Grigori Rasputin - LIES - Extra History

Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into the episode properly. What happened to Rasputin's kids? Did he have massive influence with the Romanov family? And what is the difference between an Emperor and a Czar? Recommended reading: Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight...

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♫ Mad Monk - Grigori Rasputin - Extra History Music

Listen to "Mad Monk" the theme track of our series on Grigori Rasputin, the holy man who hypnotized the whole of Russia! Music by Tiffany Román: http://www.tiffanyromanlouk.com/ Join us on Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Check out our other shows at http://becauselearningmatters.com Subscribe for new episodes every Saturday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC...

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Extra Credits Vampire Day/Night Halloween Event!

After our lovely Vlad the Impaler series, how could we say no to creating a full day dedicated to the dwellers of the darkness, drinkers of blood, the eternal VAMPIRE? We'll be running double creature feature, starting with a taste of Dracula on So You Haven't Read followed by a tabletop one-shot to celebrate the Month of Darkness & 30th Anniversary...

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Extra Plays D&D - The Bloodstone Ballroom - One Shot - 2021 August Charity Reward

Because the first one went so well, we just had to bring it back for another adventure. The Extra Credits gang plays Dungeons and Dragons! We promised a D&D stream as an incentive during Matt's Birthday April charity stream and here are the results! The gang played through an original one-shot written by community manager Arthur G, a murder mystery...

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The Great Emu War - Beaks vs. Bullets - Extra History - #2

Use code EXTRACREDITS14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3wbnmH1 ! The Emu War was started because it was assumed to be an easy political victory but these birds had different ideas. Despite heavy machine gun fire, the emus learned, adapted, and overcame. Joseph Lyons faced pressure...

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The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - So You Haven't Read

Use code EXTRACREDITS14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3wbnmH1 ! The Count of Monte Cristo is the classic tale of a man slighted by those who he thought trustworthy, who took away his wealth, his love, his freedom. And the sweet sweet act of plotting revenge against them. And what...

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Great Emu War - Battlebirds - Extra History

Sign up to Morning Brew for free today https://bit.ly/mbextracredits2 Australia is in crisis. After WW1, soldiers were offered land but honestly the land is both poor in quality and in some cases, stolen from the Aboriginese. The Great Depression slams into the country, meaning promises of fair pay for what wheat could be grown disappear into thin...

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New Series Announcement!!! - So You Haven't Read - Extra Literature

That's right, it's time to crack open some of the classic tales of the world and talk about them! This new series will be airing on 10/6 at 10:30am PT Can't wait to see you there!

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Monetization Madness - How Games Make Money - Extra Credits

Sign up to Morning Brew for free today https://bit.ly/mbextracredits2 While we've had episodes on Free to Play games, and on some of the paid elements like lootboxes, we've never really made an episode on monetization models in video games. And that's big because like it or not, how you choose to make money off your video game can have huge effects...

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Grigori Rasputin - An Infamous Murder - Extra History - #4

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/extracredits09211 Things are rapidly growing worse. While Rasputin recovers from the assassination attempt, Archduke Ferdinand has been shot. Rasputin writes to the Tzar to avoid getting involved in the Balkans to no avail. But this does not diminish...

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