Vlogbrothers in 2017
John marked ten years of the channel and the start of 100 Days; after his explainer on Trump's immigration order, Hank ran a refugee-support poster sale that raised $71,000. John announced Turtles All the Way Down in June, spoke about his own OCD, signed 200,000 sheets for it and announced a US tour with Hank for its October 10 release. Hank launched the PBS show Eons and argued for trusting experts and journalism, while John put himself on an information diet against the social internet. The year closed with Pizzamas and the 11th Project for Awesome, which John said raised almost $2 million.
113 videos, 7.4 hours.
Start here: Understanding Trump's Executive Order on Immigration · The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? · Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't)
The year as one story: Vlogbrothers in 2017: 1,500 videos and three million subscribers (2017).
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.
- Turtles All the Way Down: announcement and publication of John's novel (2017) (11) · now: completed
- Hank: attend all three 2017 VidCons, in Anaheim, Amsterdam and Melbourne (2016) (9) · now: kept
- Pizzamas 2017 edition (7) · now: completed
- P4A 2017 edition (6) · now: completed
- VidCon Australia 2017 edition (Melbourne, September 9-10) (5) · now: completed
- VidCon Europe 2017 edition (Amsterdam, April 8-9): the first VidCon outside the US (4) · now: completed
- PodCon 2017 (Seattle, December 9-10): podcast convention with Night Vale Presents and the McElroys (4) · now: past edition (2017; looked back on in 2018)
- How to Adult: launch of the channel (2014) (3) · now: last documented in 2017
By the numbers
Main speaker: John 57, Hank 56; median length 3:52; formats: letter vlog 40, explainer 23, Q&A 13, list 7, announcement 7, story 6, review / recommendation 6, documentary visit 4, challenge / punishment 3, collab / interview 3, other 1.
All videos of the year
January
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-03 | 10 Years on YouTube (...and MORE GREAT NEWS) | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Personal life) |
| 2017-01-06 | Too Excited about Pears! (Question Tuesday with Hank) | Q&A | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2017-01-10 | What Is the Real Unemployment Rate? | explainer | John | Economics |
| 2017-01-13 | Top 10 Best Dogs Ever | list | Hank | Everyday life (also: Science & nature, US politics & society) |
| 2017-01-17 | How Young Is History? | explainer | John | History & curiosities |
| 2017-01-20 | Behind the Scenes of My Life | documentary visit | Hank, Matthew | Projects |
| 2017-01-24 | On Motivation | letter vlog | John | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-01-27 | Screaming for Four Minutes Straight (with WheezyWaiter) | challenge / punishment | Hank, Craig Benzine | Nerdfighteria |
| 2017-01-31 | Understanding Trump's Executive Order on Immigration | explainer | John | US politics & society |
February
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-03 | Are We Making Things Worse? | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: US politics & society, Global development) |
| 2017-02-07 | Good News, YA Books, and Bears: It's Question Tuesday | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture, Global development, +3) |
| 2017-02-10 | Valentines Candy Taste Test with Hank and Katherine | challenge / punishment | Hank, Katherine Green | Personal life |
| 2017-02-14 | Human Life Is Getting Better. Faster Than Ever Before. | explainer | John | Global development |
| 2017-02-17 | As Cold as The Milk: Learning Spanish with Luzu | collab / interview | Hank, Luzu | History & curiosities (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-02-21 | Does Human Life Have Real Meaning? | Q&A | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Nerdfighteria, Personal life) |
| 2017-02-24 | Doing Bad Things To Make Good Things Happen | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2017-02-28 | You Are Here | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria |
March
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-03 | PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE! | challenge / punishment | Hank, John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2017-03-07 | Hoping for an Airport Reunion: One Refugee Family's Story | story | John | US politics & society |
| 2017-03-10 | Do I Have ADHD? | letter vlog | Hank | Health |
| 2017-03-14 | Green Brothers Reunited! | Q&A | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Pop culture) |
| 2017-03-17 | Trump's Budget Explained | explainer | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2017-03-21 | My Information Diet | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube |
| 2017-03-24 | I Disagree with Me (Thoughts from Lake Powell) | documentary visit | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2017-03-28 | Why Can't America Have a Grown-Up Healthcare Conversation? | explainer | John | US politics & society |
| 2017-03-31 | No Cut Confessional: Priorities | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Projects) |
April
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-04 | Why I Won't Run for Office | letter vlog | John | US politics & society (also: Projects) |
| 2017-04-07 | Squeezing Strangers' Bikes in Amsterdam! | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2017-04-11 | Making the World's Largest Ball of Paint | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2017-04-14 | ★★★★ Review: The TFiOS Bench - Amsterdam | review / recommendation | Hank | Books & writing |
| 2017-04-18 | Framing | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube |
| 2017-04-21 | The Adpocalypse: What it Means | explainer | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2017-04-25 | Pokemon, Reviewed by a Dad Who Knows Nothing about Pokemon | explainer | John | Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-04-28 | Can You Trust Mainstream Media? | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society (also: Internet & YouTube) |
May
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-02 | The Life Changing Magic of Thumbs Up | story | John | Personal life |
| 2017-05-05 | Sick and Tired | letter vlog | Hank | Economics (also: US politics & society) |
| 2017-05-09 | Your Neighborhood, Your Life Expectancy | explainer | John | Health (also: US politics & society) |
| 2017-05-10 | Seeing Myself Through a Cat's Eyes | review / recommendation | Hank | Pop culture (also: Projects) |
| 2017-05-12 | Things That You Just Might Love | list | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Projects) |
| 2017-05-16 | The Introducer, My Childhood Dream Job | review / recommendation | John | Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-05-19 | Should I Have a Baby? | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life |
| 2017-05-23 | Boxes, Butterflies, and Regular Aunts: Live from the Past, It's Question Tuesday | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-05-26 | Some Rough Advice for the "Real World" | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life |
| 2017-05-30 | What Should We Keep? | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria, Everyday life) |
June
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-02 | The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean? | explainer | Hank | Science & nature (also: US politics & society) |
| 2017-06-06 | My Favorite Subreddits: Joy, Wonder, Knowledge, and Birds with Arms | list | John | Internet & YouTube |
| 2017-06-09 | Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) | list | Hank | Everyday life (also: Projects, Science & nature) |
| 2017-06-13 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-06-16 | When Will You Die? | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2017-06-20 | FIRST! Green Brothers Reunited Again | Q&A | John, Hank | Personal life (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2017-06-22 | My New Book | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-06-23 | Reviewing Musicals from their Wikipedia Pages | review / recommendation | Hank | Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-06-27 | UNBOXING | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-06-30 | Eyes Made of Crystal? - Trilobites are Bizarre | explainer | Hank | Science & nature (also: Projects) |
July
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-04 | Civil Twilight | letter vlog | John | Science & nature (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2017-07-07 | My Earthquake Story - (And Thoughts About Numbers) | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life, Science & nature, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2017-07-11 | Signing 200,000 Autographs | Q&A | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-07-14 | YouTube History Lesson: Vlogbrothers Through the Ages | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2017-07-18 | Accio Decade Hallows | story | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2017-07-21 | On Condom Failure | explainer | Hank | Health |
| 2017-07-25 | What OCD Is Like (for Me) | letter vlog | John | Health (also: Books & writing) |
| 2017-07-28 | Why You Haven't Started a Business | explainer | Hank | Economics |
August
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-01 | Death and How to Avoid It (...for a while) | explainer | John | Health (also: Personal life, Global development) |
| 2017-08-03 | HAPPY ESTHER DAY!!! | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Global development, Personal life) |
| 2017-08-04 | Why Bullets are Good for the Environment | explainer | Hank, Michael | US politics & society |
| 2017-08-08 | What You Make of It: Thoughts from Venice, Italy | documentary visit | John, Sarah Urist Green | Personal life (also: History & curiosities, Pop culture, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2017-08-11 | Life is not a Job Training Program | Q&A | Hank | Everyday life |
| 2017-08-15 | Very Hard to Desclibe | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-08-18 | What I've Been Thinking About | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2017-08-22 | The Causes of Cholera | explainer | John | Global development (also: Health) |
| 2017-08-25 | Trust and Fire - Thoughts from the Smoke | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Personal life, Science & nature) |
| 2017-08-29 | 40 | letter vlog | John | Everyday life |
September
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-01 | What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2017-09-05 | John Reads the First Chapter of Turtles All the Way Down | story | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-09-07 | I Love and Apologize to (Insert Location Here): Surprise Thursday Bonus Video! | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-09-08 | How to Win Australia | letter vlog | Hank, Grace | Personal life (also: Everyday life) |
| 2017-09-12 | How Will the World End? Why Even Get Out of Bed? It's Question Tuesday. | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Philosophy & meaning, Internet & YouTube, Books & writing) |
| 2017-09-15 | My Butt Has Some Complaints About Australia | letter vlog | Hank | Economics (also: Health, Personal life, Everyday life) |
| 2017-09-19 | Why Cities? | explainer | John | History & curiosities |
| 2017-09-22 | How to Invest (and other money questions with The Financial Diet) | collab / interview | Hank, Chelsea Fagan | Economics |
| 2017-09-26 | Trump and Russia: An Introduction to What We Know (and What We Don't) | explainer | John | US politics & society |
| 2017-09-29 | What's This Video About? | letter vlog | Hank | Pop culture (also: Science & nature, Books & writing) |
October
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-03 | Let's Talk about Books | review / recommendation | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-10-06 | The World's Largest Fruits | list | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2017-10-10 | Turtles All the Way Down!!! A Reunion Video | announcement | John, Hank | Books & writing |
| 2017-10-13 | Behind the Sides | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life, Books & writing) |
| 2017-10-17 | Look at Tiny Baby Hank | letter vlog | John | Personal life (also: Books & writing) |
| 2017-10-20 | Places Made of People: Thoughts from My Old High School | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-10-24 | Tour Bus Bus Tour | documentary visit | John | Personal life (also: Everyday life) |
| 2017-10-27 | The Secret to my Productivity | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life |
| 2017-10-30 | I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! | announcement | John, Hank | Projects (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2017-10-31 | Where are Whale Balls? Question Tuesday: Pizza Edition | Q&A | Hank, John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Science & nature) |
November
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | Pizza Cocktails with John and Hank! | collab / interview | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2017-11-02 | Hank Reviews Everything | review / recommendation | Hank, John | Everyday life |
| 2017-11-03 | Because We're Here | letter vlog | John, Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Personal life, Pop culture) |
| 2017-11-06 | Banana Milk and Almond Orchards | letter vlog | Hank, John | Personal life (also: Books & writing) |
| 2017-11-07 | Definitely Not A Pecan Orchard: A Pizzamas Question Tuesday | Q&A | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Everyday life, Books & writing) |
| 2017-11-08 | Follow Hank All Day | letter vlog | Hank | Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-11-09 | The New Zealand Five Cent Coin | story | John | Personal life (also: Economics) |
| 2017-11-10 | The Weirdest Living Animals - (With Dr. Lawrence Turtleman) | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2017-11-17 | Why Are Taxes So Complicated? (The Musical?) | explainer | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2017-11-21 | Two Love Stories | story | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2017-11-24 | The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) | other | Hank | History & curiosities (also: Projects, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2017-11-28 | Let's Talk about Money | announcement | John | Global development |
December
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | Let's Talk About Stress! | letter vlog | Hank | Health (also: History & curiosities, Personal life) |
| 2017-12-05 | On the Movies | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2017-12-08 | I Have (a little bit) HAD IT! | Q&A | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2017-12-12 | 2017 is the Best? | list | John | Global development |
| 2017-12-15 | Why Big Solutions Fail | explainer | Hank | Global development (also: Economics) |
| 2017-12-19 | History Is Happening | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Global development) |
| 2017-12-22 | Christmas Questions Answered (With Katherine and Hank) | Q&A | Hank, Katherine Green | History & curiosities (also: Pop culture, Everyday life) |
| 2017-12-26 | LEAVE IT IN 2017 | list | John | Personal life (also: Internet & YouTube, Sports) |
| 2017-12-29 | Can You Ever Really Change? | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Personal life) |