The Real 'Citizen Kane' (Part 1)

[@Fox_Thee_Scheming_Kitsune]

I love how his reasoning to not drink wasn’t “oh I’ll lose control of my life” it was “oh I’ll gain control of everyone else’s life”.

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Rich people amirite?

[@wargriffin5]

In a world where everyone drinks, you get both for the price of one. 😉

[@chico9805]

The difference in mentality between a sheep and a wolf.

[@adamkotter6174]

As someone who doesn't drink for completely different reasons, I can confirm that this is a nice perk.

[@Bentley7Cruize]

Lol if this was explained to me that way at a young age I might not have wanted to drink as much as I did

[@667Agent]

Lol, Will's dad not giving his son any preferential treatment besides handing him a pickaxe is pretty based. "Get yourself some black lung."

[@Holesale00]

i think having him work the mines was a way to teach him whats its like to work from nothing to his fathers status, but of course dad could have went about teaching this lesson better lol

[@thedemonhater7748]

…did you miss the part where he literally just gave him a newspaper?

[@saryphx]

@@thedemonhater7748 An unprofitable newspaper that Will had to constantly beg him to reluctantly give up, even though he didn't even care about it?

[@perhaps1094]

​@@thedemonhater7748i dont rhink thats a reasonable trade for years of child labour

[@arisenspirit]

​@@perhaps1094he was a Harvard dropout by the time his dad sent him to the mines. I don't think he was a child

[@BoomDoop]

After hearings about his early life, I’m surprised Hearst was so against Citizen Kane when it came out because honestly it made his story seem WAY more sympathetic & complex than it actually was. Kane at least was this tragic tale of a brilliant person who was given everything expect the things he needed and went paranoid searching for it. Hearst seems to have just been a spoiled latchkey kid that was slightly charismatic, but more importantly wealthy. His whole disdain for the elite seemed less like a call to change the system, and more like petty grievances over not fitting in with their social cliques. Even his achievements ring a bit hollow when you realize he basically just copied someone else’s idea and simply threw enough money at it till it eventually worked.

[@gratermccheesy9650]

One theory I heard was that he didn't appreciate the representation of his wife in the film. That could have been a reason why.

[@michaelsmyth3935]

....and got away with murder.

[@christianali5431]

But what if in an Alternate Timeline, William Randolph Hearst’s life story actually was the subject of the Film? What if, in an Alternate History, “Citizen Hearst,” happened?

[@fish5671]

@@michaelsmyth3935impressive 👏

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@gratermccheesy9650 Alegedly welles joked that Rosebud was something referring to Kane's wife's anatomy and that may have been what made him flip out.

[@kekero540]

Bros dad was really the embodiment of “back in my day we didn’t have it as good as you have it now, in fact when I was a child we would dig for lead in industrial refuse to make a few cents here and there” and he was not even kidding, that’s just what happened

[@alexgruel9932]

Imagine being 'The Rich Kid' at Harvard. The rich kid at HARVARD!

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Not really surprising. The folks that attended Harvard and other Ivy League schools aren't filthy rich but are established enough (read: has a lineage that stretches to a time period before America existed as a country) to be important pillars of that elite society (called "Old Money")...

[@Traven158]

I actually lived a short trip away from Hearst Castle. Good to see someone cover all of that history!

[@cedricjoshuapayne]

I was just thinking the same thing! Haha!

[@big_sea]

yes

[@jacey320]

yome too

[@jimmilton6644]

gross californians

[@TheHero136]

Honestly this is the history I enjoy learning about because of how fascinating it is. It feels so….. normal and mundane. While also ridiculous and hard to rationalize.

[@RSTBKT]

It feels more human and maybe relatable. Unlike a story of Alexander and him supernaturally pushing all the way to India lol

[@thisisausername2004]

Tyler, don’t know if you’ll read this but you are a fantastic editor. My wife loved the Car video and when I put this one on she immediately asked “Hey was this one done by the dude’s brother?” Keep holding up Mr. Wimsu, and congrats on the family Cody

[@sinistertwister686]

I had no idea what this video is going to be about, but now I'm hooked and yearning for a second part!

[@sebastianmelendez5572]

Big Head advertisement Cody getting legitimately fed up with Jimmy’s sardonic remarks is the twist that I never saw coming I like this increasingly dysfunctional duo. Also this video has me hooked I need part 2 😭

[@louisduarte8763]

I almost heard Cody go "OH YEAH!", Kool-Aid Man style, as his giant head crashed through Jimmy's wall.

[@JmMateo933]

Same

[@kali3665]

I vaguely remember seeing a fan video which took the frame of Citizen Kane, but made it Citizen Hearst instead - Hearst being the fictional character and Kane being the real-life figure. But Kane was at the height of his power while the real Hearst in our world had experienced some setbacks. So, Kane would succeed in not only destroying "Citizen Hearst," but also utterly discrediting and destroying the Orson Welles equivalent. The last scene of the video was the victorious Kane walking past a derelict who was the Welles character - totally lost. I can't remember where I saw it, and I don't see anything like it on KZbin, but I believe it does exist.

[@wehatetimmy]

@@BiggerK share the link when you find it

[@breadpriest]

This sounds interesting

[@Nekolaws]

I hope someone finds it fr

[@justhere4637]

​@wehatetimmy I think youtube doesn't allow links to be sent So I think the video ID is what is going to have to be written instead

[@anotheroutlier1227]

They allow links to be posted on comments.

[@darksuperganon]

How rich do you have to be to be known as "The guy with the rich parents" at *Harvard*?

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Harvard and other Ivy League schools are attended by the children of "Old Money" families that are more often than not modestly rich. Not filthy rich like Hearst, just rich enough to have a mansion and some property. Theodore Roosevelt is of the "Old Money" stock since he can trace his lineage to the Dutch settlers in the 1660's but his family's wealth can only get them to the top 500 families of New York City and not any higher...

[@GodwynDi]

Old money doesn't tend to flaunt it in the same ways.

[@enotsnavdier6867]

The old time equivalent of a billionaire I guess

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

Man, the video jumps right in, doesn't it? No intro or anything! Not that I'm complaining, but it took me nearly 3 mins to realize Cody wasn't just setting us up.

[@scrooglemcdoogle]

An interesting tidbit about the Homestake Mine is that nowadays its occupied as a scientific research laboratory called the Sanford Underground Research Facility, working primarily on neutrino detection about a mile underneath the ground. There are still so many precious minerals in this region (Northern Black Hills, SD) that there are active mining explorations starting every other year.

[@dawesome_sauce]

I can see why this guy got a movie inspired by his life.

[@cgt3704]

13:44 they also married their offspring with actual european aristocrats, especially the daughters. They became known as dollar princeses. And as a matter of fact one of them was the mother of the UK prime minister, Winston Churchill.

[@alfrancisbuada2591]

I heard about this. The movie is based on William Randolph Hearst and his mistress was a sleigh. Timeless masterpiece.

[@Techno963]

First came 'Bud the Dog on a Car' and now we have 'Champagne Charlie'. Leave it to stories about the Guilded Age/early 20th century American history to always have an unexpected yet charming animal sidekick.

[@kennethbesecker8395]

I personally love and adore the Gilded age and at-times pre-war America…

[@enisra_bowman]

@@kennethbesecker8395 i mean, if you had been a white male person, that's not from Ireland, it maust haven been quite nice

[@TheHoplite]

Always a good day when Cody uploads!

[@Mintcar923]

I just thought of an idea.. What if Dukakis were president when Saddam invaded Kuwait? That event seemingly triggered the domino effect which led to 9/11 and many of today’s foreign policy debacles

[@firstcynic92]

5:21. FYI The Homestake mine was in Lead, South Dakota. (Lead like leading a dog on a leash, not like lead the metal) If you've heard of Black Hills gold, that's from the Homestake mine. It closed in 2002 when gold prices went down. The site is now being used for research about neutrinos.

[@thomasoconnell2150]

As someone from Missouri, I find it funny that two of America’s biggest newspapers were run by people from Missouri

[@conserva-chan2735]

A vid on if the Sino-Soviet split never happened or was patched up in the 70s would be mega kino

[@sergioventura2595]

Sup my man

[@CheesyLizzy]

I randomly found this video and now I'm really invested, I hope part 2 comes out soon Edit: Ohhhh part 2 does exist! It's called "The weirdo who made the first media empire" Please add a (citizen kane part 2) or something similar to the title of that video for viewers in the future who are trying to find it XD

[@dominicadrean2160]

I've been watching your KZbin channel since early 2014. Ever since I was 12, I'm 21 , and I'm a history nerd, and I love alternate history because of your content😊

[@kennethbesecker8395]

History is a fascinating subject and discipline that people use to understand the world around them…. It can be used in conjunction with other disciplines…

[@mathieuleader8601]

Will's backstory plays out like a Wes Anderson backstory

[@Kidd-In-Charge]

Calling Jimmy a buzzkill in the ad is the best part pf this video

[@albertocardenas6646]

Ok this is an actual MASTERPIECE and it's just part 1

[@josephupchurch7138]

The Cody/Jimmy dynamic has me in stitches every time 😂😅😆

[@kennethbesecker8395]

Funny stuff…

[@astralblue]

As a child, he yearned for the mines 😂

[@garfocusalternate]

Just visited Hearst Castle a couple months ago. Had no idea it existed. Glad more people are gonna find out about this dude.

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

No one would forget this dude. He's the great-grandfather of the modern-day media conglomerate and all the problems attached to it. He's Rudolph Murdoch before Rudolph Murdoch...

[@noneofyerbisness8702]

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131I think you mean Rupert Murdoch.

[@Durandal734]

​@noneofyerbisness8702 it's the Magellan effect

[@svon1]

its always a good day when Cody uploads a video ^^

[@waluigisbizzareadventuresi1430]

"Ever since George was young, he yearned for the mines."

[@hmm8454]

Cody is grown in power. We have to stop him from having more sponsors. It's giving him powers

[@LoremasterFoxBuster]

Well, he's certainly able to blast a wall off. Not that he's able to fix it properly yet, so I believe he's not too much powerful... yet.

[@warplayer847]

Cody, my man! Been 3yrs since ive subbed and got recommended your old if the cold war went hot. Its day 3 ive been sucked down the alt history rabbit hole once again. Still one of the best alt history channels on here bro, never stop

[@MadisynTillman-b5h]

Always a good day when Cody uploads!. The Cody/Jimmy dynamic has me in stitches every time .

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: The 'Black-Eyed Children' are a modern urban legend about eerie children with all-black eyes who reportedly appear at people's doors, with no clear explanation for their origins.

[@teogonzalez7957]

PBS storied did a great video on them.

[@LedosKell]

I've heard some believe they're modern incarnations of malevolent faeries.

[@silverdays2909]

Sorry my bad

[@darthchalupa2485]

I'm so excited for the second part this is awesome!

[@darriansea]

Production quality on this is great. Enjoying the video

[@azure_azure]

Makes me really want to watch Citizen Kane and Mank again. Great video, can't wait for the next part.

[@walterk9916]

It’s like a mix of The Great Gatsby and Citizen Kane

[@kennethbesecker8395]

Both equally important and fantastic…

[@KuramaKyubi9]

His reason for not drinking is close to my own. Though mine is more I don't trust other people enough to be vulnerable around them. Being clearheaded and ready for violence at moments notice is the only way to live.

[@radicaledwards3449]

It's not much of a problem for someone who is at equilibrium, especially when battle is established

[@RenStrive]

What a wolf

[@americanuscaesar]

Ah, the creator of “Yellow Journalism,” what an innovator.

[@akmonra]

Film majors: "Rosebud" is one of the most memorable quotes in all of cinema! Historians: Hahahahaha! Film majors: What? What did I say?

[@Shawgoth]

3:23 I don't why but the train going backwards like that makes me laugh a lot.

[@illumancer6796]

Can’t wait for him to cover Hearst castle. When obliged in California my family would sometimes go on the tours and this place is ridiculously huge. I feel he’ll need to make two more parts to really get into the whole history of this guy and the castle. Also the feud with orson welles idk why but I find it hilarious they had beef with each other

[@aaronTGP_3756]

These history videos are actually some of your best work.

[@TransbianKitty]

Love when people make fun ad segments!

[@luisangelguzman2335]

I gotta say, this biographic videos are peak entertainment. Can't wait for part 2!

[@ZDubbz]

I have no idea where this video came from or why althisthub made it but i love it

[@handleyourowntool]

FINALLY!!! ive been waiting for this video all my life!!!! Jimmy is a buzz kill and has a crxppy attitude

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

crappy

[@Nekolaws]

The storytelling in this video is... *chef kiss*

[@broganryan-byrne3405]

Really high quality stuff, can't wait for part 2

[@CAP198462]

Mark Felton recently published a video that implicitly suggests two alternate history scenarios and I’m thinking they might be worth exploring. 1. What if Herman Göring was removed from his posts and executed for treason at the end of 1939? 2. What if Herman Göring removed the aspiring Austrian painter from office and replaced him again at the end of 1939? Dr Felton suggests Göring was aiming for a peace treaty with the allies but you shouldn’t consider it set in stone for the second scenario.

[@carlsoll]

Woahhh, cool. I was just re-watching a lot of your classic stuff. So funny, all well put, very entertaining.

[@christianali5431]

This guys name was William Randolph Hearst. The real Citizen Kane was the Film they made along the way. But what if in an Alternate Timeline, William Randolph Hearst’s life story actually was the subject of the Film? What if, in an Alternate History, “Citizen Hearst,” happened?

[@UniqueLibra1981]

You really cranking out the content!!!!

[@kingslushie1018]

One of my most favorite videos from you in a long time. I didn’t even notice the time pass by, I was immersered

[@tonylu2471]

I find it interesting that there was a time in Harvard's history where they had a "guy with rich parents" rather than most people who go to Harvard are part of rich families.

[@Bundpataka]

It was always elitist but not full of people with filthy rich industrial tycoon parents

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

"Old Money" families aren't really very rich, their elite status where more often than not established due to family lineage and historical provenance. Take for example the Lees: despite being poor for most of that family's existence, its status in the Virginia state elite remains due to the prestige of its members like Harry Lee who fought in the American Revolution and Robert E. Lee for fighting in the "War of Southern Independence" to the bitter end...

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

You weren't kidding. He really was a real world Charles Foster Kane.

[@zhcultivator]

What if Korea converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity in the 19th century? What if China converted to Christianity? (like how could "Chinese Nestorian Christianity" look like if an Imperial Chinese Dynasty converted to it with maybe a lot of influences from Confucianism, Mohism & Taoism) What if Europe converted to Mithraism? What if Spain colonized Australia? What if France colonized Indonesia? What if Europe converted to Mithraism? What if China converted to Manichaeism? What if Mazdakism was a prominent religion today? What if Southeast Asia was Zoroastrian? What if successful Huguenot colonies were formed in the Americas? What if Ancient Carthage and Ancient Egypt industrialized with support from an already industrialized ancient Greece? What if a Lydian Empire emerged in Anatolia and industrialized? What if Ming Dynasty China wss Electrified first in history?

[@PixelTheMushroom]

0:50 oh god, that sounds like something a factory owner would say, "But they children! They yearn for the mines!! They don't want free time or education, what are you, mad?!!"

[@Troglodytarum]

You must live under a rock

[@oliversherman2414]

Imagine being a student at Harvard seeing another student walking a crocodile to class every day 😂

[@stevenirizarry1304]

And that person is somehow not from florida

[@oliversherman2414]

@@stevenirizarry1304 lmao 🤣😂

[@theonebman7581]

The craziest thing is, I was reading about Hearst and Pullitzer a lot the other for an AH (FH?) project Very disappointed NordVPN won't protect my toast tho My toast is defenseless against the attacks of nature.

[@OwnFall420]

Loved this video! Can’t wait to see part 2 :)

[@ibrahimchowdhury9779]

*Looks to the left* *Looks to the right* *deep breath* "Like Game of Thrones, Jimmy?"

[@notthefbi8707]

A new great video! I love your content and especially stories like the one with the guy driving across the usa and this one!

[@makarzozulia1368]

Wow the quality of the backgrounds in this video is amazing! Overall very high quality video!

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@jopickett4306]

props to cody for being alternatehistory that isn’t altright

[@michaelman957]

I love the Chronicles of Jimmy.

[@TooRudeProductions]

I live in Santa Cruz, and his mansion still stands, even though nobody's allowed in, plenty of us while young went in and smoked weed

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

probably one of the few youtube video i have recently enjoyed, thanks! cody cant for the sequel

[@carsondawalt8933]

If you’re looking for a suggestion for an alternative history idea, I think a video on the question of “What if the Kharzan Khanate didn’t collapse?” would be awesome especially on how that would affect the development of Russia and the rest of Europe!!!

[@ericthomas6726]

I remember when Jimmy was a wide-eyed child that asked annoying questions but made up for them with enthusiasm. Now he's just like the rest of us: grown up and disillusioned.

[@droxford-1880]

Great video as usual (always interesting to hear a good rags to riches story however I feel that the more accurate ai generated background pictures, lessen the comedic effect previously exemplified by the creative use of stock stock photos, as their contrast with your art and characters lent a very persistent charm (compared to the relative bland look of ai generated art) epically with the cuts between stock photos often creating a great comedic effect (especially with the previous episode about America’s first cross country road trip) However I’m just a commenter and you’re the person who actually put in the work and knowing how hard you work on your videos I can appreciate the use of the new ai art approach if it was intended to save time and your sanity as you continue too feed our unending alternate history fix. Hope this comment reaches you, best of luck to you.

[@wokenpancake]

What if Calvin Coolidge ran for President in 1928?

[@Crusader-ct1qv]

7:08 "Will had have the special distinction at Harvard for being the guy with the rich parents" Ah yes, back when that wasn't basically most Harvard students.

[@Shonendo]

Hey Cody, when are we getting "What if Japan had remained neutral in WW2?" or "What if Japan had been part of the Allies in WW2?" It's very much needed and would be really nice to watch.

[@gtbkts]

Thanks for all the awesome content and great videos!

[@pbobaggins6904]

i love the lil classical music at the end. nice and cozy ending . on to the next video ❤

[@phagemaleficar]

The AI backgrounds are so much worse than if it had just been stock photos.

[@johnchilds7893]

Stop pretending you have the moral high ground

[@jermainereyem7635]

​@@johnchilds7893it's ugly tho

[@duroburo7039]

@@johnchilds7893 Stop pretending that you have the moral high ground to negate people who have different opinions than you have

[@Σπύρος-ο3ζ]

petition for Drew to collab with Alternative history hub 👇

[@johnstanczyk4030]

Hey! That's the bad guy from Deadwood!

[@larsdejong7396]

The more time goes on, the sillier the Nordvpn-sketches are becoming. I love it.😂

[@MerrimanDevonshire]

Fun Fact: 'Homestake' is being used as SURF for DUNE.

[@akramgimmini8165]

Finally something I don't know anything about Can't wait for Part 2👌

[@tristinquiram]

“And within 2 years, they were married and had a son, a boy named William.” OH GOD NO!

[@chadwilliams9141]

It's odd to say I'm excited for part 2. Imagine the end will be as lost and depressing, as his Dad's was.

[@donalddank9070]

Hey! Love your channel. Could you consider doing a "What would happen if the equator was cold and the North Pole was hot?" video? How would that have changed history

[@jasonhatt4295]

9:57 Another Unprofitable Paper you say??? I’ll take that!!!

[@westernimperialist3458]

I like this type of content allot, feels like the old Knowledgehub vids

[@Lotus77King]

what is the song is that starts at @4:42 It’s a vibe 😎

[@grantlathrop6837]

Alternative title: Newsies Episode I: The Phantom Menace

[@TheMarianadealmeida]

I am glad that we are getting more of this type of videos

[@christopheralejandromezapa8934]

Don't leave us Cody, you were the best about Twitter.

[@karstencortie5048]

Just had an amazing video idea. 'What if we couldnt see the stars?'

[@thediversifier1739]

Omg this is so cool I was born and raised just down the road from where hearst was born in the ozarks!

[@BZAKether]

This must be the only channel where I wait till the end for the sponsor part.

[@HaonProductions]

Hearst bankrolling the Harvard Lampoon means that by the transitive property, he's responsible for the Simpsons.

[@JKCat64-xd7oh]

Video Idea: What if Alexander Hamilton became the second president? How would this affect the future of America?