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  • S2023E01 The TRUTH About MSG

    • January 5, 2023

    It turns out there’s a very good reason for why I, the breakfast snob, crave Doritos for breakfast.

  • S2023E02 USA vs China, The War You Can't See

    • January 19, 2023

    The US and China are fighting a war. It's a weird one that's hard to see. It's being fought in government offices, in company boardrooms. And it’s being fought over the most important technology in the world: Microchips.

  • S2023E03 Submarines Are WAY Scarier Than You Think... Here's Why

    • January 26, 2023

    Hundreds of military submarines lurk in the depths of our oceans with enough nuclear weapons to destroy entire countries. Let’s talk about it.

  • S2023E04 Why UFOs are Suddenly EVERYWHERE

    • February 2, 2023

    The Pentagon is studying UFOs and I wanted to understand why. What I learned convinced me that we can learn a lot from studying these things.

  • S2023E05 The USA Loves To Meddle In Other Countries

    • February 10, 2023

    The US perfected the art of the coup to push out leaders it didn’t like and install leaders it did. In this story I go through some of the major US-led coups to explore how the US rose to power and stayed there.

  • S2023E06 Inside Putin's Censorship War: How These YouTubers Are Fighting Back

    • February 16, 2023

    Putin has cracked down on nearly all information in Russia, but YouTube is still safe (for now).

  • S2023E07 Milk: The White Lie We've All Been Sold

    • February 23, 2023

    Ever wonder why your mom made you drink so much milk as a kid? Turns out the answer is a lie.

  • S2023E08 Why You're Thinking About Unemployment Wrong

    • February 28, 2023

    Unemployment is a bigger deal than any of us realize. If you dive into the economics of it you’ll see why politicians and news anchors are always freaking out about it. Here’s my best explanation in 15 minutes.

  • S2023E09 The Scam No One Sees

    • March 8, 2023
    • YouTube

    Seeing the billion dollar jackpots pop up all over the news had me wondering: why does the government run the lottery and what do they do with all that money?

  • S2023E10 The Worst War You Never Learned About

    • March 15, 2023
    • YouTube

    The war in Bosnia.

  • S2023E11 Why Banks Fail

    • March 17, 2023
    • YouTube

    Our financial system is pretty wild.

  • S2023E12 The Impossible Task of Mapping Antarctica

    • March 29, 2023
    • YouTube

    For thousands of years, it was out of reach, remote, and desolate. How did we map it?

  • S2023E13 How the USA Colonized the USA

    • April 12, 2023
    • YouTube

  • S2023E14 How North Korea Brainwashes its People

    • April 19, 2023
    • YouTube

    It had to do with monster movies

  • S2023E15 Who Really Got to the North Pole First?

    • April 26, 2023
    • YouTube

    The Race to the North Pole

  • S2023E16 WTF Happened to Nuclear Energy?

    • May 10, 2023
    • YouTube

    The fears and the facts around the world’s most contentious energy source

  • S2023E17 Living on Greenland’s Frozen Islands

    • May 17, 2023
    • YouTube

    Surviving in Greenland's Wild North

  • S2023E18 Why Sudan is on the Verge of Civil War

    • May 24, 2023
    • YouTube

    The Conflict in Sudan, Explained

  • S2023E19 Why are politicians so DAMN RICH?!

    • May 31, 2023
    • YouTube

    How Congress Cheats The Stock Market. Evidence is mounting that US senators and members of Congress are using insider knowledge on major policy decisions and looming crises to game the stock market. And they think it’s totally okay.

  • S2023E20 Why China and the USA are Fighting Over Greenland

    • June 14, 2023
    • YouTube

    Why Greenland is Suddenly So Important

  • S2023E21 The Native American State That Never Was

    • June 21, 2023
    • YouTube

    In part 2 of “How the U.S. Stole America,” we look at how Oklahoma could have looked a lot different.

  • S2023E22 The Secret Plan to Invade Cuba, Explained

    • June 28, 2023
    • YouTube

    This is the first episode of a new series we’re calling Eyes Only - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes. Answering questions like: How do politicians wield their influence? What can these documents teach us about their decisions and motivations? And what do the powerful say to each other when they think nobody is listening? In this episode, we explore an insane plan to conduct false flag attacks against American targets, perpetrated by the US military. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the US came dangerously close to going to war with Cuba. The US military was intent on invading the island and removing Fidel Castro from power, and their plan to do it was called Operation Northwoods.

  • S2023E23 Why the US Military is Preparing for War With China

    • July 6, 2023
    • YouTube

    The US military is planning to have a transformative year in the Pacific. To them, that means militarizing the region. More ships, more planes, more troops, more missiles, and more agreements with allies - all aimed at containing China and their ambitions of power.

  • S2023E24 How the US Stole Puerto Rico

    • July 12, 2023
    • YouTube

    Surveillance, sabotage, and air strikes on its own citizens. This is the story of how the US stole and kept its prized colony in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico.

  • S2023E25 Deep Fakes are About to Change Everything

    • July 19, 2023
    • YouTube

    WTF is a Deep Fake? Ready or not, deep fakes are here to stay. Deep fakes are going to change the way we trust information around us and even each other. The question is - are we prepared for the threat they cause while being able to harness their potential for good?

  • S2023E26 We’re Heading Into a New Cold War

    • July 26, 2023
    • YouTube

    The world is changing quickly. Countries are starting to challenge the US-led world order that emerged after World War 2. Countries like China and Russia are hoping to create their own system, based on their own rules and values, and the world’s most important growing economies are taking notice.

  • S2023E27 The REAL Story of the Mormon Church

    • August 9, 2023
    • YouTube

    Understanding the roots of the Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith grew from a treasure hunting farm kid in Upstate New York, to the prophet and founder of the LDS Church. This is a story of American expansion, persecution, and a gifted storyteller.

  • S2023E28 Submarine Cables and the Rise of Mass Surveillance

    • August 16, 2023
    • YouTube

    The Largest National Security Risk You’ve Never Heard Of The world is connected by just 500 cables. America is spying on them, China is building out a competing network, Russia is threatening to break them, and everyone else is caught in the middle.

  • S2023E29 The Rise of Joe Rogan, Explained

    • August 23, 2023
    • YouTube

    The cult of Joe Rogan, explained. Who is Joe Rogan? I listened to countless episodes of his podcast to understand his past and his influence.

  • S2023E30 How to Sell a War to the American People

    • September 6, 2023
    • YouTube

    The Secret Memo that Tells the TRUE Story of the Iraq War This is the second episode of the Eyes Only series - where we use leaked and declassified documents to understand what’s really happening behind the scenes. Answering questions like: How do politicians wield their influence? What can documents teach us about their decisions and motivations? And what do the powerful say to each other when they think nobody is listening? In this episode, we explore the run up to the Iraq war, and how the invasion of Iraq and removal of Saddam Hussein was planned within hours of the attacks on 9/11. We use leaked and declassified documents to tell the story of an influence campaign waged by senior Bush Administration officials, despite internal reports admitting that they had no evidence of WMD in Iraq.

  • S2023E31 The Rise and Fall of Somali Pirates

    • September 20, 2023
    • YouTube

    Are Somali Pirates the Robin Hoods of the sea? How piracy in East Africa went from frustrated Somali fishermen to highly organized crime networks.

  • S2023E32 Your Olive Oil is (probably) a Lie

    • October 4, 2023
    • YouTube

    How the Mafia Tricks you with Olive Oil Olive oil has been adored by people for millennia. It’s like the perfect food, it’s healthy and delicious. But there is also a darker side to it, a side that involves widespread corruption and Italian Mafia bosses.

  • S2023E33 Why People Think the Moon Landing is Fake

    • YouTube

    Uncovering the Truth About the Moon Landing. I wanted to know why so many people still believe the moon landing never happened, so I looked into it.

  • S2023E34 How Facebook Helped Break an Entire Country

    • October 18, 2023
    • YouTube

    How Facebook Became a Tool for Genocide in Myanmar In 2017, the Rohingya people in Myanmar faced a genocide brought on by Buddhist extremists and the military. But something else was fueling the violence, inciting people, and spreading hatred - Facebook and their algorithm was helping tear the country apart. Over 700,000 Rohingya people fled violence perpetrated by the military in their home country of Myanmar in 2017, seeking safety in neighboring Bangladesh. The majority of them continue to live, years later, in Kutupalong Refugee Camp. Since the beginning of this crisis, UNICEF has been working with the Bangladesh government and other partners to deliver relief to children and families living in the refugee camps and settlements and in neighboring host communities. Help UNICEF continue to support Rohingya refugee children and families. Your donation can make a difference.

  • S2023E35 Why Everyone’s Mad About China’s New Map

    • October 25, 2023
    • YouTube

    Why China’s Borders Keep Shifting A few countries have rejected China’s new 2023 standard map because they think it oversteps China’s boundaries. Here are all of China’s ongoing border disputes, mapped.

  • S2023E36 The War is Spreading

    • November 9, 2023
    • YouTube

    How Iran Might Escalate the War in Gaza The conflict between Israel and Hamas is moving to a full scale ground invasion, which could lead to a massive regional war. Because this isn’t just a war between Israel and Hamas- other countries, militaries, and militias are watching what’s happening in Gaza, and they all have their own agendas.

  • S2023E37 Why People Think The Government Killed JFK

    • November 22, 2023
    • YouTube

    How The Government Covered Up the JFK Assassination In light of the newly released documents, we wanted to go back and look into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to see what the evidence was, how the narrative was shaped by the government immediately following, and all of the information we’ve learned from government agencies since that day in Dallas in 1963. We have had to censor depictions of the assassination in order to make this video widely available on YouTube. The uncensored cut is published on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/johnnyharris-why-people-think-the-government-killed-jfk

  • S2023E38 DIY Drones: War Will Never be the Same

    • November 29, 2023
    • YouTube

    Ukraine's Underground Drone Makers This was a collaboration with the Kyiv independent, the largest English language news outlet in Ukraine. They’ve been covering the war in detail. Drones are dominating the face of the war in Ukraine. From intel gathering and spying to loitering munitions and propaganda, drones are a versatile tool on the battlefield. To keep up with changing battlefield conditions and to keep their soldiers well equipped, everyday Ukrainians are using their engineering skills to create drone labs across the country. This is their story.

  • S2023E39 Was Henry Kissinger a War Criminal?

    • November 30, 2023
    • YouTube

    America's Most Controversial Statesman is Dead at 100 Henry Kissinger, America’s most controversial statesman, is dead. Let’s explore the record of a man that some call a war criminal, and see what we can learn about American politics.

  • S2023E40 Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)

    • December 11, 2023
    • YouTube

    How Switzerland’s Obsession with Guns is Different Americans and Swiss citizens have some of the highest rates of gun ownership in the world, but their gun cultures differ wildly. One country has seen over 500 mass shootings in 2023 alone, while the other has had less than a handful over the past twenty years. To understand why there’s such a stark difference between these two countries’ gun cultures, we traveled to Switzerland to see how each of these cultures started, and where they began to part ways. Special Thanks to Stephen Halbrook, Rudolf Jaun, Patrick Schmitter , Rita Burch, and Sven Paulin.

  • S2023E41 Your Supplements are a Lie

    • December 13, 2023
    • YouTube

    Are Vitamins and Supplements a Scam? The supplements industry — with all its vitamins, weight loss pills, workout powders, and hormones — has been growing exponentially over the last couple of decades despite there being no increased regulations for them. We wanted to know — are supplements dangerous to take, and are they even effective? Thank you to the experts we spoke with that helped with our research in this story: Dr. C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP Dr. F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE Dr. Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, MAE, FMedSci, FRSB, FRCP And thank you to Ryan Howkins, the founder of the Lion’s Mane Recovery subreddit, who brought the Lion’s Mane story to our team. You can find the subreddit here: https://reddit.com/r/lionsmanerecovery Resources to look up supplements and vitamins: US Pharmacopeia: https://www.usp.org/ NSF: https://www.nsf.org/

  • S2023E42 The New Global Economy

    • December 20, 2023
    • YouTube

    The End of Globalization The global economy is changing. Countries are realizing that while economic interdependence has brought significant peace to the world, it can also mean supplying the military rise of your biggest rivals. Special thanks to Bill Reinsch, CSIS, and to AP Newsroom.

  • S2023E43 Our 2023, Wrapped.

    • December 31, 2023
    • YouTube

    Hi friends, thank you for being here - see you in 2024. Head over to Patreon to support our independent journalism and get access to our BTS videos: / johnnyharris Check out and subscribe to Search Party: / @search-party Use our music for free in your videos (*see terms): / 4aamy

Season 2024

  • S2024E01 How Benjamin Netanyahu Relies on Hamas

    • January 17, 2024
    • YouTube

    Members of the Israeli far right have referred to Hamas as “an asset” and claimed that anyone who wants to stop a two state solution needs to support Hamas. In this video, we go over their strategy to divide and conquer the Palestinian people, keeping them physically and politically divided so their land can be taken. Special thanks to Max Fisher, Sam Ellis, and Nathan Thrall.

  • S2024E02 How US Companies Get Away with Fueling Russia’s Military

    • January 31, 2024
    • YouTube

    This video was a collaboration with the Kyiv Independent, the largest English language news outlet in Ukraine. They’ve been covering the war in detail. Check out their video on American Microchips in Russian missiles here: • How Western parts end up in Russian m... A Russian cruise missile is shot down in Ukraine by American provided air defenses. Investigators look inside the wreckage of the missile and what do they find? American components- microelectronics and microchips. How is this happening? A shadowy network of shell companies and middlemen that are smuggling Western electronics into Russia. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x... -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 5:15 Ch.1 Putin’s Missiles 6:39 Ch.2 They Should Run Out 8:47 Ch.3 Shadow Market 15:15 Conclusion 17:52 Outro

  • S2024E03 Why Hacking is the Future of War

    • February 14, 2024
    • YouTube

    From influencing elections to disrupting nuclear facilities, the threat of cyber warfare is both ever-present and mostly ignored. Israel, America, and Russia are just a few of the countries in the ever growing cyber arms race. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g... -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 3:13 A New Type of Weapon 5:50 Zero Days 12:52 Cyber Warfare 2.0 24:49 Silent Timebombs 28:18 Outro

  • S2024E04 How Capitalism Changed the Face of War

    • February 29, 2024
    • YouTube

    With every advance in technology, our weapons get better while weapon makers get richer and deadly wars continue. That’s the future laid out in a book about the arms trade from 100 years ago. And it still rings true today. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t... -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 5:05 The Industrial Revolution 6:35 The Merchants of Death 16:40 The Arms Trade Mapped

  • S2024E05 Why the US Sells Weapons to 103 Countries

    • March 6, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Global Arms Trade, Mapped Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula (along with tons of other exclusive videos from fascinating creators). Sign up & get a 40% discount HERE: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris For more context on how the arms trade affects conflicts worldwide, watch this Modern Conflicts episode exclusively on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/reallifelore... Check out SEARCH PARTY with Sam Ellis: / @search-party WATCH PART 1: • How Capitalism Changed the Face of War Download the final high-res map here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/unmami... Thanks for SIPRI for all this thorough data: https://www.sipri.org/databases/armst... The United States sends weapons to over 100 countries as a way of wielding influence over global affairs today. Those countries rely on the arms trade to help prevent conflicts - but it can just as easily fuel them. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharr

  • S2024E06 The “Deep State” Explained

    • March 13, 2024
    • YouTube

    Trump was Right, the Deep State is Real Exclusive! Grab the NordVPN deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/johnnyharris and get 4 extra months. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! With all the allegations about a group of unelected men making decisions that impact the rest of the country, we wanted to dig into the documents and talk to experts to find the truth. Is there a Deep State? And if so, how deep does it go? We wanted to give a special thanks to Jefferson Morely for his extensive research and writing surrounding this topic and for taking time interview with us. Be sure to check out his blog: https://jfkfacts.substack.com/ and his other work. My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L... -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 Intro 7:26 Origins of the Deep State 13:55 Rise of the CIA 19:58 The Church Hearings 2

  • S2024E07 Why Ireland is Divided

    • March 20, 2024
    • YouTube

    Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/johnnyharris and enjoy a special discount on your first month. The British Army Murdered 13 People, No One Was Prosecuted On January 30th, 1972, the British army shot and killed 13 people in the city of Derry/Londonderry. The soldiers had fired into a crowd of civil rights protestors, and yet somehow, no one was prosecuted. So how did the British government conspire to cover up the events, to protect themselves and their soldiers? What is the true story of Bloody Sunday? Special Thanks to: - John Kelly and the Bloody Sunday Trust - Dr. Cillian McGrattan - Dr. Richard English - Don Mullan, Author of Eyewitness Bloody Sunday My videos go live early on Nebula. Sign up now and get my next video before everyone else: https://www.nebula.com/johnnyharris Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18... -

  • S2024E08 Why People Think the FBI Killed MLK

    • April 3, 2024
    • YouTube

    MLK’S Assassination was Likely a Conspiracy Use code JOHNNYHARRIS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/johnnyharris Half of Americans suspect there’s a conspiracy around the assassination of MLK, a lot thinking the FBI was involved. We wanted to look into that — why the FBI was interested in MLK, what they were really doing with the intel they were illegally gathering, and what this all means for the legacy of both the FBI and of MLK. Special thanks to: Dr. Brandon Terry, Associate Professor at Harvard David Garrow, author of The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Lerone Martin, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris

  • S2024E09 Stealing $1 Billion: The Woman Who Almost Got Away

    • April 26, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Most Hated Woman in Uzbekistan Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/johnnyharris and enjoy a special discount on your first month. Who is the Princess of Uzbekistan, really? I spent a few weeks talking to experts and scouring the internet to get a better understanding of who she is, what she’s done, and what exactly makes her one of the most hated women in Uzbekistan. Special Thanks to Natalia Antelava, Kristian Lasslett, Andrew Stroehlein, and everyone in Uzbekistan who shared their stories with me. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us t

  • S2024E10 The most important country you’ve never heard about, Mapped

    • May 3, 2024
    • YouTube

    The country that is turning into one giant military base Check out https://ground.news/johnnyharris to see how any news story is being framed around the world and across the political spectrum. Use my link to get 40% off unlimited access. Djibouti is a tiny country with no resources except for one: its location. China, the United States, and France are just 3 of the powers vying for access to the vital choke point Djibouti borders. Special thanks to Max Fisher for story editing this video. Check out Max's podcast "Offline" with co-host Jon Favreau: • Offline with Jon Favreau Special thanks to: - David Vine, Professor of Anthropology, American University - Sankalp Gurjar, Author of “The Superpowers’ Playground: Djibouti and Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific in the 21st Century” - Hassan Cher Hared, Journalist Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get acc

  • S2024E11 The War in Yemen, Mapped

    • May 17, 2024
    • YouTube

    The War in Yemen, Explained Use code JOHNNYHARRIS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/johnnyharris The war in Yemen has created one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, and it’s been made worse by outside actors. Countries using the war in Yemen as a proxy to increase their own power and influence, but with a massive human cost. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-... Custom Presets & LUTs [what we use]: https://store.dftba.com/pr

  • S2024E12 The Iran-Iraq War, Mapped

    • May 31, 2024
    • YouTube

    The war that reshaped the Middle East. Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/johnnyharris and enjoy a special discount on your first month. The Iran-Iraq War wasn’t just a fight between two rival countries, both wanting the resources and power of the other. This war reshaped the entire middle east, setting up a dynamic that persists to this day: Iran fighting for revolutionary change, Saudi Arabia fighting for the status quo, and both sides fighting through their neighbors and allies, making wars worse and creating instability in their wake. Special thanks to Suzanne Maloney, Bruce Reidel, Dr. Mohammad Tabaar and Dr. Bryan Gibson. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at

  • S2024E13 They're lying to you. Here's what to do about it.

    • June 14, 2024
    • YouTube

    Lying is more complicated than we think Click my trainwell (formerly CoPilot) link http://go.trainwell.net/JohnnyHarris to get 14 days FREE with your own expert personal trainer! Every single one of us has been lied to. And very often, we believe those lies. Take a look inside Johnny’s actual brain to see why we fall for those lies and what we can do about it. Special thanks to: - MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences - Affective Brain Lab (http://affectivebrain.com) - Tali Sharot, PhD, Director of Affective Brain Lab - India Pinhorn, Affective Brain Lab Coordinator - Steven Shannon, Operations Manager at MIT MRI Center - Stephen Lewandowsky, PhD - Andrew Gordon, PhD Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique infor

  • S2024E14 WWII in the Pacific: Why Japan Lost

    • June 21, 2024
    • YouTube

    How Japan almost won WW2 Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/johnnyharris and enjoy a special discount on your first month. This is a story of how Japan built a massive naval empire in less than 6 months and then lost it all. Special thanks to Dr. Alexis Dudden & Dr. Steve Rabson for speaking with us for this story. Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @search-party Get access to behind-the-scenes vlogs, my scripts, and extended interviews over at / johnnyharris Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-... Custom Presets & LUTs [what we

  • S2024E15 Why Japan is Preparing for War with China

    • June 28, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Real Reason Japan is Preparing for War Join me as I travel to Japan and train as a soldier with the Japanese Special Defense Forces, exploring Japan’s long and complicated relationship with its military - and learn why it is ramping up its military capabilities right now. Special thanks to: Makiko Segawa, Jean Marc Tagaki, Eriko Minayoshi, Norihiko Yamakita, Hisami Take, FeelAMAMI (https://feelamami.com), Association for the Conservation of Forests Rivers and Coastal Ecosystems (Amami World Heritage), Gushiken Takamatsu, Japan Ministry of Defense, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) 15th. Brigade, Chris Willson / www.TRAVEL67.com, Koichi Fujita, Aiko Fujita, and everyone who shared their thoughts with us on the ground in Japan.

  • S2024E16 The Problem With Elon Musk

    • July 12, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Billionaire Who’s Not Like Other Billionaires Is Elon Musk a net positive or negative for society? We spoke to people he’s worked with and researched his childhood, past business ventures like Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and X (formerly known as Twitter), and what he’s currently working on to answer this question. Special Thanks to: - Rachel Konrad, former Head of Communications at Tesla - Imran Ahmed, CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate - Everyone we spoke to for this story

  • S2024E17 The Country that History Forgot

    • July 19, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Kurds Fought ISIS, then the US Abandoned Them The Kurdish people are arguably the largest stateless ethnic group in the world. Millions of people who share a culture, ethnic background, and language, but don’t have power over their own future. And importantly, they’ve been used as a tool by global powers trying to influence the middle east for decades. Special thanks to: Dr. Yerevan Saeed, Crisis Group, Dr. Bryan Gibson, ACLED

  • S2024E18 $25,000 vs. $25,000,000

    • July 26, 2024
    • YouTube

    Earning $25,000 vs. $25,000,000 Lifestyles, Compared What does it looks like to earn $25,000 a year vs. $25,000,000 a year? Let me show you.

  • S2024E19 Ranking Every Submarine on Earth (that we know about)

    • August 8, 2024
    • YouTube

    All the world's (known) military submarines. There are at least 471 submarines in the world, many of them lurking in the world’s oceans right now. We mapped them all.

  • S2024E20 The WILD Story of How the Mormons Created Utah

    • August 22, 2024
    • YouTube

    PART 1: • The REAL Story of the Mormon Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUW7j9GmXjI&t Joseph Smith founded the LDS Church and this is the story of what followed: how mormons planned to expand into the west, how other prophets rose up and polygamy took over, the tension between them and the US government, and finally, how Utah came to be. This is part two of a three part series.

  • S2024E21 The Secret Trump Investigation Nobody is Talking About

    • September 12, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Trump-Egypt Bribery Scandal, Explained Did Egypt’s President el-Sisi try to buy Trump’s loyalty by sending Trump $10 million? We looked into it and here’s what we found.

  • S2024E22 The Invasion Russia Doesn’t Want You to Know About

    • September 26, 2024
    • YouTube

    The dangerous border nobody is talking about Russia is occupying parts of Georgia, affecting the lives of the people who live there. This is their story.

  • S2024E23 Why you’re so tired

    • October 3, 2024
    • YouTube

    Why You’re So Tired In today's fast-paced world, experiencing burnout and constant exhaustion can make daily functioning feel nearly impossible. So I set out to answer two crucial questions: why are we so tired? and what can we do about it?

  • S2024E24 Why the U.S. Military Spends So Much Money

    • October 10, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Pentagon Spent Over $900 Billion Last Year, Here’s How… The US spends more on its military than any other country in the world. But where does all the money really go?

  • S2024E25 The Rise of Hezbollah, Explained

    • October 17, 2024
    • YouTube

    How Hezbollah Rose to Power The rise of Hezbollah and the Lebanese Civil War is a complicated topic, but one that is necessary to understanding the modern Middle East. In this video, we explore how so much of the geopolitical power games of this region depend on one tiny border region between Lebanon and Israel and the group that guards it.

  • S2024E26 The REAL Story of Donald Trump

    • October 24, 2024
    • YouTube

    The rise of Donald Trump, Explained. Who was Donald Trump before he became the 45th president of the United States? I did a deep dive to find out.

  • S2024E27 The REAL Story of Kamala Harris

    • October 28, 2024
    • YouTube

    The Rise of Kamala Harris, Explained. Cut through the campaigning and the rhetoric. Who is Kamala Harris and what does she believe?

  • S2024E28 How Humans Invented Nationalism

    • November 14, 2024
    • YouTube

    The way that we think about countries is a myth. But where does this idea actually come from?

  • S2024E29 I Actually Found Atlantis On A Map

    • November 21, 2024
    • YouTube

    I Found Atlantis on a Map? Atlantis was always fictional. Yet it somehow became the center of a religion. The heart of conspiracy theories today. And even the motivation behind an occult Nazi hunt, right before the onset of WWII.

  • S2024E30 AI Dangers Nobody Talks About

    • November 27, 2024
    • YouTube

    The REAL Reason People Are Scared of AI We’ve partnered with Ground News to get you 50% off their Vantage plan. Go to https://ground.news/johnnyharris to get 1 year of full access at half price. Artificial Intelligence is advancing at a pace faster than anyone could have previously predicted. Legislators across the planet race to keep up and protect us from what they refer to as ‘Nightmare Scenarios’ - Here are 6 of those situations. Special thanks to Carme Artigas, Spanish Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence. You can find out more about her work with the Harvard Belfer Center here: https://www.belfercenter.org/programs... You can find out more about the UN’s Envoy on Technology here: https://www.un.org/techenvoy/ Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17... Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @searchparty The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is availa

  • S2024E31 The Future of This Channel

    • December 4, 2024
    • YouTube

    Head over to Tunnel Vision to watch & subscribe: / @christophe Give us your feedback: https://forms.gle/T61H... Check out my channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: / @searchparty

  • S2024E32 My response to your feedback

    • December 6, 2024
    • YouTube

    Please leave comments on what you want to see out of a debate format and we'll republish the NATO video in coming months. Also, I assembled a few thoughtful comments from the video we took down in case you want to get a sense of the main critiques

  • S2024E33 Every Secret CIA Prison, Mapped

    • December 12, 2024
    • YouTube

    The CIA ran a shadow network of prisons, secret flights, and torture for years. We mapped it to better help you understand how this happened, why they did it, and what was the fallout.