Vlogbrothers in 2013
In 2013 the brothers held An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall in January, and John interviewed President Obama in a Google+ Hangout. Hank worried that YouTube was drifting toward old media and asked for a better funding model than advertising; after John weighed the options, Hank introduced Subbable, a pay-what-you-want subscription system. John took paternity leave after his second child was born while guest hosts filled his slot, then reported from the set of The Fault in Our Stars film. In the autumn Nerdfighteria began sponsoring AFC Wimbledon, and John opened the Project for Awesome with a case for Save the Children.
107 videos, 9.6 hours.
Start here: Optimism is Not Insane · Bigger Pizzas: A Capitalist Case for Health Care Reform · Syria in Five Minutes
The year as one story: Vlogbrothers in 2013: the channel reaches one million subscribers (2013).
Main stories
The stories that moved in the most videos of the year (an announcement, launch, milestone, update or result — not a look back), with how many videos each moved in and where it stands now.
By the numbers
Main speaker: Hank 52, John 48; median length 3:50; formats: letter vlog 38, list 16, explainer 13, announcement 10, Q&A 9, documentary visit 6, collab / interview 4, song 3, story 3, challenge / punishment 2, livestream 1, other 1, compilation 1.
All videos of the year
January
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-01-01 |
Why Does Congress Suck? |
explainer |
John |
US politics & society |
| 2013-01-04 |
53 Terrible Jokes! |
list |
Hank |
Everyday life |
| 2013-01-08 |
Addicted to the Internet |
letter vlog |
John |
Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-01-11 |
On the Ownership of Ideas |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Internet & YouTube (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2013-01-15 |
North Korean Chicken, Stagecoach Travel, and other Thoughts from before Carnegie Hall |
letter vlog |
John, Hank |
Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-01-15 |
An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall |
livestream |
John, Hank |
Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing, Pop culture, +2) |
| 2013-01-18 |
Thoughts from Carnegie Hall |
letter vlog |
Hank, Emily Graslie |
Projects |
| 2013-01-22 |
How to Be More Than Friends: Question Tuesday |
Q&A |
John |
Nerdfighteria (also: Everyday life, Books & writing, +2) |
| 2013-01-25 |
How to Make Friends |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Everyday life |
| 2013-01-29 |
Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters |
letter vlog |
John |
Internet & YouTube (also: Projects) |
February
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-02-01 |
Football For Nerds |
explainer |
Hank |
Sports |
| 2013-02-05 |
Headless Statues and Elton John's Piano: Seeing Sights in London (Thoughts from Places) |
documentary visit |
John |
History & curiosities (also: Books & writing, Personal life, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2013-02-08 |
The Space Time Continuum: Thoughts from Dublin |
documentary visit |
Hank, John |
History & curiosities |
| 2013-02-12 |
Talking to the President |
letter vlog |
John |
Everyday life (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2013-02-15 |
Baby, Harlem, Obama, Dance Crazes, Big Week |
letter vlog |
Hank, John |
Internet & YouTube (also: US politics & society, Projects, Personal life) |
| 2013-02-19 |
Doing Things, On the Importance of |
list |
John |
Projects (also: Personal life, Books & writing, Sports) |
| 2013-02-22 |
Translating Dance Songs |
song |
Hank |
Pop culture |
| 2013-02-26 |
Cooking with a 3-Year-Old: The Mac & Cheese and Communist Celery Edition |
collab / interview |
John, Henry Green |
Personal life |
March
April
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-04-02 |
TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video |
letter vlog |
John |
Books & writing (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-04-05 |
North Korea: Explained |
explainer |
Hank |
World affairs |
| 2013-04-09 |
Inside North Korea |
letter vlog |
John |
World affairs |
| 2013-04-12 |
Felicia Day, Hannah Hart, and The Fine Brothers |
letter vlog |
Hank, Hannah Hart |
Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-04-16 |
Flags and Helpers |
letter vlog |
John |
World affairs (also: US politics & society) |
| 2013-04-19 |
On Sexual Orientation, with Hannah, Ze, Tyler, and Meg |
collab / interview |
Hank, Hannah |
Everyday life |
| 2013-04-23 |
DOCTOR GREEN |
letter vlog |
John |
Personal life (also: History & curiosities, Nerdfighteria, Books & writing) |
| 2013-04-26 |
Cat GIF Critique |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Internet & YouTube (also: Projects, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2013-04-30 |
Animals Interrupt Sporting Events: A Critical Analysis |
letter vlog |
John |
Sports |
May
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-05-03 |
17 Rants in 4 Minutes |
list |
Hank |
Everyday life |
| 2013-05-07 |
The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour |
documentary visit |
John, Danica |
Projects (also: Personal life, Books & writing) |
| 2013-05-10 |
Some Mind-Bending Earth GIFs |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Science & nature |
| 2013-05-14 |
Puppies, Pegasi, and TFiOS Casting: It's Question Tuesday |
Q&A |
John |
Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2013-05-17 |
GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! |
Q&A |
Hank, Henry Reich |
Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2013-05-21 |
Poetry Makes Nothing Happen: Thoughts on Ai Weiwei from the Indianapolis Museum of Art |
documentary visit |
John |
Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-05-24 |
What's Up with Start Ups |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Internet & YouTube (also: Projects) |
| 2013-05-28 |
NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) |
announcement |
John, MagicTurtle643 |
Nerdfighteria (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2013-05-31 |
Optimism is Not Insane |
letter vlog |
Hank |
Global development (also: Personal life, Science & nature) |
June
July
August
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-08-02 |
17 Air Travel Tips |
list |
Hank |
Everyday life |
| 2013-08-03 |
Esther Day 2013 |
letter vlog |
John, Hank |
Nerdfighteria (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2013-08-06 |
Million Dollar Ideas |
letter vlog |
John |
Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-08-09 |
What I Learned at VidCon |
list |
Hank |
Internet & YouTube (also: Projects) |
| 2013-08-13 |
Shailene's Hair, Unfair Monopoly, and the Just World Fallacy |
letter vlog |
John |
Economics (also: Philosophy & meaning, Nerdfighteria, Global development) |
| 2013-08-16 |
Harry Potter vs. Science! |
list |
Hank |
Pop culture (also: Science & nature, Personal life) |
| 2013-08-20 |
Why Are American Health Care Costs So High? |
explainer |
John |
US politics & society |
| 2013-08-23 |
Thoughts from Bath: The Legacy of Wealth |
documentary visit |
Hank, Charlie McDonnell |
Economics (also: Personal life, History & curiosities) |
| 2013-08-27 |
On the TFIOS Movie Set |
letter vlog |
John, Ansel Elgort |
Books & writing |
| 2013-08-30 |
Raw Onion, Twerking, and Speech Jam |
Q&A |
Hank |
Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Everyday life, +3) |
September
October
November
| date |
video |
format |
by |
topic |
| 2013-11-01 |
Scarier than Gravity: Real Life Close Calls in Space |
list |
Hank |
Science & nature (also: Pop culture) |
| 2013-11-05 |
Our Strangest Project Yet? |
announcement |
John |
Sports (also: Projects) |
| 2013-11-08 |
VidCon, Punishments, Comments, and Pumpkins |
announcement |
Hank, a guest |
Projects (also: Nerdfighteria, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2013-11-12 |
But Is Worm Pizza Poisonous? |
letter vlog |
John, Henry Green |
Health (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2013-11-15 |
I Have a Band? |
collab / interview |
Hank, Andrew Huang |
Projects |
| 2013-11-19 |
On Middle School Misery |
letter vlog |
John |
Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2013-11-22 |
How to Apologize like a Fartbag |
list |
Hank, a guest |
Everyday life |
| 2013-11-26 |
The Bank of Nerdfighteria |
announcement |
John, Hank |
Global development (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2013-11-29 |
REUNION! Arm Wrestling, Drawing, and Questions with Hank and John! |
Q&A |
Hank, John |
Personal life (also: Books & writing, Global development) |
December