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What If Islam Conquered Europe?

What If Islam Conquered Europe?

Season 1 Episode 25
8:37
The Origin of Race in the USA

The Origin of Race in the USA

Season 1 Episode 26
9:22
What If There Were No Taxes?

What If There Were No Taxes?

Season 1 Episode 27
8:58
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Season 1 Episode 28
9:06
The 2nd Amendment Explained

The 2nd Amendment Explained

Season 1 Episode 29
9:28
When Men Wore High Heels

When Men Wore High Heels

Season 1 Episode 30
6:27
Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

Season 1 Episode 31
9:08
History of the Word “Gay”

History of the Word “Gay”

Season 1 Episode 32
6:03
What Was Jesus' Real Name?

What Was Jesus' Real Name?

Season 1 Episode 33
4:18
Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Season 1 Episode 34
5:53
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

Season 1 Episode 35
6:59
6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control

6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control

Season 1 Episode 36
9:17
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Origin of Everything

Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?

Season 1 Episode 24

It may seem obvious, but only 40-45% of colonists supported the cause. It's not as simple as it may appear!
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What is Cultural Appropriation?
9:38
Season 2 Episode 7
What is Cultural Appropriation?
What is culture? Can it even be appropriated?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
8:24
Season 2 Episode 6
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
9:42
Season 2 Episode 5
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
Why does the government care about race?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
8:37
Season 2 Episode 4
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
10:49
Season 2 Episode 3
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
Hijabs, yarmulkes, habits, and dastars — why do so many religions have rules about hair?
How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?
9:16
Season 2 Episode 2
How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?
When did makeup ads become less about beauty and more about science?
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
8:05
Season 2 Episode 1
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream?
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
9:10
Season 1 Episode 45
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
Why does the Minimum Wage exist at all?
The Origin of Gender
8:39
Season 1 Episode 44
The Origin of Gender
Why do we think there are only two genders? And how are sex and gender different?
Why Do People Have Pets?
8:00
Season 1 Episode 43
Why Do People Have Pets?
Why did humans start domesticating animals as pets and not livestock?
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
6:46
Season 1 Episode 42
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
What do the Great Depression and farm subsidies have to do with eating popcorn at movies?
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
7:23
Season 1 Episode 41
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
Why was it illegal for women to wear men’s clothing and for men to wear women’s clothing?
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