Genie, Jinn, or Jinny, are these beings friends or foes to humanity? We hear stories in books like 1001 Nights Arabian Nights. They serve and grant wishes to humans but also twist people's minds to...
2023-08-15 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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Our next Extra History theme is Revolutionaries!
This vote, we're looking at people who turn the wheel of revolution. The speakers, ...
2023-08-15 16:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Great King Ashoka's relentless quest for the revered relic - "The Ashes of the Buddha" - marked the genesis of his transformation and ignited the global spread of Buddhism. As he tirelessly wov...
2023-08-11 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Looking across the last 15 years of Magic the Gathering, we noticed the genius game design of their newest card, Battles! A card that gives players, the ability to have all their turn one fun and t...
2023-08-08 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Buddhism teaches people to meditate, moderate behavior, live by ethical codes, and maintain love for their family and community. But why did Buddha's message appeal to so many people? Even with hea...
2023-08-04 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, Patreons!
We got some brand-spanking new phone wallpapers up in the Extra Credits Store and a specia...
2023-08-03 15:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Oni, the monstrous demons of Japan. Dishonest and deceptive they stole women and brought misfortune to the villages of Japan. So, Emperor Ichijō sent his greatest and most pure warrior to slay thi...
2023-08-01 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Deep within India, Prince Siddhartha has cast away all his belongings, power, and family. Seeking the answers to the woes of mankind. Here he sits under the bodhi tree in deep meditation, on the cu...
2023-07-28 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How do you break down the player goals in video games? Does each game need every subset from instant goals to long-term goals? As it turns out, goals aren't just for adventuring through dungeons an...
2023-07-25 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Crimean War Series. With questions like, wasn't the 7 Years' war the fi...
2023-07-21 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWatch the video HERE and download the song below.
2023-07-18 17:30:01 +0000 UTC
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It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next Extra History Series is about!
These four topics were selected from our "Women in History...
2023-07-17 22:02:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Aristocratic Generals, miscommunication, and battlefield logistics brewed a disaster for those brave soldiers in The Light Brigade. Those who charge through cannon and fire, against all odds to cap...
2023-07-14 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How would you kill the dreaded Basilisk? The Roman Republic sent knights while others used mirrors. But, the real slayer of the King of Snakes is the fluffy, yet common weasel.
2023-07-11 17:30:01 +0000 UTC
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The siege of Sevastopol is in full swing but the Crimean War is becoming evermore unpopular in the public eye. Journalists are reporting on army scandals and starving troops and the military fights...
2023-07-07 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
"The History of D&D Hasbro Refused to Learn From" is a riveting exploration of the legal battles that have influenced the evolution of Dungeons & Dragons and the entire RPG industry. We wil...
2023-07-04 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!
Our next Extra History theme is Women in History!
Queens and revolutionaries, sinners and saints, artists and scientists—women hav...
2023-07-03 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Russians threaten to cut off supply lines to Sevastopol and the Allied forces have taken up a final defensive line in front of the port of Balaklava. The thin red line holds against the calvary...
2023-06-30 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Urmahlullu, the Babylonian creature that's half man and half lion. Bred for battle and to protect your rear!
2023-06-27 17:30:00 +0000 UTC
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The Russians are on the attack trying to take over the black sea but this battle has a new front to defend. The ruthless views and sway of the media, as newspapers mock British commanders and drum ...
2023-06-23 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you play games to recharge and can we design games specifically for comfort? Find out today as we discuss finding solace in pixels!
2023-06-20 17:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
So everyone here usually gets 20% off at our store and we thought it would only be fair if we gave all of you an EXTRA EXTRA discount for our Summer Sale.
2023-06-19 17:30:01 +0000 UTC
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I have some great news for you all!
I've talked Matt and Geoff into doing a SUMMER SALE. So we've discounted some of our shirts in the store, including our "It's Complicated"...
2023-06-19 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Russians are on the attack trying to take over the black sea but this battle has a new front to defend. The ruthless views and sway of the media, as newspapers mock British commanders and drum ...
2023-06-16 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Loki! The trickster god famed for his cunning, deception, and being really, REALLY annoying. So what could go wrong when you invite him to a godly shindig filled with great food and wine?
Welcome to the start of the first modern war. One that will begin with technology from the Napoleonic past that will grow into the industrial violence which was used in WWI. It will introduce steam...
2023-06-09 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The unreliable narrator has been used as a fantastic device to mislead people in books and films. Creating dramatic story endings and plot twists but why does this plot device have such trouble tra...
2023-06-06 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Napoleon in Egypt Series. With questions like, why did the French invad...
2023-06-02 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Since Hawaii is an island the introduction of new species can completely decimate an entire ecosystem. Which is exactly what happened when William Herbert Purvis introduced the mongoose to the isla...
2023-06-01 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, you AMAZING Patreons!
It's Q&A time and we will be doing our Livestream with Matthew Krol [Show-runner / Executive Producer], Robert Rath [Extra H...
2023-05-31 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post