode; Hank thanks viewers for helping the project survive and thrive. — THE EYE OF LONDON: Thoughts from Northern Montana (00:03:08)
    • 2012-10-05 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Since the video is short, Hank adds a promo of the brothers' other YouTube channels, SciShow, Crash Course, Lizzie Bennet and HankGames, which he says are doing quite well. — 21st Century Sherlock: A Sherlock / Doors Song (00:01:29)
    • 2012-11-02 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Hank made his first playlist, linked in the description, of about half an hour of videos on the news, including him and Katherine on Darcy Day; it works only on computers. — Disney Buys Star Wars and DFTVA! (00:02:48)
  • 99% Invisible (outside the channel; recommended 3)
  • CGP Grey (outside the channel; recommended 3)
    • 2014-12-26 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says that with help from people on Twitter he made a playlist of 2014's most important YouTube videos, including Emma Watson's and Malala's speeches and CGP Grey on why jobs may not exist in future. — The Best and Worst of 2014 (00:02:51)
    • 2016-06-24 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Asked for opinions on gerrymandering, Hank suggests watching CGP Grey's video about it. — Questions (and Announcements) from VidCon (00:00:51)
    • 2017-11-24 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank announces 20% off almost everything at DFTBA.com, including merch from the brothers, CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, MinutePhysics and non-educational channels. — The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) (00:02:00)
  • Radiolab (outside the channel; recommended 3)
  • Henry Reich (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
    • 2017-11-24 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank announces 20% off almost everything at DFTBA.com, including merch from the brothers, CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, MinutePhysics and non-educational channels. — The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) (00:02:00)
  • Invisibilia (outside the channel; recommended 2)
  • Michael Stevens (outside the channel; recommended 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
    • 2026-07-17 · cited as evidence (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank calls Stevens' view a privileged take, but says he had not thought of it in that frame before. — The Terrors of Middle Age (00:02:20)
  • Natalie Tran (outside the channel; recommended 2)
  • Throughline (outside the channel; recommended 2)
  • Vi Hart (outside the channel; recommended 2)
  • Abby (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-04-16 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Abby of Songs from a Hat, whom he loves, linking her song 'My Scientist'. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:02:24)
  • Alex Day (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-29 · recommended (online video & web, friends & collaborators) — Hank praises Alex Day's new song and album, which DFTBA is releasing, as the kind of music he likes, and urges viewers to watch the video for a hidden present. — DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! (00:00:29)
  • Applied Science (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the Applied Science YouTube channel: photographing toothpaste with an electron microscope is almost as entertaining as its rubber-band-cooled refrigerator. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:00:39)
  • Ask a Mortician (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Ask a Mortician, a YouTube channel by a professional about what happens to people's parts after they die. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:03:14)
  • Bee and Puppycat (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2014-11-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers who haven't seen Bee and Puppycat to see it right now; it is so good. The clip shows an intergalactic temp-bot played by Hannah Hart. — The History of Pizza John! (00:01:21)
  • Birds of North America (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-07-24 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank has been on a bird kick lately, mostly thanks to Jason Ward, and recommends his show, linked as Birds of North America in the description. — Could I Spare some Change for Gas? (00:01:36)
  • Brady Haran (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
  • Breathing Earth (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-05-26 · cited as evidence (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank explains Breathing Earth, made by David: in real time it marks births and deaths by country and flashes a country red each time it emits a thousand tons of carbon dioxide. — How to Be Green Without Being a Prick (00:00:29)
  • Camille (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-12-02 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends a video by Camille called 'Oh Rats, It's the Trolley Problem', marvelling that it exists. — John, You're Doing Great (00:00:55)
  • Crash Course How to College (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2022-03-25 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a new Crash Course course, Crash Course How to College, covering the options a person in the US faces about their future, from financial aid to admissions to majors and careers. — US College Students Need Help (00:01:56)
  • Crash Course Lectures (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Crash Course Pods: The Universe (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Criminal (podcast) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Criminal, his personal favourite among many great crime podcasts. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:07)
  • DadCast (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Hank offers the DadCast, his podcast with Travis McElroy about being dads, as a Project for Awesome perk on its own or in the digital download bundle. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (00:41:49)
  • Dan Brown (creator) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-10-28 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to spend 10 minutes watching Dan Brown's new video, linked in the video. — We Win When Everyone Wins (00:00:00)
  • Derek Muller (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
  • Destin Sandlin (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says Smarter Every Day is going to do a whole video on the memory spring, and he is looking forward to it. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
  • Dimension 20 (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-06-21 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends other Dropout shows: Game Changer's last two seasons, Very Important People's first, Dimension 20, Mintopolis (which he is in) and Breaking News. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:07:12)
  • Dolly Parton's America (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Elle Mills (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Emily Graslie (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, friends & collaborators) — Hank recommends The Brain Scoop: he loves it, Emily is amazing, and viewers who haven't lately should check it out. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:00:34)
  • Emma Approved (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2013-11-08 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Emma Approved has finished its first story arc, so viewers who want to binge rather than follow in sequence can do so now; a playlist is in the description. — VidCon, Punishments, Comments, and Pumpkins (00:01:46)
  • Evelyn from the Internets (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Evelyn from the Internets: she makes him laugh, welcomes him into her content and gives him a different perspective. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:40)
  • Fast Guides (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2022-03-25 · recommended (online video & web, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Study Hall channel starts with Fast Guides: quick but deep dives into choosing a major, its work, skills, switching out and what graduates do. — US College Students Need Help (00:02:26)
  • Grace Helbig (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Gunnarolla (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank closes the list with 'the great' Gunnarolla, without whom no list of underappreciated media would be complete. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:02:20)
  • Hello from the Magic Tavern (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Hello from the Magic Tavern, a podcast by a man who fell through a portal behind a Burger King and interviews citizens of Foon: always a wonderful break from Earth stuff. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:30)
  • History of Japan (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-02-05 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Bill Wurtz's History of Japan, a weird art piece from a creator who came out of nowhere, which he thinks everybody should watch. — Honest YouTube Talk Time (00:01:06)
  • Homestar Runner (web series) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2014-06-20 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers to grab a friend and take Homestar Runner into their lives: check out HomestarRunner.com. — Pre-History of Online Video (00:01:56)
  • How to ADHD (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Humanize Me (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Humanize Me, a podcast about secular community building and more, by a man formerly big in evangelical Christianity. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:22)
  • Humans Need Not Apply (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2014-12-26 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says that with help from people on Twitter he made a playlist of 2014's most important YouTube videos, including Emma Watson's and Malala's speeches and CGP Grey on why jobs may not exist in future. — The Best and Worst of 2014 (00:02:51)
  • Junkyard Joust (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Let Me Google That (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Abby Norman's Let Me Google That podcast, covering everything from names to crossword puzzles to the Titanic, which gives him new good information every morning. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:03:25)
  • Lindsay Ellis (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Lindsay Ellis: she makes him laugh, has a strong community and always has great takes on culture. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:50)
  • Lisa Donovan (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-03-21 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank thanks Water.org and Haiti Outreach, and points viewers to Lisa Nova's and Timothy DeLaGhetto's channels: they were in Haiti with him and made videos about it. — Helping Haiti (00:03:29)
  • Literal Harry Potter trailer (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-08-04 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says he is excited when creators he likes pass them, and that Toby Turner's literal Harry Potter trailer shows he deserves 81st more than they do. — Family, Love and BISON ATTACKS! (00:00:00)
  • Mike Rugnetta (friends & collaborators; criticized 1)
    • 2026-10-01 · criticized (online video & web, friends & collaborators) — Hank has long thought about Mike Rugnetta's nine-year-old video on the word content and the phrase content creator, partly because Hank is fine with them and Mike was not. — Are We Still YouTubers? (00:00:00)
  • Miles Chronicles (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Miles Chronicles as hilarious, warning viewers not to drink anything while watching or they will spray and choke. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:02:09)
  • Nathan Zed (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-12-02 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank especially recommends a Nathan Zed video ("You'll Never Be Ready"): Nathan always makes him feel Nathan knows far more about aesthetics, and this video is an explosion of aesthetic and very wise. — John, You're Doing Great (00:00:55)
  • Online Etymology Dictionary (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • PewDiePie (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-03-08 · cited as evidence (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says that with PewDiePie getting more views than any cable news show, either there is no mainstream media anymore or YouTube is part of it. — Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? (00:03:37)
  • Pricing Nature (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2021-08-13 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — To go further Hank suggests the podcast Pricing Nature, David Roberts' newsletter Volts, and, for wonky science fiction, Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future. — How We Fix the Climate (00:15:16)
  • Robot, Ninja and Gay Guy (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-01-15 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says his favourite fictional YouTube show, Robot Ninja and Gay Guy, has been nominated for a Streamy Award and asks viewers to vote for it via the sidebar. — Introduction to Chemistry with Hank (00:03:24)
  • Sawbones (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2022-09-29 · cited as evidence (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank cites the medical saying, heard on the podcast Sawbones, that cure-alls cure nothing: the body is too complex for one magical simple solution to everything. — The Kony 2012 of Roads - Solar Freakin' Roadways (00:00:43)
  • Steven Suptic (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Steven Suptic and the other former SourceFed hosts; Steven's content is weird, great and hilarious. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:32)
  • Super Sam Stuff (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Super Sam Stuff and many other good vloggers; finding someone like Sam excites him. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:00:52)
  • Tanis (podcast) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the podcast Tanis as amazing, creepy, lovely and weird, saying more would spoil it. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:00)
  • The Baby-Sitters Club Club (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-06-01 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says DFTBA.com now sells McElroy merch and merch for The Baby-Sitters Club Club, which he calls the best of the Baby-Sitters Club podcasts. — Destroying My Router with a Hammer (and etc.) (00:02:42)
  • The Guild (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • The Lookback Diaries (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2022-04-22 · recommended (online video & web, friends & collaborators) — Hank says Ashley Clements, who played Lizzie Bennet, is doing a watch-through vlog this year (2022), The Lookback Diaries, and he will be on a few episodes. — My Life is on My Walls (00:02:17)
  • The Show with Ze Frank (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-03-18 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank calls brain crack one of the fundamental gifts Ze Frank has given the world and links Ze Frank's brain crack video. — Dr. Manhattan's Dangle and Brain Crack (00:00:00)
  • TheThirdPew (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • Timothy DeLaGhetto (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-03-21 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank thanks Water.org and Haiti Outreach, and points viewers to Lisa Nova's and Timothy DeLaGhetto's channels: they were in Haiti with him and made videos about it. — Helping Haiti (00:03:29)
  • Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-06-19 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says Titansgrave is still going and very funny, just him being a dork with his dork friends. — 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet (00:03:43)
  • Toby Turner (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-08-04 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank says the Vlogbrothers are now the 81st most subscribed channel on YouTube and are about to be passed by Toby Turner; he jokes 81st is as high as they will go. — Family, Love and BISON ATTACKS! (00:00:00)
  • Travis Ritchie (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2009-03-18 · recommended (online video & web, nerdfighter community) — Hank asks viewers to vote, preferably once a day for seven days, for Nerdfighter Travis Ritchie to become a member of the Big Gay Sketch Show; no sign-up needed. — Lighting Candles for Rwanda (00:02:14)
  • Tumblr text post fearing an ordinary life (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2015-02-06 · criticized (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank quotes a text post about being terrified of an ordinary, routine life and not doing anything different to be remembered by, and says it has around half a million notes. — You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK (00:00:36)
  • Welcome to Night Vale (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-10-02 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank will be in Portland and Seattle with Welcome to Night Vale, a super fun show he has done before. — Awkward Stranger Conversations (00:03:08)
  • Xidnaf (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • You Must Remember This (podcast) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Karina Longworth's You Must Remember This: she is smart and knowledgeable, and Hollywood history is fascinating and applicable to his life. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:01:11)
  • Ze Frank (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-06-23 · recommended (online video & web, outside the channel) — Asked why John never blinks, Hank jokes it is because Ze Frank, a pioneering video blogger, never blinked and 'everything we do is stolen' from him; he urges viewers to watch Ze Frank. — Fighting the Flame War! (00:00:53)

Games (15)

  • Pizzamas D&D one-shot (this video) (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2025-10-08 · recommended (games, own work (self-plug)) — Hank calls the D&D one-shot probably their coolest item and reads its creator's Bluesky post: DFTBA asked for another D&D game, full of nerdfighter jokes but enjoyable without being a superfan. — Being Alive (00:04:16)
    • 2025-10-10 · recommended (games, own work (self-plug)) — Hank suggests one radical act of taking back attention might be getting Kathleen DeVere's Pizzamas one-shot and gathering people for collaborative storytelling, a resistance against the attention of oligarchs. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:05:45)
  • ROLF (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2017-08-04 · recommended (games, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces ROLF, a new silly party game from DFTBA Games, on Kickstarter for the next 24 days or so; it has already reached its goal, so it will be made. — Why Bullets are Good for the Environment (00:03:20)
    • 2017-08-25 · recommended (games, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Kickstarter for ROLF, DFTBA Games' dumb party game, ends in a few days; anyone who wants to help and pledge for a copy has a link in the description. — Trust and Fire - Thoughts from the Smoke (00:03:29)
  • Animal Crossing (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2023-05-26 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Hank puts NPR alone in S tier for a condensed article that got the point across and whose author suggested bummer-free media, telling him to play Animal Crossing. — My Cancer Press Tier List (00:01:56)
  • John and Hank's Awesome Adventure (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
  • League of Legends (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-08-19 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Hank proposes League of Legends, saying that if the Olympics don't get into esports now they will lose an entire generation. — 16 Sports that Should Be in the Olympics (00:03:16)
  • Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-02-07 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Hank says Katherine guest-starred with him in an episode of Hank Plays Lego Harry Potter, which he calls hilarious and adorable, and tells viewers to watch it. — Cancer Sniffing Dog (00:03:00)
  • Minecraft (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-11-09 · recommended (games, outside the channel, playful) — Hank thinks Minecraft is totally amazing; he plays, finds a spot for a new house, digs and dies. — 27 Part Video (00:02:02)
  • Mortal Kombat: Deception (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2007-09-07 · cited as evidence (games, outside the channel) — Hank rebuts commenters: in Mortal Kombat Deception Sub-Zero rips out a whole skeleton and Scorpion uses Sub-Zero's spine-ripper, so a spine rip is technically a Scorpion fatality. — September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks (00:00:00)
  • Nerdfighteria Sopio expansion (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2012-07-20 · recommended (games, friends & collaborators) — Hank says Alex Day made a Nerdfighteria Sopio expansion, with a giraffe love card and a Hanklerfish, available via the description. — The Universe is Weird: A Song (00:03:24)
  • Pizzamas one-shot (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (games, own work (self-plug)) — Hank offers a perk game of the Pizzamas one-shot sequel with its game master Kathleen: four to five hours over video call, or in person in Victoria, British Columbia; fair market value $750. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (01:55:48)
  • Ricochet Robots (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-02-13 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Asked for favourite things few people know, Hank names the anime Kodocha, Locke & Key comics, Paolo Bacigalupi, Neil Cicierega's creations, the board game Robot Ricochet and TheThirdPew. — Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions (00:01:30)
  • SimCity (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-11 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Hank says Maxis pretty much created the simulation game, starting with SimCity and later making The Sims. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:00:56)
  • SimCity 2000 (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-11 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — Hank calls SimCity and SimCity 2000 the best simulation games of all time. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:02:29)
  • SimEarth (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-11 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — SimEarth simulated the whole planet, including CO2 levels and ocean currents; play was limited, but it was a textbook in game form, which suited Hank as a little nerd. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:02:15)
  • SimFarm (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-11 · recommended (games, outside the channel) — One of Hank's favourites, SimFarm, was like FarmVille but really simulated farming: pigs die if unfed, you borrow from the bank, sell on futures markets, and only a cash-crop monoculture gets rich. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:01:34)

Art & other works (50)

  • Crash Course coin (outside the channel; recommended 7)
    • 2022-06-10 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says Crash Course reaches many people on a low budget that still costs a lot, and 37% of that budget comes from Patreon and the Crash Course coin. — My Embarrassing Dermatology Story (00:02:55)
    • 2024-05-31 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says Crash Course spends around five cents for every learner it reaches, which is the currency of the coins. — The People I Hate Most in the World (00:03:24)
    • 2024-06-07 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says this story is why a fig is featured on the reverse side of this year's (2024) Crash Course coin, which people have been asking him about. — Eating an 11,000 Year Old Fruit (00:03:12)
    • 2025-05-23 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says a secret Crash Course coin goes only to people who helped make a Crash Course, and he won't show it. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:00:58)
    • 2025-05-30 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says this is the last chance to get a Crash Course coin and asks viewers who have $100 to spare and think Crash Course could do good with it to go to CrashCourseCoin.com. — My Rare 'Disorder' (00:00:29)
    • 2026-05-22 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to ask themselves whether they can afford a Crash Course coin, by far Crash Course's most important source of funding. — Why I Made Crash Course a Non-Profit (00:05:22)
    • 2026-05-29 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says now is the last chance to get a 2026 Crash Course coin, helping people make educational video; the sale ends sometime this weekend, before the next Vlogbrothers video. — Chemo Cow Body Odor YouTube Helen Hunt Commute (00:06:04)
  • Complexly calendars (own work (self-plug); recommended 5)
    • 2023-10-27 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to get a calendar for the new year at complexlycalendars.com (Eons, Bizarre Beasts, Microcosmos, SciShow), supporting Complexly with beautiful art and fact-checked information. — I Keep Thinking About Taylor Swift (00:02:45)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers outside the US that today is the last day for standard shipping guaranteed by Christmas on the socks, Good.Store, Complexly calendars, DFTBA.com, McElroyMerch.com and the Dropout TV Store. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:01:05)
    • 2023-11-24 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends Complexly's four calendars (James Webb Space Telescope, Microcosmos microphotography, Bizarre Beasts illustrations, Eons ancestors), 10% off with the code SAVETHEDATE. — It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday (00:04:02)
    • 2024-11-29 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — It being Black Friday, Hank asks viewers to get the illustrated Complexly calendar at complexly.store to support Complexly's work. — I am Grateful for My Worry (00:01:11)
    • 2024-12-13 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to go to complexly.store for the Complexly calendar at 30% off before the new year, also helping fund Complexly's work; it is the last chance to get it. — TIL Some People Have an 'Inner Monologue' (00:05:30)
  • Hank's Cancer Socks (own work (self-plug); recommended 5)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says some styles and sizes of the cancer socks are running out, so viewers who want them should buy now. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:06:08)
    • 2023-11-24 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers to his cancer socks at Good.Store, which he is wearing; all the money goes to making access to cancer treatment more equitable. — It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday (00:03:36)
    • 2023-12-01 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the store is full of holiday specials and bundles, his cancer socks, bath boxes and coffee boxes, which make great gifts for loved ones or yourself. — It's OK if you think less of me after this! (00:05:53)
    • 2023-12-08 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recalls designing socks while feeling like garbage on chemo, one of the only creative things he could do; friends picked their top eight. — Did Natural Cancer Treatments Save My Life? (00:05:15)
    • 2025-11-28 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — As this year's (2025) cancer product, the compression socks' money helps people who would not normally have access to cancer care get it. — Three Things! (Wait, no, actually four...) (00:02:23)
  • Pizzamas app (own work (self-plug); recommended 5)
  • Focus Friend (own work (self-plug); recommended 3, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-10-10 · cited as evidence (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and his friend Bria made a focus timer app that blocks social media and was the most popular app in America; he has enjoyed these collaborations. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:03:29)
    • 2025-10-24 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces Focus Friends now has a count-up timer and a second room, and a third room is in the works. — What Will Books Become? (00:05:47)
    • 2026-10-09 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says that drive even led him to create a whole app that is basically a Pomodoro timer with a bean living in your phone. — The Productivity Lie (00:03:27)
    • 2026-10-30 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Focus Friend sale ends tomorrow or the day after (31 October or 1 November 2026). — The Last Normal Year (00:08:07)
  • Garden Party Soap (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2024-08-09 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank and Katherine created Garden Party, a seasonal summer soap inspired by the Pimm's Cup, which they both love; there is no official tie to the Pimm's brand. — Why isn't This Illegal? (00:05:17)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks John, and viewers, to buy the discounted Good Store Mother's Day bundle (Keats & Co. Evensong Chai, a Sun Basin citrus candle, Garden Party soap, hand balm) before Monday so it ships in time. — I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) (00:06:37)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows the bundle: unscented hand balm, a citrus candle whose profit all goes to the Maternal Center of Excellence, Garden Party soap and Evensong Chai. — This one's for your mom (00:13:07)
  • Giraffe love shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2010-10-29 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says today is the last day to pre-order the giraffe love shirt. — Hank Has Questions (00:02:58)
    • 2010-11-26 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger (00:03:04)
    • 2017-09-01 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows the new giraffe-love shirt designed by Ming Doyle, which he likes, available at DFTBA.com. — What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming (00:03:26)
  • Hanklerfish (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2021-02-12 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — P4A perks include Hanklerfish art Hank made with friends (already selling out), shirts, coins, socks, posters and Hank's short story about April May going to VidCon. — Doing Better (00:03:14)
    • 2024-02-16 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Perks not yet online include Hank's Hanklerfish and quote posters by artist Kenton Hoppas; Katherine's art and Sarah's collage art are always added during the P4A. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter (00:06:33)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his woodblock Hanklerfish perks are still available: 19 of 65 left of part one, eight-by-eight woodblocks he painted, fair market value $25. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (01:53:39)
  • Bonker Doesn't Die (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2021-02-05 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — As a P4A perk Hank wrote a short story, Bonker Doesn't Die, in which April May goes to VidCon and must rescue a celebrity internet pig. — The Project for Awesome will be Different This Year! (00:00:29)
    • 2021-02-12 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — P4A perks include Hanklerfish art Hank made with friends (already selling out), shirts, coins, socks, posters and Hank's short story about April May going to VidCon. — Doing Better (00:03:14)
  • Microcosmos Microscope (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2022-08-26 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Against microscope eye strain Hank suggests a cell phone holder on the eyepiece, which comes with the Microcosmos Microscope; you need an app to choose the phone's lens (the iPhone can't by default), and he uses ProCam. — I Searched for 'Science Side of Twitter' and Answered As Many Questions as I Could (00:02:26)
    • 2023-04-14 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says they worked with their microscope expert on a starter microscope, from $350, available at microcosmos.store with other merchandise. — The Organism that Broke Biology (00:03:33)
  • Nerdfighter backpack (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2017-08-11 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank announces a back-to-school sale at DFTBA.com and the first-ever Nerdfighter backpack, with giraffes and Nerdfighter crests, which he designed with backpack company Spiral. — Life is not a Job Training Program (00:02:49)
    • 2018-09-14 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank points viewers to the new Nerdfighter backpack, in limited supply at DFTBA.com. — Our Rivalry (00:03:34)
  • Volts (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2021-08-13 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — To go further Hank suggests the podcast Pricing Nature, David Roberts' newsletter Volts, and, for wonky science fiction, Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future. — How We Fix the Climate (00:15:16)
    • 2022-01-21 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Instead of getting mad, get curious: start with someone who deeply discusses a big problem, like the Prison Policy Initiative on incarceration, David Roberts' Volts on climate, or Fair Fight and Stacey Abrams on voting rights. — How to Be Hopeful About Doomsday (00:02:53)
  • #Octothorpe shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2014-10-24 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — A few new designs have launched, one of which Hank had to blur, plus a pre-order shirt for octothorpe lovers. — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey (00:03:32)
  • 2019 PNAS study of dog and wolf facial muscles (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • 2D Glasses (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • A Brief History of Harry Potter (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2014-12-06 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank thanks Ryder Burgin for helping with the episode and asks viewers to check out their other collaboration, A Brief History of Harry Potter, on Ryder's channel. — A Brief History of Homestar Runner (00:03:52)
  • Alice's Vlogbrothers zines (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2024-02-16 · recommended (art & other works, nerdfighter community) — A Nerdfighter named Alys made zines adapting Vlogbrothers videos into art; after she made one on her own, Hank paid her to make more as P4A perks. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter (00:06:33)
  • At Least There Are Trees shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2025-07-25 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says John's At Least There Are Trees shirt is still available, probably for the last reminder, with all proceeds to the Nature Conservancy to honor their dad, who is still at it. — The Molecule that Changed Everything (00:07:30)
  • Awesome Undies (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-03-06 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks and Awesome Undies Club is open, with the first pair of socks or underwear 50% off with code SHAREAPAIR. — How Do You Create When You Don't Feel Safe (00:06:18)
  • Cambridge Dictionary (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-08-14 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says dictionaries mostly define the two phrases identically; the Cambridge Dictionary gives the same definition for both. — Pain in the _____ (00:03:53)
  • Chewie for President t-shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2012-08-24 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — For election time Hank brings back the Chewie-Solo 2012 shirts, still his favourite ticket, though he jokingly says not to write it in but vote for a real candidate. — Happy Birthday John Green! (00:02:41)
  • Constitution of the United States (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-04-11 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank's only explanation is that Trump values loyalty to himself above loyalty to the country, the Constitution or the rule of law. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:14:22)
  • Dew Drop Shampoo Bar (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2024-08-09 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank plugs a Garden Party and Dew Drop shampoo bar bundle, cheaper subscriptions, code WELCOME25 for 25% off a first subscription order, and free subscription shipping. — Why isn't This Illegal? (00:05:46)
  • DFTBA University shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2010-11-26 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger (00:03:04)
  • Esthertines (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2012-08-03 · recommended (art & other works, nerdfighter community) — A Nerdfighter made Nerdfighter-themed Esthertines that work for anybody, best delivered by hand with a note on why you love them; Hank is going to give Katherine hers. — I Don't Understand My Life (00:03:15)
  • Evensong Chai (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows the bundle: unscented hand balm, a citrus candle whose profit all goes to the Maternal Center of Excellence, Garden Party soap and Evensong Chai. — This one's for your mom (00:13:07)
  • Flag of Milwaukee (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-10-04 · criticized (art & other works, outside the channel) — Roman Mars's TED talk focuses on Milwaukee's flag, which Hank agrees is bad design, with a flag on the flag. — In Defense of Bad Flags (00:00:58)
  • Flag of Montana (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-10-04 · criticized (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank admits Montana's flag is bad: it looks like every other state flag, and its seal shows a glacier meeting a large body of water, which doesn't happen in the state. — In Defense of Bad Flags (00:00:29)
  • Giant Squid of Anger shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2010-11-26 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger (00:03:04)
  • global ecosystem services valuation (1997) (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-01-11 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says scientists and economists in 1997 estimated the world's ecosystem services at about 33 trillion dollars, about twice the value of the whole world economy. — Ecosystem Services 101 with Hank (00:02:18)
  • Hank Green's stand-up comedy special on Dropout (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2025-12-12 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank thanks Dropout for agreeing to his contract term letting him release his special on YouTube after a year of Dropout exclusivity. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video (00:05:23)
  • Hank's full interview with Denise Juneau (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • How Does Do Science (video, title unclear) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank recommends one video, titled roughly 'How Does Do Science', as the best possible video on how science works. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:02:00)
  • Long Long Man (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the Long Long Man advertisement for some kind of weird candy in Japan: it's good. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:03:08)
  • Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-02-09 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says the curve shows that at a zero climate premium US emissions could fall to 3.75 gigatons a year; only infrastructure-building time and work stand in the way. — My Favorite Climate Graph (00:01:20)
  • Messiah (Handel) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Mike Rugnetta's video on 'Content' (friends & collaborators; criticized 1)
    • 2026-10-01 · criticized (art & other works, friends & collaborators) — Hank has long thought about Mike Rugnetta's nine-year-old video on the word content and the phrase content creator, partly because Hank is fine with them and Mike was not. — Are We Still YouTubers? (00:00:00)
  • Pea Shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • People's Flag of Milwaukee (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-10-04 · criticized (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank calls the People's Flag of Milwaukee good, iconic design, readable across a baseball stadium. — In Defense of Bad Flags (00:01:27)
  • Pizza John Halloween mask (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Project for Awesome calendar (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-12-04 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says the Vlogbrothers Project for Awesome 2021 calendar, designed by Megan Toenyes, is available now, and he loves it. — The Christmas Creature (00:03:24)
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank reports a new study in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, which he expects John to be excited about, that tested young people's bedtime cortisol levels. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:00:00)
  • Quadragocon shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2015-05-08 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Because Hank wanted one, a Quadragocon 2015 shirt can be pre-ordered for the next week and then never again. — QUADRAGOCON 2015 - WHO WILL WIN! (00:03:46)
  • the climate-opinion graph (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-07-04 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says that for nearly two decades the share of Americans who are committed climate skeptics has been consistently below 10%. — This Graph Changed My Life (00:02:27)
  • The ETYFish Project (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2026-10-07 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the Etyfish Project, Christopher Scharpf's fish-name etymology database with more than 40,000 etymologies and a weekly name-of-the-week blog running since 2013. — The 5 Meanest Things We've Named a Species (00:07:35)
  • The Unseen Inefficiency of Escalator Etiquette (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-04-12 · criticized (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says YouTube kept showing him the escalator-etiquette video (app home screen, desktop homepage, autoplay after Veritasium) until he caved and watched it. — Escalators: We're Not Doing it Wrong (Mostly) (00:00:00)
  • The Whaler (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-06-29 · cited as evidence (art & other works, outside the channel) — In 2009 a couple uploading their old-photograph collection to Flickr titled one 'The Whaler'; users said the iron was no harpoon, and a commenter suggested it was the only picture of Phineas Gage. — Stabbed in the Brain: Phineas Gage (00:03:05)
  • This Star Won't Go Out shirt (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2022-08-03 · recommended (art & other works, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a t-shirt designed by Karen Hallion whose proceeds all go to This Star Won't Go Out, a charity that helps families with sick kids. — Why is it So Hard to Say 'I Love You'? (00:02:40)
  • Valerie's draw-a-horse zine (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-04-05 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank, who is 38 and loves zines, shows his friend Valerie's draw-a-horse zine, made from people's drawings of one horse each, and says it can be bought on Etsy. — TOO MANY MILKS (00:01:53)
  • Why I Quit YouTube (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-05-06 · recommended (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says Dan Howell's video 'Why I Quit YouTube' opens with one of the most eloquent, thoughtful and accurate takes on YouTube's history and the bad parts of being a YouTuber. — Why I Didn't Quit YouTube (yet) (00:00:00)

Projects & channels (70)

  • DFTBA Records (own work (self-plug); recommended 23)
    • 2009-07-01 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the DFTBA shirt he wore in the song is on sale at DFTBA.com; only 200 were made and about 50 sold before he mentioned it. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:02:29)
    • 2009-09-25 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says their shirts are printed in limited runs, so buy it now at DFTBA.com, and get So Jokes too before the second album comes out. — Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts (00:02:55)
    • 2010-11-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger (00:03:04)
    • 2010-11-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — When John says the brothers will let Nerdfighteria challenge 'us' to something horrible, Hank says he thinks John means only himself, then says he'll do something horrible too. — John and Hank: The Out-Takes (00:01:52)
    • 2011-03-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says those who enjoy his music are welcome to buy the album, if they haven't already, at DFTBA.com or on iTunes. — This Machine Pwns n00bs Video LP (00:00:27)
    • 2012-07-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says a shirt (heard as 'Nerdfighter Church') is for sale again, now on DFTBA.com, more than a year after it was on TeeFury. — An Army of Mindless Drones (00:03:24)
    • 2013-09-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank, feeling he is getting back in the game, has put his two studio albums up as a bundle on DFTBA.com for $15 for anyone who wants his music. — Undigested Lump (A Song) (00:03:44)
    • 2016-07-22 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says some wristbands are left over; viewers who want to keep supporting the effort can buy them at DFTBA.com for $5. — Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) (00:03:17)
    • 2016-09-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces DFTBA's Awesome Socks Club, which will deliver a new pair of weird socks every month, unseen until they arrive. — One Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier (00:03:20)
    • 2017-08-11 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a back-to-school sale at DFTBA.com and the first-ever Nerdfighter backpack, with giraffes and Nerdfighter crests, which he designed with backpack company Spiral. — Life is not a Job Training Program (00:02:49)
    • 2017-11-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says now is the last chance to get this year's (2017) Pizzamas stuff, made for two weeks then never again, at DFTBA.com/pizzamas or via the end screen. — The Weirdest Living Animals - (With Dr. Lawrence Turtleman) (00:03:33)
    • 2017-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces 20% off almost everything at DFTBA.com, including merch from the brothers, CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, MinutePhysics and non-educational channels. — The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) (00:02:00)
    • 2017-12-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John there is free domestic shipping at DFTBA.com for the next three days on orders of $80 or more. — I Have (a little bit) HAD IT! (00:03:54)
    • 2018-06-01 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says DFTBA.com now sells McElroy merch and merch for The Baby-Sitters Club Club, which he calls the best of the Baby-Sitters Club podcasts. — Destroying My Router with a Hammer (and etc.) (00:02:42)
    • 2018-10-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Asked why there is no merch for An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank says there is, at DFTBA.com. — How Much Do You Love Each Other? It's Question Tuesday (00:02:26)
    • 2018-11-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says only five days are left in Pizzamas and urges viewers to get their Pizzamas gear now at DFTBA.com. — Reading Mean Comments with John (00:00:00)
    • 2018-11-23 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Through Black Friday weekend DFTBA.com celebrates ten years as a company with free shipping on every order of $50 and over. — Four Jokes from a Two year Old (00:02:39)
    • 2019-06-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the book box is from Life's Library; extra boxes made for replacements are being released at a discount on DFTBA.com. — 8 Things I Wish I Knew When I was Writing my First Novel (00:03:29)
    • 2019-11-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank wears several new DFTBA pins, including a Stentor coeruleus pin from Journey to the Microcosmos. — My Most Controversial Opinion (00:03:29)
    • 2023-03-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank has made a design based on the Hanklerfish and put it on a t-shirt, his first in a long time, available at DFTBA.com. — This is a Video!! (00:03:13)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers outside the US that today is the last day for standard shipping guaranteed by Christmas on the socks, Good.Store, Complexly calendars, DFTBA.com, McElroyMerch.com and the Dropout TV Store. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:01:05)
    • 2023-12-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the same Christmas Eve shipping deadline applies to everything at good.store and dftba.com for US buyers; for international orders all bets are off. — Did Natural Cancer Treatments Save My Life? (00:06:23)
    • 2025-12-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says orders placed now from Good Store or DFTBA.com will probably, though not guaranteed, arrive by Christmas or the end of Hanukkah. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video (00:04:54)
  • Awesome Socks Club (own work (self-plug); recommended 19, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2016-09-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces DFTBA's Awesome Socks Club, which will deliver a new pair of weird socks every month, unseen until they arrive. — One Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier (00:03:20)
    • 2017-11-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank gives five stars to the first sock of the 2017 DFTBA Awesome Socks Club subscription, designed by Rachel Calderon Navarro: cushy, durable and warm. — Hank Reviews Everything (00:02:05)
    • 2020-12-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Erin Kubo sells physical copies of The Christmas Creature on her website, linked in the description, as are the calendars and the socks. — The Christmas Creature (00:03:44)
    • 2020-12-11 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers it is the last day to join the Awesome Socks Club at awesomesocks.club/vlogbrothers, or to ask someone to sign them up. — The /W/orst Letter (00:02:58)
    • 2021-07-23 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club has raised over $600,000. — The Last 25 Questions I Asked Google (00:03:21)
    • 2021-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank also uses TikTok to promote the Awesome Socks Club and Pizzamas shirts, both of which help build the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone. — Why the Heck am I on TikTok??? (00:00:49)
    • 2021-10-15 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank thinks the only other Vlogbrothers thing before the end of the year is the relaunch of the Awesome Socks Club. — What is Pizzamas? ...and a New Friend (00:02:53)
    • 2021-11-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Asked (in his own voice) why he didn't mention the Awesome Socks Club, Hank says it is going very well and he thinks it will sell out within two days, before sales stop Sunday (14 November 2021) at midnight. — Everything a Normal Person Needs to Know About Helium (00:03:24)
    • 2022-05-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club has donated over a million dollars to Partners In Health for the brothers' work in Sierra Leone. — Why I Didn't Quit YouTube (yet) (00:02:26)
    • 2022-11-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club sends a pair by a different independent artist each month, ships free, cancels anytime, and gives all profit to cutting maternal and child mortality in Sierra Leone. — My Secret Obsession (00:02:03)
    • 2022-11-11 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club, unlike Twitter, brings him joy monthly: a pair by a different independent artist each month, free shipping, cancel anytime, ankle or mid-calf crew. — Elon Was Right (00:03:24)
    • 2022-11-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Sock Club closes Monday and there will be no other Vlogbrothers video before then, so viewers who want to sign up must do it now. — How Much Does Humanity Weigh? (00:03:34)
    • 2024-04-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says that today only the first pair of socks from the Awesome Socks Club costs $5 with free shipping, and that 100% of the profit from it and everything at good.store goes to decrease maternal and child mortality in Sierra Leone. — One Year Out. (00:03:52)
    • 2024-07-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers taking their awesome socks on an adventure this weekend to photograph them and tag thegood.store on social media or DM it, using the hashtag #Rockyoursox. — Should I Run for President?? (00:03:28)
    • 2024-07-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club has become much bigger and more important than they ever imagined. — My Identity Crisis (00:02:15)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says several Good Store items that showed as sold out, such as the prepaid six-month Awesome Socks Club, were back in stock after an inventory category error was fixed. — This one's for your mom (00:25:07)
    • 2025-06-27 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — The Awesome Socks Club warehouse has too many socks, since they always buy extra; they give extras to charity, over 50,000 pairs so far. — You’re Not Addicted to Content, You’re Starving for Information (00:13:44)
    • 2025-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces compression socks made from two of his Cancer Socks designs with Vim & Vigr, a compression-legwear company run by a Missoula friend; he wore them after hurting his ankle, and they launched today. — Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John (00:05:34)
    • 2026-03-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks and Awesome Undies Club is open, with the first pair of socks or underwear 50% off with code SHAREAPAIR. — How Do You Create When You Don't Feel Safe (00:06:18)
    • 2026-10-23 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • Crash Course (own work (self-plug); recommended 16, cited as evidence 3)
    • 2012-01-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and John offer at least six YouTube videos a week across vlogbrothers, SciShow and Crash Course (launching January 25), more than doubled with HankGames and Truth or Fail. — Kill your TV (00:03:06)
    • 2012-05-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers to go to the Crash Course channel next Wednesday (9 May 2012), when they will answer viewers' questions and show behind the scenes of how Crash Course works. — Screaming Through VidCon (00:03:28)
    • 2012-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Since the video is short, Hank adds a promo of the brothers' other YouTube channels, SciShow, Crash Course, Lizzie Bennet and HankGames, which he says are doing quite well. — 21st Century Sherlock: A Sherlock / Doors Song (00:01:29)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
    • 2013-02-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank's playful conclusion: watch Crash Course World History. — The Space Time Continuum: Thoughts from Dublin (00:03:41)
    • 2013-06-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank tells viewers who do not know scientific notation to watch Crash Course Chemistry. — What is the Strongest Force on Earth? (00:00:55)
    • 2014-02-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces that Crash Course Psychology, starring him, has just launched on youtube.com/crashcourse, using our minds to explore our minds. — Kill All The Humans (00:02:37)
    • 2014-05-30 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
    • 2015-01-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank urges viewers to study broadly and deeply and to watch Crash Course World History, all of Crash Course, and SciShow. — Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things (00:03:37)
    • 2015-03-20 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Crash Course raises over $18,000 a month to fund free educational video, which our brains attribute to 'the crowd'. — A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets (00:01:46)
    • 2017-09-01 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends Crash Course Film Production with Lily Gladstone as so good. — What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming (00:03:50)
    • 2018-04-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John the new Crash Course media literacy series with Jay Smooth is good and fascinating and will change how viewers see the world: less cut and dried, but more accurate. — Who is in Control? (00:03:37)
    • 2019-02-01 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends the Crash Course Intellectual Property episode explaining how unsimple fair use is and other ways copyright law works poorly today. — We Have Destroyed Copyright Law (00:08:08)
    • 2019-04-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank's office has spent months on a business Crash Course that isn't business school, on 'soft skills'; after working on its videos, staff walk into meetings asking why no one explained this to them. — It's Time to Care About "Business" (00:02:26)
    • 2020-01-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank thinks everyone should watch Crash Course Business: Entrepreneurship, a 17-episode series hosted by Anna Akana on the basics of starting a business and of business in general. — It's Like Shark Tank, but for Charity (00:03:35)
    • 2022-04-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank and John Discover Chippy Butties (00:01:24)
    • 2024-03-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank notes John's new tuberculosis video on the Crash Course channel, a new format giving someone a chance to lecture, with John as the guinea pig. — The 17 Weirdest Things I Learned at the Zoo (00:04:44)
    • 2025-05-30 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says this is the last chance to get a Crash Course coin and asks viewers who have $100 to spare and think Crash Course could do good with it to go to CrashCourseCoin.com. — My Rare 'Disorder' (00:00:29)
    • 2026-10-23 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • hankschannel (own work (self-plug); recommended 15, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-08-15 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points to a whole video he made about disputing copyright claims on hankschannel. — The Bizarre State of Copyright (00:03:07)
    • 2016-05-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he has posted another video on Hank's channel about things going on in his life right now. — I Hate Only Making One Video a Week (00:03:23)
    • 2017-07-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Having recorded for 36 minutes, Hank says there is probably a much longer version of the video on hankschannel. — YouTube History Lesson: Vlogbrothers Through the Ages (00:03:52)
    • 2018-03-23 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says more of the interview, on being governor, voting and fears, is up on Hank's channel. — Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! (00:10:19)
    • 2018-07-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank is not an expert in international relations, but he talked to some experts and recorded an interview with one that is on hankschannel now. — Why Do So Few Countries Have Nukes? (00:00:47)
    • 2018-10-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points to a long video on Hank's channel on his somewhat different, more nuanced and a little optimistic take on climate change. — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:03:22)
    • 2019-05-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he accidentally uploaded a Hank's Channel video to Vlogbrothers that ran over four minutes, so he has another punishment brewing. — The Worst Product Ever (00:03:24)
    • 2019-06-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank has no news on the sequel but is working on it; a very long video on Hank's channel answers many more writing questions from Twitter. — 8 Things I Wish I Knew When I was Writing my First Novel (00:03:29)
    • 2020-04-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he will spend way more than four minutes on this, so there is a long version on Hank's channel. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed (00:00:29)
    • 2020-09-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he interviewed Bill Gates about misinformation and internet platforms on Hank's channel, suggests checking it out, and says he liked it. — Go Play! (00:03:43)
    • 2022-08-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank's full interviews with Jesse Jenkins and Administrator Regan are on Hank's channel. — The Biggest Climate Bill of Your Life - But What does it DO!? (00:21:50)
    • 2023-10-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Out of the field professionally for years, Hank had climate scientists Adam (Climate Adam) and Miriam (Zentouro) talk him through the climate conversation in a new Hank's channel video, which viewers should watch. — A Messy and Unhinged Introduction to Geoengineering (00:00:58)
    • 2024-04-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points to a video on Hank's channel where he answers some SciShow questions about the eclipse. — Two Reasons Why This Eclipse is So Dangerous (00:03:40)
    • 2025-06-13 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Paraphrasing his hankschannel video, Hank says the Trump team widens rifts and capitalizes on chaos: infringing rights faster than courts can act makes people try to stop them, creating conflict. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:00:29)
    • 2025-11-28 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points to a video on Hank's channel where he rants about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. — Three Things! (Wait, no, actually four...) (00:01:21)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists P4A perks including an exclusive Hank's channel video and an exclusive episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed, John's podcast that has not had an episode in years. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (01:02:29)
  • SciShow (own work (self-plug); recommended 14, cited as evidence 2)
    • 2012-01-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and John offer at least six YouTube videos a week across vlogbrothers, SciShow and Crash Course (launching January 25), more than doubled with HankGames and Truth or Fail. — Kill your TV (00:03:06)
    • 2012-02-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — On the end screen Hank says this video is what SciShow is all the time, with nicer production values, and suggests subscribing at youtube.com/SciShow. — How Big is the Universe? (00:03:10)
    • 2012-04-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — The main reason for the trip was filming SciShow content; Hank asks viewers to subscribe to SciShow to see him and Ze Frank talk to Northrop Grumman scientists about the Webb telescope. — Can I be Space President? (00:03:25)
    • 2012-06-22 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Citing a recent SciShow episode on Americans' increasing weight, Hank says that if the whole world were the size of North Americans, it would equal almost a billion new people. — Hank is Maybe Crazy (00:01:14)
    • 2012-08-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Mars Science Laboratory lands this weekend, that he is extremely excited, and points to the SciShow video on its entry, descent and landing. — EXTRA! Thoughts from Tour (00:03:14)
    • 2012-08-27 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers to his SciShow video, where he waxes poetic about Armstrong. — Six Reasons Neil Armstrong was a BADASS (00:00:05)
    • 2012-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Since the video is short, Hank adds a promo of the brothers' other YouTube channels, SciShow, Crash Course, Lizzie Bennet and HankGames, which he says are doing quite well. — 21st Century Sherlock: A Sherlock / Doors Song (00:01:29)
    • 2012-10-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to subscribe to Smarter Every Day, Vi Hart, Vsauce, Veritasium, MinutePhysics and Brady Haran's channels, and to Crash Course and SciShow. — Revolutionizing Education...With Weirdos (00:02:41)
    • 2014-05-30 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
    • 2014-12-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points to SciShow, where Michael Aranda gave 2014's science superlatives: the deepest-diving whale, the most Earth-like planet, the highest CO2 emissions and the warmest months. — The Best and Worst of 2014 (00:00:06)
    • 2015-01-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank urges viewers to study broadly and deeply and to watch Crash Course World History, all of Crash Course, and SciShow. — Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things (00:03:37)
    • 2015-07-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says SciShow will cover New Horizons heavily and encourages viewers to check out Crash Course Kids, the new series for elementary school students. — How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark (00:03:25)
    • 2021-08-27 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank notes SciShow did an episode about this. — Is it Better Not to Know? (00:01:20)
    • 2022-09-16 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers who want more on long COVID to SciShow's video on it, linked in the description. — Here's Why Younger People are Getting Shingles (00:00:29)
    • 2023-03-31 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends SciShow's video on successful biological control. — The Coming AI Invasion (00:03:00)
    • 2024-11-15 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Lindsay was in town filming and recommends her SciShow Deep Dive, a long-form episode on the Chimpanzee War, and her channel. — Whales are Fish (and Everything Else is Beetles) with Lindsay Nikole (00:03:49)
  • Good Store (own work (self-plug); recommended 14)
    • 2023-04-28 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank invites viewers to check out Sun Basin Soap at good.store. — I Discovered a Soap Secret (00:02:55)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers outside the US that today is the last day for standard shipping guaranteed by Christmas on the socks, Good.Store, Complexly calendars, DFTBA.com, McElroyMerch.com and the Dropout TV Store. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:01:05)
    • 2023-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Good.Store already donates 100% of its profit to charity, so no Black Friday discount code is needed. — It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday (00:03:29)
    • 2023-12-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the same Christmas Eve shipping deadline applies to everything at good.store and dftba.com for US buyers; for international orders all bets are off. — Did Natural Cancer Treatments Save My Life? (00:06:23)
    • 2024-07-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers taking their awesome socks on an adventure this weekend to photograph them and tag thegood.store on social media or DM it, using the hashtag #Rockyoursox. — Should I Run for President?? (00:03:28)
    • 2024-08-09 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Good Store would never do that: subscribers log in, manage everything in one place, skip orders or cancel with a big button. — Why isn't This Illegal? (00:04:18)
    • 2024-11-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank assures viewers the quiz is silly, their tea is magnificently good, and it makes a good present; Good Store also has a gift quiz he did not make. — These Maps are Lying (if you let them) (00:06:18)
    • 2024-11-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to do the rest of their shopping at good.store, 25% off everything this weekend with free shipping over $59, the best deals of the year. — I am Grateful for My Worry (00:01:11)
    • 2024-12-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Monday is the last chance to use the SAVE25 code for 25% off everything at good.store. — John, You're Doing Great (00:01:35)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks John, and viewers, to buy the discounted Good Store Mother's Day bundle (Keats & Co. Evensong Chai, a Sun Basin citrus candle, Garden Party soap, hand balm) before Monday so it ships in time. — I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) (00:06:37)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he is live to celebrate Mother's Day at Good Store, including a discounted Mother's Day bundle, and plans to talk wolves, play Connections and blind-rank cartoon moms. — This one's for your mom (00:00:28)
    • 2025-12-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says orders placed now from Good Store or DFTBA.com will probably, though not guaranteed, arrive by Christmas or the end of Hanukkah. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video (00:04:54)
    • 2026-04-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank reminds viewers that the window to order a Mother's Day present online is getting short, with deals for any mom at Good Store. — Something Awaits For Me in the Divine for Resisting (00:03:27)
    • 2026-09-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a mid-roll in a Vlogbrothers video: it is brought to you by Good.Store, a store whose profit all goes to charity. — This is a Terrible Idea… (00:02:26)
  • HankGames (own work (self-plug); recommended 7)
    • 2011-10-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank's end-screen picks: a song by Dr. Noise (watch to the epic end), HankGames videos (Swindon Town, Super Mario Bros. Wii with Katherine) and last week's (week of 17 October 2011) Truth or Fail on October holidays. — 7,000,000,000 People (00:03:18)
    • 2012-01-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and John offer at least six YouTube videos a week across vlogbrothers, SciShow and Crash Course (launching January 25), more than doubled with HankGames and Truth or Fail. — Kill your TV (00:03:06)
    • 2012-06-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank calls 'John and Sarah play Wii Tennis' the most important launch at VidCon and tells viewers to watch it on HankGames. — Online Video about Online Video (00:03:46)
    • 2012-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Since the video is short, Hank adds a promo of the brothers' other YouTube channels, SciShow, Crash Course, Lizzie Bennet and HankGames, which he says are doing quite well. — 21st Century Sherlock: A Sherlock / Doors Song (00:01:29)
    • 2012-11-23 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Viewers can go to youtube.com/hankgames to see them playing the new Super Mario Brothers soon. — Black Friday: An Accident of History (00:02:36)
    • 2014-02-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank promises he is coming back to HankGames, which has long been 'johngames', with multiple videos a week including Pikmin 3 and Hank and Katherine playing Super Mario Brothers U. — Kill All The Humans (00:02:47)
    • 2014-10-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows a clip from Games with Hank and invites viewers to come visit. — I Kinda AM Batman (00:03:35)
  • Sun Basin Soap (own work (self-plug); recommended 7)
    • 2023-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Good.Store also offers the Awesome Coffee Club and Sun Basin Soap, whose holiday boxes he plugs. — It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday (00:03:48)
    • 2023-12-01 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Looking for other subscriptions, they found ethically sourced coffee and started soaps with Sun Basin Soap, a local private-label maker; more subscriptions such as tea will follow. — It's OK if you think less of me after this! (00:03:45)
    • 2024-08-09 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank and Katherine created Garden Party, a seasonal summer soap inspired by the Pimm's Cup, which they both love; there is no official tie to the Pimm's brand. — Why isn't This Illegal? (00:05:17)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Reading the bundle's postcard, Hank says Sun Basin Soap donates 100% of its profit to the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone, in a region with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. — I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) (00:05:48)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank reads the bundle's postcard: Sun Basin Soap gives all its profit to the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone, a region with one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates. — This one's for your mom (00:04:45)
    • 2025-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the brothers don't work that hard but the Good Store team works incredibly hard, as do the testers who help develop and refine products. — Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John (00:22:22)
    • 2026-09-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Sun Basin Soap works with a Montana company making soaps from a secret recipe with all-natural ingredients and no plastic packaging, aged like cheese or wine before shipping. — This is a Terrible Idea… (00:02:55)
  • Pizzamas (own work (self-plug); recommended 6)
    • 2021-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank wishes John a happy Pizzamas and shows his shirt with little slices of pizza, John's face and the word pizza: a little warm, but perfect. — Why the Heck am I on TikTok??? (00:00:00)
    • 2021-10-07 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Pizzamas products are available only during Pizzamas, for about another week, then never again; all profits support the community's work on health care in Sierra Leone. — We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong (00:21:20)
    • 2021-10-11 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Pizzamas is going fast: pizzamas.com has products available now that will never be available after this week (week of 11 October 2021). — The Fastest Things in the Universe (Entirely According to Me) (00:03:44)
    • 2023-10-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shows a Pizzamas shirt and says the shirts are available only until the end of this week (week of 2 October 2023). — The Hottest Place and the Coldest Place in the Universe are the SAME PLACE (00:00:00)
    • 2023-10-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank plugs today's Pizzamas special, the 'It is False to Suggest' bundle pairing the Pizzamas hot sauce with a second US-only product, with mock disclaimers against smothering its tiny seedlings in the sauce and nibbling them. — A Messy and Unhinged Introduction to Geoengineering (00:14:10)
    • 2025-10-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank notes it is the second and final week of Pizzamas. — The Web is Going to Die (00:04:52)
  • Dear Hank and John (own work (self-plug); recommended 4, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2017-06-16 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank shares an animation someone made of a Dear Hank and John segment about bizarre pizza deliveries, which he liked. — When Will You Die? (00:03:08)
    • 2019-12-20 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank invites viewers to see live Dear Hank and John, live Anthropocene Reviewed and other weirdnesses with John in St. Petersburg, Raleigh and Atlanta in early January; tickets are in the description. — Reading the First Chapter of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (00:03:43)
    • 2021-08-20 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Shuffle is a podcast app; in thanks Hank has to say to check out its service, and he thinks it would be cool if Nerdfighters used it for Dear Hank and John, to react and interact with others. — Question Tuesday Except I'm an AI (00:00:00)
    • 2025-08-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the brothers recently met in an episode of Dear Hank and John, which he calls a banger and recommends checking out. — Does Anyone Else Have This? (00:00:00)
    • 2026-10-23 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — What Hank needs instead is reviews, kind emails to the Dear Hank and John inbox, and people showing him their Awesome Socks or Beans house or, most of all, saying Crash Course helped them in school. — The Best Email I Ever Got (00:05:36)
  • How to Vote in Every State (own work (self-plug); recommended 5)
    • 2018-10-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Because no single video can explain registering and voting in every state, Hank and friends made dozens of videos so viewers can look up their own state. — We've Got Some Weird Voting Laws… (00:00:00)
    • 2020-09-11 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says every How to Vote in Every State video is under three minutes and gives everything needed to create a voting plan. — If you don't go… (00:01:27)
    • 2020-10-23 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers unsure how voting works in their state to youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate: look up your state and watch the under-two-minute video now. — 10 Reasons to Vote RIGHT NOW (00:03:25)
    • 2022-08-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank describes How to Vote in Every State, a YouTube channel and now a TikTok account, with a video per state on registering, voting from home, sample ballots and polling places. — What if a lot of the Cynicism is Unjustified??? (00:03:05)
    • 2022-10-28 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells viewers who can vote to go local too, and those unsure how to vote or whether they're registered to check youtube.com/howtovoteineverystate. — I'm Changing the Way I Think About Politics (00:03:18)
  • Nerdfighteria Census (nerdfighter community; recommended 1, cited as evidence 4)
    • 2013-09-06 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says that in the Nerdfighter survey a huge majority said they wished he would spend more time writing, producing and releasing songs, which surprised him. — Undigested Lump (A Song) (00:00:18)
    • 2016-09-16 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says many Census respondents, as he reads through it, want to hear more about the brothers' adult lives doing what they do. — Let's Talk about Failure (00:00:00)
    • 2016-09-30 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says most Nerdfighters who answered the Census get their YouTube videos from the subscriptions feed, good for the brothers since it is the only page showing all of a creator's videos. — Here are Some YouTube Tricks I Use (00:00:55)
    • 2024-10-18 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says the channel's audience surveys show viewers vote more than almost any group in America: over 90% of eligible respondents vote. — My Ballot Made Me Angry (00:01:47)
    • 2024-11-03 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Feeling he lacks a grip on how the community feels, Hank suggests doing the census again. — Hank's very messy post-cancer year of mistakes, meaning… (00:18:57)
  • Delete This (own work (self-plug); recommended 4)
    • 2018-03-30 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — After discussing with Katherine on Delete This how messy stories make 100% love hard, Hank suggests full love isn't right: joy mixed with care, concern and thought. — The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Thoughts from Amsterdam (00:02:01)
    • 2018-10-30 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank and his wife have a podcast, Delete This, about his social media use; it has been really good for him and a ton of fun because she is hilarious. — Watch My Dumb Dancing (00:02:50)
    • 2018-12-28 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers to their podcast Delete This: it is free and recorded in this room, usually on the couch, sometimes from their bed. — The Cutest Thing My Son Has Done and More (With Katherine) (00:02:06)
    • 2023-02-03 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and Katherine have been enjoying Delete This and fell into a new format, Wet or Dry: one wet thing, one dry thing, and which is better. — My Mid-Afternoon Existential Crisis (00:02:40)
  • Healthcare Triage (friends & collaborators; recommended 4)
    • 2013-10-01 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank announces 'we just launched' a new channel, Healthcare Triage, with a video on what Obamacare is about, and tells viewers to watch it. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:01:50)
    • 2017-01-06 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — For a less partisan take, Hank recommends Healthcare Triage's amazing, in-depth video on the subject. — Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) (00:00:36)
    • 2017-09-01 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank recommends Healthcare Triage's recent series on guns in America as really well done. — What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming (00:03:52)
    • 2018-04-20 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank recommends a very good Healthcare Triage video for more information. — This Video is About Marijuana (00:03:07)
  • Project for Awesome (own work (self-plug); recommended 3, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-09-14 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
    • 2013-12-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says viewers should think about what they'll do for the Project for Awesome this year (2013); he posted a video on how to make a great P4A video on the P4A YouTube channel. — I Am President Snow (00:03:35)
    • 2024-01-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank explains that during the P4A every donated dollar is matched by a dollar from the fund, built from people with substantial money to give. — How to Detect AI Images (and why it doesn't matter) (00:04:45)
    • 2025-10-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank reminds viewers that Nerdfighter art for the Project for Awesome is still open, with the link in the description. — What Will Books Become? (00:05:47)
  • Truth or Fail (own work (self-plug); recommended 4)
    • 2009-07-15 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces a Harry Potter Truth or Fail today, guest hosted by Kristina Horner of the Parselmouths and the Five Awesome Girls. — This Isn't Hogwarts! A Harry Potter Song (00:03:02)
    • 2011-10-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank's end-screen picks: a song by Dr. Noise (watch to the epic end), HankGames videos (Swindon Town, Super Mario Bros. Wii with Katherine) and last week's (week of 17 October 2011) Truth or Fail on October holidays. — 7,000,000,000 People (00:03:18)
    • 2011-10-31 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank points viewers to a zombie Truth or Fail at youtube.com/truthorfail. — Pumpkin Slashing, Sexy Watermelons, and Zombie Tools with Jayne (00:03:13)
    • 2012-01-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he and John offer at least six YouTube videos a week across vlogbrothers, SciShow and Crash Course (launching January 25), more than doubled with HankGames and Truth or Fail. — Kill your TV (00:03:06)
  • We're Here newsletter (own work (self-plug); recommended 4)
    • 2024-04-12 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Saying they can keep doing basically impossible things, Hank asks viewers who want to be first to know to sign up for the We're Here newsletter, linked in the description. — Feeling Like a Failure (During an Eclipse) (00:05:31)
    • 2024-06-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank is keeping a spreadsheet of beef day suggestions and may make a proposal next week (week of 17 June 2024), perhaps in the We're Here newsletter, a podcast or a video. — Some Reasons why People Suck (00:08:15)
    • 2024-08-16 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank invites viewers to join over 250,000 people getting the brothers' weekly newsletter, linked atop the description and in the first comment, to find cool stuff without going on Twitter. — I Have Uncovered an Olympics Mystery… (00:07:26)
    • 2024-11-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he wrote about this in a special edition of the We're Here newsletter sent earlier this week (week of 4 November 2024), linked below. — These Maps are Lying (if you let them) (00:05:01)
  • Awesome Coffee Club (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2022-11-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says coffee plantations can drive deforestation but can be done in partnership with a forest; the Awesome Coffee Club's small farmers work to reduce deforestation and practise regenerative agriculture. — How Much Does Humanity Weigh? (00:03:34)
    • 2023-08-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Coffee Club is also intentional and careful: rather than relying on certifications, they visit the coffee's makers, and the coffee is cared for from the tree in Colombia to their Missoula warehouse. — The Biggest Science Story of the Week (00:05:34)
    • 2023-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Good.Store also offers the Awesome Coffee Club and Sun Basin Soap, whose holiday boxes he plugs. — It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday (00:03:48)
  • Bizarre Beasts Pin Club (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2019-11-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank names Pallas's cat this month's (November 2019) Bizarre Beast and says the Bizarre Beasts pin club reopens until the end of Pizzamas, with a new beast's pin and info card every month. — This Cat Makes No Sense (00:03:24)
    • 2020-03-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Members of the Bizarre Beasts Pin Club will be getting an armadillo pin soon. — I Did Not Get Leprosy! (00:03:46)
    • 2020-05-15 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Bizarre Beasts Pin Club is closed to new members, apologises, and says they will try to figure out something in the future. — Lookin' Kinda Dumb! (00:03:39)
  • Complexly (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2018-07-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends a series on the US court system on youtube.com/complexly, Complexly's new YouTube channel where the production company can try new things. — Why Do So Few Countries Have Nukes? (00:09:40)
    • 2024-08-02 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces that Complexly, maker of SciShow, Crash Course and Eons, has launched its own store, with products up to 50% off to kick it off; purchases help Complexly keep existing. — My Letter to the Future (00:03:49)
    • 2024-12-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to go to complexly.store for the Complexly calendar at 30% off before the new year, also helping fund Complexly's work; it is the last chance to get it. — TIL Some People Have an 'Inner Monologue' (00:05:30)
  • Journey to the Microcosmos (own work (self-plug); recommended 3)
    • 2021-01-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Journey to the Microcosmos is running a Kickstarter for this microscope with a phone attachment for making content, plus a guide to starting your own microcosmos journey. — In Which Hank Worries for a Little Bit and then Looks at Microbes (00:03:00)
    • 2023-04-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Journey to the Microcosmos just released an episode on lichen that inspired this video, for those who want to go deeper into lichens' history and beauty. — The Organism that Broke Biology (00:03:21)
    • 2023-05-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank was in the New York Post twice the same week: the other article was about invisible creatures having sex on your face while you sleep, a topic from Journey to the Microcosmos. — My Cancer Press Tier List (00:04:31)
  • The Brain Scoop (friends & collaborators; recommended 3)
    • 2013-01-18 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank says that while all this was going on they were also launching The Brain Scoop, and points viewers to youtube.com/thebrainscoop. — Thoughts from Carnegie Hall (00:02:30)
    • 2015-05-01 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank shows Emily holding a youtube.com/brainscoop sign and asks viewers to click on it and subscribe. — A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone (00:03:51)
    • 2017-05-12 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank recommends The Brain Scoop: he loves it, Emily is amazing, and viewers who haven't lately should check it out. — Things That You Just Might Love (00:00:34)
  • Awesome Undies Club (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2025-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the brothers don't work that hard but the Good Store team works incredibly hard, as do the testers who help develop and refine products. — Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John (00:22:22)
    • 2026-03-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says the Awesome Socks and Awesome Undies Club is open, with the first pair of socks or underwear 50% off with code SHAREAPAIR. — How Do You Create When You Don't Feel Safe (00:06:18)
  • Bank of Nerdfighteria (nerdfighter community; recommended 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-03-16 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says Nerdfighteria now has the second-largest group of all time on Kiva. — Exiting the FRIENDZONE (00:03:43)
    • 2012-09-14 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • EcoGeek (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says that, as a separate Earth Day promotion, new EcoGeek subscribers get a free scrub brush, his favorite kitchen tool in a long time. — This one's for your mom (00:15:52)
    • 2025-11-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank brought Good Store products to a $25-limit white elephant; it felt a little sneaky, but the EcoGeek items did great and everybody wanted them. — Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John (00:14:54)
  • Eff Yeah Nerdfighters (nerdfighter community; recommended 2)
    • 2010-08-10 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank says the Tumblr Eff Yeah Nerdfighters has 5,000 followers and asks viewers to follow it too. — JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!! (00:02:50)
    • 2011-09-09 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank asks viewers to follow Eff Yeah Nerdfighters on Tumblr, which finds the best things in Nerdfighteria, such as Sharkeye Jones's laser-eyed Pizza John art. — 10 Years after September 11th, and Diablo III (00:03:26)
  • Eons (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2018-02-16 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank visits the University of Montana Paleontology Center collections room with Kallie of Eons and Tuna, who makes SciShow most days. — Thoughts from VERY Dead Animals (00:00:12)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends an Eons collaboration on the first organism, made with PBS Space Time and It's Okay to Be Smart, which got as close as possible to where life began. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:46)
  • Foundation to Decrease World Suck (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says he will donate his share to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, and announces that he owns a piece of Gubbins. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:02:41)
    • 2025-01-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists ways to take part: donate, make, watch or vote on videos, join the livestream, or donate at fightworldsuck.org any time of year. — How the P4A is Changing in 2025! (00:03:24)
  • Hank and John email newsletter (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2023-05-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks viewers to sign up for the newsletter (top link in the description): writing for it may be his easiest way to keep creating if videos and podcasts are too much. — So, I've got cancer (00:11:35)
    • 2024-04-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says this week's (week of 1 April 2024) newsletter has lots of eclipse content and can be got via the description link, which asks viewers to subscribe. — Two Reasons Why This Eclipse is So Dangerous (00:03:40)
  • Keats & Co. (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2024-11-08 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank assures viewers the quiz is silly, their tea is magnificently good, and it makes a good present; Good Store also has a gift quiz he did not make. — These Maps are Lying (if you let them) (00:06:18)
    • 2025-04-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank asks John, and viewers, to buy the discounted Good Store Mother's Day bundle (Keats & Co. Evensong Chai, a Sun Basin citrus candle, Garden Party soap, hand balm) before Monday so it ships in time. — I Still Don't Have Cancer (and I'm Still Scared) (00:06:37)
  • NerdCon: Nerdfighteria (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2016-08-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells John to get ready to celebrate their 10th anniversary in the real world at NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston. — I'm Just Going to Talk for Four Minutes (00:03:01)
    • 2016-12-30 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank invites as many people as can to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston, February 25-26, the community's first central gathering, as real-world meeting is an important part of community. — The Most Interesting Thing I've Ever Done (00:05:27)
  • NerdCon: Stories (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2016-07-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug), hedged) — Hank suggests viewers who want to love things like that check out NerdCon: Stories, the conference he built with a team; last year (2015) was fantastic. — Thoughts from Comic-Con (NO MORE CHEETO MEDIA!) (00:02:57)
    • 2016-08-26 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank suggests people near Minneapolis who can't go to Boston attend NerdCon: Stories, where John will be but Hank will not. — I'm Just Going to Talk for Four Minutes (00:03:08)
  • nerdfighters.com (nerdfighter community; recommended 2)
    • 2009-08-12 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank asks people interested in a secret project to sign up for the secret-project mailing list at nerdfighters.com; those who do within 24 hours will get an email about an important secret project he is excited about. — Vegetables that look like Penises (00:02:40)
    • 2014-05-23 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank points viewers to nerdfighteria.com to sign up for a weekly newsletter and to find a list of Nerdfighter events around the world. — My Freakish Talent (00:03:18)
  • PodCon (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
  • SciShow Psych (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2017-03-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank notes that psychological disorders are now discussed on their new channel, SciShow Psych. — Do I Have ADHD? (00:01:38)
    • 2017-12-29 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends his channel SciShow Psych, about the science of psychology, for this topic with far more rigor than this video. — Can You Ever Really Change? (00:03:49)
  • SciShow Tangents (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2021-09-03 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends SciShow Tangents, their 30-minute science trivia game show podcast (he writes science poems for it), which is climbing the science charts: try the new elephant episode. — What the Heck am I doing? (00:01:16)
    • 2022-05-20 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Having a spare minute, Hank encourages viewers to watch, and subscribe to, the new video version of SciShow Tangents at youtube.com/scishowtangents. — It's My Fault Too (00:02:53)
  • The Anthropocene Reviewed (podcast) (own work (self-plug); recommended 2)
    • 2019-12-20 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank invites viewers to see live Dear Hank and John, live Anthropocene Reviewed and other weirdnesses with John in St. Petersburg, Raleigh and Atlanta in early January; tickets are in the description. — Reading the First Chapter of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (00:03:43)
    • 2026-02-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists P4A perks including an exclusive Hank's channel video and an exclusive episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed, John's podcast that has not had an episode in years. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! (01:02:29)
  • Animal Wonders (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2019-12-13 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Kemosabe lives with Hank's friends Jessi and Augusto in Montana at Animal Wonders, a permanent home and safe haven for exotic and native animals that can't return to the wild. — Is This the Cutest Animal Noise? (00:00:43)
  • Ask Hank Anything (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Bizarre Beasts (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2020-08-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — The second episode of Bizarre Beasts is up on its own YouTube channel, hosted by Sarah Suda and about the hoatzin, one of Hank's favorite birds. — Hit The Ground Running (00:03:19)
  • Brotherhood 2.0 (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Cereal Time (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2015-06-19 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank reads unsolicited tweets praising Dear Hank and John and Cereal Time, and says Cereal Time has run for a little over a week and he loves it. — 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet (00:03:39)
  • Crash Course Kids (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2015-07-10 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says SciShow will cover New Horizons heavily and encourages viewers to check out Crash Course Kids, the new series for elementary school students. — How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark (00:03:25)
  • DFTBA Games (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2017-08-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces ROLF, a new silly party game from DFTBA Games, on Kickstarter for the next 24 days or so; it has already reached its goal, so it will be made. — Why Bullets are Good for the Environment (00:03:20)
  • DFTBA Pin Pals (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Endlings (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2025-10-17 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank announces Complexly's new show Endlings on the Bizarre Beasts channel, a series about the last surviving members of species meant to teach ecology, biology and humans' relationship with the world. — We Never Know What Anything Means (00:00:31)
  • Envirowonk (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2008-02-04 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says his company just launched a blog, Envirowonk.com, which has analyzed all the candidates on environmental issues. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:03:00)
  • Equality FTW (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2012-11-02 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank adds that there are really important things viewers can do with the Equality FTW campaign this year (2012). — Disney Buys Star Wars and DFTVA! (00:02:19)
  • Hashed Out (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2019-10-25 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Hashed Out confronts the complexities of communicating in 2019: journalism, Twitter, bias and leaks. — Unscripted and Unhinged (00:03:04)
  • History Pop (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2019-10-25 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says History Pop explores history through pop culture, with a Deadwood and a Chernobyl episode up so far. — Unscripted and Unhinged (00:03:04)
  • How to Adult (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2015-06-05 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says How to Adult, one of the YouTube shows he produces and useful even to him, launches its Patreon page today to help pay for its existence. — Just for Nerdfighters (00:02:58)
  • Internet Creators Guild (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2017-04-21 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells creators that the Internet Creators Guild is designed to advocate for people like them, with links in the description. — The Adpocalypse: What it Means (00:03:44)
  • Life's Library (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2018-10-19 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank congratulates John on launching Life's Library: it got its first thousand people and is now open for sign-ups; Hank has signed up himself. — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:03:14)
  • MolaCult (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2026-03-06 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank tells procrastinators that they have perhaps four hours left after upload to join the MolaCult before it is taken down. — How Do You Create When You Don't Feel Safe (00:06:45)
  • Nature League (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2018-04-27 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank presents his new show Nature League, exploring all of biology with his friend Brit, which has him learning, relaxing and satisfying his curiosity. — Finding Respite in 2018 (00:02:59)
  • nerdfighteria.info (nerdfighter community; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-05-14 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank reports Alexandre Daly's analysis of the transcripts on the Nerdfighteria wiki, about 600 per brother: John and Hank each average 759 words per video. — This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind (00:00:10)
  • Podcast Because Awesome (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2015-04-24 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank is putting the tour's behind-the-scenes material into Podcast Because Awesome, a 20-to-30-minute-per-episode diary of what life on tour is like for a nerd band. — Mother Pheasant Plucker - A Song (00:03:02)
  • SciShow Finds (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • SciShow Kids (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2020-08-14 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — SciShow Kids, Orin's favorite YouTube show, is coming back: its hundreds of episodes are now at youtube.com/scishowkids, and new ones start going live on Monday (17 August 2020). — Hit The Ground Running (00:03:19)
  • SciShow Space (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2020-09-18 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank recommends SciShow Space, which covers this kind of topic twice a week on YouTube, hosted by him, Caitlin and Reid. — They Say it Gets Colder (00:03:34)
  • Sexplanations (own work (self-plug); cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-05-30 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says 40% of respondents don't know Subbable, which has been so successful that SciShow, Crash Course and Sexplanations would not exist without it. — Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! (00:01:48)
  • Stories Retold (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2019-10-25 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank says Stories Retold is an all-ages animated channel retelling fairy tales with modern morals. — Unscripted and Unhinged (00:03:04)
  • The Art Assignment (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2014-02-21 · recommended (projects & channels, friends & collaborators) — Hank announces the first episode of The Art Assignment is online now and asks viewers to go to youtube.com/theartassignment and watch it. — Ranting about Books (00:03:45)
  • The Financial Diet (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
  • theanthropocenereviewed.com (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2021-05-14 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Some people have built theanthropocenereviewed.com, where you photograph the book in a place and rate that place on a five-star scale; so far only John and Hank are on it. — This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind (00:03:08)
  • thecarlsarecoming.com (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
    • 2018-10-12 · recommended (projects & channels, nerdfighter community) — Hank points to the fan-led thecarlsarecoming.com, where people fold paper Carls, photograph them and pin them to a map; there are lots all over the world. — Hank Reads from 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' (00:18:56)
  • Thoughts from Places (own work (self-plug); cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-09-14 · cited as evidence (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
  • Tour Because Awesome (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
    • 2014-06-13 · recommended (projects & channels, own work (self-plug)) — Hank urges viewers to buy $15-20 tickets for Tour Because Awesome with Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, Harry and the Potters, Driftless Pony Club, Andrew Huang and Rob Scallon. — How to Make Cinnamon Toast (two ways) (00:02:30)
  • VidCon (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • VidCon Australia (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)

Characters (5)

  • Data (character, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”) (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-06-13 · cited as evidence (characters, outside the channel) — Hank finds the checklist too restrictive: Star Trek's Lieutenant Commander Data doesn't respire, grow or reproduce, yet is alive and even sentient. — Google Is Alive! (00:00:54)
  • House-elf (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-08-17 · criticized (characters, outside the channel, playful) — The song faults the wizards' isolationism, not calling for help with the Dark Lord at the door, and their known racists in politics and slaves making their food. — Open Letter to the Wizards (00:02:07)
  • Mildred Montag (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-07-13 · criticized (characters, outside the channel) — Hank says no one in the book or in all of literature is more unrealistic than Mildred: no amount of TV watching leads to accidentally attempting suicide; you can't scrub love out of the human. — An Army of Mindless Drones (00:01:56)
  • Self-Care Bunny (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
  • Vulcan (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-05-08 · criticized (characters, outside the channel) — Hank is a bit annoyed the film destroys all of Vulcan, which spoils the universe for him, though he understands the bigger stakes make it more interesting. — Star Trek: The Movie, Review (00:03:08)

Other people & groups (45)

  • Abraham Maslow (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2008-04-10 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says the hierarchy was made by someone who never faced the first need; lacking food does not make you an animal who doesn't care about others or doing good, it means you can't do those things. — Barack John Obama Green (00:01:57)
  • Aztecs (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2020-03-06 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says the Aztec word for armadillo translates to 'turtle rabbit'. — I Did Not Get Leprosy! (00:01:27)
  • Baby boomers (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2016-01-29 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank relays John's point that the word 'millennial' was assigned not by millennials but by baby boomers, and popularised in articles and op-eds by non-millennials. — Why the Word "Millennial" Makes me Cringe (00:01:08)
  • Ballin' Jack (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Benjamin Franklin (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2015-08-07 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel, hedged) — Hank says it is widely accepted that 'drunk' is the English word with the most synonyms, first proposed, he thinks, by Benjamin Franklin — hard to argue with mainly because slang is hard to measure. — Is This Video Cool? (00:00:38)
  • Carol Dweck (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2015-06-26 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says psychologist Carol Dweck has studied these two mindsets for over 30 years, calling the belief in innate talent the fixed mindset and the belief in acquired skill the growth mindset. — How to Get Good at Everything (00:01:42)
  • Copper Kings (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says he doesn't want Montana to make sense nationally; he wants places that are diverse in that way. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:43:26)
  • Dan Ariely (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-12-21 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank describes a Dan Ariely experiment: people were paid per correct math answer, and an actor stood up 30 seconds in, claimed all answers right, took the money and left. — The Psychology of Package Thieves (00:02:49)
  • Erwin Schrödinger (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-06-13 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank's favourite definition is Schrödinger's, paraphrased: life is any system that continuously decreases its own entropy using energy around it. — Google Is Alive! (00:01:52)
  • Frances Haugen (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-10-07 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank was impressed by Frances Haugen's congressional testimony and the questions, which showed deeper understanding; maybe useful conversations are starting. — We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong (00:05:56)
  • Generation Z (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-09-20 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says almost half of Gen Z wishes TikTok had never been invented. — Do I Regret TikTok? (00:02:26)
  • Greg Gianforte (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank thinks Gianforte also runs to do things, but many people believe America went wrong because gay people can marry, women can choose abortion and schools teach honest history, which scares him. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:05:52)
  • Gregg Sparkman (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-07-09 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank cites an article by social psychologists Hackel and Sparkman: people act not because they see smoke but because they see others rushing in with water. — Wrong on the Internet (00:03:11)
  • Howard Lutnick (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2025-04-11 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says Howard Lutnick defended listing the islands as closing loopholes where goods are routed through a lower-tariff country before export. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:03:01)
  • Ima Hogg (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-03-02 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank's actual final rule: there are no rules; Harry Baals and Ima Hogg prove you are not your name and it doesn't really matter. — How to Name Your Baby Properly (00:03:06)
  • Jamelle Bouie (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-06-13 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says one can argue the strategy is barely a strategy, driven by the whims of people not acting strategically and bad for them long-term, as Jamelle Bouie's video does. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:02:15)
  • Jeff Van Drew (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-12-20 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank reports that Congressman Jeff Van Drew claimed Iran has a mothership off the New Jersey coast that could be the drones' source. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:00:29)
  • Joe Manchin (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • John Gibbon (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-05-25 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — At the Battle of the Big Hole the unsuspecting Nez Perce were ambushed at night; most losses were women, children and elderly in their teepees as General Gibbon's force rode through. — Thoughts from a Battlefield (00:02:39)
  • Karen Kavett (nerdfighter community; recommended 1)
  • Kenneth P. Green (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Kid Rock (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Kyne Santos (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-09-04 · recommended (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank blesses the young woman for her questions and Kyne the drag queen for explaining mathematics on TikTok. — Go Play! (00:03:25)
  • Leor Hackel (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-07-09 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank cites an article by social psychologists Hackel and Sparkman: people act not because they see smoke but because they see others rushing in with water. — Wrong on the Internet (00:03:11)
  • LFO (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Mariana Mazzucato (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-07-26 · recommended (other people & groups, outside the channel) — To read or think more on this, Hank recommends Mariana Mazzucato's book The Value of Everything or any podcast or talk she has given. — The Best $10,000 I Ever Spent (00:03:28)
  • Mark Fowler (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2026-10-05 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says the doctor assisting Pike's execution was not an anesthesiologist and had taken part in an earlier botched execution, trying for nearly an hour to place an IV, then a central line he hadn't done in over a decade. — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:04:49)
  • McElroy brothers (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (other people & groups, friends & collaborators) — Hank tells viewers outside the US that today is the last day for standard shipping guaranteed by Christmas on the socks, Good.Store, Complexly calendars, DFTBA.com, McElroyMerch.com and the Dropout TV Store. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:01:05)
  • Michael Eisner (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The Black Cauldron came one year into Michael Eisner's tenure as CEO, the first person to run Disney who was not a Disney family member. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:01:58)
  • Mustafa Suleyman (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank calls this legally and ethically wrong: a deep, almost willful misunderstanding of copyright law that publishing on the open web makes something free for anyone's use. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:14:23)
  • Neal Mohan (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank notes Mohan did not say creators expect their content not to train AI; he said they expect the terms of service upheld, which say nothing about AI training. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:05:50)
  • Pencil Bandit (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-06-29 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The D could easily read more clearly, as London illustrator Pencil Bandit's modified versions show, but that is not what Disney wanted. — Why is the Disney "D" So Weird? (00:03:30)
  • Peter Navarro (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Ray Kurzweil (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-05-07 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Path five: Hank says futurist Kurzweil believes machines will build smarter machines in an intelligence explosion that could, theoretically, help humans save themselves. — How to Live Forever (00:01:27)
  • Richard Heene (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-10-24 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel, playful) — Hank recaps the Balloon Boy story: the dad pretended his son was in the balloon while the boy was in the attic, wanting a big story to land a reality TV show. — Truth or Fail: HOAXES! (00:00:00)
  • Rwandan survivor Hank spoke with (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2009-03-18 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says two days ago he spoke by phone with a woman from Rwanda whose entire family died in those 100 days; she had recently gone to Canada for school and followed events daily. — Lighting Candles for Rwanda (00:00:00)
  • Sarah Urist Green (own work (self-plug); recommended 1)
  • Scott Manley (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-06-14 · recommended (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Scott Manley's video on the topic as amazing for going deeper into the physics. — What /Actually/ Happened at Chernobyl (00:13:06)
  • Simon Schwendener (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2023-04-14 · cited as evidence (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says in the 1860s, about 10 years before the term symbiosis, Swiss botanist Simon Schwendener saw fungus parts among lichen's algae; people disagreed and argued for a long time. — The Organism that Broke Biology (00:01:10)
  • Stacey Abrams (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-01-21 · recommended (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Instead of getting mad, get curious: start with someone who deeply discusses a big problem, like the Prison Policy Initiative on incarceration, David Roberts' Volts on climate, or Fair Fight and Stacey Abrams on voting rights. — How to Be Hopeful About Doomsday (00:02:53)
  • Steve Daines (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank thinks Gianforte, Sheehy and Daines are trying to make Montana a monolithic national red place, which Montana has always resisted. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:43:26)
  • Tim Sheehy (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank thinks Gianforte, Sheehy and Daines are trying to make Montana a monolithic national red place, which Montana has always resisted. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:43:26)
  • Tom Wheeler (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Umberto Eco (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2025-10-24 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says Umberto Eco, smarter than him, was wrong that the book, like the spoon, hammer, wheel or scissors, cannot be improved once invented: the wheel keeps being improved. — What Will Books Become? (00:03:34)
  • White Americans (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2017-08-18 · criticized (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank thinks many white Americans consider it rude or even racist to notice race, while black people he knows can hardly imagine race not being a normal topic. — What I've Been Thinking About (00:01:16)

Politics & public life (20)

  • Donald Trump (outside the channel; criticized 21, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2016-08-12 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says with no signal you check the news back at the hotel and learn Donald Trump has again said something disgusting and inexcusable that somehow hasn't disqualified him from the presidency. — AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park (00:01:33)
    • 2017-02-03 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says that as part of Trump's refugee ban, federal funding to local organizations helping refugees find work, training and basics like toothpaste and tampons has been eliminated. — Are We Making Things Worse? (00:02:26)
    • 2017-06-02 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says that if Congress's majority party and the President deny human-caused climate change and keep investing in Edison-era energy systems, US progress will stall. — The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? (00:04:48)
    • 2018-03-23 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says 20% of people who voted for Bullock also voted for Donald Trump; Bullock confirms. — Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! (00:04:09)
    • 2018-10-26 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — President Trump doesn't talk like that: before the 2016 election he repeatedly said Democratic Party plots would deprive him of victory. — The Rigged Election (00:01:23)
    • 2019-09-06 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says that a couple of days ago President Trump shared an earlier map of Hurricane Dorian's projected path. — Trump is Abnormal, It's His Superpower (00:00:00)
    • 2019-12-27 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the US just impeached its president over his lack of respect for the process, and he is worried about that. — Why I'm Worried about 2020 (00:01:14)
    • 2020-07-31 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the Trump administration is hurting universities: making it harder for international students to stay and having the Treasury investigate revoking nonprofit universities' tax-exempt status. — Your Brain Gets Smart, but Your Head Gets Dumb (00:00:42)
    • 2020-10-14 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Asking why Trump's town hall was at the exact same time, Hank jokes that maybe his favorite debate format is talking over his opponent the whole time. — John Predicts the Future! (00:01:57)
    • 2020-11-06 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank thinks that if Biden is ultimately elected, many people will see it as a failure of Trumpism. — Just Some Election Thoughts… (00:00:58)
    • 2021-03-05 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank calls it a relief that a mean, petulant, victimhood-based presidency was being forgotten quickly, maybe a little too quickly. — How Much Hope is OK? (00:00:00)
    • 2021-03-26 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — We are exiting four years of a president whose favorite pastime was fanning the flames of anger and frustration with each other. — Why I'm Worried about 2021 (00:02:55)
    • 2023-11-03 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the share of nerdfighters who voted for Donald Trump is much lower than in the general population. — We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships (00:03:28)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says candidates used to be judged on policy plans; now vibes matter, with a party led by a man who has never accepted losing an election. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:37:51)
    • 2025-02-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says a country cannot run if everything is burned down every four years, but Trump, Elon Musk or whoever seem to want to test the country's limits, and are doing so. — What Trump's Doing (00:01:32)
    • 2025-02-28 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank's script predicts his representatives will eventually stand up to Donald Trump taking away their power, asking whether they will be among the first, as he hopes. — We Will Eradicate Measles (00:07:56)
    • 2025-03-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says President Donald Trump definitely knew this when he raised it in the State of the Union this week (week of 3 March 2025). — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:05:04)
    • 2025-04-11 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says Trump-era news is too much to keep track of, so he sorts the weird parts of the Liberation Day tariff story into a YouTube tier list by level of crazy. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:00:00)
    • 2025-06-13 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Paraphrasing his hankschannel video, Hank says the Trump team widens rifts and capitalizes on chaos: infringing rights faster than courts can act makes people try to stop them, creating conflict. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:00:29)
    • 2025-08-15 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says President Trump's attacks on universities are, to his eye, less intense than those cases or than they could be, but reflect the same broader pattern. — What Trump is Doing to Universities (00:00:24)
    • 2025-11-14 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the penny is still legal and US law still requires the necessary amount to be made, but the Treasury under Trump has decided the necessary number is zero. — The End of The Penny (and of Congress??) (00:00:07)
    • 2025-12-19 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank describes the basic MAGA story: a cultural elite in charge, out of touch with real Americans, wants to take America where real Americans do not want it to go. — My Big 2026 Prediction is...Not Fun (00:01:57)
  • Barack Obama (outside the channel; recommended 1, criticized 3, cited as evidence 2)
    • 2007-05-30 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank grants that Obama is photogenic and well-spoken, but his support for coal-to-liquid technology turns Hank off. — May 30th: Ranavalona and Clean Coal (00:03:08)
    • 2007-06-01 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says John's response to his derision of Barack Obama was unconvincing; to Hank's 'well-spoken and attractive' John only added 'smart'. — June 1: Barack Saabama (00:00:09)
    • 2009-01-20 · recommended (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank cheers the new president and recommends watching Barack Obama's inauguration speech, calling it pretty amazing. — Hank's Journal!!! (00:03:32)
    • 2012-11-07 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
    • 2015-10-23 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says that, depending on who you ask, the Obama administration was either too optimistic about Libya's path to stability or criminally negligent in pretending all was well for political reasons. — Benghazi: Explained (00:01:26)
    • 2024-09-13 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank jokes that having a lot of Twitter followers entitles him to pull rank and have his own governor. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:26:04)
  • Elon Musk (outside the channel; criticized 2, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-02-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says a country cannot run if everything is burned down every four years, but Trump, Elon Musk or whoever seem to want to test the country's limits, and are doing so. — What Trump's Doing (00:01:32)
    • 2025-03-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says everyone in government knows this; Elon Musk may not have known when he posted on Twitter about uncovering the biggest fraud in history, but he has certainly been told by now. — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:05:04)
    • 2025-04-11 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says support for tariffs is not universal in the administration: Elon Musk recently called Navarro a moron. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:07:48)
  • George W. Bush (outside the channel; criticized 3)
    • 2007-11-06 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he supports the impeachment of Dick Cheney, joking that Bush looked into Cheney's soul and saw a good person, and that he has about 328 other reasons. — Nov (00:01:09)
    • 2008-02-04 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank argues McCain would continue Bush's work, pointing to a picture, and is not the candidate for change. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:03:29)
    • 2008-09-26 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — The song says 'we' are tired of the current president, whom everyone hates, and that he is leaving town. — Obama Llama Song (00:00:02)
  • John McCain (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2008-02-04 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says Romney and Huckabee scare him, while McCain only half scares him. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:00:41)
    • 2008-10-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says McCain's answer, that the sacrifice would be cutting spending, is not a sacrifice asked of citizens like him. — Hank on the Debate (00:00:58)
  • Mitt Romney (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2008-02-04 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says Romney and Huckabee scare him, while McCain only half scares him. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:00:41)
    • 2012-11-07 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
  • Bashar al-Assad (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-09-13 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the Assad regime answered peaceful pro-democracy protests with jail, then killing; as protests turned violent, it tortured protesters' children and killed their families. — Syria in Five Minutes (00:01:48)
  • Dick Cheney (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2007-11-06 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he supports the impeachment of Dick Cheney, joking that Bush looked into Cheney's soul and saw a good person, and that he has about 328 other reasons. — Nov (00:01:09)
  • François Duvalier (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-03-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the longest stability came under the Duvaliers, François then Jean-Claude, whose forces killed and raped while they pocketed foreign aid and all tax money. — Why is Haiti Poor? (00:02:43)
  • Harry Baals (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-03-02 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank's actual final rule: there are no rules; Harry Baals and Ima Hogg prove you are not your name and it doesn't really matter. — How to Name Your Baby Properly (00:03:06)
  • Jair Bolsonaro (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-08-23 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says this year's (2019) many fires are not because it is hotter or drier than normal; what changed in Brazil is who the president is. — The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned (00:01:56)
  • Jean-Claude Duvalier (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-03-07 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says the longest stability came under the Duvaliers, François then Jean-Claude, whose forces killed and raped while they pocketed foreign aid and all tax money. — Why is Haiti Poor? (00:02:43)
  • Jeff Bezos (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2026-08-21 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says dunking on Jeff Bezos is neither difficult nor brave, one of the infinite-points glitches of online discourse. — Not (Just) Dunking on Jeff Bezos (00:00:58)
  • Jeff Zucker (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2010-03-03 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says Jeff Zucker is probably right about TV, his job, but on YouTube is as unqualified and clueless as Tiger Woods hosting The Marriage Ref. — VidCon Schedule Spectacular! (00:00:56)
  • Kevin McCarthy (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2015-10-23 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says left-wing pundits long called the inquiry partisan while right-wing pundits said they were getting to the bottom of it, until, disturbingly, a staunch proponent of the investigations spoke on national TV. — Benghazi: Explained (00:04:49)
  • Larry Langford (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Marco Rubio (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-02-28 · cited as evidence (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says everyone seems to agree USAID should continue its life-saving missions, including Marco Rubio, who runs USAID. — We Will Eradicate Measles (00:06:08)
  • Mike Huckabee (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2008-02-04 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank says Romney and Huckabee scare him, while McCain only half scares him. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:00:41)
  • Roger Boissonneault (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-01-24 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank puts the CEO's email address in the description and asks viewers to think about the situation complexly, be civil, and tell him how they feel about what his company has done. — The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs (00:02:59)
  • Vladimir Putin (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2022-03-11 · criticized (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank understands the gloom: the pandemic isn't over and we are entering the instability of a dictator with nukes starting a horrific, unnecessary war on a neighbouring country. — Is it All Hopeless? (00:01:19)

Organizations & sites (175)

  • Partners In Health (friends & collaborators; recommended 15)
    • 2014-12-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says Partners in Health empowers and equips local health workers and was working on the front lines against Ebola before anyone in the US knew of the outbreak. — NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health (00:00:39)
    • 2018-01-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — The brothers sold the Bitcoin immediately and donated the proceeds to Partners In Health; Hank thanks Sean. — Many Years Ago, Someone Gave Me a Whole Bitcoin...then I lost it. (00:01:00)
    • 2019-10-25 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank closes by asking viewers to give to Partners In Health or check out the pilots. — Unscripted and Unhinged (00:03:33)
    • 2021-02-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — First-half money goes to Save the Children and Partners In Health, very effective at decreasing world suck; second-half money to organizations viewers vote for. — The Project for Awesome will be Different This Year! (00:00:58)
    • 2021-02-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — The 2021 Project for Awesome starts today, Friday the 12th at noon, and runs through the 14th; the first half raises money for Save the Children and Partners In Health. — Doing Better (00:02:52)
    • 2022-02-25 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — In the first half of the Project for Awesome they are raising money for Partners In Health and Save the Children. — When You Can't Fix Everything… (00:00:56)
    • 2023-02-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says both organizations help people with the least by building strong foundations for communities, and that evidence and experience show people given resources and a foundation will build. — COUNTDOWN TO THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME (00:02:33)
    • 2024-01-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says every year this worked out to within a couple of percent of 50% to Partners In Health and Save the Children and 50% to community-voted charities. — The Project for Awesome is Changing! (00:01:40)
    • 2024-10-04 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank thanks John for a wonderful Pizzamas and says, as always, 100% of Pizzamas profit is donated to help Partners In Health build health systems where most needed. — Trees are Destroying the Earth (Again) (00:05:05)
    • 2025-01-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says that, as for many years, half the money goes to Save the Children and Partners In Health and half to charities viewers vote for. — How the P4A is Changing in 2025! (00:02:35)
    • 2025-03-28 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank has made a long recording of the waterfall, will upload it to the Vlogbrothers channel and will donate all the money the video makes to Partners In Health. — Is This a Million Dollar Idea? (00:00:29)
    • 2025-12-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank recalls his idea: donate any money the white-noise video made, from its first ad or YouTube Premium watch time, to Partners In Health, which he knows does a lot of good work. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video (00:00:29)
    • 2026-01-09 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says that is why years ago the brothers began working with Partners In Health and Save the Children during the Project for Awesome: they reject the idea that some lives are worth more. — There is Only One Source of Value (00:03:53)
    • 2026-01-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says half the money goes to charities advocated for and voted on by the community, the other half split between Save the Children and Partners In Health. — 2026 P4A Changes! (Plus...GAMES!) (00:00:29)
    • 2026-10-09 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Beyond easing stress, Hank doesn't need to receive the money himself, so raising money for Partners In Health is also very rewarding. — The Productivity Lie (00:08:48)
  • Twitter (outside the channel; recommended 1, criticized 6, cited as evidence 4)
    • 2015-10-09 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — After reading three Florida Man headlines, Hank says the Florida Man headline has become a cliche, with a Twitter account devoted to Florida Man's adventures. — The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! (00:01:15)
    • 2016-04-15 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank shows Twitter testimonials from a search for 'Hank Green concert' and invites viewers to come along. — T-Shirt and Jeans and TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT (00:03:47)
    • 2016-08-12 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says it's easy to forget what the country has built and what it cost; stop looking at Twitter for a few hours and look at what we've built. — AMERICA, DAMMIT! - Thoughts from Glacier National Park (00:02:32)
    • 2019-05-24 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank thanks the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its social media team, among the best in the world at science social media; following them on Twitter or Instagram is an absolute joy. — The Monterey Bay Aquarium Has a Secret (00:07:12)
    • 2020-03-13 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds Twitter's reminder that stress lowers your immune system a little dubious and complicated, and it doesn't make him less stressed. — The Anxious Scroll (00:01:58)
    • 2022-10-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank saw a 'nerd farters' hashtag trending on Twitter and was astounded to find it was an October Nerdfighter art prompt challenge he didn't know existed. — The Surprise Revelation of NerdfArters (00:00:00)
    • 2024-04-19 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that when he wrote the line he had searched Twitter for the phrase and found hundreds of people who had closed their boobs in doors, and he reads several examples. — I Closed My Boob in a Door (00:00:59)
    • 2024-07-19 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says we scroll because we hate not knowing, and Twitter's many voices give us the illusion that our stories are true and the future knowable. — The Assassination Attempt and the Comfort of Certainty (00:07:15)
    • 2025-10-10 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he no longer posts on Twitter: he does not want to add to its network effects, calls it explicitly harmful, and has no interest in being there. — Maybe This is My Problem (00:03:58)
    • 2026-08-07 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he should not be on Twitter, and everybody agrees. — Just Trying to Figure Out My Job (00:03:21)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Twitter and Instagram switched to algorithmic feeds in 2016. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • Republican Party (outside the channel; criticized 7, cited as evidence 3)
    • 2008-02-04 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says nothing would scare him more than Republicans in the White House again, rejecting talk that things can't get much worse. — Obama Says Subscribe (00:01:32)
    • 2008-09-26 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — The song says Republicans claim to want change but then want to stay the same; the singer will vote neither left nor right, only for change. — Obama Llama Song (00:00:26)
    • 2009-08-19 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank jokingly likens the Democratic Party to a llama with a huge head and an atrophied body that acts only every four years and must get involved. — The Political Situation at the County Fair (00:00:53)
    • 2012-11-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
    • 2015-03-06 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the decision came down to party lines: three Democrats and two Republicans voted on the FCC, and the Republicans voted against net neutrality. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:30)
    • 2017-01-06 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says there is no new Republican health care plan: Republicans want to keep Obamacare's good parts but make it cost less by waving their hands around. — Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) (00:00:28)
    • 2017-11-17 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Republicans in Congress want people like him to pay much less tax on money made by their corporations; he does not know why, since it is still income to him. — Why Are Taxes So Complicated? (The Musical?) (00:02:47)
    • 2018-10-26 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Many in Hank's ultra-lefty college friend group went on assuming the Republican Party had defrauded democracy and Bush was an illegitimate president. — The Rigged Election (00:00:58)
    • 2020-07-31 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a growing number of Americans think college is bad for the country: in 2016 the share of Republicans saying college has a negative effect rose from 37% to 58%. — Your Brain Gets Smart, but Your Head Gets Dumb (00:00:42)
    • 2024-09-13 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank observes an influx of wealthy Montana politicians who aren't from Montana: Democrats tend to field locals, Republicans rich people not from here. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:01:23)
  • Save the Children (friends & collaborators; recommended 10)
    • 2014-12-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says money from the first half of P4A is split between Partners in Health and Save the Children, with matching for the first $500,000, making a million dollars if reached by Saturday (13 December 2014) noon; second-half money goes by vote. — NONSENSE: P4A 2014 - Partners in Health (00:01:16)
    • 2017-12-15 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Delivering health care, water or food where they are lacking used to be work that didn't get done; Save the Children and Last Mile Health now do it, training and employing local people as community health workers. — Why Big Solutions Fail (00:01:53)
    • 2021-02-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — First-half money goes to Save the Children and Partners In Health, very effective at decreasing world suck; second-half money to organizations viewers vote for. — The Project for Awesome will be Different This Year! (00:00:58)
    • 2021-02-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — The 2021 Project for Awesome starts today, Friday the 12th at noon, and runs through the 14th; the first half raises money for Save the Children and Partners In Health. — Doing Better (00:02:52)
    • 2022-02-25 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — In the first half of the Project for Awesome they are raising money for Partners In Health and Save the Children. — When You Can't Fix Everything… (00:00:56)
    • 2023-02-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says both organizations help people with the least by building strong foundations for communities, and that evidence and experience show people given resources and a foundation will build. — COUNTDOWN TO THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME (00:02:33)
    • 2024-01-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says every year this worked out to within a couple of percent of 50% to Partners In Health and Save the Children and 50% to community-voted charities. — The Project for Awesome is Changing! (00:01:40)
    • 2025-01-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says that, as for many years, half the money goes to Save the Children and Partners In Health and half to charities viewers vote for. — How the P4A is Changing in 2025! (00:02:35)
    • 2026-01-09 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says that is why years ago the brothers began working with Partners In Health and Save the Children during the Project for Awesome: they reject the idea that some lives are worth more. — There is Only One Source of Value (00:03:53)
    • 2026-01-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says half the money goes to charities advocated for and voted on by the community, the other half split between Save the Children and Partners In Health. — 2026 P4A Changes! (Plus...GAMES!) (00:00:29)
  • YouTube (outside the channel; recommended 1, criticized 5, cited as evidence 3)
    • 2008-12-29 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says front-page exposure brings many non-Nerdfighters and reminds him how hateful YouTube can be; the difference now is that Nerdfighters pounce on the haters. — Comment Haters and Christmas (00:00:53)
    • 2009-09-09 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank lists things better than TV crime shows: John Green's books, all books, odd objects like fake hands, video games, and YouTube. — Television Crime Shows Suck (00:02:43)
    • 2010-04-05 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Google is getting better at it and has analytical access to the world's largest database of recorded spoken words: YouTube. — Google in your Brain (00:00:58)
    • 2012-01-06 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank won't dwell on TV content, since YouTube has crap too, but is frustrated by ads for Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, a channel meant to be about animals, not fake animals. — Kill your TV (00:01:30)
    • 2018-05-25 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that over the last 10 years of YouTube, subscriptions have become less important. — Please Unsubscribe (00:00:11)
    • 2019-11-15 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds it annoying that YouTube won't let them add an on-screen link unless they also link to a video. — Are audiobooks worse? (00:03:44)
    • 2020-01-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank's second reason: YouTube's recommendations would like 8-to-12-minute Vlogbrothers videos, and he doesn't want to make them; he likes four-minute videos, and those are the rules. — Re-Thinking our YouTube Channel (00:00:45)
    • 2024-01-05 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank blames the culture-war talk and nationalism on the disintegration of the media landscape, caused by platforms like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube maximizing time on platform, where moral outrage sticks best. — I'm Scared of 2024...So Here's 3 Optimistic Thoughts (00:01:32)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 2016 Google published a paper on YouTube recommendations now being made by deep neural networks. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • Google (outside the channel; recommended 1, criticized 5, cited as evidence 2)
    • 2008-05-22 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Citing Google, Hank says caffeine takes about five minutes to hit, with peak effects at thirty minutes. — Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! (00:01:01)
    • 2009-04-16 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank thanks viewers most of all, because YouTube is not what Google does but what the community does, including in the comments. — The Day the YouTubes Died (00:03:45)
    • 2013-03-01 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Forward spam texts to 7726 so carriers can track down spammers. — Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit (00:02:59)
    • 2013-05-24 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds big tech's bidding war for his time weird and worrying, not because people shouldn't spend time online, but because savvy companies see value in being 'the lens' on his world. — What's Up with Start Ups (00:01:03)
    • 2018-06-01 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — One of Hank's favorite things about being alive now is that he can Google pretty much anything and it is there. — Destroying My Router with a Hammer (and etc.) (00:00:17)
    • 2021-12-17 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says asking Google the question gets you all wrong answers, because the answer is very far from simple. — What State of Matter is Fire (00:00:29)
    • 2024-08-23 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank poses the question many fear to ask: does Google, a company creators have a relationship with, train its generative AI models on YouTubers' videos? — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:04:52)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 2016 Google published a paper on YouTube recommendations now being made by deep neural networks. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • United States Congress (outside the channel; criticized 8)
    • 2007-04-13 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Tomorrow is Step It Up Day, a campaign started by Bill McKibben, author of the book Hank told John to read, telling Congress that since everyone agrees there's a problem, it should act. — Friday the 13th: Step It Up! (00:00:58)
    • 2011-08-08 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank also worries about the legislation meant to protect us: it will probably ruin much of what's great about the internet and will never be effective, since Congress will always be far behind the hackers. — Hackers, Cyber crime, and a New Kind of War. (00:03:09)
    • 2011-11-18 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he loves and needs copyright law and doesn't want John's books stolen, but doesn't want Congress meddling with the internet. — Top 5 Reasons ████ ██ ██████ (00:00:55)
    • 2013-10-01 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank explains that America has two chambers of lawmakers that must agree for something to become law, and they approve the budget, the law that makes it legal for the government to spend money. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:00:21)
    • 2015-10-23 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says both US sides in the Benghazi story likewise want to control their country's future, through cable news and congressional committees rather than guns. — Benghazi: Explained (00:01:44)
    • 2017-06-02 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that if Congress's majority party and the President deny human-caused climate change and keep investing in Edison-era energy systems, US progress will stall. — The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? (00:04:48)
    • 2020-10-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Instead, Hank says sarcastically, the vital topic now is Congress ramming through a Supreme Court justice rather than thinking about COVID relief. — John Predicts the Future! (00:01:57)
    • 2025-11-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank notes that Obama said he would need Congress to abolish the penny, and reminds viewers that presidents don't make laws. — The End of The Penny (and of Congress??) (00:01:25)
  • Patreon (outside the channel; recommended 7)
    • 2016-02-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Because such creators usually won't bubble up, Hank thinks it is very important to use tools like Patreon to support them. — Honest YouTube Talk Time (00:03:31)
    • 2017-04-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says if the value proposition breaks, creators will find (and already are finding) new support: subscriptions like Rooster Teeth's First, YouTube Red, Patreon, and creator-brand relationships communities like. — The Adpocalypse: What it Means (00:03:12)
    • 2017-06-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank shares Patreon's video about the brothers' production studio in Missoula, which he calls fantastic. — When Will You Die? (00:03:17)
    • 2021-06-25 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Crash Course and Complexly have funded themselves creatively: advertising, grants from organizations that understand the mission, Subbable, then Patreon, and now the Crash Course coin. — The Surprising Origin of Crash Course (00:02:40)
    • 2024-05-31 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank points viewers who want to give a different amount to the Crash Course Patreon linked in the description. — The People I Hate Most in the World (00:04:22)
    • 2025-05-23 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says viewers for whom a coin is not right can support Crash Course on Patreon. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:05:00)
    • 2026-05-22 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says viewers who prefer monthly giving can use the always-open Patreon, long a huge part of how Crash Course is supported. — Why I Made Crash Course a Non-Profit (00:06:04)
  • TikTok (outside the channel; criticized 5, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2022-09-23 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says this is more of a thing on TikTok, because you don't choose what to watch: you are fed only extremely popular content, so less engaging posts about a creator's live show or themselves rarely reach you. — Apparently you can make a short from a video comment now!!! (00:00:00)
    • 2024-01-05 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank blames the culture-war talk and nationalism on the disintegration of the media landscape, caused by platforms like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube maximizing time on platform, where moral outrage sticks best. — I'm Scared of 2024...So Here's 3 Optimistic Thoughts (00:01:32)
    • 2024-03-08 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank saw a TikTok animation showing rent and household income diverging dramatically since the 1990s; it matched his understanding, so he did not question it. — I Believed These Four Lies (00:00:20)
    • 2024-06-21 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says stand-up got him out of scrolling TikTok, an emotional minefield and less rewarding than a 60- or 90-minute crafted piece that tells a story. — I Was So Sad that I Did Comedy (00:02:55)
    • 2026-06-05 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says TikTok counts a view earlier than YouTube: a swipe watched for two or three seconds might count, while YouTube requires a click and longer watching. — The Things We Don't Discuss (00:03:00)
    • 2026-09-18 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the law bites both creators chasing TikTok views that cannot build a sustainable audience and platforms that push the number up because creators and brands measure by it. — John was Wrong about YouTube Views (00:02:30)
  • Wikipedia (outside the channel; recommended 1, cited as evidence 4)
    • 2015-06-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says anyone can edit Wikipedia: fix spelling mistakes, undo vandalism through the page history, and read about serious editing before making big changes. — 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet (00:01:56)
    • 2016-10-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the idea 'imagine others complexly' has its own Wikipedia page, part of Wikipedia's essays on civility, which he finds unusual and amazing. — Changing Our Business a Bit (00:01:58)
    • 2018-03-16 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Wikipedia's only page listing potential etymologies for a word is about OK and is very long, with candidates like Scottish 'och aye' and Greek 'ola kala'. — The Most Popular Word in the World (00:01:05)
    • 2024-05-10 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank explains secretary birds are African birds of prey that eat snakes among other meat, though Wikipedia says snakes' importance has been exaggerated. — Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg (00:17:33)
    • 2024-12-20 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reveals the video's opening was copied from the Wikipedia page on the 2019-2020 Colorado drone sightings, and replays it. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:02)
  • Facebook (outside the channel; criticized 3, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-04-13 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Through a failing in Facebook policy and enforcement, Cambridge Analytica built psychological profiles of tens of millions of Facebook users. — Who is in Control? (00:01:24)
    • 2024-01-05 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank blames the culture-war talk and nationalism on the disintegration of the media landscape, caused by platforms like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube maximizing time on platform, where moral outrage sticks best. — I'm Scared of 2024...So Here's 3 Optimistic Thoughts (00:01:32)
    • 2026-09-18 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that as early as 2015 he wrote a widely circulated post, which made him enemies, about how Facebook was counting views. — John was Wrong about YouTube Views (00:01:27)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the share of Americans over 65 who were online and on Facebook rose from 48% in 2015 to 62% in 2016: the last demographic to join the internet was piling on and experiencing the feed. — The Last Normal Year (00:02:28)
  • Instagram (outside the channel; recommended 1, criticized 2, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2013-08-30 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank complains that Instagram on the web does not show all the comments, calling it an uncomplicated missing feature. — Raw Onion, Twerking, and Speech Jam (00:00:19)
    • 2019-05-24 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank thanks the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its social media team, among the best in the world at science social media; following them on Twitter or Instagram is an absolute joy. — The Monterey Bay Aquarium Has a Secret (00:07:12)
    • 2026-02-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says scrolling Instagram leaves him distracted: it is mostly a relaxation cope for when he needs not to think. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! (02:29:19)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Twitter and Instagram switched to algorithmic feeds in 2016. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:59)
  • Kiva (outside the channel; recommended 3, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2007-06-29 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — On camera Hank goes to Kiva.org and lends $200 to a clothing saleswoman who needs $575, leaving $375 to raise. — How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 (00:02:31)
    • 2007-07-03 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. — July 3: Decepticons (00:00:37)
    • 2012-03-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Nerdfighteria now has the second-largest group of all time on Kiva. — Exiting the FRIENDZONE (00:03:43)
    • 2012-08-31 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asks Nerdfighters to keep lending through Kiva.org, saying it is proven economically that microfinance is a really great way to help the developing world. — Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes (00:03:12)
  • The New York Times (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 3)
    • 2007-03-16 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Ze Frank has made a hilarious video every weekday for the past year, earning international attention, New York Times coverage and hundreds of thousands of viewers. — March 16th: Mom, ZeFrank, and Stock Options (00:00:03)
    • 2007-11-27 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank cites a New York Times article saying 80% of Americans wish Christmas were less materialistic. — November 27th: Eagle's Nest, Blogger's Choice and Shopping (00:01:16)
    • 2012-01-27 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank introduces John as the number one New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:00:51)
    • 2025-01-03 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Doubting that a giant growth in a photo is a potato, Hank reads a New York Times report: a New Zealand couple's giant growth, Doug, submitted to Guinness, proved by DNA to be a gourd tuber, not a potato. — My 2025 Bingo Card (00:03:34)
  • Amazon (outside the channel; criticized 2, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-01-13 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells John he is really proud of him and of The Fault in Our Stars: every review has been fantastic, everyone on Amazon loves it, and Hank loves it. — TFiOS PARTY! (00:00:42)
    • 2015-10-16 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank recommends visiting Shakespeare and Company in Missoula, saying local bookstores are part of the fabric holding a community together; think of that next time on Amazon. — Post-NerdCon Haze (00:02:09)
    • 2019-02-22 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the business relied on him realizing, accepting and being excited that he didn't want it to make billions and be sold to Amazon. — I Don't Want The Same Things Anymore (00:01:56)
  • Democratic Party (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 2)
    • 2009-08-19 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank jokingly likens the Democratic Party to a llama with a huge head and an atrophied body that acts only every four years and must get involved. — The Political Situation at the County Fair (00:00:53)
    • 2012-11-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
    • 2015-03-06 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the decision came down to party lines: three Democrats and two Republicans voted on the FCC, and the Republicans voted against net neutrality. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:30)
  • Federal government of the United States (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 2)
    • 2011-01-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls Operation Snow White the largest infiltration of the US government in history. — Top 5 Actual Conspiracies (00:00:56)
    • 2013-03-22 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the US government sets the minimum price of an hour of your life at $7.80, and average lifetime wages are about $2 million. — How Much is a Human Life Worth? (00:00:13)
    • 2025-05-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a recent American Historical Association report lists Crash Course as the second most popular resource for history teachers in the US, after US government institutions. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:01:36)
  • Fox News (outside the channel; criticized 3)
    • 2010-02-08 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is extremely disappointed that the National Geographic channel, with its science and the wonder of diversity, is owned by the people who run Fox News. — Hypocrisy: All They Want is Money (00:02:13)
    • 2013-05-31 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says you are being lied to by your own brain, by society and Fox News, and to some extent by him in his earlier video. — Optimism is Not Insane (00:01:18)
    • 2023-04-21 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says at the Montana level the ban is the same performative stuff infuriating him lately: people over-obsessed with whatever Fox News is discussing that day. — On TikTok Bans (00:03:07)
  • This Star Won't Go Out (charity) (friends & collaborators; recommended 2, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-08-03 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank says Esther is why the brothers always wear their bracelets, sold for $5 at DFTBA.com with all proceeds to the This Star Won't Go Out Foundation, which helps children with cancer and their families. — I Love My Brother (00:00:00)
    • 2012-09-14 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
    • 2022-08-03 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank announces an Esther Day livestream tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern with people from This Star Won't Go Out, Esther's family, John and Sarah, and the Animal Wonders folks. — Why is it So Hard to Say 'I Love You'? (00:02:40)
  • United Nations (outside the channel; cited as evidence 3)
    • 2007-08-01 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that the United Nations says 11,000 people die of heat each year. — August 1: It's Too Hot (00:01:56)
    • 2012-11-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN, President Obama, Governor Romney and both the Democratic and Republican platforms all agree Puerto Rico should decide for itself whether to become a state. — The 51st State (00:01:35)
    • 2020-08-21 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The UN's upper estimate of what it would cost to fix climate change is four trillion dollars per year. — The Water's Getting Warm (00:01:17)
  • Viacom (outside the channel; criticized 3)
    • 2010-03-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports, as bad news, that Viacom has decided to stop showing The Daily Show and The Colbert Report on Hulu. — VidCon Schedule Spectacular! (00:00:00)
    • 2010-06-04 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that beyond the 'poopy Nintendo' case there are bigger messes (BP in the Gulf, Israel and Palestine) and, closer to home on YouTube, Viacom's attack on YouTube is a very big deal. — YouTube vs. Viacom The Battle Explained (00:00:01)
    • 2010-06-09 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank's description says John had said in his last video he would sue Viacom if that video went up and was monetized on Spike.com, and it was. — Should We Sue Viacom? (00:00:00)
  • AN Hosting (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Brotherhood2.com is hosted at Bluehost and that he also hosts at AN Hosting and Midphase, all of which he recommends. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
    • 2010-05-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank checks domain availability at bustaname.com, then buys hosting at anhosting.com, which includes a free domain, rather than registering the domain with GoDaddy. — How to Make a Website in Four Minutes (00:00:29)
  • Comcast (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-05-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank defines net neutrality as internet providers not deciding what content you get at what speeds; they shouldn't throttle YouTube, boost Comcast, or gouge content creators. — Net Neutrality in the Shower (00:02:27)
    • 2014-05-02 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The internet-user Hank says this already happened: Comcast slowed down Netflix's connection and forced it to pay for faster access to Comcast's customers. — Hank vs. Hank: The Net Neutrality Debate in 3 Minutes (00:01:01)
  • DKMS (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2024-10-08 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers they can sign up at DKMS.org for a free kit that is mailed to them and become a member of the registry. — Hank Steals John's Cells (00:02:57)
    • 2025-08-01 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says joining DKMS takes an easy cheek swab, and over several years about 2% of those who send one are emailed that they are a bone marrow match who could save a life. — We Stole a Man's Blood (00:00:00)
  • ExxonMobil (outside the channel; criticized 2)
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (outside the channel; cited as evidence 2)
    • 2018-10-19 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Those graphs show global mean sea level (GMSL), where the sea will be in 2100, under various IPCC scenarios. — This is the scariest graph I've ever seen (00:00:54)
    • 2021-08-13 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The IPCC report is clear we are headed the wrong way: avoiding the worst means keeping warming below 2 degrees Celsius, and we are not on target even if all agreements are kept. — How We Fix the Climate (00:00:58)
  • Netflix (outside the channel; recommended 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-01-29 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank compares the $3.99 rental price with the $5.99 a month he pays Netflix for about five DVDs a month plus unlimited streaming. — The iPad and Dolphin Murder (00:01:52)
    • 2023-08-11 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he is leaving out lots of amazing stuff in the film, and it is on Netflix right now. — It's About a YouTuber with Cancer (00:03:07)
  • Rotten Tomatoes (outside the channel; cited as evidence 2)
    • 2017-05-10 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the film is really good and has about 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. — Seeing Myself Through a Cat's Eyes (00:01:48)
    • 2018-08-17 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Bridge to Terabithia has 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. — My Worst Job Search Fail (00:03:12)
  • Spike.com (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2010-06-04 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank, voicing YouTube, says Viacom-owned Spike.com routinely monetizes independent creators' videos with 30-second pre-rolls without the owners' permission. — YouTube vs. Viacom The Battle Explained (00:02:45)
    • 2010-06-09 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Viacom says Spike.com is manually approved, yet most of its viral-category videos belong to independent creators who never let Viacom run them with 30-second pre-rolls and ads. — Should We Sue Viacom? (00:00:58)
  • Technology Connections (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2019-05-10 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is a big fan of the YouTube channel Technology Connections, about the bits and pieces that make the world work, and says its FlexPlay video is super worth watching. — The Worst Product Ever (00:00:00)
    • 2024-12-02 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recommends a Technology Connections video on how people finally did Christmas lights right, joking that the lights are already sold out because its maker is so powerful. — John, You're Doing Great (00:00:55)
  • The Nature Conservancy (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2009-12-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the brothers' dad worked for the Nature Conservancy when they were growing up, as its Florida State Director. — Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy (00:00:33)
    • 2025-07-25 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says John's At Least There Are Trees shirt is still available, probably for the last reminder, with all proceeds to the Nature Conservancy to honor their dad, who is still at it. — The Molecule that Changed Everything (00:07:30)
  • The New Yorker (outside the channel; recommended 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2009-08-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recommends a long New Yorker article linked in the sidebar on why US health spending is so large, hopes all Nerdfighters read it and wants to discuss it with John. — The Political Situation at the County Fair (00:03:30)
    • 2026-09-25 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — A 1930s New Yorker piece on a Gertrude Stein signing described fans writing their names on slips, since people facing an author get timid. — Who Has Signed Their Name the Most Times? (00:07:18)
  • Tumblr (outside the channel; cited as evidence 2)
    • 2012-09-14 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 1000 VIDEOS!!! (00:01:04)
    • 2014-04-11 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a Tumblr post asking how boys look hot without makeup made him notice culture, which surrounds us unnoticed like the water we swim in. — What Boys Look For in Girls (00:01:54)
  • United States Armed Forces (outside the channel; cited as evidence 2)
    • 2016-03-04 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says people overestimate the uniformed military and underestimate public education, by far the largest category of government employee, with more than 7 million workers. — Startling Facts About the Government that Made Me Feel Good (00:01:15)
    • 2016-10-14 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says this rhetoric can never admit strength: US industrial production is at an all-time high, the job market is strong, and the US military outspends the next eight militaries combined. — Compassion, Weakness, and the 2016 Election (00:01:35)
  • United States Department of Agriculture (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2011-06-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls obesity the number one health problem in America right now, which makes USDA control of diet advice disturbing. — I AM A BAD PERSON! (00:02:34)
    • 2012-12-28 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the donuts they had contain, according to the USDA, 45% of his daily allowed saturated fat. — Nood Ood, Drums, Donuts, Fish, the USDA, P4A and SLEDDING! (00:01:19)
  • United States House of Representatives (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2017-05-05 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is bummed that the House pushed through a totally unstudied, probably unhelpful health care bill; it has a way to go and the Senate will have its say. — Sick and Tired (00:00:00)
    • 2025-02-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the essay shows Trump is legislatively weak: the narrowest House majority since there have been 50 states, a narrow margin in Congress, and the highest disapproval of any incoming president since polling began. — What Trump's Doing (00:02:42)
  • Vote.org (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2020-09-11 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers first to make sure they are registered by checking at vote.org, which he says takes 15 seconds. — If you don't go… (00:00:58)
    • 2024-10-18 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank points viewers to Vote.org to check or arrange registration, get a sample ballot and learn how to vote by mail, urging them to sign up for mail voting where available; he repeats it at the end. — My Ballot Made Me Angry (00:01:56)
  • White House (outside the channel; criticized 1, cited as evidence 1)
    • 2015-03-06 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that against claims that both parties are the same, this huge decision would have gone the other way under a different administration. — WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism (00:02:37)
    • 2025-02-07 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a recent White House press release referred to Donald Trump signing an executive order into law. — What Trump's Doing (00:02:05)
  • 404 Media (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports that 404 Media found a generative AI video company, Runway, trained on thousands of videos without permission, including thousands of SciShow and Crash Course videos. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:00:00)
  • 5 Calls (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-05-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank has been phoning his representatives and others in government; it is easy once you get going, and 5 Calls gives him the number and a script to read. — Sick and Tired (00:00:40)
  • Air Canada (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-03-12 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Air Canada delayed a flight because passengers refused to board during the game, and shows a graph of Edmonton's water use during the final (people holding their pee). — Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires (00:01:57)
  • AirTran Airways (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2007-11-06 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank mocks AirTran's 'gourmet pretzels', the only food it serves, offered as the inedible item for John. — Nov (00:01:09)
  • American Board of Anesthesiology (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-10-05 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the American Board of Anesthesiology, the most relevant profession, says participating in an execution can cost a physician their board certification. — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:04:19)
  • American Dialect Society (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-10-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says "dumpster fire" was the American Dialect Society's 2016 word of the year. — The Last Normal Year (00:01:30)
  • American Enterprise Institute (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2007-11-27 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Kenneth P. Green and the American Enterprise Institute are funded entirely by billion-dollar corporations including Exxon, which don't care if we're unhappy as long as we spend. — November 27th: Eagle's Nest, Blogger's Choice and Shopping (00:01:45)
  • American Historical Association (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-05-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a recent American Historical Association report lists Crash Course as the second most popular resource for history teachers in the US, after US government institutions. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. (00:01:36)
  • American Medical Association (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-10-05 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the American Medical Association says doctors should not participate in executions, though some do. — Why Are We So Bad at Executing People? (00:04:19)
  • American Red Cross (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-01-15 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Calling the situation in Haiti dire, Hank asks viewers to help, e.g. by texting HAITI to 90999 to give $10 to the Red Cross via their phone bill, or more through the sidebar link. — Introduction to Chemistry with Hank (00:03:24)
  • Animal Planet (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2012-01-06 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank won't dwell on TV content, since YouTube has crap too, but is frustrated by ads for Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet, a channel meant to be about animals, not fake animals. — Kill your TV (00:01:30)
  • Apple (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-05-24 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds big tech's bidding war for his time weird and worrying, not because people shouldn't spend time online, but because savvy companies see value in being 'the lens' on his world. — What's Up with Start Ups (00:01:03)
  • Barnes & Noble (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2008-10-09 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says people who pre-ordered Paper Towns from Barnes & Noble have already received the book, well ahead of release. — Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow (00:00:31)
  • BBC (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2023-10-27 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports a recent BBC piece on fake YouTube content, largely made with AI, watched and believed by many young people including preteens, often about aliens or climate change not being real. — I Keep Thinking About Taylor Swift (00:00:55)
  • Bell Labs (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-10-24 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Developing touch-tone phones in the 1960s, Bell Labs wanted two extra non-number buttons to control machines; a star and a diamond were rejected because they were not in ASCII. — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey (00:01:33)
  • Billboard (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-07-20 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports Billboard called him because Ellen Hardcastle is charting, and tells viewers they made him chart, admitting he is a little teary. — HARDCASTLED! (00:03:07)
  • Bloomberg News (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asked his YouTube contacts whether Google trains Gemini on YouTubers' property; they said YouTube had no comment beyond Mohan's Bloomberg interview. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:11:29)
  • Bluehost (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Brotherhood2.com is hosted at Bluehost and that he also hosts at AN Hosting and Midphase, all of which he recommends. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
  • Book Exchange (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-02-22 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — When they run out of room, Hank and Katherine take books to the Book Exchange, which buys back books for what you paid in paperback credit; it has more shelf space and is far cheaper than Barnes & Noble. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 22nd: Where Do Books Go? (00:02:19)
  • Bookshop.org (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • BP (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2010-09-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank argues BP may treat a lost rig as an acceptable risk, but it is risking the whole Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, which is not theirs and has intrinsic and economic value. — ANOTHER Oil Rig Explosion?! REALLY?! (00:02:35)
  • Bustaname (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-05-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank checks domain availability at bustaname.com, then buys hosting at anhosting.com, which includes a free domain, rather than registering the domain with GoDaddy. — How to Make a Website in Four Minutes (00:00:29)
  • cancersurvivalrates.com (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2023-06-23 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recommends cancersurvivalrates.com, which takes the kind of cancer, its stage and the patient's age and gives 1- to 10-year survival rates. — Understanding Cancer Survival Rates (00:03:53)
  • canivote.org (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Catholic Church (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Central Intelligence Agency (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-01-14 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — In the 1960s the CIA ran illegal mind-control experiments (MKUltra): subjects were given LSD, abused, isolated and put in sensory deprivation; in 1973 the CIA director ordered all files destroyed. — Top 5 Actual Conspiracies (00:01:02)
  • Congressional Budget Office (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Copyblogger (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-09-07 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recommends copyblogger.com to anyone serious about blogging, saying its author helped him a lot. — Can You Really Light a Fart? (00:01:51)
  • Danaher Corporation (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Dark Horse Comics (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-05-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Asked whether Batman is a superhero or just a rich guy, Hank ventures he is more of a superhero than others, having no powers, just money. — GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! (00:01:45)
  • Defunctland (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-04-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Defunctland is doing a series on Jim Henson and he is super psyched about it. — TOO MANY MILKS (00:03:45)
  • Discovery Channel (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-08-04 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank describes Shark Week as Discovery Channel packing all its shark footage into one week to scare viewers who cannot stop watching. — Twitter Games and Truth or Fail (00:01:51)
  • DonorsChoose (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2008-12-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank presents DonorsChoose.org: teachers submit proposals saying what they need money for, and if people think the idea is good they give money and the kids get the supplies. — Project for Awesome: DonorsChoose.org (00:01:48)
  • Download.com (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank's first step is an FTP program: Fetch on a Mac or Smart FTP otherwise, which he downloads from Download.com because it is easy to remember. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
  • Dropout (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2023-11-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers outside the US that today is the last day for standard shipping guaranteed by Christmas on the socks, Good.Store, Complexly calendars, DFTBA.com, McElroyMerch.com and the Dropout TV Store. — WHAT AM I DOING (00:01:05)
  • Election Committee (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2014-10-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that since the handoff Hong Kong has been run by a Chief Executive elected by a weird electoral college made up mostly of business tycoons for mostly corporate constituencies. — Hong Kong Protests Explained (00:03:50)
  • EngenderHealth (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-06-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Viewers are told to go to youtube.com/videovolunteers, where charities need creative people to make videos explaining their work and why it matters. — The World Sucks: Help it Suck Less (00:02:00)
  • Eventful (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-09-29 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that, planning a tour of the western United States, he doesn't know where Nerdfighters are, and will go where lots of people sign up, as with the Tour de Nerdfighting. — DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! (00:02:40)
  • Fair Fight Action (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-01-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Instead of getting mad, get curious: start with someone who deeply discusses a big problem, like the Prison Policy Initiative on incarceration, David Roberts' Volts on climate, or Fair Fight and Stacey Abrams on voting rights. — How to Be Hopeful About Doomsday (00:02:53)
  • Fark (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2015-10-09 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Fark.com, where he spent time as a teenager, sorts outrageous headlines into categories like scary, fail and facepalm, and one category is simply Florida. — The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN! (00:00:36)
  • Federal Aviation Administration (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-12-20 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the objects all use FAA-regulated lighting, which makes them very visible when turning the lights off would hide them. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:11:33)
  • Federal Communications Commission (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Federal Trade Commission (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Fidelity Investments (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Flag Express (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Food and Drug Administration (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-07-30 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The FDA can't suggest that doctors prescribe ivermectin for COVID because, within the constraints of science, there is no evidence it works. — Can You Trust Science Too Much? (00:02:04)
  • Ford Motor Company (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • FreightWaves (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-05-10 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank found coverage only in FreightWaves; since the railroads prefer their own freight trains, they won't comply unless someone comes after them. — Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg (00:20:56)
  • Georgia River Network (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2009-10-13 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is staying with friends who know Georgia's rivers: a man who has surveyed almost all of them and a woman working for the nonprofit Georgia River Network. — Nine Die in Georgia Floods - Kanye is a Jackass (00:01:25)
  • Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-09-13 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — In an editing insert Hank explains that Gianforte gave $300,000 to help start a creationist museum in eastern Montana, which shows a stegosaurus being put on the ark. — My Governor is Weirder than Yours (00:10:12)
  • Good Good Good (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2026-02-20 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a Good Good Good headline claiming the brothers gave $50 million for the first NICU in Sierra Leone is wrong. — What We Actually Did. (00:01:56)
  • Gumroad (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-07-20 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the song is available via links in the description on Gumroad, which is easy to use, or on iTunes once uploaded, which it hasn't been yet. — The Universe is Weird: A Song (00:02:42)
  • Handfish Conservation Project (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-04-17 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the smooth handfish is known from a single museum specimen collected 203 years ago and, despite many surveys, has not been seen since. — The Rarest Fish in the World is an Anglerfish! (00:02:30)
  • Hasbro (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-01-12 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — We scrutinize only when a red flag goes up, e.g. it resembles earlier AI art, or distrust: Magic is now owned by Hasbro, which fans don't trust with the game. — How to Detect AI Images (and why it doesn't matter) (00:02:40)
  • Have I Been Pwned (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-10-18 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers to go to haveibeenpwned.com. — They Hacked Me (00:02:26)
  • Hipmunk (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-08-02 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — If you miss a connection, search Kayak or Hipmunk or call customer support while queuing for rebooking: wait in two lines at once. — 17 Air Travel Tips (00:03:26)
  • Hong Kong Stock Exchange (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-10-03 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls Hong Kong a capitalist powerhouse created as a bridge to the capitalist world, with the world's third largest stock exchange and the eighth most traded currency. — Hong Kong Protests Explained (00:01:47)
  • HowJSay (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-01-06 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Asked how to pronounce 'thistle', Hank says he doesn't know how to pronounce anything and uses the HowJSay app, whose narrator has said nearly every word. — Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) (00:01:11)
  • Imgur (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-03-01 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Computer tips include the Alien Blue app for Reddit, VLC for nearly any video format and its audio mixer, adding /zip to an Imgur album, and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting. — Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit (00:00:52)
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Internet Archive (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2013-03-08 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The Internet Archive's first capture of the Vlogbrothers channel, on December 1st, 2007, eleven months in, showed just under 10,000 subscribers, then a huge deal to them. — ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! (00:00:29)
  • It Gets Better Project (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-07-25 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the shouts of 'it gets better', 'stay strong' and 'we love you' would not have helped him while he was bullied; it does get better, but the moment is hard to see past. — I Am Not a P#$$Y - this video contains mild swear words. (00:03:18)
  • Kayak (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-08-02 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — If you miss a connection, search Kayak or Hipmunk or call customer support while queuing for rebooking: wait in two lines at once. — 17 Air Travel Tips (00:03:26)
  • Kraft Foods (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-05-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Kraft should not call its American cheese slices cheese: they lack the texture, smell, taste and consistency of cheese, an insult to his country and to cheese. — 17 Rants in 4 Minutes (00:00:15)
  • Kurzgesagt (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
  • Last Mile Health (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-12-15 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Delivering health care, water or food where they are lacking used to be work that didn't get done; Save the Children and Last Mile Health now do it, training and employing local people as community health workers. — Why Big Solutions Fail (00:01:53)
  • LensCrafters (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-11-28 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank still wears his old glasses: Walmart wrote down the wrong prescription and LensCrafters then put the wrong prescription in the lenses; he wonders why there's no quality control. — Stuffed with STUFF! (00:02:55)
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2023-05-26 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank puts HuffPost in S tier: it skipped the reveal angle and explained Hodgkin's lymphoma, interviewing the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and an oncologist. — My Cancer Press Tier List (00:02:26)
  • Library Journal (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2020-06-19 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The book got its first review, from Library Journal, praising the adventurous, witty, compelling novel's sharp commentary on social media; Hank calls it fair. — Only Shooting Stars (00:03:08)
  • Libro.fm (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-11-15 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Each new Life's Library book arrives as an emailed code redeemed into a Libro.fm account; no paid Libro.fm membership is needed, and members can choose a local bookstore to support. — Are audiobooks worse? (00:03:08)
  • Marvel Entertainment (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-11-02 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank is excited that Disney just bought Star Wars: it could go badly, but Disney has done very well with Marvel. — Disney Buys Star Wars and DFTVA! (00:00:00)
  • Maternal Center of Excellence (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-05-01 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that if we thought despair was wisdom, a hospital in Sierra Leone would not exist and babies would be dead; instead they can be tickled. — Despair is Not Wisdom (00:05:11)
  • Max (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • MenWritingWomen (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-04-19 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recounts that four years ago a post on the MenWritingWomen subreddit, with 5,100 upvotes, held up his novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing over the line about the main character closing her boob in a door. — I Closed My Boob in a Door (00:00:00)
  • MeUndies (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Michaels (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-08-11 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — For decorating, Hank suggests a frame from Michael's and a poster from DFTBA.com, on sale for back to school; framing it makes you look classy. — Life is not a Job Training Program (00:03:13)
  • Microsoft (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-05-24 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds big tech's bidding war for his time weird and worrying, not because people shouldn't spend time online, but because savvy companies see value in being 'the lens' on his world. — What's Up with Start Ups (00:01:03)
  • Midphase (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Brotherhood2.com is hosted at Bluehost and that he also hosts at AN Hosting and Midphase, all of which he recommends. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-10-30 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to put a Pizza John cocktail, virgin and alcoholic, in the comments; they will select a top one. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! (00:03:35)
  • National Football League (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-02-07 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — From a little internet research, Hank reports that the NFL has specifically forbidden another team like the Packers from entering the league. — Cancer Sniffing Dog (00:01:06)
  • National Institute for Space Research (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-08-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Bolsonaro rolled back environmental protections and this month (August 2019) fired the head of Brazil's space research institute after he defended data showing deforestation grew 40% in a year. — The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned (00:02:26)
  • National Institutes of Health (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-07-26 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says 75% of revolutionary new drugs were funded by the National Institutes of Health, with public tax money, which he calls money well spent. — The Best $10,000 I Ever Spent (00:02:17)
  • New York Post (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2022-06-17 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank was lucky to first see the claim in the New York Post, which he distrusts; seen first at USA Today, ABC News or Nautilus by someone primed to expect the worst, he understands not doubting it. — Are You Eating a Credit Card Every Week? (00:02:55)
  • newly emerged political party (unnamed by Hank) (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2010-09-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank criticizes a newly emerged political party that says the US energy industry should regulate itself and decide what is safe, sarcastically calling it a great plan. — ANOTHER Oil Rig Explosion?! REALLY?! (00:03:04)
  • Nobel Prize (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2022-10-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the Nobel Prize in Physics was in part about how we don't know what light, or even reality, is. — Planets Don't Exist (00:01:58)
  • OpenAI (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reads that the New York Times lawsuit seeks billions in damages from OpenAI for unlawful copying and calls for destroying models and training data using Times material. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:08:24)
  • Our World in Data (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2021-08-13 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Global warming is not just transport, homes or farming but a big mixed-up jumble of a problem, shown in a chart of emission sources from Dr. Hannah Ritchie at Our World in Data. — How We Fix the Climate (00:04:23)
  • Parade (magazine) (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-08-11 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Parade Magazine made a funny, cute video about him and John and their history on YouTube, linked in the description. — Life is not a Job Training Program (00:03:31)
  • Pew Research Center (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • PNC Financial Services (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-12-26 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful, explicitly uncertain) — Truth or Fail option one: PNC Wealth Management yearly prices the gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas, and this year (2011) the seven swans a-swimming were the most expensive at $6,300. — Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail (00:02:18)
  • Prison Policy Initiative (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2022-01-21 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Instead of getting mad, get curious: start with someone who deeply discusses a big problem, like the Prison Policy Initiative on incarceration, David Roberts' Volts on climate, or Fair Fight and Stacey Abrams on voting rights. — How to Be Hopeful About Doomsday (00:02:53)
  • Proof News (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-08-23 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports that a Proof News investigation found transcripts of 173,536 YouTube videos were provided to Apple, Salesforce, Nvidia and Anthropic to train their models. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? (00:00:29)
  • Quibi (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2020-05-29 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Jeffrey Katzenberg and company spent over a billion dollars on content for Quibi, a new platform of quick video bites under 10 minutes long. — Get Paid (00:01:15)
  • RescueTime (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2012-06-08 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he takes productivity seriously and uses RescueTime, which tracks what he does on his computer and scolds him for YouTube time, which is his job. — How to be More Productive...With Hank! (00:02:05)
  • Save the Internet (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-05-03 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank asks viewers to go to savetheinternet.com, read up on net neutrality, and be educated and participating in the debate. — Net Neutrality in the Shower (00:03:38)
  • Scientific American (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-07-06 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank encourages everyone to read about bias to escape their bias blind spot, recommending Michael Shermer's new book The Believing Brain; Shermer writes for Scientific American, a favourite magazine. — John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you. (00:03:41)
  • Shakespeare and Company (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-10-16 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank recommends visiting Shakespeare and Company in Missoula, saying local bookstores are part of the fabric holding a community together; think of that next time on Amazon. — Post-NerdCon Haze (00:02:09)
  • Social Security Administration (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-03-07 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says a 2023 audit by the Social Security Administration's inspector general found tens of millions of people over 100 in its database; it was public but not a big news story, and today's national debate rests on it. — How Social Security Fraud Actually Works (00:03:53)
  • Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2022-03-18 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reports a second objection: permanent daylight time is anti-science, since the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms said more morning light is better than more evening light. — How to Fix Daylight Saving Time (00:01:51)
  • Spotify (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2020-05-29 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Spotify's exclusive deals for Joe Rogan and Last Podcast on the Left worry Hank more: Twitch versus Mixer is Amazon versus Microsoft, but Spotify moves podcasts from an open ecosystem into a closed, company-owned one. — Get Paid (00:02:58)
  • Staples Inc. (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-11-15 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank will never read many books a year: he is very mildly dyslexic and, per a staples.com reading test, reads slower than the average eighth grader. — Are audiobooks worse? (00:02:19)
  • Stop TB Partnership (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2023-07-14 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank reads the Stop TB Partnership's statement: after lengthy negotiations, J&J licensed its Global Drug Facility to supply generic bedaquiline to most low- and middle-income countries, even where patents remain. — The Good News Video (00:02:17)
  • Supreme Court of the United States (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2013-10-01 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Obamacare, passed in 2010 and upheld by the Supreme Court, went into full swing that day, and the Republicans are not done fighting it. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:00:56)
  • Tax Policy Center (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2016-04-22 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center pointed out that Sanders' plan would raise the costs of starting or growing a business, possibly enough to significantly decrease economic activity. — Clinton vs. Sanders: POLICY IS EXCITING! (00:06:22)
  • Teletype Corporation (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-10-24 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — The symbol was nearly out of use until the end of the 19th century, when the Teletype Corporation was inventing binary codes; the US gave the UK pound-sign code 10111 to the obsolete # instead of £. — #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey (00:00:50)
  • The Harry Potter Alliance (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2013-12-06 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank suggests starting by signing up for the Harry Potter Alliance's Odds in Our Favor campaign. — I Am President Snow (00:03:32)
  • The Intercept (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-08-23 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he linked other resources; his favorite is an article in The Intercept from a few months earlier that basically predicted all this. — The Amazon isn't "Burning" - It's Being Burned (00:07:02)
  • The Trevor Project (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-06-14 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank tells the Turing story to think about change: this week (week of 14 June 2010) the Trevor Project is running a video contest called Be the Change. — Be The Change - vlogbrothers (00:02:00)
  • The Walt Disney Company (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-01-11 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Disney likewise made existing stories (Alice in Wonderland, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella) into movies, but is now the primary force behind extending copyright length 'forever'. — On the Ownership of Ideas (00:01:55)
  • ThinkGeek (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-01-05 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank shows a time-lapse of a flower opening made with the garden watch cam his parents got him from ThinkGeek, the only place he now wants presents from since he already owns all DFTBA Records merchandise. — Homeless Man with a Golden Voice Gets a Job (00:03:20)
  • Threads (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Tiltify (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2024-01-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Tiltify has added a shopping cart so donors can buy several perks with one checkout, and thanks Tiltify for solving the problem. — The Project for Awesome is Changing! (00:02:29)
  • Time (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2012-01-27 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Time Magazine said John was 'damn near genius', then teases him about the 'near'. — In 'N' Out-Erview (00:01:27)
  • TinEye (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-06-19 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says not to repost creators' work without attribution, and to source unsourced content with reverse image search engines like TinEye, which also hones research skills. — 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet (00:01:42)
  • Toyota (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-03-25 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls Toyota's new commercials very evil: a child shames his dad over an old car, implying a father should be ashamed of being poor or fiscally responsible. — Hank is an Adorable, Drunk Princess (00:02:46)
  • Truth Social (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-04-11 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that just before pausing the tariffs Trump posted on Truth Social that this is a great time to buy, signing the post. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:13:34)
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2025-06-13 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that earlier this week (week of 9 June 2025), seeing images of deportation raids in Los Angeles and then protests, pushback against ICE, violence and vandalism, he got mad. — Moving to Hope from Hopelessness (3 ways) (00:00:00)
  • Uber (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-01-06 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says VidCon visitors shouldn't rent a car because parking and driving in Los Angeles are terrible; take a cab to the hotel, probably walk to the convention center, use Uber. — Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) (00:01:32)
  • Uncultured Project (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-12-20 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — On the end screen Hank recommends Shawn's Uncultured Project P4A video, uploaded a little late and little promoted, saying viewers will weep. — Thoughts on the Project for Awesome (00:03:27)
  • UNHCR (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-09-13 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank invites viewers to join him in donating to the UN Refugee Agency to help displaced Syrians rebuild their lives - something individuals can do, if not for the geopolitics. — Syria in Five Minutes (00:05:18)
  • United States Cavalry (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2011-05-25 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says they were much better fighters than the American cavalry, and far more cavalry than Native Americans died in these battles. — Thoughts from a Battlefield (00:01:09)
  • United States Census Bureau (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • United States Department of Defense (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2017-06-02 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says climate refugees, lost crops and lost infrastructure could destabilize the world economy and bring a very bad era, a view the US Department of Defense shares. — The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? (00:04:13)
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2025-09-26 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says that tomorrow he will post a Hank's Channel video about one bizarre, manipulative paragraph from an April HHS press release. — I've Not Been Doing Well (00:00:25)
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2025-05-16 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank cites the EPA estimate that in 2020 the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments alone saved 230,000 lives. — No One Knows When They Don't Die (00:00:58)
  • Universal Music Group (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2009-07-01 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he didn't even mention Universal Music Group in the song because, as far as he is concerned, they can go eat poop. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:27)
  • Variety (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2017-05-10 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the film, which Variety called 'quietly magical', asks us to just exist for a little while. — Seeing Myself Through a Cat's Eyes (00:02:42)
  • Vice Media (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2024-12-20 · cited as evidence (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Vice then published 'The Colorado Mystery Drones Weren't Real', finding almost all sightings were commercial aircraft, stars, planets or small recreational drones. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:12:39)
  • Vox (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2019-05-03 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank cites a Vox video saying stopping global warming requires the biggest nations, like China, India and the US, to sacrifice a little in the short term and put aside their political competition. — What Game of Thrones is Really About (00:03:13)
  • VYou (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-12-01 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says he just started a profile on a new site, Vyou.com (vyou.com/hankgreen), finds it kind of cool and wants to know what viewers think of it. — Makin' Babies: A Song (00:02:00)
  • Walmart (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-11-28 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank still wears his old glasses: Walmart wrote down the wrong prescription and LensCrafters then put the wrong prescription in the lenses; he wonders why there's no quality control. — Stuffed with STUFF! (00:02:55)
  • Warner Bros. (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-08-30 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says Joss Whedon wanted to make a Wonder Woman movie and Warner Brothers turned him down. — Raw Onion, Twerking, and Speech Jam (00:01:18)
  • Warner Chilcott (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-01-24 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank spent much of the weekend finding ways to contact Warner Chilcott, the drug's maker; he found its CEO's phone number to call him, and emailed CEO Roger Boissonneault. — The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs (00:02:39)
  • Water.org (friends & collaborators; recommended 1)
    • 2011-05-30 · recommended (organizations & sites, friends & collaborators) — Hank gives the money to Water.org, with whom he went to Haiti, and, inspired by Nerdfighteria's charity, doubles the amount. — Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family (00:02:07)
  • Waterstones (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-06-12 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says signed editions of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor can be pre-ordered all over, now including Waterstones in the UK. — Fed to the Rules (00:02:59)
  • Worldmapper (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-09-20 · recommended (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank calls Worldmapper an amazing website and software tool that distorts the world based on data, since land area is not the most important thing about a country; he shows land morphing into population. — 42 Amazing Maps (00:02:02)
  • Yahoo! (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-05-24 · criticized (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank finds big tech's bidding war for his time weird and worrying, not because people shouldn't spend time online, but because savvy companies see value in being 'the lens' on his world. — What's Up with Start Ups (00:01:03)

Products (47)

  • Honda Fit (outside the channel; recommended 2)
    • 2007-09-05 · recommended (products, outside the channel, playful) — In the song's SUV verse Hank tells a neighbour 'we're fighting a war' so he can drive his giant SUV home, and urges him to trade his H2 for a Honda Fit. — September 5th: I'm Gonna Kill You (00:01:31)
    • 2009-08-18 · recommended (products, outside the channel, playful) — The song's SUV verse mocks a man down the street who bought a giant SUV (an H2): 'we're fighting a war' so he can drive it home from the grocery store; Hank urges a Honda Fit instead. — So Jokes: Video EP (00:13:44)
  • Hummer (outside the channel; criticized 2)
    • 2007-09-05 · criticized (products, outside the channel, playful) — In the song's SUV verse Hank tells a neighbour 'we're fighting a war' so he can drive his giant SUV home, and urges him to trade his H2 for a Honda Fit. — September 5th: I'm Gonna Kill You (00:01:31)
    • 2009-08-18 · criticized (products, outside the channel, playful) — The song's SUV verse mocks a man down the street who bought a giant SUV (an H2): 'we're fighting a war' so he can drive it home from the grocery store; Hank urges a Honda Fit instead. — So Jokes: Video EP (00:13:44)
  • Adobe Photoshop (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Alien Blue (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-03-01 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Computer tips include the Alien Blue app for Reddit, VLC for nearly any video format and its audio mixer, adding /zip to an Imgur album, and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting. — Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit (00:00:52)
  • Asacol HD (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2011-01-24 · criticized (products, outside the channel) — Hank says Asacol's maker then created Asacol HD just as Asacol was about to go generic: basically the same drug under a name different enough to extend its patent. — The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs (00:00:37)
  • Benadryl (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-03-22 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says a sip of Coke helps with nausea; clear or green liquids are fine but no red liquids the day before, since red looks like blood; Benadryl can help too. — How to Get a Colonoscopy (00:02:48)
  • ChatGPT (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2022-12-09 · criticized (products, outside the channel) — Hank says ChatGPT is not good at replacing Wikipedia: it confidently states true and untrue things alike, and only fact-checking tells them apart. — Things are Changing Very Fast (00:02:55)
  • Chevrolet Volt (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-01-16 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the Volt will come with a huge US government subsidy: $7,500 off the ticket price for being a plug-in hybrid. — Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show (00:03:31)
  • Coca-Cola (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-03-22 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says a sip of Coke helps with nausea; clear or green liquids are fine but no red liquids the day before, since red looks like blood; Benadryl can help too. — How to Get a Colonoscopy (00:02:48)
  • Content ID (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-06-04 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel, playful) — When Viacom recalls YouTube as all Daily Show and Family Guy clips, YouTube answers that was 2007; since then its content identification system has all but eradicated illegal uploads. — YouTube vs. Viacom The Battle Explained (00:01:34)
  • cPanel (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-05-21 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank sets the site up through cPanel with AN Hosting's one-click WordPress installer Softaculous, advising viewers to leave the install directory blank rather than the default 'WP'. — How to Make a Website in Four Minutes (00:01:56)
  • Fetch (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank's first step is an FTP program: Fetch on a Mac or Smart FTP otherwise, which he downloads from Download.com because it is easy to remember. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
  • General Motors EV1 (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Google donation card (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2015-12-15 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says donations through the on-screen donation card are still matched by Google up to $100,000, and every cent passes to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck. — P4A 2015 - Condensed Soup (00:03:26)
  • Google Maps (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-09-14 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Hank notes that typing YouTube into Google Maps gives the address 901 Cherry, where he is filming. — Thoughts from Places: YouTube HQ (00:00:29)
  • Google Ngram Viewer (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2026-08-14 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Hank explains that Google's Ngram viewer is a searchable word-frequency-over-time database drawn mostly from books and other print, not from speech. — Pain in the _____ (00:00:58)
  • Google Translate (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2010-04-05 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Hank says 100% accurate speech recognition in two languages would make subtitling conversations on handheld, in-ear or in-eye devices trivial, though machine translation would stay inaccurate, as Google Translate shows. — Google in your Brain (00:02:39)
  • Honda Insight (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-01-16 · recommended (products, outside the channel, hedged) — Hank advises car buyers that the 2010 Prius looks like a good choice, the Honda Insight saves money (though less gas), and the Volt is coming soon. — Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show (00:03:02)
  • iTunes (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2011-03-07 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says those who enjoy his music are welcome to buy the album, if they haven't already, at DFTBA.com or on iTunes. — This Machine Pwns n00bs Video LP (00:00:27)
  • Kepler Space Telescope (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2013-10-25 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — That math put the Kepler Space Telescope in orbit, which found 15 to 30 billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy; there are over 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. — When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? (00:02:05)
  • Kraft Singles (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2013-05-03 · criticized (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Kraft should not call its American cheese slices cheese: they lack the texture, smell, taste and consistency of cheese, an insult to his country and to cheese. — 17 Rants in 4 Minutes (00:00:15)
  • LastPass (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2019-10-18 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says using a password manager is very important; he uses LastPass, and all are better than none, mainly because they allow a unique password for every account. — They Hacked Me (00:01:27)
  • Mars Pathfinder (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Measles vaccine (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • MorningStar Farms (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-03-03 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank recommends Morningstar corn dogs to viewers and says the company is not paying him to say so. — Eating Man Meat (00:01:16)
  • Pan-STARRS (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2018-11-30 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the Pan-STARRS whole-sky survey caught it, past peak brightness, in its first 10 years, implying such objects are probably common, though models of solar-system formation say they should not be. — We just had our first interstellar visitor...and it's weird. (00:03:56)
  • PlayStation 5 (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2021-01-29 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Others noticed GameStop was not doing that poorly (cash on hand, PS5 sales, not going bankrupt) and bought its stock, stopping the crash. — The Gamestop Short Squeeze in 4 Minutes (00:00:58)
  • Plug into the Smart Grid (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-01-31 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank tells viewers they can try it themselves with just a printer and a webcam at plugintothesmartgrid.com. — There's a Solar Farm in My HANDS!!! (00:00:45)
  • Pocket Shark (outside the channel; criticized 1)
    • 2020-04-24 · criticized (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the worst experience is the Pocket Shark: a screw-on cap built to withstand war on a pen that doesn't last and is extremely unpleasant to sign with. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed (00:01:27)
  • ProCam (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • Q-tips (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2014-11-10 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — Hank says in 2009 the DNA was traced to a woman who worked at a cotton-swab factory: it was already on the Q-tips used for the tests, not at the crime scenes. — The Woman Without a Face - Pizzamas Day 1 (00:02:35)
  • Rooster Teeth First (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-04-21 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says if the value proposition breaks, creators will find (and already are finding) new support: subscriptions like Rooster Teeth's First, YouTube Red, Patreon, and creator-brand relationships communities like. — The Adpocalypse: What it Means (00:03:12)
  • SmartFTP (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2007-03-12 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank's first step is an FTP program: Fetch on a Mac or Smart FTP otherwise, which he downloads from Download.com because it is easy to remember. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast (00:01:15)
  • Softaculous (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-05-21 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank sets the site up through cPanel with AN Hosting's one-click WordPress installer Softaculous, advising viewers to leave the install directory blank rather than the default 'WP'. — How to Make a Website in Four Minutes (00:01:56)
  • Spitzer Space Telescope (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
  • Ticonderoga ReadySharp Plus (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2020-04-24 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the Ticonderoga ReadySharp Plus is his favourite-feeling pen: a thumb divot to push off the cap, a soft rubber grip and almost no smell. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed (00:00:58)
  • Toyota Prius (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2009-01-16 · recommended (products, outside the channel, hedged) — Hank presents the near-production plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma, which has solar panels on its roof like the new Prius. — Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show (00:03:02)
  • Toyota Sequoia (outside the channel; criticized 1)
  • Toyota Yaris (outside the channel; recommended 1)
  • VHS (outside the channel; cited as evidence 1)
    • 2019-05-10 · cited as evidence (products, outside the channel) — DVD sellers presented them as near-luxury, though DVDs are far less resource intensive than VHS tapes; their oversized sturdy cases use far more plastic than the disc itself. — The Worst Product Ever (00:01:56)
  • VLC media player (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2013-03-01 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Computer tips include the Alien Blue app for Reddit, VLC for nearly any video format and its audio mixer, adding /zip to an Imgur album, and Ctrl+Shift+V to paste without formatting. — Top 25 Life Hacks of Reddit (00:00:52)
  • WordPress (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2010-05-21 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says everyone these days uses WordPress to build a great, powerful, simple website because WordPress is excellent. — How to Make a Website in Four Minutes (00:01:56)
  • YouTube Community tab (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-09-30 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says the brothers can now post community posts to the mobile subscription feed and suggests viewers turn them on, as they'll be experimenting in coming weeks. — Here are Some YouTube Tricks I Use (00:01:44)
  • YouTube notifications (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-09-30 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Since a big subscription feed is a fire hose, Hank turns on notifications (the bell) for channels he never wants to miss; the subscription manager also lets you prune. — Here are Some YouTube Tricks I Use (00:01:08)
  • YouTube Red (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2017-04-21 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says if the value proposition breaks, creators will find (and already are finding) new support: subscriptions like Rooster Teeth's First, YouTube Red, Patreon, and creator-brand relationships communities like. — The Adpocalypse: What it Means (00:03:12)
  • YouTube subscriptions feed (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-09-30 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank says most Nerdfighters who answered the Census get their YouTube videos from the subscriptions feed, good for the brothers since it is the only page showing all of a creator's videos. — Here are Some YouTube Tricks I Use (00:00:55)
  • YouTube Watch Later (outside the channel; recommended 1)
    • 2016-09-30 · recommended (products, outside the channel) — Hank recommends the Watch Later playlist, added via a video's clock icon, for videos you want to watch but lack time for now. — Here are Some YouTube Tricks I Use (00:00:36)

Mockery and jokes

247 mentions that mock their target or recommend, criticize or cite it in jest — kept out of the counts above; the delivery is tagged on each line.

  • Twilight (outside the channel; mocked 4, in jest 1)
    • 2009-03-11 · in jest (as mockery in character) (books & writing, outside the channel, parody) — In song, Hank plays a boyfriend whose girlfriend won't love him because he isn't Edward Cullen, though he can wear sparkly makeup and golden contacts. — I'm Not Edward Cullen: A Song (00:00:32)
    • 2010-02-03 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says John and Maureen will each write a 1,000-word short story on any topic the raffle winner chooses. — Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! (00:01:46)
    • 2010-11-17 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that he read Twilight in his darkest nights; Edward has a killing curse coming, and the name Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington alone beats anything in Breaking Dawn. — HARRY POTTER SONG! (00:02:39)
    • 2012-06-15 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank says that, apparently, Fifty Shades of Grey, basically Twilight fan fiction turned into a novel, has now sold more books than Ray Bradbury did in his entire life. — Flinching in the Shower (00:03:27)
    • 2012-06-29 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank mentions an idea for John's punishment: a livestream of John watching the Twilight movies, 'a full day of torture'. — Online Video about Online Video (00:00:22)
  • Barack Obama (outside the channel; mocked 3, in jest 1)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Democrats: Albert Gore (not running) yields 'retro bagel'; John Edwards 'jihad drowns'; Hillary Clinton 'lynch a trillion'; Barack Obama 'maraca kebab' and, with Hussein, 'Bushmania Cobra Sake'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:01:28)
    • 2008-04-16 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Hank has a rash over his entire body; his doctor says it is a side effect of a viral infection he probably got at the Barack Obama rally. — ITCHY MUSIC! (00:00:00)
    • 2008-11-07 · in jest (as mockery in character) (politics & public life, outside the channel, satire) — Hank jokes that John Green should have become president but lost to 'this scoundrel' Barack Obama, and that he himself would not have been John's vice president. — Vlogging from Gadsden (00:00:00)
    • 2013-12-20 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — The description thanks the P4A volunteers and credits volunteer support to Manar, Valerie, Katie, KT, Lindsay, Blaze, Julian, Monica, Laura, Rosianna, Kristen, Alan and Monica. — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
  • Edward Cullen (outside the channel; mocked 3, in jest 1)
    • 2009-03-11 · in jest (as mockery in character) (characters, outside the channel, parody) — In song, Hank plays a boyfriend whose girlfriend won't love him because he isn't Edward Cullen, though he can wear sparkly makeup and golden contacts. — I'm Not Edward Cullen: A Song (00:00:32)
    • 2010-02-03 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says John and Maureen will each write a 1,000-word short story on any topic the raffle winner chooses. — Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! (00:01:46)
    • 2010-11-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Hank sings that he read Twilight in his darkest nights; Edward has a killing curse coming, and the name Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington alone beats anything in Breaking Dawn. — HARRY POTTER SONG! (00:02:39)
    • 2011-01-19 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — We want simple solutions: a Toyota ad suggests an amusement park could be powered by a hybrid drive, which Hank says would violate the 'third law of thermodynamics', that you can't create energy from nothing. — YOU ARE WRONG! (00:02:37)
  • Peeps (outside the channel; mocked 4)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he would almost rather see John eat Peeps, but knows how nauseating they are; he is glad Daniel Biss and the world benefit from John's pain. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:00:31)
    • 2007-12-27 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank shows footage from before his first live gig of blending Strawberry Hill wine with Peeps. — December 27th: The Gig! (00:00:03)
    • 2008-04-01 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank complains John challenged him to a Peeps eating contest without consulting him, forgetting they agreed last year (2007) never to have one again; he 'defused' it by pinning a Peep John. — Please Google, Take Me to Mars (00:01:23)
    • 2012-03-24 · mocked (products, outside the channel, joke) — Listing the good-pile fillings, Hank includes 'John's favorite, a Peep'. — Disgusting Cookies - The 2012 Hungry Games (00:00:57)
  • Boone's Farm (outside the channel; mocked 3)
    • 2007-02-12 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Still on the yearly southeastern tour with Katherine, Hank has searched liquor stores everywhere for Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill and finally finds it at the 7-Eleven next to his old college. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 12th (00:01:34)
    • 2007-02-14 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says the wine made him drool and burp and doesn't taste good, yet he kept wanting more, and the bottle is now nearly empty. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 14th (00:02:45)
    • 2007-12-27 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank shows footage from before his first live gig of blending Strawberry Hill wine with Peeps. — December 27th: The Gig! (00:00:03)
  • Happy Meal (outside the channel; mocked 3)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank reports a count of 189 (by context, donors to Daniel Biss's campaign), 'not technically enough', but about 50 people also gave to the Foundation to decrease world suck. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:00:10)
    • 2007-08-13 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank doesn't care which Happy Meal or drink John gets, but John must blend it and eat it. — August 13: The Fair!!!! (00:02:57)
    • 2007-08-15 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he didn't have time to write a song about John eating a blenderized Happy Meal. — August 15: Getting Featured on YouTube (00:02:59)
  • Angelina Jolie (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:02:49)
    • 2012-09-07 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says you cannot really curve a bullet, jokes that only Angelina Jolie can, and calls that film terrible though he saw it in theatres. — Can You Really Light a Fart? (00:01:32)
  • Bella Swan (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2010-01-15 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Orbitals fill in a set order; carbon's six electrons fill two s orbitals and part of the first p orbital, so carbon is four electrons away from being 'happy'. — Introduction to Chemistry with Hank (00:00:58)
    • 2011-01-19 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — We want simple solutions: a Toyota ad suggests an amusement park could be powered by a hybrid drive, which Hank says would violate the 'third law of thermodynamics', that you can't create energy from nothing. — YOU ARE WRONG! (00:02:37)
  • Carl's Jr. (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2009-06-05 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says his protons-and-neutrons song went over well, but he kept getting comments thanking god it was not another Carl's Jr. ad, which confused him. — JOHN'S PUNISHMENT! Eating Carl's Jr John's Way (00:00:00)
    • 2009-06-10 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank announces the chosen punishment: strawberry-flavored protein powder dissolved into melted Crisco and made into a fat sandwich, like a Carl's Jr. burger eaten 'John's way'. — WIDE ANGLE LENS! And Not Eating Fat Sandwiches (00:00:29)
  • Carl's Jr. portobello mushroom burger (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2009-06-05 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank reports finding many Carl's Jr. ads on YouTube, some by his favorite YouTubers, all on the theme of how you eat the chain's portobello mushroom burger. — JOHN'S PUNISHMENT! Eating Carl's Jr John's Way (00:00:29)
    • 2009-06-10 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank announces the chosen punishment: strawberry-flavored protein powder dissolved into melted Crisco and made into a fat sandwich, like a Carl's Jr. burger eaten 'John's way'. — WIDE ANGLE LENS! And Not Eating Fat Sandwiches (00:00:29)
  • Donald Trump (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2016-03-25 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Hank recalls that on Dear Hank and John they joked there were only two multiverse futures in which Donald Trump became the Republican nominee, one requiring a meteor to kill all but 12 Americans. — Snapchat Question Time! (00:00:39)
    • 2016-06-10 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Hank raps that most of his audience wants him to 'feel the Bern', but he is too old for revolution and just doesn't want Donald Trump. — Hank Roasts Himself Diss Track - Roast Yourself Challenge (00:00:46)
  • FarmVille (video game) (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2010-05-31 · mocked (games, outside the channel) — Hank says he wrote the song a while ago, when FarmVille was a little more culturally relevant. — Farmville!!!!! A Song (00:00:00)
    • 2011-05-11 · mocked (games, outside the channel) — One of Hank's favourites, SimFarm, was like FarmVille but really simulated farming: pigs die if unfed, you borrow from the bank, sell on futures markets, and only a cash-crop monoculture gets rich. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:01:34)
  • Jersey Shore (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2010-09-17 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank's posted script adds that human lifespan has increased by over 35 years in the last 100 years, from an average of only 45 years. — Positive Prank Calls!! (00:00:00)
    • 2011-07-06 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells John, lovingly, that he is a stupid idiot, because we are all stupid idiots: some of us are racist, pay $600 for a Gucci purse or watch Jersey Shore. — John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you. (00:00:00)
  • Jonas Brothers (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that sxePhil has figured out what works on YouTube: talking about douchebags and hot girls. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:01:22)
    • 2009-08-02 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank guesses it is because they would rather talk about the world's problems than celebrity gossip such as the Jonas Brothers' marital status. — ANNOUNCING: Global Geek Week!!! (00:00:00)
  • Justin Bieber (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2010-12-15 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank sings that love is hard and messy, can hurt worse than fire and make you want to tear down a building, but is also the best thing that has ever happened to him. — Adult Female: A Song (00:01:36)
    • 2011-03-30 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says it was sweetened up for the 2000s for 'our little friends', as in Justin Bieber's Baby. — The Ice Cream Changes (00:02:34)
  • KevJumba (outside the channel; mocked 1, in jest 1)
    • 2009-04-16 · in jest (as a recommendation) (online video & web, outside the channel, parody) — The song says Hank will still have his subscriptions, wanting Kevjumba, Smosh and Buck over 'high-budget junk'. — The Day the YouTubes Died (00:02:06)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that KevJumba stole the brothers' giraffe-sex thumbnail. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:27)
  • Mike Green (own work (self-plug); mocked 2)
    • 2007-08-21 · mocked (other people & groups, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank says he and John both have hair that grows out rather than down, bigger instead of longer (thanks, Dad), except near the ears, where it grows in. — August 21: Hairy Hairy Head Hair (00:00:49)
    • 2011-11-18 · mocked (other people & groups, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank recalls that their dad took him to see Akira in a dinner theater when he was 10, which he says he will never forgive. — Top 5 Reasons ████ ██ ██████ (00:00:08)
  • Mitt Romney (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — After the Republicans (Ron Paul 'Lunar Op', Mitt Romney 'Metro Minty' and 'Are Not My Time', Rudy Giuliani 'Godly I Ruin'), Hank ends with his favourite: Joe Biden, 'I need job'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:02:31)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — For Mitt Romney Hank passes over 'not my merit' for 'Yo, Mr. Mitten' and declares he will call Romney Mr. Mitten from now on. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:01:10)
  • Nelson (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2007-01-03 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says some people even think the brothers look like the twin rock duo The Proclaimers, which beats being likened to Nelson. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 3rd (00:00:54)
    • 2007-01-23 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank finds being John's brother frustrating: people say they look alike, some even liken them to The Proclaimers, which beats being likened to Nelson. — Week 1 Condensed! (00:01:52)
  • Richard Heene (outside the channel; mocked 1, in jest 1)
    • 2009-10-21 · in jest (as mockery in character) (other people & groups, outside the channel, satire) — Singing as the Balloon Boy, Hank has him say everyone thought he was in the balloon while he hid in a box; his dad 'needs a shrink', and now he's famous too. — Balloon Boy: A Short Song (00:00:00)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:02:49)
  • Ron Paul (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — After the Republicans (Ron Paul 'Lunar Op', Mitt Romney 'Metro Minty' and 'Are Not My Time', Rudy Giuliani 'Godly I Ruin'), Hank ends with his favourite: Joe Biden, 'I need job'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:02:31)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Ron Paul anagrams to 'our plan', which Hank ties to people asking the Occupy movement what its plan is. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:00:29)
  • Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl (own work (self-plug); mocked 1, in jest 1)
    • 2009-03-25 · in jest (as mockery in character) (characters, own work (self-plug), fiction) — In an Irish-accented song, the narrator tells how Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl, a six-ounce homicidal squirrel, cut through a county fair crowd and bit him; he alone survived. — Squirrel Attack! (00:01:10)
    • 2010-12-10 · mocked (characters, own work (self-plug), joke) — Hank gives a mock tour of invented D.C. monuments and meets a 'squirrel ambassador' who apologizes for the crimes of Scuzzy Kizoozle. — Project for Awesome and Thoughts from DC (00:02:14)
  • Smosh (outside the channel; mocked 1, in jest 1)
    • 2009-04-16 · in jest (as a recommendation) (music, outside the channel, parody) — The song says Hank will still have his subscriptions, wanting Kevjumba, Smosh and Buck over 'high-budget junk'. — The Day the YouTubes Died (00:02:06)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings one-line takes on top channels: Nigahiga has multiple personalities, Smosh is hilariously dumb, Machinima is where he gets video-game news, Buck has superior sass. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:27)
  • Target Corporation (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2010-01-06 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank, tired and unwell, starts his punishment inside a Target with 15 hours to fill; five hours in, he is really bored. — 15 Hours in Target! (00:00:00)
    • 2021-11-05 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the community didn't invent socks but, with its values and excitement, a new way to do socks: expert-picked monthly surprises, compostable packaging and all profit for a better world, instead of an awkward Target aisle. — We Have Invented Something Marvelous (00:02:55)
  • Tiger Woods (outside the channel; mocked 2)
    • 2009-12-30 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — The song says the Tiger Woods and David Letterman scandals were crappy news: rich men cheating on their wives is nothing new. — The STUPIDEST NEWS STORIES of 2009 (a song) (00:01:33)
    • 2010-03-03 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Jeff Zucker is probably right about TV, his job, but on YouTube is as unqualified and clueless as Tiger Woods hosting The Marriage Ref. — VidCon Schedule Spectacular! (00:00:56)
  • United States Congress (outside the channel; mocked 1, in jest 1)
    • 2012-02-24 · in jest (as mockery in character) (organizations & sites, outside the channel, satire) — Hank mock-calls on Congress to regulate internet cuteness: a board of cutologists, a cute rating system for media and a weekly quota per American. — CUTE-OCALYPSE! (00:01:43)
    • 2013-09-13 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank jokes that Congress is so dysfunctional that if it were on fire it could not pass a 'Pour Water on Congress Act'. — Syria in Five Minutes (00:03:47)
  • 2 Girls 1 Cup (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-04-30 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, joke) — Hank presents footage of a goat giving birth to a baby goat, warning that it is graphic and a little disturbing and telling squeamish viewers to stop. — A GOAT GIVING BIRTH (00:00:25)
  • Abercrombie & Fitch (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-11-23 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Visiting Abercrombie & Fitch for the first time, Hank is baffled that the 'popular people' store has near-naked men all over its walls and calls it a gay store. — November 23rd: BLACK FRIDAY! (00:00:40)
  • Admiral Ackbar (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Hank adds a reason Chewbacca can't be president: he owes Han Solo a life debt, so the president would jump in front of a blaster bolt to save his vice president. — Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave (00:00:00)
  • Adolf Hitler (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-02-11 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank also shows two giraffes, Cowboy Bebop's Jet, his junior-cotillion photo, a Pro Image of soccer-days John, VidCon and LeakyCon programs, an 'evil baby Hitler' and a concept Chevy Volt. — 200 People in Your Pants (00:01:09)
  • Alanis Morissette (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-09-27 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells Alanis Morissette that getting a death-row pardon two minutes too late is extremely unfortunate, but not ironic. — Stop Embarrassing Yourself (00:00:48)
  • Albus Dumbledore (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-08-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Hank asks why wizards, who can put a stopper in death, make new hands, regrow bones and have a 150-year-old Dumbledore, don't help when our friends and family die. — Open Letter to the Wizards (00:01:48)
  • Alien autopsy (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-10-22 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 1995 hoaxers showed the media footage of an alien being cut open by doctors, faked in their garage. — The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time (00:00:58)
  • American Dance Machine (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Apple (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-01-29 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank notes Apple introduced a tablet PC on Wednesday, mocks the idea that no one had thought of one before, but says he finds it very interesting. — The iPad and Dolphin Murder (00:00:00)
  • Auto-Tune (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-12-30 · mocked (products, outside the channel) — The song says one of the year's biggest stories was that Susan Boyle could sing, reminding a public used to autotuned pretty people that talent needn't be hot. — The STUPIDEST NEWS STORIES of 2009 (a song) (00:01:43)
  • Axe (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-02-08 · mocked (products, outside the channel) — Hank contrasts Dove's campaign that real women are beautiful with Axe body spray's pitch of using women for sex; both brands are owned by Unilever. — Hypocrisy: All They Want is Money (00:01:33)
  • Ayn Rand (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Barbie (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-08-24 · mocked (products, outside the channel, joke) — As mock presents Hank 'gives' John the week's news: a potential end to Gaddafi's rule, an embarrassed East Coast, Liverpool beating Exeter City 3-1, Hurricane Irene, a Barbie set, a Twitter founders' product. — HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! (00:00:00)
  • Barnes & Noble (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-08-05 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says they are holding the event because the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan apparently doesn't think John Green can draw a crowd, so this unsanctioned gathering will show that Nerdfighters can. — Everyone's Your Friend… (00:01:45)
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-03-03 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank argues that splitting people into non-meat-eaters and full meat-eaters leaves perhaps 5% eating none and 95% eating as much as ever, which is not what is needed. — Eating Man Meat (00:02:15)
  • Bio-Dome (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Bob Saget (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-03-03 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank argues YouTube is not a new way of experiencing old things, as Zucker thinks when he treats it as America's Funniest Home Videos without Bob Saget. — VidCon Schedule Spectacular! (00:01:26)
  • Brad Pitt (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:02:49)
  • Breaking Dawn (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-11-17 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that he read Twilight in his darkest nights; Edward has a killing curse coming, and the name Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington alone beats anything in Breaking Dawn. — HARRY POTTER SONG! (00:02:39)
  • Bride Wars (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank and Hank Sock list current movies that would be better with one title word changed (Gorilla Wars, Rise of the Ligers, Hotel for Ligers, Paul Blart Small Cop, Anything Else-aholic). — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:27)
  • British royal family (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Icke's followers include the father of 'balloon boy'; the reptilians supposedly include the British royal family, most of America's presidents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, feed on human guilt, fear and aggression, and must drink human blood to keep their humanoid shape. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:02:49)
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-08-23 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says Bath is a city of 80,000 people declared in its entirety a UNESCO World Heritage Site (so, he jokes, it has a World Heritage Build-A-Bear and Pizza Hut). — Thoughts from Bath: The Legacy of Wealth (00:00:15)
  • BuzzFeed (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Cardassian (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Carrie Bradshaw (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-10-30 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Hank records the video while dressed like Carrie Bradshaw, which he calls embarrassing on its own. — Hank is Late (dr horrible) (00:00:01)
  • CDW (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-06-07 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank finds it weird that he is sometimes paid in gift cards, such as a $100 CDW card, when he would rather have $100 for rent. — June 7: Weather and My Pants (00:02:34)
  • Charlie Sheen (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-05-11 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says knowing he gets to decide for himself what success is was one of the most important lessons he ever learned, and he learned it from simulation games. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! (00:03:31)
  • Chatroulette (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Chrysler Hemi engine (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2009-01-14 · in jest (as mockery in character) (products, outside the channel, satire) — In the song Hank voices a driver who wants a huge V8 Hemi getting two or three gallons to the mile and finds the show's small cars not worth his time. — TIny Cars SUCK! (00:00:42)
  • Church of Scientology (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-14 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank left the Church of Scientology out of the conspiracy-theories video: if Scientologists believe we are reincarnated meat-bodies of alien spirits destroyed by Xenu, he's fine with it; they think outside the box. — Top 5 Actual Conspiracies (00:00:13)
  • Claire's (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-11-23 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — Hank went to the mall to sort out his feelings about Christmas: he is 'kinda over it', finds it hard to care, and doesn't think he's alone. — November 23rd: BLACK FRIDAY! (00:01:21)
  • clean coal advertisement (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-05-30 · mocked (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank is angry that clean coal advertisements are popping up everywhere, even on some environmental blogs. — May 30th: Ranavalona and Clean Coal (00:03:08)
  • Coca-Cola (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-02-07 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank is tired of Coca-Cola commercials: Coke is bubbly sugar water that cannot solve the world's problems, and people like it because it is candy in a bottle. — Cancer Sniffing Dog (00:01:50)
  • Colonel Sanders (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — No. 3, a rumor dating to the 1950s: Colonel Sanders, rumored to be a Klansman, put a fertility agent into KFC that sterilized only black men. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:01:36)
  • Columbo (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-09-09 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank's song claims every television crime show, from CSI to Columbo, follows the same plot, in which the guy met in the first 15 minutes did it. — Television Crime Shows Suck (00:00:44)
  • Confessions of a Shopaholic (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank and Hank Sock list current movies that would be better with one title word changed (Gorilla Wars, Rise of the Ligers, Hotel for Ligers, Paul Blart Small Cop, Anything Else-aholic). — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:27)
  • Crisco (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-06-10 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank announces the chosen punishment: strawberry-flavored protein powder dissolved into melted Crisco and made into a fat sandwich, like a Carl's Jr. burger eaten 'John's way'. — WIDE ANGLE LENS! And Not Eating Fat Sandwiches (00:00:29)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-09-09 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank's song claims every television crime show, from CSI to Columbo, follows the same plot, in which the guy met in the first 15 minutes did it. — Television Crime Shows Suck (00:00:44)
  • Cylon (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Newt Gingrich's name contains 'right wing', a riddle like Tom Marvolo Riddle; adding his middle name Leroy yields 'right-wing Cylon', which 'genuinely' freaks Hank out. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:02:06)
  • Dalek (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-10-31 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says he doesn't like many things about Las Vegas; he really hates gambling, finds it too stressful and doesn't understand its appeal. — Vegas Baby...It's like...well. Hrmm (00:00:29)
  • David Caruso (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-09-09 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank mocks David Caruso: it doesn't matter what he says as long as he takes off his glasses first. — Television Crime Shows Suck (00:02:27)
  • David Icke (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Fifth and 'the winner': David Icke, a former professional soccer player and morning-show sportscaster, claims shape-shifting, blood-drinking reptilian aliens from Draco have ruled humanity since the pharaohs. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:02:25)
  • David Letterman (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Dick Cheney (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-09-26 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — The song urges listeners to vote for Barack Obama, wishes him luck and says he will be the next president. — Obama Llama Song (00:00:02)
  • Doctor Manhattan (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-03-18 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Hank admits he created a Facebook fan page for Dr. Manhattan's dong yesterday, became a fan, and sings a short ditty about it. — Dr. Manhattan's Dangle and Brain Crack (00:00:00)
  • Dr Pepper (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2024-05-03 · mocked (products, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says the US taxes any gift over $17,000 (in 2023, when the film is set), so Davis's money given to Aza and then to Daisy is two taxable events, double-taxing Daisy's money. — Everything Wrong with Turtles All the Way Down (00:01:13)
  • Dr. Lawrence Turtleman (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2017-12-08 · mocked (characters, outside the channel) — Hank says he likes turtle men like Dr. Lawrence Turtleman, the least popular thing he has done on Vlogbrothers, maybe ever. — I Have (a little bit) HAD IT! (00:02:55)
  • Draco Malfoy (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-07-18 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Hank has no confidence in theories about the Half-Blood Prince, but bets J.K. Rowling's plan involves Snape's unbreakable vow to protect Malfoy. — July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows (no spoilers) (00:01:16)
  • Dragon Ball Z (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • EcoGeek (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
    • 2008-06-27 · mocked (projects & channels, own work (self-plug), joke) — Hank tells John he hopes John appreciates how much he is loved: by Hank, by the Nerdfighters, by everyone. — Marion the Nerdfightarion (00:02:08)
  • Elizabeth Báthory (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-05-07 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, playful) — Path four: Hank says Elizabeth Bathory thought bathing in the blood of virgins restores youth; he doesn't know if it works but will steer clear. — How to Live Forever (00:01:27)
  • Emergency Puppy (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2012-02-24 · in jest (as mockery in character) (online video & web, outside the channel, satire) — Hank proposes a mock cute tax on over-quota viewers, Emergency Puppy followers, Reddit subscribers and Pinterest otter searchers, to balance the national psyche and budget. — CUTE-OCALYPSE! (00:02:13)
  • Equals Three (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-08-12 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel) — Hank asks commenters what to do with the cucumber-or-zucchini he bought for the video but did not use, and which it is, insisting on nothing dirty. — Vegetables that look like Penises (00:03:11)
  • Eventful (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-10-08 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Eventful showed three nerdfighters in Missoula, one of them himself and one Katherine, and thanks the unknown third. — Hanks actual Vlog (00:00:00)
  • Facebook (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-04-23 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — Hank raps a song, performed with Michael Aranda, made of Nerdfighter-suggested alternative expansions of DFTBA, framed by the refrain asking what DFTBA means. — DFTBA (00:00:26)
  • Faith Hill (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-08-24 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says the East Coast earthquake that alarmed people was about 23,000 times less powerful than the earthquake that hit Japan. — HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! (00:00:29)
  • Fantastic Sams (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Fox News (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Herman Cain is no longer really running, hoping only for money at think tanks or on Fox News; he rejects 'canine harm' for 'inane charm', which sums up Cain's campaign. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:00:29)
  • Fred Figglehorn (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, playful) — In the chorus Hank sings that everyone wants to be like the top subscribed, except Fred, whom he does not want to be like. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:00)
  • Friday (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-01-15 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank loves that so many kinds of music come from the same progression, 'the infinite nature of creation', and sings examples from Earth Angel and Duke of Earl to Baby and Friday. — An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (02:07:52)
  • Gal Gadot (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Galleon (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-08-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — The song says wizards have little industry, working at schools or the Ministry, let goblins control their currency and economy, and sell wands for only 7 Galleons. — Open Letter to the Wizards (00:01:14)
  • GEICO (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-03-25 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank mocks a Geico ad offering him 'up to 15% or more' off car insurance as the most non-specific statement possible. — Hank is an Adorable, Drunk Princess (00:02:32)
  • General Motors (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-01-09 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank points out fake lichen, fake fire, a fake waterfall that spells things and a jeep stuck to a wall, and calls GM's hot-dog giveaway lame. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 9th (00:01:16)
  • Girls Gone Wild (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-08-02 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says what excites him is people using their brains to save the planet, and that is what he wants to see in People magazine. — ANNOUNCING: Global Geek Week!!! (00:00:29)
  • Gmail (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-08-17 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Noting John's birthday is coming up, Hank asks Nerdfighters who want to email him about a secret project to write to his Gmail address with 'secret project' in the subject line. — August 17: Hmmm...A Secret Project? (00:02:12)
  • Goblin (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-08-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — The song says wizards have little industry, working at schools or the Ministry, let goblins control their currency and economy, and sell wands for only 7 Galleons. — Open Letter to the Wizards (00:01:14)
  • GoDaddy (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-01-29 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says the first high-profile Super Bowl ad aired in 1973: Farrah Fawcett spreading Noxzema on quarterback Joe Namath's face, setting a bar for racy ads later outdone by GoDaddy. — An Extremely Brief History of Superbowl Commercials (00:00:36)
  • Grace Helbig (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Gregory House (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-02-22 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank is going to the doctor because he can't move his neck; the pain reaches his arm and shoulder and he is worried about it. — TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND!! (00:00:00)
  • Gucci (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-07-06 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells John, lovingly, that he is a stupid idiot, because we are all stupid idiots: some of us are racist, pay $600 for a Gucci purse or watch Jersey Shore. — John Green is an IDIOT! And so are you. (00:00:00)
  • Gunnarolla (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Hank's novel in progress (2015) (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
  • Herman Cain (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says Herman Cain is no longer really running, hoping only for money at think tanks or on Fox News; he rejects 'canine harm' for 'inane charm', which sums up Cain's campaign. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:00:29)
  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Hillary Clinton (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Democrats: Albert Gore (not running) yields 'retro bagel'; John Edwards 'jihad drowns'; Hillary Clinton 'lynch a trillion'; Barack Obama 'maraca kebab' and, with Hussein, 'Bushmania Cobra Sake'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:01:28)
  • History Channel (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-30 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — Hank jokes that the market idea is how the UK gets QI and Doctor Who while the US is stuck with History Channel documentaries on fictional apocalypses, so 'tipping kills Time Lords'. — How to Tip Properly (00:03:12)
  • Hitler Diaries (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-10-22 · mocked (art & other works, outside the channel) — Hank says that in 1983 a German magazine paid six million dollars for a supposed 60-volume set of Hitler's diaries, forged on modern paper; the forger got 32 months in prison. — The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time (00:01:56)
  • Hotel for Dogs (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank and Hank Sock list current movies that would be better with one title word changed (Gorilla Wars, Rise of the Ligers, Hotel for Ligers, Paul Blart Small Cop, Anything Else-aholic). — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:27)
  • Howie Mandel (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-05-27 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells Howie Mandel that whatever his financial problems, Deal or No Deal is not okay; he should have slapped its pitchers with a rubber band and walked out. — Open Letters (00:00:50)
  • HY90M5 (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Imagine (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Ironic (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-09-27 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank tells Alanis Morissette that getting a death-row pardon two minutes too late is extremely unfortunate, but not ironic. — Stop Embarrassing Yourself (00:00:48)
  • Jack Bauer (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-05-02 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Despite Jack Bauer trending on Twitter, Hank says bin Laden's death involved no rogue agents, weird intelligence activities, broken international treaties or torture. — Osama Bin Laden is Dead (00:01:18)
  • James Cameron (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-03-08 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank calls the eggs the best part of the evening, better than watching James Cameron's ex-wife beat him at the Academy Awards. — GIGANTIC CHICKEN EGG!! (00:03:10)
  • Jar Jar Binks (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-02-11 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank ends with Yoda, Nerdfighter-made anglerfish and penguins, Mace Windu, Gungans, the original Scuzzy Kizoozle Curl, Han Solo, a narwhal spearing a seal and a battered Jar Jar. — 200 People in Your Pants (00:01:44)
  • Joe Biden (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — After the Republicans (Ron Paul 'Lunar Op', Mitt Romney 'Metro Minty' and 'Are Not My Time', Rudy Giuliani 'Godly I Ruin'), Hank ends with his favourite: Joe Biden, 'I need job'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:02:31)
  • Joe Jonas (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-21 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank finds Rodney Mullen is a super awesome skateboarder, accepts the Perez Hilton guess for himself, and reports 20Q thinks he is Joe Jonas when he plays as himself. — Twenty Questions and Michael Collins (00:01:38)
  • John Edwards (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Democrats: Albert Gore (not running) yields 'retro bagel'; John Edwards 'jihad drowns'; Hillary Clinton 'lynch a trillion'; Barack Obama 'maraca kebab' and, with Hussein, 'Bushmania Cobra Sake'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:01:28)
  • John Green bobblehead (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
    • 2013-12-20 · mocked (art & other works, own work (self-plug), joke) — The description thanks the P4A volunteers and credits volunteer support to Manar, Valerie, Katie, KT, Lindsay, Blaze, Julian, Monica, Laura, Rosianna, Kristen, Alan and Monica. — Best Moments of the Project for Awesome (00:00:00)
  • Kanye West (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Kardashian family (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-11-23 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, playful) — Asked why the Kardashians are famous, Hank says audiences decide who is famous and he has decided they aren't. — Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous (00:02:04)
  • Kirby (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2020-02-28 · mocked (characters, outside the channel) — Hank says a pre-order buyer's debit card is only charged when the book is sent out. — I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE (00:02:40)
  • Kraft Singles (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-01-25 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says a Kraft single isn't cheese: it doesn't look, smell or taste like cheese, and cheese doesn't wobble. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 25th (00:02:49)
  • Lando Calrissian (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Hank adds a reason Chewbacca can't be president: he owes Han Solo a life debt, so the president would jump in front of a blaster bolt to save his vice president. — Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave (00:00:00)
  • Larry Hogan (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2024-12-20 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — Hank says the lights former Maryland governor Larry Hogan saw and tweeted turned out, a little embarrassingly, to be stars. — Fine, I'll Talk About the Drones… (00:06:49)
  • Las Vegas Raiders (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-02-01 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the most expensive US football team is the Dallas Cowboys, projected worth over $2.1 billion, with $226 million profit in 2011, more than the Raiders' revenue. — Football For Nerds (00:02:27)
  • Lauren Boebert (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2024-07-05 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — Hank jokes that Lauren Boebert got intimate at a touring production of Beetlejuice and was thrown out for vaping, and everyone forgot, so his own past should be fine. — Should I Run for President?? (00:00:29)
  • Lexus (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Lindor Peanut Butter Truffles (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-01-06 · mocked (products, outside the channel, playful) — Hank reports that, after Reese's and Dove peanut butter cups, the Lindor Peanut Butter Truffles came out highest at 5.9 calories per gram, and cost more. — 15 Hours in Target! (00:02:25)
  • Macarena (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-02-22 · mocked (music, outside the channel) — The Macarena heard in America had only its innocuous verse; in the original's next verse Macarena's boyfriend is drafted and she has sex with two of his friends, then wants to go shopping. — Translating Dance Songs (00:01:36)
  • McDonald's (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2014-02-14 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank, who doesn't watch much TV, says the only problem with the Olympics is the constant commercials, such as McDonald's selling a frappe after feats of athleticism. — Happy Third Chocolate Day! (00:02:30)
  • Michael Crichton (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2008-12-17 · in jest (as a critique) (books & writing, outside the channel, hypothetical) — Hank's example: a teacher buying 30 copies of Jurassic Park to excite kids about genetics; some would call Crichton an idiot, others a good idea; donors decide. — Project for Awesome: DonorsChoose.org (00:02:17)
  • Michael Jackson (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-11-30 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says the video consists of fifty jokes sent in by Nerdfighters, which he then tells in rapid succession. — 50 Jokes (Yes...actually 50 jokes) (00:00:13)
  • Michele Bachmann (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Hank found no good anagram for Michele Bachmann, probably because he was trying too hard to find one containing 'maniac'. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:01:10)
  • Microsoft (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-09-03 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says corporations are used to risk: Microsoft's new phone flopped and probably lost tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, a normal part of business. — ANOTHER Oil Rig Explosion?! REALLY?! (00:01:56)
  • Mike Huckabee (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-12-20 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, playful) — Hank jokes that Mike Huckabee's attempt to 'hack' the Republican presidential nomination kept P4A from taking over the whole first page of 'most discussed', but P4A's hack was more successful. — Thoughts on the Project for Awesome (00:00:19)
  • Minecraft (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-05-06 · mocked (games, outside the channel, playful) — Hank calls a viewer-made 'Humpy Hank' birthday card, whose figure can hump different things at different speeds, the best birthday card of all time. — Happy Birthday To Me! (00:01:44)
  • Mini Cooper (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2009-01-14 · in jest (as mockery in character) (products, outside the channel, satire) — The song's narrator links tiny cars with living in France and being a commie, says the Mini Cooper makes him ill and consigns the smart car to hell. — TIny Cars SUCK! (00:00:42)
  • Ministry of Magic (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-08-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — The song says wizards have little industry, working at schools or the Ministry, let goblins control their currency and economy, and sell wands for only 7 Galleons. — Open Letter to the Wizards (00:01:14)
  • Missoula Osprey (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-08-04 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — So the nephew's first baseball game was the Missoula Osprey, which Hank calls the worst team in the minorest of the minor leagues; there was no rally. — Family, Love and BISON ATTACKS! (00:01:31)
  • Mon Calamari (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-17 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, joke) — Hank adds a reason Chewbacca can't be president: he owes Han Solo a life debt, so the president would jump in front of a blaster bolt to save his vice president. — Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave (00:00:00)
  • Motion Picture Association (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2011-11-18 · in jest (as mockery in character) (organizations & sites, outside the channel, satire) — Hank argues the PROTECT IP Act would let a corporation have a vlogbrothers video taken down without human review, leaving creators powerless, as if the MPAA were a law enforcement body. — Top 5 Reasons ████ ██ ██████ (00:02:35)
  • Mountain Dew (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-06-09 · mocked (products, outside the channel, joke) — After browsing Spike.com, Hank calls it a really bad website that appeals to his 14-year-old self: boobies, violence, butts and Mountain Dew. — Should We Sue Viacom? (00:01:56)
  • Mr. Delicious (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2020-10-08 · mocked (characters, outside the channel) — Hank describes Mr. Delicious, the new Rax spokesman promising a more mature dining environment, as a low-energy Rodney Dangerfield and a sad man. — The Commercial that Killed a Fast Food Chain (00:01:27)
  • Mr. Delicious mini documentary (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2020-10-08 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Rax's ad agency and management made a 15-minute mini documentary about Mr. Delicious's success; Hank doubts its claim that he speaks to problems we all face. — The Commercial that Killed a Fast Food Chain (00:02:44)
  • MTV (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-02-08 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says media companies, owning around 10,000 properties, are worse: Time Warner owned both the UK softcore magazine Nuts and Hanna-Barbera; MTV runs channels for young children and horny men. — Hypocrisy: All They Want is Money (00:01:54)
  • Muscle Milk (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-06-08 · mocked (products, outside the channel, joke) — As mock productivity tips, Hank claims to put his pants on two legs at a time, walk a faster way, replace meals with 2,000 calories of Muscle Milk, get medical procedures in bulk and script his Amazon orders. — How to be More Productive...With Hank! (00:00:17)
  • Nadya Suleman (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-11-12 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, joke) — Answering a prompt from Natalie (Community Channel), Hank shows his favourite childhood toy, Dexter, a stuffed ferret he slept with every day from age six to fifteen. — On a Plane - On the Ground (00:01:14)
  • Nancy Pelosi (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2025-04-11 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel) — Hank approves of Republicans in Congress saying the Constitution gives the power to levy new taxes to Congress, not the president. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:17:13)
  • NASA (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Newt Gingrich (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Newt Gingrich's name contains 'right wing', a riddle like Tom Marvolo Riddle; adding his middle name Leroy yields 'right-wing Cylon', which 'genuinely' freaks Hank out. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:02:06)
  • Nickelback (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • NutraSweet (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2012-06-22 · in jest (as mockery in character) (products, outside the channel, satire) — Hank sarcastically calls NutraSweet a fantastic scientific accomplishment for decreasing America's weight, then shows a graph of NutraSweet use and Americans' weight and feigns alarm. — Hank is Maybe Crazy (00:00:57)
  • Oprah Winfrey (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-12-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — They say they featured none of their own videos and no best friends, except a video their parents made. — Introducing...The Awesome (00:01:35)
  • P. T. Barnum (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank and Hank Sock list current movies that would be better with one title word changed (Gorilla Wars, Rise of the Ligers, Hotel for Ligers, Paul Blart Small Cop, Anything Else-aholic). — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:27)
  • Perez Hilton (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-21 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, joke) — Hank finds Rodney Mullen is a super awesome skateboarder, accepts the Perez Hilton guess for himself, and reports 20Q thinks he is Joe Jonas when he plays as himself. — Twenty Questions and Michael Collins (00:01:38)
  • Philip DeFranco (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings that sxePhil has figured out what works on YouTube: talking about douchebags and hot girls. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:01:22)
  • Pinterest (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2012-02-24 · in jest (as mockery in character) (organizations & sites, outside the channel, satire) — Hank proposes a mock cute tax on over-quota viewers, Emergency Puppy followers, Reddit subscribers and Pinterest otter searchers, to balance the national psyche and budget. — CUTE-OCALYPSE! (00:02:13)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-02-07 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — Hank says the day after Super Bowl Sunday that this is maybe the first time ever he cared about a Super Bowl, taunting Steelers fans. — Cancer Sniffing Dog (00:00:09)
  • Pizza Hut (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-08-23 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says Bath is a city of 80,000 people declared in its entirety a UNESCO World Heritage Site (so, he jokes, it has a World Heritage Build-A-Bear and Pizza Hut). — Thoughts from Bath: The Legacy of Wealth (00:00:15)
  • Prime Directive (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2008-07-10 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — In his song Hank says that when you're confused and the choice is too hard, you should think of what Captain Picard would do. — What Would Captain Picard Do (00:03:54)
  • Reddit (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2012-02-24 · in jest (as mockery in character) (organizations & sites, outside the channel, satire) — Hank proposes a mock cute tax on over-quota viewers, Emergency Puppy followers, Reddit subscribers and Pinterest otter searchers, to balance the national psyche and budget. — CUTE-OCALYPSE! (00:02:13)
  • Rick Perry (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Rick Perry yields 'prick' plus pirate slang ('Yar! Prick!'), which Hank says any pirate would say on seeing Perry's ads in the Bible Belt. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:00:29)
  • Rick Santorum (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Rick Santorum anagrams to Rick Santorum: Hank says nothing needs doing to his name to make it funny any more. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:01:40)
  • Ron Vara (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2025-04-11 · mocked (characters, outside the channel) — Hank says Navarro's books cite a pro-tariff economist, Ron Vara, an anagram of Navarro who does not exist. — How Actually Crazy is This Mess? (00:07:48)
  • Rudy Giuliani (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2007-08-09 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — After the Republicans (Ron Paul 'Lunar Op', Mitt Romney 'Metro Minty' and 'Are Not My Time', Rudy Giuliani 'Godly I Ruin'), Hank ends with his favourite: Joe Biden, 'I need job'. — August 9th: Anagramming Guide to the 2008 Elections (00:02:31)
  • Rush Limbaugh (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-02-22 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank is going to the doctor because he can't move his neck; the pain reaches his arm and shoulder and he is worried about it. — TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND!! (00:00:00)
  • Ryan Higa (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-07-01 · mocked (online video & web, outside the channel, playful) — Hank sings one-line takes on top channels: Nigahiga has multiple personalities, Smosh is hilariously dumb, Machinima is where he gets video-game news, Buck has superior sass. — Most Subscribed: A Song (00:00:27)
  • Ryan Seacrest (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2016-08-19 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel) — Hank says the Olympics seem to have no idea how people consume media now: banning GIFs, a 'social media opening ceremony' with Ryan Seacrest, no online viewing without a cable subscription. — 16 Sports that Should Be in the Olympics (00:00:11)
  • Sarah Palin (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-12-30 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel) — The song says the news media fail by sending a dozen camera crews whenever Sarah Palin is mentioned, though she is not news. — The STUPIDEST NEWS STORIES of 2009 (a song) (00:00:36)
  • Sarah Urist Green (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
  • Sex and the City (tv series) (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-04-01 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank argues people dwell on what they dislike and take what they like for granted; dwelling as intensely on life's great things would be fantastic. — A Few Of My Favorite Things (00:00:29)
  • Shark Night (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-09-02 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Mocking the Shark Night 3D trailer, Hank advises its protagonists that once a friend is eaten by a lake shark, they are safe if they stay out of the water. — Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies (00:02:20)
  • Silvio Berlusconi (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Smart Fortwo (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2009-01-14 · in jest (as mockery in character) (products, outside the channel, satire) — The song's narrator links tiny cars with living in France and being a commie, says the Mini Cooper makes him ill and consigns the smart car to hell. — TIny Cars SUCK! (00:00:42)
  • So Jokes (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
    • 2009-09-25 · mocked (music, own work (self-plug), playful) — That day's fake post was a So Jokes back cover listing only versions of Accio Deathly Hallows; Hank says he takes the criticism at face value. — Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts (00:00:58)
  • song (ToyBox, 'World Wide Web girl') (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Soulja Boy (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-02-22 · mocked (music, outside the channel) — Having translated Soulja Boy too, Hank never wants to dance to that song again, and apologizes for ruining all these songs. — Translating Dance Songs (00:03:17)
  • Stephenie Meyer (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-08-24 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Showing his favourite book, Hank hopes the crowd shows many Harry Potters and some John Green books, and not so many Stephenie Meyer books. — FRENCH THE LLAMA! John is 33! (00:00:29)
  • Subway (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Tea Party movement (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-12-30 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, joke) — The song mocks a protester proudly holding a sign calling himself a Teabagger and says, whatever the revolution means, the news was an illusion. — The STUPIDEST NEWS STORIES of 2009 (a song) (00:01:54)
  • Ted Kaczynski (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-08-24 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel, joke) — Beyond videos, Hank lists that they started companies with people who like their jobs, a non-profit foundation, went on tour, and both stage-dived. — Happy Birthday John Green! (00:00:58)
  • Ted Turner (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Tetris (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • The Casual Vacancy (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2014-02-21 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, playful) — Hank calls The Casual Vacancy's back-cover line that it 'became a #1 worldwide bestseller' misleading: a J.K. Rowling novel topping the charts surprised nobody. — Ranting about Books (00:02:45)
  • The Fairies (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2019-09-20 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Answering Sigrid's question about Australia's obsession with fairies, Hank lists fairy floss, fairy bread, fairy penguins, fairy lights, and 'the fairies', which he assumes are boats. — Why Does Australia... (this video is bad, I'm sorry) (00:02:15)
  • The Fountainhead (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • The Home Depot (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-06-23 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel, joke) — Hank jokes that John's bookshelf holds lame books like the Norton Anthology of English Literature while his own holds awesome ones. — Fighting the Flame War! (00:01:29)
  • The Tortoise and the Hare (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2014-11-14 · mocked (books & writing, outside the channel) — Hank calls the tortoise and the hare another lie told to children: however much the hare messes around it wins; fast and steady, not slow and steady, wins the race. — A Surprise Relationship Between John and Hank! (00:00:38)
  • TikTok (outside the channel; mocked 1)
  • Tim McGraw (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-08-24 · mocked (music, outside the channel, joke) — Hank says the East Coast earthquake that alarmed people was about 23,000 times less powerful than the earthquake that hit Japan. — HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! (00:00:29)
  • Tim Pawlenty (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-12-21 · mocked (politics & public life, outside the channel, joke) — Tim Pawlenty, who dropped out early, gets 'Latent Wimpy'. — 2011 Presidential Anagrams!! (00:01:40)
  • Toyota (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-19 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — We want simple solutions: a Toyota ad suggests an amusement park could be powered by a hybrid drive, which Hank says would violate the 'third law of thermodynamics', that you can't create energy from nothing. — YOU ARE WRONG! (00:02:37)
  • Transformers (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2016-10-14 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank grants there are huge real problems that good policy, people and strategy can influence, but says much of the fear we are fed is no more real than a Transformers movie. — Compassion, Weakness, and the 2016 Election (00:02:15)
  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2014-11-14 · mocked (music, outside the channel, playful) — Hank: stars don't actually twinkle; their brightness is constant and our atmosphere makes them look like they twinkle, so 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' is a lie told to children. — A Surprise Relationship Between John and Hank! (00:00:29)
  • Twitter (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2019-11-29 · in jest (as mockery in character) (organizations & sites, outside the channel, satire) — The description says the video was inspired by a really dumb conversation Hank and his friends had after recording SciShow Tangents, and thanks them and the people who engaged on Twitter. — My Most Controversial Opinion (00:00:00)
  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-02-18 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, joke) — Hank and Hank Sock list current movies that would be better with one title word changed (Gorilla Wars, Rise of the Ligers, Hotel for Ligers, Paul Blart Small Cop, Anything Else-aholic). — Fake Movie Talk With A Sock (00:00:27)
  • United States House of Representatives (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-10-01 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the Republican-led House voted on the continuing resolution with an added one-year delay of Obamacare; the Democrat-controlled Senate refused, saying a stopgap is not for sweeping changes to the most significant domestic policy in 50 years. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:01:02)
  • United States Senate (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-10-01 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Hank says the Republican-led House voted on the continuing resolution with an added one-year delay of Obamacare; the Democrat-controlled Senate refused, saying a stopgap is not for sweeping changes to the most significant domestic policy in 50 years. — The Lowdown on the Shutdown (00:01:02)
  • United Talent Agency (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2012-11-30 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel) — Filming from a bathroom at a talent agency, Hank says he is there for a VidCon meeting, not as talent, and jokes about its knitted wallpaper and mouthwash. — VidCon 2013! (00:00:45)
  • vaguely pedophilic swing set (own work (self-plug); mocked 1)
    • 2014-01-31 · mocked (characters, own work (self-plug), playful) — Hank lists TFIOS landmarks in the trailer: the Anne Frank House, a bridge where John once stared at viewers, the Literal Heart of Jesus and the 'vaguely paedophilic swing'. — In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer (00:03:12)
  • Vitaminwater (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2019-05-10 · mocked (products, outside the channel) — Hank weighs the FlexPlay DVD at 16 grams and sets it beside the plastic that shipped his Metamucil from Amazon, a vitamin-named sugar water bottle and a coffee cup from his garbage. — The Worst Product Ever (00:00:58)
  • Voldemort (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2013-08-16 · mocked (characters, outside the channel, playful) — Creepiest: the 'living, breathing' Voldemort doll at the Studio Tour, which Hank calls maybe the worst thing he has seen. — Harry Potter vs. Science! (00:01:10)
  • Wesley Crusher (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2008-07-10 · in jest (as mockery in character) (characters, outside the channel, fiction) — In the first verse Wesley, given his first command, fears failure and is told it's arrogant to think you'll never make a mistake. — What Would Captain Picard Do (00:00:09)
  • Wife Swap (outside the channel; in jest 1)
    • 2009-10-21 · in jest (as mockery in character) (film & tv, outside the channel, satire) — In the song the boy notes everyone wants his dad taken away for contributing to his delinquency, and asks whether they'll ever get another TV show. — Balloon Boy: A Short Song (00:01:40)
  • Wii Fit (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2009-06-20 · mocked (games, outside the channel, playful) — Hank got a Wii Fit, which will give him his body mass index; he doubts it will do more for his health than his $20 High School Musical 3 DDR dance pad. — Neck Beards and Fitness Challenges (00:01:27)
  • Will Schuester (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-10-29 · mocked (film & tv, outside the channel, playful) — Hank calls it a plot hole in Glee's Rocky Horror episode that Mr. Schuester cast himself as Rocky opposite 16-year-old Rachel as Janet, wondering how the 'Touch-a Touch Me' number would really have gone. — Hank Has Questions (00:00:29)
  • Wim Esajas (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2010-10-15 · mocked (other people & groups, outside the channel) — On a more understandable scale, Hank says Wim Esajas, Suriname's first Olympian, slept through his race at the 1960 Olympics. — TOP 7 FAILS OF HISTORY (00:02:07)
  • Wingdings (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2011-01-10 · mocked (products, outside the channel) — Fourth: typing NYC in Microsoft's Wingdings font gives a skull and crossbones, a Star of David and a thumbs-up, read as approving of killing Jews; Microsoft later did embed a secret message in Webdings, where NYC gives an eye, a heart and a city skyline. — Top 5 Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories (00:01:57)
  • YouTube (outside the channel; mocked 1)
    • 2014-07-18 · mocked (organizations & sites, outside the channel, playful) — After 2007 the brothers abolished the textual communication rule, changed the schedule, and exempted educational videos, montage videos and 4:01 videos (YouTube adds a second) from the time limit. — EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! (00:01:32)