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From famous founders to capitalist cooks, from sex scandals to the dirtiest blues song, AMERICAN FILTH dives into the filthier side of American history: uncovering people who society has largely excluded from the history books because they were too unconventional, provocative, seedy, dirty, trashy…. Or just plain filthy. And sure, some of these folks made great contributions to history. But that’s not the part of their lives AMERICAN FILTH is interested in. This podcast is here for the drama, the spice, and general tomfoolery. The weekly series of brisk episodes plunges face-first into the dirtiest events and people in the annals of American history.
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S3E7 American Filth Bids You A Filthy Farewell! But Don't Worry...
I come bearing big news that many of you will weep about for years to come: American Filth has come to a close for the foreseeable future. But don't worry... While I'm departing the iHeart Cinematic…
S3E6 GAY OR NAY: Was J. Edgar Hoover A Cross-Dressing Queen?
We return to an important question: was this historical figure gay...or nay? This time, FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover goes to gay court. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E5 "The Stripper and the Congressman" (They Boinked)
1974. A car's pulled over. Inside, a congressman. Outside, a stripper, who had run from the vehicle and tried to jump into an estuary. Suspicious! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E4 Nellie Bly Goes Undercover At "The Madhouse"
Investigative journalist Nellie Bly gets her first big break...by pretending she's crazy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E3 WATCH OUT! Thomas Jefferson Wants To Chop Off Your Body Parts
Thoman Jefferson pitched a very odd bill that proposed chopping off peens and noses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3E2 How To Stop A Senator From Cheating: SHOOT HIM!
Sometimes, when you cheat and cheat and cheat some more, you face the consequences of your actions. No one knows this better than Senator Arthur Brown (RIP), one of the first senators from Utah. See…
S3E1 1921 Newspaper Accidentally Makes Child Murder Hilarious
WELCOME TO SEASON THREE! In 1921, the United Press put out an article about a child murder with a hilariously awful spell-check error. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E35 American Filth (DEVASTATING) Announcement!
We'll be back, I promise!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E34 Don't Tread On My Bathroom!!! Americans Resist Toilet Paper
Ya, it took us a while to wipe well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E33 Two Presidents Received Gift Of...Cheese
If you have ever flown on Hooters Air, please dm on Instagram @americanfilthpod. It's important!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E32 Tanked and Yanked: In 1960s, Scientists Pleasure A Dolphin
Okay... the title EXAGGERATES, but for real...in the 1960s, scientists on St. Thomas try to teach dolphins how to speak English. And one of the dolphins...well, he was too horned up to learn. LSD…
S2E31 How To Be Successful, According To 18th-Century Idiot
Genius or dumb-dumb? That's the question that surrounds the life of Timothy Dexter, an eccentric businessman, who ended up on top despite making terrible decisions. He was also illiterate but somehow…
S2E31 Why We Square Dance (Spoiler: White Supremacy)
Automobile mogul Henry Ford just wanted people to have some frickin' decorum on the dance floor!!! Why did everyone want to dance to jazz??? That's disgusting!! Square dancing was the only proper…
S2E30 Unpregnanted! (Rerun! And a huge, filthy announcement)
A 19th-century abortionist comes up against anti-fun postal worker Anthony Comstock. Also! New episodes of American Filth will now be coming out ON FRIDAYS!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
S2E29 Gelatinous Skies in Kentucky! Meat Shower of 1876
In 1876, a bunch of meat rained down from the sky. From where? From whom? What is it?? One writer had answers: the sky itself was gelatinous. Obviously!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
S2E28 How to Commit Insurance Fraud. Or, Banana Anna's Banana Bamboozle.
From 1906-1910, a woman allegedly slipped on a banana peel a dozen times and each time got a hernia. Or, maybe she was just committing insurance fraud. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
S2E27 Robert E. Lee's Cheating (And Incestuous) Half-Brother
Robert E. Lee's much older half-brother cheated on his wife with his wife's sister and stole all her money! What an esteemed family! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E26 Stop Taking Our Corpses! New York Doctors' Riot
In 1788, bodysnatchers were snatching so many bodies from their graves that New York City citizens rioted. And who were the bodysnatchers?? Silly little medical students. See omnystudio.com/listener…
S2E25 Fertility Issues? Have You Asked The Kansas Goat Doctor?
Having fertility issues?? Well, one "doctor" suggests putting some goat gonads by your gonads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2E24 Author Who Coined "Boobs" Goes On Trial
Happy 69th episode! To celebrate, we learn about author Henry Miller popularized the term "boobs" and also...how he got sued a lot for his disgusting books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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