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5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.
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Russiagate: The Real Scandal, Part 1
Jan 2600:06:32Tap to summarizeIt’s the biggest political scandal in US history. Millions were led to believe that a presidential candidate was a secret Russian agent. The media ran with it. Intelligence officials fueled it. But behind the headlines was something even more alarming. Lee Smith, author of The Plot Against the President, tells the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Did Affirmative Action Work? | Jason Riley
Jan 1900:06:35Tap to summarizeBefore Affirmative Action, black Americans were closing education gaps, increasing incomes, and joining the middle class at record speed. But since the introduction of Affirmative Action, that progress has significantly slowed. How can we account for this? Jason Riley, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, explains Affirmative Action’s troubling legacy. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How Charlie Kirk Changed America | Marissa Streit
Jan 1200:08:39Tap to summarizeOn September 10, 2025, an assassin took the life of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old Founder and President of Turning Point USA. The world mourned. What was it about Charlie that brought so many people together in shared grief? What impact did he have on the country he loved? And how might his influence continue to endure? Marissa Streit, CEO of PragerU, offers a tribute to her friend. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Colonial America: Jamestown vs. Plymouth | Thomas Kidd
Nov 10Tap to summarizeOne was founded on profit. The other on faith. Jamestown and Plymouth shaped two powerful forces in American life: commerce and religion. Thomas Kidd, author of American History Volumes 1 and 2, tells the story of the colonies that helped set the stage for the nation to come. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Donald Trump: The MAGA President | Niall Ferguson
Oct 27Tap to summarizeThere are two contemporary narratives of the Trump era. According to one, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, is a right-wing autocrat who aspires to end the American republic. According to the other, he is saving the republic from left-wing extremism. Which version is more accurate? Sir Niall Ferguson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, explores this question. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Truth about Fracking | Linnea Lueken
Sep 22Tap to summarizeFracking: some call it one of the greatest innovations of the last fifty years. Others insist it’s an environmental disaster. Who is right? Linnea Lueken, research fellow at the Heartland Institute, sets the record straight. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Rome Fell. Will America? | Niall Ferguson
Aug 4, 2025Tap to summarizeThe Roman Empire began as a model of Republican Government, but eventually descended into an autocracy. Is America headed for the same fate? Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, examines this question. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Hall of Evil: Fidel Castro
Mar 10, 202500:06:32Tap to summarizeWhy do so many romanticize Fidel Castro, one of the most ruthless communist dictators of the 20th century? He imprisoned an entire nation, destroyed Cuba’s economy, and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Yet, progressives continue to revere him. Why? Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, uncovers the truth about Castro’s legacy.This video was made possible through a generous donation from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them.These videos are part of a series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series.Follow PragerU on social media:Instagram X/TwitterFacebook Rumble YouTubeFollow Dr. Paul Kengor:Instagram: Faith and Freedom, The American Spectator X: Dr. Paul Kengor, The American SpectatorFacebook: The American Spectator, Faith and Freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Hall of Evil: Mao Zedong
Mar 3, 202500:06:18Tap to summarizeOne of history’s most brutal dictators, Mao Zedong all but destroyed China in the 20th century. As the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, he starved and oppressed his own people, causing the deaths of over 50 million and the suffering of countless more. Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, uncovers the chilling truth of Mao’s rule.This video was made possible through a generous donation from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them.This video is part of a series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series.Follow PragerU on social media:Instagram X/TwitterFacebook Rumble YouTubeFollow Dr. Paul Kengor:Instagram: Faith and Freedom, The American Spectator X: Dr. Paul Kengor, The American SpectatorFacebook: The American Spectator, Faith and Freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Hall of Evil: Adolf Hitler
Feb 24, 202500:06:18Tap to summarizePaul Kengor, Professor of Political Science at Grove City College, explains the evil force that was Adolf Hitler, the most notorious dictator of the 20th century—from the slaughter of six million Jews in Nazi death camps to the deaths of over 40 million people during World War II. This video was made possible through a generous donation from the Robert W. Plaster Foundation, part of the Robert W. Plaster Foundation Playlist: Free Enterprise Will Set You Free, which educates Americans on the virtues of our nation's founding principles and the consequences of straying from them.This video is part of a 6-part series. Click here to watch the entire Hall of Evil series.Follow PragerU on social media:InstagramXYoutube Facebook Rumble Follow Dr. Paul Kengor:Instagram: Faith and Freedom, The American Spectator X: Dr. Paul Kengor, The American SpectatorFacebook: The American Spectator, Faith and Freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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