Jonny runs the YouTube channel Potential History. This channel has over 500k subscribers due to Jonny's diligent research and comedic delivery. Jonny and I discussed the importance of history, as well as what makes it so funny. We also discussed what goes into building a large YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU22SYUm7Z1COjASmmQG1aA

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(02:40) Role of Cause and Effect

(06:20) How is History Comedic?

(10:40) History of Ukraine

(12:55) Black Swan Events

(18:30) Oppenheimer

(20:50) Black Box v. Predictive Power

(28:40) Why is the Channel so Succesful?

(35:05) What it's Like to Have a Large Audience

(38:19) Jonny's Niche

(41:45) Video Production Process

(51:30) Community Engagement

(54:20) Joining Discussions as Creative Inspiration

(58:30) Advice to Aspiring Creators

(1:00:30) Outro

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