Nat's What I Reckon

Nat's What I Reckon
Personal information
Born1980s
New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)YouTuber, stand-up comedian, musician, writer
PartnerJulia Gee (2016–present) [1]
Websitehttp://www.natswhatireckon.com/
YouTube information
Channel
Presented byNat, Jules
Years active2006–present
Genre(s)Cooking, comedy, Australian culture
Subscribers469.00 thousand[2]
(July 2024)
Total views31.9 million[2]
(July 2024)
100,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: 17 Jul 2024

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

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 channel's fans.[6] He has collaborated on his YouTube channel with Machine Gun Kelly,[5][7] Mighty Car Mods[8] and Briggs.

As of July 2024, the channel has over 469,000 subscribers and over 31.94 million 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.[9]

History

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.[10]

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

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.[11]

Nat turned to healthy cooking and eating after having a lung removed[12] 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.[13]

On December 6, 2020, Nat was the guest programmer on the Australian music video television show Rage.[14]

In July 2021, Nat appeared on the ABC long-form interview television show One Plus One with Courtney Act.[15]

In 2021, Nat released two organic wines with Nat's What I Reckon branding—named Reckon Roger & Ian's Boating Wine and Nat's What I Reckon Cheeky Redders Greenache—in a collaboration with Built To Spill and Dreaded Friend winery.[16]

Nat is a musician with two Sydney-based bands, including as a singer and guitarist for Keggerdeth and drummer for the band Penalties.[1][17]

Publications

  • Smash Hits Recipes - Available November 2023 ISBN 9781761343865
  • Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag's Rules for Life ISBN 9781761040900
  • Death To Jar Sauce ISBN 9781761045820
  • Life: What Nat to Do ISBN 9781761049835

References

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