How Did We Get Here?

We are back!! Just not with the episode we were hoping to have. With work, travel and vacation we were not able to give you the episode on Calendars. So we talk a little bit about nothing, give you the history of Jack’o’laterns and then get out. We hope you enjoy it!

We continue our journey through time by discussing the history of watches. We pick up right where we left off in the last episode when we talked about the history clocks, and we will wrap it all up next week we talk about calendars. Discovering how started tracking and understanding time has been endlessly fascinating for us, and we hope you enjoy this mini-series.  We not only discuss watches in...

Branden and Justin are about to embark on a journey through time, and we hope you are ready. We are starting today with the history of timekeeping as a whole, and how they led to the invention of Clocks. This will lead us to watches and clocks in everyone's homes next week. Finally, we will study how this led to the discovery and implementation of calendars.  This will be a three-part series...

We have talked about doing Minisodes in the past, and here is the first one. We have had some busy weeks this summer and were not ready with the research to put out a full episode. To avoid giving you nothing Justin sat down with Scarlett and Milo (Justin and Branden's 6-year-olds) and tries to learn about their understanding of time.  It was difficult for Justin to get time and attention fro...

Two episodes ago we talked about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) or Mormonism. Today we are talking about the extreme FLDS, and the can FLDS right off.  We try to be informative, but also provide some lighthearted humor as we talk about some tough topics. They are not part of the LDS church as most Mormons have rightfully distanced themselves from them.  Our younger...

Yes, we are talking Marvel (MCU) again! Yes, we were unable to complete our actual episode. No, we are not abandoning that episode; it will come out next week.  Sometimes life gets busy and we fall a bit behind, but we still wanted to get you an episode. With San Diego Comic-Con just passing we have a lot of new MCU information to talk about, so we decided to pivot to that this week, and get...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints is an interesting topic. Growing up in a community with heavy LDS influence has led us to hear many things about the church before we were old enough to understand what any of it meant. Now we are old enough to dive in and understand the history of the Church. We are also old enough to not hold that history against those that are a part of today's it...

We are back, and ready to talk backpacks! This episode is special because it opens with episode 1 of "Light Skies" called 'Barry's got a new bag!' We are so excited to start this journey and hope you like the first episode. It will be a work in progress to start, but we are excited about the potential here. We are really interested in what you think, so please let us know! You can email us at hdwg...

What the hell is gluten? Is it bad?! Is it going to kill you?!?!? Short answer....maybe. Gluten is not a catch-all for bad food or gut issues, but it can cause gut issues for certain people. The answer to our gluten questions is of course complicated. Truthfully, most people don't have celiac issues; however, being conscious of your body and how it reacts to certain foods is always a great idea. I...

The history of drinking? For the 50th? Yes, of course. Why do people drink, and why did people want that to stop? Let's talk bars, speakeasies, and prohibition. Our older brother Brysen stops in to help us celebrate our 50th episode, and we hope you enjoy this run we've been on. This show has been a joy to put together, and we are nowhere close to stopping.  Thank you Oceas for providing us with a...

We are back with another episode! Going back-to-back for the first time in a while as we prep for our 50th episode! Thank you all for the support that we have received thus far it has really meant a lot to us. Please continue to tell your friends and family about the show. Please, if you can, leave a written review as well; they help to grow the show. This episode is a shorter episode, but there i...

Like most other topics we cover, this could have been a series. There is so much fast food out there now, and many of the chains have a fun history. Do we cover all of them? No. Do we cover most of them? Ehhh. Chains covered in this episode include McDonald's, Chipotle, Domino's, and the history of Yum! (Taco Bell, KFC, and others). We also cover how Fast Food became a thing. There was a lot to co...

Let's get wet and wild! That right we are talking about the importance of water, and the history of humans treating it. How did we find out how important it is? When did we start filtering it so that we don't die? Water born diseases have long plagued humans, and in some Country they still struggle with such problems. Still humans as a whole have found a way to treat and distribute water safely. ...

We are back, and talking rollercoasters. The last episode we covered Theme Parks, and we wanted to continue that fun by learning about the rides. Theme parks and amusement parks are awesome and the rides are a big reason why. Rollercoasters are well known, but do you know how they work? Well you will now. Do you know how many there are? hopefully you do now. We don't just talking about the popular...

Who doesn't love a good amusement, or theme, park?! They are awesome, but how did they get here? Who thought it would be a good idea to mixed a bunch of greasy food with a crowd of people and rides designed to make your stomach turn? We decided to take a deep dive for you and find the answers. So Step right up and enjoy this ride through the history of Theme Parks. In this episode we will learn ab...

How is paper made? How was it discovered? Where was it discovered? Don't fret because the Brothers Reyes are here to help you answer these important questions. We are back, and we are talking paper. Once again the history of paper is more interesting that anticipated, and we hope we present it in an entertaining fashion.  If you are new here, welcome. Brothers Justin and Branden Reyes are on...

Let's explore the Multiverse! This time without the MCU. Yes, the Marvel Multiverse was create based on the ideas of someone else. Although Marvel does a great job presenting the theory it is good to explore the theory itself. Of course we take some detours along the way, but the information is fascinating. The complexity of our universe, and the possible parallel universes, is to much to ever cov...

Brother Justin and Branden finish up their second Marvel Cinematic Universe trilogy by diving into Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hawkeye and the Venom Movies. 2021 brought us the opening of the Multiverse in Marvel, and with all that content it is tough to catch everything. That's where we come in. Join us as we discuss all that Marvel has brought to the table both in the Theaters and on Disney+. Liste...

The nerding out continues with another instalment of marvel. Justin and Branden are once again joined by their cousin Andrew this time to talk some Marvel, as we get caught up on this past year of the MCU we get a chance to prepare for this year's content. in this particular episode the brothers with their cousin get into the Eternals, WandaVision, and Shang-Chi; we get a chance to breakdown their...

2021 was a big year for the podcast as we were able to put together 30 episodes. If you are a HDWGH listener you know that every episode comes with a treat at the beginning. So as a treat to the listeners we are putting all of the openers that we created in 2021 into one episode. If you are new to the show then you must be wonder what an opener is. Well an Opener, to us, is a skit from a movie or...

If you are a continual listener of 'How Did We Get Here?' you understand that Justin and Branden like to nerd out about the Marvel Cinematic Universe from time to time....or most episodes. This will be something similar to that in that it will be all MCU related content. It's really a continuation of the MCU that the brothers had from episode 15-18 where they covered the entirety of the 'Infinity...

Branden and Justin continue their tour through the history of Philanthropy where they left off in episode 36. As always they do this while adding their own fun to the story. The opener is "White Christmas" originally by The Drifters and absolutely butchered by the Reyes Brothers. Trust me...we tried, and learned a lot along the way.  Please visit justareyes.com for all things Justareyes Media. Inc...

Justin and Branden are joined by their older Brysen as we discuss Philanthropy.  This episode can get off the rails at times, but the idea of philanthropy is one worth discussing. We found he topic so fascinating that we will return to talk about it in the next episode. Join us in the season of giving as we try to find what it means to be philanthropic, and understand if we are doing it in th...

Hello everyone! We just wanted to stop in and say hi. There is no theme to this episode other than we wanted to get behind the mic and talk for a little bit. As you can imagine the conversation is random and all over the place, but would you want it another way? Didn't think so. Join brother Justin and Branden Reyes as we talk about our lives, and prepare for another information based episode next...

Join Justin and Branden as we soar around the world. In this episode we take a looking to the history of flight throughout human history. Then we tour around some the largest airlines in the world. The information in this episode is thick, and was a fun journey to get through. We talk about the Wright brothers and others through the history fo air travel.  Next we cover commercial airlines. S...