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Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

Season 2 Episode 6
8:24
What is Cultural Appropriation?

What is Cultural Appropriation?

Season 2 Episode 7
9:38
Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

Season 2 Episode 8
10:07
Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Season 2 Episode 9
5:49
Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Season 2 Episode 10
5:31
What is Ethnicity?

What is Ethnicity?

Season 2 Episode 11
9:18
What is Racial Passing?

What is Racial Passing?

Season 2 Episode 12
10:06
Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

Season 2 Episode 13
12:36
Why Do We Have Hobbies?

Why Do We Have Hobbies?

Season 2 Episode 14
9:06
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Origin of Everything

How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?

Season 2 Episode 2

When did makeup ads become less about beauty and more about science? And is that science even legitimate? Or is it just another ploy by the $445 billion cosmetics industry to get you to buy more products? This week Danielle digs into the history of makeup advertising to find out.

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What is Cultural Appropriation?
9:38
What is culture? Can it even be appropriated?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
8:24
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
9:42
Why does the government care about race?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
8:37
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
10:49
Hijabs, yarmulkes, habits, and dastars — why do so many religions have rules about hair?
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
8:05
When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream?
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
9:10
Why does the Minimum Wage exist at all?
The Origin of Gender
8:39
Why do we think there are only two genders? And how are sex and gender different?
Why Do People Have Pets?
8:00
Why did humans start domesticating animals as pets and not livestock?
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
6:46
What do the Great Depression and farm subsidies have to do with eating popcorn at movies?
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
7:23
Why was it illegal for women to wear men’s clothing and for men to wear women’s clothing?
Six Historically True Facts about Money
11:11
How did money come to be such a driving force of modern life?
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