Kaelan discusses the history of Halloween on the first of new series of mini-episodes called A Briefer History of the Past. They're shorter, less informative, and have half the calories. Kaelan explores Halloween's Celtic roots, relationship to the Pope, and how it became family friendly. Patrons get access to full Brief History of the Past videos a week before everyone else as well as other bonus content. Become a Patron here: http://www.patreon.com/jackofallnerds For podcasts, comics, and other fun stuff check out our website: http://www.jackofallnerdsshow.com If you want to learn more about the history of Halloween, here are some great resources: https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween https://www.livescience.com/40596-history-of-halloween.html #history #halloween #samhain ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2roHy_pRE4U

On this episode, we are joined in the studio by Benjiphonik to talk about his new album, "We Stole Hip Hop." We review Hyperdrive, Patriot Act, The Bad Bunch, and Between Two Ferns: The Movie, for this week's Netflix Netfix. For current events, we discuss the casting for the upcoming Mortal Kombat movie, the rumor of the Princess Bride reboot that swept the internet, and Spider-Man's return to the MCU. For our main topic we discuss Benjiphonik's upcoming hip-hop album, playing a few songs from it, and discussing what inspired his new musical direction. *The audio is a little soft for the first 2 and half minutes. **You will see us mentioning lag, but you won't have it on this video. The lag was only on the livestream. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Website: http://www.jackofallnerdsshow.com Twitter: @jackofallnerds Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JackOfAllNerds/ Check out Benjiphonik's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr3aAhehKp7FR7BxIOR9Xyw And: https://benjiphonik.com/ Support the show (and get early video access) on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/jackofallnerds #benjiphonik #hiphop #comedy ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gRnJheDDoI