Hey everyone!
We are in a new year and things are looking good over at Step Back HQ. In the last quarter, the channel grew by 1279 subscribers, brought in 263,089 views, and made four solid video releases I'm really proud of.
# Releases
We began the quarter with my presidential assassination series video on the Garfield assassination. It wasn't a home run of a performer, but that was to be expected with a bit of a niche topic. Overall thought, it was a video I thought interesting and as a series will be a critical part of the puzzle. I am doing a JFK assassination video this year which will feed into this one well.
We next finished the two-parter on the history of modern Russia. This was not a successful video by any metric, but it does have its fans. Asking on twitter of favourite Step Back videos, and in a poll I took of subscribers, this Russia two-parter ranked high in people's favs.
We next had the Y2K video. It was a moderate success, but nothing compared to the other parts of the white power series. Again, it explored a new area I haven't gone, but was a pretty big move for improving my editing skills and was technically a video I was very proud of.
Finally though we had The Political Compass Must DIE! and what a bang to end the year on. It was by far the most popular video on 2022 and a great boost into the new year.
# Next Quarter
Next quarter will have a few videos I've been working on for a long time. We're going to start the year with the video 'There Have Always Been Trans People' which I am working on now. So far it looks good, I'm writing the script at the moment, and important to get out. The video is designed to be affirming and show to especially young trans people that they are a wonderful and welcome part of the human story. Instead of a bonus section, my videos from now on will have a second companion video come out alongside it for Nebula, this one on Marsha Johnson. My plan is to make sure you get to watch it too as patrons!
For the end of January I am working on a video on Cultural Marxism. This video will be a big deal for the channel's future. I am making a transition to something called Nebula First which you'll see several Nebula creators do this year. Basically, the video will go out on Nebula (and patreon) exclusively for a long time. Then, when my next video comes out for you guys at the end of February, this one will go out to the public on Youtube with a call to sign up to catch the next video. It sounds odd, but it apparently really is working for the creators doing it and my son's in daycare now and they aren't cheap!
I then plan on making for you guys at the end of February a retrospective on the Iraq war. It will go out on Youtube in late March to mark 20 years since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its going to look at the war, its causes and events as well as where it stands in our current geopolitical mess.
Then for the end of March, I will be making something. That hasn't been decided yet, but a poll will go up with some ideas. Some ideas that come to mind are the National Review and conservative media in general, Alberta separatists, or the Years of Lead and the future of American political violence. I'm not sure yet.
# Send Off
I want to mention that this is only possible because you guys helped me keep the channel alive through a really hard year. I want to make sure that you always get what you deserve for the help you've been to me and my family. I sincerely thank you and hope for a great beginning to 2023!