You realise that you're old when you hear someone explain to the audience what an audio cassette is ._.

@damienairalay552

4 жыл бұрын

Had the same thought, and I was born in 90. I remember when portable DVD players were pretty nifty

@Caesar88888

4 жыл бұрын

now imagine what our grandparents feel

@teresamatte

4 жыл бұрын

Lol 😂 I had the opposite reaction. Although I do know what a cassette is.

@paullangton-rogers2390

4 жыл бұрын

Hehe yeah. When I was these kids age, cassettes were the latest 'mobile technology' replacing LP's and if you had a personal cassette stereo cassette player that had Dolby stereo and recorded you were rich. I remember spending a weeks salary on a Kenwood one 1cm thick, and my music a shelf full of cassettes. It was a real bummer when the cassette players 'ate' them and all the tape came out like spaghetti wasn't it lol. Remember the 'splice fix' trick with sellotape?!

@JJMHigner

4 жыл бұрын

YUP!

I declared myself supreme leader of an ant hill once when I was a kid. The ants barely took notice.

@12jswilson

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot to topple the queen and rule with an iron fist

@larrymayfield6118

4 жыл бұрын

Or you could have simply named them infidels, wiped them out and moved on to the next hill.

@fortniteterrors1976

4 жыл бұрын

That so random

@wanderland7413

4 жыл бұрын

Just like the movies...

@theoddone887

4 жыл бұрын

Yes josh, you, who is a nobody, declares leadership over a random useless ant hill. well done and congratulations to you

"The thin, bearded religious figure." I thought he was referring to himself as the owner of KZread lol

@giovannicervantes2053

3 жыл бұрын

I follow simon

@kanescott9833

3 жыл бұрын

Would they know what to do with a tape cassette and a pencil though....?

@vipr1142

2 жыл бұрын

Did you guys see the video? Did the narrator tell about how CIA funded and helped Khomeini into power and exile the Western supporting King of Iran? I dont wanna watch it incase it's biased and they dont tell about that part since its like 50% of the thing that happened

I'm 17 and I'm proud to say I already knew what a tape and a blackberry are.

@tonit4233

3 жыл бұрын

Same as a 18 yes old

@williambarraclough8712

3 жыл бұрын

Same as a 13 year old

@codfan2057

3 жыл бұрын

🍪

@ollyisdizzy8702

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@ollyisdizzy8702

3 жыл бұрын

@@ed-nd3lw yeee I'm 18 and I remember having attack of the clones on VHS

The fact that you had to explain a tapes & black berry phones, just makes me feel old

@FrostedSeagull

3 жыл бұрын

@1504245 I hear you loud and clear, especially the fat and furry part . . . 🤣😲

@southernberean8166

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@SM-pv4sn

3 жыл бұрын

Still use my Blackberry, still the best phones out there :)

@chinesusproductions7763

3 жыл бұрын

I was born in 2000 and i knew what they were. I think the gap is much smaller than Simon said so don't feel old 😁

@LeahBouley

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t feel old I’m just 21 and I grew up with all those things, your young compares to most on this planet ❤️

I LOVE Simon's delivery. His facial expressions and voice tone are terrific.

@GerryBolger

4 жыл бұрын

He was born for this work. A true professional.

@romelnegut2005

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :) :)

@neon_jam1127

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, but I can't shake the feeling that he puts on the English accent. I mean, Simon pronounces the word "caliph" as cay-liff.. English people say cah-liff. Every video has a moment that makes me pause and wonder if he's putting the accent on or if he's trolling us.

@tracylalonde5813

4 жыл бұрын

Simon' I think your fantastic. Don't stop doing what you were meant to do. Every time, I think I already know about the subject matter you make me pause 🤔 and I learn more. Just wanted to say thank you for that.

1:55 - Chapter 1 - The cleric 5:55 - Chapter 2 - The emperor 10:40 - Chapter 3 - A leader in exile 13:05 - Chapter 4 - Return of the cleric 15:05 - Chapter 5 - Guardianship of the jurist 17:00 - Chapter 6 - The great satan 19:15 - Chapter 7 - A deal with the devil 21:25 - Chapter 8 - The last 2 years

"If you're 20 or younger and watching a 20 minute video about Ayatollah Khoemeni, well, well done you" XD I am 20 and love this guys channels!

@rodger3352

3 жыл бұрын

I am 18 and felt proud haha 😛

@chasevisser3314

2 жыл бұрын

20 as well lol

@Srifem

2 жыл бұрын

@@rodger3352 same but I’m 14

@rodger3352

2 жыл бұрын

@@Srifem epic ! :)

@dontknowaname6198

2 жыл бұрын

15 (:

Top Marks for mentioning his appearance in The Naked Gun Movie

@alissaholiday3724

4 жыл бұрын

::breaks the third wall by giving Leslie N style look at the camera after mohawk appears::

@treborironwolfe978

4 жыл бұрын

*Khomeini:* "The United States is a wounded snake!" *United States:* "Don't Tread on Us, Bitch."

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

Leslie Nealson....RIP.

@tommyodonovan3883

4 жыл бұрын

@@treborironwolfe978 Do not bet yer life on it Komaini AKA the mad mullah of the mountain. Iron age vs Modern aged....Who will WIN. Saudi and Israel (Turk,Egy,Pak, Jor...) want Iran *Morta!*

@joshglover2370

4 жыл бұрын

@@tommyodonovan3883 I didn't know he died!? I am now sad! 😢 When did this happen?

My grandchildren use this channel to get their history papers started. It's great to watch them want to dig further and learn all they can. Simon Whistler is the best history teacher!

@silentraven4582

2 жыл бұрын

No, he really isnt. He is extremely biased and distorts the truth, especially around the Muslim world.

@l4zrh4wk

2 жыл бұрын

@@silentraven4582 You salty bro?

@silentraven4582

2 жыл бұрын

@@l4zrh4wk if salty means disappointed in his biases, then sure

@roguescape

2 жыл бұрын

@@silentraven4582 can you give some examples?

@jaywilliams8650

Жыл бұрын

Your grandchildren should be supporter of romullah Khomeini....u should put a poster of Khomeini in your grandchildrens room

I remember hearing about Khomeini on the news when I was a kid. You know your getting old when someone has to explain what a cassette tape is. This was very informative and educational. I hope many more people see this. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

@jeffreylebowski2440

3 жыл бұрын

everybody knows what a cassette tape is...

@DeadManSinging1

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows what a cassette tape is. It's just another example of people trying young people like idiots

@dianachin4849

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him in the movie Not Without My Daughter. He never played a role, he was on TV in real life. The movie also talked about the revolution

whoever writes the scripts for these videos deserves a medal

@arnaldoteodorani277

3 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@arnaldoteodorani277

3 жыл бұрын

But why?

@paulian1888

3 жыл бұрын

duality of man

The explanation of what a cassette tape is for the younger generation got me. 🤣

Anyone remembers when Peter Griffin as president of Petoria had him as a guest in his bad guys pool party?

@RaggaBaby

4 жыл бұрын

No I do remember him puking all over and on Chris, Stewie and Brian who were also puking all over one another

@sebastianhoule160

4 жыл бұрын

carlo formosa priceless!

@studinthemaking

4 жыл бұрын

That was a great episode.

@jobieheiser443

4 жыл бұрын

That's a classic. Back when Family Guy was in its prime. He also had Saddam and Bin Laden because they were the only people who agreed with him lol

@randallpetroelje3913

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

He was a Tyrant just like the Shah. The Shah was a secular Tyrant and Khomeni was a religious Tyrant. Same thing with two faces. If you want to read about a great Iranian leader read about Mossadegh.

@mahanzamani661

Жыл бұрын

im agree with you

@odinfromcentr2

Жыл бұрын

Meet the new boss, not so different from the old boss.

@palpalonpalpalon

12 күн бұрын

shah tried turning iran to a 1st world country but the stupid people protested for that shah gave everything to iranians they didnt want it comparing khomeini and shah is insane the cost of dollar was not changed a single time in shahs time so nothing got more expensive expect for time that it changed 5 rials which is less than a toman and people were arguing for the change that happend after so many years shahs father made it illegal for people to wear hijabs but shah made it legal again so people could do what they want he gave homes to the victims of earthquakes, fires and etc while khomeini executed 200k teenager because they didnt like khomeini shah didnt want to sell oil to us and other countries so they took him out

@schnuurtchke

Күн бұрын

Nah, he would’ve turned into a tyrant if he was left alone. It seems like these guys seem to like their tyrants

I don't think I can express how much I love the channels that Simon and his crew have created. Teaching us all one video at a time.

So how did you escape when the CIA decided you were canceled? Sha: Iran

@AwesomeAlexAdam

4 жыл бұрын

Evan Fields Brilliant lmao

@humboldthammer

4 жыл бұрын

Baaaaa'd. But then, this is EweToo(b).

@zikebucan1785

4 жыл бұрын

Evan Fields not original

@theredstonesword984

4 жыл бұрын

100th like.

@ammarsiddiqui3586

4 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha XD

Hey biographics crew I have a request for you guys. Can you make a video on the Dictator of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo? He was such a ruthless dictator during his 31 year reign (1930-1961) that the period of time is know as the Trujillo Era. Please let me know what you guys think of this as a video has not been made on him yet. Keep up the good work on your videos and I hope you all have a wonderful day. Attempt#2. P.S this will probably be the last time I’ll repost this. I do hope a video about it will be made one day in the near future. Take care guys at biographics.

@GrxndDxD

4 жыл бұрын

Is he the one that had the negro league players? Then threatened to shoot them if they lose.

@KICKASSoBASSIST

4 жыл бұрын

jblack2525 i haven’t read anything about that, so I cant be certain. One thing I can say though is that Trujillo in 1937 killed anywhere between 12,000 to 35,000 Haitian, along the Haiti/ Dominican Republic border

@andyv16012

4 жыл бұрын

Was he the one they referred to as "Papa Doc"?

@KICKASSoBASSIST

4 жыл бұрын

Andy Van Lente no papa doc was the nickname for the president of Haiti from 1957-1971 Rafael Trujillo had the nickname El Jefe

@dapper2407

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the biographics team will get around to it. They have so many recommendations that it may take a little while though. Im still waiting for Liberia's ex-president Charles Taylor. American educated warlord with American children and CIA ties that was funded by tire giant Firestone and supplied by notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout from lord of war fame. There is so much info on the guy, so many down right insane stories. His son came over from high school in orlando,florida to leading the anti terrorist unit and conducting so many atrocities and claimed to be a demon. What a nice middle class american kid from orlando,florida huh?

The world is focused on China and Russia, but actually Khomeinist Iran has been the most successful post-Cold War state in expanding its influence and basically creating an Empire across the Middle East. Iran now has massive influence in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and Gaza, has built up Hezbollah into a very formidable politico-military force that drove Israel out of Lebanon, and helps anti-Western regimes as far away as Nicaragua.

All of Simon’s channels are great to listen to while I work and do other things- it’s amazing, entertaining, and still educational! Keep up the great work! 👍 We love you, Simon! ❤️

@lionheartfilms793

Жыл бұрын

They are not "his channels" he's a voice actor who is given a script he has nothing to do with production beyond being a talking head. that is how he is able to represent so many channels. I love the content too, but let's give credit where credit is due and that credit is certainly not Simon's to have.

@ryanfarmer4882

10 ай бұрын

​@@lionheartfilms793I've never seen such a spectacularly incorrect statement! Wind your neck in, and do some research before spouting of falsehoods. Simon founded, and runs all of "his" channels. May as suggest a role in Russia's information ministry would be an ideal career change for "someone" like you.

@lionheartfilms793

10 ай бұрын

@@ryanfarmer4882 perhaps it is you who should do some research, Instead of taking things at face value. He has multiple ongoing issues with plagiarism dating back a decade. But what do I know its not like I utilize my internet connection for more than regurgitating face value information. Do better, be better.

@alirezagin

6 ай бұрын

Educational about what?! He just had his opinions and most of the time he told lies

“But Marge, it works on any Ayatollah!”

@American-Plague

4 жыл бұрын

You read my mind! 😂

@karlepaul6632

4 жыл бұрын

YOUR comment was the only thing worthwhile regarding this waaaaay too long video! Thank You! (NON-creepy/Friendly kind) 😊

@acetate909

4 жыл бұрын

nice

@LocalHeretic-ck1kd

4 жыл бұрын

@@American-Plague same here

@nerdpoleonbonaparte36

4 жыл бұрын

@@karlepaul6632 It's a kind of creepy.

If you want to be a world class dictator or villain, Simon's channel is an absolute must to avoid any pitfalls.

@sladefreeman5434

Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment right here

"If you are 20 and watching a 20min video on the ayatollah, well, well done to you"😂

Thank you for mentioning the Baha'is. As a note, they are still heavily persecuted to this day.

@olik1377

3 жыл бұрын

@Gonzales Frederic That's the history of mankind Look what the Spanish did to the Aztec Or King leopard and the Belgium Did to the Congolese

@Draegoron

3 жыл бұрын

@Gonzales Frederic Maybe if all you idiots stopped believing in religion, the problems that come from it will go away.

@soaringbuddha7249

3 жыл бұрын

J W you definitely going to hell

@piratuspluss6515

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah ur right

@JayJordanJuly

3 жыл бұрын

Hotsam Noirchards : Stop trying to reason with Devils Hotsam. It’s a waste of your energy.

My friend (I’ll call him John) lived in Iran just prior to the Shah’s overthrow. My friend was Caucasian, his wife Iranian. Their son, obviously half Iranian. John had some high ranking friends involved with the overthrow. They told him, “Your wife is okay. However, we can’t promise your safety ~ or your son’s. Please leave before this gets out of our control. We like you and don’t want harm to any of your family but others in this movement don’t feel the same way.” My friend had to escape with his son under the cover of darkness. His friends (those involved in the Shah’s removal) helped him escape. It is much more detailed and interesting when he tells his situation. Thanks for posting this video.

@masterchamp3067

4 жыл бұрын

What about the pretty Wife? Their pretty hot over there!!

@armyofone5904

4 жыл бұрын

@@masterchamp3067 lol

@AshTheGamerIsAwesome

3 жыл бұрын

master champ hold this L

@MargieM10

3 жыл бұрын

Some of my family had to leave too (all white). They had lived there for over ten years.

@jasdeepsingh7874

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the wife though ?

I did my history essay about ayatollah Khomeini, so when i saw this video i just had to click. Yes, I am 20 years old. I got an A- for the essay🔥

@daryljonesfoster4102

4 жыл бұрын

Pick up the slack and my phone number .

@simonpeter5032

4 жыл бұрын

does history essay on khomeini still gets a-

@acefreak9561

4 жыл бұрын

Woman...no ome asked

@icreatedanaccountforthis1852

4 жыл бұрын

Aya told you could do it.

@kinjalvyas7679

4 жыл бұрын

Be careful you might have a Fatwa taken out against you, lol.

I am 20 and I have seen cassettes. When I was 1 may be 2, I started talking and my siblings thought,"we can record his voice" years later, I got to listen to those tapes.

I once declared myself supreme leader of the playground and anybody who rebelled would be pushed into the sand pit!

@DA-to6gi

3 жыл бұрын

A smart kid would dare you to an arm wrestling contest!!

@dankistani9552

3 жыл бұрын

And I shall fight my way to gain control of the playground. As I am the true supreme leader of the kids of the playground

Simon, I discovered your podcasts awhile ago - all I have to say is, you're an amazing storyteller!! As part of the under 20 crowd and a complete history freak, I can say with full confidence that Biographics is my favorite channel ever. Your narration style is great, your voice is spot-on, and you don't sound like those history teachers that bore you to death! You have a gift man, keep it up!

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :) I will

@landonbrown4223

3 жыл бұрын

I second that!✌️

@jaywilliams8650

Жыл бұрын

Ayatollah is a great guy who should of led America to

@DJK-cq2uy

Ай бұрын

I'm 6 n love these...gotcha beat..Poindexter

Who’s watching this after that air strike of that top general

@charlesmartel8446

4 жыл бұрын

☝️

@glennthompson1971

4 жыл бұрын

Auden Abdelkader Trumo is trying to win reelection and get the focus of his scandals by starting a war with Iran. Wartime presidents get reflected.

@stevenelson197

4 жыл бұрын

@@glennthompson1971 go play with your puppies and coloring books.

@Useaname

4 жыл бұрын

@@glennthompson1971 another dumb Dem

@LoNgStRoKeS85

4 жыл бұрын

Lol ☠️💀

When he died, the crowds went crazy with his coffin. The crowds grabbed it and his corpse fell out.

@TheWinston86

3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on the news.

@ouioui1639

3 жыл бұрын

Wow 😳

Biographics . One of the most informative sites on KZread. Keep up the great work. Love it.

What a great series. I've invested in cheap cereal to eat while I stay up all night not sleeping for work. This is the life.

@randallpetroelje3913

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

I went to the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini when I was in Iran last summer. It was the only time throughout the entire 15 days that I felt any bit of unwelcomeness. They didn't know that I was American, just a young western guy, but the people at that one location are the diehard conservatives. The rest of my time in Iran I would openly tell people that I was American and they would say "Welcome to Iran! I hope you enjoy your stay here!" and chat with me about my thoughts on Iran, their favorite things about America (the "American Dream," Los Angeles, NYC, the tv show Friends, etc) and just want to practice their English. Obviously I was interacting with everyday people, not the government, but I really enjoyed my trip. The mosques and palaces in Shiraz and Isfahan were especially amazing (as well as Golestan Palace in Tehran), and the food was delicious! Side note, you can tour the former American embassy now (it is essentially a propaganda museum now but there are old CIA relics etc on display).

@ili4707

4 жыл бұрын

Did you see Persepolis?

@balooko31

4 жыл бұрын

@@ili4707 Yes of course, that was high on my to-do list (history nerd, obviously).

@browniethehusky9402

4 жыл бұрын

@@balooko31 whats Persepolis? 👀

It is a clear fact that the Man you're describing here was loved and highly respected by the people even after revolution & destructed war. Your expressions are good that does not mean your thoughts are based on fact,. In this regard one should try to research by primary persian sources, his speeches, writings and his nation can describe him best, not the biased media.

@PlutoTheGod

25 күн бұрын

Literally the only reason he fell into power was the blind faith in Islam people had making them align with him, and the bad state of famine and abuse of funds the shah had the country in. He had bad ideas and was a weak leader. The country went from a place of poorly guided progression to poorly guided regression

I loved the Ayatollah’s cameo in the Naked Gun. Great sense of humor that guy.

@peekster0

4 жыл бұрын

You need to look up the meaning of the word "cameo"

@ClassicalHindMusic

2 жыл бұрын

his hair was the best

Tifo football, Extra Credits, SimpleHistory, Vsauce, Wendover and now Biographics... I love youtube

@Charlie-rk5ts

4 жыл бұрын

Tanjim Hossain inject Biographics into my brain and Tifo football into my heart

@Bam_Bizzler

4 жыл бұрын

Extra credits made that dumb video battlefield 5 right?

@rasputingames3518

4 жыл бұрын

So are you claiming this is liberal propaganda? Or anti-American in some way?

@MrBannystar

4 жыл бұрын

Tifo is great, I also recommend History Matters.

"The Great Satan" is probably the most metal thing you can call America.

@benwalker4733

4 жыл бұрын

It’s even weirder when you consider both Israel and Britain are considered “little satan’s”

@gargantuangargoyle6535

4 жыл бұрын

@@benwalker4733 Not really. Britain is called the Old wolf and Israel is considered the Cancerous Tumor.

@rhodesianwojak2095

4 жыл бұрын

>

@clos4021

4 жыл бұрын

Satan just means Enemy. Lucifer means Light Bearer. metal

@MtnTow

4 жыл бұрын

Iran: insults america America: yea bro! Sweet!

"When religion meet politics,it automatcally turn into inquisition" Camus

11:30 The fact you had to explain cassettes makes me feel so old. Especially since legal adults were included in that explanation...

I'm 19 and watching this. I watch all of them. Thank you! :D

@mikebrhel12

4 жыл бұрын

Erso I watch almost all of them

@gmbrusselsprout

4 жыл бұрын

Ayyyyyyy this makes two of us!

@edmgclone

4 жыл бұрын

Ah ha 18 yrs old. And I've been here since the first episode and watched them all apart from the one which is on Nero which I will watch in 13 mins. :)

@MooncricketsInc

4 жыл бұрын

Erso Why is your age an important mention when letting strangers know you watch biographics?

@edmgclone

4 жыл бұрын

@@MooncricketsInc Simon said something in the video about young people. That's my guess forgot precisely what but it was in reference to that young people would not usually learn about such things basically. I commented as a joke does come across as self centered and a bit of a twat to put it honestly. (its 13 mins from the end of the video if you wanna find it.)

Woohoo I'm in the 20 and under club and watching this video!

@nardi493

4 жыл бұрын

Well good to see you👍

@airestesshistory8100

4 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@tonygodfrey4411

4 жыл бұрын

Good job!!! History matters.

@LionIgnatius6205

4 жыл бұрын

Squad

@Bleach420

4 жыл бұрын

16

having watched this video after the Kims, Mao, Stalin, and Beria videos, I'd love a Side Projects video on the history of secret police around the world EDIT: And I'm just realizing TopTenz already did a video on Secret Police

By far the best introduction of the entire series of biographics channel

I guess I am the lowest demographic of this channel, female, 21 and spending my saturday morning watching this, honestly love it

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@amirbahramsheikh8377

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a 16 year old male :D

@lime2333

3 жыл бұрын

@@Biographics 12 year old boy here😁

@blatantdev7275

3 жыл бұрын

@@lime2333 So you aren't even supposed to be allowed to make a channel, as you have to be 13.

@lime2333

3 жыл бұрын

@@blatantdev7275 oof

The “20 or younger” bit just made the video. I mean brilliant as always over all, but well done Biographics!

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

:). Thanks :)

Always love your presentation Simon! Thanks for all the work putting this channel together!

There are hundreds of thousands of videos on the same subject matter you cover, obviously, but there isn't another single soul out there that can deliver and delight and entertain like you Simon. You are simply amazing. Thank you so much!!

@alirezagin

6 ай бұрын

And telling lies that you love the most 😍😋

Well feels great to be congratulated by Simon Whistler for being 17 and watching a 20 mlinutes video about Khomeiny !!!

@zaclegoattack

4 жыл бұрын

Same my dude 🤟

@akashsarkar7018

4 жыл бұрын

Same 😂😂

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

Really impressed by how many people are chiming in with this. It's a genuine, and pleasant, surprise :)

@mdioxd9200

4 жыл бұрын

@@Biographics Huge fan ! Keep up the good work^^

@GHOSTRIDER-mx2et

4 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday my nigga 🎁🎉✊

PLEASE PLEASE DO SALAZAR. THE DICTATOR OF PORTUGAL Great video. Thanks!

@Sinna.C

4 жыл бұрын

Slalazar the captain from dead men tell no tales lol

@warwickeng5491

4 жыл бұрын

They'll probably botch it up with fake nonsense

@hazchemel

4 жыл бұрын

@@ANIRUDHSKY hahahaha

@eduardoramos8618

4 жыл бұрын

@@ANIRUDHSKY JK Rowling lived in Portugal for some years. Salazar Slytherin is actually bases on Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, a portuguese dictator

@caralhoguy

4 жыл бұрын

Paulo Oliveira he's my grand uncle 😂

Nice documentary on Sean Connery

Bro you did awesome trying to say these names, trust me, I'm Arabian and I still struggle. Good job! I'm using this video for self-studying about my mother's country history, Persia, well, Iran if you're too modern.

Simon has the best delivery of any narrator I have ever listened to. Love his take on things. I absolutely love these videos. Keep .em coming,,

I’m under twenty I guess I’m doing well. I do remember my dad having a blackberry though, way to many buttons on that small thing.

@GerryBolger

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when they were sold first, they were "cool". I bought one, intent on being one of the cool kids and I feckin hated it. The Nokia 3210 was revolutionary though, it had snake!!

@HRM.H

4 жыл бұрын

@@GerryBolger hahaha it was a real hype right before whatsapp became a thing.

@hpensive

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the new smart phone models. They are better than androids and IPhones for security.

@warwickeng5491

4 жыл бұрын

I still have my blackberry my mom got me for my 14th birthday, I'm a cool "kid" :v

@QueenetBowie

4 жыл бұрын

You missed dial up internet, you have idea how lucky you are

I’m in the under-20 range (barely) and a huge fan! Since I discovered the channel a few weeks ago I have watched virtually every one of your videos. Keep it up, Simon and the team, I love this!

@DJK-cq2uy

Ай бұрын

Wow

Audio cassette is old! 8 track: hold my beer!

@0311Mushroom

3 жыл бұрын

Wire recorder: Get off of my grass!

I am 20. That bit in the middle was quite amusing 😂

@_Tovar_

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 20 as well. And I found that bit stupid. I'm here get a better knowledge on a leader. Not get some joke.

@gothamgirl

4 жыл бұрын

@@_Tovar_ i get where you're coming from 👍. Everyone sees humour differently.

@ShinigamiInuyasha777

4 жыл бұрын

I am 20 and i had literally watch the transition from casette to online music in little more than two years..

@alexgrey2088

4 жыл бұрын

@@_Tovar_ take it easy dude

Could you cover Grace Kelly? She was a beautiful woman and a fantastic actress. Who went on to become Princess of Monaco.

@rooseveltbrentwood9654

4 жыл бұрын

Gipsy Danger a singer called mika has a song about her that i quite like

@TheZardKid

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see the youth keeping up with history

Definitely one of the most important people of the past 100 years.

I have been a Baha'i my entire life and seldom hear us mentioned. Thanks Simon

@alexanderkarvos6728

2 жыл бұрын

even though we practice differently, i hope for the best of you people.

Reagan: Prepare for trouble! Contras: And make it double!

@JasPer-xi8qc

4 жыл бұрын

Clinton’s brother: Cocaine!

FINALLY! I have been requesting this for months!!!

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

:)

@freeturnity1

4 жыл бұрын

Biographics I do apologize for my rudeness. I forgot to say thank you. Thank you to the crew of biographics and Simon. I am truly sorry. God bless you, and the rest of the crew.

You're the only British guy I can listen to for an extended period of time. Keep up the great work ol chap.

I can't see this without thinking of The Iron Shiek, legit bodyguard for the sha, Olympian and had to flee for his life essentially because of the Aayatollah only to be a TV villain supporting him.

@Zeebo1uk

2 жыл бұрын

Irony 101 or irany

Watching this all the way from iran was delightful. I hope iran and the West can become friends, if not allies, again.

@KaiserDasbender

4 жыл бұрын

The ayotolas would have to stop existing for that to happen

@seandalton1709

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, I would love to see peace between Iran and the USA. It was a huge missed opportunity that the US and Iran weren't friendly from the beginning when Khomeini reached out to the US.

@NiuhiNui

4 жыл бұрын

Have met many Iranian immigrants and their descendants working in the engineering field. They were all very nice people with lots of passion and love.

@sloshed-rat

4 жыл бұрын

@Deol Mapping Perhaps they might be sustained with religious power rather than political power?

@thewhat531

4 жыл бұрын

Perpetually Drunk what's the difference? I mean; what's REALLY the difference?...

shout out to the ones that remember Homer Simpson's "Ayatollah Assahola" T-shirt, back in the day

@randallpetroelje3913

4 жыл бұрын

I’m with you!😂🤣👍

@michaelhunziker7287

4 жыл бұрын

They were real shirts in '79-80.

@bloodeagle2234

4 жыл бұрын

@A P can I buy one?

@ouioui1639

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

I just love your interpretation it is more than clear and confidentially well researched

I remember eight track tapes. Those were so long ago I'd probably have to explain them to Simon. :)

@dudepool7530

3 жыл бұрын

3 mos younger than Simon. Grew up technologically behind. Not going to lie, I don't miss them. Or tapes, or cds. I'm digging digital storage. No more giant cases to keep my music collection in lmao.

1st of April 1979??! This seems to be a long ass joke.

@andreasevt1

3 жыл бұрын

John Green reference there?

@user-cl5wn9fz7f

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh April fools

@rodger3352

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

I was going to recommend this video before but I never thought you would really do this. Thanks!

"I went to high school with someone named AYATOLLAH...AYATOLLAH RODRIGUEZ" (sitcom "King of Queens")

Khomeini : I need money to overthrow the shah. Cia: To create a islamic theocracy allied to the united states. Khomeini : Yes. PROCEEDS TO TAKE 50 AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AS HOSTAGES LIKE A CHAD.

Im 19 and watchin a 24 minute video on Khomeni .. Big shout out to Biographics .. From South Africa✌🏾

Thanks for making me feel old with the cassettes and Blackberrys.

"A,B,C,D and 5" ahhh yes Simon that's a great way to order points

Fantastic overview and history of this era. I was a young man joining the US Army during the 80's and always wondered why we were at "difference" with Iran. No internet back then and research was not something the common person conducted on a regular basis. Current events were still hard to follow with TV and news magazines being the only outlet. Thank you 😊

@alirezagin

6 ай бұрын

So you loved his lies 😅😂

Simon! At 1 milly, you should do a video about yourself.

@raphaeljoseph6952

4 жыл бұрын

About the whole TopTenz/biographics/TIFO/Highlight History crew.... So much content 👍👍👍👍

@KICKASSoBASSIST

4 жыл бұрын

Simon has state to biographics that he does not want a video of himself and they are respecting his wishes

@pacificblue5461

4 жыл бұрын

That would be awful, listening to him talk about himself as though he's some historical figure of great influence. Why do you people keep asking for it?

@vinny5638

4 жыл бұрын

@@pacificblue5461 I basically agree, seems super circlejerky to be frank.

@American-Plague

4 жыл бұрын

@@pacificblue5461 COMPLETELY agree.

Now do a video on the Ayatollah of Rock and Rollah, Chris Jericho!

@BunsofSteel22

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@martinfawkes595

4 жыл бұрын

Or ayatollah blassie.

@kluse.2329

4 жыл бұрын

Or Lord humongous.......also an ayatollah of rock n rollah

@davidrixon3549

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Only one true ayatollah thats Jericho

@GerryBolger

4 жыл бұрын

When I hear the word Ayatollah I think of the George Bush episode of The Simpsons and the words "BREAK THE WALLS DOWWWWNNN"...

Good work.

Simon is the history teacher i wish I had in high school

I love you, Simon. On cassette that is. Put this all on cassette tapes, please.

Love the videos, Simon! Could you do one on Fritz Haarmann, the vampire of Hanover? Although dark, his story would be an interesting one...

1:39 Simon: "-at the age 79." Captions: "-aged almost 80." Ehhhhh, close enough.

During his flight back to Iran from exile in France, a reporter asked Khomeini what was he feeling to be returning to his motherland, his home. He famously responded "Nothing"

I'm 19 and I know what recording tapes are and blackberries

@DarkShroom

3 жыл бұрын

"recording tapes" oh yeah that's what we used to call them

@oneman80840

3 жыл бұрын

Every 2000s kid to know about that😂

@MarekUtd

3 жыл бұрын

you must be an old soul ha

@lirimbllaca8051

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

@colinmunro7337

3 жыл бұрын

I pray to Jesus you also drive a stick😉

A video on the Iran Contra Affair would be great to see. I grew up during all this and remember a lot of this, but you put things together so nicely. Keep up the great work!

@sha11235

Жыл бұрын

I want to know more about this. I remember it happening and wondering how involved Reagan was.

Lmao I love your channel HAHAHAHA I remember both cassettes and a record player...I still have mine lmao. I love your way of explaining what a cassette was 😄🤣🤣🤣🤣

thank you for the awsome video!explains a bunch of stuff pretty accuratly lemme know if you guys have any questions from an iranian

Everyone cheered when he snuffed it

Would it be feasible to sometimes display a map image for 3-5 seconds whenever a specific country or region is referenced in a video?

@sjewitt22

4 жыл бұрын

Probably forgot for a second that Americans watch these videos.

@samuelp1227

4 жыл бұрын

Google maps

@abyssstrider2547

4 жыл бұрын

Come on man, you don't know basic geography?

@TheUglyEvee

4 жыл бұрын

@@abyssstrider2547 nope 😂😂 the American education system doesn't care about other countries we only care about test scores

@abyssstrider2547

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheUglyEvee What i have heard from many other people about the American education system leads me to believe that it seriously needs a reform

Love how he opens up with a description of his future self only to twist the plot into the ayatollah, great work!

Simon Thank you for another great biography here in New York City listening and learning

I only recently got into your channel, but I really enjoy your videos and think they are incredibly entertaining and informative. If possible, could you please do a biography on Bill Gates, Clint Eastwood, or Jackie Chan? I think they would be pretty interesting vids.

Having to explain cassette tapes. Ohhhh, boy, I was laughing so hard! Next, do a video on rotary phones!

@erinbailey4631

4 жыл бұрын

Aramis419 I had a rotary phone in my room growing up! However we didn’t have enough “power” on our phone line to support more than 2 phones in the house so if I wanted to use it I secretly unplugged the main phone in the kitchen and talk on it for hours. Lol Or at least till mom needed the internet...

@Aramis419

4 жыл бұрын

@@erinbailey4631 Yep! Same here!! I remember trying to hop on AOL and hearing my mom's phone conversations through the modem!

@MtnTow

4 жыл бұрын

Garbage chutes, flip number clocks, theres a few things he could do. Just a walk through of the avg 80's house would get views. Lol

@dx1450

4 жыл бұрын

My kids think my life was primitive because I explained to them that we only had 3 TV channels when I was growing up.

@last12stand

4 жыл бұрын

What got you laughing so hard? When was the last time you used one or even saw one in a car or home? I'm over 30 and don't believe I've ever owned a car with one in it

Glad you mentioned Naked Gun. That was near the end of Khomeini's life. Loved the Mohawk gag as well.

Thank you Simon!

it bugs when when simon's words don't match the captions. especially when he pronounces "80" as "seventy nine".

@d0y0uwantm0re

4 жыл бұрын

Silent Sahara as compared to your videos which are perfectly edited.

@paullangton-rogers2390

4 жыл бұрын

Funny

That well placed “well done, you” just earned you a solid like!

Idk why but it made me feel so good inside when he congratulated anybody under 20 for watching this video

@trip3139

3 жыл бұрын

a medal is deserved

Can you please do a video on Slobodan Milosevic, the butcher of the Balkans?

@annsmith936

4 жыл бұрын

stob82 yes please do

@MtnTow

4 жыл бұрын

Any chance you two can make peace in my life time?

@hahdhsjsjrkfn

4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Srite idiot

@edvinbukvic9564

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Srite Im was a refugee Because of him. So, no, not a hero* - a butcher* !!

@tulockthewerewolf9744

4 жыл бұрын

Croatia 🇭🇷