BONUS! WW2: The Resource War - I: Arsenal of Democracy - Extra History
Added 2016-04-05 15:01:38 +0000 UTCSurprise, patrons! We have another sponsored series for you! Hearts of Iron IV (by Paradox Interactive) asked us to take another look at World War II, this time from a strategic overview. The economic and political underpinnings of war fascinate us to no end, so we were glad to oblige!
As before, this will be a bonus series that does not interrupt the regular Saturday episodes. There are no patron rewards (read: early access) associated with it, but you will be getting an extra episode of Extra History each week! The Resource War will air every Tuesday for the next four weeks.
Comments
Man, you have no idea how long it's been since I've played Munchkin. We always seem to either have too many people for a good round of it, or not enough people that'd enjoy the RPG jokes.
Nessf
2016-04-07 23:09:51 +0000 UTCThink we need to take a break for a while after this one... it has been fun, though!
Extra History
2016-04-07 20:06:39 +0000 UTCI'm really enjoying these WW2 series! Any chance of one focusing on the war in Scandinavia? Battle of Drobak Sound? Soviet-Finnish winter war? Hear the stories of people like Birger Eriksen and Simo Hayha?
Bryan (MightyAxeMan)
2016-04-06 20:15:56 +0000 UTCThis offering appeases me. Carry on.
Robbie the Gnome
2016-04-06 19:27:38 +0000 UTCIn lieu of a muffin basket, I will eat this snickerdoodle in your name - ::om nom nom::
Extra History
2016-04-06 19:25:56 +0000 UTCYay sponsorship! I'm glad that Patreon exists to help you guys make this but Extra Cash is always good! I hope you guys get more so long as you don't burn out! Wish I could send you guys a gift basket of muffins and coffee! The financial aspects of war are fascinating and often overlooked even though they play such a massive part in it. I don't mind the numbers at all but the graphs are super helpful for me. Visual representations are fantastic and a great teaching tool. I'm hope to see more as you go forward.
Robbie the Gnome
2016-04-06 17:59:10 +0000 UTCWe'll make it! Gonna need some naps at the end of this, though. I appreciate the concern! <3
Extra History
2016-04-05 22:16:02 +0000 UTCTwice a week is, like cookies, definitely a sometimes food. ;)
Extra History
2016-04-05 22:15:45 +0000 UTC(Promise this isn't a virus): <a href="http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/c/c5/ChemicalMan.laugh3.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20130708185506" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/c/c5/ChemicalMan.laugh3.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20130708185506</a>
Extra History
2016-04-05 21:44:12 +0000 UTCYou're gonna be happy. :) If I may, I also recommend the book we got the numbers from: “The Economics of World War II: Six Great Powers in International Comparison” by Mark Harrison - <a href="http://amzn.to/1oxvdKQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1oxvdKQ</a>
Extra History
2016-04-05 21:42:53 +0000 UTCIt was actually a bit wild how fast that turned around. We went from a bunch of game companies being like "But why would you do a show about history" to having them reach out to us. Pretty cool!
Extra History
2016-04-05 21:42:10 +0000 UTCWell, thank you for the double seed money. ;)
Extra History
2016-04-05 21:29:15 +0000 UTCYou're the Two-Handed Sword from Munchkin! My favorite! But yeah, to be honest with you, this set of sponsorships were basically the reason we went from being unsure if our team could handle another show at this time to being completely sure. We're a little stretched thin right now, to say the least! But as much as we'll be relieved to see our beds again once this run of episodes is over, it's actually been a ton of fun making them. And we did figure that it would be a good opportunity to experiment with more recent history, although so far it's done more to reinforce the idea that we shouldn't for me, personally. -Soraya
Extra History
2016-04-05 21:28:48 +0000 UTCI'm definitely for learning about new perspectives, so this will be fascinating. But don't push yourselves to hard, we do care about you guys.
Aaron hutchinson
2016-04-05 21:07:41 +0000 UTCI love how this series keeps growing. First it was a one shot. Then every other week. Then every week. And now twice a week. Keep it coming!
Todd Carter
2016-04-05 19:34:16 +0000 UTCMOAR HISTORY! MOOOOOOOOOAR!!!
Hasan Mahmood
2016-04-05 16:16:09 +0000 UTCYea! A series for us economists/econ students! More numbers please! :D
Kyle Clark
2016-04-05 16:09:37 +0000 UTCGreat to see you guys getting so much well-deserved attention
Brett
2016-04-05 15:43:49 +0000 UTCGood... Good... all that money I spent on crusader kings 2 DLCs is finally paying dividends.
Michael Waisfeld
2016-04-05 15:33:27 +0000 UTCOn the one hand: Yay! On the other hand: don't burn yourselves out. I seem to recall that doing two EH series at a time would put too much strain on you guys, and that's going from one extra series right into another. On the other other hand: I just have to say I find it interesting that the sponsored series are tending to be more recent history. And AHHH, I HAVE THREE HANDS! I should stop now.
Nessf
2016-04-05 15:10:14 +0000 UTC
