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Best Business & economics (other) videos, as recommended on Hacker News

37 videos about business & economics (other) that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2008 and 2026. Mostly explainer, commentary, documentary. Channels that come up most: Wendover Productions, FortNine, Bloomberg Podcasts, Tom Scott. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is The Economics of Airline Class: HN commenters recommend it as an in-depth, accessible look at airline class economics and revisit it in many discussions about airlines.

• explainerThe Economics of Airline ClassWendover Productions · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
• documentaryI Tried To Make Something In America (The Smarter Scrubber Experiment) - Smarter Every Day 308SmarterEveryDay · 6 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• explainerWhy Trains Suck in AmericaWendover Productions · 6 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• explainerBig Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)Wendover Productions · 8 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• demoAmazing Invention- This Drone Will Change EverythingMark Rober · 5 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerYour Post Code Is the Directions, Not the DestinationCGP Grey · 4 HN recommenders · 2025–2025
• explainerHow Harley-Davidson Killed ItselfFortNine · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• explainerDrone Delivery Was Supposed to be the Future. What Went Wrong?Wendover Productions · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerSmall Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)Wendover Productions · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2020
• explainerWhy Trains are so ExpensiveWendover Productions · 5 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
• news60 Minutes - Luxottica. Do you know who makes your glasses?Luxury Eyesight · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
• explainerHow Overnight Shipping WorksWendover Productions · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• commentaryDriving Amazon’s ELECTRIC Delivery Vehicle: Rivian EDVFriday Adventure Club · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerThe Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"FortNine · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerWhy Planes Don't Fly FasterWendover Productions · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
• commentaryTimeshares: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)LastWeekTonight · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• podcastWhat It Really Takes to Convert an Office Building to Apartments | Odd LotsBloomberg Podcasts · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerI, Pencil: The MovieI, Pencil · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
• talkIowa Swine Day 2022: Agriculture at the End of the WorldIowa Pork Industry Center · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• documentaryThe Super-Fast Logistics of Delivering Blood By DroneWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023
• explainerThe Chinese Student CrisisPolyMatter · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2022
• explainerThe US Military’s Massive Global Transportation SystemWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerHow Budget Airlines WorkWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019
• newsBetter Business Bureau 20/20 Investigationjd415 · 2 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
• explainerWhy There are Now So Many Shortages (It's Not COVID)Wendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• commentaryJones Act Debate | Center for Maritime Strategy & Heritage Foundation | Containerships & DirigiblesWhat's Going on With Shipping? · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• explainerHow many robots does it take to run a grocery store?Tom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
• explainerHow Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed AmericaWendover Productions · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• commentaryExpert breakdown of NYC's overpriced commercial vacancies.Louis Rossmann · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• otherIBM RFID Commercial-The Future SupermarketDavid Preece · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• demoKiva Systems Warehouse Automation at Quiet LogisticsKivaDirector · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2021
• explainerPower of the Market - The PencilLibertyPen · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2019
• otherBulletballzorak007 · 1 HN recommender · 2008–2021
• explainerThe Art Market is a Scam (And Rich People Run It)Wendover Productions · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• podcastAn Arizona Farmer on How to Grow Alfalfa in the Middle of the Desert | Odd LotsBloomberg Podcasts · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2025
• documentaryExposing FRAUD And DECEPTION In The Retro Video Game MarketKarl Jobst · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• explainerThis clock was famous, but the internet ruined it.Tom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023