Knowing Better

Notes: Jehovah's Witnesses

Here is the notes document used in the writing of Temporary Residents in this World | Jehovah's Witnesses

Script: Neoslavery

Filming script for The Part of History You've Always Skipped | Neoslavery.

Time Card: March 2022

Sorry this one was a bit late. As you can tell by the time card, I was rushing to finish my Neoslavery video in time - and failed. The video ended up coming out on April 4, so you'll see a bit of t...

The Part of History You've Always Skipped | Neoslavery

If the Standard American History Myth that we've all been taught is incorrect - when was the last slave freed in America?

Time Card: February 2022

Hey everyone, sorry this one was a few days late. I've been working a little slower this month, though I feel like I'm making decent progress on my next project, which is about slavery post-Reconst...

Add your Address! Scrip Coming Soon!

Hello everyone! The last day or two to sign up for the North Pole Company Scrip is upon us.

I was looking over my patron list and noticed that *MORE THAN HALF* of you who are signed up for th...

Time Card: January 2022

Hello everyone. This month was likewise a little light on work. I got home from dealing with my mother's death, got the video completely filmed, and then slowly edited it until it was ready. It was...

State of the Union 2020 | Group Therapy

Live commentary, fact checking, and nervous breakdowns for President Donald Trump's 2020 State of the Union address.  

Recorded on February 4th, 2020.

State of the Union 2019 | Group Therapy

Live commentary, fact checking, and eye rolling for President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union address.  

Recorded on February 5, 2019

Border Wall Emergency | Group Therapy

Live commentary, fact checking, and shoulder crying for Trump's Border Wall Emergency Address from the Oval Office.  

Recorded on January 8, 2019

Asking Better 3: We'll Do It Live! [Live Stream - 250k Q&A]

In celebration of hitting 250,000 subscribers, I figured I would hang out for a little while and answer some questions.  

Streamed October 28, 2018

State of the Union 2018 Commentary [Live Stream]

Pre-address discussion, commentary throughout, and final thoughts on the 2018 State of the Union by Donald Trump.  

Recorded on January 30, 2018

State of the Union 2017 Commentary [Live Stream]

Pre-address discussion, commentary throughout, and final thoughts on the 2017 Joint Address/State of the Union by Donald Trump.  

Recorded on February 28, 2017

Third Presidential Debate Commentary [Live Stream]

Some pre-game discussion on the Final Presidential Debate, commentary throughout, with fact checking and other insights, and a post-game break down.  I'll also be answering any questions you m...

Script: Company Towns

Filming script for Un-American and yet, totally American | Company Towns

Un-American and yet, totally American | Company Towns

There's a tendency to think about company towns as a quaint relic of the past, something that disappeared a century ago. But company towns aren't just some quirk of American history, they *are* Ame...

Annual Memberships are now enabled!

With the new year, I've decided to turn on the Annual Membership option.

Sign up for an entire year of Patreon membership and get a 10% discount - basically, pay for 11 months and get the 12...

Time Card: December 2021

Hello everyone. As you likely noticed, I did not put out a video this month, but not for lack of trying. The script was completely written and ready to be filmed when I received the news that my mo...

Time Card: November

Hello everyone, here is my timecard for November. As you can see, most of my time was spent finishing up the Starship Troopers video, which I wanted to release on Veterans Day. Unfortunately, I jus...

Script: Starship Troopers

Final script for If Veterans Ruled the World | Starship Troopers

If Veterans Ruled the World | Starship Troopers

The Starship Troopers movie has long been accused of being an unfaithful adaptation of the book, but its politics match the sci-fi military classic more closely than you may realize.

Time Card: October

Hey everyone, here is my time card for last month. While most of my time has been spent on my next video, I spent a lot of time setting up my channel as an LLC (General Administration) and preparin...

Script: Self-Help

Filming script for What Are You So Afraid Of? | Self-Help

Time Card: September / Self-Help

Hello everyone, here is my time card for September. This month was made a little complicated by the fact that I moved in the second week. Luckily, I was able to get everything filmed and ready befo...

What Are You So Afraid Of? | Self-Help

The Self-Help industry has existed for over a century and seems to be selling the same product in slightly different packaging. What shaped this industry and what happens when you take it too far?<...

Script: Jehovah's Witnesses

Final script for Temporary Residents in this World | Jehovah's Witnesses

Sorry for not getting this up sooner, it slipped my mind!

Time Card: August

Here's my time card for August. I think it's funny that my top project for the month was still Jehovah's Witnesses, even though I only spent about a week on that. I've done all of the research for ...

Temporary Residents in this World | Jehovah's Witnesses

The Jehovah's Witnesses are often disregarded as a doomsday cult on the extreme fringe. But their beliefs are actually more mainstream than we'd like to think.

Time Card: July / JWs

Here's my time card for July. I was supposed to have this next video done by the end of the month, but this script is significantly longer than anything I've written before - by thousands of words....

Time Card: June

Here's my time card for June. Most of my time was spent researching for my next video on Jehovah's Witnesses; this has been the most research intensive video I've had to do so far. I've listened to...