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Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Season 2 Episode 10
5:31
Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Season 2 Episode 9
5:49
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
Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?

Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?

Season 2 Episode 15
11:04
Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

Season 2 Episode 16
10:52
Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

Season 2 Episode 17
10:11
Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

Season 2 Episode 18
10:39
Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

Season 2 Episode 19
12:14
Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

Season 2 Episode 20
11:23
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Origin of Everything

Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

Season 2 Episode 8

What really crashed down to Earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947? Can we trust the government when they say it was just a weather balloon? Today Danielle looks at the history of alien conspiracies and what they teach us about the legacy of modern warfare, globalization, distrust of the government, and paranoia about foreign invaders.

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Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?
12:41
The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
The History of Reparations
14:12
One of the most controversial topics moving through American politics for over 150 years.
Evolution of Law Enforcement
13:39
Some argue for reforms, others for defunding, and others still for the complete abolition.
Health Disparities in the Black Community: Past & Present
11:57
The United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans.
Why Do We Have Political Parties?
11:11
John Adams warned us. George Washington begged us not to.
HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?
11:52
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s.
Why Do We Say "African American"?
8:26
We look at the etymology and reclamation surrounding Black history and identity.
History of Socialism in America
9:20
"Socialism" is one of THE most divisive words in America and it has been for a long time.
The Homophobic Origins of U.S. Law
10:53
Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law.
Why Do We Shake Hands?
8:37
Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present.
The Racist Origins of U.S. Law
12:58
Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history of US law.
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