Mr. Beat and Hikma History explain the Barbary Wars.

Thanks for watching my videos. I’m excited to have an intelligent discussion about the economic policies of President Trump. In this video I cover what what most economists think about international trade and protectionism....

This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of complaining. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...

The America fighting communist regime of North Vietnam backed by China and USSR to save democracy in that region. They obliged french and took the war on themselves.

Opinions about the state of the nation's economy are often divided along political lines. But when it comes to their personal finances, most Americans haven't actually felt an improvement since President Trump's inauguration.

Actually, don't panic. Or maybe do panic. I don't know. The American Heart Association released new blood pressure guidelines late last in 2017. New coverage was breathless, and claimed millions of Americans suddenly had high blood...

What kinds of jobs do Italians have?

Start 2017 with the 30-day vocabulary challenge: learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days! Day 29: the phrasal verb WRITE: write back, write in, write off, write out, write up, write down.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Barbary Wars

Heading into the 2022 midterms Biden has a lot of problems. The war in Ukraine, inflation, gas prices, the economic impact of COVID and more... However, all hope isn't lost for him, there are three ways which he could win the midterms...

MOT 1940: READY FOR SERVICE: Pilots leaving building. Navy officers boarding ship. New Recruits in suits standing in line, turning in unison. Frame filled w/ American soldiers walking in parade formation, holding rifles. Pre WWII.

Biden's relationship with Saudi Arabia has been a colourful one since before he was even president. Considering the history, we look at the recent OPEC+ cuts; and whether this spells the end of the 50-year Saudi-US relationship.

As the US becomes more and more divided some are hoping for big changes - maybe even as big as secession (when one or more states break away from the union altogether). So in this video, we explain how secession would work in practice...

American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. This episode looks into President...

Recently Andrew Yang announced his departure from the Democratic party, leaving to form his own party - the Forward Party. The thing is, it doesn't really matter. So in this video we unpick what the new party stands for and what impact...

From the archives: Did you know that around 40% of the food we produce gets thrown out? How did that come to be? Journalist, Jonathan Bloom, discusses what he has uncovered from his research on food waste throughout the industrial nations.

Most older workers have increasingly fewer retirement options, forcing the elderly to continue to work under arduous conditions to earn income. At the same time, employers are less likely to hire elderly workers. The retirement wealth...

2022 was a difficult year for a lot of people and countries. However, the US actually seemed to do pretty well in the last 12 months. So in this video we'll run through the successes America had in 2022 and why the country actually kinda...

Eau De Vie, the French word meaning "water of life", is a spirited drink produced from the distillates of fermented and mashed fruit. Steve McCarthy began a long quest to produce a world-class pear Eau De Vie, and turn it into a...

American Civil Religion Episode 1: "Americans Are Religious About America." This episode is an introduction to American Civil Religion. It launches a 5-part series on the topic. Basically, American Civil Religion is when Americans are...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...

Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...

Have you ever thought about investing in the stock market? Does it sound too daunting to even attempt? Where does one even start?

The 34th episode in a very long series about the American presidential elections from 1788 to the present. I hope to have them done by Election Day 2016. In 1920, Americans deal with the aftermath of World War 1 and apparently are hungry...