How Did We Get Here?

Welcome everyone to our show! This week we are talking about the history of Mascots! This history is tough to pin down as the definition of 'mascots' has morphed and changed over time. Starting in early Provencal, or Occitan, history it was a term used for a witch. Later changing to a being, or item, that could change your fortune; a good luck charm. It was not until the comic Operetta &qu...

Finishing up our run on Cards we are talking about grading. Many of you may have heard of the words 'mint' or '10-grade' around cards, but do you understand what that means? You may have also seen the reports on people making millions on trading cards, and wondered what it would take to get in on that action. We want to give you all the information we can when it comes to understan...

We are back! No, theme for this particular episode, but we wanted to get in the studio and get after it. We took a brief two-month break to re-group as our lives have shifted over the last year. But we are back and ready to get back into a groove. As many of you know Branden had a tragic event happen to him last July. He was asked to give a speech in front of the people who helped to save his life...

We are back to talk about the history of the Christmas tree! This time with a special guest! Our little brother Jordy is joining us on today's episode. Please like and subscribe to the show, and leave a review! You can always reach us on Instagram @howdidpod, or email us at hdwghpod1@gmail.com The theme song is from the ever-talented Isaac LeSage.

We are back to kick you Glass...sorry. But we are back. We want to talk about the history of Glass, and why it is so often used. As always we want to hear from you on everything. What we did well/poorly, what did we miss, or really anything else? We can email us at hdwghpod1@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @howdidwepod. Thank you Isaac LeSage for the theme music; please go check out his great mu...

Hello everyone we hope you enjoy our show as brothers Justin and Branden discuss the history of canning. The history of food preservation is greatly important to our society, and canning is a small piece of it. We are hoping to cover a broader range of this topic next year! Please follow us on Instagram @howdidwepod to stay up to date with the show. You can also message us there with any questions...

Welcome back, everybody! We do not have a theme for this episode, so you know there will be some madness. Brothers Justin and Branden may from time to time get lost in random conversations and this episode is no different. It starts with some discussion about the upcoming slate of episodes before Branden, unprovoked, attacks the respectable and hard-working band The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. We establish t...

We are back with this years versions of our scary stories! If you are new here please take some time to look through our back catalog. Our show is usually a look at the history of the world around us. However, every year Branden and Justin write their own, original, scary stories to share. This year Justin shares more of a classic style scary story while Branden switches things up. Branden tries t...

What do you know about the history of trading cards? We didn't know a lot, so we did some investigating. Now we want to share the information with you! If you are new here just know that we are brothers that can banter a bit to start the show, but it is all in brotherly fun. We just like starting the show with some light conversation before we get into the information. There is a lot that goes...

The plan was to finish up the Coffee notes, but with our little brother back in town we decided to switch it up. If you want more Coffee we are planning a minisode for later in the year. We hope you like the banter and jokes among us brothers, and if you do we ask that you tell people about the show. Subscribing to the show and leaving us a written review help to grow this show and our audience. Y...

We are back!! For those of you who do not know, Branden had a serious medical scare back in July. It was a scary time, but he is back and ready to roll. While he is still not 100% he is feeling well enough to get back in the studio and get back at it. After our normal brotherly banter, Branden takes us through the events of his crazy, and rare, experience. We are so happy he is back and we are exc...

Espionage, grandiose stories of heroism, slavery, and much much more on this incredible episode all about the bean that fuels most (especially Americans) everyday. Follow along as we comb through the history of coffee for the second installment of a three part series!! Join the host Justin and his co-host/brother Branden while sipping some Joe and learning just how it got from where it came from,...

Coffee not only has a rich and beautiful scent that is enjoyed all over the world, but it also has a rich history that takes place all over the world. There is so much to this history that we have decided to split it into at least two episodes; if not three. This episode will focus more on the discovery of the Coffee plant, or at least the seed. Before the legend of Kaldi people who came into cont...

Welcome back, everyone! It has been a bit of a gap between the last episode and this one, so the subject matter isn't as thick as we usually like it. We spend a large part of the episode catching up and then spend the second half of the show talking about the history of remote controls. The next episode will be a lot more researched based, but we needed an episode to get all of our other conve...

It's okay. You can turn away from the television for a second. You can get back to it at any moment, but first, let us talk to you about how TV came to be. Here at the 'How Did We Get Here? Podcast' like to better understand the world around us. Nothing is more important to today's world than the TV, so naturally, we want to study its history. If you like what you hear please leave...

Hello everyone the Reyes Brothers are back to talk about nothing in particular. We wanted to get together before we leave for vacation this weekend, so we sat down and talked about nothing.  We also wanted to get back to our youtube channel, so make sure to visit Justareyes.com to check it out.  Anyways, we hope you enjoy the randomness of this episode. If you want to join in on the conv...

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Hello everyone Brothers Justin and Branden want to talk to you! They have this podcast, and they can use it to talk to you about whatever they want, and hopefully, you find some enjoyment in it. We're never quite sure where the conversation will take us, but we always have a good time. Join us every other week r...

Hello everyone Brothers Justin and Branden want to talk to you! They have this podcast, and they can use it to talk to you about whatever they want, and hopefully, you find some enjoyment in it. We're never quite sure where the conversation will take us, but we always have a good time. Join us every other week right here! Let's talk about the history of Nintendo! This week will be part one of a tw...

Coop Cooper from Coop Cooper enterprises has returned! And he is here to help us tell the history of Calendars. Back in episodes 56 and 57, we talked about the history of time, and how we keep it, and this episode is the finale of that series. How we have understood and tracked time as humans has changed and evolved a lot over our history, and the way we did it is really fascinating. Make sure to...

This is the final episode in our Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) run! We are all caught up on all things Marvel now as we enter the New Year! Happy New Year to everyone! We appreciate the support we have received this year, and we hope you have enjoyed the content that we put out this past year.  In this episode we talk about the two MCU Special Presentations: Werewolf by Night and the Guardians o...

We are back to talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Phase 4. We covered the beginning of Phase 4 at the beginning of the year, and we are here to talk about the end of Phase 4 to end the year. Last episode we talked about 'I am Groot,' 'Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness,'  and 'Moon Knight.' In this episode, we will talk about 'She-Hulk,' 'Ms. Marvel,' and 'Thor: Love and Th...

With the delay in last week's episode we wanted to give you all something, so here's a minisode! Justin is here to talk about Reindeer and their association with Christmas. Would we know anything about Reindeer if not for Christmas? Would Christmas be the same without Reindeer? Not sure of the answer to either of those questions, but I do know that everyone that has heard of Christmas has heard of...

With Wakanda Forever comes the end of phase 4 in the MCU. So naturally, we needed to bring the series back to catch you up. If you are new to this show go back into our catalog and listen to our other episodes on the MCU. This will be our eighth episode covering the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and they may be our best episodes. They are so much fun for us to cover, and we hope you e...

Branden and Justin are trying their hand at storytelling! We have both written a scary story for this episode, and we hope you enjoy them.  The episode will open with Justin's story and then end with Branden's. As always we have a conversation in the middle of the stories, but the bulk of this episode will be our own written stories.  We put a lot of effort into putting them together, an...

We are about to get spooky on this show, but first, we need a setup. The history of hospitals is deep and fascinating. From its origin in the church to the business-like function it has today we wanted to show you the hospital has evolved.  Because this is only one episode we only discuss the history of hospitals themselves, so information on medicine, medical research, vaccines, and the wide vari...