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The Murdering Elephant That Made Hollywood Happen
Jake, Dan, and Rob breakdown the life and trials of Topsy the elephant. Was she a serial killing beast? Or just a victim of circus circumstance? Find…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Most Overrated Civilizations In History With Jack Mandaville
Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and special guest Jack Mandaville discuss the most overrated civilizations in world history.
4 years, 9 months ago
The Comically Bad Assassination Of Franz Ferdinand
Dan, Rob, and Jake break down the comedy of errors that somehow resulted into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the butterfly effect that has …
4 years, 9 months ago
P.T. Barnum’s Circus Of Dead Elephants, Boiling Whales, and Monkey Mermaids
Jake, Dan, and Rob discuss P.T. Barnum’s rise to fame including leasing old slaves, sewing monkeys to fish, and adopting tiny boys from their parents…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Time New York City Tried To Kill All Doctors For Being Creeps
Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and Jake Goldman explore the 1788 Doctors’ Riot in New York City, during which the people of New York formed a mob to attack d…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Luckiest Moron To Ever Live
Dan, Rob, and Jake discuss the insanely dumb rags to riches story about a man who couldn't stop failing his way to success in Colonial America -- "Lo…
4 years, 10 months ago
Most Of History’s Leaders Were Wasted
Jake, Dan, and Rob explore the different substances that may have altered the course of human history and the leaders who imbibed in them.
4 years, 10 months ago
Ancient Birth Control Was A Little Dicey
Rob Fox, Dan Regester, and special guest Veronica Ruckh talk about what it was like to get and be pregnant in ancient times, including the birth cont…
4 years, 10 months ago
East India Company: Drugs, Pirates, And Corporate Bailouts
The East India Company helped shape the modern world in the worst possible ways. Dan, Rob, and Jake break down the true "enemy of the human race" tha…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Countess Who Bathed In Virgin Blood
Rob, Dan, and Jake break down the horrifying story of Elizabeth Bathory, the Hungarian Countess who bathed in blood, beat virgins senseless, and coul…
4 years, 11 months ago