Episodes
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Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?
S3 Ep25 |The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
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Why Do We Shake Hands?
S3 Ep16 |Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Racist Origins of U.S. Law
S3 Ep15 |Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history of US law. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Why Do We Say "Latino"?
S3 Ep14 |Danielle traces the origin of the term Latino, Hispanic, and Latinx. - Embedded Video LinkImage
How Did Pride Become a Parade?
S3 Ep13 |How did the New York City Stonewall Riots turn into a month-long celebration? - Embedded Video LinkImage
Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War II
S3 Ep12 |Danielle looks at the grim origin of concentration and internment camps. - Embedded Video LinkImage
How We Discovered Germs
S3 Ep11 |Danielle traces humanity's winding road to the Germ Theory of Disease. - Embedded Video LinkImage
6 Surprising Facts About the 19th Amendment
S3 Ep10 |2020 marks 100 years of National Suffrage for women in the United States! - Embedded Video LinkImage
Economic Lessons from Past Pandemics
S3 Ep9 |Danielle explores the human and economic tolls of past pandemics.
About Origin of Everything
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.
