Julio rejoins the show to discuss The Boondocks for Black History Month and a rabbit hole of other adult animations.

Mixtly returns and is joined by newcomer Alonzo as they discuss the story of Policarpa Salavarrieta also known as La Pola, a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.

Noah joins the podcast to talk with Kemdi about Disney's history, how the company got by without Walt, and the highs and lows of the Eisnet era.

Sabrina joins the show to discuss childhood pop culture memories.

Mixtly returns to discuss Santa Muerte, the personification of death, and the holiday El Dia de Los Muertos, and have a broad conversation about death.

Chad Phillips joins the show to discuss old commercials and cereal mascots from our childhood.

Riley Adams joins the show to discuss everything there is to know about Rome, it's rise and fall, and everything in between.

Monty Stacks and Dean Szanyi join the show to discuss the excess of 80s horror and its impact on the horror trends of the 90s and early 2000s.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

3:12 - 80s Horror Prelude, Innovations and Technology Catching Up

4:41 - The Thing

7:57 - New Hollywood, Film Budgets 

11:00 - Sequels, Low Budget Films 

12:45 - Halloween

15:29 - Nightmare on Elm Street 

16:18 - Rise of Home Video

18:26 - End of the 80s, Camp Horror, 90s Over-sensationalism

23:15 - New Type of Villain, Silence of the Lambs, Seven, 24-hour news cycle 

28:54 - Wes Craven, Scream, Return of Realism

32:54 - Music Tangent, Pixels Joke

35:14 - Blair Witch Project, Urban Legends

40:54 - Japanese Horror, American Remakes 

50:12 - Favorite Pieces of Horror Media 

54:56 - Outro

Mixtly Galarza joins Kemdi to discuss the history of the Aztec civilization, from their rise to their eventual downfall.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Legend of Aztec Princess Mixtly

4:32 - Previous Aztec Knowledge 

6:50 - Aztec Innovations

8:50 - Cheetos Tangent

10:08 - Aztec Origins

12:00 - Sacrifice Talk

14:35 - Religious Punishment Tangent

17:15 - Death of George Washington Tangent

18:14 - Written History 

20:35 - Further Sacrifice Talk, Flowers War

22:50 - Aztec Gods, The Human Sacrifice Experience 

30:15 - Aztec Ruler Itzcoatl

32:00 - Tupac Tangent 

32:50 - Montezuma I’s Reign

39:50 - Montezuma II’s Reign, The Fall of the Empire 

44:20 - Confusion about the Mayans

45:55 - We Go Completely Off Topic

56:47 - Outro

In the debut episode of Rent Free History, Kemdi and Julio explore the rise and fall of the cable channel MTV.

0:00 - Intro

3:23 - Memories with MTV

7:38 - Precursors to MTV

9:25 - Network Launch

11:27 - early 1980s

15:00 - VMA’s

17:04 - late 80s, spring break

19:00 - the early 90s, liquid television, Beavis and Butthead, The Real World 

21:27 - A shift in focus 

26:24 - TRL

28:51 - Late 90s/Early 2000s, the golden age?

32:14 - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Tangent 

36:29 - Mid to Late 2000s, decline of animation, learning into reality 

38:00 - further shift from music, end of TRL, rise of piracy sites, and new ways to watch and listen to music 

40:27 - 2010 rebrand 

44:55 - Failed comeback, MySpace tangent, why Ridiculousness is the only thing the channel airs

55:00 - Where does MTV go from here?