Kaelan discusses the history of the Battle of Midway on a new episode of A Briefer History of the Past. Half the calories of a normal Brief History episode, but with all the history, pop culture, and silliness. Kaelan explores the original Japanese plan to take America out of the Pacific War, how the plan was discovered, and ultimately foiled.
On this episode, Matt fills in for Derrick while he's on vacation. We review the new Aziz Ansari and Katherine Ryan comedy specials as well as season 3 of Jessica Jones for this week's Netflix Netfix. For current events, we discuss some casting information for the upcoming, Jason Reitman helmed, Ghostbusters reboot, as well as the announcement of Lashana Lynch as the new 007, and the casting details for the upcoming R-rated Mortal Kombat reboot. For our main topic, we have a spoiler-filled discussion about Spider-Man Far From Home. We share our thoughts on the film, as well as our hopes and predictions for the future of the MCU. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.
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Benjamin and Kaelan review Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, and starring Brie Larson. The review is SPOILER-FREE with a spoiler section after. I apologize for the lower quality of this video. We had lighting issues that caused dark spots on the green screen.
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History can be explored quick and fun. Kaelan explores the British Monarchy in a condensed fashion suitable for the internet, starting with the first king, Egbert, in 827 AD, and going through to the end of Edward II's reign in 1399.
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If you want to learn more about the history of the British Monarchy, here are some great resources:
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/KingsQueensofBritain/
https://bmsf.org.uk/about-the-monarchy/the-monarchy/royal-history-of-the-british-crown/
#history #british #monarchy
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCvROmORS0
For Halloween, Kaelan discusses the history of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He explores the real locations and people that author Washington Irving used to make the story come to life and the folklore that inspired the Headless Horseman.
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If you want to learn more about the Legend of Sleep Hollow, here are some excellent resources:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/41/41-h/41-h.htm
https://www.history.com/news/legend-sleepy-hollow-headless-horseman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow
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The conclusion to Batman, Bane and Scarecrow's guest appearance on a classic episode of the Dating Game.
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Kaelan discusses the history of human language on a new episode of A Brief History of the Past. He explores the ancestor languages of the Indo-European and Semitic language families, how individual languages have infiltrated others over time, language's influence on the major religions of the world, and how language continues to evolve.
This topic was suggested by viewer: Patrick Allison. You can get mentioned in a future episode by commenting below with what history topics you'd like to see discussed in future episodes.
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If you want to learn more about the history of language, here are some excellent resources:
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/brief-history-language
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab13
#language #speech #history
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On this episode of The Midnight Society, I look back at season 1, episode 6 of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?": The Tale of the Super Specs. Midnight Society leader, Gary, tells a tale about a young girl who starts seeing shadowy figures, while looking through a pair of magical specs.
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On this episode of The Midnight Society, I look back at season 4, episode 9 of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?": The Tale of the Ghastly Grinner. Betty Ann tells a tale about a young comic book artist that accidentally brings a villain from the comics into the real world.
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