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Losing Paradise | Angels and Demons

When looking at the original source material for many of your favorite bible stories, you might find that many of the plot points you're familiar with are missing. Where did they come from?

Cherubim Concept Art by PoetheWonderCat

I've been working on my next video since the Dante video a few weeks back. Part of that preparation included asking Poe to draw the various orders of angels.

Here's his concept sketch for the Cherubim... quite a bit more frightening than the winged babies you're used to I'm sure.

Hitting Rock Bottom | Just World and Shattered Assumptions

The difference between good and evil is a fundamental belief we've all held since childhood. But sometimes, something happens which challenges that belief and causes us to rethink everything we thought we knew.

The Straight White Man's Guide to Feminism and Social Justice

Many straight white guys scoff at Feminism - surely they are making it all up and just want more power for themselves. Social Justice Warriors must be looking for ways to silence free speech. Let's take a look at these issues from that very perspective.

Abandoning All Hope | Heaven and Hell

Most of our pop culture assumptions about the Heaven and Hell come from a single source: Dante's Divine Comedy. A work that was so important that it may have sparked a reformation in the Catholic Church.

Let's Watch Some Anti-Immigrant Propaganda | Secret Livestream

Watching, debunking, and laughing at some anti-immigrant propaganda.

Privatizing Public Services | Prisons and Schools

Privatization is supposed to lower costs, improve efficiency, and improve quality. Does that line of thinking work in public services?

Scouting the Southwest | US Camel Corps

When the United States acquired the Southwest, it quickly became apparent that horses and mules weren't going to cut it in the desert. So the Army turned to a strange foreign animal for help.

Imaginary Friends | Parasocial Relationships

The internet has amplified some of the less healthy aspects of our psychology, including how we view ourselves and our social relationships.

The Complete Moderate's Guide to Welfare

Welfare reform is part of every politician's speech, but what programs do we already have and how could they be improved?

Buying Christmas | Cognitive Dissonance

Corporations use sneaky marketing tactics and psychology to get you to buy more things. But you can also harness this power during the holidays... and any other time. 

Super-Secret Randomly Scheduled Thing ... But it's During the Day [Live Stream]

Last night I did a secret live stream, there was a bit of confusion about it this morning. So let's have a chat. 

Super-Secret Randomly Scheduled Thing [Live Stream]

I have a new mic and decided it might be fun to have a chat.

This won't be posted later, this is just for those night owls who show up.

(I lied, I believed it at the time though - these are now a Patreon reward)

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In the rare moment that I do these random secret live streams,...

Governing Paper People | Sovereign Citizens

Sovereign Citizens claim to be citizens of nowhere and recognize no government. But does that make these Free Inhabitants exempt from the law?

Suppressing the Vote | Disenfranchisement

Vote, every time you're able. Assuming you're able. Many people have been disenfranchised for various reasons - why, and how can they regain their civil rights?

250k Subscriber Survey/Livestream

I'll be doing a livestream Q&A on Sunday since I should have 250k subscribers by then. We'll hang out for an hour or two.

But in the meantime, I've set up a subscriber survey so I can get a better idea of what YOU would like to see in the future and see how I'm doing.

Predicting the End | Eschatology

The End is Nigh! Or so we're told every few years. Predictions of the end have been around since the beginning, how do they come up with these and why?

Clearing the Planet | Scientology

Scientology is one of the newest religions in the world and the target of many jokes. But what makes this religion unique and how was it founded?

Political Ships of Theseus

Over the last century, voting patterns in the US have completely reversed. But it can be narrowed down even further - the Civil Rights movement.  What happened?  Is the Party Switch a myth?

The Complete Moderate's Guide to Immigration

Immigration has been a hot button issue in America for decades. DACA, chain migration, the visa lottery, what are all of these programs and how can they be reformed?

Hippo Campus

By PoetheWonderCat for Misrepresenting Mental Health

This is a pun I used to tell my students to help them remember where the memory center of the brain is: the hippocampus, where hippos go to school.

Four Types of Conditioning

By PoetheWonderCat for Misrepresenting Mental Health

Misrepresenting Mental Health | 13 Reasons Why

Why pick apart the psychology of a work of fiction? They wanted to start a conversation about mental health, so let's have that conversation.

Playing the Victim | Historical Revisionism and Japan

Our go-to villains for World War 2 media always seems to be Nazi Germany, despite the fact that Imperial Japan killed just as many people. They're also viewed as a victim of the war despite being one of the main aggressors. Why is that?

Asking Better 2: Ask Harder

During my year-end survey I opened myself up to your questions, here's the answers! And here's to another year of Knowing Better! 

Bloopers: Year Two

Bloopers from the second year of Knowing Better.

Subverting the Narrative | Holocaust Denial and the Lost Cause

Many people who are telling alternate versions of history or providing different reasoning for the actions of historical actors have gained a lot of traction recently. It's worth examining what they have to say and why they're saying it.