List of Extra Credits episodes
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The first videos before the debut of web series Extra Credits were released on YouTube by the series' co-creator Daniel Floyd. The show was then picked up by The Escapist for the first 54 episodes before a contractual dispute forced the show to leave and be picked up by PATV. Technical limitations with PATV's site forced the official episodes to be categorized in seasons of 26 episodes each since the move.
Beginning on January 1, 2014, episodes were posted exclusively on '''Extra Credits''' YouTube channel.
YouTube-released episodes[edit]
This list deals with the videos released by Floyd under the loose title Video Games And...
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Video Games and Storytelling"[1] | February 17, 2008 | |
| Talks about storytelling potential of video games. Created as a project for Daniel's art history course at SCAD. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Video Games and Sex"[2] | May 29, 2008 | |
| Talks about mishandling of sexuality in video games. Incorrectly flagged for mature content on YouTube. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Video Games and Learning"[3] | September 8, 2008 | |
| Introduces concept of tangential learning and its applications in video games. First video to include James Portnow. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Video Games and the Uncanny Valley"[4] | November 1, 2008 | |
| Talks about the uncanny valley in relation to video games. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "Video Games and Choice"[5] | April 19, 2009 | |
| Talks about the difference between problems and choices in relation to game design. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Video Games and the Female Audience"[6] | June 28, 2009 | |
| Talks about the female demographic of video games. Features Gamasutra editor-at-large Leigh Alexander as writer instead of Portnow. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Video Games and Facing Controversy"[7] | September 6, 2009 | |
| Talks about controversy and how the game industry should face it. Includes clips from a debate video concerning Six Days in Fallujah. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Video Games and Moral Choices"[8] | April 16, 2010 | |
| Talks about how moral choice gameplay should be improved. | ||||
Season 1[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Bad Writing"[9] | July 28, 2010 | |
| Writing in video games and the importance of narrative is discussed. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Future of MMOs"[10] | August 4, 2010 | |
| The team talks about the current state of the MMO genre and where it may go in the future. | ||||
| 3 | 3 | "Innovation"[11] | August 11, 2010 | |
| The Indie and AAA branches of the game industry are contrasted, and joining forces to help them to drive innovation is discussed. | ||||
| 4 | 4 | "Where Did Survival Horror Go?"[12] | August 18, 2010 | |
| The relative shortage of "true" horror games and why the genre has deteriorated is discussed. | ||||
| 5 | 5 | "No Redeeming Value"[13] | August 25, 2010 | |
| In a spin on the usual format, the team deconstructs the God of War series and its triumphs and failings in storytelling. | ||||
| 6 | 6 | "Free Speech"[14] | September 1, 2010 | |
| The team discusses the then-called Schwarzenegger v. EMA case (upcoming at the time) and what it could mean for the future of video games as a medium. | ||||
| 7 | 7 | "Enriching Lives"[15] | September 8, 2010 | |
| Taking deconstruction a step further, the team discusses a moral choice sequence in Mass Effect 2 and the power video games have to teach people about themselves. | ||||
| 8 | 8 | "Gamer"[16] | September 15, 2010 | |
| The term "gamer" and the problems associated with its current usage are discussed. | ||||
| 9 | 9 | "Video Game Music"[17] | September 22, 2010 | |
| The team takes a look at the way video game music has evolved over the years, and compare the strengths of today's game music with the chiptunes of gaming past. | ||||
| 10 | 10 | "Project Ten Dollar"[18] | September 29, 2010 | |
| EA's post-market "Project Ten Dollar" is discussed and some alternatives are suggested. | ||||
| 11 | 11 | "Kinect and Move"[19] | October 6, 2010 | |
| The Kinect and PlayStation Move peripherals are discussed, and their chances for success are speculated on. | ||||
| 12 | 12 | "Diversity"[20] | October 13, 2010 | |
| As an opening to an ongoing episodic discussion, the team look at the lack of proper diversity in video games (and outlines numerous episode topics to come). | ||||
| 13 | 13 | "Mailbag #1"[21] | October 20, 2010 | |
| The team goes over some of the more common requests in their email inboxes, including why there is a lack of FPS innovation, how to enter the game industry, what the team's game industry experience is, a brief analysis of the current state of PC gaming and JRPGs, and others. | ||||
| 14 | 14 | "Symbolism 101"[22] | October 27, 2010 | |
| For Halloween, the team explores the use of symbols and psychology in horror games. | ||||
| 15 | 15 | "Facing Controversy"[23] | November 3, 2010 | |
| The team reiterates the Season 0 video about how the industry should be facing the various controversies surrounding video games. | ||||
| 16 | 16 | "So You Want to be a Game Designer"[24] | November 10, 2010 | |
| The team goes over some key points for those desiring to become a game designer. | ||||
| 17 | 17 | "Easy Games"[25] | November 17, 2010 | |
| The team discusses why games appear to have gotten easier over the years. | ||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Skinner Box"[26] | November 24, 2010 | |
| Operant conditioning (via the "skinner box") and its overuse in modern game design are discussed. | ||||
| 19 | 19 | "Sex in Games"[27] | December 1, 2010 | |
| Before building upon sexual diversity as introduced in an earlier episode, a previous episode from the pre-Escapist era was remade to discuss the current state of sex in games. | ||||
| 20 | 20 | "Sexual Diversity"[28] | December 8, 2010 | |
| To demonstrate the benefits of sexual diversity in games, the characters Kanji Tatsumi and Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4 are analyzed. | ||||
| 21 | 21 | "Narrative Mechanics"[29] | December 15, 2010 | |
| Missile Command is deconstructed to demonstrate how games can express an idea using only their mechanics. | ||||
| 22 | 22 | "A Season of Hope"[30] | December 22, 2010 | |
| The team takes a break from the "art and design" talk to appreciate the Child's Play Charity Dinner Auction. | ||||
| 23 | 23 | "Choice and Conflict"[31] | December 29, 2010 | |
| The team discusses what "choice" is, and how the use of conflict separates it from the often-substituted "calculations". | ||||
| 24 | 24 | "Mailbag #2"[32] | January 5, 2011 | |
| The team once again goes over some of the more common requests in their email inboxes, including the (over)use of gritty realism, the widespread poor translation of movies to games (and vice versa), e-sports, Minecraft, the decline of Sonic the Hedgehog, and others. | ||||
| 25 | 25 | "Non-Combat Gaming"[33] | January 12, 2011 | |
| The potential for game experiences that aren't combat based is explored, particularly exploring the game Echo Bazaar. | ||||
| 26 | 26 | "Piracy"[34] | January 19, 2011 | |
| The team carefully explores piracy as it affects games and the industry. | ||||
Season 2[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Amnesia and Story Structure"[35] | January 26, 2011 | |
| The team talks about Three-act structure, In Medias Res and amnesia as a plot device in games. | ||||
| 28 | 2 | "Playing Like a Designer (pt. 1)"[36] | February 2, 2011 | |
| In the first of a two-part discussion, the team explains how a designer analyzes games as he plays. | ||||
| 29 | 3 | "Playing Like a Designer (pt. 2)"[37] | February 9, 2011 | |
| In the conclusion of the two-part discussion, the team explains how a designer analyzes games as he plays. | ||||
| 30 | 4 | "Achievements"[38] | February 16, 2011 | |
| The winner of a Child's Play auction for the topic of a complete episode, ostensibly Sparrow the Cat, requested that the team discuss Achievements and their influence in games today. | ||||
| 31 | 5 | "An Open Letter to EA Marketing"[39] | February 23, 2011 | |
| The Extra Credits team calls out EA on their recent marketing campaigns. | ||||
| 32 | 6 | "Ludus Florentis"[40] | March 2, 2011 | |
| The team discusses a big paradigm shift that they see on the horizon of the game industry. | ||||
| 33 | 7 | "True Female Characters"[41] | March 9, 2011 | |
| As a continued look at sexual diversity in games, the team discusses how to design strong female characters. | ||||
| 34 | 8 | "Tutorials 101"[42] | March 16, 2011 | |
| As foreshadowed in a previous episode, the team goes over how to build an effective tutorial. | ||||
| 35 | 9 | "Tangential Learning"[43] | March 23, 2011 | |
| The team reiterates the concept of tangential learning, which involves the exposure of educational topics to facilitate learning rather than directly educating. | ||||
| 36 | 10 | "Gamification"[44] | March 30, 2011 | |
| The team discusses how the principles of a game can be applied to various fields, related to tangential learning. Erin Siegel stars as the series' first guest artist. | ||||
| 37 | 11 | "Metrics"[45] | April 6, 2011 | |
| The team discusses the increasing focus on metrics in the game industry, and the possible results this trend might have, for better or worse. | ||||
| 38 | 12 | "Consoles Are the New Coin-Op"[46] | April 13, 2011 | |
| The team speculates that consoles are speculated to be going the way of the obsolete arcade, and why this may not be a bad thing. | ||||
| 39 | 13 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried (Or Heard Of)"[47] | April 20, 2011 | |
| A list of games is compiled that the members of the team feel are important or influential, but not necessarily popular or even good. Includes Fate of the World, Knights in the Nightmare, Europa Universalis III, Victoria II, Hearts of Iron III, Valkyria Chronicles, The World Ends with You, King's Field: The Ancient City, Demon's Souls, Radiant Historia, Desktop Dungeons, Super Crate Box, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Today I Die, Every Day the Same Dream, One Chance, The Company of Myself, The End of Us, Freedom Bridge, Passage, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, SpaceChem, Ilomilo, Dungeon Fighter Online, and Minecraft (technically disqualified as "everyone has already heard of it"). | ||||
| 40 | 14 | "Learning from Other M"[48] | April 27, 2011 | |
| Metroid: Other M is deconstructed to analyze its shortcomings, especially as pertains to gender roles. | ||||
| 41 | 15 | "Gamifying Education"[49] | May 4, 2011 | |
| Expanding on the previous gamification discussion, the team elaborates on how education could specifically benefit. | ||||
| 42 | 16 | "Graphics vs. Aesthetics"[50] | May 11, 2011 | |
| The difference between the often-confused "graphics" and "aesthetics" are discussed. | ||||
| 43 | 17 | "The Myth of the Gun"[51] | May 18, 2011 | |
| The team attempts to identify why the U.S. has always produced more first-person shooters than Japan. | ||||
| 44 | 18 | "NOT a Security Episode"[52] | May 25, 2011 | |
| Following the aftermath of the 2011 hacking of PlayStation Network, the team discusses the changing relationship between corporation and consumer, and the trust that relationship is going to require. | ||||
| 45 | 19 | "Anonymous"[53] | June 1, 2011 | |
| The team takes a quick break from all the games talk to discuss the internet group Anonymous, and whether or not they were actually behind the PSN outage. | ||||
| 46 | 20 | "Our Oscars"[54] | June 8, 2011 | |
| The team talks about the need for video games to have their own "Oscars", and what that show might look like. | ||||
| 47 | 21 | "The Role of the Player"[55] | June 15, 2011 | |
| The team gets into a little bit of video game theory, discussing the creative contribution of the player to a game. | ||||
| 48 | 22 | "Game Reviews"[56] | June 22, 2011 | |
| They talk about reviewing games, how to pursue a game reviewing career, and how game reviewing might be improved overall. | ||||
| 49 | 23 | "Race in Games"[57] | June 29, 2011 | |
| The team finally get around to talking about racial diversity and discrimination in games, thanks mostly to the release of L.A. Noire. | ||||
| 50 | 24 | "Sharing Our Medium"[58] | July 6, 2011 | |
| The team discusses how challenging it is to introduce others to video games, and offers some tips for how to successfully do so. Erin Siegel returns as guest artist. | ||||
| 51 | 25 | "Microtransactions"[59] | July 13, 2011 | |
| The team discusses microtransactions and how they are not fulfilling their potential within the games industry. Erin Siegel returns as a guest artist. | ||||
| 52 | 26 | "S.978 and Operation Rainfall"[60] | July 20, 2011 | |
| The team shares some of their thoughts on the S.978 bill and Operation Rainfall. | ||||
Season 3[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "The Pre-Production Problem"[61] | July 27, 2011 | |
| The Guest Art Marathon is kicked off with a discussion on why games really need to start making time for pre-production. Features guest artist Molly Maloney. | ||||
| 54 | 2 | ""Art" is Not the Opposite of Fun"[62] | August 3, 2011 | |
| The team addresses a common claim that advancing games as an art means making them less fun. Features guest artist Annelie "Gab" Kretzschmar. | ||||
| 55 | 3 | "The MMORTS"[63] | August 10, 2011 | |
| The team addresses the potential for the MMORTS (massive multiplayer online real-time strategy) genre, as well as the reasons why making one seems to be such a difficult challenge. Features guest artist Cat Sze. | ||||
| 56 | 4 | "Game Addiction, Pt. 1"[64] | August 17, 2011 | |
| The team begins a two-part series on the much-debated topic of game addiction, properly referred to here as "game compulsion". Features guest artist Hyunwoo "Mac" Ko. | ||||
| 57 | 5 | "Game Addiction, Pt. 2"[65] | August 24, 2011 | |
| The team concludes the two-part series on the much-debated topic of game addiction. At over 25 minutes long, the video is a drastic departure from the usual format of the series, as it consists of a live-action recording by writer James Portnow as he shares his life experiences as an example of game compulsion. Features guest artist Hyunwoo "Mac" Ko. | ||||
| 58 | 6 | "Let's Talk About Publishing"[66] | August 31, 2011 | |
| This episode discusses how the excess money from the fundraiser regarding artist Allison Theus's surgery would be put into a fund for indie games. Features guest artist Andrew Gregoire. | ||||
| 59 | 7 | "Pacing"[67] | September 7, 2011 | |
| The team discusses proper pacing and its influence on game design. Features the brief return of Allison Theus. | ||||
| 60 | 8 | "Cutscenes"[68] | September 14, 2011 | |
| The role (and frequent misuse) of cutscenes in video games is discussed. Features guest artist Shannon Meissner. | ||||
| 61 | 9 | "Pro Gaming"[69] | September 21, 2011 | |
| The team considers the reasons why professional gaming hasn't really yet caught on in the West. Features guest artist Miel Daroqui. | ||||
| 62 | 10 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried #2"[70] | September 28, 2011 | |
| The team expands their list of recent video games worth mentioning, but often forgotten. Daniel Floyd additionally takes over art duties for this episode. Includes Outland, Terraria, Kingdom of Loathing, Metro 2033, Depths of Peril, Monday Night Combat, Trenched, OGame, World of Tanks, The Cat and the Coup, Earth Defense Force 2017, Panzer Corps, Runespell: Overture, Catherine, Monster Hunter, Bastion, and The Stanley Parable. | ||||
| 63 | 11 | "So You Want to be a Producer"[71] | October 5, 2011 | |
| The team takes a close look at one of the game industry's less-appreciated roles: the producer. Features guest artist LeeLee Scaldaferri. | ||||
| 64 | 12 | "Propaganda Games"[72] | October 12, 2011 | |
| With the return of Allison, the team considers the unfortunate potential games have as tools for propaganda, and the potential to terribly misinform their audience in a similar way. | ||||
| 65 | 13 | "Call of Juarez: The Cartel"[73] | October 19, 2011 | |
| The team further examines the "lazy design" briefly discussed in the previous episode by picking apart Call of Juarez: The Cartel. | ||||
| 66 | 14 | "Zombies"[74] | October 26, 2011 | |
| To commemorate Halloween the same week, the team talks about zombies in video games. | ||||
| 67 | 15 | "Working Conditions"[75] | November 2, 2011 | |
| The team looks into the working conditions of the game industry. | ||||
| 68 | 16 | "The Uncanny Valley"[76] | November 9, 2011 | |
| The team reiterates their pre-Escapist video on the Uncanny Valley and its use in games. | ||||
| 69 | 17 | "The Diablo III Marketplace"[77] | November 16, 2011 | |
| The team considers the intended goal (and possible results) of Blizzard's plan for a "real money" marketplace in Diablo III. | ||||
| 70 | 18 | "Deus Ex: Human Revolution"[78] | November 23, 2011 | |
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution is picked apart to identify what makes it appealing. | ||||
| 71 | 19 | "The Singularity"[79] | November 30, 2011 | |
| The team begins a two-episode "science distraction" derived from the previous episode by looking at what role games might play in the path to technological singularity. | ||||
| 72 | 20 | "Technobabble"[80] | December 7, 2011 | |
| The team concludes the two-episode "science distraction" by examining the common "technobabble" cliche in video games. | ||||
| 73 | 21 | "Playtesting"[81] | December 14, 2011 | |
| The team explains the value of playtesting one's game, and offers some tips on how to get the best data possible. | ||||
| 74 | 22 | "Puzzle Games"[82] | December 21, 2011 | |
| Departing from the usual deconstruction format, Bejeweled 2 is instead analyzed on the surface with actual data points (in segments so the viewer can do so as well) to show just how complex and elegantly designed even a simple game can be. | ||||
| 75 | 23 | "Skyrim's Opening"[83] | January 11, 2012 | |
| The team deconstructs the first several minutes of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and compares it to an early part of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare to demonstrate the importance of a game's introduction. | ||||
| 76 | 24 | "SOPA & PIPA"[84] | January 25, 2012 | |
| The team criticizes the SOPA and PIPA bills in their various forms, rather than try to keep up with its legislative status. Released 2 weeks after the last episode, as the skipped week instead held the release of an affiliated video calling for game developers and journalists to protest E3 2012 as part of the anti-SOPA protests. | ||||
| 77 | 25 | "Mailbag #3"[85] | February 1, 2012 | |
| The team once again goes over many questions that have piled up since their last Mailbag episode. The questions include how to become a producer in the game industry, requesting a look at other fields in the industry, how to start an independent studio and the reason for region locking in games. | ||||
| 78 | 26 | "Mailbag #4"[86] | February 8, 2012 | |
| The team does a second mailbag to clear up more questions with Erin Siegel aiding in the art once again. They go over questions such as the show's resources for information, how to pitch an idea for a video game and what game design books are recommended for designers. | ||||
Season 4[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 1 | "So You Want to be a Developer, Part 1"[87] | February 15, 2012 | |
| The start of a two-part look into how to be a programmer or developer. Assisted by Stack Exchange Network. | ||||
| 80 | 2 | "So You Want to be a Developer, Part 2"[88] | February 22, 2012 | |
| The end of a two-part look into how to be a programmer or developer. Assisted by Stack Exchange Network. | ||||
| 81 | 3 | "Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 1"[89] | February 29, 2012 | |
| The start of a three-part look into discussing (and defining) Western RPGs and JRPGs. | ||||
| 82 | 4 | "Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 2"[90] | March 7, 2012 | |
| The second of a three-part look into discussing (and defining) Western RPGs and JRPGs. | ||||
| 83 | 5 | "Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 3"[91] | March 14, 2012 | |
| The end of a three-part look into discussing (and defining) Western RPGs and JRPGs. | ||||
| 84 | 6 | "Mass Effect 3 DLC"[92] | March 21, 2012 | |
| The group observes both the positive and negative aspects of Mass Effect 3's DLC. | ||||
| 85 | 7 | "TransGaming"[93] | March 28, 2012 | |
| The group discusses the positive aspects of exposure to gaming through other mediums and experience through different genres. | ||||
| 86 | 8 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried #3"[94] | April 4, 2012 | |
| The team goes over another list of games that are either underrated or worth learning from. Includes Rock of Ages, The Dark Meadow, Xotic, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Dungeon Defenders, Triple Town, King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame, PoxNora, Realm of the Mad God, and Dear Esther. | ||||
| 87 | 9 | "Kinect Disconnect"[95] | April 11, 2012 | |
| Months after the first time they've analyzed it, the team deconstructs the Kinect after much exposure to it to examine the positive and negative aspects of its motion control and how to improve it. | ||||
| 88 | 10 | "Crowdfunding"[96] | April 19, 2012 | |
| This week, the team discusses the exciting possibilities of crowd-funded games. | ||||
| 89 | 11 | "Harassment"[97] | April 25, 2012 | |
| This week, the team tackles the rampant bullying, misogyny and hate speech that occurs within the gaming community. | ||||
| 90 | 12 | "ARGs (Part 1)"[98] | May 2, 2012 | |
| This week, the team begins a two-part discussion on ARGs, starting with Alternate Reality Games. | ||||
| 91 | 13 | "ARGs (Part 2)"[99] | May 9, 2012 | |
| This week, the team concludes their discussion on ARGs, this time with Augmented Reality Games. | ||||
| 92 | 14 | "EC Fund Update"[100] | May 16, 2012 | |
| This week, the team give a progress update on the EC Indie Fund. | ||||
| 93 | 15 | "Spectrum Crunch"[101] | May 30, 2012 | |
| This week, the team discusses a major bandwidth problem we're about to run into. | ||||
| 94 | 16 | "Hard-Boiled"[102] | June 6, 2012 | |
| Using Max Payne 3 as an example, the team goes over how making a series more mature can go wrong and what actually makes a game mature. | ||||
| 95 | 17 | "Politics"[103] | June 13, 2012 | |
| This week, the team offers a handy guide to making your voice heard in U.S. politics. Guest appearance by Jared Polis. | ||||
| 96 | 18 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried #4"[104] | June 20, 2012 | |
| This week, the team recommends some more interesting, "under the radar" games. Includes Lone Survivor, DayZ, A Valley Without Wind, Legend of Grimrock, Avernum: Escape from the Pit, Artemis, and Crusader Kings II. | ||||
| 97 | 19 | "Power Creep"[105] | June 27, 2012 | |
| This week, the team finally gets around to talking about the trouble with power creep. Features guest artist Scott DeWitt. | ||||
| 98 | 20 | "The Hero's Journey (Part 1)"[106] | July 4, 2012 | |
| This week, the team begins a two-part series on the Hero's Journey as applied to games. LeeLee Scaldaferri returns as guest artist. | ||||
| 99 | 21 | "The Hero's Journey (Part 2)"[107] | July 11, 2012 | |
| This week, the team concludes their two-part series on the Hero's Journey as applied to games (like Journey). Annelie "Gab" Kretzschmar returns as guest artist. | ||||
| 100 | 22 | "Perfect Imbalance"[108] | July 18, 2012 | |
| This week, the team discusses the benefits of subtle imbalances in games (and welcomes LeeLee Scaldaferri as their newest team member). | ||||
| 101 | 23 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried: 16-bit"[109] | July 25, 2012 | |
| This week, the team list some under-appreciated titles from the beloved 16-bit era. Includes Starflight, E.V.O.: Search for Eden, Warsong, Shadowrun , Terranigma, Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, Inindo: Way of the Ninja, and U.N. Squadron. | ||||
| 102 | 24 | "Digital Resale"[110] | August 1, 2012 | |
| This week, the team speculates on the future possibilities of reselling digital copies of games. | ||||
| 103 | 25 | "Mechanics as Metaphor (Part 1)"[111] | August 8, 2012 | |
| This week, the team discuss how games can convey meaning through mechanics alone. Shannon Meissner returns as guest artist. | ||||
| 104 | 26 | "Mechanics as Metaphor (Part 2)"[112] | August 15, 2012 | |
| This week, the team finishes discussing how games can convey meaning through mechanics alone. | ||||
Season 5[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 1 | "Spec Ops: The Line (Part1)"[113] | August 22, 2012 | |
| The team talks about what makes Spec Ops: The Line so great (without spoilers). Guest art by Arvydas. | ||||
| 106 | 2 | "Spec Ops: The Line (Part2)"[114] | August 29, 2012 | |
| The team continues their talk about Spec Ops: The Line this time with spoilers. | ||||
| 107 | 3 | "On Game Schools"[115] | September 5, 2012 | |
| This week, the team gives a step-by-step guide on how to choose a good game school. | ||||
| 108 | 4 | "Energy Systems"[116] | September 12, 2012 | |
| This week, the gang talks about those playtime-limiting systems often found in social games. | ||||
| 109 | 5 | "Starting Off Right"[117] | September 19, 2012 | |
| This week, the team talk about the crucial "first five minutes" of a game. | ||||
| 110 | 6 | "Digital Rentals and the Online Arcade"[118] | September 26, 2012 | |
| This week, the gang discusses two alternate monetization methods that could work for certain games. | ||||
| 111 | 7 | "Mailbag #5"[119] | October 3, 2012 | |
| This week, we are reminded once again that Mailbags are a thing we do. | ||||
| 112 | 8 | "Beyond Fun"[120] | October 10, 2012 | |
| This week, we explain why games shouldn't be constrained exclusively to "Fun". | ||||
| 113 | 9 | "Aesthetics of Play"[121] | October 17, 2012 | |
| This week, we talk genres and some game design theory. | ||||
| 114 | 10 | "Demo Daze"[122] | October 24, 2012 | |
| This week, we explain why you don't see more game demos being released. | ||||
| 115 | 11 | "Horror Protagonists"[123] | October 31, 2012 | |
| This week, we talk about the importance of protagonists in the horror genre. | ||||
| 116 | 12 | "My Name Is Ozymandias…"[124] | November 14, 2012 | |
| This week, we discuss the unfortunate lack of preservation for gaming's history. | ||||
| 117 | 13 | "Counter Play"[125] | November 21, 2012 | |
| This week, we discuss the design concept of Counter Play (with thanks to Tom Cadwell) | ||||
| 118 | 14 | "Combining Genres"[126] | November 28, 2012 | |
| This week, we discuss the best way to approach genre blending. | ||||
| 119 | 15 | "Balancing For Skill"[127] | December 5, 2012 | |
| This week, we talk about the factor of player skill when balancing multiplayer games. | ||||
| 120 | 16 | "Religion in Games (Part 1)"[128] | December 12, 2012 | |
| This week, we start discussing religion in games. Finally. | ||||
| 121 | 17 | "Religion in Games (Part 2)"[129] | December 19, 2012 | |
| This week, we talk a bit about Faith in games. | ||||
| 122 | 18 | "God Does Not Play Dice"[130] | January 9, 2013 | |
| This week, we address the rather large reaction to our previous episode. | ||||
| 123 | 19 | "Depth vs. Complexity"[131] | January 16, 2013 | |
| The team talks about the importance of balancing a game's depth and complexity. | ||||
| 124 | 20 | "How to Start Your Game Narrative"[132] | January 23, 2013 | |
| The team explains why settling on a story before you've started your game may be a bad idea. | ||||
| 125 | 21 | "The Beast Macabre"[133] | January 30, 2013 | |
| The team does a (somewhat premature) horror monsters episode. | ||||
| 126 | 22 | "Global Games: Brazil"[134] | February 6, 2013 | |
| The team begins a series on the potential for game industry growth in new regions around the world. First up: Brazil! | ||||
| 127 | 23 | "Funding XCOM (Part 1)"[135] | February 13, 2013 | |
| The team entertains ourselves by pondering the question: "Should we fund a real-life XCOM?" | ||||
| 128 | 24 | "Funding XCOM (Part 2)"[136] | February 20, 2013 | |
| The team concludes our musing on the need for a real XCOM program. | ||||
| 129 | 25 | "More Than Exposition"[137] | February 27, 2013 | |
| The team discusses some basic story principles as they apply to games. | ||||
| 130 | 26 | "Word Choice"[138] | March 6, 2013 | |
| The team continues talking about effectively handling exposition in games. | ||||
Season 6[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | 1 | "Intrinsic or Extrinsic"[139] | March 13, 2013 | |
| The team explains the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. | ||||
| 132 | 2 | "Why Console Specs Don't Matter"[140] | March 20, 2013 | |
| The team enjoys some speculation on Sony's PlayStation 4. | ||||
| 133 | 3 | "Differences in Scale vs Differences in Kind"[141] | March 27, 2013 | |
| The team discusses two fundamental game design principles (the ones in the titles). | ||||
| 134 | 4 | "Raising the Dead"[142] | April 3, 2013 | |
| The team begins a three-week series on various topics relating to Telltalle's The Walking Dead. | ||||
| 135 | 5 | "For Whom the Bell Tolls"[143] | April 10, 2013 | |
| The team talks about one of The Walking Dead's major themes. | ||||
| 136 | 6 | "Minority"[144] | April 17, 2013 | |
| The team concludes our little series about The Walking Dead's numerous strengths. | ||||
| 137 | 7 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried #5"[145] | April 24, 2013 | |
| The team lists off a few more interesting games you may not have looked into yet. Includes Thomas Was Alone, Tokyo Jungle, Home, Mark of the Ninja, FTL, Natural Selection 2, Commander: The Great War, Kerbal Space Program, The Unfinished Swan. | ||||
| 138 | 8 | "Like a Ninja"[146] | May 1, 2013 | |
| The team talks about how to make good stealth games. | ||||
| 139 | 9 | "Global Games: Mexico, Argentina & Chile"[147] | May 8, 2013 | |
| The team takes a look at some more Latin American nations and their potential for game industry growth. | ||||
| 140 | 10 | "The JC Penny's Effect"[148] | May 15, 2013 | |
| The team examines the pros and cons of the loot system design in Firefall. | ||||
| 141 | 11 | "Toxicity"[149] | May 22, 2013 | |
| The team discusses how members of the gaming community treat each other. | ||||
| 142 | 12 | "Dansky"[150] | May 29, 2013 | |
| The team talks about an early example of games attempting to push boundaries and do good. | ||||
| 143 | 13 | "Moving Forward"[151] | June 5, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the need to change the conversation around video games. | ||||
| 144 | 14 | "In Service to the Brand"[152] | June 12, 2013 | |
| The team discusses BioShock Infinite and the problem with clinging to "the brand". | ||||
| 145 | 15 | "When Difficult is Fun"[153] | June 19, 2013 | |
| The team discusses how to make a game challenging, yet still enjoyable. | ||||
| 146 | 16 | "Not a Babysitter"[154] | June 26, 2013 | |
| The team talks about how games can be a shared experience between kids and their parents. | ||||
| 147 | 17 | "Used Games"[155] | July 3, 2013 | |
| The team talks some more about the used games issue. | ||||
| 148 | 18 | "Designing for a Touch Screen"[156] | July 10, 2013 | |
| The team lays out some basic guidelines for designing a game on touch devices. | ||||
| 149 | 19 | "A Little Bit of Yesterday"[157] | July 17, 2013 | |
| The team tries to figure out why it is we cherish that "retro" era of games so much. | ||||
| 150 | 20 | "Game Compulsion (Part 3)"[158] | July 24, 2013 | |
| The team returns to the subject of game compulsion and its causes. | ||||
| 151 | 21 | "So You Want to be an Indie"[159] | July 31, 2013 | |
| The team offers some tips on how to be a successful indie game developer. | ||||
| 152 | 22 | "Games in Education"[160] | August 7, 2013 | |
| The team discusses some of the difficulties of integrating games into our education system. | ||||
| 153 | 23 | "A Case for Board Games"[161] | August 14, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the importance of board games in the study of game design. | ||||
| 154 | 24 | "Myers Briggs and Character Creation"[162] | August 21, 2013 | |
| The team discusses a handy method for broadly defining one's character. | ||||
| 155 | 25 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried #6"[163] | August 28, 2013 | |
| The team brings you a fresh batch of interesting games worth checking out. Includes "Cart Life", "Papers, Please", "Crimson Shroud", "Eador Genesis", "Etrian Odyssey IV", "Guns of Icarus Online", "Rogue Legacy", "Warframe", and "Sifteo Cubes". | ||||
Season 7[edit]
| Total | # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 1 | "The Feeling of Agency"[164] | September 11, 2013 | |
| The team kicks off a series of episodes on Choice in games. | ||||
| 157 | 2 | "The Illusion of Choice"[165] | September 18, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the use of the illusion of choice in game design. | ||||
| 158 | 3 | "How Much Agency Do Games Need?"[166] | September 25, 2013 | |
| The team attempts to reframe the question of how much choice a game needs to successfully engage the player. | ||||
| 159 | 4 | "Negative Possibility Space"[167] | October 2, 2013 | |
| The team concludes their month-long discussion of Choice in video games. | ||||
| 160 | 5 | "Overlooked"[168] | October 9, 2013 | |
| The team familiarizes themselves with an often-ignored game genre, hidden object games. | ||||
| 161 | 6 | "Competitive Storytelling"[169] | October 15, 2013 | |
| The team examines the difficult challenge of storytelling in a competitive multiplayer game space. | ||||
| 162 | 7 | "Spectacle Creep"[170] | October 23, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the increase in franchise scale and spectacle over time. | ||||
| 163 | 8 | "Games You REALLY Might Not Have Tried"[171] | October 30, 2013 | |
| In time for Halloween, the team pulls out some creepy games you REALLY may never have heard of. Includes Memories of a Broken Dimension, Castle Doctrine, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, No One Has to Die, Starseed Pilgrim, OFF, Pathologic, Song of Saya (Saya no Uta), and Outlast. | ||||
| 164 | 9 | "Collectible Games (Part 1)"[172] | November 6, 2013 | |
| The team begins a two-part series on the Collectable monetization model. | ||||
| 165 | 10 | "Collectible Games (Part 2)"[173] | November 13, 2013 | |
| The team continues the discussion of Collectable Games, their benefits and their potential dangers. | ||||
| 166 | 11 | "Community Management"[174] | November 20, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the under-appreciated role of the Community Manager. | ||||
| 167 | 12 | "What Is a Game?"[175] | November 26, 2013 | |
| The team discusses the debate over what does and doesn't qualify as a "game". | ||||
| 168 | 13 | "Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 1)"[176] | December 11, 2013 | |
| The team starts a series looking at design problems in the US political system. | ||||
| 169 | 14 | "Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 2)"[177] | December 18, 2013 | |
| The team continues their series about design problems in the U.S. political system. Grey Jenkins is a guest artist. | ||||
| 170 | 15 | "Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 3)"[178] | December 25, 2013 | |
| The team concludes their series on design problems in the US political system. Gerrymandering and filibustering are discussed. | ||||
Post-Penny Arcade Episodes[edit]
| Total | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | "The Good We Do"[179] | January 8, 2014 | |
| The team discusses some of the positive impact the gamer community has on the world, including gaming charities and charitable events. | |||
| 172 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried: Collectable Games"[180] | January 15, 2014 | |
| Following up on previous episodes on collectable games, the team recommends some interesting collectable games on mobile and tablet platforms. Includes Fantastica, Tyrant Unleashed, Puzzle & Dragons, Puzzle Trooper, Dragon Era, Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz, Rev Ersi Quest, Injustice: Gods Among Us (tablet version), Order & Chaos Duels, and Assassin's Creed: Recollection. | |||
| 173 | "The Magic Circle"[181] | January 22, 2014 | |
| The team discusses a crucial storytelling device, the magic circle, and how it is used in video games. | |||
| 174 | "Affordances"[182] | January 29, 2014 | |
| The team discusses intuitive design in games. | |||
| 175 | "Fail Faster"[183] | February 5, 2014 | |
| The team discusses why it is important to identify problems early in production. | |||
| 176 | "Growing With Our Heroes"[184] | February 12, 2014 | |
| The team postulates that gritty reboots in films, comics and games are a reflection of an audience's desire for the properties they loved during their childhood to be relevant and mature enough to enjoy as adults. | |||
| 177 | "Simulation Sickness"[185] | February 19, 2014 | |
| The team discusses a disorientation that affects players, most commonly while playing first person shooters. | |||
| 178 | "Quest Design Part 1"[186] | February 26, 2014 | |
| The team discusses how to design quests that do not simply fall into the categories of "Kill X Enemies", "Collect X Items" or "Transport Item/Person from A to B". | |||
| 179 | "Quest Design Part 2"[187] | March 5, 2014 | |
| The team continues to discuss how to design an immersive and interesting quest, drawing on some prime examples. | |||
| 180 | "Games You Might Not Have Tried: Cyberpunk"[188] | March 12, 2014 | |
| The team offers a list of potentially interesting cyberpunk-themed games, including Snatcher, Shadowrun (SNES), Shadowrun (Genesis), Shadowrun Returns, System Shock 2, Uplink, Hacker Evolution, Gemini Rue, Burn Cycle and Chaos Overlords. The book Burning Chrome is also mentioned. | |||
| 181 | "Collectable Games Part 3"[189] | March 19, 2014 | |
| Part 3 of the series on collectable games, focusing on the positive aspects of the genre. | |||
| 182 | "Designing for Youth"[190] | March 26, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the importance of distinguishing between age groups when designing for children. | |||
| 183 | "Net Neutrality"[191] | April 2, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the importance of net neutrality and the effect it will have on games should it vanish. | |||
| 184 | "Doing Free to Play Wrong"[192] | April 9, 2014 | |
| The team discusses why poor monetization in free-to-play games harms both the consumer and the developer. | |||
| 185 | "Comedic Games"[193] | April 16, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the general lack of comedy-oriented video games, and the potential of interactive comedy. | |||
| 186 | "Candy Crush's Success"[194] | April 23, 2014 | |
| The team discusses why Candy Crush had been phenomenally successful compared to other Bejeweled-style match 3 games. | |||
| 187 | "Education: An End to Fear"[195] | April 30, 2014 | |
| The team discusses how video games could benefit education by personalized assessment, instant feedback and easing the work load on the teacher . | |||
| 188 | "Education: Responsive Learning"[196] | May 7, 2014 | |
| The team continue their discussion on education and games, and consider how educational games could track student progress and relay information to teachers. | |||
| 189 | "Education: 21st Century Skills"[197] | May 14, 2014 | |
| The team continue their discussion on education and games and emphasise the importance of using modern teaching techniques over rote learning. | |||
| 190 | "Education: Agency"[198] | May 21, 2014 | |
| The team continue their discussion on games and education, and emphasise the importance of seeing the consequences of one's choices. | |||
| 191 | "Why Games Do Cthulhu Wrong"[199] | May 28, 2014 | |
| The team talk about using Cthulhu as a force or as part of the atmosphere rather than as an enemy in Lovecraft-based games. | |||
| 192 | "Minecraft Generation"[200] | June 4, 2014 | |
| The team postulate a shift in market domination from the traditional combat focus of most games to a more creation-based focus, in the wake of games like Minecraft. | |||
| 193 | "Roguelike Returns"[201] | June 11, 2014 | |
| The team talk about the current revival in roguelike RPGs. | |||
| 194 | "The Fighting Game Problem"[202] | June 18, 2014 | |
| The team talk about how fighting games' vast skill set deters many new players from becoming good at the game. | |||
| 195 | "Why the Vita Failed"[203] | June 25, 2014 | |
| The team talk about why the Vita failed to break the market and become the dominant handheld system. | |||
| 196 | "Early Access"[204] | July 2, 2014 | |
| The team talk about the pitfalls of allowing players to access incomplete versions of games. | |||
| 197 | "The Waiting Game"[205] | July 9, 2014 | |
| The team talk about a curious emergence of games whose primary gameplay only becomes apparent with perseverance. | |||
| 198 | "Open World Design"[206] | July 16, 2014 | |
| The team talk about two different methods of designing quests in open world games. | |||
| 199 | "Choices vs Consequences"[207] | July 23, 2014 | |
| The team talk about how building a game around players actively making a decision and seeing the results of such affects gameplay. | |||
| 200 | "Episode 200"[208] | July 30, 2014 | |
| The team celebrate their 200th episode and mention the progress in the video game industry since 2008. | |||
Other Series[edit]
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Extra Curricular[edit]
Extra Curricular is a series of Podcasts of a similar nature to the main video series.
| # | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Microtransactions, DLC and Price"[209] | September 13, 2011 |
| 2 | "Genre"[210] | September 20, 2011 |
| 3 | "Sound Design"[211] | September 27, 2011 |
| 4 | "Genericism"[212] | October 4, 2011 |
| 5 | "Modding"[213] | October 11, 2011 |
| 6 | "Tutorials"[214] | October 18, 2011 |
| 7 | "Diversity (with Dan & James)"[215] | October 25, 2011 |
| 8 | "Horror Games"[216] | October 31, 2011 |
| 9 | "Localisation"[217] | November 8, 2011 |
| 10 | "Culture and Games"[218] | November 15, 2011 |
| 11 | "Role Playing in Games"[219] | November 22, 2011 |
| 12 | "The Portrayal of War"[220] | November 29, 2011 |
| 13 | "Content Ratings"[221] | December 6, 2011 |
| 14 | "Licensed Games"[222] | December 20, 2011 |
| 15 | "The Extra Curricular Holiday Special"[223] | December 25, 2011 |
| 16 | "Science Fiction in Games"[224] | March 12, 2012 |
| 17 | "Science Fiction in Games... Continued!"[225] | March 13, 2012 |
| 18 | "Sexism in Gaming"[226] | March 20, 2012 |
| 19 | "Games Journalism"[227] | March 27, 2012 |
| 20 | "Social Media in Gaming"[228] | April 3, 2012 |
| 21 | "Easter Special"[229] | April 10, 2012 |
| 22 | "Video Game Award Shows"[230] | April 17, 2012 |
| 23 | "Religion in Games"[231] | April 24, 2012 |
| 24 | "Sexuality in Games"[232] | May 1, 2012 |
| 25 | "Difficulty in Games"[233] | May 8, 2012 |
| 26 | "Authentic Combat in Games"[234] | May 15, 2012 |
| 27 | "The Role of Avatars"[235] | May 22, 2012 |
| 28 | "The Rise of Indie Games"[236] | May 29, 2012 |
| 29 | "Games Communities"[237] | June 19, 2012 |
| 30 | "RPG Combat Systems"[238] | June 26, 2012 |
| 31 | "Romance in Games"[239] | October 13, 2012 |
| 32 | "Psychological Horror"[240] | October 28, 2012 |
| 33 | "End of Year Special"[241] | December 30, 2012 |
Extra History[edit]
Overview[edit]
| S | Title[242] | About | Episodes | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Punic Wars | The Punic Wars (between Rome and Carthage). | 4 | September 6, 2013 | September 27, 2013 |
| 2 | The Seminal Tragedy | The events leading up to World War I. | 4+1 | October 3, 2014 | October 25, 2014 |
| 3 | Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai | The "Age of Warring States" of feudal Japan. | 6+1 | November 8, 2014 | February 14, 2015 |
| 4 | England: The South Sea Bubble | The rise and collapse of the South Sea Company, and its impact on the British economy. | 5+1 | February 28, 2015 | May 9, 2015 |
| 5 | Africa: Zulu Empire I | The Zulu Kingdom, and war with the British Empire's colonies. | 4+1 | May 16, 2015 | June 13, 2015 |
| 6 | Byzantine Empire: Justinian and Theodora | The Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian I. | 12+2 | June 20, 2015 | March 5, 2016 |
| 7 | Europe: The First Crusade | The First Crusade, called for by Pope Urban II to recapture the Holy Land. | 6+1 | August 8, 2015 | September 19, 2015 |
| 8 | Korea: Admiral Yi | Admiral Yi Sun-Shin's defense of Korea from Japanese invasion. | 5+1 | September 26, 2015 | November 7, 2015 |
| 9 | England: The Broad Street Pump | The Broad Street pump, and John Snow's development of epidemiology. | 4+1 | November 14, 2015 | December 12, 2015 |
| n/a | Mary Seacole | Mary Seacole and the Crimean War. | 2 | January 9, 2016 | January 16, 2016 |
| 10 | World War II: The Battle of Kursk | The Battle of Kursk - Germany's offensive against the Soviet Union. | 4 | February 15, 2016 | March 28, 2016 |
| 11 | Suleiman the Magnificent | The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan at the apex of the Ottoman Empire. | 6+1 | March 12, 2016 | April 23, 2016 |
| 10 | WW2: The Resource War | The economics of World War II. | 4 | April 5, 2016 | April 26, 2016 |
| 12 | Early Christian Schisms | The early Christian divisions surrounding the Council of Nicaea. | 4+1 | April 30, 2016 | May 28, 2016 |
| 13 | First Opium War | The causes and outcomes of the First Opium War between the UK and China. | 4+1 | June 18, 2016 | July 23, 2016 |
| 14 | The Brothers Gracchi | The Gracchi reforms and aftermath; the societal tensions that preceded the fall of the Roman Republic. | 5+2 | August 6, 2016 | September 24, 2016 |
| n/a | Hiawatha | The founding of the Native American Iroquois Confederacy. | 2 | August 25, 2016 | September 1, 2016 |
| 15 | The History of Paper Money | The evolution of exchange, from bartering to paper currency. | 6+1 | October 1, 2016 | November 12, 2016 |
| 16 | Simón Bolívar | The life of South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar. | 6+1 | November 19, 2016 | January 21, 2017 |
| 17 | Catherine the Great | The life and reign of Russian Empress Catherine the Great. | 6+1 | January 28, 2017 | March 11, 2017 |
| 18 | Ned Kelly | The life of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly. | 5+1 | March 18, 2017 | April 29, 2017 |
| 21 | The Articles of Confederation | The creation and shortcomings of the US Articles of Confederation, which preceded, led to, and were replaced by the Constitution. | 4+1 | May 6, 2017 | June 17, 2017 |
| 10 | Hunting the Bismarck | The pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck by the British Royal Navy. | 4 | May 11, 2017 | June 1, 2017 |
| n/a | Kamehameha the Great | The founding of the Kingdom of Hawaii by Kamehameha I. | 2 | June 3, 2017 | June 10, 2017 |
| 19 | D-Day | The prelude to, and execution of, the Normandy landings. | 4+1 | June 6, 2017 | August 1, 2017 |
| 22 | The Bronze Age Collapse | The theories underlying the collapse of the palace economies of the Bronze Age. | 4+1 | June 24, 2017 | August 12, 2017 |
| 20 | Great Northern War | The defeat and decline of the Swedish Empire. | 5+1 | August 19, 2017 | October 7, 2017 |
| 23 | Otto von Bismarck | The rise of Otto von Bismarck and the unification of Germany. | 6+1 | October 14, 2017 | December 2, 2017 |
| 24 | Khosrau Anushirawan | The reign of Khosrow I of Persia, and rivalry with the Byzantine Empire. | 5+1 | December 9, 2017 | February 3, 2018 |
| n/a | WW1 Christmas Truce | The unofficial ceasefires around Christmas 1914 along the Western Front. | 2 | December 17, 2017 | December 24, 2017 |
| n/a | Cuban Missile Crisis | The build-up to and resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis by US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. | 3 | February 15, 2018 | March 1, 2018 |
| 25 | Genghis Khan | The life of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire. | 6+1 | February 17, 2018 | March 31, 2018 |
| n/a | The Danelaw | The legacy of the Viking expansion to the British Isles. | 2 | April 5, 2018 | April 12, 2018 |
| 26 | The Empire of Mali | The rise and collapse of the Mali Empire. | 5+1 | April 14, 2018 | May 19, 2018 |
| 27 | The History of Non-Euclidean Geometry | The historical ramifications of non-Euclidean geometry. | 5+1 | May 26, 2018 | June 30, 2018 |
| n/a | Thermopylae | The Battle of Thermopylae, between Sparta and Persia. | 2 | June 7, 2018 | June 14, 2018 |
| 28 | 1918 Flu Pandemic | The spread and impact of the Spanish flu during World War I. | 6+1 | July 7, 2018 | August 18, 2018 |
| 29 | Kingdom of Majapahit | Formation of the Majapahit Empire, predecessor of modern Indonesia. | 5+1 | August 25, 2018 | October 20, 2018 |
| 10 | Battle of Saipan | The defeat of Japan in the Mariana Islands during the Pacific campaign. | 2 | September 6, 2018 | September 13, 2018 |
| 30 | Quantum Computing | The history of quantum mechanics underlying the development of quantum computing. | 6 | September 16, 2018 | October 21, 2018 |
| 31 | The Viking Expansion | The various conquests of the Viking expansion. | 6+1 | October 27, 2018 | December 8, 2018 |
| 10 | Defense of Poland | Poland's plan of defence against German invasion | 2 | November 22, 2018 | November 29, 2018 |
| 32 | Sun Yat-sen | The life of Sun Yat-sen, first President of China after the revolution against the Qing Monarchy, preceding the split between the Chinese Communists and Nationalists. | 5+1 | December 15, 2018 | February 9, 2019 |
| n/a | Tuberculosis | The development of a cure for tuberculosis. | 2 | January 31, 2019 | February 7, 2019 |
| 33 | Irish Potato Famine | The causes and consequences of the Great Famine of Ireland. | 5+1 | February 16, 2019 | April 30, 2019 |
| 34 | Siege of Vienna | The 1683 Siege of Vienna between the Ottomans and Habsburgs. | 3 | April 6, 2019 | April 20, 2019 |
| 35 | Queen Nzinga | Angolan Queen Nzinga's rise, rule, and campaign against Portuguese colonization. | 2 | April 27, 2019 | May 4, 2019 |
| n/a | Three Kingdoms | History of China during the Three Kingdoms era from 220 to 280 CE. | 2 | May 9, 2019 | May 16, 2019 |
| 36 | History of England | Early history of England. | 6 | May 25, 2019 | June 29, 2019 |
| 37 | Joan of Arc | The life of Joan of Arc, and her battles for France during the Hundred Years' War. | 5+1 | July 6, 2019 | August 3, 2019 |
| 38 | The Inca Empire | The rise and fall of the Inca Empire. | 5+1 | August 24, 2019 | September 21, 2019 |
| n/a | History of Dentistry | The history of dentistry from its pre-historic roots to modern day. | 2 | September 19, 2019 | September 26, 2019 |
| 39 | Building Angkor | The construction of Angkor and the rise and fall of the Khmer Empire. | 5+1 | October 12, 2019 | November 23, 2019 |
| 40 | History of Space Travel | The history of space travel, from the first rockets, to crewed space flights, and beyond. | 6 | October 31, 2019 | December 12, 2019 |
| 41 | Policing London | The founding of London's police force. | 5+1 | November 30, 2019 | January 11, 2020 |
| 42 | The Haitian Revolution | The Haitian Revolution. | 6+1 | January 18, 2020 | February 29, 2020 |
| 43 | Ibn Battuta | The travels of Ibn Battuta. | 5+1 | March 7, 2020 | April 18, 2020 |
| 44 | Dividing the Middle East | The partition of the Ottoman Empire. | 5+1 | May 2, 2020 | June 13, 2020 |
| 45 | The Field of the Cloth of Gold | The royal summit at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. | 2 | May 28, 2020 | June 4, 2020 |
| 46 | Exploring the Pacific | The Austronesian expansion through the Pacific and its subsequent exploration by Europeans. | 5+1 | June 20, 2020 | August 1, 2020 |
| 46 | The Trojan War | The search for the city of Troy, and the historical truth behind the myth of the Trojan War | 2 | July 30, 2020 | August 13, 2020 |
| 47 | Rome and the Third Century Crisis | The Crisis of the Third Century and the reign of Diocletian | 5+1 | August 8, 2020 | September 19, 2020 |
| 48 | Syphilis | The story of Syphilis. | 2 | August 27, 2020 | September 3, 2020 |
| 49 | Cleopatra | The life and legacy of Cleopatra. | 5+1 | September 26, 2020 | November 7, 2020 |
| 50 | End of the Samurai | The story of the Meiji Restoration, including the Boshin War and the Satsuma Rebellion. | 5+1 | November 14, 2020 | December 26, 2020 |
| 51 | Saladin & the 3rd Crusade | The rise and fall of Saladin during the Third Crusade. | 5+1 | January 2, 2021 | February 13, 2021 |
| 52 | Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster | The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and the fall of the Trusts. | 5+1 | February 20, 2021 | April 3, 2021 |
| 53 | Jewish Pirates | The lives of several notable Jewish pirates who survived persecution in their home countries. | 4+1 | April 10, 2021 | May 8, 2021 |
| 54 | Thirty Years' War | The Thirty Years' War. | 5+1 | May 29, 2021 | June 26, 2021 |
| 55 | Vlad the Impaler | The life and death of Vlad the Impaler, 15th century leader of Wallachia and national hero of Romania. | 5+1 | July 17, 2021 | August 14, 2021 |
| 56 | Grigory Rasputin | The life and death of Grigory Rasputin, a Russian mystic and influential figure in the Russian Empire's final years. | 4+1 | September 4, 2021 | September 25, 2021 |
| n/a | One-Shots | Subjects: Palmyra ruler Odaenathus; the Sumerian origins of writing; medieval Jewish scholar Samuel HaNagid; Urbino and Federico da Montefeltro; Lindisfarne (the Viking Age); Veterans Day (World War I); Paleontologist Mary Anning; the history of the alphabet; the Battle of Saragarhi; the fall of the Carolingian Empire; the Berlin Airlift (Cold War); Pirate leader Cheng I Sao; the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire; the curing of Pellagra; swordswoman Julie d'Aubigny; Jane Austen; the Boston Massacre; History of domestic and feral pigs; the second voyage of Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle; the fall of the Berlin Wall; the reign of Akhenaten. | 20 | October 31, 2015 | Ongoing |
The table is sorted by start date and not the official S number. Several World War II titles are labelled S10.
The Punic Wars[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH1 | "The Punic Wars Begin"[243] | September 6, 2013 | |
| Extra Credits begins its 4-part look into the Punic Wars. A miniseries cosponsored by The Creative Assembly, made in conjunction with the release of Total War: Rome II. | |||
| EH2 | "The Second Punic War Begins"[244] | September 13, 2013 | |
| Part 2 of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Punic Wars. Features the start of the Second Punic War. | |||
| EH3 | "The Second Punic War Rages On"[245] | September 20, 2013 | |
| Part 3 of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Punic Wars. Features Hannibal's continued victories in Italy and his push toward the Roman capital. | |||
| EH4 | "The Conclusion of the Second Punic War"[246] | September 27, 2013 | |
| The final part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Punic Wars. Features the Romans turning the tide against Hannibal and ultimately winning the Second Punic War. | |||
The Seminal Tragedy[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH5 | "The Concert of Europe"[247] | October 3, 2014 | |
| Extra Credits begins its 4-part look into the events that started World War I. | |||
| EH6 | "One Fateful Day in June"[248] | October 3, 2014 | |
| Part 2 of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the events that started World War I. | |||
| EH7 | "The July Crisis"[249] | October 3, 2014 | |
| Part 3 of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the events that started World War I. | |||
| EH8 | "The Final Act"[250] | October 11, 2014 | |
| The final part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the events that started World War I. | |||
| EHL1 | "WW1 Lies"[251] | October 25, 2014 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the events that started World War I. | |||
Warring States Japan: Sengoku Jidai[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH9 | "The Battle of Okehazama"[252] | November 8, 2014 | |
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The first part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Onin War, Matsudaira clan, Oda clan, Imagawa clan, Oda Nobunaga, Battle of Okehazama, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Tokugawa Ieyasu | |||
| EH10 | "The Siege of Inabayama Castle"[253] | November 22, 2014 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Hojo clan, Takeda clan, Uesugi clan, Azai clan, Saito clan, Saitō Dōsan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Siege of Inabayama Castle, Ashikaga Yoshiaki | |||
| EH11 | "Warrior Monks of Hongan-ji and Hiei"[254] | December 6, 2014 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Battle of Anegawa, Asakura clan, Sugitani Zenjubō, Ishiyama Hongan-ji War, Ikkō-ikki, Mount Hiei, Sōhei, Enryaku-ji, Sieges of Nagashima | |||
| EH12 | "The Death of Oda Nobunaga"[255] | December 20, 2014 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Takeda Shingen, Hattori Hanzo, Uesugi Kenshin, Battle of Mikatagahara, Takeda Katsuyori, Torii Suneemon, Battle of Nagashino, Honnō-ji Incident, Akechi Mitsuhide | |||
| EH13 | "The Battle of How Toyotomi Unified Japan"[256] | January 17, 2015 | |
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The fifth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Battle of Yamazaki, Siege of Takamatsu, Shimizu Muneharu, Oda Nobutada, Oda Hidenobu, Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) | |||
| EH14 | "The Campaign of Sekigahara"[257] | January 31, 2015 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. Toyotomi Hideyori, Ishida Mitsunari, Torii Mototada, Siege of Fushimi, Battle of Sekigahara, Kobayakawa Hideaki | |||
| EHL2 | "Sengoku Jidai Lies"[258] | February 14, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Sengoku period. | |||
England: The South Sea Bubble[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH15 | "The Sharp Mind of John Blunt"[259] | February 28, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
| EH16 | "Too Big to Fail"[260] | March 14, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
| EH17 | "Buying Out Britain"[261] | March 28, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
| EH18 | "The Bubble Pops"[262] | April 11, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
| EH19 | "One Little Green Ledger"[263] | April 25, 2015 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
| EHL3 | "South Sea Company Lies"[264] | May 9, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the events of the South Sea Company. | |||
Africa: Zulu Empire I[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH20 | "Shaka Zulu Becomes King"[265] | May 16, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Zulu Empire. | |||
| EH21 | "The Wrath of Shaka Zulu"[266] | May 23, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Zulu Empire. | |||
| EH22 | "Diamonds in South Africa"[267] | May 30, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Zulu Empire. | |||
| EH23 | "Last Stands and Changing Fortunes"[268] | June 6, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Zulu Empire. | |||
| EHL4 | "Zulu Empire Lies"[269] | June 13, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the events of the Zulu Kingdom. | |||
Byzantine Empire: Justinian and Theodora[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH24 | "From Swineherd to Emperor"[270] | June 20, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH25 | "The Reforms of Justinian"[271] | June 27, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH26 | "Purple is the Noblest Shroud"[272] | July 4, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH27 | "Vanquishing the Vandals"[273] | July 11, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH28 | "Impossible Burden of Fate"[274] | July 18, 2015 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH29 | "Fighting for Rome"[275] | July 25, 2015 | |
| The sixth and final part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EHL5 | "Byzantine Empire Lies"[276] | August 1, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH48 | "The Cracks Begin to Spread"[277] | January 23, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH49 | "Bad Faith"[278] | January 30, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits'6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH50 | "Justinian's Comet"[279] | February 6, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits 6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH51 | "Theodora: This is My Empire"[280] | February 13, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits 6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH53 | "The Emperor Who Never Sleeps"[281] | February 20, 2016 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EH54 | "Caesar I was, and am Justinian"[282] | February 27, 2016 | |
| The sixth and final part of Extra Credits' 6-part look back into the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
| EHL9 | "Justinian & Theodora Lies 2"[283] | March 5, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' second 6-part look into the events of the Byzantine Empire and the reign of Justinian. | |||
Europe: The First Crusade[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH30 | "The People's Crusade"[284] | August 8, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EH31 | "Peter the Hermit"[285] | August 15, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EH32 | "A Good Crusade?"[286] | August 22, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EH33 | "Men of Iron"[287] | August 29, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EH34 | "Siege of Antioch"[288] | September 5, 2015 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EH35 | "On to Jerusalem"[289] | September 12, 2015 | |
| The sixth and final part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the First Crusade. | |||
| EHL6 | "First Crusade Lies"[290] | September 19, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the events of the First Crusade. | |||
Korea: Admiral Yi[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH36 | "Keep Beating The Drum (formerly "Beat the Drums of War")"[291] | September 26, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Gwageo, Yi Il, Ryu Seong-ryong. | |||
| EH37 | "Be Like a Mountain"[292] | October 3, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Imjin War, Turtle ship, Battle of Okpo | |||
| EH38 | "The Bright Moonlight of Hansando"[293] | October 10, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Battle of Sacheon, Battle of Dangpo, Battle of Danghangpo, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Battle of Hansan Island | |||
| EH39 | "Those Who Seek Death Shall Live"[294] | October 17, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Battle of Busan, Katō Kiyomasa, Won Gyun, Battle of Chilcheollyang, Battle of Myeongnyang | |||
| EH40 | "Martial Lord of Loyalty"[295] | October 24, 2015 | |
| The fifth and final part of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. Council of Five Elders, Suncheon Castle, Battle of Noryang, Chen Lin | |||
| EHL7 | "Admiral Yi Lies"[296] | November 7, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' 5-part look into the career of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. | |||
England: The Broad Street Pump[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH42 | "You Know Nothing, John Snow"[297] | November 14, 2015 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into John Snow and the Broad Street pump. | |||
| EH43 | "Epidemiology Begins!"[298] | November 21, 2015 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into John Snow and the Broad Street pump. | |||
| EH44 | "Map of the Blue Death"[299] | November 28, 2015 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into John Snow and the Broad Street pump. | |||
| EH45 | "The Sanitary Movement"[300] | December 5, 2015 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into John Snow and the Broad Street pump. | |||
| EHL8 | "Broad Street Pump Lies"[301] | December 12, 2015 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' 4-part look into John Snow and the Broad Street pump. | |||
Mary Seacole[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH46 | "A Bold Front to Fortune"[302] | January 9, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Mary Seacole. | |||
| EH47 | "Mother Seacole in the Crimea"[303] | January 16, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Mary Seacole. | |||
World War II: The Battle of Kursk[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH52 | "Operation Barbarossa"[304] | February 15, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Battle of Kursk. Sponsored by Wargaming, creator of World of Tanks. | |||
| EH55 | "Preparations"[305] | February 29, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Battle of Kursk. The episode featured Richard "The Challenger" Cutland, military specialist for Wargaming. | |||
| EH58 | "Day One"[306] | March 21, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Battle of Kursk. | |||
| EH60 | "Control of the Eastern Front"[307] | March 28, 2016 | |
| The fourth and final part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the Battle of Kursk. | |||
Suleiman the Magnificent[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH56 | "A Lion Takes the Throne"[308] | March 12, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EH57 | "The Fate of Princes"[309] | March 19, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EH59 | "The Lawgiver"[310] | March 26, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EH61 | "The Shadow of God"[311] | April 2, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EH63 | "Slave of God"[312] | April 9, 2016 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EH65 | "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques"[313] | April 9, 2016 | |
| The sixth and final part of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
| EHL10 | "Suleiman the Magnificent Lies"[314] | April 23, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' 6-part look into Suleiman the Magnificent. | |||
WW2: The Resource War[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH62 | "Arsenal of Democracy"[315] | April 5, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the economics of World War II. Sponsored by Paradox Interactive, makers of Hearts of Iron IV. | |||
| EH64 | "Lend-Lease"[316] | April 12, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the economics of World War II. Sponsored by Paradox Interactive, makers of Hearts of Iron IV. | |||
| EH66 | "The Engines of War"[317] | April 19, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the economics of World War II. Sponsored by Paradox Interactive, makers of Hearts of Iron IV. | |||
| EH67 | "Strategic Bombing"[318] | April 26, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the economics of World War II. | |||
Early Christian Schisms[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH68 | "Before Imperium"[319] | April 30, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the early Christian heresies. Ignatius of Antioch, Docetism. | |||
| EH69 | "The Woes of Constantine"[320] | May 7, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the early Christian heresies. Edict of Milan, Donatism, Arianism, the Trinity. | |||
| EH70 | "The Council of Nicaea"[321] | May 14, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the early Christian heresies. Athanasius of Alexandria, Homoousion vs. Homoiousian, Nicene Creed, Eusebius of Nicomedia. | |||
| EH71 | "Ephesus, the Robber Council, and Chalcedon"[322] | May 21, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the early Christian heresies. First Council of Ephesus, Robber Council, Nestorianism, Nestorius, Monophysitism, Theodosius II, Cyril of Alexandria, Pope Celestine I, Emperor Marcian, Council of Chalcedon, Oriental Orthodoxy. | |||
| EHL11 | "Early Christian Schisms Lies"[323] | May 28, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the early Christian heresies. | |||
First Opium War[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH74 | "Trade Deficits and the Macartney Embassy"[324] | June 18, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the First Opium War. | |||
| EH75 | "The Righteous Minister"[325] | June 25, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the First Opium War. | |||
| EH76 | "Gunboat Diplomacy"[326] | July 2, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the First Opium War. | |||
| EH77 | "Conflagration and Surrender"[327] | July 9, 2016 | |
| The fourth and final part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the First Opium War. | |||
| EHL12 | "First Opium Wars Lies"[328] | July 23, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' 4-part look into the First Opium Wars.. | |||
The Brothers Gracchi[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH80 | "How Republics Fall"[329] | August 6, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi. | |||
| EH81 | "Populares"[330] | August 13, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi. Marcus Octavius. | |||
| EH82 | "Ochlocracy"[331] | August 20, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi. Featuring the death of Tiberius Gracchus. Nasica. | |||
| EH84 | "Enter Gaius"[332] | August 27, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi. | |||
| EH86 | "The Final Fall"[333] | September 3, 2016 | |
| The fifth and final part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi. | |||
| EH87 | "Gracchus the Elder - Prequel: In His Footsteps"[334] | September 10, 2016 | |
| The prequel to Extra Credits' five-part look into the Brothers Gracchi, focusing on the accomplishments of Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus. | |||
| EHL13 | "The Brothers Gracchi Lies"[335] | September 24, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 5-part look into The Brothers Gracchi. | |||
Hiawatha[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH83 | "The Great Law of Peace"[336] | August 25, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Hiawatha. Sponsored by DomiNations. | |||
| EH85 | "Government for the People"[337] | September 1, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Hiawatha. Sponsored by DomiNations. | |||
The History of Paper Money[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH88 | "Origins of Exchange"[338] | October 1, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of paper money. | |||
| EH89 | "Not Just Noodles"[339] | October 8, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of paper money. | |||
| EH90 | "Barebones Economy"[340] | October 15, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of paper money. | |||
| EH91 | "Lay Down the Law"[341] | October 22, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of paper money. | |||
| EH92 | "Working Out the Kinks"[342] | October 29, 2016 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part into the history of paper money. | |||
| EH93 | "The Gold Standard"[343] | November 5, 2016 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part into the history of paper money. | |||
| EHL14 | "Paper Money Lies"[344] | November 12, 2016 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' 6-part look into the history of paper money. | |||
Simón Bolívar[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH95 | "Reverberations"[345] | November 19, 2016 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EH96 | "Francisco de Miranda"[346] | November 26, 2016 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EH97 | "Leavings and Returns"[347] | December 3, 2016 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EH98 | "Defeat is Not Surrender"[348] | December 10, 2016 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EH99 | "Heavy is the Head"[349] | December 17, 2016 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EH100 | "All Good Things"[350] | December 24, 2016 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
| EHL15 | "Simón Bolívar Lies"[351] | January 21, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into Simón Bolívar. | |||
Catherine the Great[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH101 | "Not Quite Catherine Yet"[352] | January 28, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. | |||
| EH102 | "Not Quite Empress Yet"[353] | February 4, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. | |||
| EH103 | "Empress Catherine at Last"[354] | February 11, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. | |||
| EH104 | "Reforms, Rebellions, and Greatness"[355] | February 18, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. Featuring Stanisław August Poniatowski, King of Poland, the Nakaz, the Russo-Turkish War, the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, Pugachev's Rebellion, and smallpox. | |||
| EH105 | "Potemkin, Catherine's General, Advisor, and Lover"[356] | February 25, 2017 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. | |||
| EH106 | "Succession"[357] | March 4, 2017 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. Features the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the struggles with her heir. | |||
| EHL16 | "Catherine the Great Lies"[358] | March 11, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into Catherine the Great. | |||
Ned Kelly[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH107 | "Becoming a Bushranger"[359] | March 18, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
| EH108 | "Under Suspicion"[360] | March 25, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
| EH109 | "Shoot Out at Stringybark Creek"[361] | April 1, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
| EH110 | "Kelly Country"[362] | April 8, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
| EH111 | "The Iron Outlaw"[363] | April 15, 2017 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
| EHL17 | "Ned Kelly Lies"[364] | April 29, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' five part look into Ned Kelly. | |||
The Articles of Confederation[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH113 | "Becoming the United States"[365] | May 6, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look into The Articles of Confederation. | |||
| EH115 | "Ratification"[366] | May 13, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look into The Articles of Confederation. | |||
| EH117 | "Finding Finances"[367] | May 20, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look into The Articles of Confederation. | |||
| EH119 | "Constitutional Convention"[368] | May 27, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' four-part look into The Articles of Confederation. | |||
| EHL18 | "The Articles of Confederation - Lies"[369] | June 17, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings over, and corrections of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Articles of Confederation. | |||
Hunting the Bismarck[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH114 | "The Pride of Germany"[370] | May 11, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the hunt of the Bismarck. Sponsored by Wargaming, creator of World of Warships. | |||
| EH116 | "The Mighty HMS Hood"[371] | May 18, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the hunt of the Bismarck. Sponsored by Wargaming, creator of World of Warships. | |||
| EH118 | "A Chance to Strike"[372] | May 25, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the hunt of the Bismarck. Sponsored by Wargaming, creator of World of Warships. | |||
| EH120 | "Sink the Bismarck"[373] | June 1, 2017 | |
| The final part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the hunt of the Bismarck. Sponsored by Wargaming, creator of World of Warships. | |||
Kamehameha the Great[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH121 | "The Lonely One"[374] | June 3, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Kamehameha the Great. | |||
| EH123 | "Law of the Splintered Paddle"[375] | June 10, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Kamehameha the Great. | |||
D-Day[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH122 | "The Great Crusade"[376] | June 6, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look into D-Day. Part 1 focuses on the American forces. Sponsored by Wargaming. | |||
| EH124 | "The Secret War"[377] | June 13, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look into D-Day. Part 2 focuses on the British forces and Operation Bodyguard. Sponsored by Wargaming. | |||
| EH125 | "La Résistance"[378] | June 20, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look into D-Day. Part 3 focuses on the French resistance. Sponsored by Wargaming. | |||
| EH127 | "The Atlantic Wall"[379] | June 29, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' four-part look into D-Day. Part 4 focuses on the German defenses and the Atlantic Wall. | |||
| EHL19 | "D-Day - Lies"[380] | August 1, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' four-part look into D-Day. | |||
The Bronze Age Collapse[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH126 | "Before the Storm"[381] | June 24, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Late Bronze Age collapse. | |||
| EH128 | "The Wheel and the Rod"[382] | July 1, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Late Bronze Age collapse. | |||
| EH129 | "Fire and Sword"[383] | July 8, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Late Bronze Age collapse. | |||
| EH130 | "Systems Collapse"[384] | July 15, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Late Bronze Age collapse. | |||
| EHL20 | "The Bronze Age Collapse - Lies"[385] | August 12, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' four-part look into the Late Bronze Age collapse. | |||
Great Northern War[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH133 | "When Sweden Ruled the World"[386] | August 19, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
| EH134 | "A Good Plan"[387] | August 26, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
| EH135 | "Young and Violent"[388] | September 9, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
| EH136 | "Clash of Kings"[389] | September 16, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
| EH137 | "Rise and Fall"[390] | September 23, 2017 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
| EHL21 | "Great Northern War - Lies"[391] | October 7, 2017 | |
| The Lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Northern War. | |||
Otto von Bismarck[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH139 | "The Wildman Bismarck"[392] | October 14, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EH140 | "A Man of Great Ideas"[393] | October 21, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EH141 | "Iron and Blood"[394] | October 28, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EH142 | "The Iron Chancellor"[395] | November 4, 2017 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EH143 | "Prussia Ascendant"[396] | November 11, 2017 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EH144 | "Germany!"[397] | November 18, 2017 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
| EHL22 | "Otto von Bismarck - Lies"[398] | December 2, 2017 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into Otto von Bismarck. | |||
Khosrau Anushirawan[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH146 | "Like Father, Like Son"[399] | December 9, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. Part 1 focuses on the rise of his father, Kavadh. Peroz I, Battle of Herat, Sukhra, Balash, Hephthalites, Mazdak, Jamasp | |||
| EH147 | "Prince of Persia"[400] | December 16, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. | |||
| EH149 | "The Immortal Soul"[401] | December 23, 2017 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. | |||
| EH151 | "Trolling Justinian"[402] | January 13, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. | |||
| EH152 | "On Top of the World"[403] | January 20, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. | |||
| EHL23 | "Khosrau Anushirawan - Lies"[404] | February 3, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the reign of Khosrau Anushirawan. | |||
WW1 Christmas Truce[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH148 | "Silent Night"[405] | December 17, 2017 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Christmas truce of World War I. | |||
| EH150 | "Letters from the Trenches"[406] | December 24, 2017 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Christmas truce of World War I. | |||
Cuban Missile Crisis[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH153 | "The Failed Checkmate"[407] | February 15, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sponsored by DomiNations. | |||
| EH155 | "Eyeball to Eyeball"[408] | February 22, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sponsored by DomiNations. | |||
| EH157 | "Black Saturday"[409] | March 1, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sponsored by DomiNations. | |||
Genghis Khan[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH154 | "Temüjin the Child"[410] | February 17, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EH156 | "The Rivalry of Blood Brothers"[411] | February 24, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EH158 | "The Debut of Temüjin Khan"[412] | March 3, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EH159 | "Khan of All Mongols"[413] | March 10, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EH160 | "Beginning of the Great Mongol Nation"[414] | March 17, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EH161 | "The Final Conquering Years"[415] | March 24, 2018 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
| EHL24 | "Genghis Khan - Lies"[416] | March 31, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into Genghis Khan. | |||
The Danelaw[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH162 | "Alfred vs. Guthrum"[417] | April 5, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Danelaw. Sponsored by Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. | |||
| EH164 | "The Fall of Eric Bloodaxe"[418] | April 12, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Danelaw. Sponsored by Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. | |||
The Empire of Mali[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH165 | "The Twang of a Bow"[419] | April 14, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. | |||
| EH166 | "An Empire of Trade and Faith"[420] | April 21, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. | |||
| EH167 | "Mansa Musa"[421] | April 28, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. Part 3 focuses on the reign of Mansa Musa. | |||
| EH168 | "The Cracks Begin to Show"[422] | May 5, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. | |||
| EH169 | "The Final Bloody Act"[423] | May 12, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. | |||
| EHL25 | "The Empire of Mali - Lies"[424] | May 19, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Mali Empire. | |||
The History of Non-Euclidean Geometry[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH170 | "Sacred Geometry"[425] | May 26, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
| EH171 | "The Great Quest"[426] | June 2, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
| EH173 | "Squaring the Circle"[427] | June 9, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
| EH175 | "A Most Terrible Possibility"[428] | June 16, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
| EH176 | "The World We Know"[429] | June 23, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
| EHL26 | "History of Non-Euclidean Geometry - Lies" | June 30, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of non-Euclidean geometry. | |||
Thermopylae[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH172 | "The Hellenic Alliance"[430] | June 7, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Battle of Thermopylae. Sponsored by Total War: Arena. | |||
| EH174 | "East vs. West"[431] | June 14, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Battle of Thermopylae. Sponsored by Total War: Arena. | |||
1918 Flu Pandemic[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH177 | "Emergence"[432] | July 7, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EH178 | "Trench Fever"[433] | July 14, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EH179 | "Order More Coffins"[434] | July 21, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EH181 | "Fighting the Ghost"[435] | July 28, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EH182 | "Leviathan" | August 4, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EH183 | "The Forgotten Plague" | August 11, 2018 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
| EHL27 | "1918 Flu Pandemic - Lies" | August 18, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 1918 flu pandemic. | |||
Kingdom of Majapahit[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH184 | "An Empire of Water" | August 25, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
| EH187 | "Wrath of the Khan" | September 15, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
| EH189 | "Master of Intrigue" | September 22, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
| EH191 | "The Golden Reign" | September 29, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
| EH193 | "Changing Winds" | October 6, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
| EHL28 | "Kingdom of Majapahit - Lies" | October 20, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the kingdom of Majapahit. | |||
Battle of Saipan[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH185 | "Steel and Coral" | September 6, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Battle of Saipan. Sponsored by World of Tanks. | |||
| EH186 | "Suicide Island" | September 13, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Battle of Saipan. Sponsored by World of Tanks. | |||
Quantum Computing[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH188 | "The Foundation of Everything" | September 16, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 1 discusses the nature of light. | |||
| EH190 | "Electron Boogaloo" | September 23, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 2 discusses Einstein's theories and the creation of Bohr's model of the atom. | |||
| EH192 | "The Einstein-Bohr Debates" | September 30, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 3 discusses the debates between Einstein and Bohr at the 1927 Solvay Conference. | |||
| EH194 | "Spooky Action at a Distance" | October 7, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 4 discusses "spooky action at a distance." | |||
| EH196 | "Decoherence" | October 14, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 5 discusses quantum decoherence. | |||
| EH197 | "The World of the Future" | October 21, 2018 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of quantum computing. Part 6 discusses the potential applications of quantum computing. | |||
The Viking Expansion[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH198 | "The Serpent-Riders" | October 27, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. Part 1 focuses on the "Serprent-Riders" | |||
| EH199 | "Rollo the Walker" | November 3, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansions. Part 2 focuses on Rollo. | |||
| EH200 | "Ireland" | November 10, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. Part 3 focuses on the founding of Dublin. | |||
| EH201 | "Land of the Rus" | November 17, 2018 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. Part 4 focuses on the Rus Vikings, Rurik, and Olga of Kiev. | |||
| EH203 | "A Song of Ice and Greenland" | November 24, 2018 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. Part 5 focuses on the settlement of Iceland. | |||
| EH205 | "Wine Land" | December 1, 2018 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. Part 6 focuses on the settlement of Vinland. | |||
| EHL29 | "Viking Expansion - Lies" | December 8, 2018 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Viking expansion. | |||
Defense of Poland[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH202 | "The Battle of the Border" | November 22, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Polish defense during World War II. Sponsored by World of Tanks. | |||
| EH204 | "Under Siege" | November 29, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Polish defense during World War II. Sponsored by World of Tanks. | |||
Sun Yat-sen[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH206 | "A Killing in Hong Kong" | December 15, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
| EH207 | "A Kidnapping in London" | December 22, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
| EH208 | "An Army in Exile" | January 12, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
| EH209 | "A Bombing in Wuchang" | January 19, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
| EH210 | "A Dream of China" | January 26, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
| EHL30 | "Sun Yat-sen - Lies" | February 9, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into Sun Yat-sen. | |||
Tuberculosis[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH211 | "The Hero Koch" | January 31, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the search for a cure for tuberculosis. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
| EH213 | "A Ten-Thousand Year Battle" | February 7, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the search for a cure for tuberculosis. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
Irish Potato Famine[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH214 | "Isle of Blight" | February 16, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Famine of Ireland. | |||
| EH215 | "The Corn Laws" | February 23, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Famine of Ireland. | |||
| EH216 | "Black '47" | March 2, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Famine of Ireland. | |||
| EH217 | "The American Wake" | March 9, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Famine of Ireland. | |||
| EH218 | "The Young and the Old" | March 16, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Great Famine of Ireland. | |||
| EHL31 | "Irish Potato Famine - Lies" | April 30, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Irish potato famine. | |||
Siege of Vienna[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH220 | "Opening Bombardment" | April 6, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the 1683 Siege of Vienna. | |||
| EH221 | "Tunnel War" | April 13, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the 1683 Siege of Vienna. | |||
| EH222 | "Charge of the Winged Hussars" | April 20, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' three-part look into the 1683 Siege of Vienna. | |||
Queen Nzinga[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH223 | "Rise of a Legend" | April 27, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Queen Nzinga. | |||
| EH224 | "The Double Queen" | May 4, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into Queen Nzinga. | |||
| EHL32 | "Siege of Vienna & Queen Nzinga - Lies" | May 18, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' three-part look into the siege of Vienna and two-part look into Queen Nzinga. | |||
The Three Kingdoms[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH225 | "Yellow Turban Rebellion" | May 9, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Three Kingdoms period of China. Sponsored by Total War: Three Kingdoms. | |||
| EH227 | "The Battle of Guandu" | May 16, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the Three Kingdoms period of China. Sponsored by Total War: Three Kingdoms. | |||
History of England[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH228 | "The 100 Years War" | May 25, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
| EH229 | "Fire and Swords" | June 1, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
| EH230 | "The Devastation of France" | June 8, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
| EH231 | "Ashes" | June 15, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
| EH232 | "Agincourt" | June 22, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
| EH233 | "A New Future" | June 29, 2019 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the 100 Years War. Narrated by David Crowther of the History of England podcast. | |||
Joan of Arc[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH234 | "The Mad King" | July 6, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
| EH235 | "Angels and Demons" | July 13, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
| EH236 | "The Maid of Orleans" | July 20, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
| EH237 | "Thy Kingdom Come" | July 27, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
| EH239 | "Heroine or Heretic?" | August 3, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
| EHL33 | "Joan of Arc - Lies" | August 17, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into Joan of Arc. | |||
The Inca Empire[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH241 | "Out of Thin Air" | August 24, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
| EH242 | "Earth-Shaker" | August 31, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
| EH243 | "Life of a Dead Emperor" | September 7, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
| EH244 | "Andean Apocalypse" | September 14, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
| EH246 | "A God Taken Hostage" | September 21, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
| EHL34 | "Inca Empire - Lies" | October 5, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Inca Empire. | |||
History of Dentistry[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH245 | "Demons and Tooth Worms" | September 19, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the history of dentistry. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
| EH247 | "An End to Pain" | September 26, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the history of dentistry. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
Building Angkor[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH249 | "Monsoon Metropolis" | October 12, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' multi-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
| EH250 | "Temple City" | October 19, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
| EH251 | "A Clash of Gods" | October 26, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
| EH253 | "A Drowning City" | November 2, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
| EH255 | "The "Lost" City" | November 8, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
| EHL35 | "Angkor Wat - Lies" | November 23, 2019 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the rise and fall of the city of Angkor. | |||
History of Space Travel[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH252 | "Looking to the Stars" | October 31, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
| EH254 | "Revolutions" | November 7, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
| EH257 | "Kill Devil to V-2" | November 14, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
| EH259 | "Red Star" | November 28, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
| EH261 | "One Small Step" | December 5, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
| EH263 | "Guided by Starlight" | December 12, 2019 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the history of space travel. Sponsored by Warframe. | |||
Policing London[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH260 | "The Thief-Taker General" | November 30, 2019 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. Part 1 focuses on the rise of Jonathan Wild. | |||
| EH262 | "The Fall of Johnathan Wild" | December 7, 2019 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. Part 2 focuses on the fall of Jonathan Wild at the hands of Jack Sheppard. | |||
| EH264 | "The Bow Street Runners" | December 14, 2019 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. Part 3 focuses on Henry Fielding and the Bow Street Runners. | |||
| EH266 | "His Majesty King Mob" | December 21, 2019 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. Part 4 focuses on John Fielding and the surge of prison reforms. | |||
| EH267 | "Scotland Yard At Last" | December 28, 2019 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. Part 5 focuses on the founding of Scotland Yard. | |||
| EHL36 | "Policing London - Lies" | January 11, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the founding of London's police force. | |||
The Haitian Revolution[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH269 | "The Slave Society" | January 18, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EH270 | "The Long Fuse" | January 25, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EH271 | "Fire and Freedom" | February 1, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EH272 | "Liberation" | February 8, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EH273 | "The War of Knives" | February 15, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EH274 | "Roots of Liberty" | February 22, 2020 | |
| The sixth part of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
| EHL37 | "The Haitian Revolution - Lies" | February 29, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' six-part look into the Haitian Revolution. | |||
Ibn Battuta[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH275 | "The Great Traveler" | March 7, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
| EH276 | "Mongols and Mystics" | March 14, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
| EH277 | "The Mad Sultan" | March 21, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
| EH278 | "Escape to China" | March 27, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
| EH280 | "Plague and Homecoming" | April 4, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
| EHL38 | "Ibn Battuta - Lies" | April 18, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the travels of Ibn Battuta. | |||
Dividing the Middle East[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH284 | "The Great Loot" | May 2, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
| EH285 | "The Arab Revolt" | May 9, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
| EH286 | "Drawing Lines" | May 16, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
| EH287 | "Three Kings" | May 23, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
| EH289 | "Setting the Board" | May 30, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
| EHL39 | "Dividing the Middle East - Lies" | June 13, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the division of the Middle East after World War I. | |||
The Field of the Cloth of Gold[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH288 | "Universal Peace" | May 28, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the summit at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Sponsored by the Royal Armouries Museum. | |||
| EH290 | "Royal Frenemies" | June 4, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the summit at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Sponsored by the Royal Armouries Museum. | |||
Exploring the Pacific[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH292 | "The Great Ocean" | June 20, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
| EH293 | "We Know the Way" | June 27, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
| EH295 | "Founders & Lost Cities" | July 4, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
| EH296 | "Magellan's Mistake" | July 11, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
| EH297 | "Farther Than Any Man" | July 18, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
| EHL40 | "Exploring the Pacific - Lies" | August 1, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing-overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the history of Pacific Ocean exploration. | |||
The Trojan War[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH299 | "History vs. Myth" | July 30, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the search for Troy, and the historical truth of the myth of the Trojan War. Sponsored by Creative Assembly and Total War Saga: Troy. | |||
| EH301 | "Battles in the Bronze Age" | August 13, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the search for Troy, and the historical truth of the myth of the Trojan War. Sponsored by Creative Assembly and Total War Saga: Troy. | |||
Third Century Crisis[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH300 | "Taking a Stab at It" | August 8, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
| EH302 | "Enter Aurelian" | August 15, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
| EH303 | "Not Diocletian" | August 22, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
| EH305 | "The Tetrarchy" | August 29, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
| EH307 | "The Great Persecution" | September 5, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
| EHL41 | "Third Century Crisis - Lies" | September 19, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing-overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Third Century Crisis. | |||
Syphilis[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH304 | "The Great Imitator" | August 27, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the history of searching for a cure for syphilis. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
| EH306 | "The Killer Cure" | September 3, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' two-part look into the history of searching for a cure for syphilis. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
Cleopatra[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH310 | "A Drunken Bet" | September 26, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
| EH311 | "Hail Caesar!" | October 3, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
| EH312 | "Exit Caesar, Enter Antony!" | October 10, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
| EH313 | "Death by Snake" | October 17, 2020 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
| EH314 | "Eternal Life" | October 24, 2020 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
| EHL42 | "Cleopatra - Lies" | November 7, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossing-overs, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into Cleopatra. | |||
End of the Samurai[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH318 | "Black Ships" | November 14, 2020 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
| EH320 | "Gangs of Kyoto" | November 21, 2020 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
| EH321 | "The Boshin War" | November 28, 2020 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
| EH322 | "The Imperial Army" | December 5, 2020 | |
| The fourth of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
| EH323 | "The Last Samurai" | December 12, 2020 | |
| The fifth of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
| EHL43 | "End of the Samurai - Lies" | December 26, 2020 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look into the Meiji Restoration and the fall of the samurai. | |||
Saladin[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH325 | "Horns of Hattin" | January 2, 2021 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
| EH326 | "Siege of Jerusalem" | January 9, 2021 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
| EH327 | "The Third Crusade" | January 16, 2021 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
| EH328 | "Defending Jerusalem" | January 23, 2021 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
| EH330 | "A Crusade's End" | January 30, 2021 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
| EHL44 | "Saladin & the 3rd Crusade - Lies" | February 13, 2021 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look at Saladin. | |||
Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH334 | "Big Oil" | February 20, 2021 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anti-trust campaign. | |||
| EH335 | "The Regulators" | February 27, 2021 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anti-trust campaign. | |||
| EH337 | "Breaking Standard" | March 6, 2021 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anti-trust campaign. | |||
| EH338 | "Trainwreck" | March 13, 2021 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anit-trust campaign. | |||
| EH339 | "Meatgrinder" | March 20, 2021 | |
| The fifth part of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anti-trust campaign. | |||
| EHL45 | "Teddy Roosevelt the Trustbuster - Lies" | April 3, 2021 | |
| The lies, omissions, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' five-part look at Theodore Roosevelt and his anti-trust campaign. | |||
Jewish Pirates[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH341 | "Fleeing the Inquisition" | April 10, 2021 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' four-part look at notable Jewish pirates. Part 1 looks at beginning of Jewish piracy as a result of the Spanish Inquisition. | |||
| EH342 | "Barbarossa's Sidekick" | April 17, 2021 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' four-part look at notable Jewish pirates. Part 2 looks at Sinan Reis, who sailed under Barbarossa. | |||
| EH343 | "The Pirate Rabbi" | April 24, 2021 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' four-part look at notable Jewish pirates. Part 3 looks at Samuel Pallache. | |||
| EH345 | "Treasure for Days" | May 1, 2021 | |
| The fourth part of Extra Credits' four-part look at notable Jewish pirates. Part 4 looks at Moses Cohen Henriques and the rise of Jewish settlements in the New World. | |||
| EHL46 | "Jewish Pirates - Lies" | May 22, 2021 | |
| The lies, omission, glossings-over, and corrections of Extra Credits' four-part look at notable Jewish pirates. | |||
One-Shots[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EH41 | "Middle East: Odenathus - Ghosts of the Desert"[436] | October 31, 2015 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Odenathus. | |||
| EH72 | "The History of Writing - Where the Story Begins"[437] | June 4, 2016 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the history of the written word in Sumer. | |||
| EH73 | "Samuel HaNagid - A Prince of Jews"[438] | June 11, 2016 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Samuel HaNagid. | |||
| EH78 | "Urbino - The Light of Italy: Federico da Montefeltro"[439] | July 16, 2016 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Urbino and Federico da Montefeltro | |||
| EH79 | "Lindisfarne - An Age Borne in Fire"[440] | July 30, 2016 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Lindisfarne and the beginning of the Viking Age. | |||
| EH94 | "Veterans Day - A Call to Armistice: Fundraising for War Child Charity"[441] | November 11, 2016 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the origin of Veterans Day and the end of World War I. Sponsored by Wargaming and War Child. | |||
| EH112 | "Mary Anning - Princess of Paleontology"[442] | April 22, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Mary Anning. | |||
| EH131 | "History of Writing - The Alphabet"[443] | July 29, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the history of the formation of the alphabet. | |||
| EH132 | "Saragarhi - The Last Stand"[444] | August 5, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Battle of Saragarhi. | |||
| EH138 | "The Collapse of the Carolingian Empire - Echoes of History"[445] | September 30, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of how the fall of the Carolingian Empire made a profound effect throughout history. | |||
| EH145 | "Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins"[446] | December 7, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Berlin airlift and the start of the Cold War. | |||
| EH153 | "Cheng I Sao - Pirate Queen"[447] | January 27, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Cheng I Sao. | |||
| EH163 | "The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Horror in Manhattan"[448] | April 7, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. | |||
| EH180 | "Pellagra - A Medical Mystery"[449] | July 26, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Dr. Joseph Goldberger and pellagra. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
| EH195 | "Julie d'Aubigny - Duelist, Singer, Radical" | October 13, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Julie d'Aubigny. | |||
| EH212 | "Jane Austen - Sarcasm and Subversion" | February 2, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Jane Austen. | |||
| EH219 | "The Boston Massacre - Snow and Gunpowder" | March 23, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Boston Massacre. | |||
| EH226 | "U.S. Civil War - Surprising Soldiers" | May 11, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into various ethnic groups fighting in the American Civil War. | |||
| EH238 | "The Warsaw Uprising - The Unstoppable Spirit of the Polish Resistance" | August 1, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Polish resistance amidst WWII during The Warsaw Uprising. | |||
| EH240 | "Hogs in History - Creator and Destroyer" | August 10, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the history of exported feral pigs being brought to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors. | |||
| EH248 | "Charles Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle" | September 28, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Charles Darwin and his voyage aboard HMS Beagle. | |||
| EH256 | "The Berlin Wall - A Street Party with Sledgehammers" | November 9, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the fall of the Berlin Wall. | |||
| EH258 | "Akhenaten - A Pharaoh Obsessed" | November 16, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the reign of Akhenaten. | |||
| EH265 | "History of Vaccines - Killing Smallpox" | December 19, 2019 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the development of Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine. Sponsored by the Child and Teen Checkups program of the Minnesota Department of Health. | |||
| EH268 | "Allan Pinkerton - The Knights of Capitalism" | January 4, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Allan Pinkerton and the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. | |||
| EH279 | "Ra Ra Rasputin - April Fools 2020 ;)" | April 1, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Rasputin. | |||
| EH282 | "Ibn Fadlan - A Viking Funeral" | April 11, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look into Ibn Fadlan's account of a viking funeral. | |||
| EH283 | "The 1929 Stock Market Crash - Black Thursday" | April 25, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the 1929 Stock Market Crash. | |||
| EH291 | "The Sacred Band - An Alternative 300" | June 6, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Sacred Band of Thebes. | |||
| EH294 | "The Burning of Black Wall Street - Tulsa, OK" | July 3, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look into the Tulsa race massacre. | |||
| EH298 | "The Affair of the Diamond Necklace - Marie Antoinette" | July 25, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Marie Antoinette and the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. | |||
| EH308 | "The Harlemn Hellfighters - The 369th Infantry" | September 10, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the Harlem Hellfighters. | |||
| EH309 | "Bartolomé de las Casas - Changing Your Mind" | September 12, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Bartolomé de las Casas. | |||
| EH315 | "Voting in America - From Barkers to Booths" | October 27, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the history of voting in the United States of America. | |||
| EH316 | "The Beast of Gévaudan - Terror in the French Countryside" | October 31, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the Beast of Gévaudan. | |||
| EH317 | "The Harlem Renaissance - An Explosion of Art" | November 12, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the Harlem Renaissance. | |||
| EH319 | "The Polio Epidemic - FDR & The March of Dimes" | November 19, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the polio epidemic and the founding of the March of Dimes. | |||
| EH324 | "Francis Walsingham - Elizabethian Spymaster" | December 19, 2020 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Francis Walsingham. | |||
| EH329 | "Black Boxing Heavyweights - Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, & Muhammad Ali" | January 28, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at black boxers Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali. | |||
| EH331 | "Redlining - Income and Housing Inequality" | February 4, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the history of redlining. | |||
| EH332 | "Crusader States Craziness - The Next King of Jerusalem" | February 6, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the succession crisis of Jerusalem before the Third Crusade. | |||
| EH333 | "Interstate Displacement - The Legacy of Robert Moses" | February 18, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Robert Moses. | |||
| EH336 | "Do No Harm: Black Medical Exploitation - Why African Americans Distrust Medicine" | March 4, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the history of the medical exploitation of African Americans. | |||
| EH340 | "The Assassination of Medgar Evers - A Hero Silenced" | March 27, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at Medgar Evers. | |||
| EH344 | "Rome: Battle of the Milvian Bridge - Constantine vs. Maxentius" | April 29, 2021 | |
| Extra Credits' look at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. | |||
James Recommends[edit]
| # | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| JR1 | "The Swapper"[450] | March 28, 2014 |
| JR2 | "Dragon's Dogma"[451] | April 4, 2014 |
| JR3 | "Two Brothers"[452] | April 11, 2014 |
| JR4 | "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons"[453] | April 18, 2014 |
| JR5 | "Pandora: First Contact"[454] | April 25, 2014 |
| JR6 | "Risk of Rain"[455] | May 2, 2014 |
| JR7 | "Long Live the Queen"[456] | May 9, 2014 |
| JR8 | "Device 6"[457] | May 16, 2014 |
| JR9 | "Last Dream"[458] | May 23, 2014 |
| JR10 | "Pretentious Game"[459] | May 30, 2014 |
| JR11 | "One Finger Death Punch"[460] | June 6, 2014 |
| JR12 | "Emperor of the Fading Suns"[461] | June 13, 2014 |
| JR13 | "Enemy Mind"[462] | June 20, 2014 |
| JR14 | "Capsule"[463] | June 27, 2014 |
| JR15 | "Ether One"[464] | July 4, 2014 |
| JR16 | "King's Field: The Ancient City"[465] | July 11, 2014 |
| JR17 | "Divekick"[466] | July 16, 2014 |
| JR18 | "Kentucky Route Zero"[467] | July 26, 2014 |
Extra Remix[edit]
| # | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| ER1 | "CarboHydroM"[468] | April 15, 2014 |
| ER2 | "Big Giant Circles"[469] | April 22, 2014 |
| ER3 | "Bladiator"[470] | April 29, 2014 |
| ER4 | "djpretzel"[471] | May 6, 2014 |
| ER5 | "OverClocked Remix"[472] | May 13, 2014 |
| ER6 | "Sixto"[473] | May 20, 2014 |
| ER7 | "zircon"[474] | May 27, 2014 |
| ER8 | "Jillian Aversa"[475] | June 3, 2014 |
| ER9 | "Benjamin Briggs"[476] | June 10, 2014 |
| ER10 | "Metroid Metal"[477] | June 17, 2014 |
Design Club[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC1 | "Level 1-1"[478] | June 5, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the tutorial elements used in the first level of Super Mario Bros. | |||
| DC2 | "Summoner's Rift"[479] | June 19, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the level layout of a map in League of Legends and how it forces the players to think tactically. | |||
| DC3 | "Portal: Test Chambers"[480] | July 3, 2014 | |
| The team discusses the early levels of Portal and the tutorial contained within. | |||
| DC4 | "Mark of the Ninja"[481] | July 17, 2014 | |
| The team discusses Mark of the Ninja and how to make stealth games fair, yet challenging. | |||
| DC5 | "The Animation of Punch Out!! - How the Wii Sequel Scored a KO"[482] | December 18, 2014 | |
| The team discusses how animation in video games is different from that in film, and how Punch Out!! manages to work with this. | |||
Extra Sci-fi[edit]
| # | Title | Air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESF1 | "Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus"[483] | October 31, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the founding of the science fiction genre with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. | |||
| ESF2 | "Frankenstein: The New Romantics"[484] | November 7, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of how Romanticism shaped Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. | |||
| ESF3 | "Frankenstein: The Sorrows of Young Werther"[485] | November 14, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of how The Sorrows of Young Werther shaped Shelley's Frankentstein. | |||
| ESF4 | "Frankenstein: Plutarch's Lives"[486] | November 21, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of how Shelley used the writing style of Plutarch's Lives in Frankenstein. | |||
| ESF5 | "Frankenstein: Paradise Lost"[487] | November 28, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the comparison of Satan of Paradise Lost to Frankenstein's monster. | |||
| ESF6 | "Frankenstein: Radical Alienation"[488] | December 5, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the themes of alienation in Shelley's Frankenstein. | |||
| ESF7 | "William Gibson: The 80s Revolution"[489] | December 19, 2017 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of William Gibson and the push of a new wave of sci-fi writing in the early 80's. | |||
| ESF8 | "William Gibson: The Gernsback Continuum: Semiotic Ghosts"[490] | January 9, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the idea of "semiotic ghosts" with Gibson's The Gernsback Continuum. | |||
| ESF9 | "William Gibson: The Belonging Kind"[491] | January 16, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the themes of alienation and wanting to fit in with Gibson's The Belonging Kind. | |||
| ESF10 | "The Canals of Mars - Eye of the Beholder"[492] | January 23, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of how Percival Lowell's disproven theory of canals on Mars made its way into science fiction. | |||
| ESF11 | "The Martian Chronicles - A Dying Race"[493] | January 30, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the themes of the dying race in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. | |||
| ESF12 | "The Martian Chronicles - Too Human"[494] | February 6, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of the "Human Cycle" of The Martian Chronicles. | |||
| ESF13 | "The Martian Chronicles - The New Martians"[495] | February 13, 2018 | |
| Extra Credits' discussion of "The Million Year Picnic" in The Martian Chronicles. | |||
| ESF14 | "The History of Sci Fi - Jules Verne"[496] | March 6, 2018 | |
| The first part of Extra Credits' look into the overall history of sci-fi. Part 1 focuses on Jules Verne. | |||
| ESF15 | "The History of Sci Fi - H.G. Wells"[497] | March 13, 2018 | |
| The second part of Extra Credits' look into the overall history of sci-fi. Part 2 focuses on H. G. Wells. | |||
| ESF16 | "The History of Science Fiction - Pseudo-Science"[498] | March 20, 2018 | |
| The third part of Extra Credits' look into the overall history of sci-fi. Part 3 focuses on the explorations of the occult in sci-fi. | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Video Games and Storytelling
- ^ Video Games and Sex
- ^ Video Games and Learning
- ^ Video Games and the Uncanny Valley
- ^ Video Games and Choice
- ^ Video Games and the Female Audience
- ^ Video Games and Facing Controversy
- ^ Video Games and Moral Choices
- ^ Bad Writing
- ^ The Future of MMOs Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Innovation Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Where Did Survival Horror Go? Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ No Redeeming Value Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Free Speech Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Enriching Lives Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ True Female Characters Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried (Or Heard Of) Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Learning from Other M Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gamifying Education Archived 2014-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ The Myth of the Gun Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NOT a Security Episode Archived 2014-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anonymous Archived 2014-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ The Role of the Player Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ S.978 and Operation Rainfall Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Art" is Not the Opposite of Fun Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The MMORTS Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Game Addiction, Pt. 1[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Let's Talk About Publishing Archived 2014-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pacing[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried #2 Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Propaganda Games Archived 2014-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Call of Juarez: The Cartel Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Working Conditions Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Uncanny Valley[permanent dead link]
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- ^ Deus Ex: Human Revolution Archived 2014-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Singularity Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Technobabble Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Skyrim's Opening Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ SOPA & PIPA Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mailbag #3 Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ So You Want to be a Developer, Part 1 Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 1 Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 2 Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Western & Japanese RPGs, Part 3 Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mass Effect 3 DLC Archived 2014-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ TransGaming Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried #3 Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kinect Disconnect Archived 2014-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Crowdfunding Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Harassment Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ARGs (Part 1) Archived 2014-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ EC Fund Update Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spectrum Crunch Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hard-Boiled Archived 2014-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried #4 Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Power Creep Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Hero's Journey (Part 1) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Perfect Imbalance Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried: 16-bit Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Digital Resale Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mechanics as Metaphor (Part 1) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mechanics as Metaphor (Part 2) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spec Ops: The Line (Part1) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spec Ops: The Line (Part2) Archived 2013-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ On Game Schools Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Energy Systems Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Starting Off Right Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Digital Rentals and the Online Arcade Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mailbag #5 Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Beyond Fun Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Aesthetics of Play Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Demo Daze Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Horror Protagonists Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "My Name Is Ozymandias…" Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Counter Play Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Combining Genres Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Balancing For Skill Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Religion in Games (Part 1) Archived 2014-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Religion in Games (Part 2) Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "God Does Not Play Dice" Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Depth vs. Complexity Archived 2016-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ How to Start Your Game Narrative Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Beast Macabre Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Global Games: Brazil Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Funding XCOM (Part 1) Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Funding XCOM (Part 2) Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ More Than Exposition Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Word Choice Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Intrinsic or Extrinsic Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Why Console Specs Don't Matter Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Differences in Scale vs Differences in Kind Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Raising the Dead Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Archived 2014-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minority Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried #5 Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Like a Ninja Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Global Games: Mexico, Argentina & Chile Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The JC Penny's Effect Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Toxicity Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dansky[permanent dead link]
- ^ Moving Forward Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ In Service to the Brand Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ When Difficult is Fun Archived 2014-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Not a Babysitter Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Used Games Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Designing for a Touch Screen Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Little Bit of Yesterday Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Game Compulsion (Part 3) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ So You Want to be an Indie Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games in Education Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Case for Board Games Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Myers Briggs and Character Creation Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried #6 Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Feeling of Agency Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Illusion of Choice Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ How Much Agency Do Games Need? Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Negative Possibility Space Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Overlooked Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Competitive Storytelling Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Spectacle Creep Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You REALLY Might Not Have Tried Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Collectible Games (Part 1) Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Collectible Games (Part 2) Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Community Management Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ What Is a Game? Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 1) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 2) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Incentive Systems and Politics (Part 3) Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Good We Do Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried: Collectable Games Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Magic Circle Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Affordances Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fail Faster Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Growing With Our Heroes Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Simulation Sickness Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quest Design Part 1 Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Quest Design Part 2 Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games You Might Not Have Tried: Cyberpunk Archived 2014-03-13 at archive.today
- ^ Collectable Games Part 3 Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Designing for Youth Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Net Neutrality Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Doing Free to Play Wrong Archived 2014-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Comedic Games Archived 2014-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Candy Crush's Success Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Education: An End to Fear Archived 2014-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Education: Responsive Learning Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Education: 21st Century Skills Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Education: Agency Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Why Games Do Cthulhu Wrong Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Minecraft Generation Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roguelike Returns Archived 2014-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Fighting Game Problem Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Why the Vita Failed Archived 2014-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Early Access Archived 2014-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Waiting Game Archived 2014-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Open World Design Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Episode 200 Archived 2014-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Microtransactions, DLC and Price Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Diversity (with Dan & James) Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Culture and Games Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Role Playing in Games Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Portrayal of War Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Content Ratings Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Licensed Games Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Extra Curricular Holiday Special Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Science Fiction in Games Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Science Fiction in Games... Continued! Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sexism in Gaming Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Authentic Combat in Games Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Role of Avatars Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Rise of Indie Games Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Games Communities Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Psychological Horror Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ End of Year Special Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ The Punic Wars Begin[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Second Punic War Begins[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Second Punic War Rages On
- ^ The Conclusion of the Second Punic War[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Concert of Europe Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ One Fateful Day in June Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The July Crisis Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Final Act Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WW1 Lies
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- ^ Bad Faith
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- ^ The Emperor Who Never Sleeps
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- ^ The People's Crusade
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- ^ Men of Iron
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- ^ First Crusade Lies
- ^ Keep Beating The Drum (formerly "Beat the Drums of War")
- ^ Be Like a Mountain
- ^ The Bright Moonlight of Hansando
- ^ Those Who Seek Death Shall Live
- ^ Martial Lord of Loyalty
- ^ Admiral Yi Lies
- ^ You Know Nothing, John Snow
- ^ Epidemiology Begins!
- ^ Map of the Blue Death
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- ^ A Bold Front to Fortune
- ^ Mother Seacole in the Crimea
- ^ Operation Barbarossa
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- ^ A Lion Takes the Throne
- ^ The Fate of Princes
- ^ The Lawgiver
- ^ The Shadow of God
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- ^ Suleiman the Magnificent Lies
- ^ Arsenal of Democracy
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- ^ The Engines of War
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- ^ Before Imperium
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- ^ Early Christian Schisms Lies
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- ^ Enter Gaius
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- ^ Gracchus the Elder - Prequel: In His Footsteps
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- ^ The Great Law of Peace
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- ^ Francisco de Miranda
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- ^ Heavy is the Head
- ^ All Good Things
- ^ Simón Bolívar Lies
- ^ Not Quite Catherine Yet
- ^ Not Quite Empress Yet
- ^ Empress Catherine at Last
- ^ Reforms, Rebellions, and Greatness
- ^ Potemkin, Catherine's General, Advisor, and Lover
- ^ Succession
- ^ Catherine the Great Lies
- ^ Becoming a Bushranger
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- ^ Shoot Out at Stringybark Creek
- ^ Kelly Country
- ^ The Iron Outlaw
- ^ Ned Kelly Lies
- ^ Becoming the United States
- ^ Ratification
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- ^ Constitutional Convention
- ^ The Articles of Confederation - Lies
- ^ The Pride of Germany
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- ^ A Chance to Strike
- ^ Sink the Bismarck
- ^ The Lonely One
- ^ Law of the Splintered Paddle
- ^ The Great Crusade
- ^ The Secret War
- ^ La Résistance
- ^ The Atlantic Wall
- ^ D-Day - Lies
- ^ Before the Storm
- ^ The Wheel and the Rod
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- ^ Systems Collapse
- ^ The Late Bronze Age Collapse - Lies
- ^ When Sweden Ruled the World
- ^ A Good Plan
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- ^ Clash of Kings
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- ^ Great Northern War - Lies
- ^ The Wildman Bismarck
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- ^ Iron and Blood
- ^ The Iron Chancellor
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- ^ Germany!
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- ^ Like Father, Like Son
- ^ Prince of Persia
- ^ The Immortal Soul
- ^ Trolling Justinian
- ^ On Top of the World
- ^ Khosrau Anushirawan - Lies
- ^ Silent Night
- ^ Letters from the Trenches
- ^ The Failed Checkmate
- ^ Eyeball to Eyeball
- ^ Black Saturday
- ^ Temüjin the Child
- ^ The Rivalry of Blood Brothers
- ^ The Debut of Temüjin Khan
- ^ Khan of All Mongols
- ^ Beginning of the Great Mongol Nation
- ^ The Final Conquering Years
- ^ Genghis Khan - Lies
- ^ Alfred vs. Guthrum
- ^ The Fall of Eric Bloodaxe
- ^ The Twang of a Bow
- ^ An Empire of Faith and Trade
- ^ Mansa Musa
- ^ The Cracks Begin to Show
- ^ The Final Bloody Act
- ^ The Empire of Mali -Lies
- ^ Sacred Geometry
- ^ The Great Quest
- ^ Squaring the Circle
- ^ A Most Terrible Possibility
- ^ The World We Know
- ^ The Hellenic Alliance
- ^ East vs. West
- ^ Emergence
- ^ Trench Fever
- ^ Order More Coffins
- ^ Fighting the Ghost
- ^ Middle East: Odenathus - Ghosts of the Desert
- ^ The History of Writing - Where the Story Begins
- ^ Samuel HaNagid - A Prince of Jews
- ^ Urbino - The Light of Italy: Federico da Montefeltro
- ^ Lindisfarne - An Age Borne in Fire
- ^ Veterans Day: A Call to Armistice: Fundraising for War Child Charity
- ^ Mary Anning - Princess of Paleontology
- ^ History of Writing - The Alphabet
- ^ Saragarhi - The Last Stand
- ^ The Collapse of the Carolingian Empire - Echoes of History
- ^ Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins
- ^ Cheng I Sao - Pirate Queen
- ^ The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - Horror in Manhattan
- ^ Pellagra - A Medical Mystery
- ^ The Swapper Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dragon's Dogma Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Two Brothers Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pandora: First Contact Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Risk of Rain Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Long Live the Queen Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Device 6 Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Last Dream Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pretentious Game Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ One Finger Death Punch Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Emperor of the Fading Suns Archived 2014-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Enemy Mind Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Capsule Archived 2014-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ether One Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ King's Field: The Ancient City Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Divekick Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kentucky Route Zero Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CarboHydroM Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Big Giant Circles Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bladiator Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ djpretzel Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ OverClocked Remix Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sixto Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ zircon Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jillian Aversa Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Benjamin Briggs Archived 2014-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Metroid Metal Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Level 1-1 Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Summoner's Rift Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Portal: Test Chambers Archived 2014-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mark of the Ninja Archived 2014-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Animation of Punch Out!! - How the Wii Sequel Scored a KO
- ^ Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
- ^ Frankenstein: The New Romantics
- ^ Frankenstein: The Sorrows of Young Werther
- ^ Frankenstein: Plutarch's Lives
- ^ Frankenstein: Paradise Lost
- ^ Frankenstein: Radical Alienation
- ^ William Gibson: The 80s Revolution
- ^ William Gibson: The Gernsback Continuum :Semiotic Ghosts
- ^ William Gibson: The Belonging Kind
- ^ The Canals of Mars - Eye of the Beholder
- ^ The Martian Chronicles - A Dying Race
- ^ The Martian Chronicles - Too Human
- ^ The Martian Chronicles - The New Martians
- ^ The History of Sci Fi - Jules Verne
- ^ The History of Sci Fi - H.G Wells
- ^ The History of Science Fiction - PseudoScience