Bill Wurtz On the History of Japan 

Bill Wurtz is probably the best thing to happen to RU-vid. And the fact he looks so normal on this Podcast is weird.

Wurtz has the face of a marble statue

"Open, the country. Stop, having it be closed" - USA

ethan is an expert on making his guest feel as awkward as possible

There is always such tension when Ethan and Hila interview someone. It feels like they could murder the guest at any time for any reason, or no reason at all.

bill wurtz looks so normal in here it's so weird

Holy shit, I didn’t even know he was a real person, I thought he was stuck inside the computer.

Ethan’s eyebrows are communicating in Morse code

Ethan the type of guy to crawl up the stairs on all fours

3:03 sounds like a song [lyrics] Yeah, No Yes and No I don’t know I did the best I could, ya know?

I dislike Ethan's (and Hila's) interviewing style. It seems almost as if they're trying to put words in their mouth sometimes, like the questions are usually like "so you did ________ because of _________, right?" when I think they should just phrase them without their own assumptions, like "so did you do ________ because of ________?" Minor nitpick

*the sun is a deadly laser*

His body language is very guarded. I wonder if all the praise makes him uncomfortable. Ethan does have a hard time organically connecting with guests.

History of the entire podcast, I guess

h3: *says anything* bill: heh

Bill looks kinda uncomfortable during the entire podcast.

This is the first time I've seen an H3 interview/podcast and I really hate it, just on a vibe level. Both of their creepy bug-eyed stares at Bill, Ethan's weird sneering smile, the hyperactive eyebrows, Hila's underpitched, vaguely affirmative mumbling, her repressed, diseased coughing off-camera only to cut back to her smiling like it's not even happening, Ethan's crotch-thrusting slouch, Bill's INCREDIBLE discomfort, none of which is to even START on the CONTENT of the interview. It was only a love of Bill's work and a desire to learn more about it (which went unfulfilled, thanks to Ethan) that kept me from flinging my phone away in horror and rending my flesh from my bones in an attempt to get these two nightmare beasts out from under my skin.

"yes, no, yes and no, I did the best I could y'know" perfect sentence

I've only seen and heard bill wurtz once (besides on his vidoes) and he said "thank you" and was on screen for about 9 seconds.

*oh no he's hot*

I think what made this interview awkward is that Ethan can't "read" his guests very well, and does not possess the ability to adapt to others. It's not difficult to interview a weird, eccentric introvert, you just need to do it on their terms; and notice how Bill was throwing out hints and signals to talk about things he cares about, which Ethan just ignored to be able to stick to an arbitrary script or list of questions.

Woah he’s not a stick figure

theres a whole lot of eyebrow action going on here

Bill Wurtz looks like young bill nye

Take a shot whenever Bill says "yeah"

If Ethan was questioning like an interrogator the entire podcast. Very uncomfortable, watch Bills face.

Dude... he has such a nice face

5:48 Ethan: "I think you're a gift." Bill: "Oh jeez." This is so wholesome. So much love and respect. I love it.

the fact that there isn't groovy jazz music backing his audio is upsetting.

Bill Wurtz may not be massive, but he sure is a legend

Other interviewers: "don't make your guests uncomfortable" Ethan: *how 'bout I do anyway*

This episode was so wholesome Bill is my favourite enigma

Wow Daniel Tosh looks really young here

My ex's cousin was friends with Bill in college so hey I vaguely vaguely very vaguely am connected to him

Ethan really is right with just how powerful the post-bomb sounds were. The silence is absolutely deafening. Speaking as an American with a Japanese great-grandmother that witnessed and survived the Nagasaki bombing, that part really hit me like few other pieces of media ever have.

Bill wurtz is an epic gamer so he knows the history of everything perfectly

Shout out to bill wurtz for releasing history of the world the day before my ap world history test

Ethan's eyebrows are going off-script more than usual in this video

Ethan “I think you’re a gift” Bill “Oh jesus”

He should make Rewind 2019.

Bill is like any other artists, underestimating his own work and being awkward about the compliments he gets.

"We could make a religion out of this" *"No dont"*

It’s seems like Bill and Captain Disillusion have very similar personalities. They are both perfectionists and masters at their craft.

Lmao my history teacher showed the class the history of the world

Bill Wurtz is one of the few people who's worth tolerating H3 for 8 and a half minutes.

I wish that he made more history videos, they really help me learn so much since I'm a visual learner and it's so well done.

The interviewer’s eyebrows: ⬇️↗️⬆️➡️↙️⬇️⬆️↙️↗️↘️↖️⬇️↘️🔄⬆️↖️⬇️

He's so awkward and adorable please protect him at all cost.

THE MOON IS MADE OF CHEESE I JUST CANT TASTE IT

Bill seems so chill

That video has had me perplexed for such a long time. I was so fascinated to know how Bill had conceived the idea and how long everything took to finish. I am so glad that he was finally interviewed about both these videos!

14 weeks is not impressive because other creators spend one day, it's impressive because he did all the research, music, vocals and animation of a 10 minute video in just that time, which is crazy quick. I thought it would've taken him over a year...

Omg Bill is so precious!!

The first 15 seconds of this is bill going "yeh"

Today I learned: Bill Wurtz is hot

I won't believe the dude who once said "Oh hi thanks for checking in I'm STILL A PIECE OF GARBGE" is actually serious sometimes lol.

Everyone's being so harsh about Bills social skills. He reminds me of my friend who has autism. Maybe this environment was just intimidating to him. It can be tricky for those who have autism/social anxiety/etc.

Yooo Bill Wurtz is actually really cute tho

i watched some of the podcast and he's pretty interesting, but in a really weird way. despite how, "psychedelic" his videos might seem, hasn't touched drugs. he has really bad social skills which is a bummer, and he like doesn't know how to feel about aNytHinG. i'm convinced he's not an actual person and he's just a figment of our imagination

His brows movement looks soo menacing

Was that a Bill Wurtz history of USA teaser? I need to see that

Bill Wurtz has reached a level that few people have. If you listen to his speech pattern, its similar to Elon Musk and Phil Knight (and other people who have succeeded in their passion). They seem to have a really long explanation to every question that gets asked, they pause, they dumb it down, then answer. This is what success looks like.

The authenticity and genuineness of Bill Wurtz is extremely palpable and that's why people love him

i swear bill is the modern picaso. 14 weeks just to make one video

okay but why wasn't bill wurtz in rewind

he took a long time and gave us quality content far better than what we probably deserved

I think an interview should be more like two friends talking in the sense that it should be casual yet one person's hould still be asking the questions and it should feel natural. At the beginning of this clip it felt fairly natural, I mean both of them are weird people so it won't be perfect lol but towards the end it got bad

“History of Japan is an incredible... incredible explosion” *Very poor choice of words*

it's normal for history buffs to nit pick and debate facts. That's literally why history works, it's debated and revised in perpetuity. I loved Bill's video, it's a fantastic cliff notes about Japan's history. That being said, there were some inaccuracies, omissions and understatements. I've only studied modern Japanese history so I only notices dependencies in that period. Bill said/implied Russia and Japan mutually decided to stop the Russo-Japanese War. In fact the Russo-Japanese War was won by japan decisively. Bill did not really cover the Meiji Restoration, he did but barely, which is critically important to Japan's modern history. The biggest issue I had with the video is the massive understatement of the Rape of Nanking. The events around the Nanking occupation rival the holocaust in the Japanese brutality. I found it strange how much time Bill gave the topic of the nuclear bomb, which deserved the time, but only used a simple annotation about Nanking. He didn't even talk about it.

Bill Wurtz is like the cutest and purest thing ever honestly tbh

Bill Wurtz on cam?? Christmas came early ♥️♥️♥️

Bill: "From what I heard they dropped a bomb and destroyed a couple of like entire cities, so thats a big deal" "Yeah that is a big deal, yeah... I loved that"

>when Hila is less shy than the guest

RU-vid reccomened this for Bills immediate return. Ill edit this ever day for a year. Day 0: Bill We miss you Don't quit please!

You should interview Jack Stauber sometime! He makes semi-surrealish vhs type videos and some pretty dope music. I’m tryna know what’s goin on in that dude’s head lmao

What a cool guy.

Bill Nye or Bill Wurtz who is the epicest gamer?

Awe. This is very cute and charming. Bill is pretty relatable in this video. I would be just as awkward if not more awkward :))

I had no idea who this guy was until he said “you don’t wanna know how long this history of the world took”

i cant believe they found him.

wow youtube is just gonna casually recommend me a highlight from a podcast that Bill Wurtz appeared on like its nbd???? WHATTT

Drinking game: take a shot of vodka every time Bill says "Yeah."

Bill is male head 2 from Star Wars: The Old Republic. I don’t know why I’m saying this.

bill lookin like a snack

Why are people being so hard on Bill for being introverted and socially awkward? That's not a bad thing and he seems like a really cool and genuine guy. Plus he definitely doesn't seem neurotypical and is probably on the spectrum, which is why his work is so amazing

RU-vid heavy hitter Bill Wurtz seems like a genuine bloke.

why’s he so cute!! :’0 bill is adorable what an angel.. i love him do much...

Bill Wurtz: *exists* Me: "We could make a religion out of this"

Goodness Bill looks so uncomfortable

I thought this was one of the best podcasts in a long while. Not only because it's a rare appearance by Bill, the conversation was really interesting despite Ethan being a bit clumsy as an interviewer. All the fucking nitpicking and blasting in the comments aside, this was a genuinely great episode and I hope Bill will be back on the show some day.

Idk why but I half expected him to just have jingles and harmonies ready for a normal conversation lmao

I never realised how handsome he is!

His attention to detail i checked closely my country nigeria and it was accurate

I LOVE you Bill :D

Bill Wurtz is so epic Ethan's eyebrows are doing waves in his presence.

He seems like one of those hyper-geniuses, just in his personality

Wow, I have never heard his talking voice before...

H3: how do you make the video Bill: I don’t know lol

Ethan: **asks question** Guest: well let me expla-- Ethan: **interrupts**

Bill wurtz looks like he wears bike clothes to Starbucks and wears Patagonia