Michael Burns

Subscribers 207K

Videos 34

Views 6.0M

Channels Like Michael Burns

Michael Burns covers philosophy, politics, and culture with humor and analysis, producing deep-dives, interviews, and educational content. His videos explore big ideas like attention economy, doomscrolling, American Christianity, capitalism, and the intersection of religion and politics, posted at roughly 0.8 uploads per week with an average view count around 164K per video.

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We found 47 YouTube channels similar to Michael Burns

#1

TEDx Talks view on YouTube ▶

80% relevance

Subscribers 44.2M

Videos 255K

Views 8.8B

Appearances 25

SERP 100%

Similarity 67%

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Shares a high overlap in queries like attention economy and philosophy humor, indicating a similar audience interested in big ideas and social critique, though TEDx Talks uses a more talk-show talk format (content 67%) and broader event-based presentation.

#2

CrashCourse view on YouTube ▶

60% relevance

Subscribers 16.9M

Videos 1.6K

Views 2.2B

Appearances 16

SERP 51%

Similarity 67%

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Targets audiences concerned with cultural decline and economic systems critique, aligning on key queries though CrashCourse delivers structured, educational series (content 67%) rather than Michael Burns's interpretive monologue style; search overlap is strong (51%).

#3

Genetically Modified Skeptic

60% relevance

Subscribers 897K

Videos 241

Views 122.6M

Appearances 6

SERP 33%

Similarity 77%

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Shares interest in atheism, atheism and faith, and American Christianity, with substantial audience crossover (queries high) but diverges in delivery—skeptic-style explorations vs Burns's broader philosophy-focused commentary (content 77%).

#4

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

56% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 9

SERP 42%

Similarity 65%

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Overlaps on digital consciousness and capitalism critique, reflecting a shared curiosity about modern societal forces, yet TED-Ed’s animation-based, structured lessons yield a different content approach (content 65%) despite similar search interest (42%).

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#5

Second Thought view on YouTube ▶

54% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 417

Views 206.6M

Appearances 3

SERP 17%

Similarity 79%

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Both channels critique capitalism and explore propaganda effects, drawing similar audiences from political philosophy angles, though Second Thought emphasizes direct, rapid-fire discourse with high content alignment (79%) but relatively low search presence (17%).

#6

Modern-Day Debate

53% relevance

Subscribers 265K

Videos 1.8K

Views 95.6M

Appearances 8

SERP 27%

Similarity 70%

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Shares an interest in secular morality debates, aligning audience-wise on philosophical dissent, while Modern-Day Debate focuses on structured debate formats (content 70%) and a moderate search overlap (27%).

Content Landscape

Top competitors by match strength are TEDx Talks (80% match) and CrashCourse (60% match). TEDx Talks aligns on attention economy, philosophy humor, and economic systems critique, while CrashCourse aligns on death of culture, atheism and faith, and economic systems critique. Genetically Modified Skeptic (60% match) also competes, connecting on american christianity, christian atheism, and atheism and faith. TED-Ed (56% match) and Second Thought (54% match) also share queries around digital consciousness, capitalism critique, and media influence. Michael Burns has 207K subscribers, while TEDx Talks and CrashCourse boast substantially larger audiences (44.2M and 16.9M respectively), with Genetically Modified Skeptic at 897K, TED-Ed at 22.4M, and Second Thought at 1.9M, indicating a wide gap in channel size but overlapping thematic space in philosophy, religion, and economics.

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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Michael Burns?

TEDx Talks (80% match, 44.2M subscribers), CrashCourse (60% match, 16.9M subscribers), Genetically Modified Skeptic (60% match, 897K subscribers). All three channels publish analytical, educational, and/or thought-provoking content that aims to inform or challenge viewers, aligning with Michael Burns's philosophy, politics, and academic education focus.

What type of content does Michael Burns make?

Michael Burns creates analytical and educational content centered on philosophy, politics, and interviews/podcasts, as suggested by video titles such as 'the "attention economy" is STEALING our humanity,' 'this is what American Christians really believe,' and 'Don't Talk About Politics.' He uploads about 0.8 videos per week, with an average views per video of 163.7K.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Michael Burns?

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