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The Complexly Learn-a-thon is the time of year when the Complexly community comes together to raise funds for the ongoing production of our accessible, educational content. This year, the Complexly staff will celebrate learning with livestreams, new limited edition merch, and more!

Dear Hank & John Livestream

November 3
12:00 PM PT
youtube.com/dearhankandjohn

Every month, Hank and John hold a Patreon-only livestream to chat about what’s going on in their world. This month, it’s open to everybody!

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Edit Audio With Me!

November 5
3:00 PM PT
youtube.com/complexly

Sound Designer Callie Dishman walks you through her process of editing and mixing the audio for Complexly podcasts and videos, with a sample specially recorded for the Learnathon!

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SciShow TTRPG

November 15
10:00 AM PT
youtube.com/scishow

Adventure called, and valiant members of Team SciShow and Friends have answered! Tune in for a special TTRPG event featuring some of the crew behind your favorite SciShow (and Crash Course!) videos as we explore, puzzle, and fight our way through a custom one-shot. Who knows what curiosities we may encounter…?

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Crash Course Writing Workshop

November 17
10:30 AM PT
youtube.com/crashcourse

Editorial Director Meghan Modafferi and Script Editor Annie Fillenwarth take you behind the scenes into the life cycle of a Crash Course script as it develops from a seed of an idea into a heavily-researched, edited, fact-checked, and fun-ified piece of writing. Learn how to make nonfiction writing engaging, clear, and story-oriented, and avoid common pitfalls along the way.

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Make Your Own Junk Journal

November 18
2:00 PM PT
Discord

Join us to make a collage using materials you have at home! No craft experience necessary. To make your own junk journal, you'll need: a sturdy base (e.g. cardboard, cereal box, book cover, or journal page), some junk (e.g. recycled paper, magazines, receipts, bags, ticket stubs, stickers, greeting cards, wrappers, clothing tags, photographs, fabric scraps, ribbon, flowers, leaves), an adhesive (e.g. glue stick, craft glue, or tape), scissors, and a marker or pen.

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Animating and Editing for Crash Course: a BTS tutorial

November 19
11:00 AM PT
youtube.com/complexly

Animator Trevor Jones and editor Ellison Winterstein take you through the process of editing and animating an episode of Crash Course!

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Science Riff-Along

November 20
10:00 AM PT
Discord

Savannah Geary and the SciShow Crew take a look at some of our educational video forebearers - in the form of sometimes goofy, sometimes cringey, sometimes insightful, and sometimes plain-old incorrect vintage public domain educational films.

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Ask Hank Anything Livestream

November 21
8:00 AM PT - 10:00 AM PT
youtube.com/complexly

So yes, celebrities have been Asking Hank Anything all year. But what about your questions? Supporters from the Learner Zone, as well as Complexly staff, can ask Hank Anything today. Hosted by Hank and Complexly CEO Julie Walsh Smith!

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