Nerdfighteria

community · in 1248 videos (2007–2026)

The community around the Vlogbrothers videos, whose members call themselves nerdfighters because they fight for intellectual engagement and celebrate unironic enthusiasm. It gathered on a Ning site from 2008, sponsored AFC Wimbledon from 2014 and joins the P4A matching fund; the brothers' merch projects donated almost $3.5 million in 2023.

From: nerdfighter · Works: Nerdfighter photo mosaic of the brothers (John's 2012 birthday present)

Videos by year: 2007: 141 · 2008: 113 · 2009: 119 · 2010: 94 · 2011: 110 · 2012: 68 · 2013: 64 · 2014: 60 · 2015: 49 · 2016: 42 · 2017: 41 · 2018: 31 · 2019: 24 · 2020: 33 · 2021: 31 · 2022: 20 · 2023: 48 · 2024: 54 · 2025: 51 · 2026: 55

Also known as: Nerdfighters, the Nerdfighters, nerd fighters, the Nerdfighter community

Threads

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

Question Tuesday (96) · Project for Awesome (164) · YouTube (164) · Partners In Health (91) · world suck (72) · Punishment (83) · made of awesome (35) · Brotherhood 2.0 (79) · Nerdfighter Ning (31) · doobly-doo (63)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2007

2007-01-12 · Brotherhood 2.0: January 12, 2007 — John's last punishment idea: do your happy dance for 3 minutes 30 seconds, but only in 5-second clips; unable to phone Daniel this late, he works out 70 dances in 70 locations. (playful, hedged) — 00:01:27
2007-03-27 · March 26th: Thanks — John says Hank in particular, and all the viewers who sent pictures of stuff on their heads, went above and beyond, showing him things one can put on one's head, from an ironing board to a knee-length boot. — 00:00:42
2007-05-15 · May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia — ask: Hank formally asks Brooke, who conceived the idea, and the other Nerdfighters working on it for permission for John and him to run with the Evil Baby Orphanage. — 00:00:56
2007-07-09 · July 9: The Punishment Fiasco — John accepts that the brothers cannot veto their own punishments but proposes that their wives may veto punishments nerdfighters suggest, and hopes Hank agrees. (hedged) — 00:02:47
2007-08-07 · August 7th: Curd Fighter Nurt — Hank says this skips a bunch of punishments: at the very least John must wax a limb of Hank's choosing while breaking the Peeps-eating world record set by punk rock Nerdfighter Curt. (playful) — 00:00:56
2007-08-17 · August 17: Hmmm...A Secret Project? — ask: Hank: 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. — 00:02:12
2007-09-07 · September 7th: Fatalities, Dances and Thanks — ask: Hank reminds everyone that the happy dance project exists and that the deadline is October 1. — 00:01:13
2007-10-05 · October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics — recommendation: Hank urges young Nerdfighters who have never seen The Goonies to rent it: like Harry Potter with pirates in the real world of 1985, about friendship and social-outcast underdogs. — 00:02:11
2007-11-01 · November 1st: When Nerdfighters Fall in Nerdfighter-Like — John: The problem is geography: Liechtenstein is in one place but Nerdfighteria is in about 30,000 places; online hangouts like 'my pants' are fine, but sometimes people need to touch and hug. (playful) — 00:01:58
2007-11-28 · November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication — ask: John invites Nerdfighters to leave questions of any kind, from Pakistan to his glasses, in the comments. — 00:02:16
2007-12-14 · Dec. 14th: John and Maureen Johnson: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY — John thanks Nerdfighters for names for his hypothetical puppy, lists favorites (Rana Valona, Chomsky the Nerdfighting Puppy, Wootponer, Optimus Prime, Johnny Funtimes) and picks Norbert Wiener the Puppy as winner. (playful) — 00:01:52
2007-12-31 · Dec 31: Goodbye Brotherhood 2.0 — announcement: John tells Nerdfighters the brothers will see them weekly in January. — 00:03:31
…and 350 statements more in 2007 — all statements of 2007

Also named in: Brotherhood 2.0: March 9, 2007: Peeptastic!, April 27th: Bad Day,,,, Brotherhood 2.0: May 29: The Goth Scene and Evil Ladies, June 12th: Hank Green "In the Wild", July 12: Pizza, Punishments and Potter, September 24: Airports and M. T. Anderson, October 22nd: The Anniversary of Young Earth Creationism, November 19th: HOORAY HOORAY HAPPY HOORAY!, November 20th: A White Thanksgiving

2008

2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — announcement: John announces that nerdfighting will become more collaborative in 2008: a new site built on Ning where everyone can have a Nerdfighter profile, pictures, videos and blogs. — 00:00:00
2008-02-14 · The Puff Pwns Gravity — ask: John asks all Nerdfighters to vote for Daniel against stiff competition; in one category he is nominated alongside John McCain, John Edwards and Mitt Romney's five sons. — 00:01:36
2008-04-08 · Nerdfighting in Bangladesh — John says Nerdfighters taught him over 15 months that there is no them, only facets of us: every imagined 'them' turned out to be part of us. — 00:02:20
2008-05-06 · Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project — ask: John's project: Nerdfighters have 15 seconds or one photograph to show themselves doing something Hank would think is awesome, left vague for creativity. — 00:00:36
2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — announcement: John announces a second celebrity challenge: if and when the brothers pass Oprah on YouTube's most-subscribed list, Nerdfighters may challenge them any way they see fit. — 00:03:23
2008-08-04 (said on 2008-08-01, implied) · Breakdancing in Missoula Montana — ask: Hank: Worried the Chicago library where they will speak lacks space, Hank asks people to pre-register via the sidebar, though he doesn't know if it guarantees anything. (hedged) — 00:02:36
2008-08-21 · INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH — John, interviewed in the report, says the brothers are trying to bring people who feel like outsiders into a place where they feel like insiders. (hedged) — 00:01:43
2008-09-25 · SPOON FINGERS IN VIDEO RESPONSES — ask: John: From a hotel in Minneapolis, John urges anyone in or near Minneapolis to come to one or both of his events, tomorrow night and Saturday afternoon; info in the sidebar. — 00:00:00
2008-10-16 (said on 2008-10-15, implied) · Paper Towns Collab Album Project!!! — announcement: Hank and several nerdfighters have recorded Paper Towns songs for a Paper Towns collaborative album, which they are giving away for free. — 00:00:34
2008-10-28 · The Unzipped Zipper (Of Your Pants) — John recalls that in his last video he asked Nerdfighters what he could do for them after they put Paper Towns on the New York Times bestseller list, and they sent requests. — 00:00:34
2008-11-19 · Sharing Presents in Westport — John and Hank have just reached their hotel in Westport, Connecticut, and are unpacking the gifts nerdfighters have given them. — 00:00:00
2008-12-29 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank explains Nerdfighters: people who watch John, Hank and other Nerdfighter programming, made of awesome inside, fighting for nerds' rights, intellectualism and accepting people. — 00:00:00
…and 341 statements more in 2008 — all statements of 2008

Also named in: America Stands for Awesome, Catcher in the Rye, Part 1

2009

2009-01-27 · Before Looking for Alaska… — announcement: John announces that a few volunteer Ningmasters will soon feature new content on the Ning's main page, organize and moderate its forums and raise its awesomeness. — 00:02:09
2009-03-18 · Lighting Candles for Rwanda — Hank says that, with the anniversary near, John and he, the Harry Potter Alliance and Candles for Rwanda ask viewers to show Rwandans they are cared for as neighbours, friends, 'one of us'. — 00:00:57
2009-04-12 · The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming — John's favourite thing about YouTube is the comments; he admits discourse in many YouTube comments is poor, but for 'our community' comments and video responses are a huge portion of these videos. — 00:03:06
2009-06-05 · JOHN'S PUNISHMENT! Eating Carl's Jr John's Way — ask: Hank asks viewers to go to nerdfighters.com and vote for the most punishing recipe, deciding how John eats the constituent parts. — 00:01:30
2009-06-23 (said on 2009-06-22, implied) · Fighting the Flame War! — Hank defines Nerdfighters as people who fight for awesome, love learning and discovering, and try to understand others complexly; anyone who wants to be one probably is. — 00:02:54
2009-08-06 (said on 2009-08-05, implied) · Robert Pattinson and DJ Railstone — John and other Nerdfighters, in a BlogTV room, invented DJ Paige Railstone's identity, history and career; Alan made a website, Karen Kavett photos, plus Twitter and Facebook pages. — 00:01:49
2009-09-03 (said on 2009-09-02, implied) · WTF IS GOING ON!!! — Hank says some of the best things in the world, like lolcats, 4chan and Nerdfighters, were created not for money, fame or power but with the goal of awesome. — 00:00:00
2009-09-29 (said on 2009-09-30, implied) · DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! — announcement: 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. — 00:02:40
2009-10-28 · We Win When Everyone Wins — Hank tells John that Nerdfighters are a tribe, a very advanced one: on average probably about a level-four tribe. (hedged) — 00:00:00
2009-11-10 · ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies — ask: Hank: Building a set list, Hank asks viewers to comment which songs he should play and what to talk about at his shows, where he will also answer questions. — 00:02:07
2009-12-06 · LOSERS!!!! — John says Nerdfighteria lost the DARPA balloon challenge despite being tantalizingly close to winning $40,000 to make the Project for Awesome more awesome. — 00:00:05
2009-12-27 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — Hank says Nerdfighteria is the community that sprang up around their videos, which gets together to do awesome things, have a good time and fight world suck. — 00:00:26
…and 299 statements more in 2009 — all statements of 2009

Also named in: Winners and Winners and Ningmasters, Truth or Fail! START HERE, Become a Time Traveller TODAY!, Question Tuesday!, Eating a FAT SANDWICH, My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns), NERD ALERT: Presidential Last Words, John Reviews Twilight and New Moon, THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!!

2010

2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — announcement: John announces rule four: breaking any rule brings a punishment chosen by Nerdfighters and the other brother, to be completed within one week of being assigned. — 00:02:39
2010-02-03 (said on 2010-02-04, implied) · Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! — Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, the Harry Potter community and the Nerdfighter community have together raised $86,000, enough to charter two cargo planes of aid to Haiti. — 00:02:15
2010-03-15 · Cute OVERLOAD: The Ultimate Concern Edition — ask: John makes ultimate concern the week's theme, asking Hank and Nerdfighters whether they have one, what it is, and whether they should have one. — 00:02:09
2010-04-21 · The Insurrection of Subjugated Knowledges — announcement: John tells Nerdfighters that in two weeks, on May 5, it will be Hank's 30th birthday, Hanko de Mayo, and they need to get ready. — 00:00:29
2010-05-07 · How to Live Forever — Hank: Path ten: when you turn 30, have an awesome enough brother to get people to plant trees, so that after you die the trees planted because of you live on. — 00:03:25
2010-06-11 · Mmmm....PARTS — ask: John tells Nerdfighters who want to go to VidCon that they should probably register now. (hedged) — 00:00:45
2010-08-02 · I Love Hank: Esther Day 2010 — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to join Esther and him in telling someone they love that they love them today. — 00:02:55
2010-08-27 · Rest In Awesome, Esther — John reports that Esther Earl, the Nerdfighter who inspired many of Nerdfighteria's recent worldsuck-decreasing projects, died earlier this week (week of 23 August 2010), aged 16. — 00:00:01
2010-09-29 · MY FRIEND CHESTER — ask: John proposes that commenters instead non-snottily ask and answer the grammar and pronunciation questions they have always had; he can't pronounce 'Avett Brothers' or tell lie from lay. — 00:02:46
2010-10-27 · You Are Awesome — announcement: John says Shawn from the Uncultured Project is now in Bangladesh, working with Save the Children to help 10,000 kids in a project funded by Nerdfighteria. — 00:00:01
2010-12-13 · 8 Things I Love — ask: John urges Nerdfighters to watch a Vi Hart video, saying it will change their lives. — 00:02:35
2010-12-27 · To: You - - From: The Vlogbrothers — announcement: Hank says the brothers restructure the channel every year, are discussing it now, and have ideas viewers will be excited about for doing more awesome things in 2011. — 00:03:18
…and 199 statements more in 2010 — all statements of 2010

Also named in: JOIN THE PEN15 CLUB!!

2011

2011-01-03 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? — announcement: John: Thanking Nerdfighters for sticking with them, John says the vlogbrothers will continue Monday-Wednesday-Friday videos in 2011 and, having heard viewers, will make more question videos, Thoughts from Places and 'info-tational' videos. — 00:02:24
2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — ask: John gives Nerdfighters the task of searching out everything knowable about the library, in a thread he created on Your Pants (link in the description). — 00:03:23
2011-04-01 · Many Truths, 1 Lie! — announcement: John says it is April Fool's Day and one of the video's eight parts is a lie; viewers either guess it or he wins an arbitrary contest of his own creation. (playful) — 00:00:07
2011-05-06 · Happy Birthday To Me! — Hank: A FedEx box arrived full of birthday gifts from Nerdfighters, including his Jayne hat, a taco dinner kit, duct-tape crafts and cards. — 00:00:43
2011-06-03 · I AM A BAD PERSON! — ask: Hank asks Nerdfighters to go a little vegetarian this month (June 2011), perhaps meat-free at lunch or meat only on weekends. — 00:02:44
2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — announcement: John: The Fault in Our Stars is number one on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble; John thanks everyone who pre-ordered it. — 00:00:29
2011-08-15 · HANKLERFISH! — John says he owes a punishment but cannot do the sandwich punishment, because his gallbladder was recently removed; he declines to show the scars. — 00:01:35
2011-09-02 · Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies — announcement: Hank announces that, for the first time, there are vlogbrothers posters, for sale now at DFTBA.com. — 00:00:26
2011-10-14 · Defying Wadsworth! — announcement: John: Laurena Segura, Nerd Factor winner for her song 'Permafrost', has an EP out on iTunes through DFTBA Records by popular demand, with 'Permafrost', a song in French and 'Fireflies of Montreal', which John plays. — 00:01:01
2011-11-09 · 27 Part Video — Hank reports he did go a month without meat after his video about it, though he never talked about it again; his life became very cheese-centric. — 00:02:40
2011-12-12 (said on 2011-12-11, implied) · Our Grandfather — announcement: Hank: Viewers will be able to vote for the charities in P4A videos; the most-voted charities get a piece of the money being raised for P4A, already over $10,000. — 00:03:27
2011-12-26 · Project for Awesome and Truth or Fail — Hank announces the P4A charities by votes: Kids in Need of Desks fifth (915), Kiva fourth (1,043), the Harry Potter Alliance third (1,393), Water.org second (2,000), This Star Won't Go Out first (2,224). — 00:00:00
…and 314 statements more in 2011 — all statements of 2011

Also named in: Puppies and The Tour de Nerdfighting 2012

2012

2012-01-02 · Changes to Vlogbrothers — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to say in the comments what they would like to see more of from the brothers, and in the community, in 2012. — 00:02:06
2012-01-27 · In 'N' Out-Erview — John: Asked how being number one feels, John calls it ridiculous, says he loves Nerdfighteria and that, much as he'd like credit, it has nothing to do with him. — 00:00:51
2012-05-05 · It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! — John: For Hank's birthday John wrote an email to his congressman, Andre Carson, asking him to make sure NASA gets the funding it needs. — 00:01:13
2012-06-12 · Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo — announcement: John was at BEA for interviews and signings and to reveal the new An Abundance of Katherines cover, designed by a 17-year-old longtime nerdfighter who then left for her prom. — 00:00:29
2012-07-03 · The Physics of Book Clubs and Vidcon — announcement: John says the Nerdfighter Book Club is reading Fahrenheit 451; the first assignment is to finish Part One, 'The Hearth and the Salamander', by next Tuesday (10 July 2012). — 00:01:36
2012-08-03 · I Don't Understand My Life — ask: Hank: This Esther Day viewers 'get a gold medal in love' if they say 'I love you' to people they don't usually say it to; don't take love for granted or assume people know how you feel. — 00:03:03
2012-08-17 · Open Letter to the Wizards — ask: Hank: Hinting at a secret important date coming soon, Hank asks viewers to sign up for a one-time-use mailing list by Saturday (18 August 2012) night, when the email goes out; helping is little work. — 00:03:09
2012-08-31 · Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes — Hank: Nerdfighteria blew past John's goal: a million dollars raised for Kiva before Hank even made his first video promoting it. — 00:03:02
2012-09-25 · Do Businesses Need to Suck? — John found watercolor paintings with quotes from his books by Malaysian Nerdfighter May; they print posters he signs, and the royalties can support her through university and a graphic-design job search. — 00:01:56
2012-11-20 · Great at Being Terrible: The Florence Foster Jenkins Story — announcement: John: To celebrate the first anniversary of The Fault in Our Stars, Penguin has rented Carnegie Hall for the brothers to have an evening of awesome of reading, talking and music. — 00:01:33
2012-12-14 · I Got Nothin… — ask: Hank says everyone who can should make a video promoting the charities they care about most, so that on Monday (17 December 2012) they take over YouTube for good stuff. — 00:00:55
2012-12-28 · Nood Ood, Drums, Donuts, Fish, the USDA, P4A and SLEDDING! — announcement: Hank says the Project for Awesome raised more money than anybody expected. — 00:01:50
…and 145 statements more in 2012 — all statements of 2012

Also named in: World's Smallest Animals, Thoughts on Romance and Sex in an Airport, Is College Worth It?, VOLT! A Dream Comes True., I Was a Child Poet. And a Bad One.

2013

2013-01-01 · Why Does Congress Suck? — John says these successes happened 'because government' (also Nerdfighteria): Somalia, lacking a government, roads, public schools and telecom investment, produced no popular YouTube Pride and Prejudice adaptation. (playful) — 00:02:57
2013-01-15 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — announcement: John says the show celebrates the one-year anniversary of the publication of The Fault in Our Stars and the six-year anniversary of the Nerdfighter community. — 00:36:35
2013-01-29 · Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters — John: Agreeing with Hank that money changes things, John would be annoyed if CBS adapted TFIOS without permission but is happy with YouTube scene adaptations even with ads; there is no good way to define the difference. — 00:02:48
2013-02-22 · Translating Dance Songs — Hank reports viewers' consensus on why we dance to songs we don't understand: we hear the passion in the words but project our own circumstances onto their blank canvas, which he finds nice and sensible. — 00:00:00
2013-03-22 · How Much is a Human Life Worth? — Hank says that besides being annoyed by pre-rolls, he and John avoid them because they undervalue this community's time; valuing it at a tenth of TV viewers' time is 'dumb'. — 00:01:37
2013-05-07 · The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour — John says Sarah (the Yeti) is due to have their baby on June 1, though it might come earlier. (hedged) — 00:03:04
2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — John announces in a pre-recorded video that his baby has been born; he jokes about his 'epic loins' before conceding Sarah did the birthing and he only reinforced the doctor's 'push'. (playful) — 00:00:01
2013-07-12 · Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song — John: Asked about Alice, John says she is great and beautiful and they love her; he thanks Nerdfighteria for its good wishes and says they enjoy being a family of four. — 00:02:59
2013-09-06 · Undigested Lump (A Song) — 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. — 00:00:18
2013-11-05 · Our Strangest Project Yet? — announcement: John: The sponsorship will buy billboards in the stadium and ads in the match program, all designed by Nerdfighters. — 00:02:57
2013-12-03 · Who Owns DFTBA? An Introduction to Trademarks — announcement: John says Nerdfighters ask about the 'Don't Forget to Be Awesome' rug at Urban Outfitters: the brothers didn't license it, aren't paid, aren't happy, could stop it but won't. — 00:00:00
2013-12-20 · Best Moments of the Project for Awesome — John says P4A is his favorite time of year to be a Nerdfighter and when he is proudest of the community, because he sees the work they do together. — 00:02:46
…and 149 statements more in 2013 — all statements of 2013

Also named in: Million Dollar Ideas, Bigger Pizzas: A Capitalist Case for Health Care Reform, Question Tuesday: The Fault in Our Stars Movie Edition

2014

2014-01-07 · Warm Things for Cold Times — announcement: John announces that the Nerdfighter community is now officially a sponsor of AFC Wimbledon, a football club owned by its fans. — 00:01:34
2014-04-08 · I Don't Even Know — ask: John asks Nerdfighters to like and reblog their state on Tumblr so that Nerdfighters decide where the tour goes. — 00:02:23
2014-05-09 · Oh JK Rowling - Kinetic Typography — ask: Hank tells viewers to get VidCon tickets right now because it is 95% sold out, and says he would love as many nerdfighters as possible to be there. — 00:02:40
2014-05-23 · My Freakish Talent — announcement: Hank recalls that last year (2013) he and John ran a census of Nerdfighteria to know the community and let it know itself; it helps decide focus, tour stops and new shows, with the goal of making Nerdfighteria better. — 00:02:48
2014-06-10 (said on 2014-06-07, implied) · Our Old Friend Complexity: Behind the Beautiful Forevers — ask: John asks Nerdfighters what they took from the first four chapters and what they think of luck: how to make sense of a world where luck shapes triumphs and tragedies. — 00:03:31
2014-07-15 · Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses — announcement: John reports that tens of thousands answered his question from last week (week of 7 July 2014); they voted overwhelmingly to turn on vlogbrothers pre-roll ads and split the income between the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and a fund for educational video projects. — 00:00:13
2014-08-01 · PUNISHMENT OF PAIN AND SCIENCE! — announcement: Hank says today's video, inspired by a comment on John's video about Hank needing to be punished, explains the science of pain while he experiences pain. (playful) — 00:00:02
2014-09-02 · MORTIFICATION — John: Sarah reassured John that nerdfighters are forgiving and few outside Nerdfighteria would see an agriculture video; within a day Bill Gates, the WFP head and Ethiopia's foreign minister had seen it. (playful) — 00:01:49
2014-09-26 · Gettin' Real with Hank — Hank says that in about four days the community raised $260,000 to help people get clean water, and the most common donor comment is 'I'm sorry I couldn't give more.' — 00:00:50
2014-10-28 · The Paper Towns Movie IS HERE! — John: Long-time Nerdfighters know John's slightly tortured experiences with Paper Towns in Hollywood over the years; now everything is going well, and he thanks everyone who read and supported the book. — 00:03:17
2014-11-18 · How to Never Feel Embarrassed Again — Hank: embarrassment is not about being wrong but about feeling wrong, and it is hard for him to feel wrong here because viewers are nice. — 00:02:26
2014-12-19 · BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! — Hank thanks everyone for P4A 2014: six trending hashtags, dozens of guests donating tens of thousands of perks, hundreds of thousands of votes on 900+ videos, and $1,282,750 raised. — 00:03:33
…and 143 statements more in 2014 — all statements of 2014

Also named in: Influence, Airports, and the Nerdfighter Book Club, The Woman Without a Face - Pizzamas Day 1

2015

2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — announcement: John says this year (2015) the sponsorship grew enough that Nerdfighteria is on the shorts of the AFC Wimbledon uniform. — 00:00:35
2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — announcement: John says they have been selling a poster with a quote attributed to him that a 13-year-old wrote; Melody and Risa will now share its royalties, and Melody is being paid retroactively for posters already sold. — 00:02:14
2015-05-19 · Pain Destroys Language: John after the Dentist — John says much suffering is completely unnecessary, and his favorite thing about the Nerdfighter community is that it tries to do something about it. — 00:01:32
2015-05-26 · Sixteen Parts — announcement: John announces the brothers' podcast will be called Dear Hank and John (he thinks of it as 'Dear John and Hank'), answering Nerdfighters' questions with second-rate advice plus news from AFC Wimbledon and Mars. — 00:00:22
2015-06-05 · Just for Nerdfighters — Hank says some videos he makes for as many viewers as possible, and some just for Nerdfighters who watch no matter what; he really likes the latter, without pressure, saying what's in his head. — 00:00:10
2015-06-23 · Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff — John records Question Tuesday in the back of a movie theater in Berlin with Nat Wolff, who plays Q, and Cara Delevingne, who plays Margo Roth Spiegelman in the Paper Towns film. — 00:00:06
2015-07-28 · Paper Towns, Agloe, and Touring: Thoughts from (Many) Places — John says the Paper Towns movie is out in most of the world and thanks everyone who watched it and shared responses via Nerdfighteria's #wallofcow. — 00:03:29
2015-08-03 · I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015 — John says Esther Day is the day to say 'I love you' to family and friends even, especially, when it's hard. — 00:00:27
2015-08-18 · The Cold War of Nerdfighteria — John says the brothers use the Census every year to choose Crash Course topics and Vlogbrothers videos and to understand Nerdfighteria's interests, and thanks everyone who fills it out. — 00:01:37
2015-09-15 · John Gets a Tattoo — John, outside Firefly Tattoo with Rosianna, is getting an inkless tattoo as a punishment for something punishable he apparently did in 2012, which Hank and Nerdfighteria dredged up. (playful) — 00:00:03
2015-11-09 · Enjoy My Stupid Dancing! (Pizzamas Day 1) — Hank thinks the channel's traditions and inside knowledge are wonderful but can be intimidating for people who are new. (hedged) — 00:00:47
2015-12-29 · How to Give Away Over a Million Dollars — ask: John asks Nerdfighteria to answer in the comments what they want more or less of on Vlogbrothers next year (2016), and whether the rules and the schedule should change. — 00:02:10
…and 102 statements more in 2015 — all statements of 2015

Also named in: SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8)

2016

2016-02-09 · Water in My Cereal: Taste Testing Various Liquid Accompaniments to Raisin Bran — John: By 'a scientific study of his taste buds', the best liquid for Raisin Bran is water, then coffee, lemon-lime Gatorade, milk and orange juice. (playful) — 00:02:15
2016-05-06 · I Hate Only Making One Video a Week — Hank says viewers who rely on him for a good idea every week are vital to his life; he couldn't have done the last 10 years' amazing things without his obligation to Nerdfighteria. — 00:01:52
2016-05-24 · Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts — John says AFC Wimbledon, the fourth-tier English team Nerdfighteria sponsors, has reached the play-off final, one victory from becoming a third-tier team. — 00:02:35
2016-06-17 · Hey, Let's Change Some Things — ask: Hank tells everyone watching that instead of their usual evening they will all write a letter to someone who represents them in government, as homework. — 00:00:20
2016-07-01 · So, I Ruptured Both my Eardrums! (Also, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria) — announcement: Hank: Since only people with a spare $60 get to come to such events, registrants who can may fund a half or full scholarship for another Nerdfighter; applications come later. — 00:03:00
2016-07-15 · On Lives and Mattering — ask: Hank asks everyone who has time today to take time to listen — not to shout, judge, fight, dismiss or even comment — calling listening the most underappreciated verb in internet discourse. — 00:03:01
2016-07-22 · Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) — Hank says he has always been proud of this community and known it is almost entirely kind, thoughtful people, from the comments and from meeting many in real life. — 00:02:50
2016-07-26 · El Chapo and Me — ask: John asks Nerdfighters who have read one of his books to share in comments how they came to it, or any story of a book reaching them unexpectedly. — 00:02:05
2016-09-09 · Sleep Paralysis, Double-Pregnancy, and The 2016 Census — Hank says the Census gives a deep understanding of the community so the brothers know what to create, what viewers want and what to do together; it matters hugely to him and John. — 00:03:30
2016-10-07 · Changing Our Business a Bit — Hank says thousands of chances to figure out who he is before people he respects, and their kind judgement, made him a kinder, more enthusiastic, more compassionate person. — 00:00:58
2016-12-06 · Exactly Like the Human Sternum — announcement: John says the tenth annual Project for Awesome, Nerdfighteria's annual charity event, begins at noon Eastern on Friday (9 December 2016), when viewers should upload their P4A videos and submit them to projectforawesome.com. — 00:00:05
2016-12-30 · The Most Interesting Thing I've Ever Done — ask: 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. — 00:05:27
…and 83 statements more in 2016 — all statements of 2016

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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
2017-02-07 (said on 2017-02-02, implied) · Good News, YA Books, and Bears: It's Question Tuesday — ask: John made a playlist of the songs the question brought to mind and asks Nerdfighters to share the songs or art that have been important to them, so they can discover cool stuff from each other. — 00:03:06
2017-03-31 · No Cut Confessional: Priorities — Hank says the second obligation, to existing things people rely on and love, is less exciting but more compelling: to VidCon attendees and creators, Nerdfighteria and John; he doesn't resent it. — 00:01:43
2017-05-30 · What Should We Keep? — announcement: John says an academic library recently contacted the brothers about preserving material from Brotherhood 2.0 and Nerdfighteria. — 00:01:30
2017-06-06 · My Favorite Subreddits: Joy, Wonder, Knowledge, and Birds with Arms — John says High Quality GIFs gets better the longer you hang around, his favourite kind of internet community and the kind he hopes Nerdfighteria is. — 00:03:40
2017-07-18 · Accio Decade Hallows — John: Of John's five memories of shocked joy, the first two are his children's births: expected, yet both times the feeling, an overwhelmedness of joy and awe, was a complete surprise. (hedged) — 00:00:59
2017-08-08 · What You Make of It: Thoughts from Venice, Italy — John recalls cutting that visit short the next day to fly back to Amsterdam; his gallbladder turned out to need removing. — 00:02:12
2017-08-29 · 40 — ask: John tells friends and viewers affected by flooding in Texas, Louisiana, India, Nepal and Bangladesh that they are thinking of them, and asks Nerdfighters who are able to join him in donating to relief organizations via links below. (hedged) — 00:02:59
2017-11-09 · The New Zealand Five Cent Coin — John: eBay lacked enough coins, so John reached out to Kiwi nerdfighters; the project was led by Megan, a librarian and teacher who wrote to her local newspaper asking for coins for an American author. — 00:01:24
2017-11-21 · Two Love Stories — John: On the January 2012 Fault in Our Stars tour, at a hotel ballroom outside Washington, DC, Nerdfighters Sara and Luis met before the show, hit it off and later began dating. — 00:00:11
2017-11-28 · Let's Talk about Money — ask: John: In P4A's second half money goes to charities chosen by Nerdfighteria: John asks viewers to make a video about a charity and upload it at noon Eastern on December 15th, so people can vote at projectforawesome.com. — 00:01:52
2017-12-15 · Why Big Solutions Fail — announcement: Hank: In P4A's second half, money is split among charities voted on by the community: people make videos promoting charities and viewers vote at projectforawesome.com. — 00:03:15
…and 53 statements more in 2017 — all statements of 2017

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2018

2018-04-17 · John Green Answers Your John Green Questions — John: Hank and John have made Vlogbrothers videos for more than 11 years; the community around them calls themselves nerdfighters because they fight for intellectual engagement and celebrate unironic enthusiasm. — 00:03:08
2018-07-03 · How Does This End? — John: These days viewers want to be here, not pushed by the trending page: they are here because they are nerdfighters, which is what makes it fun for John. (hedged) — 00:02:45
- John asks viewers what they get out of Vlogbrothers videos, what makes them meaningful, what makes time with nerdfighters valuable, and what the brothers should change or keep. — 00:03:06
2018-07-06 · This Ends in Death — Hank: The survey results say people are fine with the brothers taking three weeks of vacation. — 00:00:40
2018-09-14 · Our Rivalry — Hank calls this a valuable gift, given to him at least in part by this community and this project, and is very thankful. (hedged) — 00:02:23
2018-10-16 · Life's Library — announcement: John: All profits from Life's Library go to Partners In Health, which they have worked with for over a decade and which provides health care to the poor. — 00:02:16
2018-10-29 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE! — announcement: John opens Pizzamas: once a year for two weeks the brothers trade videos every weekday as in 2007; it is Nerdfighteria's third most important holiday, celebrating love, pizza and e-commerce. (playful) — 00:00:00
2018-11-08 · Let's Talk Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semi-Annual Report — announcement: John says more of the brothers' Nerdfighteria work is shifting to supporting charity: Pizzamas royalties go to the Foundation and proceeds of Life's Library, his book club with Rosianna, to Partners In Health. — 00:01:05
- John's second reason: revenue generated by Nerdfighteria should be spent in ways in keeping with Nerdfighteria's values. (hedged) — 00:01:30
2018-11-09 · I Don't Know What Work Is — announcement: Hank says the yearly Nerdfighteria Census is live now, to understand where the community is and what to do next; it has been shortened significantly since last year (2017). — 00:03:24
2018-11-16 · Doing This Makes Me Happy, but Maybe it Doesn't' Seem that Way? — Hank: A much more common Census theme: respondents don't want to be a burden, fear the brothers are stressed out, and want to help give them time off. — 00:00:33
2018-12-11 · When the Internet Came Home — John: The P4A weekend reminded John how the best of the internet feels; he felt grateful to be part of a vibrant, joyous community working together to make the world suck less. — 00:03:08
…and 28 statements more in 2018 — all statements of 2018

Also named in: My Hollywood Star, Brexit Pears, and Hank's Book: It's QUESTION TUESDAY, How Much Do You Love Each Other? It's Question Tuesday

2019

2019-02-22 · I Don't Want The Same Things Anymore — announcement: Hank: With big goals for maternal health in Liberia with Partners In Health, Hank says DFTBA will give the vast majority of its after-tax profit to PIH for that project, with more information soon. — 00:02:56
2019-04-05 · TOO MANY MILKS — announcement: Hank says John is in Sierra Leone with Partners In Health, seeing how individuals and the whole community might help make life easier there, especially for pregnant people and babies. — 00:00:31
2019-04-23 · untitled — announcement: John: Nerdfighteria's project with Partners In Health Sierra Leone will provide ongoing funding to improve the health care system there, because long-term problems need long-term solutions. — 00:02:55
2019-07-12 · Why Are We Still Doing This? - Reunion Video! — John says they have not done it for money for a long time; the main reason is the one from 2007: making stuff with people they like, each other and Nerdfighteria. — 00:02:33
2019-07-19 · In Which Hank Consumes the Juice of Over 400 Gushers — announcement: Hank: Pricier tickets include meeting the brothers afterward, and all the tour's money will support the community's work improving maternal health in Sierra Leone. — 00:03:01
2019-08-02 · The Cutest Octopus — announcement: Hank: To raise money for the community's work decreasing maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, DFTBA Pin Pals launches a Bizarre Beasts pin subscription club. — 00:03:05
2019-08-09 · Decluttering the Somewhat Embarrassing Nightstand of a 39 Year-Old Best-Selling Author — ask: Hank: For viewers into enamel pins who want to support the community's work decreasing maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, the Pin Club is open just two more days at $12 a month with free worldwide shipping. — 00:01:48
2019-10-25 · Unscripted and Unhinged — announcement: Hank says, having not mentioned it on the channel, that DFTBA now gives all the profit distributions that would go to him and John to charity. — 00:00:29
2019-10-28 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!!! — announcement: John announces Pizzamas, the most magical time of year in Nerdfighteria, when for two weeks they make weekday videos as in 2007. — 00:00:00
2019-11-19 · Kylie Jenner Shows Me What's Wrong with Reddit — John says this is why he and Hank have never trademarked 'Don't forget to be awesome' or DFTBA. — 00:03:15
2019-12-03 · We Are Cats Now, I Guess? — announcement: John: Right now every donated dollar is matched by nerdfighters who contributed to a matching fund and by donors to PIH and Save the Children. — 00:03:28
2019-12-17 · The Best Days of My Decade — John's very favorite day of the decade was January 15, 2013, when he and Hank played a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall in rented tuxedos. — 00:00:19
…and 21 statements more in 2019 — all statements of 2019

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2020

2020-01-03 (said on 2020-01-02, implied) · Re-Thinking our YouTube Channel — Hank tells viewers they are part of something that helps stuff exist in the world: sometimes real things, sometimes ideas they wouldn't have without thinking together as a community; he is really happy about it. — 00:03:04
2020-01-07 · Endings · Beginnings — ask: John hopes viewers will begin the year with the Nerdfighteria Census, which helps the brothers set the community's priorities; links are in the description and comments. — 00:03:32
2020-01-17 · It's Like Shark Tank, but for Charity — announcement: Hank: Having hesitated to give advice when his biggest asset is something he does not tend to share, Hank proposes that he and the community build a business together. — 00:02:10
2020-01-28 · Looking Away (Again) — ask: John asks viewers to make a monthly or one-time donation at pih.org/hankandjohn, each dollar matched by generous people within Nerdfighteria. — 00:05:16
2020-05-05 · YOU'RE AN ALL STAR! — John says a nerdfighter in Tokyo named Rebecca, helped by her partner Ocean, found one, shipped it to him and brought his quest to an end. — 00:00:50
2020-05-08 · The years start coming and they don't stop coming! — Hank thanks John for doing things for him and everyone for doing things for each other: that is the real stuff. — 00:03:26
2020-07-21 · Somebody Once Asked . . . — John: The community's response has been incredible: donations have kept going up every month despite everything; John thanks donors and points to pih.org/hankandjohn. — 00:02:52
2020-08-03 · you're bundled up now? wait till you get older. — John recalls that just over ten years ago Esther Earl texted him that she wanted the holiday Nerdfighteria celebrated on her birthday, August 3rd, to be about love. — 00:00:20
2020-09-25 · i said yep — Hank says the channel is clearly not focused on growth right now and hasn't been for a while; it is something everybody here is doing together. — 00:00:46
2020-10-02 (said on 2020-10-01, implied) · I ain't she was with well and I so and it's and but so and I'll and — Hank says the goal of Vlogbrothers is creating a community, which feels less real past some size: a breeding ground for ideas, weirdness, community and change that enables things like Crash Course. — 00:02:13
2020-10-07 (said on 2020-10-06, implied) · The Golden Age of Vlogbrothers — John: To cheer John up, Hank asked viewers of their new YouTube videos to send pictures of themselves with something silly on their heads, before smartphones made that easy. — 00:00:00
2020-11-17 · Our Biggest Project Yet: A One Year Update — John: Altogether over $18.5 million has been raised, which John calls the most amazing thing Nerdfighteria has done in 13 years. — 00:05:13
…and 54 statements more in 2020 — all statements of 2020

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2021

2021-01-19 · let's go on a parts adventure — announcement: John: The first half raises unrestricted funds for pre-selected charities, this year (2021) Partners In Health and Save the Children, long-time community partners; the second half funds charities chosen by viewers. — 00:00:29
2021-02-19 · Bean Meme Review — Hank: Contributions to the community make Hank feel part of something, which he calls really valuable: being part of a community and of change in the world. — 00:11:53
2021-05-04 · What the Most-Viewed Vlogbrothers Videos Say about YouTube (and about us) — John feared leaving trending would destroy the community, but it grew stronger: the comments became far more pleasant and Nerdfighter groups such as Tuataria and other Discord communities emerged. — 00:00:29
2021-07-13 · The Vlogbrothers Videos I Didn't Make — John says it took him long to understand that Vlogbrothers videos are not about their topics but about Nerdfighteria being a productive community where people feel fulfilled and connect. — 00:02:43
2021-08-03 · I L*** Hank — John: For John nothing rights the wrong of Esther's illness and death or lessens the grief of those who loved her, but he is very proud of how Nerdfighteria responded. — 00:01:56
2021-08-06 · Remembering What's Special — Hank thinks it is very important to belong to groups based on common enjoyment, appreciation and mutual accomplishment, and is glad to be part of some, most importantly this one. — 00:02:55
2021-09-14 · I do this every. single. tuesday. — John's best professional day was January 10, 2013, when he, Hank, Kimya Dawson, the Mountain Goats, Neil Gaiman and others played Carnegie Hall; he uploaded a video that morning. (slip of the tongue: January 10th, 2013) — 00:00:29
2021-09-28 · 11 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read — ask: John asks viewers to tell him in comments which books he probably hasn't read they would recommend. — 00:03:24
2021-10-01 · A Lie I Heard this Week — Hank says that because John did that work, they have raised tens of millions of dollars for Partners In Health, and donors, Awesome Socks Club members, Pizzamas buyers and community members were all part of it. — 00:02:53
2021-10-04 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE! — John: For the 10th anniversary there is a Pizza John zine in which Nerdfighters from all around the world tried to draw Pizza John from memory; John calls it amazing. — 00:03:10
2021-11-05 · We Have Invented Something Marvelous — announcement: Hank: Dropping the conceit that he invented socks, Hank announces the second year of the Awesome Socks Club, a sock subscription for charity that the community energized and that has grown beyond it. — 00:01:27
2021-12-21 · NOW I AM THE SCIENCE ONE… — ask: John asks those able, at year's end, to join the thousands of nerdfighters making monthly or one-time donations to PIH's work to reduce maternal mortality, at pih.org/hankandjohn. — 00:02:55
…and 63 statements more in 2021 — all statements of 2021

Also named in: I am a small boat. It's Question Tuesday., Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday

2022

2022-01-04 · After 15 Years on YouTube, THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING — John: Since then thousands of viewers have become monthly donors, and hundreds more formed a matching fund so every monthly dollar is matched. — 00:00:58
- Nerdfighteria is large but not that large, and reaching such an ambitious target faster than even the rosiest projections shows what such communities can accomplish. — 00:01:27
2022-02-04 · How John and I Talk About Ideas — Hank: The bigger part, Hank says, is a large group of passionate, supportive people with good values that gives new ideas activation energy but also a constraint: ideas must fit the community's values. — 00:03:17
2022-02-22 · On the Death of My Hero — John: Told nothing could be done about one in 17 Sierra Leonean women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, Farmer said otherwise; so the community came to support PIH's maternal and child care center at Koidu. — 00:02:26
2022-05-17 · Reasons Not to Care — John: System strengthening can radically reduce maternal mortality: as Sierra Leone's health system grows stronger, partly through the community's investments, maternal mortality there fell over 10% in five years. — 00:02:26
2022-07-22 · What are These Boys Doing?? — Hank: What has excited the brothers for 15 years is not building a community to make a living but building a community, and communities can build things together. — 00:01:45
- Crash Course would never have got funding or its initial viewership without this community: it is something Nerdfighteria built, like many of their projects, which Hank sees as things 'we' did. — 00:02:20
- To Hank that is the best outcome: the community builds things that spread across the world doing good, with people unaware it made them. — 00:03:17
2022-09-13 · A Million Things at Once — John says the community is on track to raise over $30 million over the first five years of this decade for a stronger health system in Kono District, Sierra Leone. — 00:02:04
2022-10-14 · The Surprise Revelation of NerdfArters — Hank: After all these years, Hank is very happy and excited not to be in control of many of the cool things that happen in the community. — 00:02:50
2022-11-15 · 3 Years In: What Happened, Why, and What's Next — John says the community, working with Partners In Health, is now on pace to raise over $35 million in the first five years of the project to radically reduce maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. — 00:00:00
- John says we can choose a world where maternal and child deaths are rare, and he really believes the community is helping bring it about. — 00:06:49
…and 31 statements more in 2022 — all statements of 2022

2023

2023-01-17 · John Green Answers the Most Searched Hank Green Questions — ask: John says the P4A needs a matching fund that he, Hank and hundreds of nerdfighters join every year, and asks those able to give $500 or more to join at projectforawesome.com/matching. — 00:03:30
2023-02-07 · Mid-Morning Existential Crisis: The Format Returns — John says a group of nerdfighters has raised over $300,000 for a matching fund so that everyone who donates during the P4A gets their donation matched. — 00:02:20
2023-05-02 · GOOD NEWS — John: Helped by the nearly $40 million Nerdfighteria and PIH raised over three and a half years, the MCOE will be the world-class center Kono's mothers and children deserve. — 00:01:27
2023-07-14 · The Good News Video — Hank says that after John's video Nerdfighters went nuts on Reddit, Twitter and other social media, with letters and phone calls; he hopes everyone was polite. — 00:00:58
2023-08-03 · I love you, Hank. Happy Esther Day. — ask: John encourages viewers to say 'I love you' to the people they love, especially when it's hard. — 00:03:16
2023-08-22 · The Panera Phenomenon — John shows Hank a picture of the Maternal Center of Excellence, a massive extension to Sierra Leone's Koidu Government Hospital funded primarily by Nerdfighteria. — 00:00:20
2023-09-19 · So, um.... GOOD NEWS?!?!?! — John recalls Hank asking the community for pictures with stuff on their heads to cheer him up: of about 400 regular viewers, about 350 sent pictures, before the iPhone. — 00:04:54
2023-09-30 · An Incredible Update — John thanks everyone who wrote an email, made a call, tweeted or made a meme: they made a huge difference. — 00:03:10
2023-10-06 · I Quit — Hank says that for over ten years half of the Vlogbrothers channel's ad revenue has gone to grants for small educational internet creators, since getting started is harder than it used to be. — 00:07:20
2023-11-03 · We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships — Hank: By capable Hank means the community can act for itself and the world, from TB access to Crash Course, SciShow and the clubs funding maternal health in Sierra Leone; membership should feel valuable. — 00:03:57
2023-12-01 · It's OK if you think less of me after this! — announcement: Hank: To recognize Nerdfighteria's role, Good Store will have a Founders Club, not ready yet, for contributing ideas, early access, testing and discounts, built over the next few months. — 00:07:21
2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated — both: In an FAQ, the brothers say a nerdfighter is made of awesome, and Nerdfighteria is the community around their videos doing awesome things and fighting world suck. — 02:17:44
…and 87 statements more in 2023 — all statements of 2023

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2024

2024-01-16 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John: Across all their merch projects the brothers donated about $268,000 in 2019 and $598,000 in 2020, then, after a huge jump, almost $3.5 million in 2023 alone. — 00:00:57
2024-02-16 · How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter — Hank: Heading into this year (2024), Hank says there is no monetary requirement to be a member of this community. — 00:00:29
2024-03-26 · I Own Danaher — John says the community recently helped pressure Danaher to lower the price of its standard TB test cartridge, letting literally millions more people a year access high-quality testing. — 00:00:00
2024-05-28 · A Midlife Crisis — John calls Nerdfighteria the most important part of his professional life; it has grown around hubs on YouTube, Discord, Reddit, Twitter and elsewhere. — 00:01:56
2024-06-18 · The Tea — announcement: John: Keats & Co. fully debuts later this year (2024) but launches to Nerdfighteria now with green, mint, chai, Earl Grey and other teas, plus a strainer, all carefully sourced. — 00:04:22
2024-08-06 · What Helped Through Depression — John: The second thing that helped was his communities; John gets unusual, unreplicable support from Nerdfighteria, for which he is very grateful. — 00:00:29
2024-09-06 · I feel like I can't talk about this… — announcement: Hank: The brothers are rebranding the Awesome Coffee Club as Keats & Co., a coffee and tea brand; Hank says the tea is great and reviews are coming in. — 00:02:26
2024-09-23 · IT'S HERE! — announcement: John says all the money made at pizzamas.com this Pizzamas goes to Partners In Health; keeping it would be morally repugnant. — 00:01:46
2024-10-02 · What I learned from the weirdest day of my life — Hank: On one of the weirdest days of his life, in New York in 2008, just after his first Nerdfighter gathering and wearing a fan-made Nerdfighteria shirt under his suit, Hank made a deal to sell EcoGeek to Scientific American for money and a job. — 00:00:29
2024-11-01 · Working Through a Crisis with My Brother — John says Nerdfighteria is not weakening because of generative AI; maybe in five years, but right now it is stronger and more interesting than ever. — 00:04:01
2024-11-13 · Some New Things… — John says they started Good Store to raise money for charity, and so far in 2024 it has donated $1.25 million. — 00:24:40
2024-12-02 · John, You're Doing Great — ask: Hank says Monday is the last chance to use the SAVE25 code for 25% off everything at good.store. — 00:01:35
…and 127 statements more in 2024 — all statements of 2024

Also named in: The Project for Awesome is Changing!, Hank and John Reunited WITH RAX, The Olympics Mystery Explained!!!

2025

2025-01-14 · So I Bought My Team a Pro Football Player — John explains the streams' idea: he and Stan put all Super Chat and membership money toward AFC Wimbledon's playing fund. — 00:01:27
2025-02-18 · Gastrointestinal Hypermotility in Tuatara — John says the P4A is in-jokes and memes but also years of memories and familiar names: it is community, the thing built over 18 years he is proudest of, and thanks Nerdfighteria. — 00:03:24
2025-03-28 · Is This a Million Dollar Idea? — ask: Hank asks viewers to search YouTube for white noise videos, listen, and select his Torc Waterfall video so YouTube recommends it to far more people than Nerdfighteria. — 00:01:10
2025-05-13 · I Have the BEST News — John says the facility would not exist without Nerdfighteria, which raised the literal majority of the funds needed. — 00:03:33
2025-05-20 · The Double — John thanks everyone in his FIFA livestreams on John's Channel: without them AFC Wimbledon could not have signed Marcus Browne. — 00:04:22
2025-08-03 · Why I Actually Love My Brother — Hank explains Esther Day: on her birthday, an annual celebration of Esther Earl's life, which she asked to be a celebration not of romantic love but of platonic love. — 00:03:03
2025-09-09 · Sorry, Hank, but Coffee Is Just Better — John says that in Nerdfighteria and adjacent spaces coffee is more popular than tea, since good.store has more coffee subscribers than tea subscribers. — 00:02:26
2025-09-29 · PIZZAMAS IS UPON US! — John says they donate 100% of their Pizzamas proceeds to Partners In Health. — 00:04:31
2025-10-01 · Real Reasons for Hope — John says this is primarily the result of the Sierra Leonean government investing in health and health workers, but private philanthropy, including all viewers, played an important role. — 00:03:53
2025-10-07 · Luck vs. Work vs. Skill vs. Privilege — John says Looking for Alaska has lasted over 20 years not because it was the best YA book of its year but because Nerdfighteria happened, the great luck of his professional life. — 00:03:16
2025-11-24 · Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John — John says Good Store has donated over $11 million to charity, though in its first year or two it donated less than a million dollars. — 00:11:29
2025-12-19 · My Big 2026 Prediction is...Not Fun — Hank credits the brothers' long YouTube careers largely to doing things with people rather than only making things for them, and values the Census as a way to keep a handle on that. — 00:00:59
…and 96 statements more in 2025 — all statements of 2025

Also named in: LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think, I've Not Been Doing Well

2026

2026-02-13 · Why Isn't Everybody a Nonprofit?! — Hank says Good Store donates all its profit to charity but sells socks, which is not an exempt purpose, so it must be a for-profit that pays tax and then donates; they would love it to be a nonprofit. — 00:07:47
2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — John says that in the end Nerdfighteria raised $32 million of the $50 million needed to get the Maternal Center of Excellence off the ground. — 00:04:18
2026-02-24 · Risk Is a Privilege — John says that as a community they made that bet, and so far it has worked. — 00:03:53
2026-03-31 · I've Been Keeping a Secret… — announcement: John announces he has written a new book, Hollywood, Ending, out September 22, with signed copies available for pre-order now. — 00:00:00 · also in: My First Novel in Nine Years Has a Cover, Hollywood, Ending
2026-05-01 · Despair is Not Wisdom — Hank says it is less true in one place because of the work of this community, the people at DFTBA.com and the Good Store partners. — 00:01:27
2026-06-16 · My First Novel in Nine Years Has a Cover — announcement: John says he began a novel about fame, trauma and loving our way through them about eight years ago, and today finally gets to show its cover. — 00:00:00
2026-07-14 · On the Road Again — John says being in rooms of people singing, laughing and reading in 2008 was magic and still is; he can't get used to Nerdfighteria briefly existing in real life. — 00:00:58
2026-08-25 · The Great Thing about Infectious Disease — announcement: John: The 2,000th baby has been born at the Nerdfighteria-supported the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone since it opened in February; all will have access to vaccination at Koidu Government Hospital or local clinics. — 00:05:21
2026-09-18 · John was Wrong about YouTube Views — Hank says views may suit brand deals, but Vlogbrothers does none: they make things with people, such as artists' Pizzamas shirts whose money goes to Partners In Health. — 00:08:15
2026-09-30 · The Point of Life — John says what is interesting is not the project but what built up around it, from Pizzamas to the Maternal Center of Excellence, because Nerdfighteria commits to bits better than almost any online community. — 00:04:30
2026-10-02 · the most powerful attention-consuming tools in the history of the world — John says consuming content is a central theme of Hollywood, Ending: it really means engaging with art, but within capitalism we view that engagement as consumption and art as content. — 00:00:01
2026-10-09 · The Productivity Lie — Hank: Among the Vlogbrothers things he is proudest of, Hank names the yearly bets on educational creators funded by a piece of Vlogbrothers ad revenue, which he calls the most rational thing. — 00:05:58
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