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89: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 1

Oddball History

Release Date: 12/15/2025

90: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 2 show art 90: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 2

Oddball History

Come on in, the water's warm. Part 2 of the Oddball History Holiday Classic Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:57) The Last Castrato (09:20) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (15:31) Scott Goes Ghost Hunting (23:19) Margaret Howe Does Hand Stuff with Dolphins (31:12) Tusko: The Elephant That Took Too Much Acid (41:24) Robert Cornish - Boy Genius (50:40) Gladiator Blood and Encino Man (54:35) John C. Woods - The Worst (Best?) Executioner (01:03:20) Cadaver Synod - A Pope Skeleton is put on trial  

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89: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 1 show art 89: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 1

Oddball History

Check out our favorite segments from the past 2 years. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (01:58) Jacques Ferron and the RIghteous Donkey (08:46) Ken Allen the escAPE artist...get it? escAPE? (17:13) The First Ever Diss Track - Sumerian Dog Poem (21:41) Scott Gets Mad at Us - Texas Rangers (28:25) Gary Suitor gets cut by the Cleveland Cavaliers (34:47) A Night out with Rube Waddell (39:32) Georgia Tech Devastates a non-football team (42:31) Roy Sullivan gets struck by lightning a lot (47:46) Akitu - Sumerian New Years - All Hail Marduk!

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88: Insane Early 2000s Reality TV, Revisited show art 88: Insane Early 2000s Reality TV, Revisited

Oddball History

The early 2000s were a different time. A better time? Depends who you ask. We'll be covering Boy Meets Boy, Kid Nation, and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:20) Top Comments (08:32) Boy Meets Boy (Bravo 2003) (16:06) Kid Nation (CBS 2007) (28:42) My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (Fox 2004) (35:35) Podcastin'

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87: The HMS Wager: Boats, Betrayal, B...urvival show art 87: The HMS Wager: Boats, Betrayal, B...urvival

Oddball History

The HMS Wager did everything wrong. Here is the story of the shipwreck, mutiny, and return home to merry old England.    Chapters  (00:00) Intro (08:40) Top Comments (21:55) The HMS Wager (45:49) Podcastin'

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86: Con-Mania: History's Best Conmen show art 86: Con-Mania: History's Best Conmen

Oddball History

We'll cover Gregor MacGregor, George C. Parker, and Natwarlal. Also butts and stuff. Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:58) Top Comments (20:37) Gregor MacGregor Makes Up a Country (28:15) George C. Parker has a bridge to sell you (33:53) Natwarlal, India's legendary conman (39:34) Honorable Mention: Alan Conway and Stanley Kubrick (42:45) Stand Up Shows and Dumb Thoughts

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85: Victor Lustig: King of the Con show art 85: Victor Lustig: King of the Con

Oddball History

The conman so nice, he sold the Eiffel Tower twice! And more such stories. Enjoy. Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:14) Top Comments (22:24) Victor Lustig: King of the Con (55:42) Show Dates and Chit Chat

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84: 222-0: Football's Biggest Blowout show art 84: 222-0: Football's Biggest Blowout

Oddball History

Georgia Tech and Cumberland faced off in 1916. The Yellow Jackets won 222-0. This is that story.   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (05:05) Top Comments + Some Meandering (26:06) 1916 Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland Beatdown (45:58) Idle chit chat and stand up comedy dates

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83: American Folklore: Fact vs. Folktion show art 83: American Folklore: Fact vs. Folktion

Oddball History

Two comedians/poorly researched historians dive into American folk heroes and the very real people behind the tall tales. Chapters (00:00) Intro (03:05) Top Comments (18:55) Johnny Appleseed/John Chapman (27:31) Paul Bunyan/Fabian "Joe" Fournier (38:43) John Henry/Much smaller John Henry (45:07) Comedy shows and chit chat

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82: History's Got Talent show art 82: History's Got Talent

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We check out some of history's strangest performers. Enjoy!   Chapters:  (00:00) Intro (03:25) Top Comments (21:54) Le Petomane - the French Farter (31:02) Alessandro Moreschi - The Last Castrato  (38:44) Matthias Buchinger - No hands, lotta magic (44:11) Hadji Ali - The Greatest Regurgitator (49:44) Charles Lauri Jr - The First Furry (55:15) Hot Goss and Comedy Shows

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81: Riots, Riots & More Riots show art 81: Riots, Riots & More Riots

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This week, we take you down memory lane of some of the strangest riots on recent history Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:58) Top Comments (18:08) The Straw Hat Riot of 1922 (24:30) Astor Place Shakespeare Riot of 1849 (32:43) Toronto Clown vs Firefighter Riot (42:02) Honorable Mention: English Bread Riots (43:40) Hot pod! Get your hot pod!

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Check out our favorite segments from the past 2 years. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(01:58) Jacques Ferron and the RIghteous Donkey

(08:46) Ken Allen the escAPE artist...get it? escAPE?

(17:13) The First Ever Diss Track - Sumerian Dog Poem

(21:41) Scott Gets Mad at Us - Texas Rangers

(28:25) Gary Suitor gets cut by the Cleveland Cavaliers

(34:47) A Night out with Rube Waddell

(39:32) Georgia Tech Devastates a non-football team

(42:31) Roy Sullivan gets struck by lightning a lot

(47:46) Akitu - Sumerian New Years - All Hail Marduk!