Origin of Everything

Origin of Everything is a history show from PBS Digital Studios.

Episodes

  • Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?

    S3 Ep25 |
    The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
  • Do We Still Need Libraries?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Do We Still Need Libraries?

    S2 Ep22 |
    In the internet age what's the point of libraries?
  • Why Do We Have Housing Projects?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do We Have Housing Projects?

    S2 Ep21 |
    What's the history behind public housing?
  • Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?

    S2 Ep20 |
    Going to college in America ain't cheap.
  • Why Does the Government Pay for Art?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Does the Government Pay for Art?

    S2 Ep19 |
    Is art a public good?
  • Why Do We Have Private Prisons?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

    S2 Ep18 |
    Why Do We Have Private Prisons?
  • Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?

    S2 Ep17 |
    What is it about cults that captures the public imagination?
  • Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?

    S2 Ep16 |
    Why are school teachers tasked with teaching students about sexual education?
  • Why Do We Have Hobbies?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Do We Have Hobbies?

    S2 Ep15 |
    Why Do We Have Hobbies?

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.