https://youtube.com/@FishingHistoricPlaces - Brief visits to places, mostly in New England, with interesting historic and natural history info. Rarely any fishing.

https://youtube.com/@EarlyMusicinadifferentway - talented multi-instrumentalist and composer playing early music and his own compositions and improvisations in an early music style. Interesting videos too.

Kyle the Scott. A Scottish cisman with a kinda effeminate voice who once did a dramatic shirt rip to prove he is in fact cis, in the middle of a half hour essay about why it shouldn’t even matter and “transvestigations” are bullshit.

But his normal schtick is media criticism, covering franchises like Star Wars, Halo, and Assassin’s Creed. They’re just genuinely good reviews that aren’t afraid to get into the politics where appropriate (including explicitly rejecting some of the more popular bigoted takes) but honestly feel it’s about the way that particular lens affects the media, rather than being an end into itself.

Vindsvept, fantasy music https://youtu.be/ZDokgvuuS7E

Also I didn’t think it was a small channel but apparently he only has just over 1m subs: Karl Jobst, he mostly covers video game speedrunning achievements and cheating https://youtu.be/AFrQ1_2bbsI

twoodfrd - the guy repairs guitars with his soothing voice and lots of technicial knowledge

CGP Grey kicked me off on this intense obsession with getting rid of First Past The Post voting, but he has many other very well made videos. Cannot recommend him enough.

Notable runners up:

Steve1989MRE (let’s get this channel out on the tray)

JoergeSprave (“welcome to the slingshot channel” evil genius laughing)

Campingwithsteve (for info on how to be homeless more effectively)