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 Kinzer and it opened my eyes as to why the Iranians hated the American government so much. Once you ...
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 Jobsolete podcast episode about Pony Express Riders. It complements this episode very well for real. Lo...
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 few science channels I really get into, so it's a true honor to get to work with him.
For the re...
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 meet for 40 minutes unless I have the premium version. I know I originally said it would be on Satur...
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 possibly Dolly Parton after that.
No Mr. Beat video this week, but I am planning a livestream with ...
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 into it because I love presidential history and I also love education.
For the record, ...
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 I think I handled professionally. :)
And I must say, wow has American society dramatically ch...
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 experience. My only regret is that we couldn't stay there longer.
Sorry for the delay with thi...
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 each other a few times!
Thanks for your continued support!
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 CONTROVERSIAL symbols.
Again, a shout out to my friend Dan for helping me make this. I've k...
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 American history, the Confederate battle flag. I filmed the reactions at the same time, but thought that ...
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. Also, I now really, really want to visit both now. I've been to Maine, but never Louisiana.
A...
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 your experiences and memories of 9/11 and interpretations of how it is taught. Thank you for your f...
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 lot into it, and it kind of took its toll on me emotionally, too. I didn't know anyone personally wh...
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 the Supreme Court's interpretation of the 8th Amendment with regards to the death penalty much before ...
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, but I really wanted to distance it from politics as much as I possibly could. I know, I know...pre...
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 money. That wasn't acting.
Just a heads up. Next week is the next episode of Supreme Cour...
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 script, so hopefully I got just about all of it right. :)
Welcome to all my new Patreon support...
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 recently, so I figured I would get at least one video out of it.
I got it done early sinc...
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 of Antiquity. He gave a lot of history about the origins of government systems that today we take f...
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 years. There is so much history with walking and driving distance in such a small area, after all. ...
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 related to The Cold War. Here's the playlist so far: 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 me to compare Arkansas to Louisiana, but I personally think it would fit better with Oklahoma. Let ...
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 for your donations on here, since this ideally I wouldn't ever have to worry about ad revenue to begin...
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 welcome to all the new Patreon supporters who have started donating in recent weeks. I am forever gr...
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, so I will not be releasing a video next Friday.
In other news, I now have a Twitch chann...
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 in unincorporated territories find themselves in.
A shout out to Jacob Fridman for his help re...
2021-06-02 20:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post