John Hodgman - Hobo Matters

[@IamDarkStar2012]

Thank you for this. My grandfather was a hobo in the great depression, as I am now a hobo in this mighty recession. We as a people need to know the hardship that us hobos face when the country is prospering. Please everyone that reads this, dont work and be lazy so we can once again prevail.

[@anu1776]

how are you doing now?

[@Pokkin]

My history teacher showed this in class today without any context

[@benbaselet2026]

I bet there's already a growing conspiracy theory crowd around this bible, building another flat earth society...

[@matthewgayford252]

We do that kind of thing sometimes for fun.

[@Pokkin]

@@benbaselet2026 if not, I'll make it real

[@ButteryLobster]

this, sir, is a brilliant version of Hodgeman's book. I never actually bothered to find an audio version but it's great that he actually used the material he mentioned in his daily show interview. Bravo!

[@crypto-radio8186]

I was a Hobo for 30plous years I am 74 Year old now. When he made this story I was still a hobo. I first seen-it in Toronto where I was, illegally

[@Endomatic0]

"As long as there has been railways and liquor, which is to say, Always." God damn genius.

[@MikeTooleK9S]

i'm so glad they finally found the funds to get this produced.

[@constantgamer247]

Damn!! John Hodgman is really glamorizing the hobo life style; it's making it hard to resist.

[@NewMessage]

My Pa' was a Hobo... he passed down his wooden teeth to me, wrapped in an old 'Pappa Feelie's Lineament" wrapper, and whispered, as he lay dying in a pool of pure wood alcohol.. 'We shall rise ag'in!'

[@alice092948]

I was looking for something to show with a lesson about hobos, and this was a total jackpot! Sadly, I can't use it with middle school kids, but I am saving it for my own entertainment. Priceless!

[@ashcol47]

Best parody of Ken Burns' style I've ever seen. Bravo!

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

This is an excerpt of a whole book he wrote that is all in this style, informative on many issues of history and science. The Areas of my Expertise.

[@ianmcdougall4930]

I got my junior year highschool teacher to put this on in class one day. Good times. A surprising amount of people were not paying any attention.

[@VladivariusxboxEU]

This was Brilliant!! How does a man having a cist popped have 2 million views and this hasnt??? Craziness..... Long live the secret hobos . . . I'll leave a saucer of hooch out for you.

[@StopDont]

Haha, love how the camera starts out in one direction and then goes in another direction.

[@wowthungsten]

This story brought a tear to my eye and a smile to my lips.

[@ashloo6082]

I didn't realize hobo's were actually super humans capable of summoning giant dust storms and then ascending to the stars...Shenanigans, I say.

[@mikesherline5433]

+Blue Money Why do you type "hobo's"? Since you're not referring to something that belongs to a hobo, it doesn't make sense. You didn't realize hobo's WHAT were super humans? Hobo's arms? Hobo's legs? Hobo's offspring? Or possibly you were referring to the plural of hobo, which would be hobos - that would make sense.

[@kishascape]

This whole video is just full of fake romanticized nonsense gibberish from fiction books. What a joke.

[@DixyRae]

Disappointed that this wasn't a real doc. The idea of a real documentary series written and starring John Hodgman based on his books would be perfection incarnate.

[@mitchmgo]

this is perfect, thank you for posting this

[@cyberperson53]

I love how it's the same photo and the same music track OVER AND OVER AND OVER...

[@WhyIsMyLightTheDim]

Best thing I've ever heard EVER !

[@MenwithHill]

THIS IS AWESOME

[@ErinTheDon]

This makes my day every time...

[@JeffLomax]

very disappointed that the lower right corner of the photo was used much less than the other areas of the image. why? why was there no slow panning to the lower right? THAT is what Hodgman doesn't talk about. why? why?

[@dinalab]

I edited this, and lemme tell ya, i WISH i could have done that corner justice, but network politics, amiright?

[@EngineerMK2004]

You need to keep an eye out for the intersecting circles. The local sheriff carries throwing stars!

[@Djangolulu]

i liked the part with the picture of the hobo.

[@VoidTheArtNerd]

Hehehe... This is a chapter from The Areas of My Expertise. I ♥ John Hodgman. lol

[@littlenugget96]

I love how it is the same picture.

[@newpageone]

absolute brilliance.

[@hobojazz]

this is great....! Hobo Jazz wants to have John at a show!

[@maxbelmont]

Just brilliant. Hodgman is a genious. Everyone should, if not already, read Areas of My Expertise.

[@lsutt]

I heart John Hodgman and his book.

[@shampoovta]

The local sheriff carried throwing stars,... LOL.

[@bellmaison1023]

I always knew that something had happened to the hobos. Its nice to finally get confirmation!

[@Joshuamorr]

Listen to John Hodgmans: The Areas of my expertise. Then you will understand. Mr.Hodgman is epically awesome

[@Djangolulu]

Finally, BBC does something entertaining.

[@merrywrath]

PERFECT!!!!

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

One thousandth like, baby!

[@kit_spin]

My history teacher showed this video to our class before watching herself.

[@threechordme]

who mixed this video of the bit from the book or is this actually from john?

[@JohnLouisCruciTushingham]

@Yosef9438 Hobo isn't an offensive term, it just describes 'wandering workers'. as opposed to tramps or bums who don't work/work when forced to.

[@alice092948]

@Yosef9438 I wan't aware that "hobo" was a bad term. I'd be interested in hearing the reason, and whether or not it's the general feeling among hobos or simply your opinion. I found quite a bit of information on the internet to use in my classroom, such as hobo signs, and none of the sites used any other term. The kids are very fascinated in this lesson, and I would be happy to let them know if the label is considered offensive by hobos.

[@ValquR]

Audio is from his audio version of his book.

[@MisterFiend]

The absolute best part was the repeated use of the same picture

[@JasonKlamm]

Genius.

[@IvanStrelnikov]

I demand a Half-Barrel of Swallowfeather Sauce!

[@RegressLess]

John, you're a funny guy, but I'm worried that your stories will one day be in history books.

[@Jeanne90275]

This is satire! John Hodgman is a writer and humorist. I can't believe anyone took this seriously.

[@cacaman3000]

wait...did pbs believe this?? i almost do lol "carving...the buffalo into a hobo...dressed as a buffalo" hahah

[@IamDarkStar2012]

Hobos have come a long way. We are fighting to get Wifi on the railways and underpasses across the country.

[@kareenikoi]

Thanks, I was trying to figure out why the narrators sounded familiar! lol.

[@iwishihadseenthatlol]

3:21 the animals went into the arc, hoorah, hoorah...

[@wheezingdemon]

That's just Hodgman's style of humor; he mixes a few facts in with a lot of absurdity that sounds vaguely like facts >_>

[@chim-choo-ree]

"FDR poisoning the country's water supply with a kind of super polio that he created in his secret White House lab, in order to cripple all the hobos" does sound vaguely factual.

[@Thisallusionmeant]

YES HELL YES

[@boswellchrome]

kansass pubic skools "b-cus sum body has ta picup yer trash"

[@Nfinch1992]

yes please show the same photo over and over again!...

[@lbr218]

It was in the Mediterranean at the time, of course.

[@Ledundeadv66]

@GodHatesPortugal ... Macintosh owners?

[@maveryk]

My Peppo, died when the bank of America crashed. RIP Pep

[@Phlatpop]

Now they move from town to town, fitting in under the title "hipster."

[@Elironman]

It's called the Ken Burns effect.

[@marcinband]

"and drinking, drinking, drinking..."

[@Krayzable]

If you're a hobo....how do you have a youtube account and a computer and such...no disrespect just a simple question.

[@hahayouarefunny]

polio?

[@Raulbikcube]

@brianamo1 It's funny, because if you listen to the audiobook JH first proposes a documentary just like this one (panning from one side of the picture to the other). He claimed "It was going to be very cost effective." Kudos, for zouyan for making this a reality!

[@jojo64545]

I love hobos

[@Nanosauromo]

Hey, it's PC!

[@witchygothrocker]

A hobo with the internet.

[@Grak70]

Ken Burns smackdown ftw.

[@livingshangrila]

Not sure if being trolled. Or being trolled.

[@xEnvyHolmesx]

hobos rock

[@gruntazz]

Yeah, but the I think the first credit (narrorator) should have been changed from Colm Feore.. Sick tho! Hodgman rules

[@threechordme]

i figured it was made by a fan

[@ChuckGetsATreat]

Holy shit, who told the hobos about the internet?

[@Cruzanracer]

So who are the new hobos and what will be their polio cuz we all know history repeats!

[@chillipp]

got some change??

[@Altoclarinets]

Why is Hodgman so obsessed with hobos...?

[@grapehyacinth]

lava! yes!

[@mofoCutThroat]

Fucking Roosevelt. hahahaha!

[@Ptrm594]

Known by we Irish (before you American adopted it) as "Johnny I hardly knew ye!" All folks songs get adapted. Be kind to others.

[@zouyan]

No, this was not created by John Hodgman.

[@999manman]

LOL!Hobo Empire!

[@ElliotJohnNovak]

And you mystify me. Please tell me the answer... I apologize to you, stranger, for my ignorance. I have no background knowledge and when I read dissenting comments I just wanted to know if this was actually on PBS or what. I wanted to believe everything in this video.

[@HeIsNick]

i love america

[@scarecrow6988]

YAWN!

[@matrixwanderer7819]

broken souls? you meant awoken souls

[@thevindelator]

lint knitting

[@Izzy94bg]

Hobos rule

[@timlawlor1]

those hobos didnt have youtube

[@ctfamily40]

Secretary Hobo Joe Junkpan

[@elsparx]

Haha, so many people taking this seriously. I'm not even from America, so my knowledge of American history is very limited, but even I can see that this is satire.

[@flavoredwallpaper]

thatsthejoke.jpg

[@katelynjakeandjenna]

i thought i was going to seel hobos

[@boswellchrome]

i have herd roomer of hobo camps poping up here and there thay are comeing back to liberate us

[@micheldvorsky]

Haha, it's a very funny ruse.

[@leereyno]

This is so obviously fake...but glorious!

[@ElliotJohnNovak]

Could somebody tell me the intention of this video? Was it really on PBS? What "genre" was it supposed to be (how is it supposed to be taken)? Thanks.

[@spacezombie4069]

I weep for the future now Barack Hobobama will be president. No hobo regime!

[@shamelesangel]

I would rather be a hobo than have my freedom taken away

[@GaijinBiker]

That's fake; there's no way Hoover's hover-yacht could have been in the Caspian Sea at that time.

[@forrenz]

LOL Yeah that's pretty bad there boswellchrome...

[@majspejsiak]

I;'m a hobo and feel offended