Wendover Productions

Season 2016

TV-PG
Wendover Productions spans the globe with stories about how the world works on subjects including; economics, logistics, politics, transportation and technology. Each story is information rich with deep analysis and insight into the broad implications of the story that is rarely found in the traditional news media anymore.

Where to Watch Season 2016

32 Episodes

  • A Map Geek's Tour of the World
    E1
    A Map Geek's Tour of the WorldA tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From 11 hour domestic flights to strange borders, learn about our world from a different perspective.
  • How to Create a Country
    E2
    How to Create a CountryEvery wondered how to create your very own country? Well here's your step by step guide to doing just that! If any of you go on to create a country after this I fully expect lordship.
  • How the Layouts of Grocery Stores are Secretly Designed to Make You Spend More Money
    E3
    How the Layouts of Grocery Stores are Secretly Designed to Make You Spend More MoneyDid you know that the way a grocery store is arranged is calculated to make you spend the most money profitable? In fact, the way the aisles are arranged can be the difference between a successful and failing grocery store.
  • A Map Geek's Tour of the World #2
    E4
    A Map Geek's Tour of the World #2A tour of the world, presented by a map geek. From West Virginia's that aren't really that west to pieces of Scotland in the Netherlands, learn about our world from a different perspective.
  • Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?
    E5
    Space Law-What Laws are There in Space?No country owns space, so are there laws there? Spoiler alert: yes. What laws are there? Well watch this video to find out. (It's complicated)
  • Why Time is One of Humanity's Greatest Inventions
    E6
    Why Time is One of Humanity's Greatest InventionsTime has a fascinating history. Much of our modern world wouldn't be what it is today without the development of better and better clocks. From clocks that use pendulums, to those that use cesium, this video covers the complete history of one of humanity's greatest inventions.
  • TWL #1: Presidents Are 4x More Likely to be Lefties
    E7
    TWL #1: Presidents Are 4x More Likely to be LeftiesAbout 10% of humans are lefties, but 46% of American presidents are lefties. Why is this?
  • TWL #2: Bir Tawil- The Land Without a Country
    E8
    TWL #2: Bir Tawil- The Land Without a CountryPretty much every piece of land on earth is part of a Country, except, of course, Bir Tawil.
  • TWL #3: Paper Towns- Fake Places Made to Catch Copyright Thieves
    E9
    TWL #3: Paper Towns- Fake Places Made to Catch Copyright ThievesMap makers have been putting fake places on maps for decades in order to catch copyright thieves. In this video I explain just a few of those paper towns.
  • TWL #4: Which Way Should Toilet Paper Face?
    E10
    TWL #4: Which Way Should Toilet Paper Face?People around the world argue about it--Which way should toilet paper face? There are advantages for each side, but in the end, there is an undisputable answer.
  • TWL #5: Timekeeping on Mars
    E11
    TWL #5: Timekeeping on MarsMars...the Final Frontier. Or wait, isn't that space? Or Alaska? Anyways, time systems work on Mars in a somewhat similar but still unique way to timekeeping on earth. This video has a little bit of history, a little bit of astrology, a little bit of horology, a little bit of everything.
  • TWL #6: Big Mac Economics
    E12
    TWL #6: Big Mac EconomicsBig Macs: delicious (kinda), cheap (kinda), and educational (absolutely). In this episode, we look at how the economist magazine used burger prices to teach about purchasing power parity.
  • TWL #7: This Number is Illegal
    E13
    TWL #7: This Number is Illegal85650789657397829 + 1402 more digits is an illegal number. To understand why this is, we need to learn a little bit of cryptology, a little bit of math, and a little bit of programming.
  • Why Flying is So Expensive
    E14
    Why Flying is So ExpensiveFlying is expensive, really expensive, but only kinda, and it's only partially the airlines' fault.
  • TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide
    E15
    TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum SuicideImmortality sounds, uhh... kinda awful, but there is a theory on how to achieve it by using quantum mechanics.
  • How Budget Airlines Work
    E16
    How Budget Airlines WorkFlying is an expensive endeavor, but somehow certain budget airline are able to sell tickets for less than 10 euros. This is how they work.
  • TWL #9: The Secret Anti-Counterfeit Symbol
    E17
    TWL #9: The Secret Anti-Counterfeit SymbolYou can’t copy money. Like really, it’s not just illegal, you just can’t do it on a photocopier.
  • TWL #10: The Day Sweden Switched Driving Directions
    E18
    TWL #10: The Day Sweden Switched Driving DirectionsIn 1967 Sweden decided to change which side of the road they drove on... all in one day.
  • Why College is so Expensive
    E19
    Why College is so ExpensiveCollege is expensive. Here's why.
  • How Maritime Law Works
    E20
    How Maritime Law WorksMaritime law is confusing, but interesting (I hope.)
  • Why Trains Suck in America
    E21
    Why Trains Suck in AmericaTrains, well, just aren't that great in America. Here's why.
  • Guam Explained
    E22
    Guam ExplainedAired August 30, 2016 Guam is an island 7,936 miles away from Washington, DC, and yet it's part of the US (in most ways at least.)
  • The Plane Highway in the Sky
    E23
    The Plane Highway in the SkyOver the North Atlantic, where there is no radar coverage, planes don't fly like they normally fly. They follow a set of daily tracks that act like highways in the sky.
  • How Much Would it Cost to Live on the Moon?
    E24
    How Much Would it Cost to Live on the Moon?Living on the moon would be very, very expensive, but let's take nine minutes to calculate just how expensive it would be.
  • TWL #10.5: Argleton (+ Patreon)
    E25
    TWL #10.5: Argleton (+ Patreon)I travelled to Argleton to show why I'm getting a Patreon.
  • Big Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)
    E26
    Big Plane vs Little Plane (The Economics of Long-Haul Flights)Airbus made an enormous plane, Boeing made an efficient plane. They both had different ideas on how the airline industry would work in the future, and only one was right.
  • Urban Geography: Why We Live Where We Do
    E27
    Urban Geography: Why We Live Where We DoRich Americans live in the Suburbs; Rich Europeans live downtown. Why do cities on the two continents have different structures?
  • Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500
    E28
    Why Chicken Sandwiches Don't Cost $1500Chances are if you make a chicken sandwich yourself it will cost less than $5, but Andy George's chicken sandwich cost $1,500 because he made everything from scratch. What causes this huge difference in cost between chicken sandwiches made from scratch and bought at the grocery store?
  • The Five Freedoms of Aviation
    E29
    The Five Freedoms of AviationBehind any commercial flight is centuries of political negotiations and accords that dictate who, how, and where airlines can fly.
  • Every Country in the World (Part 1)
    E30
    Every Country in the World (Part 1)This is every country in the world, or at least the first 98 since part two of this video will come out Tuesday December 13th.
  • Every Country in the World (Part 2)
    E31
    Every Country in the World (Part 2)This is the second part of every country in the world.
  • Is the European Union a Country?
    E32
    Is the European Union a Country?Here you will find out if the European Union is a Country. Go check out Real Life Lore's video on "Is the United States a Country?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NZwK63tf60

 

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