1 - Miniminuteman

Milo Rossi is primarily known for being “that guy who debunks idiots on tik tok”, but hearing him talk about archaeology and geology is truly something else. He does a lot of deep dives into ancient archaeological monuments, periods and locations. I especially appreciate how he deviates from the norm and doesn’t patronise past civilizations, especially non-white civilisations, which is kind of rare in a lot of archaeological circles. He also has a side channel, where he did a solo bike trip through New Mexico (which is just so cool), looking at the history of the American West. 

2 - Kaz Rowe

Makes a lot of really high-production value deep dives into niche historical areas, especially those forgotten by mainstream history. They also do some quality “debunking” of cultural misconceptions about things, but by far my favourites are discussions of niche social history of demographics that tend to get erased. Much of their content surrounds queer and trans communities and individuals, and they discuss everything with such a depth of nuance and historical sourcing that a lot of more sensationalist “historical” content creators miss. Also just like, the best outfits. 

3 -Ro Ramdin

I don’t love commentary youtubers as a rule, I find it’s just farming content in an endless cycle of relevance and weak humour, but Ro really breaks the mould. She focuses on legitimate societal commentary, extrapolating current internet affairs to make broader observations on the state of the art (as she puts it herself) or society. With beautifully written scripts, great production design, I’ve been hooked since the CRINGE SIGMA MALE PLAYLISTS video.