Nat's What I Reckon

Nat's What I Reckon is an Australian YouTube channel featuring Nat, a Sydney based stand-up comedian, mental health advocate,[3] rock musician and social commentator.[4]

Nat's What I Reckon
Personal information
Born1980s
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationYouTuber, stand-up comedian, musician, writer
Partner(s)Julia Gee (2016-present) [1]
Websitehttp://www.natswhatireckon.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byNat, Jules
Years active2006-present
GenreCooking, comedy, Australian culture
Subscribers377 thousand[2]
(September 2021)
Total views20 million[2]
(September 2021)
100,000 subscribers 2021
Updated: 12 September 2021

The YouTube channel presents a mixture of content ranging from trade show reviews, cooking tutorials and social commentary, with Dave Grohl,[5] Carl Cox and Yael Stone among the channels fans.[6] He has collaborated on his YouTube channel with Machine Gun Kelly[5] [7] and Briggs.

As of September, 2021, the channel has over 375 thousand subscribers and over 20 millions views.

In December 2020, Nat released a book titled Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life, which was awarded the Booktopia Favourite Australian Book Award for 2020.[8]

History
Front cover of Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life

Nat, who has chosen not to disclose his surname,[1] grew up in Sydney, Australia. He describes his childhood as being "difficult" with periods of suffering from anxiety and depression.[4] He attended the Hillsong Church where his father was a minister.[1] He left the church while still a teenager. [5] and spent time backpacking throughout India.[1]

He attended a Waldorf school before studying singing and guitar at a private college in Sydney.[1]

The YouTube channel began in 2006 and featured regular videos titled "Is it shit?", where Nat would review a variety of topics and decide if the topic was worthwhile.[9]

In 2016, Nat met his partner Julia Gee, known as Jules, a graphic designer who designs artwork for the YouTube channel and also films their videos, via a dating app.[1]

In 2019, Nat was an ambassador for the UNSW Big Anxiety Festival. [1] [3]

In 2020, the channel began featuring healthy cooking segments when a stand-up comedy tour featuring Nat was cancelled due to COVID-19 lockdowns across Australia.[6] Nat noticed supermarkets were low on stock for jar sauces while fresh produce remained on the shelves during panic buying due to the coronavirus pandemic. [10]

Nat turned to healthy cooking and eating after having a lung removed [11] due to complications from tuberculosis.[1]

In September, 2020, Growcom, a Queensland government funded horticulture body, announced a partnership with Nat's What I Reckon as part of their Eat Yourself To Health campaign. [12]

On December 6, 2020, Nat was the guest programmer on the Australian music video television show, Rage.[13]

In July 2021, Nat appeared on the ABC long form interview television show One Plus One with Courtney Act.[14]

In 2021, Nat released two organic wines, named Nat's What I Reckon Roger and Ian's Boating Wine, and Nat's What I Reckon Cheeky Redders Greenache, in a collaboration with Built To Spill and Dreaded Friend winery. [15]

Nat is a musician with two Sydney based bands, as a singer and guitarist for Keggerdeth and drummer for the band, Penalties. [1] [16]

Publications
  • Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life ISBN 9781761040900
  • Death To Jar Sauce ISBN 9781761045820

References
  1. Kruzmetra, Matthew. "'Absurd, Mediocre, Mundane': Nat's What I Reckon's Crusade Against Mainstream Australia". Vice. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. "About Nat's What I Reckon". YouTube.
  3. "Nat's What I Reckon is here to help you make bolognaise the right way — with milk". ABC News. July 10, 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. "Don't dress for success". TEDx Sydney. November 6, 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. Hoffman, Lily (April 19, 2021). "Nat's What I Reckon on Machine Gun Kelly, having a 'scrambled head' and Perth Comedy Festival". Perth Now. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. Valentish, Jenny (April 29, 2020). "Nat's What I Reckon: the sweary, ranty YouTuber who's become an isolation cooking sensation". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. Langford, Jackson (June 18, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly is the latest guest on 'Nat's What I Reckon'". Music Feeds. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  8. "Favourite Australian Book Award". Booktopia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. Smithies, Grant (December 9, 2020). "A Ratbag's Rules For Life: YouTube star Nat's What I Reckon's unusual cookbook". Stuff. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  10. "How a YouTube video about jar sauce sent Nat's What I Reckon viral". Good Food. December 8, 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  11. Alves, Vera (May 23, 2020). "Coronavirus: How Nat's What I Reckon became an internet sensation thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic". NZ Herald. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. Jones, Matthew (September 15, 2020). "Growcom partners with internet sensation". Produce Plus. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  13. Forbes, Lucy (November 30, 2020). "Nat from Nat's What I Reckon guest programs rage". ABC Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  14. Act, Courtney (July 5, 2021). "One Plus One: Nat's What I Reckon". ABC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  15. "NAT'S WHAT I RECKON Death to shit wine!". Built To Spill. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  16. Bradley, Chris. "AN OVERDUE CHAT WITH NAT FROM NAT'S WHAT I RECKON". Grass Fires. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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