I am always fascinated by Iran, and I remember well when I first learned about the Iran hostage crisis. As a kid, this frankly horrified me that people could do this. Later in life, I read Stephen ...
2021-11-18 13:03:25 +0000 UTC View Post
I got to film on location for this one! Thanks to Cindy Daffron from the Pony Express National Museum for letting me interview her. Also, this video is being released around the same time as my Job...
2021-11-10 17:23:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Railroads, in short.
But watch the video to learn much more! :) Also, this is a collaboration with the wonderful Nick from Science Asylum. Be sure to check out his channel. It's one of the fe...
2021-11-03 21:57:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a Zoom party! Bring the orange juice and bagels as it will still be morning for many of us. :)
Join me for a Patreon supporter exclusive meetup Sunday at 11am Central. Zoom only lets us ...
2021-10-29 17:07:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I wish I released more videos on this channel! This one was truly fun to make. If you have any band suggestions for future videos, I am all ears. I am planning on Simon and Garfunkel next and possi...
2021-10-28 19:11:18 +0000 UTC View PostIf I get to 400,000 subscribers on YouTube, I'm throwing a big (virtual) party for all my Patreon supporters (all of you). Hopefully I reach that milestone soon. :)
2021-10-21 18:32:32 +0000 UTC View Post
So, incredibly, this ended up being the longest video I have ever made. It really, really got out of control. Good thing I started working on it three weeks ago! But yeah, I guess I just really got...
2021-10-20 22:46:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Supreme Court Briefs is back. I've been wanting to cover this case for awhile, and a couple of you suggested it as well. Given the subject matter, this might be my first NSFW video yet, even though...
2021-10-12 19:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Should I make more military history videos? This one was more fun to make than I originally thought it would be.
I got to visit the site of this battle back in July! It was a very cool experi...
2021-10-08 12:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post
A funny little story about Ulysses Grant.
Also, apparently the police officer who pulled Grant over and arrested him later became friends with Grant, and they even went out to eat with ...
2021-10-06 22:25:40 +0000 UTC View PostSo this one I thought turned out a bit better, but here is the companion video to the MAGA hat reaction video. Symbols, y'all! It's all about the symbols this week, and boy oh boy are these two CON...
2021-10-01 01:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of two videos I am releasing at the same time tomorrow. In other words, it has a twin! Basically, it's a companion video. I also did a similar video about a symbol more distant in Ameri...
2021-09-30 21:17:12 +0000 UTC View Post
So this one got a bit out of control. I think this is my longest Compared video yet...for some reason. I guess I just really got into both states. I spent a LOT of time researching Acadian history....
2021-09-22 14:26:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Just one of my silly pet peeves. It's a much, much MUCH more light hearted video compared to last week. Speaking of last week's video, I thoroughly enjoyed reading all your comments last week about...
2021-09-15 17:52:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I am more proud of how this video turned out than probably any other video I have ever made. It's also the second longest video I've ever produced (not counting livestreams, of course). I poured a ...
2021-09-08 22:35:36 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is actually a two-fer. Or, er...actually a sixer. No wait an eighter. Eight cases in one. But really, mostly Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia. Admittedly, I didn't know much about th...
2021-08-31 21:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a productive couple of weeks for me. I had some extra time, so decided to make this video for my other channel, The Beat Goes On. I suppose I could have released it on my Mr. Beat channel...
2021-08-27 20:49:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This video feels like a culmination of all my years teaching Economics students about taxes. It feels good to get this all into one, less than 20-minute video. Oh, and I seriously did owe the IRS m...
2021-08-26 13:14:04 +0000 UTC View Post
So I just threw this video together today after being frustrated with how poorly my Delhi/Mumbai video is doing.
HISTORY RHYMES.
2021-08-21 00:22:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Folks, here is my very first video comparing ANY places for this series in India. Wow, are these two cities epic. Sooo much to cover. Thankfully I had a couple of viewers from India look over the s...
2021-08-20 00:28:13 +0000 UTC View Post
In this video, I explain why Arkansas and Kansas are pronounced differently. Oh, and why Arkansas and Arkansas are pronounced differently. Shannon (Mrs. Beat) and I got to travel down to Arkansas r...
2021-08-09 21:15:03 +0000 UTC View Post
At first glance, this may seem like a boring video, but I promise you it's not. Give it a chance ok!?!? :)
Plus, it's a collaboration with the wonderful Dr. David Miano from the channel World...
2021-08-05 00:15:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a blast in DC, but really wish I was there longer than 3.3 days. It was especially awesome to briefly meet and hang out with Grant. I hope to be back with my family to DC within a couple year...
2021-07-29 20:42:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This one is a part of a huge collaboration of EduTubers (mostly HistoryTubers, with a few Science channels sprinkled in) called #projectMAD. All of the videos in the playlist are about something re...
2021-07-21 21:23:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Compared returns!
I'm curious on your opinion about this. I am seriously considering making a video comparing Maine and Louisiana. What are your thoughts? I know some folks were wanting...
2021-07-15 15:30:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately, this video has been demonetized since I discuss abortion. This is not really much of a surprise, but I wanted to also bring up that this is yet another reason why I am so grateful fo...
2021-07-06 17:24:02 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to get our money and see who these people really are. Happy 4th of July!
Next week marks the return of Supreme Court Briefs!
Thank you for your continued support. <...
2021-06-30 21:15:48 +0000 UTC View Post
This one was heavily requested and ridiculously fun to make. A special shout out again to Jacob Fridman for helping me research for it. He predicted many who would make my top 10. :)
Also, a ...
2021-06-24 15:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, here it is. Many requested it, and I finally made it. Be sure to check out MatrixMachine's channel and Jacob's podcast as well.
I'm traveling a bit over the next week and a half, ...
2021-06-10 02:20:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Supreme Court Briefs is back with 16 cases at once. Actually, I just look at 1/4 of them. The Insular Cases are important because they established that weird limbo state that so many U.S. citizens ...
2021-06-02 20:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post