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Hi friends - 

Making this video was an exciting experiment for us, the first of a bunch of new styles we're exploring this year.

From trying out different storytelling formats to collaborating with Search Party, we wanted to bring something as abstract and complicated as the arms trade to life and document the whole journey.

We hope you enjoy.

- Johnny


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How War Became a Business

These are the men that turned war into a business. Click https://betterhelp.com/johnnyharris for 10% off your first month of therapy with our sponsor BetterHelp. Join over 4 million people who’ve met with a therapist on BetterHelp and started living a healthier, happier life. With every advance in technology, our weapons get better while weapon makers get richer and deadly wars continue. That’s the future laid out in a book about the arms trade from 100 years ago. And it still rings true today. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t6jxyP9vi22S8Hs0Pxoz78o5N4tJMiIMhyPlkf0VsG0/edit?usp=sharing -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 5:05 The Industrial Revolution 6:35 The Merchants of Death 16:40 The Arms Trade Mapped Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@Search-Party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at https://www.patreon.com/johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/products/johnny-iz-luts-and-presets The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/Tl7kONwQK40 About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling

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@DaveRizz

Oh my gosh, this is so funny. I finally got time to sit and focus, and watch the latest video, and I was literally coming back to write the exact opposite feeling!? I was thinking that the vibe and pace of this latest video was quiet and thoughtful... and that it drew me in MORE! I'm used to YouTube content of all kinds, focusing on getting everything out and digested with fast-food efficiency, youknowwhatimean? And this... even in comparison to the normal thoughtful and engaging content from this channel... this felt dramatically and noticeably different. But good different. Not better tho. Appropriate. I'm in no way trying to step to david a dobbyn with hate or malice, his feeling is his feeling; but I actually don't think either style is wrong or better. I feel like they're both different flavors of the same cuisine, and are appropriate for different meals & moods. Anyway, I loved it, and am looking forward to the next installment.

PauloB

Loved the episode's chill vibe, but also felt that sometimes it got too meta. I understand that making the video was super complex, but it detracted from the story a bit. Although the process is important, it shouldn't be as important as the story.

johnnyharris

Thanks so much for your support. We are definitely having fun taking a risk and experimenting over here so we are glad you enjoyed it.

johnnyharris

Thanks so much for watching and I am glad we could provide that chill vibe haha. Everyone's feedback is always helpful when we try new things.