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2015
2015x1
Why is The Alphabet In Alphabetical Order? Eight Completely Arbitrary Things
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In which Hank discusses some ways in which we base our lives on stuff that are just completely made up.
2015x2
The Best Worst Thing
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A bonus video in which John discusses divided loyalty, football (real), fan-driven projects, the meaning of sports, his weird over-the-top love for Liverpool Football Club, his weird .. show full overview
2015x3
AFC Wimbledon v. Liverpool: Thoughts from the Greatest Game on Earth
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In which John gets really really excited over and over again while attending the FA Cup tie between AFC Wimbledon (the team nerdfighteria sponsors) and Liverpool Football Club (the team .. show full overview
2015x4
14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends
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The crazy thing is I had to cut like five fart facts from this video because I just had TOO MUCH GOOD FART STUFF! Maybe I'll make a video with some more fart facts in the future. If .. show full overview
2015x5
On Writing, Looking for Alaska Turning 10, and Winning the Project for Awesome
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In which John discusses writing, the 10th anniversary of first novel Looking for Alaska, and the charities chosen by nerdfighteria to receive grants from the 2014 Project for Awesome.
2015x6
Is School Broken? (Also...ANNOUNCEMENTS OF IMPORT)
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In which Hank discusses what education does, what it should do, and why it doesn't do it as well as it probably could be done.
2015x7
REUNION MINIGOLF
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In which Hank and John answer real questions from real nerdfighters while playing an incredibly intense and competitive round of putt putt.
2015x8
Interviewing the President
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In which Hank takes you on a trip to Washington DC and into the White House. The President makes a similar journey, though in his own private helicopter. A beautiful, gigantic helicopter that I saw through 2-inch thick glass.
2015x9
Will Life Get Better for the Poor?
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In which John discusses the prospect of dramatic improvements in the lives of the world's poorest people, his favorite letter of the year (sorry Bill My Insurance Agent!), how to .. show full overview
2015x10
Thoughts from the Edge
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In which Hank thinks about the diversity and productivity of the boundaries between biomes and what that might mean for individuals, culture, and democracy. Particularly, our democracy, which maybe needs some help.
2015x11
Beards, Birds, and the Paper Towns Release Date: Question Tuesday!
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In which John from the Past answers real questions from real nerdfighters about Holden Caulfield's hat, his favorite Taylor Swift song, how to be more productive, the Paper Towns movie release date, and more!
2015x12
You Will Be Forgotten ...And That's OK
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In which Hank worries about whether our focus on individual accomplishments is self-destructive when the most joyful and fulfilling and impactful things don't look like "success."
2015x13
Understanding Boko Haram
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In which John discusses Nigeria, its complicated history, and how that history has shaped the region from which the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram emerged. Also discussed is the history of Boko Haram itself and its recent atrocities.
2015x14
Draw My Life + 16 Other Suggestions
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In which Hank does what people on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit told him to do. Turned out OK, I think.
2015x15
Places I've Never Been
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In which John discusses the tortured and fascinating quotation, "I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met," usually attributed to his novel Paper Towns. Along .. show full overview
2015x16
Why Are Fewer People Studying Science and Engineering?
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I went to New York City to talk to a bunch of press people about science education and the need for more graduates with STEM degrees. It was part of a campaign I'm doing with Emerson, an engineering company that helps make the world work.
2015x17
Who I Was in High School
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In which John discovers his surprising report cards from his junior year of high school, as well as the best fan mail ever.
2015x18
In Which Hank is the Nerdiest Nerd
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The International Competition for Nerdiest Nerd, Hank has been declared the winner. In this video, we take apart an RC Allen 805 mechanical adding machine and try to figure out how it works. We're mostly unsuccessful, but it's so PRETTY!
2015x19
What's in the Box in the Box in the Box?
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In which John explores the childhood memorabilia he chose to keep, attempting to deconstruct memories as Hank recently deconstructed an adding machine. Also, John learns that his parents found him "ugly" and "so purple" as a child.
2015x20
WE WON! Net Neutrality and Re-Thinking Cynicism
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Winning in politics is often bizarre, drawn out, incremental, and ultimately a surprise. As such, winning often doesn't feel that good. But I think it's very important to take a bit of .. show full overview
2015x21
Travel Tips (and Paper Towns Movie Updates)
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In which John finds himself, in a stunning turn of events, in an airport, where he shares some travel tips and also discusses the movie adaptation of his book Paper Towns, the maybe possible adaptation of Looking for Alaska, and cookie monster.
2015x22
Screaming Into Pillows
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This episode has no summary.
2015x23
What Are Paper Towns?
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In which John discusses paper towns, paper streets, mountweazels, and other fictitious entries. Why do encyclopedia editors and lexicographers and cartographers occasionally make things .. show full overview
2015x24
A Sacrifice of Individuality and the Internets
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In which Hank talks about the weirdness of individuality in the internet age where the crowd is distributed and often alone...acting individually and making individual decisions, but .. show full overview
2015x25
Is Obamacare Working? The Affordable Care Act Five Years Later
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In which John Green pauses, five years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, to consider what we know so far about the law's effectiveness and repercussions. I also look at .. show full overview
2015x26
Announcing NerdCon: Stories
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In which Hank discusses the power of stories and announces a new event happening on October 9th and 10th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. WOO!
2015x27
BONUS: We Are All Bat People (Songified Batman Argument)
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The Gregory Brothers (of Auto-Tune the News and Schmoyoho) got a hold of our argument about Batman, and made it into a catchy song. SO HONORED TO BE A SONGIFIED VIDEO!
2015x28
Hank's Haircut and Related Existential Crises
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In which John addresses the pressing matter of Hank's haircut. John is playing FIFA right now (as of 2pm ET) on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/realjohngreen and you can follow the many .. show full overview
2015x29
Snap Questions: On the Set of Titansgrave!
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In which Hank answers questions asked to him by Snapchat! TitansGrave is a table-top, dice based RPG (like Dungeons and Dragons) that anyone will be able to play in the future, but .. show full overview
2015x30
John Reviews Kids Movies
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In which John Green takes a long, hard look at some of his son's favorite movies, including The Lego Movie, Despicable Me 2, The Croods, and Penguins of Madagascar. Children's movies .. show full overview
2015x31
This Video Makes No Sense
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In which Hank's video makes very little sense but is hopefully entertaining anyway.
2015x32
A Long Good Day
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In which John has a very long day of travel, repeated naps, consideration of palm trees, red carpet styling, Paper Towns promotion, Fault in Our Stars celebration, and collects an MTV Movie Award.
2015x33
7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport
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In which Hank gets up way too early to head to the airport where, for no apparent reason, he tells you weird marriage facts.
2015x34
A Stunning Turn of Events
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In which John continues his years-long attempt to break the world record for videos made in airports. Topics discussed include when nerdfighters meet other nerdfighters and many years .. show full overview
2015x35
Mother Pheasant Plucker - A Song
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In which Hank sings about his past as a Mother Pheasant Plucker.
2015x36
Is the Paper Towns Movie Like the Book? Thoughts on Adaptations
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In which John discusses the Paper Towns movie adaptation, the idea of faithful adaptations, and the lost art of the movie novelization. Special attention is paid to the novelization of .. show full overview
2015x37
A $100,000 Egg and A 200M Year Old Pinecone
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In which Hank visits Emily Graslie at the Chicago Field Museum.
2015x38
Reunions! Birthdays! Podcasts! Mountains! Happy 35th Birthday, Hank
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In which John and Hank discuss Hank's many wishes for his birthday from high in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Topics discussed include a forthcoming podcast (maybe?), an .. show full overview
2015x39
QUADRAGOCON 2015 - WHO WILL WIN!
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In which Hank and John compete in fourteen different events in under four minutes!
2015x40
Becoming Someone Else
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In which John and DFTBA Indianapolis office manager Zulaiha complete the artist Tameka Norris's art assignment "Become Someone Else," and along the way learn a little bit about .. show full overview
2015x41
Happy Graduation, Future Dead People
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In which Hank delivers a message for the class of 2015, and also for everyone else. This is a magically weird time in the history of our species and it's time to be a part of it.
2015x42
Pain Destroys Language: John after the Dentist
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In which John talks about suffering's destruction of language and Elaine Scarry's wonderful book The Body In Pain, as well as the amazing work Save the Children is doing for refugees. .. show full overview
2015x43
15 Rants in Four Minutes
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In which Hank is Angry About Stuff, because sometimes you just gotta let it out (and also because, when he asked, Twitter said that they'd prefer him angrily raving than just being .. show full overview
2015x44
Sixteen Parts
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In which John follows Hank's lead but does him one better by making a 16-part video. Topics discussed include our forthcoming podcast Dear Hank and John, Hannah Hart's trapeze talents, .. show full overview
2015x45
15 of My Favorite Feelings
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It wasn't just hard to communicate this, it was surprisingly hard to come up with them. When we're confronted with negative experiences, we want to analyze them and think about them and .. show full overview
2015x46
Let's Go Outside
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In which John continues this whole 15/16 thing by taking you on a walk in the woods and sharing 16 things he loves about being outside.
2015x56
Thoughts from Yachts
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In which Hank discusses the human condition and attempts to understand monstrous displays of wealth. There was a lot more I wanted to say on this topic but: 1. Four minute time limit .. show full overview
2015x47
Just for Nerdfighters
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Sometimes videos are for everyone, Nerdfighters included...sometimes they're just for you :-).
2015x48
Monday Bonus Video!
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A special Monday bonus video in which John talks about the new podcast, the decoupling of productivity and wages, and THE PAPER TOWNS MOVIE TOUR! Let's continue the discussion about productivity and wages in comments.
2015x49
What Does It Mean to Be Human?
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In which John contemplates what it means to be human, and how we define personhood, while also talking a bit about the stuff he's been trying to write the last few years.
2015x50
Why is College So Expensive?
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College is a good deal, but it could be a much better deal. A combination of factors have driven the costs of higher education in America to increase extremely quickly, pricing some .. show full overview
2015x51
Paper Towns Madrid with Nat Wolff! THE TOUR BEGINS
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In which the European leg of the Paper Towns press tour begins in MADRID and John and Nat Wolff just keep swimming through crushing, world-ending jet lag. The Paper Towns movie is 38 .. show full overview
2015x52
19 Ways to Not Suck on the Internet
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In which Hank largely expands upon Wheaton's Law with some advice for building a better, more pleasant, more constructive internet. Of course, I would like to point out that the internet .. show full overview
2015x53
Question Tuesday with Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff
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In which Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, and John Green answer real questions from real nerdfighters. Topics discussed include Cara's eyebrows, anger toward bubbles, Nat's dream murders, .. show full overview
2015x54
How to Get Good at Everything
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In which Hank talks about how to get good at stuff, which is begins with recognizing that you, like.../can/ and also recognizing that you're going to suck at first because WE ALL DO. So .. show full overview
2015x55
Some News
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In which John finds himself in an airport and discusses some good news and some bad news, including his daughter's vomiting, the forthcoming Paper Towns movie tour, the special .. show full overview
2015x57
Understanding the Financial Crisis in Greece
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In which John Green discusses the history of Greece's deficit and debt problems, the challenges of adopting the Euro and living with the Eurozone's monetary policy, and the possibility of the so-called Grexit--a Greek exit from the Euro.
2015x58
How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark
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In which Hank talks about the New Horizons mission at a waterpark. Why? STOP ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS!
2015x59
On Exhaustion
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In which John discusses the many blessings and single horror of the Birmingham Alabama airport, the Looking for Alaska movie (which will be directed by the brilliant Becca Thomas), his .. show full overview
2015x60
Is YouTube Good for Humanity?
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Yes, when I get stressed out I start to question absolutely everything in my life which is probably not a really great strategy. VidCon starts this time next week...so it will be interesting to see if I can get a video done!
2015x61
PAPER TOWNS IS HERE AND JOHN IS A BALL OF ANXIETY
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In which John is a bit anxious about the release of the Paper Towns movie. Topics discussed include the amazing Paper Towns tour, the wondrousness of Nat Wolff, the weirdness of being a .. show full overview
2015x62
From the Main Stage of VidCon!
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Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this over the last eight years...I guess it's a pretty big deal!
2015x63
Paper Towns, Agloe, and Touring: Thoughts from (Many) Places
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In which John Green attempts to show you how the last couple weeks felt. Thanks to everyone who made the Paper Towns movie, and to everyone who's watched the movie and shared their #wallofcow responses. Now I'm going to sleep for a while.
2015x64
Why Paper Towns is Awesome
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In which Hank talks about Paper Towns, which he finally got to see...and also VidCon...and also he's a little out of it because he didn't get to eat any food today.
2015x65
I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015
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In which John finds himself in the paper town of Agloe, New York on Esther Day 2015.
2015x66
Question Tuesday: Wookiee Gunships, Sneezing Cessation, and Pizza
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In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters. Do let me know what tattoo you think I should get.
2015x67
Is This Video Cool?
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In which Hank discusses his new obsession. There are /so many/ words for "Cool" because what is cool is always changing and we need new words to embody that new aesthetic. This has .. show full overview
2015x68
454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns
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In which John explores why he is not (yet) interested in the so-called Presidential Race, and discusses the U.S.'s campaign length in the context of other democracies. Side note that I .. show full overview
2015x69
Corndog Ghost Attack, Book Towers, and Census
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2015 Nerdfighteria Census: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XG96QSH thank you to all who participate! Send book towers to hankandjohn@gmail.com Subject line: "Book Tower: 999 cm" - Deadline is next Wednesday!
2015x70
The Cold War of Nerdfighteria
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In which John discusses the nerdfighter census and make and impassioned case for the Puff. Be part of the census here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XG96QSH
2015x71
Book Towers for Miles
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In which Hank shares the spectacular results for the 2015 book tower challenge...actually I only share a small percentage of the results because there were SO MANY! I downloaded all of .. show full overview
2015x72
Question Tuesday: The Goat Edition
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In which Hank and John Green reunite to discuss goats--and very little else.
2015x73
ALL of Wikipedia in One QR Code?
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In which Hank just gets really nerdy for a while trying to figure out whether it's possible to encode and decode all 24 TB of Wikipedia onto and from a single QR code. Please feel free to check my math and let me know if I got anything wrong.
2015x74
The Road Less Traveled By
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In which Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" sends John down the wrong edge of the river, which then leads to a consideration of the poem, Frost's inspiration Edward Thomas, making choices, and how/whether literature can actually matter.
2015x75
Addicted to Outrage
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I've been wanting to make this video for a long time, but it's a difficult topic for me both because I recognize the power that outrage has had in my life and in driving me to learn and .. show full overview
2015x76
Understanding the Refugee Crisis in Europe, Syria, and around the World
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In which John Green discusses the Syrian refugee crisis and the growing number of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, and Eritrea crossing the sea with the help of smugglers to seek refuge in European Union nations.
2015x77
Yellowstone: The Terror of Change
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In which Hank has some thoughts from Yellowstone National Park, one of the coolest and most dangerous places on Earth.
2015x78
John Gets a Tattoo
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In which John Green FINALLY completes his longstanding punishment and gets an inkless tattoo reading "dftba." The whole process turned out to be full of surprises! (and....joy, weirdly .. show full overview
2015x79
Muslims Aren't Dangerous
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When I first thought maybe I would make this video I typed "Muslims Aren't Dangerous" into Google to see what other people had written on the subject, or if maybe I was imagining the .. show full overview
2015x80
Is Poverty Necessary?
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This episode has no summary.
2015x81
Continents are Dumb
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BONUS VIDEO! I just wanted to clear up a piece of confusion, and whine about something fairly unimportant before whining about something MUCH MORE IMPORTANT tomorrow.
2015x82
Pissed Off for a Better World
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This episode has no summary.
2015x83
Writing, Walling, Racing, and Wizard Schooling
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In which John discusses writing a new book, racing cars with Maggie Stiefvater in Minneapolis, his new wall decoration, water on Mars, Hank's new gaming company, and more!
2015x84
Awkward Stranger Conversations
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In which Hank relates some stories of his experiences talking with people who are selling him things and also talks about a bunch of stuff going on:
2015x85
Question Tuesday: My Social Media Hiatus, My Excellent German, and Books!
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In which John answers real questions from real nerdfighters, speaks both German and Spanish, discusses his ongoing social media hiatus, recommends some books, remembers Henning Mankell, and reveals whether he would rather be a goat or a sheep.
2015x86
The Surprising Truth About FLORIDA MAN!
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In which Hank dives into the mundane reality behind the bizarre reality of FLORIDA MAN!
2015x87
John Green's Fiery Race Car Disaster
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In which John uses one of those clickbaity titles, but it is also the only accurate description of the video. John Green raced noted author and car enthusiast Maggie Stiefvater on a dirt .. show full overview
2015x88
Post-NerdCon Haze
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If the distribution systems available to stories affect what kind of stories get told, then think of all of the wonderful stories that simply aren't being told. Information that simply .. show full overview
2015x89
Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller?
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In which John talks about Nerdfighteria's Resident Mathematician Daniel Biss' campaign to become the next Comptroller for Illinois. He also announces a special fundraising event for the .. show full overview
2015x90
Benghazi: Explained
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The controversy surrounding the tragic attack in Benghazi has come to be a pivotal point in American politics, and also in the history of Libya. After eight congressional committee .. show full overview
2015x91
Understanding YouTube Red: Paid Subscriptions and the Future of Online Video
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In which John discusses YouTube's new paid subscription service, YouTube Red. Is it good for creators? Is it good for viewers? And what are the risks and benefits of advertising models vs. subscription models?
2015x92
Feeling Thankful in Portland
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In which Hank realizes that he not only is in, but also /is/ Portland. Also in which Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor get the news that their book is a New York Times Best-Seller. Also in .. show full overview
2015x93
Monkey Hangers
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In which John Green discusses the hanging of monkeys in Hartlepool during the Napoleonic Wars, and the very strange afterlife of a single, possibly French, probably fictional monkey.
2015x94
Announcing VidCon 2016! June 23 - 25 (and Pizzamas 2015!)
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THE VIDEO HAS THE WRONG DATES! It's June 23 - 25th NOT JULY! Just before uploading this video I was looking at the content schedule for VidCon 2016 (which obviously we haven't really .. show full overview
2015x95
Enjoy My Stupid Dancing! (Pizzamas Day 1)
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Welcome to Pizzamas!
2015x96
It's a Pizzamas Miracle! (Pizzamas Day 2)
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In which John celebrates the second day of Pizzamas by unleashing his mustache upon the world. Also, there are many dad jokes and a story about the orchid John received from Bill Gates.
2015x97
Watch This If You Want To Smile (Pizzamas Day 3)
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In which Hank explores uncontrolled excitement, where it comes from, how it feels, and how it is just WONDERFUL. This experience is universal, but I think we tamp it down inside .. show full overview
2015x98
Cheez Doodles Guy, Ringo Silver, and Dad Jokes (Pizzamas Day 4)
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In which John discusses the unironic enthusiasm of Cheez Doodles Guy and answers real questions from real nerdfighters on topics ranging from his least favorite Beatle to loneliness to dad jokes.
2015x99
Feeling About Paris
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I just heard from my friend and he and his family are safe. It is a relief but it does not make me feel less awful. Thank you to all of the first responders and bystanders who risked .. show full overview
2015x100
On Our Way to the Dance (Pizzamas Day 6)
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In which John discusses history, war, the German photographer August Sanders, and his famous picture "Young Farmers," also known as "Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, 1914."
2015x101
The Things that People Do (Thoughts from New York City) (Pizzamas Day 7)
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In which Hank bumbles around New York with a camera so giant that people can't stop soliciting him for carriage rides even after he has refused 25 times filming landmarks and art and the .. show full overview
2015x102
SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8)
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In which John and Hank answer real questions from real nerdfighters at one o'clock in the morning after a long and lovely evening in New York City celebrating the work Save the Children .. show full overview
2015x103
Is Success a Bad Idea? (Pizzamas Day 9 of 10)
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I'm not sure if I really got to the point I was trying to get to in this video...I had to cut a good bit out to fit it into four minutes. But I guess I feel like when people compliment .. show full overview
2015x104
On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas)
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In which John discusses his mental illness, the challenges of living with chronic illness, a recent run of poor health, the end of Pizzamas, and the question of whether things end or just change.
2015x105
Crime and Outrage
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In which John discusses the changes in crime rates in the United States over the last 25 years, the minor outrages of the American penny, what will and won't kill you, the cycles of .. show full overview
2015x106
Never Satisfied: The Story of Humans |-/
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In this video I start out thinking about how easy it is for me to forget how cool my life is and then extend that to all of humanity because I think that this is kinda how humanity is. .. show full overview
2015x107
John's Book Giving Guide for the Holidays!
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In which John recommends many, many books that will make great gifts this holiday season. Books really do make the best Christmas presents, and I am not at all biased in saying that.
2015x108
The Explain The 2008 Financial Crisis CHALLENGE! (and 7 other challenges)
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I don't know that I actually did a great job of explaining the 2008 Financial Crisis. It turns out it's pretty complicated. If you are interested in doing any of these challenges, I .. show full overview
2015x109
The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report
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In which John shares a semiannual report from the bank of nerdfighteria and its three arms: lending, spending, and giving. Our annual charity event, the 2015 Project for Awesome (the .. show full overview
2015x110
The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015
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In which John Green discusses the Project for Awesome 2015, the growing refugee population in Ethiopia resulting from the conflict in South Sudan, the Syrian refugee crisis, and the .. show full overview
2015x111
P4A 2015 - Condensed Soup
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In which we take 48 hours of peculiarity and shove it into three minutes of video. For whatever reason, my elbow really hurts.
2015x112
We're All Gonna Die - A Song
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In which Hank Sings a Song! About Death!
2015x113
The Myth Reawakens
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In which John (WITH NO SPOILERS) discusses the new Stars Wars movie , The Force Awakens, in the context of the original Star Wars trilogy. Also discussed is Joseph Campbell's book The .. show full overview
2015x114
On Hating Christmas
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In which Hank talks about why Christmas (and the Holiday Giving Season) often come under such significant fire (from apparently all sides) during this time of the year.
2015x115
How to Give Away Over a Million Dollars
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In which John discusses the winning charities of the 2015 Project for Awesome, which raised more than $1,500,000. Also discussed: His favorite New Years card of all time, and the future of vlogbrothers.

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