Smaller Anarchist Youtubers that should be more popular?

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created by GroundbreakingWeb360 on 09/03/2025 at 16:11 UTC

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Comment by WildDesertStars at 09/03/2025 at 17:53 UTC

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Funny, this video was just recommended to me and I haven't overtly indicated to YouTube that I am into working out nor anarchy, so maybe he's finally getting the algorithm recognition he deserves

Comment by LibertyLizard at 09/03/2025 at 18:19 UTC*

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https://youtube.com/@solarpunkalana/

Conservation/environmentally focused but also talks about other topics sometimes.

Edit: Here’s another much smaller channel: https://youtube.com/@AcademicAnarchist[1]. Needs to work on his presentation but very well-researched videos. Has a larger history channel as well.

1: https://youtube.com/@AcademicAnarchist

Comment by Rigoletto95 at 09/03/2025 at 20:01 UTC

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If you are Spanish speaker I recommend this channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Caf%C3%A9Kyoto[1][2], Café Kyoto, It's not that small, but it was the one that got me into anarchism.

1: https://www.youtube.com/c/Caf%C3%A9Kyoto

2: https://www.youtube.com/c/Caf%C3%A9Kyoto

Comment by Gerdesiaweg at 09/03/2025 at 20:00 UTC

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ANDREWISM

Comment by SilkySlapJaw at 09/03/2025 at 18:23 UTC

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I've learned a lot from watching Prince Shakur.. very good channel! Other great small Anarchist channels that deserves more attention is ItHadToBeSaid and Overthrow Media.

Comment by wheres_the_revolt at 09/03/2025 at 20:00 UTC

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Idk if he’d be considered “smaller” but I love Saint Andrew (@Andrewism on YT).[1] He’s got slightly over 200k subscribers so smaller than some but still rather large.

1: https://youtube.com/@andrewism?si=rh0YLO31GYo_iFuj

It’s nice to get perspective from someone that is not USian.

Comment by Anarcho_Humanist at 09/03/2025 at 20:46 UTC

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https://www.youtube.com/@LuckyBlackCat[1][2] (14k subs)

1: https://www.youtube.com/@LuckyBlackCat

2: https://www.youtube.com/@LuckyBlackCat

https://www.youtube.com/@BadMouse101[3][4] (60k subs - former ancom turned ML who has turned back to anarchist - his new vids have less than 20k views)

3: https://www.youtube.com/@BadMouse101

4: https://www.youtube.com/@BadMouse101

https://www.youtube.com/@TheLeftLibertarian[5][6] (6k subs - but only made vids in 2009-2010)

5: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLeftLibertarian

6: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLeftLibertarian

https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricUnicycleCrew[7][8] (52k subs - was one of the first anarchists on youtube)

7: https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricUnicycleCrew

8: https://www.youtube.com/@ElectricUnicycleCrew

I don't know if she is an anarchist but Dr Fatima is fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.fatima[9][10] (88k subs)

9: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.fatima

10: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.fatima

Comment by ftpdistro1312 at 09/03/2025 at 23:32 UTC

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kolektiva.media[1] is a great alternative to youtube if you want anarchist film/video. Also feel free to rip youtube videos and upload them to archive.org[2]

1: http://kolektiva.media

2: http://archive.org

Comment by HydarPatrick at 09/03/2025 at 17:58 UTC

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Kathrin. I’m not sure if she’s explicitly anarchist, but she definitely leans that way and all her videos are very insightful either way.

Comment by lost_futures_ at 09/03/2025 at 18:41 UTC

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Submedia is really cool. I think they're affiliated with crimethinc.

Comment by AnarchaMorrigan at 09/03/2025 at 22:46 UTC

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I always enjoy Kathrin's[1] videos

1: https://www.youtube.com/@Kathrin_yt

Comment by SluttyNerevar at 09/03/2025 at 19:01 UTC

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Lucretia McEvil

Comment by WaioreaAnarkiwi at 09/03/2025 at 19:51 UTC

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Okay what's anarchist calisthenics XD

Comment by Jules165 at 09/03/2025 at 21:41 UTC

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https://youtube.com/@jonathanquigley1001?si=Vscx5yB9ORxR13Ww

Jonathan Quigley! His 'Anarchist Pancakes' are what I sent to people, who have no clue what anarchism is:

https://youtu.be/NALhGnJ_EfM?si=R65X45PFuQ4puFgb

Comment by amateurgameboi at 10/03/2025 at 03:56 UTC*

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I took a pretty broad definition of both smaller and anarchist but I do think all recommendations would be found as interesting at minimum to most anarchists, so:

Anansi's Library[1] makes very good social, political, and cultural analyses.

1: https://youtube.com/@anansislibrary?si=GNqXxxYeeyOQEH9r

Anark[2] is a treasure trove of both anarchist theory and practical advice from personal experience, its a powerful resource for any anarchist.

2: https://youtube.com/@anark?si=qqMqmnmnvknBrIWH

adu[3] offers highly polished video analyses, generally focused on Australian politics, from an ancom perspective.

3: https://youtube.com/@adu__?si=UBCh6VsDTpctPqif

Aidan Knight [4] does long form, incredibly rigorous post Marxist analyses on a variety very interesting topics.

4: https://youtube.com/@aidanknight1574?si=vlEuI-Kmbk-BDOgR

Chill Goblin [5] is a bit bigger and does extremely informative long form content.

5: https://youtube.com/@chillgoblin?si=E3z60H786Xnl6lMC

Chongqing Punk[6] does fast paced short form content with amazing editing and a sharp and witty sense of humor.

6: https://youtube.com/@chongqingpunk2025?si=_d8sSdr7HqPkLx2P

Das Mystikal[7] is a very small channel with only two video essays out so far but both are of excellent quality and I think are influenced by anarchist politics.

7: https://youtube.com/@dasmystikal?si=fqrja6BnhGdWAP9S

The Canvas[8] does art and cultural analysis with an anarchist informed perspective on politics.

8: https://youtube.com/@shawn.grenier?si=b6NVDflXSJKYfHEv

Epoch Philosophy[9] does medium-long format content primarily covering post structuralist political philosophy.

9: https://youtube.com/@epochphilosophy?si=9S37VEUsisb3jn_R

Emotional Ecologist[10] isn't necessarily anarchist but offers fascinating syntheses of cultural and ecological theory that informs the way I think about my anarchist politics a fair bit.

10: https://youtube.com/@theemotionalecologist?si=funAdcZLPjThV6eR

Literate Machine[11] does great, academically informed long form content about complex historical and political topics.

11: https://youtube.com/@literatemachine?si=peC4f-HiEyX3R6rl

Oziji[12] is a really interesting case who's major project has been a world building project culminating in a fully 3d animated showcase video of a fictional, alien feeling, futuristic anarcho-socialist society, massive recommendation here, the showcase is 12 minutes and it's so well produced.

12: https://youtube.com/@oziji?si=FapYP0Lwo3roohcW

PlasticPills[13] does postmodern cultural and political analysis.

13: https://youtube.com/@plasticpills?si=qANZWigfeAhHd1K2

Shitty Kickflips [14]does high energy cultural analysis.

14: https://youtube.com/@shittykickflips?si=j2bVEvfgeOMLfD1v

Sociotube[15] does sociology and is a full time PhD student in the field.

15: https://youtube.com/@sociotube?si=cAQWM8cJpcYcAPQI

Theory Underground[16] is a channel I wish I had the time or focus to put more time into, it's self described as a publishing platform for workers with earbuds and professionals with no hope in existing institutions, live streams, courses, books, seminars.

16: https://youtube.com/@theory_underground?si=RB608apBiW5e9dlS

Third Mind[17] makes incredibly well produced and highly informative and though provoking pieces on political philosophy.

17: https://youtube.com/@thirdmind.studio?si=YKe07ZcIsum40TNF

Zoe Baker[18] does very effective, academically rigorous, anarchist informed sociological, economic, and historical analysis.

18: https://youtube.com/@anarchozoe?si=KW47BB_tqSd1DW4v

Also shout-out to luckyblackcat and andrewism who both got linked elsewhere in the thread

Comment by Catnip_Overdose at 09/03/2025 at 20:14 UTC

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Firestorm books has a bunch of their author talks and panel discussions on their channel.

Comment by ArminiusM1998 at 09/03/2025 at 22:26 UTC

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Veritas Et Caritas

Comment by Returning_Armageddon at 10/03/2025 at 02:56 UTC

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Lucretia McEvil!!

Comment by thejuryissleepless at 09/03/2025 at 20:23 UTC

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Andrewism

Comment by Susurrating at 09/03/2025 at 21:32 UTC

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I also just saw this video recommended and really enjoyed it!

Comment by yvesism at 09/03/2025 at 23:27 UTC*

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Recently found this channel Skeleman[1], and his videos are super well made and enjoyable!

1: https://youtube.com/@skeleman

Not necessarily full-on anarchist in all their videos but definitely libertarian and socialist. Also any JoJo fans (not sure what the crossover size of this with anarchists is haha) will definitely enjoy the references in their first video :D

Comment by darthsawyer at 10/03/2025 at 06:41 UTC

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Anark

Comment by SaltyNorth8062 at 10/03/2025 at 16:52 UTC

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I'm seeing a lot of good recs, so I'll just toss in Elliott Sang, I see them in the same vein as Prince Shakur, and they were recommended to me simultaneously.