Sources

Best concise visual mental models; overlaps Veritasium/TED-Ed science.

Prior explore: business/econ/history essays (often Asia tech/semiconductor). High-signal candidate for video-spot.

Experiment- and mechanism-rich science; overlaps Kurzgesagt/Branch.

Deep serialized world-history biographies; overlaps 小约翰/安州牧.

Strong map/geography context for current events; overlaps history/geopolitics docs.

Source-listed Chinese astronomy/mission explainers; overlaps Astrum.

High-craft obscure global history; overlaps other history channels.

High-quality mission/astronomy explainers; overlaps 繁星观测站/Veritasium.

Detailed hardware/engineering cutaways; overlaps Veritasium/ByteByteGo.

Rare, durable systems/civics visual essays; overlaps Kurzgesagt/TED-Ed.

Cinematic founder/operator profiles with on-the-ground access; overlaps Starter Story.

Polished visual investigations/history; overlaps Historically and MagnatesMedia.

Compact historical documentaries; overlaps fern and B站 history creators.

World-history/current-affairs documentaries; overlaps history cluster.

History/current-affairs narratives; overlaps dense history cluster.

Deep history/geopolitics storytelling; overlaps 小约翰/卢克文.

Map-led history/geography; overlaps 地球知识局/history docs.

Broad regional history/humanities narratives; overlaps 小约翰/历史调研室.

Conceptual thought experiments; overlaps science/ideas explainers.

Potentially unique field reporting/social observation; overlaps documentary creators.

History narratives; overlaps 历史调研室/安州牧.

Detailed Chinese history narratives; overlaps history cluster.

Math/ideas explanations with durable value; overlaps science explainers.

History explanations; overlaps 小约翰/历史调研室.

Long historical narratives; overlaps dense B站 history cluster.

Strategic exception: on-location social/geopolitical documentaries through food.

Long historical/current-affairs context; overlaps history/geopolitics creators.

Accessible biographies/history; overlaps 历史调研室 and founder biographies.

Deep primary-expert AI/history interviews; overlaps Fireship only at topic level.

Timely investor/founder access; duplicates Lenny/YC and startup podcasts.

Chinese AI commercialization analysis; overlaps 硅谷101/Fireship.

Durable decision models and expert interviews; overlaps Diary/Lenny.

Long founder biographies from primary books; duplicates business/founder interview shows.

Institutional cases and faculty thinking; overlaps Stanford/HBS-style lectures.

High-signal product/operator interviews; overlaps 20VC/YC/Farnam Street.

Authoritative technical/academic lectures; overlaps HBS and course channels.

Clear DevOps/cloud training; overlaps ByteByteGo/Be A Better Dev.

Reliable short educational explainers, broad but often non-urgent.

Primary accelerator/founder lessons and market theses; overlaps 20VC/Lenny.

Strategic owned-channel updates; never treat as independent evidence.

Strong Chinese finance/business explainers; overlaps finance creators.

Legal/political lectures with expert potential; overlaps politics commentary.

Chinese-language Silicon Valley/AI reporting and interviews; overlaps 20VC/YC.

Fast AI/dev orientation; duplicates ByteByteGo and deeper primary sources.

Title-gated only. Hardware reviews / industry essays; skip day-in-life, comedy, sponsor fluff.

Named politics/history topics only (not 下班經濟學 health/stock filler). Glance unless title matches named gate. Correct handle @TheStormMedia (not @stormmedia).

Concise system-design mechanics; overlaps Fireship/Nana.

Actionable operator marketing/sales advice, but repetitive and brand-led.

Useful Mac/AI tooling tests; overlaps consumer-tech/tutorial feeds.

Startup execution advice; overlaps YC, Hormozi, Starter Story.

Practical AWS/backend explainers; overlaps Nana/ByteByteGo.

China–US viewpoint signal; verify claims and dedupe with B站 commentary.

Structured ML tutorials; evergreen learning, low daily News urgency.

Chinese markets headlines; verify against primary filings and dedupe finance creators.

Hands-on AI builder tactics; overlaps Quantum Makers and tool tutorials.

Tech/business perspective; blocked metadata means confidence is provisional.

Practical algorithms/career instruction; utility feed, not daily News.

Distinct UK-left viewpoint and interviews; ideological duplicate risk.

Emerging-tech/AI maker signal; overlaps AI tool and developer channels.

Independent geopolitical viewpoint; needs source verification.

Operator sales/real-estate lessons; overlaps Hormozi and Starter Story.

Concrete bootstrapped-business cases; overlaps Founders/EO.

Occasional strong expert interviews amid self-help/celebrity volume; overlaps Farnam Street.

Design pricing/business instruction; overlaps entrepreneur-advice channels.

Space/aerospace niche signal; overlaps Astrum and 繁星观测站.

Military analysis viewpoint; overlaps official/military creators.

Contrarian current-affairs viewpoint; high verification burden.

Military analysis; overlaps 央视军事/TomCat.

History commentary; duplicate-heavy cluster, title gate required.

Market commentary; verify and dedupe with 小Lin/East Money.

High-reach geopolitical narratives; useful as viewpoint, verify heavily.

Business/current-affairs commentary; overlaps finance cluster.

History/current-affairs viewpoint; overlaps dense commentary cluster.

Business/technology explanations; overlaps 小Lin说 and tech-business feeds.

Military/current-affairs viewpoint; overlaps military cluster.

Business/current-affairs analysis; overlaps finance/geopolitics creators.

Digital-nomad/work strategy; overlaps entrepreneur channels.

Business/economic interpretation; overlaps finance explainers.

Business/geopolitical commentary; verify before surfacing.

Chinese geopolitical viewpoint; duplicate/mirror of 波士顿圆脸 and ideology-heavy peers.

History/geopolitical analysis; overlaps B站 history cluster.

Finance narratives; high overlap and verification burden.

Tech/current-affairs monitoring; overlaps tech-business feeds.

Topical commentary; verify identity/thesis before promotion.

Topical commentary; useful only when uniquely sourced.

Niche build-in-public progress; overlaps founder/entrepreneur content.

Tool tutorials with tactical value but fast decay and heavy duplication.

Accessible company biographies, but dramatized and overlaps Founders/fern.

Internet-culture commentary; low durable News signal.

Thoughtful film craft analysis, but entertainment rather than News core.

Unclear unique News edge; retain only for manual review.

Official PLA/military headline signal; viewpoint source, not sole evidence.

Fund-company market education; useful only with conflict disclosure.

Short finance orientation; duplicates full 小Lin说 episodes.

Traditional/performing-arts culture; peripheral to News.

Personality-led commentary with unclear unique News edge.

High-quality film/culture essays, but peripheral to News.

Light illustrated knowledge; overlaps TED-Ed-style explainers.

Culture/commentary signal with limited core-News fit.

Finance infotainment; avoid as investment authority.

Niche culture/audio commentary; not core News.