History 101 (2020)

Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.

History 101

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Natalie Silverman
Natalie Silverman
as Narrator (voice)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
as Self (archive footage)
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
as Self (archive footage)
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
as Self (archive footage)
Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao
as Self (archive footage)
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
as Self (archive footage)
Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin
as Self (archive footage)
Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard
as Self (archive footage)
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun
as Self (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan
as Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
Janet Reno
Janet Reno
as Self (archive footage)
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Albright
as Self (archive footage)
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
America Ferrera
America Ferrera
as Self (archive footage)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm
as Self (archive footage)
Myra Wolfgang
Myra Wolfgang
as Self (archive footage)
Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham
as Self (archive footage)
Lottie Beth Hobbs
Lottie Beth Hobbs
as Self (archive footage)
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
as Self (archive footage)
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
as Self (archive footage)
Inna Shevchenko
Inna Shevchenko
as Self (archive footage)
Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
as Self (archive footage)
Laura Bates
Laura Bates
as Self (archive footage)
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
as Self (archive footage)
Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano
as Self (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
as Self (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
as Self (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
as Self (archive footage)
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
as Self (archive footage)
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
as Self (archive footage)
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
as Self (archive footage)
William Penney
William Penney
as Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
as Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
as Self (archive footage)
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
as Self (archive footage)
Joseph James DeAngelo
Joseph James DeAngelo
as Self (archive footage)
Don Gorske
Don Gorske
as Self (archive footage)
Henry Ford
Henry Ford
as Self (archive footage)
Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke
as Self (archive footage)
Ed O'Brien
Ed O'Brien
as Self (archive footage)
Jonny Greenwood
Jonny Greenwood
as Self (archive footage)
Colin Greenwood
Colin Greenwood
as Self (archive footage)
Philip Selway
Philip Selway
as Self (archive footage)
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
as Self (archive footage)
Karlheinz Brandenburg
Karlheinz Brandenburg
as Self (archive footage)
Shawn Fanning
Shawn Fanning
as Self (archive footage)
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
as Self (archive footage)
James Hetfield
James Hetfield
as Self (archive footage)
Kathy Fisher
Kathy Fisher
as Self (archive footage)
Keith Richards
Keith Richards
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Ek
Daniel Ek
as Self (archive footage)
Chase Long
Chase Long
as Self (archive footage)
Jay-Z
Jay-Z
as Self (archive footage)
Madonna
Madonna
as Self (archive footage)
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj
as Self (archive footage)
deadmau5
deadmau5
as Self (archive footage)
J. Cole
J. Cole
as Self (archive footage)
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas Bangalter
Thomas Bangalter
as Self (archive footage)
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
as Self (archive footage)
Ye
Ye
as Self (archive footage)
Usher
Usher
as Self (archive footage)
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
as Self (archive footage)
Win Butler
Win Butler
as Self (archive footage)
Jack White
Jack White
as Self (archive footage)
Régine Chassagne
Régine Chassagne
as Self (archive footage)
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
as Self (archive footage)
Dan Auerbach
Dan Auerbach
as Self (archive footage)
Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney
as Self (archive footage)
Akon
Akon
as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Carcillo
Daniel Carcillo
as Self (archive footage)
Harold Abramson
Harold Abramson
as Self (archive footage)
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
as Self (archive footage)
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
as Self (archive footage)
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Weir
Bob Weir
as Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
George Harrison
George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Van Sant
Peter Van Sant
as Self (archive footage)
James Fadiman
James Fadiman
as Self (archive footage)
Bruce Nevins
Bruce Nevins
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer
as Self (archive footage)
Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo
as Self (archive footage)
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
as Self (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
as Self (archive footage)
Nikki Glaser
Nikki Glaser
as Self (archive footage)
Gordon Gould
Gordon Gould
as Self (archive footage)
Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes
as Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Dunne
Mike Dunne
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Wicks
Joe Wicks
as Self (archive footage)
Jack LaLanne
Jack LaLanne
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
as Self (archive footage)
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
Marie Osmond
Marie Osmond
as Self (archive footage)
Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford
as Self (archive footage)
Fabio
Fabio
as Self (archive footage)
Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris
as Self (archive footage)
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers
as Self (archive footage)
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley
as Self (archive footage)
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer
as Self (archive footage)
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Sasha Obama
Sasha Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Malia Ann
Malia Ann
as Self (archive footage)
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
as Self (archive footage)
Earl L. Butz
Earl L. Butz
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
as Self (archive footage)
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Lustig
Robert Lustig
as Self (archive footage)
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Fast food

  • 1x2

    The space race

  • 1x3

    The rise of china

  • 1x4

    Plastics

  • 1x5

    Oil and the middle east

  • 1x6

    Robots

  • 1x7

    Feminism

  • 1x8

    Nuclear power

  • 1x9

    Aids

  • 1x10

    Genetics

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Gps

  • 2x2

    Mp3s

  • 2x3

    Credit cards

  • 2x4

    Psychedelics

  • 2x5

    Bottled water

  • 2x6

    Dating apps

  • 2x7

    Lasers

  • 2x8

    Home workouts

  • 2x9

    Ivf

  • 2x10

    High fructose corn syrup

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