Season 2

Origin of Everything

Why Doesn't the US Have Paid Parental Leave?

S2 Ep29 | 11m 34s

Danielle looks at the history of maternity leave.

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Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?

S2 Ep27 | 10m 15s

Today Danielle examines the history of pharmaceutical regulation in America.

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How a Spy Changed Horror Movies

S2 Ep28 | 10m 52s

You may not know their names, but these screams are so ubiquitous in horror films.

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A Brief History of Men's Underwear

S2 Ep26 | 11m 2s

Danielle takes a "brief" look at the history of male undergarments!

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Why Are There SO Many Confederate Monuments?

S2 Ep25 | 10m 16s

Danielle looks at Confederate and Union Civil War monuments.

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When did the News Start?

S2 Ep24 | 11m 39s

When did the News Start?

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Why Did We Plant a Flag on the Moon?

S2 Ep23 | 10m 7s

Why did Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin plant a flag on the moon?

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Why Do We Go to Prom?

S2 Ep22 | 11m 1s

Why Do We Go to Prom?

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Do We Still Need Libraries?

S2 Ep21 | 13m 12s

In the internet age what's the point of libraries?

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Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

S2 Ep20 | 11m 23s

What's the history behind public housing?

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Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

S2 Ep19 | 12m 14s

Going to college in America ain't cheap.

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Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

S2 Ep18 | 10m 39s

Is art a public good?

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Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

S2 Ep17 | 10m 11s

Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

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Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

S2 Ep16 | 10m 52s

What is it about cults that captures the public imagination?

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Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?

S2 Ep15 | 11m 4s

Why are school teachers tasked with teaching students about sexual education?

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Why Do We Have Hobbies?

S2 Ep14 | 9m 6s

Why Do We Have Hobbies?

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Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

S2 Ep13 | 12m 36s

Why do so many anthems and patriotic songs from across the globe sound the same?

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What is Racial Passing?

S2 Ep12 | 10m 6s

What motivates someone to disguise their race, gender, religion, etc.?

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What is Ethnicity?

S2 Ep11 | 9m 18s

What's the difference between race and ethnicity?

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Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

S2 Ep10 | 5m 31s

The laugh track, otherwise known as the cringiest sound in modern television.

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Why Do We Have Middle Names?

S2 Ep9 | 5m 49s

Why Do We Have Middle Names?

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Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

S2 Ep8 | 10m 7s

What really crashed down to Earth in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947?

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What is Cultural Appropriation?

S2 Ep7 | 9m 38s

What is culture? Can it even be appropriated?

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Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

S2 Ep6 | 8m 24s

Why Do We Drink Milk in School?