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#39 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Key & Peele

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Various

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Available

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Comedy

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Though not active anymore, this channel has lots of funny sketches that have subtitles, too. Key and Peele are both mixed-race Americans who manage to pull jokes (=make jokes) that would seem inappropriate (=unacceptable) for others.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdN4aXTrHAtfgbVG9HjBmxQ

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#40 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Wondastic Tech

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Almost no words

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Available

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Industry

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Every day we consume things of which we donโ€™t actually know how they are produced. Visiting factories is really interesting but not easy to do. Check out this channel to find out how stuff is made!

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/WondasticTech

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#41 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Mark Wiens

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Food, travel

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if youโ€™re right there with him.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA

Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg

He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube #world_food
#42 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Marques Brownlee

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Tech

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Marques Brownlee is a high-profile (=famous, of high quality) YouTuber who shows you all you need to know about the latest trends in technology. Heโ€™s so professional and famous that he gets to (=gets a chance to) interview celebrities (=famous people) like Bill Gates and Will Smith.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/mkbhd

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#43 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Simone Giertz

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Do-it-yourself, inventions, home improvements

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Simone comes from ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ชSweden and lives in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธAmerica, and sheโ€™s not your typical girl. She rolls up her sleeves (=prepares to do physical work), heads into her workshop and makes new stuff from scratch (=from zero) while sharing her thoughts in the process. Watch her make furniture or handicraft, fiddling (=touching and moving sth) with cars or inventing something totally new.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/simonegiertz

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#44 YouTube Channel Recommendation: WION

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: World news, popular science

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Follow the news with an ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndian spin (=present sth in a particular way) and familiarise yourself with Indian-accented high-level English โ€“ a variety that you are very likely to come face to face with at some point in your life.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/WION

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#45 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Omeleto

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Various

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Fiction; short films of different genres

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Omeleto is a collection of professionally made short films. Usually between 10 and 20 minutes long, youโ€™ll find comedies, dramas, romances, horror, cartoons and more.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@Omeleto

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#46 YouTube Channel Recommendation: HUMAN the movie

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Various

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Life stories, cultures

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel is the collection of material for the movie HUMAN. It consists of short clips in which people from all parts of the world โ€“ rich and poor, black and white, young and old โ€“ tell about their life, their problems, their hopes and dreams, โ€ฆ Watching this will make you feel more human! From the director of the movie HOME.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@HUMANthemovie2015

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#47 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Wired & Wired UK

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Science, tech

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel is for curious people with an interest in science and technology. Their approach is very human though, explaining things for a general audience.

โ›“ Links: https://www.youtube.com/@WIRED and
https://www.youtube.com/@wireduk

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#48 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Behind the News

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Current affairs, popular science

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel by the ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) offers some explainers to help you make sense of the news and give you background knowledge about modern-day issues and phenomena.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindtheNewsABC

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#49 YouTube Channel Recommendation: BBC Learning English

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Various

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Language learning, current affairs

๐Ÿ’ก Content: You may have seen this channel before but thereโ€™s always new stuff on it, so donโ€™t miss out. Besides video classes they also make great videos that combine knowledge about the world and language learning.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@bbclearningenglish

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
#50 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Invisible People

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Various

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Mostly provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Social problems, biographies

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel is a bit of a shocker if you thought that there was no poverty in rich countries. Itโ€™s all about homeless people and their stories of drugs, crime, violence, disability and every other problem you can imagine. The channel gives them a voice and aims to restore (=bring back) their dignity (=respect sb or oneself as a human). Meanwhile it teaches us a whole lot about society.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@InvisiblePeople

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube #know_your_world
#51 YouTube Channel Recommendation: JerryRigEverything

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Technology, driving, experiments, DIY

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel is slightly (=a little bit) nerdish (=crazy about technology and every detail of it) but a great source of English if youโ€™re interested in technology and building stuff. Jerry loves to take stuff apart and see how things work, and he can make things work like a total DIY (=โ€˜do it yourselfโ€™, not buying things but making them by oneself) guy. Very hands-on (=practical and simple, working with oneโ€™s hands).

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@JerryRigEverything

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
โ–ถ๏ธ Afandi English is over 4 years old now and thereโ€™s a ton of stuff youโ€™ve missed. Here are some hashtags for posts about movies & videos:

#american_films
Pick your favouries from the home country of movies.

#british_films
Feel very British with the best of British cinema.

#cartoon
Let yourself be entertained and watch cartoons in English.

#comedy
Learn English while laughing!

#documentary
Get knowledge and academic vocab at the same time.

#drama
Stay closer to real life with dramas.

#european_films
Realise that Europeans make great movies, too.

#good_laugh
Watch the funniest of them all.

#international_films
Check out movies from all corners of the globe!

#karaoke
Use the most enjoyable way to learn English.

#movie
Donโ€™t be choosy and watch them all. With subtitles.

#must_watch
Make sure you donโ€™t miss out.

#short_film
Watch movies even when you donโ€™t have time.

#special_day
Enjoy festivals with Afandi English.

#youtube
Get the most out of YouTube with channel recommendations.
YouTube Channel Recommendation #52: Freethink

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Technology, future, news

๐Ÿ’ก Content: This channel is for people who look into the future with curiosity and optimism. It spells out how things could be done differently in the future and what is being done to create that future.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@freethink

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube #future
YouTube Channel Recommendation #53: Luke Korns

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Intermediate and above

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Travel

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Like many others, Luke travels the world. But he has his very own style. Wherever he goes he meets locals and shares their life for a while. Absolutely worth watching!

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeKorns

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube #travel
YouTube Channel Recommendation #54: TDLR News

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper & advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: News, politics

๐Ÿ’ก Content: For those of you who like to follow global affairs more deeply there is TLDR. They have several channels and a podcast as well.

โ›“ Links:
https://www.youtube.com/@TLDRnewsGLOBAL
https://www.youtube.com/@TLDRnews

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
YouTube Channel Recommendation #55: Tom Scott

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper & advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Technology, science, nature

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Tom takes you to interesting places and tries out cool stuff while telling you all about it.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/@TomScottGo

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube
YouTube Channel Recommendation #56: Scishow

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper & advanced

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Provided

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Science, nature

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Hereโ€™s a science channel by Hank Green from CrashCourse and his team. They explore nature phenomena, space, health challenges, animals, you name it (=everything else too).

โ›“๏ธ Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube