Northwest Wisconsin — DrydenWire’s long-form weekly shows, hosted by DrydenWire.com founder Ben Dryden, will soon be making the jump from Facebook Live to YouTube Live — exclusively. Starting in September, viewers will need to head to DrydenWire’s YouTube channel to watch the shows live.
The change comes after Facebook’s new policy that deletes videos after 30 days, removing them from archives. In the past, DrydenWire aired live shows on Facebook and then uploaded the recordings to YouTube for permanent storage. Thankfully, that practice preserved hundreds of past episodes — but all previous live shows that were only on Facebook are now gone.
“Times change, and we have to adapt,” said Ben Dryden. “We’ll still post announcements of upcoming live shows on our Facebook page, but to watch them live, you’ll need to be on YouTube.”
Why YouTube?
- Never miss a show — YouTube lets you subscribe and get notified instantly when we go live.
- Permanent archives — All episodes stay available unless we choose to remove them.
- Better notifications — Unlike Facebook, YouTube actually alerts subscribers when shows are streaming live.
How To Subscribe & Get Notified on YouTube (Do This Now)
To make sure you’re ready for the switch, subscribe and turn on notifications today:
- Go to our channel: youtube.com/drydenwire
- Click the red “Subscribe” button.
- Click the bell icon next to “Subscribed.”
- Select “All” notifications so you’re alerted every time we go live or post new videos.
- Check your device settings:
- On desktop, allow notifications from YouTube in your browser.
- On mobile, open the YouTube app → tap your profile picture → Settings → Notifications → make sure “Subscriptions” is turned on.
We encourage everyone to subscribe today and turn on notifications so you don’t miss DrydenWire Live when it launches exclusively on YouTube starting September 3, 2025.
Last Update: Aug 25, 2025 6:29 am CDT
