Origin of Everything - All Episodes

Season 2 / Year 2017

EpisodeNameAirdate
2017-09-05The True Origin of Killer ClownsSep 5, 2017
2017-09-12How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?Sep 12, 2017
2017-09-19Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?Sep 19, 2017
2017-09-26Where Does the #Hashtag Symbol Come From?Sep 26, 2017
2017-10-03How Columbus Invented CannibalsOct 3, 2017
2017-10-10How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha RobotsOct 10, 2017
2017-10-17Why is there a North and South Korea?Oct 17, 2017
2017-10-24Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth?Oct 24, 2017
2017-01-01Why Do We Get Grades in School?Jan 1, 2017
2017-11-08How Your Rubber Ducky Explains ColonialismNov 8, 2017
2017-11-14Why Do Women Give Birth Lying Down?Nov 14, 2017
2017-11-21Where does the Nuclear Family Come From?Nov 21, 2017
2017-12-05Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors?Dec 5, 2017
2017-12-12Why Are There So Few Women in Computer Science?Dec 12, 2017
2017-12-19Why Does Santa Wear Red?Dec 19, 2017

Season 3 / Year 2018

EpisodeNameAirdate
2018-01-09How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday?Jan 9, 2018
2018-01-16Why Do Kids Have Their Own Bedrooms?Jan 16, 2018
2018-01-23Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?Jan 23, 2018
2018-01-30Why was Pink for Boys and Blue for Girls?Jan 30, 2018
2018-02-06Is the Rosa Parks Story True?Feb 6, 2018
2018-02-13Why Does the ❤️ Heart Symbol ❤️ Look That Way?Feb 13, 2018
2018-02-21Why Do We Wash Our Hands After Going to the Bathroom?Feb 21, 2018
2018-02-27When Did Marriage Become about Love?Feb 27, 2018
2018-03-20Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?Mar 20, 2018
2018-03-27What if Islam Had Conquered Europe?Mar 27, 2018
2018-04-03The Origin of Race in the USAApr 3, 2018
2018-04-17What If There Were No Taxes?Apr 17, 2018
2018-04-24Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?Apr 24, 2018
2018-05-02The 2nd Amendment ExplainedMay 2, 2018
2018-05-08When Men Wore High HeelsMay 8, 2018
2018-05-15Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?May 15, 2018
2018-05-23History of the Word "Gay"May 23, 2018
2018-06-05What was Jesus's Real Name?Jun 5, 2018
2018-06-12Why Was It Illegal to be "Ugly"?Jun 12, 2018
2018-06-20Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?Jun 20, 2018
2018-06-276 Weird Facts About the History of Birth ControlJun 27, 2018
2018-07-03Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?Jul 3, 2018
2018-07-10Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?Jul 10, 2018
2018-07-17Why Do All Malls Look the Same?Jul 17, 2018
2018-07-31Six Historically True Facts about MoneyJul 31, 2018
2018-08-14Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?Aug 14, 2018
2018-08-28Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?Aug 28, 2018
2018-09-11Why Do People Have Pets?Sep 11, 2018
2018-09-25The Origin of GenderSep 25, 2018
2018-10-09Why Is There a Minimum Wage?Oct 9, 2018
2018-11-06Can Tattoos Be Taboo?Nov 6, 2018
2018-11-13How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?Nov 13, 2018
2018-11-20Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?Nov 20, 2018
2018-12-04Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?Dec 4, 2018
2018-12-18Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?Dec 18, 2018

Season 4 / Year 2019

EpisodeNameAirdate
2019-01-01Why Do We Drink Milk in School?Jan 1, 2019
2019-01-08What is Cultural Appropriation?Jan 8, 2019
2018-01-15Did Modern Warfare Cause Alien Conspiracy Theories?Jan 15, 2018
2019-01-29Why Do We Have Middle Names?Jan 29, 2019
2019-02-05Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?Feb 5, 2019
2019-02-13What is Ethnicity?Feb 13, 2019
2019-02-26What is Racial Passing?Feb 26, 2019
2019-03-05Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?Mar 5, 2019
2019-03-12Why Do We Have Hobbies?Mar 12, 2019
2019-03-26Why Do Schools Teach Sex Education?Mar 26, 2019
2019-04-09Why Are We Obsessed with Cults?Apr 9, 2019
2019-04-23Why Do We Have Private Prisons?Apr 23, 2019
2019-05-08Why Does the Government Pay for Art?May 8, 2019
2019-05-21Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?May 21, 2019
2019-06-04Why Do We Have Housing Projects?Jun 4, 2019
2019-06-18Do We Still Need Libraries?Jun 18, 2019
2019-07-09Why Do We Go to Prom?Jul 9, 2019
2019-07-23Why Did We Plant a Flag on the Moon?Jul 23, 2019
2019-08-07When did the News Start?Aug 7, 2019
2019-08-20Why Are There SO Many Confederate Monuments?Aug 20, 2019
2019-09-10A Brief History of Men's UnderwearSep 10, 2019
2019-09-24Why Are Prescription Drugs SO Expensive?Sep 24, 2019
2019-10-08How a Spy Changed Horror MoviesOct 8, 2019
2019-10-29Why Doesn't the US Have Paid Parental Leave?Oct 29, 2019
2019-11-12The Problem with MuseumsNov 12, 2019
2019-12-04The Rise of BeerDec 4, 2019
2019-12-17Backstreet Boys to BTS: The Science Behind Why We Love Boy BandsDec 17, 2019

Season 5 / Year 2020

EpisodeNameAirdate
2020-01-10Why Does "Straight" Mean Heterosexual?Jan 10, 2020
2020-01-28The Rise of E-Cigarettes: Why is Everyone Vaping?Jan 28, 2020
2020-02-19Why Are There 12 People on a Jury?Feb 19, 2020
2020-03-05What Does It Mean to Be a "Good" Student?Mar 5, 2020
2020-03-27Where did Advice Columns Come From?Mar 27, 2020
2020-04-08Economic Lessons from Past PandemicsApr 8, 2020
2020-04-286 Surprising Facts About the 19th AmendmentApr 28, 2020
2020-05-19How We Discovered GermsMay 19, 2020
2020-06-11Concentration Camps Are Older Than World War IIJun 11, 2020
2020-06-26From Stonewall Riots to Raves: How Did Pride become a Parade?Jun 26, 2020
2020-07-23Why Do We Say "Latino"?Jul 23, 2020
2020-08-06The Racist Origins of U.S. LawAug 6, 2020
2020-08-20Why Do We Shake Hands?Aug 20, 2020
2020-09-03The Homophobic Origins of U.S. LawSep 3, 2020
2020-09-22History of Socialism in AmericaSep 22, 2020
2020-10-01Why Do We Say "African American"?Oct 1, 2020
2020-10-20HIV/AIDS: What Can We Learn From America's Last Epidemic?Oct 20, 2020
2020-10-29Why Do We Have Political Parties?Oct 29, 2020
2020-11-13Health Disparities in the Black Community: Past & PresentNov 13, 2020
2020-11-24Evolution of Law EnforcementNov 24, 2020
2020-12-09The History of ReparationsDec 9, 2020
2020-12-18Did Europeans Enslave Native Americans?Dec 18, 2020
2020-12-22A Fond FarewellDec 22, 2020

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