From Rare Earth. I don’t expect a lot of people to watch this episode, but it was the main reason I went to Somaliland in the first place and it damn well needs to be heard. 200 million women. At least a million little girls this year, every year, until we make it stop. Your…

From Rare Earth. Laas Geel was so cool. I did not enjoy trying to film with the gimbal, though. Your support keeps us going: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthseries/ Follow my twitter: https://twitter.com/Evan_Hadfield Merch (more designs to come): https://teespring.com/stores/rareearth This video was made possible thanks to our incredible Patreon subscribers Aaron x, Abram Blocton, Adam…

From Rare Earth. This is part two of our history of Somaliland independence. See the first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xOvc7skpGc A huge thanks to Eric for stepping up to the plate when everything else fell apart. Your support keeps us going: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthseries/ Follow my twitter: https://twitter.com/Evan_Hadfield Merch (more designs to come): https://teespring.com/stores/rareearth…

From Rare Earth. It is my understanding that Somaliland receives around five hundred tourists a year. We were three. But within a single day, street assaults over tattoos meant we were two. Then one. Naturally, it was an extremely difficult place to film. I did my best with what I could. That said, I had…

From Rare Earth. Abel Wabella is a good man. An innocent man. The common man. And all he wants now is to tell the world the truth. Support him: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-terrorism-in-ethiopia But wait! Don’t have money, but have some technology past its prime? Get in touch! Abel and his (future) journalists could no doubt use your…

From Rare Earth. My plan to save the bees? We get a bunch of hipsters drunk. Feed us our daily honey: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthseries/ Follow my twitter: https://twitter.com/Evan_Hadfield Merch (more designs to come): https://teespring.com/stores/rareearth This video was made possible thanks to our incredible Patreon subscribers Aaron lx, Abram Blocton, Adam Theo, Alan Bryce,…

From Rare Earth. “Wow, what a pointless episode. It seems like he put this together at the last minute as a response to some side-bet he’d been running with his wife during the filming! What a loser.” You are correct. That’s exactly what happened. I am a loser. But sometimes in life you’ve got a…

From Rare Earth. The battle of Adwa is among the most famous battles in history. Hard to call rare. So instead, I want to talk about an obelisk. All joking not aside, everything, of course, is a matter of perspective. To me, for example, Italy’s greatest shame is Francesco (thanks for filming the scenes in…

From Rare Earth. Chewing Khat at this point is tradition. It is so much a part of East African culture that you can even use it to bribe the police. Your support keeps us going: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthseries/ Follow my twitter: https://twitter.com/Evan_Hadfield Merch (more designs to come): https://teespring.com/stores/rareearth This video was made possible…

From Rare Earth. God is just what we make of it. Even when they aren’t. A huge, huge, huge thank you to Zion Train Lodge http://www.ziontrainlodge.com – if you’re ever in the area, this is the place for you. Nice people, good vibes – an oasis in an otherwise dangerous little city. Plus, French Rastas.…

From Rare Earth. I’m really drunk, so I don’t want to write a description. This is a story about coffee. I hope you like it. Your support keeps us going: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth Follow our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rareearthseries/ Follow my twitter: https://twitter.com/Evan_Hadfield Merch (more designs to come): https://teespring.com/stores/rareearth This video was made possible thanks to our incredible Patreon…

From Rare Earth. I wonder what the algorithm thinks of this title. Don’t care. I wrote this whole episode because I wanted you to see Samuel the amorous donkey attempt to court his unwilling lady love. I hope you enjoy it. As always, thanks for being here. We appreciate ya. Your support keeps us going:…

From Rare Earth. Teff. It’s the primary staple of the national diet of Ethiopia. It forms injera, the daily bread of an entire nation, and has been around since the very dawn of agriculture. But today, despite being more important to the nation’s survival than ever before, Teff is facing its greatest threat: the Dutch.…

From Rare Earth. If we found the Ezana stone before the Rosetta, I suspect you’d already know this story. But we didn’t, so we don’t. When I say slaves at the start of this video, I meant pirates. I have no idea how I didn’t notice that until now. Your support keeps us going: https://www.patreon.com/rareearth…

From Rare Earth. Harar! Where feeding various animals chunks of goat has become a tourism bonanza. The town itself is probably the most unique and interesting place we visited in Ethiopia, and we ended up doing about four episodes from the area rather unexpectedly. The city has an intensely cool history, lots of glory and…

From Rare Earth. This video was easily our most difficult this season. Not because the location was hard to get to, or the subjects hard to film. They were pleasant, helpful, and forthcoming. No, the reason that this episode was hard is because the person I hired to film it got day drunk and threw…

From Rare Earth. Abba Mahari was Moses to Ethiopia’s Beta Israeli community. Right up until he wasn’t. For this, and the following three videos, much of our footage from this section was unfortunately lost. Trust me, I’m more annoyed about it than you are. Luckily, the ship righted itself fairly quickly after this point, but…

From Rare Earth. Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. Today’s episode is about a dam they’d never let me get close to, and the countries who wish to destroy it. I didn’t get a chance to review this video after it was edited due to birthday celebrations, so here’s hoping there are…

From Rare Earth. I’m a freak. I have a hitchhikers thumb and I’m colourblind. Protect me, I am the promise of the future. Fun fact: I filmed the a-roll of this episode with a 103 degree fever, as was unfortunately the case with about half the episodes this season. The bloopers are pretty much just…

From Rare Earth. We’re back! It has been three hectic, action packed months, but we’re back. If you don’t want to watch the update, here’s a quick summary: – I’m not dead – We’re dropping twenty new videos from Ethiopia and Somaliland starting tomorrow. – We’re starting a Rare Earth merch store (designs to come):…

From Rare Earth. Ok everyone, it’s time we had a quick chat about the future. Francesco is gone. And while we are all wishing him the best in what is undoubtedly the right decision, the kid was 50% of this series. He was the heart. It’s not a simple transition to lose him. Yet, most…