Great Big Story
He’s the Most Licensed Artist in History
Discover the incredible journey of Romero Britto, from a challenging childhood in Brazil to becoming the most licensed artist in history.
Curated Video
Mother Teresa: A Life of Compassion and Legacy
This video provides a detailed account of the life and impact of Mother Teresa, highlighting her selfless dedication to serving the poor and marginalized in Calcutta through the Missionaries of Charity. It covers her numerous accolades,...
Curated Video
Peyton Manning
Miss Palomine tells the student about Peyton Manning. She explains that she loves to read because by reading she learns so many things she never knew before.
Curated Video
Amanda Gorman
The youngest inaugural poet in history, Amanda Gorman introduced a new generation to the lyrical power of poetry and became a modern-day icon in the process.
Curated Video
WWII POW Camps on U.S. Soil
Between 1942 and 1946, the U.S. government constructed around 700 POW camps on U.S. soil, housing around 400,000 captured enemy soldiers. But what were the conditions like there?
Curated Video
Chess as Social Empowerment: The Connector
Grandmaster Pontus Carlsson talks about how his association transforms the life for kids from inner city communities by using chess as a bridging tool between kids and business-related adults from different backgrounds.
The Guardian
Ireland: The world needs to get more Irish
An Irish woman is splitting up with her English boyfriend who is returning home to the UK. What is the impact of the end of their union? Part of 'Europeans', an original drama series where seven writers from seven countries have created...
The Guardian
Munroe Bergdorf: ‘It's like people have free rein to harass the trans community’
The trans activist and model Munroe Bergdorf was working with the NSPCC’s Childline until the charity suddenly cut ties with her. She speaks to Owen Jones about the impact of that decision, her life as an activist and how she copes with...
The Guardian
Oklahoma rodeo: 'I can be gay and I can be a cowboy'
Rodeos are a cultural staple of the American south. The bulls, the horses, the lasso. A gay rodeo has all those things, with equally capable participants. But it also has goat dressing, a drag contest and provides a family for gay men...
PBS
Does Wealth Make You Meaner?
Books and movies love to show wealthy people as cruel, unfeeling, and miserly. Turns out science has an explanation for why greater amounts of wealth can turn us into Scrooges. Should you just avoid growing your wealth… or is there a...
PBS
Unique Money Traditions from Around the World!
Take a tour around the world with us to see the variety of money customs from different cultures!
PBS
The Smart Person's Guide to Giving
Whether you can give a little or a lot, being smart about how you donate your dollars can make them go farther and help more people in need.
The Guardian
When an Unexpected Death Leads to Insurmountable Bills
A mother who is already in debt, suddently has to find thousands of pounds to pay for her son's funeral after his unexpected death. In 2019, the average funeral cost stood at £4,271 in the UK, having risen 122% since 2004. Funeral...
Curated Video
Edith Galt: The First Lady Who Took Control
Historically a ceremonial position, the role of First Lady at one point mainly involved hosting events at the White House. But when President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke in 1919, his wife, Edith, covertly took on many of his duties...
Curated Video
Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented industrial and economic growth in the United States – but were the men at the helm captains of industry or robber barons out for their own?
Vlogbrothers
Why Big Solutions Fail
In which Hank discusses loanword adaptation for two minutes in order to distract himself from the crushing reality of all of what he must do. One thing that I did not say in this video...that's just for you dear dedicated dooblydoo...
Vlogbrothers
Warm Things for Cold Times
In which John discusses things that are warm or make him feel warm, because 1. it is cold outside, and 2. there's an ice pack on his groin right now.
Vlogbrothers
Who Do Tax Breaks Benefit?
In which John discusses popular tax deductions and who actually benefits from them. Sarah's Art Assignment video on Art and Taxes that inspired this one: • Art + Taxes = The... How to tax income is a huge part of our political discourse...
Vlogbrothers
Barack John Obama Green
In which Hank is maybe a little too upset by the state of the world...
Vlogbrothers
What Can't a Billion Dollars Buy?
In which John discusses the strangeness of large numbers, and this year's Annual Letter from Melinda and Bill Gates. Other topics discussed include the human microbiome, the Green Revolution, the foreign aid budget in the United States,...
Vlogbrothers
The Only Psychiatric Hospital in Sierra Leone
In which John visits the Kissy Psychiatric Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the only dedicated mental health facility in the nation, and learns about the extraordinary changes that have taken place there in the last two years with...
Flame Media
How one woman started a company to tackle food waste
Food Fighter is the inspirational story of one woman who abandoned capitalism in favour of social activism. Ronni Kahn founded OzHarvest to wage war on food waste, and to expose an inconvenient truth: that four million tonnes of food is...
SWPictures
Surviving Acid Attacks: The Stories of Victims and the Fight for Recovery
The video discusses the devastating impact of acid attacks on victims, particularly women and children, in Cambodia. It highlights the work of a refuge for acid survivors run by the Cambodian acid survivors charity, which provides...
ACDC Leadership
Does economics make you selfish?
Thank you so muych for watching my videos. In this video I explore some arguments regarding why economics makes people selfish. I inlcuded several artciles about the subject below. Please feel free to read them over and let me know if...