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Joe Hills here!

I make things I like and I hope you like them too. If not, I encourage you to develop other hobbies, like gardening or making things you enjoy!

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Joe Hills is an entertainer from Nashville, Tennessee. He encourages folks to laugh and learn along with him as he blends his joyous curiosity and Southern twang to create YouTube videos that folks have viewed over 20 million times.

Hills has also travelled across the United States to meet folks, judge their Minecraft builds in competition, and speak on panels on topics ranging from game design to selecting the correct software development tools given the constraints of folks’ project requirements.

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There’s work to do!

It’s been a year since HermitCraft 10 began and my fiftieth episode showcases the work still left to do at Hermit Holmdel! Join me and special guest Allison Chapman, national LGBTQ+ legislative researcher and trans rights activist, as we talk about work to do in America as well!

Retraction: YouTube community post from January 26th, 2025

I apologize to any subscribers who received a ghost notification for my now-deleted YouTube community post on the evening of January 26th, 2025 condemning what I felt to be lax historical research standards in a particular YouTube video. Folks I trust claim that I don’t fully comprehend the impact that someone in my position can …