Episode list

CGP Grey explains the difference between the UK, Great Britain and England, and considerably more.

CGP Grey explains the true cost for the upkeep of the Royal Family too the United Kingdom and its citizens.

CGP Grey explains how and why Scotland joined Great Britain.

CGP Grey with considerable bias extols the virtues of coffee - and provides some information as well.

CGP Grey details the different ways to define continents - in order to determine how many continents the Earth has.

CGP Grey explains why Daylight Saving Time was introduced, as well as the inconsistencies in its implementation at different levels and locations worldwide. Further the arguments pro and con about its continuation are outlined.

CGP Grey explains the reasons that the penny should be discontinued.

CGP Grey explains how Santa Claus is an amalgam of various characters and traditions from different Northern European Winter Solstice traditions.

CGP Grey discusses some commonly held Animal Misconceptions.

CGP Grey explains why in Leap Years an extra day is added calendar as a correction and also other corrections every 100 years and 400 years.

Pennies are basically worthless (and useless) unless you buy millions of them that cost even more than they're worth.

CGP Grey explains 5 historical misconceptions.

CGP Grey explains why Pluto is not a planet and why the definition of a planet is not very helpful.

CGP Grey details what the Lord Mayor of London is, and the complex process by which one is elected to this prestigious but limited role.

Some Texans like to talk up Texas leaving the United States to become independent - again. But it's not in the cards for several reasons.

CGP Grey explains the the budget and the Debt Limit and the roles of the President and Congress in this process.

CGP Grey explains how to become pope.

CGP Grey explains Vatican City.

CGP Grey briefly discusses Countries which are inside other Countries or that only border one other Country.

CGP Grey explains Canada and the United States's bizarre border.

CGP explains the European Union, its Member Nation and its relations with non-Member nations who have some associations, and some exceptions to the rules. (pre-Brexit)

CGP Grey explains the changing rules used to determine the line of succession to become a British Monarch.

A quick, unbiased (assuming you like it) description of reddit.

CGP Grey illustrates the confusion of how many countries there are in the world due to different definitions, as well as recognition by various international bodies and other countries.

CGP Grey explains Jury Nullification and how it works in the U.S. Justice system.

CGP Grey explains some things about America.

Heres the organization chart of all the creatures in the Tolkein Universe and were they came from.

CGP Grey explains how considerable the imbalance of votes and actual representation can occur in a First Past The Post Voting System.

Twenty rings. All surreptitiously made for Sauron to control the kingdoms of Middle Earth. So what went wrong?

The Las Vegas Strip is in an unincorporated place called Paradise. It's a tax dodge legally sanctioned by Clark County.

CGP Grey explains that the flag that most recognize as the Confederate Flag was never the official flag of the Confederacy.

The Royal Family from 1066 until today.

Germs require very specific conditions to survive. So too plagues. Unsanitary, medieval European cities full of diverse disease-ridden livestock and large numbers of closely packed human incubators were perfect. Everywhere the human survivors went plague went with them.

CGP Grey explains the various claims of ownership, and agreements made about the ownership of ' Antarctica.

For a hunter gatherer having some animals is a definite plus but they have to conform to some very strict qualifications. Horses have them. Zebras and almost every other animal don't

CGP Grey discusses his theories about Transporters in the 'Star Trek' universe and more.

CGP Grey explains what happens in persons who have had the left and right hemispheres of the brain disconnected as a treatment for Epilepsy, which raises questions about identity and more.

CGP Grey explains the rules for rulers.

CGP Grey explains how content creators on YouTube are compensated.

CGP Grey answers questions from viewers.

CGP Grey explains who owns the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island.

There must be a faster way to board airplanes. In fact there are several. But people being people the best one will never fly.

CGP Grey explains the reasons why Northern Ireland does not have an official flag as well as the origin of the unofficial flag which is sometimes used.

CGP Grey explains how New York claimed Staten Island in a race to circumnavigate island in less than 24 hours over New Jersey who considered the feat impossible. Interestingly in his investigation no first hand account of this was found.

CGP Grey explains what planet is closest to the Earth and the answer is both surprising and complex.

The "Nation Popular Vote Interstate Compact" is a movement where states agree, and many already have, to cast their electoral votes for President of the United States in accordance with the national popular vote even if it is different form the voting total of the state. Unconstitutional you say? Not so. States can cast their electoral votes any way the choose.

CGP Grey advocates a different more achievable approach to New Year's Resolution's.

CGP Grey explains the life cycle of tumbleweed as well as its harmful effects and its origin.

CGP Grey explains what Faithless Electors in the Electoral College system are, and what the 2020 ruling of the Supreme Court says about them.