HILF: History I'd Like to F**k
Dawn Brodey
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HILF 107 - The Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon with Kelly Vrooman [RECORDED LIVE]
Dawn and guest, Kelly Vrooman, go down the rabbit hole with neither the first nor the last "disgraced" American president. Join them as they review the unlikely rise and spectacular fall or Richard…
HILF 106 - Book Masters, Part Two with Stacey Hovhannisyan
Welcome back to book club! Whether you’re a book worm who is always looking for new nerdy stuff to read - or you only like history when it’s funny - this is for you! Return with Dawn and her…
HILF 105 - Book Masters with Stacey Hovhannisyan
Whether you’re a book worm who is always looking for new nerdy stuff to read - or you only like history when it’s funny - this is for you! Dawn sits down with her classmate, Stacey Hovhannisyan, to…
HILF 104 - Pirate Queens: Mary Read and Anne Bonny [RECORDED LIVE]
Join host, Dawn Brodey, and a LIVE audience to hear this most-titillating chapter from The Golden Age of Piracy, the tale of Mary Read and Anne Bonny. Born in very different circumstances and on…
HILF 103 - Pearl Harbor Day with Sam Hale [RECORDED LIVE]
Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to hear what John Wayne Gacy and a plane crash have to do with her birthday. You'll also get to know the fabulous Sam Hale, Horror Nerd, and learn all about her…
HILF 102 - Captain Woodes Rogers, Pirate Hunter with Patrick Day
Dawn found herself tits-deep in pirate history and fell so far down the rabbit hole, she called on her friend - and frequent leading man - Patrick Day to fall with her! Hear the swashbuckling story…
HILF 101 - The Sex Trial of Mae West with John Heimbuch
Climb in bed with one of the first-ever sex symbols, Mae West! She was born in the 1800’s and lived long (and well) enough to star on broadway, lead the silver screen, and even release a ROCK ALBUM…
HILF 100 - The Iranian Revolution with Zari Faripour [ RE-RELEASE ]
Re-join Dawn and her guest, 76 year-old Zari Faripour, an elegant, intelligent, one-time refugee from the Iranian Revolution. Dawn delivers a utility outline of the major events and people involved…
HILF 99 - Lilith with Rhiannon Fiskradatz and Shanan Custer
Before there was Adam and Eve, there was Adam and Lilith! Hear the hot gossip straight from the Garden of Eden, and some of the best stories of this pre-biblical bad-ass. Dawn is joined by two…
HILF 98 - The 1961 Freedom Rides with Dave Reinitz [ RE-RELEASE ]
Dawn's Guest, Dave Reinitz is a stand-up comedian and stain-glass artist whose personal connection to this slice of History brings it alive for all of us. Hear about how his mother, Janet…
HILF 97 - Socrates with Nat Baimel
The 'Father of Philosophy' and the teacher of Plato, Socrates was arguably the most important intellectual in human history. He was also a war veteran, a bad dad, and never wrote anything himself. So…
HILF 96 - Spartacus with JB Ball
Get into the ring with Spartacus! An enslaved gladiator turned rebel general who led the largest, most destructive assault against the Roman Empire EVER. Dawn is joined by comedian, JB Ball, who also…
HILF 95 - The Tragedy of the USS Indianapolis with Mark Decarlo [RECORDED LIVE]
Join Dawn and a LIVE audience to get the true story you probably heard first in Jaws. It's the USS Indianapolis a doomed ship from World War 2 which endured one of the worst shark attacks in human…
HILF SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
2026 is going to be a big year for HILF! Find out what annals Dawn will be exploring next, and what it means for you!---🎟️ Get tickets to HILF Public School - the live, interactive version of HILF:…
HILF 94 - The Rosetta Stone with Maggie Melby
Before it was a modern language-learning program, the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian…
HILF 93 - Catherine the Great, Part Two with Kelly Vrooman
Return with Dawn and guest, improvisor Kelly Vrooman, as they follow Catherine the Great from the dramatic coup that brought her power, through her rein as The Last Empress of Russia. Forbidden…
HILF 92 - Catherine the Great with Kelly Vrooman
Join Dawn and the hilarious, Kelly Vrooman, as they saddle up with Catherine the Great. Hear how a young German girl in middle-nobility finds herself the Last Empress of Russia. You'll love the…
HILF 91 - Frankenstein with Helen Shephard [ RE-RELEASE ]
Mary Shelley began writing her novel, Frankenstein, in 1816 when she was only 17 years old. Today it remains one of the most-assigned books of all time, finding it's way into classes ranging from Law…
HILF 90 - The Black Dahlia Murder with Kaycee Conlee
On a chilly January morning in 1947, officers arrived to what they were told was "a broken mannequin" lying in a field. They discovered instead, the body of a woman cut completely in half at the…
HILF 89 - George Washington with Ryan Keeley [HILF Public School - RECORDED LIVE]
It's July 3rd, 2025 and Dawn can hardly contain herself as she invites the audience at Flappers Comedy Club to fall down the rabbit hole of history along with her, LIVE! She is joined in this…
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