Origin of Everything

(09/05/2017–12/22/2020)

Every aspect of our daily reality, whether its the words we use, the pop culture we love, the technology that get us through the day, or even the identities we give ourselves, emerge from thousands of intersecting histories. And on this show, we're going to explore them ALL! . . . Okay, maybe not ALL, but you get the idea.

Source: unknown Origin of Everything

Episodes

Season 2017

S2017E01

The True Origin of Killer Clowns

September 05, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E02

How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?

September 12, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E03

Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?

September 19, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E04

Where Does the #Hashtag Symbol Come From?

September 26, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E05

How Columbus Invented Cannibals

October 03, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E06

How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha Robots

October 10, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E07

Why is there a North and South Korea?

October 17, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E08

Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth?

October 24, 2017 at 04:00 PM

S2017E09

Why Do We Get Grades in School?

January 01, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E10

How Your Rubber Ducky Explains Colonialism

November 08, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E11

Why Do Women Give Birth Lying Down?

November 14, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E12

Where does the Nuclear Family Come From?

November 21, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E13

Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors?

December 05, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E14

Why Are There So Few Women in Computer Science?

December 12, 2017 at 05:00 PM

S2017E15

Why Does Santa Wear Red?

December 19, 2017 at 05:00 PM

Season 2018

S2018E01

How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday?

January 09, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E02

Why Do Kids Have Their Own Bedrooms?

January 16, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E03

Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?

January 23, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E04

Why was Pink for Boys and Blue for Girls?

January 30, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E05

Is the Rosa Parks Story True?

February 06, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E06

Why Does the ❤️ Heart Symbol ❤️ Look That Way?

February 13, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E07

Why Do We Wash Our Hands After Going to the Bathroom?

February 21, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E08

When Did Marriage Become about Love?

February 27, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E09

Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?

March 20, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E10

What if Islam Had Conquered Europe?

March 27, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E11

The Origin of Race in the USA

April 03, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E12

What If There Were No Taxes?

April 17, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E13

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

April 24, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E14

The 2nd Amendment Explained

May 02, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E15

When Men Wore High Heels

May 08, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E16

Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

May 15, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E17

History of the Word "Gay"

May 23, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E18

What was Jesus's Real Name?

June 05, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E19

Why Was It Illegal to be "Ugly"?

June 12, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E20

Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

June 20, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E21

6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control

June 27, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E22

Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?

July 03, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E23

Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?

July 10, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E24

Why Do All Malls Look the Same?

July 17, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E25

Six Historically True Facts about Money

July 31, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E26

Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?

August 14, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E27

Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?

August 28, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E28

Why Do People Have Pets?

September 11, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E29

The Origin of Gender

September 25, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E30

Why Is There a Minimum Wage?

October 09, 2018 at 04:00 PM

S2018E31

Can Tattoos Be Taboo?

November 06, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E32

How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?

November 13, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E33

Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?

November 20, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E34

Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?

December 04, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2018E35

Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?

December 18, 2018 at 05:00 PM

Season 2019

S2019E01

Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

January 01, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E02

What is Cultural Appropriation?

January 08, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E03

Did Modern Warfare Cause Alien Conspiracy Theories?

January 15, 2018 at 05:00 PM

S2019E04

Why Do We Have Middle Names?

January 29, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E05

Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

February 05, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E06

What is Ethnicity?

February 13, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E07

What is Racial Passing?

February 26, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E08

Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

March 05, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E09

Why Do We Have Hobbies?

March 12, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E10

Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?

March 26, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E11

Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

April 09, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E12

Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

April 23, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E13

Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

May 08, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E14

Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

May 21, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E15

Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

June 04, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E16

Do We Still Need Libraries?

June 18, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E17

Why Do We Go to Prom?

July 09, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E18

Why Did We Plant a Flag on the Moon?

July 23, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E19

When did the News Start?

August 07, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E20

Why Are There SO Many Confederate Monuments?

August 20, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E21

A Brief History of Men's Underwear

September 10, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E22

Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?

September 24, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E23

How a Spy Changed Horror Movies

October 08, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E24

Why Doesn't the US Have Paid Parental Leave?

October 29, 2019 at 04:00 PM

S2019E25

The Problem with Museums

November 12, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E26

The Rise of Beer

December 04, 2019 at 05:00 PM

S2019E27

Backstreet Boys to BTS: The Science Behind Why We Love Boy Bands

December 17, 2019 at 05:00 PM

Season 2020

S2020E01

Why Does "Straight" Mean Heterosexual?

January 10, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E02

The Rise of E-Cigarettes: Why is Everyone Vaping?

January 28, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E03

Why Are There 12 People on a Jury?

February 19, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E04

What Does It Mean to Be a "Good" Student?

March 05, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E05

Where did Advice Columns Come From?

March 27, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E06

Economic Lessons from Past Pandemics

April 08, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E07

6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment

April 28, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E08

How We Discovered Germs

May 19, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E09

Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II

June 11, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E10

From Stonewall Riots to Raves: How Did Pride become a Parade?

June 26, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E11

Why Do We Say "Latino"?

July 23, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E12

The Racist Origins of U.S. Law

August 06, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E13

Why Do We Shake Hands?

August 20, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E14

The Homophobic Origins of U.S. Law

September 03, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E15

History of Socialism in America

September 22, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E16

Why Do We Say "African American"?

October 01, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E17

HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?

October 20, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E18

Why Do We Have Political Parties?

October 29, 2020 at 04:00 PM

S2020E19

Health Disparities in the Black Community: Past & Present

November 13, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E20

Evolution of Law Enforcement

November 24, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E21

The History of Reparations

December 09, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E22

Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?

December 18, 2020 at 05:00 PM

S2020E23

A Fond Farewell

December 22, 2020 at 05:00 PM