1955 vs 2025, who actually had it better?

From Johnny Harris. Is the American Dream Dead? Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code johnnyharris at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XR34V7lqqy1WY3h3u5a-md4DHiSF-oCz2ZZfTELlA3Y/edit?usp=drive_link The U.S. economy is doing better than ever, but does the average American get to benefit…

The World’s Most Ignored War Explained

From Johnny Harris. Inside the World’s Most Overlooked Conflict Go to https://nordvpn.com/johnnyharris to get a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a huge discount. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HDE5j2ZxCzwvY6bNv6mOKHz_GKK3KFwcu_tV3g5IfHE/edit?usp=drive_link The DRC’s war isn’t about armies fighting to seize State control, but about…

All Roads Lead To Texas Season 2 Full Episodes Compilation

From All Roads. Revisit all the wonderful and unique Texas spots we visited in Season 2 of All Roads Lead To Texas in one full episode compilation. Relive all the great memories and adventures with Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras through the Lone Star State. 00:00 Texas Traditions 02:53 Destination Delicious 06:31 Nature is Nurture…

Janis Joplin’s Hometown Remained Her Port In A Storm

From All Roads. Since 1959, the Museum of the Gulf Coast has dedicated its 3,900 square feet to the history of Southeast Texas. The museum’s ground floor houses the largest mural in the Southwest tracing the state’s timeline from the prehistoric era through the oil boom of the 1900s. It features interactive dioramas alongside historical…

Take a Dive In a The Mermaid Capital of Texas

From All Roads. San Marcos is one of the oldest continually inhabited sites in North America. And it’s home to the second-largest group of freshwater springs in Texas. Though nearly 200 geysers once burst from the water’s surface, they are now covered by Spring Lake, the headwaters of the San Marcos River. The submerged springs…

An Ecological Oasis In The Heart Of Texas Hill Country

From All Roads. As the mighty Guadalupe River flows through Kerrville, local and exotic fauna flock to a haven on its banks. In the heart of Texas Hill Country, the Riverside Nature Center is an educational and ecological oasis. Free and open to the public, the center fulfills founder Susan Sander’s goal of ecological literacy…

Downtown Austin IS Bat Country!

From All Roads. Downton Austin is known for it’s walkable and vibrant entertainment districts, rocking live music venues and bats. Lots and lots of bats. An estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats find lodging in the beamed architecture of the Congress Avenue Bridge to raise their young. From spring through early fall, locals and eager…

After ten years, it’s time to stop weekly videos.

From Tom Scott. Find me here: ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ 🟥➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus 👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif 🟥 MAIN SITE: https://www.tomscott.com/ On January 1st, 2014, I uploaded the first "Things You Might Not Know" video. Once the initial rush of videos settled down, I aimed…

Why the government drops flies on California

From Tom Scott. There’s a good reason for it. ■ More about the program: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/prpinfo/ Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/ ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/…

Why use many streetlights when one will do?

From Tom Scott. The moonlight towers of Austin, Texas, are the last urban municipal lighting towers in the world: because before every street was wired to the grid, how else would you light up a city? ■ Austin Energy: https://austinenergy.com/ ■ Moonlight Towers https://www.austintexas.org/listings/moonlight-towers/5895/ Producer: Jodi Shores at Sparksight https://sparksight.com Director: Kelly Shores at @readysetdrone…

Every mistake I’ve made since 2014.

From Tom Scott. Time to correct the record. ■ AD: 👨‍💻 NordVPN’s Black Friday deal is on: https://nordvpn.com/tomscott – with a 30-day money-back guarantee. ✅ All corrections: https://www.tomscott.com/corrections/ | ❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/ 🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/ (you can find contact details and social links there too) 📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with…

Does the language you speak change how you think?

From Tom Scott. No. Mostly. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about Arrival: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/157167562811/transcript-lingthusiasm-episode-3-arrival-of-the • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH 🇬🇧 UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those are affiliate links that give…

0-100 in less than a second. And I’m driving.

From Tom Scott. AMZ Racing’s "mythen" holds the world record for electric vehicle acceleration: 0-100km/h in 0.956 seconds. And they let me drive it. ■ AMZ: https://www.amzracing.ch/en https://www.instagram.com/amzracing/ ■ Their world record video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88cVs5zZFTE Main camera op: Juan Pablo Salazar Additional cam op: Tobias Binder Drone camera ops: Felix Kunz, Marco Odermatt 🟥 MORE FROM…

there’dn’t’ve

From Tom Scott. This script was a nightmare to pronounce. • Written with Molly Ruhl and Gretchen McCulloch. Gretchen’s podcast has an episode all about this: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/662535562508517376/lingthusiasm-episode-60-thats-the-kind-of • More Language Files: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96C35uN7xGLDEnHuhD7CTZES3KXFnwm0 Gretchen’s book BECAUSE INTERNET, all about the evolution of internet language, is available: 🇺🇸 US: https://amzn.to/30tLpjT 🇨🇦 CA: https://amzn.to/2JsTYWH 🇬🇧 UK: https://amzn.to/31K8eRD (Those…

Spherical houses weren’t a great idea.

From Tom Scott. The Bolwoningen, in Den Bosch, in the Netherlands, are experimental architecture: the surprising part is that people still live there. Local producer: Jasper Deelen Camera: Jeroen Simons Thanks to @NotJustBikes for the Rotterdam cube house footage A lot of my history research for this video is based on the 2019 book "Experimentele…