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What are your favorite "Bob Ross" YouTube channels? (see body)

As in, channels where the presenter is laid back, calming, and the content is slower paced and chill. My go two examples are LGR for retro computer stuff, and Hainbach for experimental tape music.

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  • Most of what I would have suggested has already been posted by others, but I can say Kruggsmash's Dwarf Fortress stories do this for me. The Waddlesquash/Kingdom of Autumn series he did (with the pumpkin mod) is particularly laid back, but even the action-heavy series are calming to watch/listen to.

    https://youtube.com/@kruggsmash

  • He doesn't really talk in his videos, but I really enjoy watching Philippe Faraut sculpt in clay. Guy has masterful technique.

    I recommend Technology Connections to anyone who enjoys learning about how stuff works. I really appreciate the way this guy explains things for laypeople.

    SummoningSalt is super interesting if you like learning about speedrunning. My only gripe is that the videos are all really chill, but tend to have clips of people breaking world records and flipping out, like "FUCK YEAAAAAAAHH WOOOOOOO FUCK YEAH LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO FUUUUUUCK" and it can be very jarring, lol. But I do enjoy seeing those clips in the videos.

    Grand Illusions is a fun channel where an older British gentleman named Tim presents curiosities, puzzles, toys, and the like.

    Honorable mention: while I don't watch many of his videos these days, Smarter Every Day is fantastic STEM content

  • The Lock picking lawyer. Too bad the videos are so short; he has a very soothing voice.

    And, of course, the OG Bob Ross. I do oil pastel drawing, and often take inspiration from his works.

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