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3) bonus video out in a few days!!
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with the recent news have you considered covering Persepolis?
Have you played any video games recently? specifically RPGs? I think you'd really enjoy story/character driven ones like BG3
Do you ever want to yell at a retail/customer service worker? Which one(s)? Why?
what do you think about Robin Atar’s sculpture North Tower? I kinda like it but i feel like she doesn’t really know the symbolism behind her art. idk pretty interesting niche internet thing i found.
Have you seen strange magic and what do u think of the animation style if so
Would you ever consider doing a little Joel or Patreon video going over all the paintings you have in your house? What they are, why you like them, where you got them? Would you do it… in this Q & A? 😳
if you had to go back in time and remake one video of yours, which would it be? are there any videos you feel like had the opportunity to be great, but that the video you made wasted it?
what do you think of veganism
Do you play many video games? What are your favorites? Or least favorites?
Your Five Nights At Freddys theory
On a scale of 0-300, what's the most humanizing score Melania could have gotten in her documentary if the director had been brave enough to take her there?
Is there a YouTube video where you watched it and wished you had been the one to make it first?
Do you have any favorite online comic/‘zine artists? I’ve been enjoying Jason Douglas’ work. Any favorite animators?
Do you enjoy jazz music? If yes what are your favorite albums and musicians
Do you have any more good short stories to read us
I'd settle for a bad one
Hi Big Joel, sockmuncher here. Have you seen the Super Mario Galaxy movie? There are some illumination slop aspects to it, but as a fan of the original Mario Galaxy it was actually great and super fun?? Would love to hear your thoughts
Not to mention it actually works really well as a sequel building on the Super Mario Brothers movie conclusion and world. Pretty interesting stuff
I know you are trying to get swole, do you do the big three lifts and if so, what are your numbers?
What are you rocking out to lately?
Why the choice to never cite theorists like Foucault? Also what do you think of like the big theorists (Baudrillard, Foucault, Gramsci, butler, etc)
What do you think of human relationships with robots/ai.
What is the boiling point of water?
Should we follow our dream or our tools? Or something else entirely?
When you play Balatro do you prefer higher stakes or just playing white stake and going for high scores? Also have u gotten naninf?
The Melania video has me wondering, with all the talk of music of course, what kind of music does Big Joel like to jam on? Who are your personal favorites and your recent obsessions?
You talked about parasocial relationships and public image in a very old q&a video from when your channel was a lot smaller. I'm curious if your feelings about that have evolved over the course of your career, if having more attention has made you feel more negatively or otherwise about these things.
Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?
With the commercial success of Backrooms (2026), what other creepypastas/"internet native fictions" would you like to see adapted for the big screen?
what do you suppose is probably the typical age of your audience? completely ignoring stats provided by YouTube/Google
Would you be willing to watch and review the off campus tv show that came out on prime?
Do you read classic literature? (You can decide what is classic) If so, can you give your most contrarian take you have on one of them?
favourite song from the melania soundtrack?
My gf wants to know if you have thoughts on Ghost in the Shell because we watched it and we felt very lost theme wise
If you wrote the upcoming Toy Story iPad movie, what would happen in it? ｡◕‿‿◕｡
did you have any other jobs before being a full-time youtuber, and if so, what was the worst one?
Knicks in 5?
I watched the studio ghibli princess kaguya the other day and after felt a strong impulse to rewatch your Fear of Death video. (My fave of yours) I think I had the line about running the same steps on the treadmill over and over and going and coming back like Sylvia Plath and Jesus Christ and etc in my head watching the princess return to the moon. Have you seen the movie?
Have you considered making a video on the legend of kora and do u think u might make videos on any of the new atla projects coming soon?
Hey Big Joel, are you planning anything big for the next leap year (February 29th, 2028)? Or are you just gonna keep things chill?
What do you order at a cafe? Pastry? Tea?
I noticed that the white microphone you and Mothcub use in your videos is dented on the top, and I gotta know which one of you is the butterfingers who dropped it?
How many licks would it take *you* to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
What are your thoughts on David Lynch as his films? Also have you played the game Outer Wilds and do you have any thoughts about it. Loved the Melania vid btw✨
Thoughts on obsession the movie?
do you still stand by your bold pro murder red button take or have you succumbed to the manacles of morality
Did you have any niche interests during childhood that differ from your current sphere? What’s your favorite thing to cook in an air fryer?
You’ve made videos on death note, but have you listened to the death note musical at all? Do you have thoughts?
What are your favorite Ghibli movies?
How is your dog, Totoro? How old are they?