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Why critics are alarmed about the influence of PragerU’s educational videos

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The rise of edutainment, the integration of entertainment with educational content, has become a billion-dollar industry. The conservative PragerU has positioned itself as a major player in this space by producing videos on a range of topics that are now showing up in more classrooms. Stephanie Sy examines what it could mean for school districts going forward and why critics are alarmed. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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The rise of what's known as edutainment, the integration of entertainment with educational content has become a billion-dollar industry.

0:08.9

The conservative Prager-U has positioned itself as a major player in this space by producing short educational videos on a range of topics that are now showing up in more classrooms.

0:20.0

Stephanie Syne examines what it could mean for school districts moving forward and why critics

0:24.8

are alarmed.

0:26.4

Yeah, but what about slavery?

0:28.5

Their lessons designed for young learners.

0:31.9

Slavery is as old as time and has taken place in every corner of the world.

0:36.8

Where historical figures like Christopher Columbus come back to life to defend themselves.

0:42.7

Being taken as a slave is better than being killed, no?

0:46.2

And with the help of artificial intelligence, introduce themselves to a new generation.

0:51.8

I am John Adams, blunt, stubborn, and the indispensable voice for independence in the

0:59.0

Continental Congress.

1:00.6

These videos are courtesy of Prager You, a non-profit conservative advocacy group, now partnering

1:07.0

with the White House on a new exhibit in Washington.

1:10.3

There is no greater calling than to teach young people.

1:13.6

Since its founding in 2009, Prager You has built a massive online audience with more than 3 million YouTube subscribers by creating videos for both kids and adults.

1:25.6

The fear that fuels the climate crisis is simply not justified by the data.

1:30.9

Exploring topics ranging from climate change to what its content creators deemed to be

1:36.7

similarities between wokeism and radical Islam.

1:40.4

Islamists shout Allah Wahabbar and death to America.

1:44.2

The woke shout, Black Lives Matter, and I can't breathe.

1:47.7

The first thing to know about Prager University is that it is not a university.

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