All statements about Montana

171 statements about Montana in 105 videos, by upload date.

2007

2007-02-07 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 7, 2007 — John: The narrator concedes that not literally everyone has: poor people can't afford to fly to Montana and babies are busy with their own, but statistically an improbably large number have. (fiction) — 00:00:42
2007-02-12 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 12th — Hank says he is back in Montana, then admits he made the video early in Florida, kayaking with Katherine, on the most beautiful day he expects to see for a long time. (playful) — 00:00:00
2007-02-14 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 14th — Hank says he is back in Montana 'for real this time'; it is cold and snowing. (playful) — 00:00:04
2007-02-16 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th — Hank's perfect day: waking to find he is famous for something he is proud of, a beach with Katherine, hiking, surfing, dinner at a Montana restaurant and a block party with everyone he knows. (playful) — 00:00:46
2007-02-16 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 16th — Hank: Quick answers: Hank is an 'absent-minded kid in a candy store' online, loves science fiction, would live anywhere his friends were, and his first concert was the B-52s. (playful) — 00:02:15
2007-02-20 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 20th: Computer Trouble — Hank says he cannot get back into the swing of things in Montana because none of his computers work. — 00:00:59
2007-03-30 · March 30th: Manliness! — Hank tells viewers disturbed by the images that he lives in Montana, where people have guns and shoot animals; that's how things are done there. — 00:03:16
2007-04-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 2nd: Punishments in the Ramble — John films in the Ramble in Central Park, 'our answer to the state of Montana', to show Hank the difference between Montana's wilderness and New York's. (playful) — 00:00:10
2007-04-13 · Friday the 13th: Step It Up! — Hank: Step It Up events are everywhere: one each in Missoula, Glacier and Corvallis (for Montana, three block parties on one block) and about 400 in New York City alone. (hedged) — 00:01:32
2007-06-07 · June 7: Weather and My Pants — Hank doesn't know whether it will happen: the Weather Channel is finicky about him living in Montana, calling it a daunting task, which it wouldn't be if he lived in LA. (hedged) — 00:01:16
2007-06-11 · June 11: SURPRISE — Hank: Answering John, Hank says Katherine is not at the reunion because she is stuck at work in Montana. — 00:01:18
2007-06-15 · June 15: AIRRRRPORRRTS!!! — Hank, who hates flying, has been travelling since about 6 a.m. and will get home around 1 a.m.; he vlogs from the airport because his plane reaches Missoula after the deadline. — 00:00:32
2007-08-01 · August 1: It's Too Hot — Hank sings that anyone would have to be deranged not to believe in climate change when it is 102 degrees in Montana after dark. (playful) — 00:02:25
2007-08-13 · August 13: The Fair!!!! — Hank reports that he went to the fair (the Western Montana Fair, per the description). — 00:00:09
2007-08-13 · August 13: The Fair!!!! — Hank loves the fair, looks forward to it all year, and it always lives up to his expectations, mostly that there will be fried food. — 00:02:07
2007-08-31 · August 31: Copyright and Airports — Hank and Katherine are about to go back to Montana, which is sad but also very happy. — 00:00:10
2007-10-19 · October 19th: Missoula to Seattle — Hank is filming from an airplane; before the flight he and Katherine drove from Montana through Idaho into Washington, which he shows as a travelogue. — 00:00:03
2007-10-19 · October 19th: Missoula to Seattle — Hank says a Montana casino-bar-restaurant-gift shop (and more) displays over 10,000 silver dollars that people gave it, which he says only readers of Neil Gaiman's American Gods might understand. (playful, hedged) — 00:00:53
2007-10-23 · October 23rd: Some Explaining to Do… — Hank says that from Missoula it is impossible to fly to some places without paying thousands of dollars, so driving to a bigger airport is sometimes necessary. — 00:00:10
2007-11-16 · November 16th: Green Cars at the LA Auto Show — Hank leaves Los Angeles to go back to Montana, "where I belong". — 00:03:29
2007-12-13 · December 13: Mailing Shopping Thanking. It Must Be Christmas — Hank says the tree seller is an actual Montanan, a group he says is now pretty much outnumbered in Missoula, so it is good to see them. (playful) — 00:01:38
2007-12-13 · December 13: Mailing Shopping Thanking. It Must Be Christmas — a guest: The tree seller says he doesn't think people are as hardy as they used to be: regular Montanans once went up in the hills, snow or no snow, but a lot of folks no longer do. (hedged) — 00:01:38

Also named in: Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls., October 10th: A Spoilerific Attack on Unicorns, December 20th: HANK SHALL BE PUNISHED!

2008

2008-01-08 · Sledding and YouTube Tag — Hank started the new year sledding, as he did last year (2007), at a place he says was even more beautiful (the description: northern Montana). — 00:00:01
2008-04-10 · Barack John Obama Green — Barack Obama (quoted): In the speech clip, Obama says every child is our problem and our responsibility, and that we have to invest to make sure they are prepared. — 00:01:26
2008-07-04 · America Stands for Awesome — Hank spends the Fourth of July watching a baseball game in Missoula, Montana, which he says he does 'for America'. (playful) — 00:00:00
2008-07-04 · America Stands for Awesome — Hank films the Montana fireworks from very close up and remarks that it hardly seems safe. (playful) — 00:01:37
2008-08-12 · Eight Days of Awesome — Hank: Back in Montana, Hank saw two great friends married, then went to the last day of the Western Montana Fair: goats, llamas, corn dogs and a demolition derby. — 00:03:39
2008-10-14 (said on 2008-10-13, implied) · Numa Numa Hank Dance — Hank says his video is late because his computer crashed about 18 times, noting it is Columbus Day and still the same day in Montana, and hopes to avoid a punishment. (playful) — 00:00:00

2009

2009-03-08 · PEEPS for Bangladesh — John says a gas leak caused an explosion of three buildings in Bozeman, Montana, and his first thought was the hope that Hank and Katherine were okay. — 00:00:00
2009-04-01 (said on 2009-03-31, implied) · A Few Of My Favorite Things — Hank likes people who make funny bikes (one seen in Portland, Oregon) and humorous taxidermy, which Montana is full of. (playful) — 00:01:42
2009-09-01 · I AM COMPUTER MAN!!! — Hank says his friends in Montana think he 'works on computers' and barely know what YouTube is, which he does not mind. (playful) — 00:03:06
2009-09-15 · Internetless in Maine — Hank contrasts Montana (movie theaters, galleries, demolition derbies, internet cafés) with the place, which has plumbing and hot water; his phone gets great reception but is not a smartphone. (playful) — 00:00:00
2009-09-20 (said on 2009-09-21, implied) · Health Care Reform: The Hank Factor — John says Montana, not known for liberal bias, partnered with a private insurer on a somewhat affordable plan open to anyone regardless of pre-existing conditions. — 00:02:04

2010

2010-03-08 · GIGANTIC CHICKEN EGG!! — Hank says the host, Heather, is an egg farmer, the kind of profession people have in Montana where he lives. (playful) — 00:02:20
2010-08-30 · Thoughts from Places: The Centennial Valley — Hank: About a week ago Hank woke at 6 am to watch the sunrise, which he had not seen in a while, while he and Katherine stayed at a working ranch in Montana's Centennial Valley. — 00:00:00
2010-08-30 · Thoughts from Places: The Centennial Valley — Hank says Monida, a town on the Montana–Idaho border, has a population of two. (playful) — 00:00:29
2010-09-17 · Positive Prank Calls!! — Hank says Montana is one of twelve states where a phone call cannot be recorded unless all parties agree, so viewers only hear his side. — 00:00:42
2010-10-11 · Like a Snake Swallowing an Egg: Thoughts from Florida — Hank: Enterprise rental car gives Hank a 'quadruple upgrade' to a 'real big truck'; he jokes that in Montana it would be called a boat, not a truck. (playful) — 00:00:24
2010-10-11 · Like a Snake Swallowing an Egg: Thoughts from Florida — Hank says there are also things he loves: sweet tea, Waffle House, and a sun that breeds a variety of life Montana can't compare with. — 00:01:06
2010-11-03 · Phineas Gage: A Song — Hank: In an outtake, Hank is filming with the dog tied to him, a tumbleweed blows over his MacBook, and he exclaims that he loves Montana. (playful) — 00:03:51
2010-11-22 · Thoughts from Places: On a Horse — Hank says he woke at a leisurely 10 a.m. Eastern (8 a.m. Montana time) and went horseback riding, 'the original ride'. — 00:00:00
2010-12-27 · To: You - - From: The Vlogbrothers — Hank got a light, so he can now make videos at night, which helps because in a Montana winter nighttime starts at four. (playful) — 00:00:14

2011

2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — John: Their mom is visiting John in Amsterdam; John teases that she comes all that way to see him but rarely sees Hank in Montana. (playful) — 00:00:20
2011-08-19 · Outtake Insanity and NERD FACTOR — John tells Hank the last reason they came to Montana is that Hank is his brother and John likes him; both then find the moment too awkward. (playful) — 00:02:02
2011-10-03 · The LHC and Alex's Survey — Hank: Asked for his most expensive casual clothing, Hank shows a winter garment (prepared for Montana winters) and finds six dollars and a receipt for only a six-pack of Miller High Life in its pocket. (playful) — 00:00:29
2011-11-28 · Stuffed with STUFF! — Hank jokes that his outdoorsy Montana friends mostly watch his videos of humping things or wearing a dress, and thanks Nerdfighteria for paying attention without the dress. (playful) — 00:00:00

2012

2012-04-12 (said on 2012-04-13, implied) · Introducing Lizzie Bennet — Hank: On a walk down to the creek ('crick', as they say in Montana) to find a place to film, Hank accidentally finds a geocache with some gross stuff in it. (playful) — 00:00:10
2012-05-01 · Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands — John loves Missoula, the only Montana town he ever visits; it reminds him of Richard Hugo's poem 'Degrees of Gray in Philipsburg', some lines of which he recites. — 00:00:00
2012-09-28 · THE EYE OF LONDON: Thoughts from Northern Montana — Hank and Katherine celebrated their sixth anniversary last week (mid-September 2012) by escaping the smoke to northern Montana: D&D characters, Glacier National Park, and a VH1 90s countdown that disappointed him in his generation. — 00:00:00
2012-09-28 · THE EYE OF LONDON: Thoughts from Northern Montana — Hank recalls a Ferris wheel ride in Missoula that scared them a third of the way up, calling it Montana-sized, not "the Eye of London" (the London Eye). (playful) — 00:01:56
2012-11-09 · The Stadium of Representatives: The End of B20 Week :-( — Hank: Because of its fairly large population, a State of Puerto Rico would have quite a bit of sway in the House, certainly more than Montana, which gets only one seat. — 00:02:55

Also named in: Thoughts from Dead Animals

2013

2013-01-01 · Why Does Congress Suck? — John says House seats are allotted by population: Montana has one representative and Indiana about nine. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:28
2013-09-03 · Bigger Pizzas: A Capitalist Case for Health Care Reform — John says Montana's catastrophic coverage plan caps Hank's out-of-pocket costs at $10,000 a year; before that law Hank could get no insurance and risked a million-dollar bankrupting illness. — 00:02:26

2014

2014-01-10 · Global Warming and the Polar Vortex — Hank says it is nice in Montana, where it gets to about -20 once every year, so he doesn't know what everyone is complaining about. (playful) — 00:00:02
2014-04-01 · VELOCIRAPTORS — John says the velociraptor wasn't famous until Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park and Spielberg's film, which show smart, people-sized, scaly pack hunters dug up in Montana. — 00:00:11
2014-04-01 · VELOCIRAPTORS — John says the velociraptor never lived in Montana; it lived in Mongolia and China. — 00:00:45
2014-05-30 · Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! — Hank shows the outfit he plans to wear to John's New York movie premiere, joking that Montanans dress 'with a dead cow on them', plus a TFiOS-colors tie. (playful) — 00:00:00

Also named in: The Great Goose Migration

2015

2015-02-13 · Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions — Hank: Doing 'Draw My Life', Hank says he takes up a trivial amount of space in Montana, itself tiny next to the Earth, solar system, galaxy and universe, and his lifetime is unnoticeable on a universal scale. (playful) — 00:02:54
2015-06-08 · Monday Bonus Video! — John admits he is rooting for Indiana and Montana but will accept any other outcome. (playful) — 00:01:32
2015-06-19 · 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet — Hank says he has several times been asked to run for local election in Missoula and, as a local business owner and semi-celebrity, would have an okay chance. — 00:00:01
2015-06-19 · 19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet — Hank says that whenever he is asked, he thinks he is not really from Missoula, Montana, but from the internet. — 00:00:11

2016

2016-01-08 · Who Am I?! - Some thoughts on Personal Identity — Hank lists labels for himself: heterosexual white cis male, Taurus, ENFP, Montanan, American, book lover, no tattoos. (playful) — 00:00:20
2016-01-22 · Why Are Vegetarians Annoying? (An Exploration of a Cultural Rift) — Hank says he lives in Montana, a society where eating meat is normal and vegetarianism is not, unlike some other places in America. — 00:01:29
2016-02-12 · Doing the Hard(er) Thing (and some very bad news) — Hank: The walks have noticeably improved Hank's life (less stress, great sunrises), yet every frigid pre-dawn Montana morning he wants nothing more than to get back into bed. — 00:00:44
2016-04-01 · Loving Loving Things in Los Angeles — In the description Hank says one reason he lives in Montana is to stay a little disconnected from this culture, or he stops being a fan and gets competitive. — video description
2016-04-29 · The Time a Taxi Driver Stole My Money — Hank: A couple of years ago (2014), in the Bay Area for the launch of Randall Munroe's book What If?, Hank took a taxi whose very nice driver chatted with him about Montana and his trip. — 00:00:13
2016-06-17 · Hey, Let's Change Some Things — Hank: To Steve Daines, Hank writes that guns are part of Montana's history and culture and he has no wish to end his neighbors' access to firearms, but there is a problem that needs action. — video description
2016-06-17 · Hey, Let's Change Some Things — Hank thanks Senator Jon Tester, with whom he agrees more often, for supporting common-sense gun regulations, noting this is not an easy position in Montana and his moderate views hurt him. — video description
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Hank (description) says a gay, American Indian, Democratic woman was nominated against incumbent Ryan Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, and has several times polled within the margin of error. — video description
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Hank introduces Superintendent Juneau, who is running for Congress to represent Montana. — 00:00:12
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Denise Juneau: Juneau says the Superintendent of Public Instruction is basically the head of all Montana's schools, elected every four years as one of the statewide offices under the state constitution. — 00:02:08
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Denise Juneau: Juneau says despite stereotypes about Montana, her coming out hasn't become a political issue, which she thinks speaks volumes for the state, the country and their direction. (hedged) — 00:03:35
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Denise Juneau: Juneau says her Twitter bio's '54th generation Montanan' just means a long time: American Indian people were here before America was a country, history she brings to the race. (playful) — 00:03:55
2016-10-21 · Coming Out, Goats, Government, and Attack Ads with Denise Juneau — Denise Juneau: Juneau says every hateful message or letter is matched by three or four good ones, or parents crediting Graduation Matters Montana for a child's graduating; the good outweighs the haters. — 00:04:40
2016-10-25 · Will the U.S. Presidential Election Be Rigged? — John explains the electoral college: states get electoral votes by congressional representation (California 55, Montana 3), most give all to the state winner, and 270 wins. — 00:00:30
2016-12-27 · The Best of My 2016 — John's third memory: meeting baby Orin in Montana; there is nothing like the pride and happiness of seeing his baby brother be such a committed, loving father. — 00:02:01
2016-12-27 · The Best of My 2016 — John tells Hank that, visiting him, Katherine and Orin in Montana, he thought Hank had found the thing he is best at. — 00:02:15

Also named in: Baby Poop Rookie: Vlogbrothers Reunited

2017

2017-01-03 · 10 Years on YouTube (...and MORE GREAT NEWS) — announcement: John: The brothers asked Montana-based artist Claire Emery for limited-edition woodblock prints for the 10th anniversary; her three prints are on pre-order at DFTBA.com, black and white or hand-coloured. — 00:01:20
2017-02-17 · As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu — Hank says there are no grizzlies in town, but black bears do come into town. — 00:03:17
2017-08-25 · Trust and Fire - Thoughts from the Smoke — Hank says Montana's unseasonably hot, dry summer has socked his valley with smoke, sometimes enough that experts advised him not to leave his house, certainly not with an infant. — 00:00:03

2018

2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Hank says that in Montana's last big election Donald Trump won 70% of the vote while a Democratic governor was reelected with 54%, which he wants explained. — 00:00:07
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Hank says Montana was the first state to push back on the net neutrality rollback, with Bullock signing an executive order for state protections. — 00:00:53
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock: Bullock explains the order: providers selling internet services to Montana must keep the internet free and open for all Montanans; they may block and throttle, but then cannot sell to the state. — 00:01:07
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock: Bullock says New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and Vermont governors did the same, basically taking Montana's executive order; Montana even offered a fill-in template. (hedged) — 00:01:25
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Hank says he believes in pushing good progressive agendas, and having Bullock in charge of Montana helps that and functionally helps a lot of people. — 00:02:28
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock: Bullock says Montana kids are in publicly funded preschools because of his administration's work, and focusing on that makes the hard parts of office easier. — 00:05:57
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — recommendation: Steve Bullock: Bullock tells young people there is no magic age to get involved: a Montana state legislator had not graduated high school when elected. — 00:07:22
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock: Bullock says Parkland, Florida students may fundamentally change things, Montana students walked out in protest, and maybe grown-ups will finally listen to kids. (hedged) — 00:09:02
2018-03-23 · Trump, Guns, and Net Neutrality...With Governor Steve Bullock?! — Steve Bullock: In the outtakes Bullock says Montana passed one of the most progressive campaign disclosure laws. — 00:11:19
2018-03-30 · The Stories We Tell Ourselves: Thoughts from Amsterdam — Hank says Amsterdam's transport is partly circumstance (dense, old narrow roads, flat, no Montana snow) but also choice: individuals establishing and following norms. — 00:00:10
2018-05-18 · Laurel or Yanny and Baby Dance Moves - It's Question Friday — Hank says he is in Florida, where it is raining, and loves the wetness because Montana is so dry his skin breaks out and his nose gets crackly. (playful) — 00:00:00
2018-11-07 · A New Thing? — Hank says Montana is very slow at counting votes. (playful) — 00:00:00

2019

2019-01-18 · Should You Burn Dirty Fuel? — Hank says vegetarian sandwiches in Montana are not the saddest thing ever. (playful) — 00:00:00
2019-01-25 · A Floridian's Guide to Living Someplace Very Very Cold — Hank says that in 2003 he moved to Missoula, Montana, which was a shift. — 00:00:10
2019-03-08 · Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? — Hank agrees no one wants to write positive stories about YouTubers, but notes national news never writes positive stories about Montana either, a place people don't understand. — 00:01:11
2019-03-08 · Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? — Hank says Montana makes national news only when a state senator wanted to legalize drunk driving or someone wanted to sell the state to Canada. (playful) — 00:01:11
2019-03-08 · Does "The Press" Hate YouTube? — Hank says readers of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal lack a complex understanding of YouTube just as of Montana: it is not part of their culture. — 00:01:11
2019-10-04 · In Defense of Bad Flags — Hank says he lives in a state whose flag was voted third to last. — 00:00:00
2019-10-04 · In Defense of Bad Flags — 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. — 00:00:29
2019-10-04 · In Defense of Bad Flags — Hank says Montanans identify instead by their single statewide area code, 406, which everybody loves, and by the old license plate design, which is quite good. (playful) — 00:00:29
2019-12-13 · Is This the Cutest Animal Noise? — Hank: 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. — 00:00:43
2019-12-13 · Is This the Cutest Animal Noise? — ask: Hank says Animal Wonders has a YouTube channel, Animal Wonders Montana, which Complexly helps produce; it is wonderful and educational, so subscribe. — 00:01:54

2020

2020-03-27 · Take a Break with Some Feather Stars — announcement: The description says Montana has asked nonessential businesses to close until at least April 10th, likely longer, and that DFTBA will re-open. (hedged) — video description
2020-05-01 · I Need to Get Myself Away from this Place — Hank: At John's suggestion Hank heads to a big ball, though not actually: he is home in Montana and shows a road trip from just before things got hinky. — 00:00:00
2020-07-24 · Could I Spare some Change for Gas? — Hank: Filming in his yard at 9 at night in Montana, Hank expected birdsong but got leaf blowing and yard work. (playful) — 00:00:29
2020-10-23 · 10 Reasons to Vote RIGHT NOW — Hank says Montana, where he lives, has a Democratic governor and a Democratic senator. — 00:01:27
2020-10-23 · 10 Reasons to Vote RIGHT NOW — Hank says that would not have happened if everyone who thought Trump would win anyway had skipped the polls. — 00:01:27
2020-11-06 (said on 2020-11-05, implied) · Just Some Election Thoughts… — The description apologises that the video is more somber and less hopeful than it should be, because Montana's elections did not go well. — video description

2021

2021-03-05 · How Much Hope is OK? — Hank thinks his mood may come from Montana's winter: everyone he knew expected it to be very bad, and then they went through it heads down without mentioning it. (hedged) — 00:01:04
2021-07-02 · So...Orange Juice isn't What it Seems… — Hank grants fresh squeezed is the best, but shipping oranges worldwide so they are available year-round in Montana has a huge environmental impact, and packaging is involved too. — 00:01:15
2021-12-10 · What Was Early YouTube Like? (with Hank and John) — announcement: The description says the census was broken and very short for non-coffee drinkers if filled out before 3:45 Montana time on Friday, due to wrong question logic, and is now fixed. — video description

2022

2022-10-28 · I'm Changing the Way I Think About Politics — Hank says Trump won Montana by 16% in 2020 and 20% in 2016, yet in 2016 Montana also elected a Democratic governor, and it has a Democratic senator, Jon Tester. — 00:01:06
2022-10-28 · I'm Changing the Way I Think About Politics — Hank thinks most people don't know Montana is a very red state that does a lot of pretty blue things, because that doesn't fit the national narrative. — 00:01:06
2022-12-30 · This Boba Lid Lied to Me and I Don't Understand Why — Hank: Water especially cannot reach that in Montana, which is well above sea level. — 00:00:58

2023

2023-01-17 · John Green Answers the Most Searched Hank Green Questions — John says Hank is from Montana. — 00:02:26
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — Hank says he lives in Montana, the first state to pass a TikTok ban. — 00:00:00
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — Hank: As perhaps the person in Montana with the most TikTok followers, Hank says reporters, local reporters and TikTok's comms people have been calling him for comment. — 00:00:21
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — Hank says Montana can probably not ban TikTok, at least at the moment. (hedged) — 00:00:47
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — 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. — 00:03:07
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — Hank is unsure whether to give it attention, since those he votes for won't be Montana's majority soon, and the others win points for this and like the attention. (unsure) — 00:03:07
2023-04-21 · On TikTok Bans — Hank thanks the saner voices in the Montana legislature, saying it is a hard time to do their work. — 00:03:07
2023-04-28 · I Discovered a Soap Secret — Hank says he loves the soap, has used it for years, and it is made in the mountains of Montana by people who care about their impact on the world. — 00:02:47
2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated — Hank: At a family reunion in the Dominican Republic, Hank says the most exciting part is the reunion of the brotherhood; Katherine is stuck in Montana at work. — 02:44:01

2024

2024-08-30 · The Two Coolest Things we Know About Sharks — Sofishtication: Jaida says bull sharks swim in fresh water, and one has been found so far up the Mississippi that it was in Illinois. — 00:02:31
2024-09-06 · I feel like I can't talk about this… — Hank: The election takes up much of Hank's mind, and he has done campaign events with Montana candidates because it all matters, which he hates. — 00:01:27
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — The description notes Montana has had a Democratic governor for 16 of the last 19 years, a reminder that politics, Montana and Gianforte are weird. — video description
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank jokes that he wants Busse to be his personal governor, representing none of the other citizens of Montana. (playful) — 00:00:57
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank observes an influx of wealthy Montana politicians who aren't from Montana: Democrats tend to field locals, Republicans rich people not from here. — 00:01:23
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says women fear for privacy, abortion and health care: Montana is surrounded by four states that have drastically curtailed abortion rights. — 00:02:43
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse describes 'the Montana struggle': Montanans accept some hardship for outdoor access, but Gianforte's administration has stretched both affordability and access. — 00:03:38
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says he runs to make Montana better: public education is the backbone of democracy and in peril, and attacking women and freedom is wrong. — 00:04:47
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says Montana is at a tipping point and somebody needs to stand up and fix it. — 00:06:42
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says Montana is one of only nine states that tax Social Security and just put a tax on tips, showing ambivalence toward working people. — 00:07:38
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank: 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. — 00:10:12
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank says people now imagine politics nationally, especially recent arrivals in Montana (part of its housing crisis), who may know little of state politics. — 00:11:27
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says that although Trump may win Montana by 10 to 20 points, Obama lost the state by only about three and a half to four points. — 00:25:15
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse's campaign motto is 'get your Montana back': Montana is not really a red state but a live-and-let-live, egalitarian, purple place. — 00:25:43
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse praises Montana's stream access law as anti-feudal: you don't have to be a prince or king to access the river. — 00:30:18
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank says polling suggests abortion access divides Montana's government from its people: a ballot initiative polls well, while Gianforte wants to end all abortions. (hedged) — 00:32:02
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says in the famous Held case 16 young people sued Montana for violating the right to a clean and healthful environment. — 00:40:47
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says that unlike US constitutional cases arguing what the framers thought, Montana has nine living framers; its environment article was written by Mae Nan Ellingson, then 24. — 00:41:16
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank likes that Montana makes no political sense through a national lens: a very red state with strong labor laws. — 00:42:28
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says organized labor in the United States, certainly in the West, was in many ways born in Montana. — 00:42:28
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says Montana's labor history is not pretty: the Copper Kings, including William Clark, bought elections with $100 bills and owned the newspapers. — 00:42:58
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says Montana's love of freedom, labor and equal access is a reaction against an era of abusive billionaires. — 00:43:26
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank says he doesn't want Montana to make sense nationally; he wants places that are diverse in that way. — 00:43:26
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Hank thinks Gianforte, Sheehy and Daines are trying to make Montana a monolithic national red place, which Montana has always resisted. — 00:43:26
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse sees Montana as an outpost lab of democracy that could reseed it elsewhere if it dies. — 00:45:33
2024-09-13 · My Governor is Weirder than Yours — Ryan Busse: Busse says after about 335 to 340 days of campaigning he has probably passed 80,000 miles; Montana is so big you can drive 11 hours without leaving it. (hedged) — 00:46:23
2024-10-18 · My Ballot Made Me Angry — Hank: Since Montana is a red state where Republicans are generally in power, Hank's first thought was that those in power were ordering the ballot to give themselves an advantage. (speculative) — 00:00:14
2024-10-18 · My Ballot Made Me Angry — Hank explains Montana's ballot order: candidates start alphabetical, then rotate by one per ballot in the sequence, so although his ballot has Democrats last, every candidate is on top equally often. — 00:03:24
2024-10-18 · My Ballot Made Me Angry — Hank: Without trust in Montana's election officials, Hank says, he might have posted that Montana puts only Democrats last; it might go viral, the correction wouldn't, and people would lose more faith in the system. (hypothetical) — 00:04:08
2024-10-18 · My Ballot Made Me Angry — Hank says things are kind of okay only because people worked, thought and fought hard; though it's hard, making things more fair is worth the work, and he's glad of Montana's system. — 00:05:21
2024-12-27 · Cats are Better than Dogs, I Proved It. (PG-13) — Hank says a cat killing small animals is a red flag, but it eats them, and in Montana killing and eating your own food is normal roommate behavior. (playful) — 00:01:55

2025

2025-01-31 · Thanks, Shmed — Hank says he had no idea how lucky he was that Shmed lived in his small Montana town, with a backyard studio that came with a producer and multi-instrumentalist session musician. — 00:00:45
2025-08-05 · ONE TAKE JOHNNY — John says the brothers are on vacation together in Montana, though they are working the whole time. (playful) — 00:01:22
2025-09-29 · PIZZAMAS IS UPON US! — announcement: John shows a subtler item, a Pizza John cutting board made in Montana, plus a Pizzamas fidget and the Pizza John Forever Coloring Book. — 00:04:01
2025-10-06 · The Web is Going to Die — Hank says Granite, another Montana ghost town, boomed in the 1890s to over 3,000 people, more than Garnet's peak of about 1,000; Garnet was abandoned by the 1920s, but people lived in Granite in the 1960s without plumbing or electricity. — 00:01:05
2025-10-08 · Being Alive — Hank says that, much as he has benefited from and loves the place he actually lives (gesturing, not at Montana), he feels he may have mislaid some of the bricks. (hedged) — 00:03:46

2026

2026-01-23 · Two Unrelated Destroyers of Trust — Hank says many Montana people feel big cities have too many people; in Missoula he knows what people are doing, but in a big city you cannot conceive of all the places people live and work. — 00:01:16
2026-02-13 · Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! — Hank tells his Save the Children guest that in Montana he has not shoveled his walk once this year (2026). — 03:24:04
2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — Hank: If not Montana, Hank would live in Indianapolis, because John is there: it's all about the people. — 05:35:34
2026-02-15 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! — John explains the Nerdfighter art perk: someone somewhere makes an artwork and sends it to the DFTBA warehouse in Montana, which sends it to a donor of $55, connecting the two; 392 of 1,475 are left. — 02:17:47
2026-03-10 · Is Hank Green Running for Congress? — John says that last week (week of 2 March 2026) two of Hank's elected representatives, his congressperson and one of his senators, unexpectedly retired. — 00:00:29
2026-03-10 · Is Hank Green Running for Congress? — John says Hank owns no suit and has no known political ambitions, which might actually be assets in Montana. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:38
2026-03-10 · Is Hank Green Running for Congress? — John: Both Montana politicians announced retirements just before the candidacy filing deadline, essentially handpicking successors, so Hank cannot run, having filed no paperwork. — 00:04:04
2026-03-10 · Is Hank Green Running for Congress? — John expects Hank to pursue many forms of public service in the coming years, though he will not be Montana's next congressperson or senator. — 00:06:01
2026-05-22 · Why I Made Crash Course a Non-Profit — Hank says that for many reasons he never wanted to leave Montana, so he and John built a company brick by brick, nice and slow. — 00:02:10
2026-08-26 · Jad Abumrad on Dolly Parton: 'The Unicorn of Unicorns' — Hank: Jad happened to be in Hank's town in Montana, so they filmed the episode in a little studio with three cameras, unlike most Humans episodes. — 00:00:31
2026-09-04 · This is a Terrible Idea… — 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. — 00:02:55
2026-10-07 · The 5 Meanest Things We've Named a Species — Hank: Fourth: the insignificant harp ground beetle from Montana; Hank cannot figure out why this one was deemed not to matter and calls it messed up. (playful) — 00:05:04