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2023
2023x1
TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH
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In which John explores the costs and benefits of taking it down a notch in 2023.
2023x2
After 12 hours in LA I'm a stand-up comic doing ASMR with a side gig as a music promoter
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It was bound to happen.
2023x3
Introducing: The Format
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I CAN ALSO BE WEIRD Hank is not alone in his ability to make a weird vlogbrothers video. In which John makes secret keepers, discusses being 14 and deep, wonders at what life .. show full overview
2023x4
Why is There an Egg Shortage (And More)
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We used to do this all the time and it's such a fun format...I usually can't answer them all, but this time I feel like I got lucky.
2023x5
John Green Answers the the Web's Most Searched Hank Green Questions
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In which John Green explores the life and work of Hank Green. What does he do? What illness does he have? Did he really invent 3-d Glasses?
2023x6
Behind the Scenes in the Deep Sea
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It's ridiculous that this is possible...bringing the deep sea up so that you can walk among it??? I love aquariums so much... The Monterrey Bay Aquarium is about two hours south of .. show full overview
2023x7
Behind the Scenes of my TUMBLR MEME LORD ERA
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In which John goes behind the scenes to a deep, dark place full of strange creatures--a place called tumblr. But don't worry, everyone. I'm not a PERSON. I'm a COFFEE COMPANY THAT DONATES ITS PROFIT TO CHARITY. And a meme lord.
2023x8
An Announcement 3 Years in the Making
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2023x9
I'm Going Back to College?
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In which John is both delighted and a bit intimidated to be once again seeking college credit. Other topics discussed include tuberculosis (of course) and the unwarranted confidence of a parent watching seven-year-olds play soccer.
2023x10
My Mid-Afternoon Existential Crisis
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2023x11
Mid-Morning Existential Crisis: The Format Returns
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The Format Returns In which John discusses consumption, the human obsession with breath, and other matters in a The Format video.
2023x12
If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Excited for P4A!!!
2023x13
Worst Reunion Video Ever ... or Best?
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In which John and Hank visit Jamaica and wait to make a video until Hank's camera battery could die AT ANY MOMENT, leading to thrills and spills in this three-cut spectacular.
2023x14
COUNTDOWN TO THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME
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2023x15
Maybe Art Only Needs to Be
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In which John makes some pottery--specifically a secret keeper for a p4a donor.
2023x16
The P4A 2023 is The Hottest Club on the Internet
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I ALWAYS FORGET HOW HARD THESE ARE TO MAKE!
2023x17
Empathy and its Limits
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In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.
2023x18
The Law That Made the Internet
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A quick primer on Section 230.
2023x19
What's the Deal with Paperback Publishing?
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In which John discusses the strange history and even stranger present of paperback book publishing, and argues that readers in 2023 should be able to read however they want to read for Day 1 of publication.
2023x20
Is it Good or Bad that we Haven't Met Aliens?
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I didn't mention one of the theories in this video, which is that all of the aliens are hiding from each other because there is some terrible insidious force in the universe that .. show full overview
2023x21
The Seduction of Despair
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In which John makes a somewhat intense video because he's in some discomfort. Topics discussed include how change happens, whether despair is useful, and whether despair is true.
2023x22
This is a Video!!
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This one will only be available for the next seven days.
2023x23
The Two Reasons Why Humans Have Such Bad Backs
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2023x24
My Tuberculosis Reading List
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In which John shares three of his favorites from the dozens of books and articles he has recently read about the wild history and infuriating present of tuberculosis.
2023x25
The Coming AI Invasion
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I've always loved looking at things through the lens of ecology, which is what I spent so much of my education learning about. So this is SOME of what I am thinking, but also I am thinking of so many other things at the same time!!
2023x26
The Search for Real Feeling
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In which the Format returns as John thinks about feeling, why he struggles to feel things purely or directly, and what can be done about it.
2023x27
Getting One Million LinkedIn Followers
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2023x28
Wrexham's Most Amazing Feeling
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This is the story of an amazing feeling thousands of people had yesterday--a feeling that, ultimately, they gave each other. It's a football story about a fellow named Ryan Reynolds, a .. show full overview
2023x29
The Organism that Broke Biology
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And it wasn't the last time we'd break biology either. We were so certain that there were such very particular buckets to put things into, but you probably haven't even heard of some of .. show full overview
2023x30
goodbye to my friend
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In which John says farewell to his friend and mentor Bill Ott, publisher of Booklist Magazine for over 30 years.
2023x31
On TikTok Bans
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In all likelihood, Montana's TikTok ban is impossible to implement, both legally and practically. A national ban would be a really significant loss, and I think it's worth recognizing .. show full overview
2023x32
I Discovered a Soap Secret
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As I type this I actually JUST got out of the shower, where I used Sun Basin's "Navigator." It's a really fresh, clean, herby one with gentle exfoliant. And, honestly, one of the best .. show full overview
2023x33
GOOD NEWS
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In which John visits Sierra Leone's Kono District for the first time since Covid and is astonished by the progress, the hope, and how far we still have to go. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK .. show full overview
2023x34
New Office Tour!!
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What a fun thing to get to do!!!
2023x35
on hope
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In which John uses the format to try to figure out what he actually talks about when he talks about hope.
2023x36
Did TB Cause World War I?
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Kinda? Maybe? In which John discusses the consumptive circumstances that led to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the start of World War I.
2023x37
So, I've got cancer
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If you are a friend of mine and you're like "Why am I hearing about this in a YouTube video" I'm sorry about that. I spread the news a bit, but I figured I'd let this do some of the heavy lifting for me.
2023x38
Rough Week
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In which John talks about cancer, humor, and accompaniment through a rough week. Thanks for being here with us.
2023x39
My Cancer Press Tier List
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As was reported might be the case, it turns out that the first day after chemo is pretty OK, but then it gets progressively worse until day 5 or 6. I'm now on day 7 and feeling OK. I've .. show full overview
2023x40
How Does He Do It?
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I know Hank would've made a better Crash Course Coin video, BUT Great Value Hank Green is all that's on the shelf at the moment.
2023x41
Chemo is Weird, Y'all
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Posting this from the infusion center! Getting those good good (bad) chemicals!
2023x42
touched by a king
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In which John visits a museum and discusses scrofula, a royal illness that could only be cured by the king's touch, and also why Hank's cancer was initially believed to be tuberculosis.
2023x43
So, About This HAIR....
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Not all chemotherapy makes your hair falls out, but mine does! it seemed like a good opportunity to indulge a little bit of appreciation for someone who is both dumber than me and does not exist.
2023x44
Reflections from a Terrible CEO
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In which John discusses business, our astonishing number of employees, TLAs, LTVs, ROEs, and much more.
2023x45
Understanding Cancer Survival Rates
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Well, yknow, It’s a weird one, but I make stuff about the things I’m thinking about and this is definitely one of them! It’s such a wild thing that we talk about cancer in a unified way .. show full overview
2023x46
Alone on the Cancer Boat: A Vlogbrothers Reunion
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In which Hank and John hang out in the loading dock of the DFTBA.com warehouse and discuss cancer, boats, micromorts, expanding our understanding of what healthcare can be and do, and how despite the jokie jokies, this whole thing does kinda suck.
2023x47
Bon Your Vivant
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Today is the last chemo day of my current treatment plan!! I will feel terrible next week, and then I will mend up a bit before I start radiation, which will take a while but /should/ .. show full overview
2023x48
What to Get for a Cancer Patient
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Oh!! And one more thing you can do…help the helpers. Whether that’s fun self-care products or reaching out to say you love them and they’re doing a great job. That’s what it seems like .. show full overview
2023x49
Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson
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2023x50
The Good News Video
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2023x51
Tuberculosis Fighters Have a Posse
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In which John makes an unscripted video from an unusual room about how diseases need "a constituency," and how activists working together across the globe really can dramatically lower .. show full overview
2023x52
The Biggest Weirdest Telescope We've Ever Built
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Is it a telescope if it's a square kilometer of perfectly transparent ancient ice with five thousand individual light detectors inside of it??? I THINK SO!!!
2023x53
Let's Try Radiation Therapy!
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Not my favorite thing I've ever done!
2023x54
Three Mornings
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Huge thanks to Abi Rein and Jessica Rollins for traveling to Colombia, capturing such important stories, and working so hard to make the Awesome Coffee Club work. At dftba.com, thanks .. show full overview
2023x55
I love you, Hank. Happy Esther Day.
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This Esther Day hits different.
2023x56
The Biggest Science Story of the Week
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In the short term, we're in significantly more trouble than we thought we were. It turns out that we've been doing geo-engineering all this time and now we have some fantastically good .. show full overview
2023x57
TAKE IT UP A NOTCH
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In which sweet innocent baby John learns a thing or two about the overall notch level. YOU DO NOT DECIDE THE NOTCH.
2023x58
It's About a YouTuber with Cancer
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Maybe I'm just bringing my own particular experience to the table here but STILL!!! Off to get my final radiation of my current treatment plan! Woop!!!
2023x59
Henry
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In which John at last reveals why he is obsessed with tuberculosis.
2023x60
The #1 Tip for People Who Use the Internet
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It's a messy place, and it has taken me a very long time to start to get good at this, and I think it's been easier for me than for a lot of people, but once I got better at it, things got way way way easier.
2023x61
The Panera Phenomenon
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In which The Format returns so that John can contemplate everyone from Franklin Pierce to Lil Uzi Vert.
2023x62
Remission
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Cancer is messy...just like being a human. I'm starting to get my feet back under me (and also finally getting away from waiting for the other shoe to drop.) I've pretty much only had .. show full overview
2023x63
Breaking News: CEO Demoted
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In which John gets demoted and Hank ... doesn't get promoted?
2023x64
The Weirdest Post-Chemo Symptoms
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Hey! You're in the description! Well done. Weird thing going on in my life right now is that I'm on the Dropout.tv show Dimension 20 (which I am a big fan of.) You can watch the first .. show full overview
2023x65
I Ain't Even Here, Sergeant. I'm in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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In which John attempts to document the experience of traveling between the real world and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
2023x66
Giraffes are Way More Complicated Than We Thought
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I can't believe the giraffe drought has lasted this long!!
2023x67
Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid
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In which John tries to control his rage at Danaher and Cepheid, the corporations that are using a printer-ink business model to overcharge for tuberculosis tests, thus resulting in .. show full overview
2023x68
The Worst Disease in Human History
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Allies in the fight against TB! Not always agreeing on how best to engage in that battle. Of course, there are TONS of other reasons that TB is good at being bad. And, indeed, it .. show full overview
2023x69
So, um.... GOOD NEWS?!?!?!
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2023x70
A Feeling I've Never Felt Before
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2023x71
PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!!
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In which John celebrates the beginning of Pizzamas 2023 with a classic unboxing of a truly wondrous and absurd variety of Pizza John-related items.
2023x72
THE REVEAL
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Happy Pizzamas Everyone!
2023x73
John Goes ... to the UNITED NATIONS?
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2023x74
What the Heck is the UN?
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I don't know why I decided to do this on the second day of Pizzamas! I guess I just got really curious about what the heck the UN is. And I'd just like to congratulate humanity on not .. show full overview
2023x75
Like Seasons and Apocalyptic Horsemen
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In which John comes to you in four parts, discussing the joy of Pizzamas even HAPPENING this year as well as the surprises of Proper Adulthood.
2023x76
An Incredible Update
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In which John shares an extraordinary update: Johnson & Johnson has confirmed they will not enforce secondary patents on bedaquiline in ANY low- or middle-income country. The agreement .. show full overview
2023x77
The Hottest Place and the Coldest Place in the Universe are the SAME PLACE
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You've finally got it, my absolute favorite cocktail party fact. I hope it provides as much joy for you as it has for me!
2023x78
Nourished by Leaving
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In which John gets a big poetic during Pizzamas.
2023x79
A Messy and Unhinged Introduction to Geoengineering
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2023x80
America's Second Favorite Fourth Tier English Soccer Team
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There's a 20-way tie for third. In which John discusses his beloved AFC Wimbledon, which is not Wrexham (the club owned by Rob McIlhenny and Ryan Reynolds) but is ........ in second .. show full overview
2023x81
I Quit
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2023x82
Cancer Made me Do It.
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Thanks to the people who have come out to the comedy! It has been a good time! I am very sad that the world is otherwise terrible right now. If you've been affected, and I know that many people have, please know that you have been in my thoughts.
2023x83
My Next Book
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In which John gets a bit more personal than usual in contemplating why he hasn't published a novel in six years and counting, and why he's writing other stuff instead.
2023x84
My "Injury"
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I don't know if other people respond to their cancer diagnosis by reading like 20 non-fiction books about how cancers work, but I did, and the overarching thing that they all knew but rarely said is that "Cancer" is a dumb word.
2023x85
A Tale of Two Cancers
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2023x86
I Keep Thinking About Taylor Swift
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2023x87
How to Make Hot Sauce for Just $65 per Bottle
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2023x88
We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships
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2023x89
NaFaDoYBIMSCoM
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In which John re-introduces his competitor to NaNoWriMo and discusses writing process, the abnormality of sneezing, the thing he's trying to finish, and the lies he tells himself along the way to trying to finish it.
2023x90
Revealing My Final Chemo Secret
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There also is, it turns out, one final secret, but you actually have to get the socks to find it.
2023x91
WHAT AM I DOING
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GUBBINS!
2023x92
Minus Its Charms
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2023x93
It Wasn't Supposed to be Thanksgiving Yesterday
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2023x94
John's (Mostly Book) Holiday Gift Recommendations
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2023x95
It's OK if you think less of me after this!
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2023x96
MASSIVE Tuberculosis News
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2023x97
Did "Natural" Cancer Treatments Save My Life?
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2023x98
POTATO!
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In which John hard launches Potato, our family's new lagotto romagnolo puppy dog. We love him so much. We wish he would sleep a little more at night.
2023x99
Cat…I Farted.
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2023x100
End of a Rough Year
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2023x101
Eating Elf Pasta and Talking About Death
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2023x102
John's Review of Auld Lang Syne
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