Folding Ideas

Subscribers 1.1M

Videos 181

Views 127.9M

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Folding Ideas is a Canada-based channel led by Dan Olson that analyzes stories across media, including video games, cinema, and narration-focused content. The videos appear as deep-dives and narrative/critique pieces rooted in storytelling and media literacy, with a format spanning discussions on topics like metanarratives, film and story theory, and cultural storytelling. The channel publishes content with a high average view count per video (about 2.9M) and has 1.1M subscribers, with 181 videos published since joining in 2015.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors: TEDx Talks (82% match) and TED (67% match) share overlapping queries such as narrative storytelling, cultural storytelling, and storytelling ethics, aligning with Folding Ideas’ focus on story-based analysis and media criticism. The Film Theorists (57% match) also competes on film and story theory. These channels have much larger audiences, with TED at 44.2M subscribers and TEDx Talks at 82% match with 44.2M subscribers, while Folding Ideas sits at 1.1M. The overlapping queries and emphasis on narrative analysis connect these channels, signaling competition in the realm of storytelling, media literacy, and metanarrative critique.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Folding Ideas?

TEDx Talks (44.2M subscribers) with an 82% match, TED (27.2M subscribers) with a 67% match, and The Film Theorists (13.4M subscribers) with a 57% match. These channels share a focus on analytical, critique-driven content about media such as talks, films, and narratives, aligning with Folding Ideas' interest in criticism, cinema, and narratology.

What type of content does Folding Ideas make?

Folding Ideas creates long-form, critique-oriented videos about stories, media analysis, and cultural criticism, as suggested by titles like 'Let's Talk About Stories' and 'Ruminations on that DHS Penguin Tweet' as well as 'This Is How You Get JARHEAD Sequels' and 'Call of Duty: Ghosts – Power, Paranoia, and Orbital Tungsten Rods.' The channel averages about 2.9M views per video, with varied topics, and uploads with a frequent cadence (approximate uploads per week not specified).

How do we determine which channels are similar to Folding Ideas?

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