So you haven't read Animal Farm by George Orwell? Well, get ready for a highly political propaganda-filled thriller... about farm animals? That's right, George Orwell created this book with the intent to show people how the masses can be manipulat...
2022-12-27 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Japanese are working on peace with the U.S. They will deliver two proposals to President Roosevelt hoping to avoid war but American code breakers have already intercepted their proposals. Finding requests for peace but military positions set f...
2022-12-23 18:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
All of us at Extra Credits cannot thank you enough for your support this year. We hope you’re as proud of the videos that you’ve helped us create as we are - know that we could never have done it without your continued generosity. You’re all...
2022-12-23 06:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the launch of the new Extra Credits Gaming Channel, Geoff & Matt muse about open-world gameplay while exploring the Lands Between in Elden Ring. Dropping hints on how you can enter a raffle to win a gaming console by watching the ...
2022-12-20 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Honolulu Hawaii April 12th 1941
The new vice console at Japan's consulate general in Honolulu is none other than an Imperial Japanese naval intelligence officer. One who is a specialist in US Naval warships. He's been monitoring Pearl Harbor...
2022-12-16 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!!!
Tis the season and I'm taking some art out of the vault for you all! For this one our artist David Hueso was inspired by our Extra Mythology Episode on the Caga Tió de Nadal which is one heck of a poopy...
2022-12-15 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Eggnog! The drink that signals the beginning of the holidays, a deliciously coveted Christmas treat, and the starter of riots? That's what happened at the US Military Academy West point back in 1826. Where one Superintendents fight to abolish a ho...
2022-12-14 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!
Our next Extra History theme is Eastern Europe!
This vote we're heading past the Black Sea, to the Lands of the Volga, to Kyiv, to the Ural Mountains and the banks of the Volga! Our ...
2022-12-13 22:12:45 +0000 UTC View Post
So you haven't read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott? Then have a seat as we follow the life of a young hotheaded woman in this coming-of-age story. One that seems to mimic parts of the author's own life and her personal experiences!
2022-12-13 20:04:48 +0000 UTC
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President Roosevelt's attempts at deterring Japan from invading Northern French Indochina through diplomatic and congressional moves only drove Japan closer to war with the United States. However, these unfriendly acts were nothing compared to the...
2022-12-09 18:41:24 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the launch of the new Extra Credits Gaming Channel, Kat & Matt muse about our Rock Band past while going head-to-head in Mario Kart and dropping hints on how you can enter a raffle for a gaming console.2022-12-06 21:06:34 +0000 UTC
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Greetings everyone,
EC Studio Director Geoffrey here!
As you all know, I get to work with an incredible team of artists, writers, producers, and game designers, and together we release 2 animated short-form videos every week; our shows...
2022-12-06 00:47:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, you AMAZING Patreon community!
We have big news about Extra Credits and what our future holds!
2022-12-04 18:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Yangtze River, December 12th, 1937 A Japanese dive bomber lets its payload go, smashing into the USS Panay and sinking the vessel filled with evacuated civilians from china and journalists. A single event that set Japan on a collision course with ...
2022-12-02 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Distinguished Patreon Members,
It's time to select December's Pin of the Month! Where you fine folks get to pick what goes into our store! Yo...
2022-12-01 18:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
So you haven't read Othello by William Shakespeare? Then get ready for the most villainous, absolutely devious, and positively dubious story Lago. Who works tirelessly to ruin the life of his military commander Othello. Through jealousy, malicious...
2022-11-29 18:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the Fourth Q&A of the year and we will be doing our Livestream with Matt [Showrunner / Executive Producer], Rob [Extra History Writer], Ali R Thome [Extra History Artist], and Kat...
2022-11-26 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
December 7th, 1941 is one of the most infamous dates in history but it's not the full story of how and why these two Pacific Empires of Japan and the US came to blows. Instead, the Path to Pearl Harbor was a crooked one, fraught with tense meeting...
2022-11-25 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We hope everyone stays safe in their travels and is able to spend plenty of time with friends and family today!
🦃 The EC Team 🥧
P.S. Zoey says... enjoy ALL THE PIE !!!
Is there a franchise that you spend on average an hour a day playing, watching, engaging with on Wikis, Reddit, with friends or just generally thinking about? Do you ever wonder why you keep coming back and obsessing about these franchises? Have a...
2022-11-22 18:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!!!
I'm so excited to release our Tulip Mania Poster! Our artist David Hueso was inspired by our Extra History Series on the Tulip Mania which was considered the as first financial bubble in recorded history...
2022-11-20 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our Easter Rising Series. With questions like, why did the Irish occupy a biscuit factory instead of a railway station? Can y...
2022-11-18 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostWatch the video HERE and download the song below.
It's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next Extra History Series is about!
These four topics were selected from our "The Napoleonic Wars" Patreon Suggestions and are listed in no part...
2022-11-14 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Scottish Highlands, April 16th 1746.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart has rallied a Rebel Jacobite Army. This group of Scottish Highlanders mixed with Lowland Scots and even French regimens set out to reclaim the throne for Charle's fa...
2022-11-11 18:37:22 +0000 UTC View Post
So you haven't read The Hound of the Baskervilles? Then have a seat as we talk about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Spookiest Sherlock Holmes story. Featuring, Watson deducing the case? It seems Sherlock has other things he has to attend to so Watson ha...
2022-11-08 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!!!
I'm so excited to release our Murder on the Orient Express Poster! Our artist David Hueso was inspired by our So You Haven't Read episode on this book, which features a who-done-it murder mystery with ou...
2022-11-06 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In the aftermath of the Irish uprising, the British vowed to punish the rebels with impunity. Ireland now under martial law saw that the nationalists were tried with no legal counsel or defense. Putting many to death by firing squads over the next...
2022-11-04 17:30:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Can Tetris be used to help treat trauma? Cognitive behavior specialists help with reducing flashbacks and traumatic memories but professor Emily Holmes has come up with a new idea on how to reduce the occurrence and severity of these flashbacks wi...
2022-11-01 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!
Our next theme is The Napoleonic Wars!
That's right Extra Historians, dust off your Hornblower and get that sword Sharpe, we're going to the Napoleonic era! The Napoleonic W... 2022-11-01 16:31:04 +0000 UTC View Post