Had to take down the Jacques Pepin cooking show excerpts. The copyright gods are at it again. Because, you know, using about half the footage of an over 20 year old cooking show is such a transgression 🙄. Sorry if you liked that one.
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I just got the update that this channel now has hit 5 million views!
Thanks all for the support. Thanks for putting up with the ads (which I can't control) and thanks for appreciating ASMR like I do!
Onward!
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Hey all,
Just a reminder - this channel isn't monetized (by me.) I have no control over the ads Youtube places on these videos. A lot of people complain to me about the ads - there is a thing called Youtube Premium. Ads are how Youtube makes its money (largely.) Either pay for that, or move on. I can place any of the interviews for download if anybody is willing to cough up $1 as a donation (I would give them away but Gumroad charges $1) so I really think it's ridiculous for people to be complaining about Youtube ads in 2025.
Also, if you don't like my brand of unintentional ASMR - move along. I don't have time to educate people who have no idea what ASMR is on why I post the videos that I do.
Everyone else - Happy Friday!
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Happy Thursday Everyone!
Any fans of needlework/embroidery out there? A little hint as to what's coming up soon.
Have a great day!
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Hi all,
Lately I've been getting a little bit of an influx of "this isn't ASMR" or "why is this ASMR?" or "this sucks" comments on some of the interviews I have posted. I just want to make it clear that I pretty much immediately remove those comments and block the commenter. I have no time to deal with or explain ASMR to people who don't know what they're talking about and who can't hear. Those people can go watch another whispering/tapping/finger fluttering video. I feel no need to defend the clips I post against that kind of asinine commentary. Also, I hope people keep in mind that a lot of the people in the interviews I post are - actual, ordinary people, not necessarily celebrities or high-profile public figures. If you don't have anything kind to say about them, don't. I will block negative comments about the interview folks if I see any.
The vast majority of you all don't do this - so to the rest of you I say have a great weekend and thanks for the support! Happy Friday!
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Hi everyone -
Just a heads up, I'm getting heat again about copyright. This time for the New Mexico PBS stuff. I already took one video down but there may be more. Keep in mind, ALL of these videos (unedited) are posted to the americanarchive.org or cspan.org websites already.
Thanks all....
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Hi everyone,
I have begun posting some of the interviews and speeches from this channel to my Gumroad digital store, for those interested in an ad-free experience that you can own forever. Donations can be whatever you want (minimum $1) for each clip.
retox44.gumroad.com/
As always, thanks for the support! - retox44
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Happy Sunday everyone!
Just a quick update and thanks to all who have commented with requests for specific videos as I have been re-uploading clips for the past couple of weeks. I think I have posted most of the really popular ones, but if there are any that you really liked and don't see - feel free to ask. There are hundreds of videos and it can get difficult to remember/keep track of everything. Also, thanks for your patience. Have a great day!
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Hi everyone,
It has come to my attention that, now that these interview/speech ASMR clips are posted to this new channel, there are advertisements which play before/during/after the videos. I just wanted to make it clear that this is from Youtube - not me. This channel isn't monetized and doesn't even have enough subscribers to monetize. Sorry that this ruins the videos for many of you, but there's really nothing that can be done to avoid it.
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Hi, and welcome to my channel! Here you will find assorted relaxing videos, including educational/public interest/culturally relevant interviews, speeches and lectures, as well as excerpts from US Congressional hearings (many with added sounds,) re-edited and audio-sweetened for ASMR/relaxation.
This channel is NOT monetized. If there are ads which appear on the videos - those are placed by Youtube - none of the revenue goes to the creator and I cannot turn them off. If you would like an ad-free experience, I have posted some videos to my Gumroad online store, where individual clips can be downloaded to keep forever, for a small donation of your choice: retox44.gumroad.com/
If you would like to support this channel, you can do so here: www.buymeacoffee.com/retox44
Thanks, and have a great day!