Vlogbrothers in 2021
The year opened with Hank calling the Capitol rioters influencers as well as insurrectionists, and with a record-breaking Project for Awesome in February. Partners In Health broke ground on the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone in April, and John's The Anthropocene Reviewed, for which he signed 250,000 sheets, came out on May 18. Both brothers urged COVID-19 vaccination, and Hank argued against abandoning Twitter despite its manufactured outrage. The autumn brought the tenth Pizzamas and a second year of the Awesome Socks Club, whose first year John said raised over $700,000, and John returned from a secret November sabbatical.
106 videos, 8.0 hours.
Start here: Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad · The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated · We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong
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.
- The Anthropocene Reviewed book: announcement and publication (2020) (15) · now: completed
- John's weekly 2021 vision board (2021) (12) · now: past edition (2021)
- Awesome Socks Club: monthly sock subscription (2016) (10) · now: running
- Pizzamas 2021 edition (7) · now: completed
- P4A 2021 edition (4) · now: completed
- John and Hank reunite in person in late 2021 and record several videos together (2021) (4) · now: followed over 4 videos (2021)
- The Anthropocene Reviewed: John's podcast reviewing facets of the human-centered planet (2017) (3) · now: completed
- Maternal Center of Excellence: the brothers' Partners In Health project in Sierra Leone (2019) (3) · now: completed
By the numbers
Main speaker: Hank 53, John 53; median length 3:57; formats: letter vlog 58, list 10, explainer 10, announcement 7, Q&A 6, story 5, review / recommendation 4, collab / interview 2, documentary visit 2, reading 1, challenge / punishment 1.
All videos of the year
January
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | In 1990 I Made a Bunch of Predictions About 2020...Here they Are | list | Hank | Personal life |
| 2021-01-05 | SUPERIOR FISH BEINGS | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-01-08 | In Which Hank Worries for a Little Bit and then Looks at Microbes | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature (also: Personal life, US politics & society) |
| 2021-01-12 | My 2021 Vision Board | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Books & writing) |
| 2021-01-15 | Influencers and Insurrectionists | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: US politics & society) |
| 2021-01-19 | let's go on a parts adventure | announcement | John | Global development (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-01-22 | I Didn't Clean My Glasses for a Week and then I Put them Under a Microscope | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-01-26 | The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed | review / recommendation | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Health) |
| 2021-01-29 | The Gamestop Short Squeeze in 4 Minutes | explainer | Hank | Economics |
February
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-02 | I Predicted the Pandemic (over and over and over again) | letter vlog | John | Health |
| 2021-02-05 | The Project for Awesome will be Different This Year! | announcement | Hank | Global development |
| 2021-02-09 | Lesser Known YouTube Channels I Love | list | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Nerdfighteria, Books & writing) |
| 2021-02-12 | Doing Better | letter vlog | Hank | Global development |
| 2021-02-16 | A Lovely Winter Walk | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Global development) |
| 2021-02-19 | Bean Meme Review | review / recommendation | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2021-02-23 | A Little Joy and Color in an Otherwise Unbearably Bland Life | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Pop culture) |
| 2021-02-26 | Arbitrary but Useful | letter vlog | Hank | History & curiosities (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria) |
March
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-02 | What's Not in the Frame | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Nerdfighteria, Personal life) |
| 2021-03-05 | How Much Hope is OK? | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning |
| 2021-03-09 | Hank Rebranded Without Any of Us Noticing | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-03-12 | A Crisis of Branding | letter vlog | Hank, a guest | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-03-16 | How a Book Cover Gets Designed | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2021-03-19 | How Will Post Pandemic Behavior Change? | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-03-26 | Why I'm Worried about 2021 | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society (also: Health, Everyday life) |
| 2021-03-30 | I did it! | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
April
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-02 | John's World Record | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing |
| 2021-04-06 | How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? | letter vlog | John | Health (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2021-04-09 | A Thought is Not an Idea | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Projects) |
| 2021-04-13 | My Truly Mortifying Self-Talk | story | John, Sarah Urist Green | Personal life (also: Health) |
| 2021-04-16 | Gene Editing and Intelligence: A Bad | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-04-20 | Breaking Ground!!! | announcement | John | Global development (also: Books & writing, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2021-04-23 | Young People and the COVID Vaccine | explainer | Hank | Health |
| 2021-04-27 | What is my new book about? | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2021-04-30 | Are We the Baddies?? A Quick Look at a Discourse | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Pop culture) |
May
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-04 | What the Most-Viewed Vlogbrothers Videos Say about YouTube (and about us) | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Books & writing) |
| 2021-05-07 | Are We The Same Person? | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Books & writing, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2021-05-11 | I am a small boat. It's Question Tuesday. | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2021-05-14 | This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2021-05-18 | Saying What I've Needed to Say to Hank for a While | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-05-21 | The 19 Best Facts | list | Hank | Science & nature (also: Personal life, Pop culture, History & curiosities) |
| 2021-05-25 | The Anthropocene Reviewed, Animated | reading | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Health, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2021-05-28 | Aliens | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
June
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | My Two Favorite Books of the Year | review / recommendation | John | Books & writing |
| 2021-06-04 | Is Twitter Redeemable? | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-06-08 | Feelings, Little Tunnels, and Oprah: It's Question Tuesday with Ashley C. Ford | collab / interview | John, Ashley C. Ford | Health (also: Books & writing, Pop culture) |
| 2021-06-11 | My Greatest Tool Against Vaccine Misinformation | letter vlog | Hank | Health |
| 2021-06-15 | VLOGBROTHERS REUNITED!!!! | Q&A | John, Hank | Books & writing (also: Everyday life, Personal life) |
| 2021-06-18 | QUADRAGOCON 2021!! LET THE GAMES CONTINUE!!!! | challenge / punishment | Hank, John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2021-06-22 | Mindblowers with Hank and John | list | John, Hank | Science & nature (also: History & curiosities, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2021-06-25 | The Surprising Origin of Crash Course | story | Hank | Projects |
| 2021-06-29 | Sneezing is not normal. | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Everyday life, Projects) |
July
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-02 | So...Orange Juice isn't What it Seems… | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Health, Science & nature) |
| 2021-07-09 | Wrong on the Internet | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2021-07-13 | The Vlogbrothers Videos I Didn't Make | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: World affairs, Health, Books & writing) |
| 2021-07-16 | Should You Abandon Social Media? | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-07-20 | Reviewing Reviews of My Reviews | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2021-07-23 | The Last 25 Questions I Asked Google | list | Hank | Science & nature (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2021-07-27 | Savoring: The Sunset Series Returns | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2021-07-30 | Can You Trust Science Too Much? | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Health, Science & nature) |
August
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-03 | I L*** Hank | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Global development, Personal life) |
| 2021-08-06 | Remembering What's Special | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2021-08-10 | My Physicalmental Illness | letter vlog | John | Health (also: Personal life, Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2021-08-13 | How We Fix the Climate | explainer | Hank | Science & nature (also: US politics & society) |
| 2021-08-17 | Who Owns Nerdfighteria? | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2021-08-20 | Question Tuesday Except I'm an AI | Q&A | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2021-08-24 | It's My Birthday. I Gave Myself This Video. | letter vlog | John | Everyday life (also: Personal life, Books & writing) |
| 2021-08-27 | Is it Better Not to Know? | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-08-31 | The Woman Who Invented Stuffed Animals | explainer | John | History & curiosities |
September
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-03 | What the Heck am I doing? | letter vlog | Hank | Projects (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-09-07 | My Two Favorite Jokes | story | John | Philosophy & meaning (also: Pop culture) |
| 2021-09-10 | The Most Important 10 Words a Stranger Ever Said to Me | story | Hank | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-09-14 | I do this every. single. tuesday. | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2021-09-17 | The Top 10 Micro-Photos of 2021 | list | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-09-21 | how we spend our days | letter vlog | John | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-09-28 | 11 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read | list | John | Books & writing |
October
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | A Lie I Heard this Week | letter vlog | Hank | Global development (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2021-10-04 | PIZZAMAS IS HERE! | announcement | John | Projects (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2021-10-05 | Why the Heck am I on TikTok??? | list | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-10-06 | Searching for Betsy in Brazil | documentary visit | John, Betsy | Everyday life (also: Personal life) |
| 2021-10-07 | We're Thinking About Facebook Wrong | explainer | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-10-08 | On February 3rd, 2020, I Wrote a Video I Didn't Make. Here It Is. | letter vlog | John | Health (also: Philosophy & meaning) |
| 2021-10-11 | The Fastest Things in the Universe (Entirely According to Me) | list | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-10-12 | Fine, I'll take the bait. | letter vlog | John | Internet & YouTube (also: Personal life, Science & nature) |
| 2021-10-13 | The Web of Care | letter vlog | Hank | Philosophy & meaning (also: Health, Personal life, US politics & society) |
| 2021-10-14 | Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Health) |
| 2021-10-15 | What is Pizzamas? ...and a New Friend | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Personal life) |
| 2021-10-19 | Cat Names: The Authoritative Guide | list | John | Personal life (also: Books & writing, History & curiosities) |
| 2021-10-22 | A Tool with No Blood on It | letter vlog | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-10-26 | Why Avocados Still Exist | explainer | John | Science & nature |
| 2021-10-29 | The Earth is an Alien Planet | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
November
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | enough | letter vlog | John | Philosophy & meaning |
| 2021-11-05 | We Have Invented Something Marvelous | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects) |
| 2021-11-09 | Hank Green's Million Dollar Ideas | letter vlog | John | Projects |
| 2021-11-12 | Everything a Normal Person Needs to Know About Helium | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-11-16 | Orbital Sunrise: The First Art Made in Space | story | John | History & curiosities (also: Pop culture, Science & nature) |
| 2021-11-19 | How do We Get Anything Done At All? | letter vlog | Hank | Everyday life (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2021-11-23 | I have been playing a small trick on you. | announcement | John | Personal life (also: Books & writing, Everyday life) |
| 2021-11-30 | Vlogbrothers REUNITED AT LAST | Q&A | John, Hank | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Projects) |
December
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | Loving the Loves of Your Loves | review / recommendation | John | Pop culture |
| 2021-12-03 | John and Hank at the Cemetery | documentary visit | Hank, John | History & curiosities |
| 2021-12-07 | Reading Hank's Decade-Old Tweets | collab / interview | John, Hank | Personal life (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2021-12-10 | What Was Early YouTube Like? (with Hank and John) | Q&A | Hank, John | Internet & YouTube |
| 2021-12-14 | MAKE. BELIEVE. | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2021-12-17 | What State of Matter is Fire | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |
| 2021-12-21 | NOW I AM THE SCIENCE ONE… | letter vlog | John | Personal life |
| 2021-12-24 | 29 Days of Astronomical Terror | explainer | Hank | Science & nature |