Dr. Sean Munger
@seanmunger.com
Historian, YouTuber, teacher, author, citizen of the world.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
a woman with a scarf around her head looks out of a window
Alt: Emma Thompson bids farewell to Anthony Hopkins in "Remains of the Day."
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December 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (either War or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Latest article. This is a little-known repercussion of the Pearl Harbor attack, but a fascinating and haunting one: all the people who left Hawaii following it who never returned.
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Expulsion from paradise: The civilian evacuees from Hawaii after Pearl Harbor.
Thirty thousand people fled Hawaii in the wake of Pearl Harbor. Many never returned.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Latest article. This is a little-known repercussion of the Pearl Harbor attack, but a fascinating and haunting one: all the people who left Hawaii following it who never returned.
www.gardenofmemory.net/expulsion-fr...
www.gardenofmemory.net/expulsion-fr...
Latest article, an entry in my "interiors" series. This is the Commodore Club aboard the Queen Mary 2. What does it have to do with Star Trek? No, there's not a bartender named Guinan, but there is a resemblance...
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Interiors: The “Commodore Club” aboard the ocean liner Queen Mary 2.
What does an Art Deco bar aboard a modern ocean liner have to do with Star Trek? Possibly a lot.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Latest article, an entry in my "interiors" series. This is the Commodore Club aboard the Queen Mary 2. What does it have to do with Star Trek? No, there's not a bartender named Guinan, but there is a resemblance...
www.gardenofmemory.net/interiors-th...
www.gardenofmemory.net/interiors-th...
New article. Today is the 7th anniversary of the death of George H.W. Bush. He has a lot to answer for, particularly his failure of leadership on global warming.
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A thousand points of denial: The global warming legacy of George H.W. Bush.
Despite his successes, Bush's most important and enduring legacy is one of failure: the failure to lead on the issue of climate change.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
New article. Today is the 7th anniversary of the death of George H.W. Bush. He has a lot to answer for, particularly his failure of leadership on global warming.
www.gardenofmemory.net/a-thousand-p...
www.gardenofmemory.net/a-thousand-p...
My latest article. "Cabaret" is a film more than 50 years old, but it couldn't be more topical--or more ominous--in today's political environment. My thoughts:
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Willkommen, again: “Cabaret” and its renewed relevance.
This film, made in the 1970s about the 1930s, is arguably more relevant to conditions in 2025 than it ever was.
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November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
My latest article. "Cabaret" is a film more than 50 years old, but it couldn't be more topical--or more ominous--in today's political environment. My thoughts:
www.gardenofmemory.net/willkommen-a...
www.gardenofmemory.net/willkommen-a...
Today is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His killer acted alone. There was no conspiracy. But the event has been so distorted by lies that it's basically been poisoned. Here were my thoughts on it 2 years ago, still apropos today.
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The JFK Assassination at 60, and the poisoning of history.
Holding out for facts rather than conspiracy fantasy is an increasingly lonely vocation, but it's part of my job.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Today is the 62nd anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. His killer acted alone. There was no conspiracy. But the event has been so distorted by lies that it's basically been poisoned. Here were my thoughts on it 2 years ago, still apropos today.
www.gardenofmemory.net/the-jfk-assa...
www.gardenofmemory.net/the-jfk-assa...
I sold one of these overnight, a coming-of-age drama set in the '80s.
Not that it matters, but this novel took 29 years to write.
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Not that it matters, but this novel took 29 years to write.
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Jake's 88
It's 1988. Jake Doyle is a teenager growing up in the U.S. Midwest, his days centering around smoking, heavy metal tapes and skipping high school classes. When he develops a crush on his best friend’s...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I sold one of these overnight, a coming-of-age drama set in the '80s.
Not that it matters, but this novel took 29 years to write.
www.amazon.com/Jakes-88-Sea...
Not that it matters, but this novel took 29 years to write.
www.amazon.com/Jakes-88-Sea...
Today I saw one of my 7th graders reading the exact Choose Your Own Adventure book that was my favorite 40 years ago.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Today I saw one of my 7th graders reading the exact Choose Your Own Adventure book that was my favorite 40 years ago.
I heard far more than I ever wished to hear about Bill Clinton's penis back in 1998. Do we *really* have to do this again?
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I heard far more than I ever wished to hear about Bill Clinton's penis back in 1998. Do we *really* have to do this again?
I'm really annoyed at seeing yellow arrows in YouTube thumbnails. No more yellow arrows, damn it!
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm really annoyed at seeing yellow arrows in YouTube thumbnails. No more yellow arrows, damn it!
I have no comment on the substantive issue of whether to revive Bond, but I note the very direct reference to the finale of the 1985-86 "dream season" on Dallas which had an immense impact on popular culture and is now a shorthand in narratology. All he had to say was "Bobby Ewing in the shower."
A reminder that Ian Fleming killed James Bond twice in the books with both deaths intending to be permanent. Horowitz should remember he retconned the poison shoe and Bond wandering amnesiac into the Kremlin. #JamesBond #AnthonyHorowitz #Bond
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I have no comment on the substantive issue of whether to revive Bond, but I note the very direct reference to the finale of the 1985-86 "dream season" on Dallas which had an immense impact on popular culture and is now a shorthand in narratology. All he had to say was "Bobby Ewing in the shower."
Want to look at my vacation pics? Oh, there's some history here too.
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While I was gone: Some images, and history, from my trip. (Part I)
Be thankful I'm not pulling out the old Kodak slide carousel.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Want to look at my vacation pics? Oh, there's some history here too.
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Not to brag, but I'm sort of proud of this: I now have 4 videos that have garnered above 1 million views. A fifth is creeping up on it.
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Not to brag, but I'm sort of proud of this: I now have 4 videos that have garnered above 1 million views. A fifth is creeping up on it.
I've been away for 2 weeks! Congrats Mamdani, welcome to Hell, Dick, and rah rah to whatever team won the World Series. Assuming it's over.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I've been away for 2 weeks! Congrats Mamdani, welcome to Hell, Dick, and rah rah to whatever team won the World Series. Assuming it's over.
Somehow I doubt if my job (history YouTuber) is mentioned in this booklet.
The AHA’s Careers for History Majors booklet provides data about the professional prospects of history majors, practical advice about jobs and employment, & essays on how studying history prepares students for a range of exciting and fulfilling career paths. Recruit & engage history majors today! 🗃️
Careers for History Majors – AHA
Through clear graphs and informal prose, readers will find hard data, practical advice, and answers to common questions about the study of history and the value it affords to individuals, their workpl...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Somehow I doubt if my job (history YouTuber) is mentioned in this booklet.
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Bluesky is almost universal horror this morning, as per; here’s a nice sixteenth-century title page 🤷♂️
#bookdesign #typography
#bookdesign #typography
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Bluesky is almost universal horror this morning, as per; here’s a nice sixteenth-century title page 🤷♂️
#bookdesign #typography
#bookdesign #typography
Apparently I follow 67% of all Boston terrier accounts on Instagram.
October 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Apparently I follow 67% of all Boston terrier accounts on Instagram.
On #ColumboDay, allow me to promote the video I made last fall about the history of the cruise ship on which Columbo solves a case in a 1975 episode. Pretty interesting stuff, and ultimately a sad story if you like ships.
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Columbo’s Cruise Ship: The Sun Princess / Spirit of London
YouTube video by Sean Munger
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October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On #ColumboDay, allow me to promote the video I made last fall about the history of the cruise ship on which Columbo solves a case in a 1975 episode. Pretty interesting stuff, and ultimately a sad story if you like ships.
youtu.be/T_65sx7Po74
youtu.be/T_65sx7Po74
Sorry to hear of the passing of Diane Keaton. She was a fabulous actor who brought such depth to roles. Many people don't know she directed the video for the Belinda Carlisle song "Heaven is a Place On Earth" from 1987.
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Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by BelindaCarlisleVEVO
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October 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Sorry to hear of the passing of Diane Keaton. She was a fabulous actor who brought such depth to roles. Many people don't know she directed the video for the Belinda Carlisle song "Heaven is a Place On Earth" from 1987.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOGE...
Here's why my blog has been a bit quiet lately. There's a lot going on behind the scenes...
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Why it’s been quiet in the Garden lately.
A brief update on where this blog is going and what's happening in my life.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here's why my blog has been a bit quiet lately. There's a lot going on behind the scenes...
www.gardenofmemory.net/why-its-been...
www.gardenofmemory.net/why-its-been...
The best infographic ever created, in my opinion, predated the invention of the internet by exactly a century. It was Minard's famous analysis of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. A classic!
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Napoleon’s tragic retreat, pictured: Minard’s famous infographic.
This one famous chart from 1869 tells the incredible story of one of the great defeats in military history.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The best infographic ever created, in my opinion, predated the invention of the internet by exactly a century. It was Minard's famous analysis of Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. A classic!
www.gardenofmemory.net/napoleons-tr...
www.gardenofmemory.net/napoleons-tr...
Who has the best job in America? That’s easy, the WeRateDogs guy, obviously.
October 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Who has the best job in America? That’s easy, the WeRateDogs guy, obviously.
Akron, Ohio, by a wide margin.
What’s the worst city you’ve visited?
I’ll never go back to Myrtle Beach SC if somebody paid me
I’ll never go back to Myrtle Beach SC if somebody paid me
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Akron, Ohio, by a wide margin.
Of all dysfunctional social media hellsites, LinkedIn is probably the most cynical, soulless and nihilistic. Here's my letter of resignation from it and an attempt to analyze why it's so awful.
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LinkedIn, the bleakest social network: An anatomy of its failure.
Why is LinkedIn so horrible? It goes even beyond the conceptual failure of most social media sites.
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September 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Of all dysfunctional social media hellsites, LinkedIn is probably the most cynical, soulless and nihilistic. Here's my letter of resignation from it and an attempt to analyze why it's so awful.
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www.gardenofmemory.net/linkedin-the...
It's amazing the number of transgressions that, in the view of YouTube commenters (collectively), disqualify me as a "real" historian. The latest? My use of the word "scab" in talking about a strike. Apparently this is "hate language." JFC, people. What the hell is wrong with you?
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's amazing the number of transgressions that, in the view of YouTube commenters (collectively), disqualify me as a "real" historian. The latest? My use of the word "scab" in talking about a strike. Apparently this is "hate language." JFC, people. What the hell is wrong with you?