Anti-Social Studies
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History class, but make it make sense for your group chat. Anti-Social Studies is the history podcast for people who follow the news, have opinions, and never quite got the full story in school. Each season takes on a different slice of the past — World History, U.S. History, and the current events that are basically history happening in real time — and breaks it down for people walking in with zero background and zero patience for boring. No jargon, no gatekeeping, no assuming you already know who these people are or why any of this matters. Just the context you actu...
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Recent episodes
- Five midterm elections that changed the course of U.S. History
- Freedom of the Press or, "The U.S. used to rank 20th for press freedom. Now we're 64th."
- When did we become civilized? or, "Emily Teaches World History #1"
- The Party Switch or, "Follow the money, not the names"
- Contextualizing 9/11 or, "WHY did Al-Qaeda attack the United States?"
- The Birth of Political Parties or, "Washington warned us."
- Tradwives or, "The Cult of Domesticity with Better Lighting"
- The National Debt or, "Is $40 trillion a lot? It seems like a lot..."
- A Brief History of Egypt or, "7,000 years in 40 minutes"
- Henry George or, "Emily is forced to discuss economics!" (with Mr. Beat)