Welcome to another edition of the Friday(ish) Update!
I got a bit snowed under on Friday recording/editing/uploading the Commentary Track video for Patrons on the higher tiers and so didn't quite manage to finish getting this to...
2021-09-06 18:51:31 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to another edition of the Friday update which, for reasons explained below, I'm actually writing on Thursday morning.
So, erm, hello from the past, I guess? (Although, on second thoughts, I think that's how all writing w...
2021-08-27 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
Here's the link to the premiere for my new video, currently titled "The Problem with YouTuber Boxing".
It covers YouTuber boxing, the cinematic genre of boxing films, class and respectability. On the whole, I think it's quite ...
2021-08-26 16:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the third instalment of the Friday Update! Read on for some behind-the-scenes tales from editing and some book/video/game recommendations.
It's been another week of editing, editi...
2021-08-20 22:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Friday Update Number 2!
Wow, only the second instalment and I'm already apologising for lateness. Oh dear. I think that probably serves me right for trying to launch something new during my filming and editing weeks t...
2021-08-16 21:48:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
I've been hard at work today filming my next video and, as ever, wanted to share a few shots with you to give you a sneak peek at what it's going to look like.
These are fresh out of the camera so have yet to be processed and ...
2021-08-11 20:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the first ever edition of the Friday update. This is going to be a weekly post in which I update everyone on what I've been up to the preceding week.
My hope is that it's a better way of keeping you all in the loop wi...
2021-08-06 14:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post
So, some of the gear for my next video arrived...
I've still got some last minute adjustments to make to the script, but I've got a filming date in the diary for next week and am super excited.
The location I've managed to arrange for ...
2021-08-05 16:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
Here's the July 2021 Patreon Exclusive Q&A!
Thanks so much to everyone who sent questions over—some great food for thought as ever!
I've added timestamps as ever for anyone who wants to shoot straight to a cer...
2021-07-30 20:51:42 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
I thought I'd extend the submissions for Q&A questions for a further week in case anyone had any to add to the pile!
While I'd always much rather have three perfectly-formed questions than loads of tricky ones, I wanted to...
2021-07-23 16:38:52 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
I hope you're having great weeks. It is extremely warm here in South West England (or, at least, much warmer than usual!) which definitely lifts the spirits a bit!
I'm planning on recording a Patreon Exclusive Q&A Video nex...
2021-07-16 13:42:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
First off, I wanted to say a quick thanks for your generous feedback to my most recent video. And welcome to anyone who's joined the Patreon recently!
I've just uploaded the script for those at the relevant tiers and will be pu...
2021-07-04 09:56:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Here's the link to the premiere of my new video, How Countries Were Invented.
If you'd like to join in and watch it at 7pm UK time then that'd be amazing (it's just under 30 minutes long).
If you're otherwise engaged, the...
2021-06-24 14:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to let you know that my next video, How Countries Were Invented, will be released on Thursday at 7pm UK time with a YouTube Premiere.
Those in the Early Access tiers have likely already had a chance to see it...
2021-06-22 15:13:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
The new video is almost there now!
I've been editing throughout the weekend and have got most of it together now.
There's just a few more minutes of footage to find some beautiful b-roll to make more visually interesting ...
2021-06-15 11:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey Everyone!
Yesterday was an exciting day as, with a little help from a friend, I headed out to film my next video.
It was an incredibly early start to get to the beach where I was planning to film for 5am. This was partly to try and...
2021-06-09 10:21:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
I had a couple of new bits of kit arrive in the post yesterday including this tiny microphone!
As I've mentioned previously, this current video is going to involve filming outside which is going to come with a few new challeng...
2021-06-04 07:12:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
First off, an update on the new video...
I'm aware it's taken a little bit longer this time around. Unfortunately, it's just a really big topic I'm trying to cover so the research and the synthesising of that research down int...
2021-05-27 15:46:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
I said in a recent post that I'd keep everyone up to date with some of the reading I'm doing for my next video and so I thought I'd suggest this little volume.
This book was actually recommended to me by someone on Twitter afte...
2021-05-17 15:28:40 +0000 UTC View PostHi all!
Just to let you know that I will be doing a livestream to celebrate hitting 200,000 subscribers this evening at 7pm UK time.
If you're free and would like to pop by, I would love to see you there!
Don't worry if you're bu...
2021-05-13 14:55:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
I'm currently hard at work on my next video. I've managed to get a few words down on paper already but am still mostly in the reading and research phase. So, I thought I'd give you an insight into some of the books that are going to...
2021-05-09 14:39:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello all!
Recently, I've been trying to make sure I do a quick post after each of my videos goes out to say hello and welcome to everyone who's joined us during the release period.
I'm sure long-time supporters are bored of hearing (r...
2021-04-28 16:26:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
The premiere page for my new video, "Jordan Peterson doesn't understand George Orwell" is now live.
I've really enjoyed watching along with everyone for these last couple of releases so, if you're around at 7pm UK time tomorrow...
2021-04-23 17:51:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!
I just wanted to update you on my next video.
I've been editing hard this past week (and weekend!) and it's almost there now.
I had been hoping to have it with you sooner but I'm now aiming for around the middle of ...
2021-04-18 17:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
I've spent today building the set for the Orwell/Peterson video and I'm really, really, really pleased with how it's looking so wanted to share some pics with you!
It's always daunting when it comes to the day of filming as I'...
2021-04-09 16:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello all!
Here's the April 2021 Q&A video. Thanks so much to everyone who sent in a questions, it's always really fun making these.
Lots of questions about my process this time round which was fun to talk about too.
Like wit...
2021-04-07 09:21:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
I've just finished the script for my next video on George Orwell and Jordan Peterson.
I'm probably going to do a bit of re-drafting over/after the weekend whilst I wait for some bits and pieces for filming to arrive. I'm also ...
2021-04-02 10:47:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone!
As promised, I'm going to be making another Patreon Exclusive Q&A video shortly. Consider this post your opportunity to throw a bunch of questions at me!
These are always loads of fun and tend to send me down all kinds...
2021-03-29 14:46:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Now that I've got a good chunk of the reading done and have begun to get some words on paper for the script, I thought I'd give you all an insight into what I'm working on for my next video...
We're going to be looking at the w...
2021-03-23 14:40:42 +0000 UTC View PostHello all!
I thought I'd do another of my now semi-regular welcome posts to say hi to anyone who's joined us recently!
Thanks so much for signing up to support my work on here, it really does make all the difference in enabling me to k...
2021-03-15 16:53:33 +0000 UTC View Post