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Man Carrying Thing swaps skits for Shirer, in print and audio

His World War II reading reflection is the biggest of three new uploads, alongside Airbnb satire and a political-ad sketch.

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I read the 1,200 page book about the N@zis

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1:43He alternated the printed book with an unabridged audiobook borrowed through Libby.
2:39He praises Shirer's readability but questions dated psychological generalizations about Germans.
6:38He connects support for appeasement to public fear of repeating World War I.
12:20He argues that Nazi Germany's resources and logistics could not sustain a prolonged war.
20:39He reflects on the Holocaust and the importance of studying this history.

Getting through William L. Shirer's enormous history took two formats: Man Carrying Thing alternated the physical book with an unabridged audiobook borrowed through Libby. That reading project has now become the week's most-watched upload, reaching about 1.6 million views.

"I really basically knew nothing about World War II," he says in "I read the 1,200 page book about the N@zis". The appeal is watching a reader work through what he has learned, rather than deliver another short parody of internet culture. He praises The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich's readability while questioning its dated generalizations about Germans. His discussion also considers why a public desperate to avoid another world war supported appeasement, before turning to the Holocaust and the collapse of Nazi Germany. The video ends with a sponsored streaming-service segment.

The shorter comedy hasn't disappeared. "Airbnb hosts in 2016 vs. 2026" supplied the next-largest audience among the new uploads, while "basically every political ad lately" had only just arrived. It makes for a particularly broad week: accommodation satire, campaign-ad parody and a substantial book discussion sharing the same channel.

The subscriber audience grew by about 10,000, although daily viewing is currently below its usual level. Nearby in the sketch-comedy group, Biggy Bailey had a particularly large week, while Toby Stubbs was quieter.

Shirer's book is also driving the channel's strongest viewing momentum right now. Behind it, "a literary analysis of MrBeast's book" continues drawing readers, keeping last month's very different literary project in circulation.

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