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EP 71 - The History of The Barbary Coast
Felipe and Butch talk about the history of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. It was a port that acted as a hub for the "gold rush" in California. The Barbary Coast gave access for all kinds of life to r…
Published on 3 months ago
EP 70 - The Rise and Fall of "Emperor Norton"
Felipe and Butch talk about a man who made rules of his own to get buy through society but also made changes that benefited the common man. Joshua Abraham Norton who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
EP 69 - The History of Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary
Felipe and Butch swim across from the main shore to the island of Alcatraz Prison. They talk about the history of the infamous Alcatraz Prison where at one point Al Capone was a resident, living like…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
EP 68 - Wrap Up 2025
Felipe and Butch talk about past episodes they have shared their knowledge on and they also share important, historical moments that happened on May 11th.
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Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 67 - The History of Pimps
Felipe and Butch get their dripped out canes and take a stroll down the history of pimps and the "game" of what is known as pimping. Before pimping, there was always prostitution and there have been …
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
EP 66 - The History of Dueling
Felipe and Butch challenge each to a duel, to explain the history of duels. Duels evolved from medieval European traditions where knights and nobles would settle disputes through physical confrontati…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
EP 65 - The History of Cold Cereal (Kellogg's and Post)
Felipe and Butch take on the history of cereal. Cold cereal that is. The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith, along with C.W. Post of the famous Post company, invented cereal and by doing th…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
EP 64 - The History of The San Patricio Brigade
Felipe and Butch keep going back in time to find out the atrocities young America were committing in the 1800s. In this episode, they talk about the history of the Saint Patrick's Brigade formed by J…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
EP 63 - The History of The Japanese Internment Camps
Felipe and Butch are on a consistent focus on groups of people being rounded up and tossed into places against their will. The Japanese Internment Camps were no different and it happened in the US du…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
EP 62 - The History of The Bracero Program
Felipe and Butch deep into the US Bracero Program - a series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexico, allowed millions of Mexican men to work in the U.S. on short-term contracts, primarily in agric…
Published on 5 months ago