Johnny Harris explains Season 5

January. 29,2022

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Independent journalist making videos that help you better understand the world

Episode 26 : How Europe Stole Africa (so quickly)

December. 28,2022

The Scramble for Africa, Explained. In the third and final part of How Europe Stole the World, we explore how industrial imperialism allowed Europeans to carve up Africa with astonishing speed.

Episode 25 : Why Switzerland Has 374,142 Bunkers (and likely more)

December. 21,2022

Hunting for Switzerland’s Hidden Mountain Fortresses. I went to Switzerland to hunt for bunkers, something I’ve been planning and dreaming about for years. The result wasn’t just a wild trip through the mountains. It was an uncovering of something much deeper: the story of this peculiar country and the cost and benefits of choosing neutrality.

Episode 24 : Why Recessions Happen

December. 14,2022

You’re going to hear the word “recession” a lot in the coming months. In this video I want to explain what recessions are and why they happen.

Episode 23 : Is This the End of Crypto?

December. 07,2022

The Merge, Explained. Things are changing in Crypto. Here’s how to think about it.

Episode 22 : What Qatar Doesn't Want the World to See | WORLD CUP 2022

November. 20,2022

Qatar has trapped people in its country, and now they're hiding them from view.

Episode 21 : How Qatar Bought the World Cup

November. 16,2022

The REAL Reason Qatar is Hosting the World Cup

Episode 20 : What’s Really Happening in the Bermuda Triangle

November. 09,2022

The Bermuda Triangle has been shrouded in mystery following a huge number of disappearances in the region. I wanted to answer the question: what’s really going on here?

Episode 19 : The REAL Reason Europe Took Over the World

November. 02,2022

The modern corporation was invented as a way to fuel imperialism. In Part 2 of our series on European imperialism we explore how Europe created private empires to help spread dominance and resource extraction across the globe.

Episode 18 : Putin’s Energy War Against Europe, Explained

October. 26,2022

Putin’s next move won’t be nukes. Instead he’s using a weapon he’s been holding on to for decades. Let me show you the moves and counter-moves of the next phase of the war in Ukraine.

Episode 17 : The North Korea Paradox

October. 19,2022

72 Hours Exploring "The Scariest Place on Earth". The Border of North and South Korea can seem like a scary place. And yet, in the US we tend to think of everything wrong. In this piece, I jump into an alternative approach to the modern history of this conflict and try to understand why South Koreans aren’t nearly as afraid of North Korea as Americans are.

Episode 16 : Why I will NEVER use the Metric System

October. 05,2022

The US decided not to join the rest of the world to go metric. Here’s why.

Episode 15 : Putin's Land Grab Has Begun - What You Need To Know

September. 30,2022

I Mapped Every Day of the Ukraine War

Episode 14 : The Biggest Mapping Mistake of 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘

September. 14,2022

For 200 years map makers drew California as an island. The path to find out why led me on a pretty wild journey.

Episode 13 : How SUBWAY is Taking Over Korea

August. 31,2022

Subway has somehow taken over K-Dramas with some very on-the-nose product placement. I looked into it and discovered a pretty fascinating story about media, money, and foot-long sandwiches.

Episode 12 : The Origins of European Imperialism

August. 10,2022

How Europe Dominated the Planet

Episode 11 : How The U.S. Ruined Bread

July. 13,2022

I wanted to know why the bread in Europe tastes so much better than the bread in America, so I went to Paris to find out.

Episode 10 : Why We NEED a Male Birth Control Pill

June. 23,2022

The future of abortion rights in America just got a bit more complicated now that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. It makes me wonder, when is there actually going to be a male birth control pill?

Episode 9 : INFLATION, Explained in 6 Minutes

June. 08,2022

I'm hearing a lot about inflation lately, so I want to break it down. What it is. Why it happens and it means for all of us. I hope this is helpful!

Episode 8 : America’s (Totally Legal) Body Trade, Explained

May. 25,2022

In America we buy and sell body parts on an open market. It’s an unregulated, complicated trade that is happening everyday, and it has some big problems.

Episode 7 : The US government vs Julian Assange, Explained

May. 10,2022

Julian Assange has a long, complicated past. But regardless of what you think of him and what he did, you should care about what happens to him. Here’s why.

Episode 6 : The Dark Side of Electric Cars

April. 20,2022

China is snatching up the key ingredient for EV batteries. Car batteries are the new blood diamonds, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Episode 5 : WTF Are Sanctions?? (and will they work against Putin?)

April. 09,2022

We’re hearing a lot about sanctions against Russia. But what even are sanctions and will they work in pushing Putin out of Ukraine?

Episode 4 : Here's Who REALLY Won the War in Afghanistan

March. 23,2022

War is big business in the U.S. Here are some of the people who got crazy rich off the war in Afghanistan.

Episode 3 : Putin Will Lose, Here's Why

March. 05,2022

This is Putin’s war and to understand it you have to look at the story Putin tells himself and the Russian people that helped justify this invasion. In this video I explore Putin’s motive and make the case that Russia has already lost this war.

Episode 2 : What happens if China invades Taiwan?

February. 26,2022

What happens if China invades Taiwan? Here’s how the start of World War 3 might go down.

Episode 1 : The REAL Reason Putin is Invading Ukraine

January. 29,2022

War is heating up on the border of Ukraine and Russia. To understand what’s going on you have to understand what Vladimir Putin really wants.