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Extra Credits® is a YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers that has created more than a thousand original short-form animated videos discussing subjects from video games to world history, all of which may or may not involve a cat! 


Our team is made up of entertainment enthusiasts with backgrounds in videos academia, games, literature, pop culture and television. We leverage game design and entertainment industry principles to create shows that educate as they entertain, and encourage people both to explore new subjects and think critically about topics they care about. 

Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster - Big Oil - Extra History - #1
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Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster - Big Oil - Extra History - #1

Support our channel by watching this video ad-free on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory Theodore Roosevelt is famous for many things, but we tend to focus more on his foreign policy and his establishment of the natural parks. Not this series. We're going to take a look at how Teddy smashed up one of the biggest trusts America had ever seen: Standard Oil. But first, we have to lay out the groundwork. Who was John D Rockerfeller? What did Standard Oil do exactly that was so bad? And how did Ida Tarbell crack the story of a century? ---- Miss an episode in our Teddy Roosevelt Series? ---- Part 1 - Big Oil: https://youtu.be/reWe7POryt0 Part 2 - The Regulators: https://youtu.be/xDEibXPtIRQ Part 3 - Breaking Standard: https://youtu.be/FO_w4G_YWcE Part 4 - Trainwreck: https://youtu.be/wRlShGD4QwI Part 5 - Meat Grinder: https://youtu.be/XXos-XlCooI Series Wrap up / Lies Episode - https://youtu.be/4TRS4TiEUxE Music From the Show - "Monopolies" - https://youtu.be/K3VjxiMxhVA ---- Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! ---- Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con ---- Want to support the people who make this show? ---- Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ ---- Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and follow us on social media! ---- Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz Website: http://extracredits.site/ ---- Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv ---- ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 ♪ Outro Music: "Monopolies" by Tiffany Roman Download the Outro Music Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/teddy-roosevelt-49583677 #ExtraHistory #History #TheodoreRoosevelt
ROBLOX's $30 Billion Dollar Bet! - Why You Should Care About ROBLOX Going Public -  Extra Credits
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ROBLOX's $30 Billion Dollar Bet! - Why You Should Care About ROBLOX Going Public - Extra Credits

If you want to flex your coding skills and learn more about Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/ExtraCredits/ and sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people that go to that link will get 20% off the annual Premium subscription. Roblox is might be one of the biggest games no one's heard of and a big part of that is their audience. Roblox dominates the younger gamer space, with around 75% of kids in the United States logging in and a massive concurrent user base. They have a great model, giving revenue to game devs who use their platform and making game development accessible to even tweens. Despite all of this... They still operate at a loss. So what does it mean for the future of Roblox to go public on the stock market? Aw yeah we're talking stonks! (that's what the kids say these days right??) *Thanks for participating in this week's discussion!* Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con *Want to support the people who make this show?* Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ *Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and follow us on social media!* Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz Website: http://extracredits.site/ *Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv* ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM - http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: "Punk Hairdo Kid" by: HyperDuck SoundWorks https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03338 #ExtraCredits #Gaming #GameDesign
A Tour of Hades - The Ancient Greek Underworld - Extra Mythology
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A Tour of Hades - The Ancient Greek Underworld - Extra Mythology

Keep your number and your money with Ting, and get a $25 credit with no contract by using our link http://extracredits.ting.com/ We all know the stars of Hades are the Greek gods and dear Zagreus but the locale deserves some recognition too! So hop on the Ferryman's boat and let's take a tour of the Underworld, Supergiant style. We'll talk about the realms of the dead like Tartarus, the Asphodel Meadows (which aren't as firey in the original greek), and of course, the famed fields of Elysium. We'll talk about what kind of souls are in each, and even the very special VIP spot for those who manage to reincarnate as heroes three times throughout their life. Watch Extra Mythology ad-free on Nebula! https://go.nebula.tv/extramythology ---- Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! ---- Check out our community guidelines so we can have MORE high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con ---- Want to support the people who make this show? ---- Become a Patreon Member & Vote on future Extra History episodes! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Or show off your fandom with our merch! http://extracredits.store/ ---- Want more Extra Credits? Subscribe and follow us on social media! ---- Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Website: http://extracredits.site/ ---- Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv ---- ♪ Music: "Extra Mythology Theme" by Big Giant Circles - http://www.biggiantcircles.com/ #ExtraMythology #Mythology #Hades
History of Vaccines - Killing Smallpox - Extra History
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History of Vaccines - Killing Smallpox - Extra History

If you live in Minnesota, learn more at https://freechildcheckups.com and https://GetCTC.com. If you don’t, check here: https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/epsdt/index.html. Vaccines have been instrumental in our modern view of health and healthcare. But they haven't always been around and there's been more than some misinformation on what they are and how they work. So how did we even discover vaccines in the first place? It started with a disease that had plagued humanity for so long, it seemed like it was just a natural part of living. But thanks to the work of Edward Jenner, soon smallpox would become a disease known only to history. One of two diseases that humanity had managed to completely eradicate and all thanks to vaccines and vaccination. Check out all our shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra History: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Listen to our podcast: http://becausegamesmatter.com/podcast Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Follow us on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr ____________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music: "Extra History - Odds and Ends" by Sean Kiner, Dean Kiner https://soundcloud.com/deankinersounds

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Games are the most popular form of mass entertainment. Extra Credits® talks about the art, industry, community and design of video games in a way that engages industry enthusiasts and professionals alike.

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