How Did We Fuck This Up?

How Did We Fuck This Up?

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How Did We Fuck This Up? episodes

  • No Prep - Why does American bread suck?
    We’re busy and we’re not paid for this. So sometimes we’re gonna do short light hearted episodes with less prep, which makes it easier for us. Today we talk about why American bread is so much worse than breads from other countries.
    22 min
  • Antisemitism (Part I) - The Left
    Is there an Antisemitism problem on the Left? (short answer: Yes). 
    Joined by fellow Jew and all around smart person, Zoe. Eli and Isaac (who is NOT Jewish) take a look at the history of Antisemitism in the Left, socialism, communism and it's iterations into modern day. This episode may be controversial to people on both sides of the political spectrum as the talking points and discussions deal with very serious and current issues going on in the world today. However, we think it's the most difficult conversations that are the ones most worth having.
    **CW // violence, racism, antisemitism, sexual assault** 
    Contact us at: [email protected] Follow us for more content: Instagram (@howdidwefckthisup), Twitter (@howdidwefthisup)  
    All music written, recorded, and performed by Isaac Phillips and Eli Henslee.
    1 hr 26 min
  • African Empires & European Invaders

    How well do you know African History? If you grew up in the west then you probably don't know enough. But why is that? Isaac and Eli take a glance at the vibrant History of Africa, from the vast empires of ancient times to the destruction and pillaging of the continent and its people in the Colonial era and beyond. 

    **CW // violence, racism, antisemitism,** 

    Contact us at: [email protected] Follow us for more content: 

    Instagram (@howdidwefckthisup), Twitter (@howdidwefthisup)  All music written, recorded, and performed by Isaac Phillips and Eli Henslee.

    1 hr 21 min
  • Alt-WRONG - The Storming of The Capitol
    Alt-right? More like Alt-WRONG! 
    What the hell happened on January 6th at the Capitol? Was it a coup? was it an insurrection? Eli and Isaac take a look at the events that unfolded that day and delve into the history of the American far right, and the more recent online "Alt-right" to piece together how and why something like this could happen, and what lessons we should take from it.
    **CW // violence, racism, antisemitism, sexual violence, sexism**
    Contact us at: [email protected] Follow us for more content: Instagram (@howdidwefckthisup), Twitter (@howdidwefthisup) 
    All music written, recorded, and performed by Isaac Phillips and Eli Henslee.
    1 hr
  • The Death Penalty

    Who should decide who lives and who dies? This episode we go into some of the arguments for and against the capital punishment and look into the past present and future of this deadly punishment.


    Contact us at: [email protected] Follow us for more content: Instagram (@howdidwefckthisup), Twitter (@howdidwefthisup) All music written, recorded, and performed by Isaac Phillips and Eli Henslee.


    45 min
  • Misinformation Kills - The Dreyfus Affair & The Lynchings of George Stinney and Leo Frank
    **CW // violence, racism, antisemitism, sexual violence, lynching**
    This week we dive into the disturbing history of misinformation, mob mentality, wrongful killings, and how it is relevant to today. 
    Eli tells two stories of misinformation leading to antisemitic violence in 1890s France during the Dreyfus Affair (07:50) and in 1910s America during the lynching of Leo Frank (31:45).
    Isaac tells the harrowing story of George Stinney, a fourteen year old African-American boy wrongfully convicted and executed in 1940s America, only to be exonerated 70 years later in 2014 (43:40).
    Contact us at: [email protected]
    Follow us for more content: Instagram (@howdidwefckthisup), Twitter (@howdidwefthisup)
    All music written, recorded, and performed by Isaac Philips and Eli Henslee.
    SOME OF OUR SOURCES IN CASE YOU WANT TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN
    George Stinney
    https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/in-1944-george-stinney-was-young-black-and-sentenced-to-die/article_a87181dc-2924-11e8-b4e0-4f958aa5ba1c.html?fbclid=IwAR1MOiwnxTXu0Y2_nHtsCB_6N54k02bcXweIABC__hnwOMVEGrEbx154OEU
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csyx0w?fbclid=IwAR2uHBbKLCmtcl6vMZz_zNU4ZPtrO79c6SKjH_59rAYBjm1wleFVPVSSNTo
    Dreyfus Affair
    https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-dreyfus-affair/
    Leo Frank
    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/leo-frank
    ...more sources to come on our Instagram page and website if you're still curious.
    1 hr 19 min
  • How Did We F*ck This Up? - Trailer
    The history of how everything got so f*cked.
    Isaac and Eli, two handsome young men, delve into depressing history to see if there are any lessons to be learned for the modern day. We do this so you don't have to.
    1 min

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The history of how everything got so fucked.