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96: Cavalcade of Rich Weirdos
This week on a very special Oddball History Podcast it's the Cavalcade of Rich Weirdos--three exceedingly wealthy and almost unbelievably weird men straight from the pages of history, from the barely…
95: "1, 2, 3, 4... FIVE EMPERORS???": The Year of Five Emperors
This week on a very special Oddball History, it's the Year of Five Emperors, a wild, bloody, chaotic time even by the standards of the Roman Empire--from Commodus being strangled by his personal…
94: The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre & Similar Misadventures
This week on a very special Oddball History we're lowering ourselves down into the sewer to learn all about the Great Hanoi Rat Massacre, a grisly and all too true comedy of errors set in 1902 French…
93: Beef A La History
What's beef? Beef is when you hate someone so much for so long that your hate goes down as a matter of public record, as we learn this week on a very special Oddball History Podcast. From Hollywood…
92: Martians, Martians, Martians!: The Turn of the Century Martian Craze
This week on a very special Oddball History we're going back to the well of weird history that is the Turn of the 20th Century, to a time when Martians were real (or seemed to be anyway). PLUS: Top…
91: The American Hippo Bill of 1910
This week on a very special Oddball History, Jimmy has retired from history podcasting, leaving Scott to ramble about hippopotamuses--specifically the brief period in 1910 when Congress considered…
90: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 2
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…
89: Oddball History Holiday Classic - Part 1
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…
88: Insane Early 2000s Reality TV, Revisited
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…
87: The HMS Wager: Boats, Betrayal, B...urvival
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)…
86: Con-Mania: History's Best Conmen
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…
85: Victor Lustig: King of the Con
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
84: 222-0: Football's Biggest Blowout
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.…
83: American Folklore: Fact vs. Folktion
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…
82: History's Got Talent
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 …
81: Riots, Riots & More Riots
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…
80: Bernarr MacFadden: America's First Fitness Freak
The title really does a good job at saying what this one is about. Chapters (00:00) Intro (04:34) Top Comments (13:43) Bernarr MacFadden (47:25) Straight Up Podcast Chat - Also come see us live.
79: Smedley Butler, Anti-War Hero
Smedley Butler - author of "War is a Racket" - did a whole lot of war himself. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (06:05) Top Comments (12:15) Smedley Butler, the history part of the podcast (49:29)…
78: John R. Brinkley The Goat Gland "Doctor"
John R. Brinkley was an all-time quack doctor, famous for transplanting goat testicles into humans to cure pretty much anything...he also was a pioneer in country music, it's a long story. Chapters…
77: A Salute to Whales (Well Mostly Orcas)
This one is about whales. The title really says what you need to know. Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:30) Top Comments (15:08) Whales! Whales! Whales! (17:30) Porphyrios - An Old Fashioned Sea Monster…
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