6x1 - What food companies don't want you to know

January 4, 2023

It turns out there’s a very good reason for why I, the breakfast snob, crave Doritos for breakfast.

6x2 - USA vs China: The Microchip War

January 18, 2023

The US and China are fighting a war. It's a weird one that's hard to see. It's being fought in government offices, in company boardrooms. And it’s being fought over the most important technology in the world: Microchips.

6x3 - Submarines Are WAY Scarier Than You Think...Here's Why

January 25, 2023

Hundreds of military submarines lurk in the depths of our oceans with enough nuclear weapons to destroy entire countries. Let’s talk about it.

6x4 - Is the US government hiding Aliens?!

February 1, 2023

The Pentagon is studying UFOs and I wanted to understand why. What I learned convinced me that we can learn a lot from studying these things.

6x5 - American-Backed Coups, Mapped

February 9, 2023

The US perfected the art of the coup to push out leaders it didn’t like and install leaders it did. In this story I go through some of the major US-led coups to explore how the US rose to power and stayed there.

6x6 - Inside Putin's Censorship War: How These YouTubers Are Fighting Back

February 15, 2023

Putin has cracked down on nearly all information in Russia, but YouTube is still safe (for now).

6x7 - Milk: The White Lie We've All Been Sold

February 22, 2023

Ever wonder why your mom made you drink so much milk as a kid? Turns out the answer is a lie.

6x8 - Why You're Thinking About Unemployment Wrong

February 27, 2023

Unemployment is a bigger deal than any of us realize. If you dive into the economics of it you’ll see why politicians and news anchors are always freaking out about it. Here’s my best explanation in 15 minutes.

6x9 - The Scam No One Sees

March 8, 2023

Seeing the billion dollar jackpots pop up all over the news had me wondering: why does the government run the lottery and what do they do with all that money?

6x10 - The Worst War You Never Learned About

March 15, 2023

The Bosnian War

6x11 - Why most of our money isn't real

March 17, 2023

Our financial system is pretty wild.

6x12 - How Humans Did the Impossible

March 29, 2023

For thousands of years, it was out of reach, remote, and desolate. How did we map it?

6x13 - How the USA Colonized the USA

April 12, 2023

6x14 - Why North Korea is so good at propaganda

April 19, 2023

It had to do with monster movies. We watched a ton of North Korean films. Here’s what we learned about propaganda from them.

6x15 - Who Really Got to the North Pole First?

April 26, 2023

The race to the North Pole took 300 years and ended in two men pitted against each other, in an attempt to convince the world who had got their first. But one of them was lying.

6x16 - WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy?

May 10, 2023

What happened to the promise of nuclear energy? This once seemingly futuristic and clean power source has fallen by the wayside, with countries even turning off their nuclear reactors during an energy crisis. Let’s dig into why people are so afraid of nuclear energy, and if their fears are realistic.

6x17 - How Greenlanders Prepare for Brutal Winters

May 17, 2023

Surviving in Greenland's Wild North. I set out on a journey to the high north to meet the Inuit communities that brave the harshest winters in the world. This documentary is my attempt to bring their story to you.

6x18 - Why Sudan is on the Verge of Civil War

May 24, 2023

Sudan looks like it’s headed for civil war. The current conflict is centered around two generals, two men who are fighting over control of the countries’ future. But their battle has the potential to spiral into a civil war that could engulf the entire region.

6x19 - Why are politicians so DAMN RICH?!

May 31, 2023

Evidence is mounting that US senators and members of Congress are using insider knowledge on major policy decisions and looming crises to game the stock market. And they think it’s totally okay.

6x20 - China and the USA are Fighting Over Greenland

June 14, 2023

As the world gets warmer due to man-made climate change, geopolitical competition is heating up in the arctic. And Greenland is finding itself at the center of this competition, as world superpowers fight each other for economic influence and geopolitical control.

6x21 - The Native American State That Never Was

June 21, 2023

In part 2 of “How the U.S. Stole America,” we look at how Oklahoma could have looked a lot different.

6x22 - The Operation Northwoods Conspiracy, Explained

June 28, 2023

This is the first episode of a new series we’re calling Eyes Only - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes. Answering questions like: How do politicians wield their influence? What can these documents teach us about their decisions and motivations? And what do the powerful say to each other when they think nobody is listening? In this episode, we explore an insane plan to conduct false flag attacks against American targets, perpetrated by the US military. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US came dangerously close to going to war with Cuba. The US military was intent on invading the island and removing Fidel Castro from power, and their plan to do it was called Operation Northwoods.

6x23 - Why the US Military is Preparing for War With China

July 6, 2023

The US military is planning to have a transformative year in the Pacific. To them, that means militarizing the region. More ships, more planes, more troops, more missiles, and more agreements with allies - all aimed at containing China and their ambitions of power.

6x24 - How the US Stole Puerto Rico

July 12, 2023

Surveillance, sabotage, and air strikes on its own citizens. This is the story of how the US stole and kept its prized colony in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico.

6x25 - I Deep Faked Myself, Here's Why It Matters

July 19, 2023

Ready or not, deep fakes are here to stay. Deep fakes are going to change the way we trust information around us and even each other. The question is - are we prepared for the threat they cause while being able to harness their potential for good?

6x26 - I’m starting a new channel

July 25, 2023

Search Party is a new, independent, video news show that combines experienced journalism and visual design to decode the most complex stories in international sports and geopolitics.

6x27 - We’re Heading Into a New Cold War

July 26, 2023

The world is changing quickly. Countries are starting to challenge the US-led world order that emerged after World War 2. Countries like China and Russia are hoping to create their own system, based on their own rules and values, and the world’s most important growing economies are taking notice.

6x28 - The REAL Story of the Mormon Church

August 9, 2023

Joseph Smith grew from a treasure hunting farm kid in Upstate New York, to the prophet and founder of the LDS Church. This is a story of American expansion, persecution, and a gifted storyteller.

6x29 - Why We Shouldn't Underestimate This Spy Network

August 16, 2023

The world is connected by just 500 cables. America is spying on them, China is building out a competing network, Russia is threatening to break them, and everyone else is caught in the middle.

6x31 - How to Sell a War to the American People

September 6, 2023

This is the second episode of the Eyes Only series - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes. Answering questions like: How do politicians wield their influence? What can documents teach us about their decisions and motivations? And what do the powerful say to each other when they think nobody is listening? In this episode, we explore the run up to the Iraq war, and how the invasion of Iraq and removal of Saddam Hussein was planned within hours of the attacks on 9/11. We use leaked and declassified documents to tell the story of an influence campaign waged by senior Bush Administration officials, despite internal reports admitting that they had no evidence of WMD in Iraq.

6x32 - The Rise and Fall of Somali Pirates

September 20, 2023

Are Somali Pirates the Robin Hoods of the sea? How piracy in East Africa went from frustrated Somali fishermen to highly organized crime networks.

6x33 - Your Olive Oil is (probably) a Lie

October 4, 2023

Olive oil has been adored by people for millennia. It’s like the perfect food, it’s healthy and delicious. But there is also a darker side to it, a side that involves widespread corruption and Italian Mafia bosses.

6x34 - The Moon Landing Hoax, Explained

October 11, 2023

I wanted to know why so many people still believe the moon landing never happened, so I looked into it.

6x35 - How Facebook Became a Tool for Genocide

October 18, 2023

In 2017, the Rohingya people in Myanmar faced a genocide brought on by Buddhist extremists and the military. But something else was fueling the violence, inciting people, and spreading hatred - Facebook and their algorithm was helping tear the country apart. Over 700,000 Rohingya people fled violence perpetrated by the military in their home country of Myanmar in 2017, seeking safety in neighboring Bangladesh. The majority of them continue to live, years later, in Kutupalong Refugee Camp. Since the beginning of this crisis, UNICEF has been working with the Bangladesh government and other partners to deliver relief to children and families living in the refugee camps and settlements and in neighboring host communities. Help UNICEF continue to support Rohingya refugee children and families. Your donation can make a difference.

6x36 - Why everyone’s mad about China’s new map

October 25, 2023

A few countries have rejected China’s new 2023 standard map because they think it oversteps China’s boundaries. Here are all of China’s ongoing border disputes, mapped.

6x37 - The War is Spreading

November 9, 2023

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is moving to a full scale ground invasion, which could lead to a massive regional war. Because this isn’t just a war between Israel and Hamas- other countries, militaries, and militias are watching what’s happening in Gaza, and they all have their own agendas.

6x38 - Why People Think The Government Killed JFK

November 22, 2023

In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963.

6x39 - DIY Drones: War Will Never be the Same

November 29, 2023

Drones are dominating the face of the war in Ukraine. From intel gathering and spying to loitering munitions and propaganda, drones are a versatile tool on the battlefield. To keep up with changing battlefield conditions and to keep their soldiers well equipped, everyday Ukrainians are using their engineering skills to create drone labs across the country. This is their story.

6x40 - Was Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?

November 30, 2023

Henry Kissinger, America’s most controversial statesman, is dead. Let’s explore the record of a man that some call a war criminal, and see what we can learn about American politics.

6x41 - Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)

December 11, 2023

Americans and Swiss citizens have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but their gun cultures differ wildly. One country has seen over 500 mass shootings in 2023 alone, while the other has had less than a handful over the past twenty years. To understand why there’s such a stark difference between these two countries’ gun cultures, we traveled to Switzerland to see how each of these cultures started, and where they began to part ways.

6x42 - Your Supplements are a Lie

December 13, 2023

The supplements industry — with all its vitamins, weight loss pills, workout powders, and hormones — has been growing exponentially over the last couple of decades despite there being no increased regulations for them. We wanted to know — are supplements dangerous to take, and are they even effective?

6x43 - Our New Global Economy

December 20, 2023

The global economy is changing. Countries are realizing that while economic interdependence has brought significant peace to the world, it can also mean supplying the military rise of your biggest rivals.

6x44 - Our 2023, Wrapped.

December 31, 2023

Hi friends, thank you for being here - see you in 2024.