Ep. 504 Douglas Albert Munro
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Never thought I'd be saying that today we'll be talking about a badass member of the Coast Guard, but I'm glad to be wrong about that. Douglas Munro was just a regular, genuinely good dude when he saw the writing on the wall and knew the US was gonna be balls deep in some German and Japanese ass soon. So he signed up as a Coastie because he wanted to help people. Then he went about learning everything he could to do his job, then learn the next job, until it was time to use all those skills at one of the most important battles in the Pacific Theater. Enjoy!
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Ep. 503 Miltiades
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Today we're going way back in history to pre-democracy Greece to talk about Miltiades, a man who didn't take no shit and always got his revenge. He had a pretty good early life due to his dad being a famous badass chariot rider. Then things took a bit of a turn, but he kept pushing on, making his own legacy as the guy who took every opportunity to dick kick Darius and his Persian empire. And boy did he make the most of that opportunity. Tons of fun to be had here, and we even created a new word. So, enjoy!
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Ep. 502 John Bell Hood
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Today's person of interest is another traitor, I mean, Confederate general. John Bell Hood cut his teeth early in the Civil War being the guy that always attacked hard. Spoiler alert, you don't always want to attack hard. He even inspired a quote from Robert E. Lee himself. Though he probably wasn't very happy about it. As always we had a lot of fun making fun of this dumb rebel, so give a listen and enjoy!
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Ep. 501 Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula
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That's right, dear listeners, you recognize that name. We're headed back in time to the no longer existing country of Wallachia to talk about the inspiration for one of the greatest and most classic of the horror monsters. Now our boy Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Dracula, or however you want to refer to him, got real brutal back in his day. The Impaler isn't just a nickname they give everybody after all. So get ready for some carnage and enjoy!
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Ep. 500 Thomas Jeffrey
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Today we'll be talking about a dude that got shipped off to Australia after running amok through England. And I'm not one to side with the Brits, but well, Thomas Jeffrey for sure earned himself that transportation sentence. Then he got to Australia and totally calmed down. I'm kidding, he became an even bigger turd and ran around even more amok. Strap in and get ready since this episode has everything: bush ranging, murder, tapping trees, and maybe some light cannibalism. Enjoy!
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Ep. 499 Hong Xiuquan
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If you can read that name you know what it means, we'll be fucking up a lot of pronunciations today. Hong Xiuquan was a simple man, in that he was incredibly stupid. Then he decided one day that not only was he not actually stupid, he was goddamn divine. So of course he calls for a crusade, or whatever they'd call it in China. And so begins one of the most bonkers time periods in Chinese history. It gets wild, so enjoy!
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Ep. 498 Robert the Bruce
Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast
On today's episode we're diving in on this badass fucking Scotsman, the Outlaw King, Robert the Bruce. This man wanted nothing more than to kick some English ass, but he was smart about it. He bided his time until it was right then well, let's just say there's a reason we're talking about him today. So join us as we talk about his bonkers ass life and of course, everyone's favorite thing, the English getting their heads bashed in. Enjoy!
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Ep. 497 Bridget Rose Dugdale
Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast
On today's episode we have a super rich English woman who was smart as hell in school. And also pretty much incompetent at everything she did in the real world. Or inept at best I suppose. But hey, she committed real hard to the causes she believed in so at least there's that? She also thought very highly of her contributions, and you'll get to hear Tim get angrier and angrier as she makes these grandiose statements about what she's doing and her commitment. And Tim anger is always fun. Enjoy!
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Ep. 496 John Wayne Gacy
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We're closing out anniversary week with an episode on a heavily requested scumbag, the Killer Clown himself, John Wayne Gacy. Gacy had a real shitty childhood, and unlike what a decent person would do, he decided to make this everyone else's problem too. So he ran around just raping and murdering, murdering and raping. Everybody already knows the broad strokes of this dude's shitty life, but we still found a few surprises for ya along the way talking about it. Enjoy!
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Ep. 495 Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
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What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? No it's, well actually yea it's a plane. And this bad motherfucker, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, is flying it. This dude was smart as hell and became a plane engineer, but that wasn't enough for him. He wanted to fly them. And also shoot Japs. So he took every single opportunity he had to do so until it kinda bit him in the ass. But hey, what's life without a bit of risk eh? Anyway, Pappy put in some serious work and lived a hell of a life, so enjoy!
info_outlineThis week we're doing something special and splitting a story in half. And who better for us to cover the week of our 100th episode than Jesse James. Today we'll be covering his life pre-criminal days. Well, technically he was a war criminal during the Civil War, and we definitely talk about that. But pre-bank robberies at least. Anyways, enjoy part 1 of the life of Confederate hero, and honestly super not good person, Jesse James!