A while back on Reddit, someone posed the question “Out of all the American presidents, who would win in a knife fight to the death?” And an amazing human being created this masterpiece. So I, as a true feminist, created a rebuttal… In a mass knife fight to the death between all the First Ladies …
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218: Hamilton or, “Move over. It’s Lafayette’s shot.”
Welcome to the season 2 finale of Anti-Social Studies! Think about how far we’ve come. This season we’ve talked about Putin and Kim Jong Un, Colin Kaepernick and Squanto. We’ve traveled to England to figure out what the heck is going on with Brexit and Saudi Arabia to figure out what the heck is going …
BONUS Episode: News of the Week and more!
How would you like to have me explain the news to you each week? I’ll sift through the headlines, pick out the big topics, and give you context for what’s going on in the world – all in 10 minutes or less! And you just sit back and get smarter… This episode is a preview …
217: Abortion or, “Tough Life Choices”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! I’ve taught some version of a Current Events class for eight years. I’ve waded into the depths of almost every contemporary debate you can think of: immigration, gun reform, nuclear warfare, police brutality, sexual harassment and …
216: Puerto Rico or, “To Be or Not To Be… a State”
Appreciate good content? Make a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on my Patreon! At my school, the senior class always goes on a class trip the last week of high school. So next week, the school will be ¼ quieter while they’re gone to Puerto Rico! And hearing them talking about …
215: Game of Thrones or, “The George R.R. Martin Historical Plagiarism Tour”
Appreciate good content? Show your support by making a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! On the vast grasslands, a fierce warrior arose on horseback to become the leader of a great empire, uniting the previously warring clans together and molding them into a skilled army that stoked fear in …
214: Brexit or, “Should Have Signed a Prenup”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Real talk: Theresa May and I are exhausted. I’ve been researching this episode on Brexit for one month and every time I think I’m ready to record and move on with my life, something dramatically shifts. …
213: 2019 Oscar Nominees or, “The Vice Favourite Green Panther Klansman from Bohemian Roma is Born”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! Happy Spring Break! Oh what’s that? You have to go into work over spring break? That sucks. Well, at least you have summer to look forward to. What?! Normal adults just work in July?! That’s unfathomable …
212: Saudi Arabia or, “Jared and the Crown Prince sitting in a tree”
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! As we speak, 10 women are going on trial for advocating their right to drive cars. Yeah, to drive cars. That thing that we do instead of walking ½ a mile to the bagel shop around …
BONUS: New Orleans
Appreciate good content? Show your support with a one-time donation below or join me for extra episodes on Patreon! So this episode is specifically for my US History students. They are off on a weeklong class trip to New Orleans and I promised them I would teach them a little history before they went. Then, …