Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Ep. 505 Deborah Sampson

April 23, 2024 11:53 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

Today we have proof that George Washington wasn't the only genetic freak running around the battlefield during the Revolutionary war. Because Deborah Sampson was out there too, not letting a little thing like the lack of testicles get in the way of her fighting for her country. She may have missed most of the war, but she showed up in the end and put in work for America, we we gotta give respect to this tough ass broad. But we still make the jokes. Enjoy!

Ep. 504 Douglas Albert Munro

April 18, 2024 10:49 - 44 minutes - 32.5 MB

Never thought I'd be saying that today we'll be talking about a badass member of the Coast Guard, but I'm glad to be wrong about that. Douglas Munro was just a regular, genuinely good dude when he saw the writing on the wall and knew the US was gonna be balls deep in some German and Japanese ass soon. So he signed up as a Coastie because he wanted to help people. Then he went about learning everything he could to do his job, then learn the next job, until it was time to use all those skills ...

Ep. 503 Miltiades

April 16, 2024 12:14 - 1 hour - 67 MB

Today we're going way back in history to pre-democracy Greece to talk about Miltiades, a man who didn't take no shit and always got his revenge. He had a pretty good early life due to his dad being a famous badass chariot rider. Then things took a bit of a turn, but he kept pushing on, making his own legacy as the guy who took every opportunity to dick kick Darius and his Persian empire. And boy did he make the most of that opportunity. Tons of fun to be had here, and we even created a new w...

Ep. 502 John Bell Hood

April 11, 2024 15:31 - 56 minutes - 40.7 MB

Today's person of interest is another traitor, I mean, Confederate general. John Bell Hood cut his teeth early in the Civil War being the guy that always attacked hard. Spoiler alert, you don't always want to attack hard. He even inspired a quote from Robert E. Lee himself. Though he probably wasn't very happy about it. As always we had a lot of fun making fun of this dumb rebel, so give a listen and enjoy!

Ep. 501 Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula

April 09, 2024 11:46 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

That's right, dear listeners, you recognize that name. We're headed back in time to the no longer existing country of Wallachia to talk about the inspiration for one of the greatest and most classic of the horror monsters. Now our boy Vlad the Impaler, or Vlad Dracula, or however you want to refer to him, got real brutal back in his day. The Impaler isn't just a nickname they give everybody after all. So get ready for some carnage and enjoy!

Ep. 500 Thomas Jeffrey

April 04, 2024 09:16 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

Today we'll be talking about a dude that got shipped off to Australia after running amok through England. And I'm not one to side with the Brits, but well, Thomas Jeffrey for sure earned himself that transportation sentence. Then he got to Australia and totally calmed down. I'm kidding, he became an even bigger turd and ran around even more amok. Strap in and get ready since this episode has everything: bush ranging, murder, tapping trees, and maybe some light cannibalism. Enjoy!

Ep. 499 Hong Xiuquan

April 02, 2024 14:45 - 1 hour - 70 MB

If you can read that name you know what it means, we'll be fucking up a lot of pronunciations today. Hong Xiuquan was a simple man, in that he was incredibly stupid. Then he decided one day that not only was he not actually stupid, he was goddamn divine. So of course he calls for a crusade, or whatever they'd call it in China. And so begins one of the most bonkers time periods in Chinese history. It gets wild, so enjoy!

Ep. 498 Robert the Bruce

March 28, 2024 14:21 - 1 hour - 45 MB

On today's episode we're diving in on this badass fucking Scotsman, the Outlaw King, Robert the Bruce. This man wanted nothing more than to kick some English ass, but he was smart about it. He bided his time until it was right then well, let's just say there's a reason we're talking about him today. So join us as we talk about his bonkers ass life and of course, everyone's favorite thing, the English getting their heads bashed in. Enjoy!

Ep. 497 Bridget Rose Dugdale

March 26, 2024 09:15 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

On today's episode we have a super rich English woman who was smart as hell in school. And also pretty much incompetent at everything she did in the real world. Or inept at best I suppose. But hey, she committed real hard to the causes she believed in so at least there's that? She also thought very highly of her contributions, and you'll get to hear Tim get angrier and angrier as she makes these grandiose statements about what she's doing and her commitment. And Tim anger is always fun. Enjoy!

Ep. 496 John Wayne Gacy

March 21, 2024 10:19 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

We're closing out anniversary week with an episode on a heavily requested scumbag, the Killer Clown himself, John Wayne Gacy. Gacy had a real shitty childhood, and unlike what a decent person would do, he decided to make this everyone else's problem too. So he ran around just raping and murdering, murdering and raping. Everybody already knows the broad strokes of this dude's shitty life, but we still found a few surprises for ya along the way talking about it. Enjoy!

Ep. 495 Gregory "Pappy" Boyington

March 19, 2024 13:35 - 2 hours - 92.6 MB

What's that in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? No it's, well actually yea it's a plane. And this bad motherfucker, Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, is flying it. This dude was smart as hell and became a plane engineer, but that wasn't enough for him. He wanted to fly them. And also shoot Japs. So he took every single opportunity he had to do so until it kinda bit him in the ass. But hey, what's life without a bit of risk eh? Anyway, Pappy put in some serious work and lived a hell of a life, so enj...

Ep. 494 John Ashley

March 14, 2024 08:29 - 1 hour - 47.1 MB

On today's episode we'll be talking about the guy that might be the origin of everyone thinking Florida is full of psychopaths. John Ashley had a pretty unassuming name, the looks of a Bond villain, and a rap sheet that is truly impressive. This swamp dweller just decided one day that he was gonna commit to crime as his personality, and boy did he. Stealing, killing, walking out of prison, it's al here! This was a fun one that you won't want to miss. Enjoy!

Ep. 493 Grace O'Malley

March 12, 2024 14:45 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

Today we're going to Ireland, a land of mostly faerie nonsense, to talk about an actual real badass. The Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley decided from a very early age that she wasn't going to have a life of regular chick shit. She wanted to sail around and do pirate shit. And fuck with the British of course. But she was smart, she knew when it wasn't possible to fight and she'd have to diplomacize and what not. Either way, she was a dope ass broad. Enjoy!

Ep. 492 Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver

March 07, 2024 12:48 - 54 minutes - 40.8 MB

Today we're talking about a dude who made even special operations dudes and a guy with the Medal of Honor feel kind of nervous. Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver tore shit up in Vietnam, but he stayed in country waaaaay too long. While he may not have lived a long life, he damn sure packed more into it than most people could in several life times. Enjoy!

Ep. 491 Oliver Hazard Perry

March 05, 2024 13:44 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

It's time, dear listeners, for another badass on the water. And he did it without Kevin Costner's gross webbed feet and gills. Oliver Hazard Perry grew up watching his dad being a bad motherfucker on a ship and decided he wanted to follow in his footsteps, and then one up him. He wound up fighting the British, the terrors of the sea at the time, and he stomped their dumb limey dicks into the dirt. Well, water I guess? Anyway, this dude was dope, so enjoy!

Ep. 490 Ben Thompson

February 29, 2024 15:49 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

We're headed back to ye olde west to talk about this dapper motherfucker, Ben Thompson. All he wanted to do was gamble and hang out with famous people, but dudes just kept having to try him, so he just had to shoot them. Even the juries kept agreeing that he was in the right. And he managed to get that agreement without Buffalo Bills money, Johnny Cochran, and a glove that didn't fit. So you know he actually deserved it. Anyway, this dude was dope, so enjoy!

Ep. 489 Doris "Dorie" Miller

February 27, 2024 13:15 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

Today we got one bad seagoing motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Doris Miller was one of many sailors present at Pearl Harbor. And when he looked up into the sky and saw it full of planes with their blinkers on he said, "Not today, Japan!" and hopped on a gun and started firing. It's debatable how effective he actually was on said gun, but his bravery caused a ripple effect that massively changed the treatment of black members of the US Navy. His actions and his incredible impact on histo...

Ep. 488 Salvatore Riina

February 22, 2024 14:09 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

Welcome again, dear listeners, as we close out our week of shitbags with a real winner. This Sicilian, Salvatore Riina, comes to us from Italy, obviously, the land of goofball ass names, a history of failure, and for a specific point in time, more goddamn explosions than a Michael Bay movie. Somebody must have explained the concept of collateral damage to him and he thought, "So I can kill the person I want to, plus a whole bunch of other people? Sign me right the fuck up," because he went h...

Ep. 487 Harry Bennett

February 20, 2024 13:16 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Welcome back, dear listeners. If you don't like Henry Ford, well, you're right. Also, be prepared to think Harry Bennett is an equally shitty person since well, he was Ford's right hand man. Meaning he was the guy that actually carried out the ideas that Ford had. Since Ford wasn't gonna get his own hands dirty, oh no. So expect plenty of shenanigans, but not the cheeky and fun kind. Enjoy!

Ep. 486 Anders Lassen

February 15, 2024 12:14 - 52 minutes - 38.9 MB

We're closing out this week by sticking around World War 2 to talk about another badass shitkicker who decided (correctly) that Nazis needed killing. Anders Lassen decided the rich life wasn't for him and he went a-wandering. Then while wandering, some Nazi shit happened where he used to live, so he tapped into that old viking blood and opted to do some, well, ungentlemanly things to said Nazis. Enjoy!

Ep. 485 Andree Borrel

February 13, 2024 09:57 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Today we're talking about a badass broad whose regular boring life got disrupted by the start of World War 2. So she dedicated her life to kicking Nazi dicks into the dirt. Andree Borrel lived in France when the Nazis invaded, and she didn't take that lying down. She worked against them, then got some training in England and came back to do it even bigger and better. She is definitely somebody that more people should know about, so plug in your headphones and enjoy!

Ep. 484 "Texas Jack" Vermillion and William Whitney Brazelton

February 08, 2024 10:25 - 55 minutes - 40.5 MB

Today we're bringing you two cowboys for the price of one! Both "Texas Jack" and William Brazelton lived exciting lives full of gunfights, diseases, robberies, and some great quotes. Unfortunately only some of it got written down and remembered. So we're packaging them together to bring you a good chunk of wild west shenanigans. Also with some cameos from some famous names who either already had an episode, or will have one in the future. Enjoy!

Ep. 483 Tony Accardo

February 06, 2024 15:49 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're revisiting Chicago to talk about Tony Accardo. Like most Italian Americans, he was heaviliy involved in crime. In fact, he may actually be our most successful mob type dude we've ever talked about on this podcast. And sure, he killed some people along the way, but they were also Italian for the most part so I can live with that. Anyway, we had a lot of fun taking about, and making fun of, this dude, so enjoy!

Ep. 482 William S. Harney

February 01, 2024 14:39 - 1 hour - 47 MB

This one is a bit confusing, dear listeners. William Harney certainly did some badass shit in his day, but man was he also a gigantic schmuck. And there's the whole collecting famous friends like Pokemon so he can cash in and avoid getting in trouble for all his schmuckery. Luckily for me, ,he does a couple things that were just enough for me to decide he's a dick and I hate him. But you decide for yourselves, dear listeners. Enjoy!

Ep. 481 Joseph Kallinger

January 30, 2024 12:06 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Well, dear listeners, we're back to kick off the week with another garbage monster requested by one of you. Joseph Kallinger's story is pretty much awful right from the jump. And every time you think, "well that was fucked up, I'm sure it won't get worse," well, guess what happens. And as if being a terrible excuse for a human wasn't enough, he was also a crazy motherfucker. Not just "Oh he has a mental illness," but legit crazier than a shithouse rat. Anyway, enjoy!

Ep. 480 Alexander Pechersky

January 25, 2024 12:21 - 1 hour - 46.6 MB

We're back with another bad motherfucker from World War 2. Alexander Pechersky was just a simple Russian citizen when the war kicked off, and like everyone in the country, he was told, "Hey, you're in the army now." So he stepped up and got busy. Then some things went real bad for him. So again, he stepped up and got busy. Listen in to find out how he made the Nazis suck his Russian Jew balls with some sauerkraut. Enjoy!

Ep. 479 Bertrand du Guesclin

January 23, 2024 09:18 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Welcome back, dear listeners. We're going all Marsellus Wallace and getting medieval on this episode to talk about badass knight, and champion of ugly bastards the world over, Bertrand du Guesclin. This Frenchy ran around during the Hundred Years' War kicking in the teeth of the British, and just generally making himself a nuisance. Unlike some recent commanders we've talked about, Bertrand was actually good at his job and put in some damn fine work. But we're still gonna make fun of him. An...

Ep. 478 Erwin Rommel

January 18, 2024 14:23 - 1 hour - 80.6 MB

Alright, dear listeners, you've been requesting him for a minute, so here you go. One of the big swinging dicks of Naziland, Erwin Rommel. Regarded as one of the best military commanders in history, but was he? And frequently given a pass for being on the side of the Nazis because he himself didn't join the party. Well we're here to talk about his life and the stuff he accomplished, but also say fuck this sauerkraut eating motherfucker when it's due too. Enjoy!

Ep. 477 Shamil Basayev

January 16, 2024 11:59 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist. That's what people say anyways. Then again, sometimes people are just both. Like our guy today, Shamil Basayev. Sure, fighting against Russia is a good thing. But it's pretty hard for anybody to say he was a good guy after you look at the way he did stuff. Though isn't it refreshing to just have a regular old war criminal today? Thought so. Enjoy!

Ep. 476 Jake Davison

January 11, 2024 09:43 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

Ugh. This fucking guy. When the best thing you can think of to say about a guy is, "at least he's not as bad as Huckle," you know that dude is a giant piece of shit. And that's the case with today's person, Jake Davison. He went from being a half-retarded whiny piece of shit, to a half-retarded whiny piece of shit that also hurt innocent people. Great leap there in your quest to be less of a shithead, you fucking failure. Anyways, at least you don't have to feel guilty about the stuff we say...

Ep. 475 Richard Huckle

January 09, 2024 08:56 - 1 hour - 60 MB

Ugh, I gotta be honest with you, dear listeners. This episode is gonna be rough. I don't know if you can see the picture of this guy, but if you can, well, then you probably know what kinda crimes are gonna be popping up in this episode. The fucking worst. I'll just say, if you had a tough time with Peter Scully, well...So brace yourself as best you can, and enjoy? I guess? I dunno, good luck anyways!

Ep. 474 Judy Buenoano

January 04, 2024 09:35 - 49 minutes - 35.9 MB

Another shitbird for you today, dear listeners! Judy Buenoano, despite looking like the female Richard Ramirez, somehow kept managing to find men she could use for their money, and get away with it. And quite a few people got killed along the way. Join us as we talk about this broad's life as a garbage person, and of course make fun of her along the way. Enjoy!

Ep. 473 James Robert Scott

January 02, 2024 15:14 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB

Today's episode is a bit of an oddity. See, we have James Robert Scott, who is kind of a huge piece of shit. Then some real garbage stuff happens and everyone just kind of decides, "Hey you, mullethead. You fucking dick. This was your fault!" and blames him. But there is a very strong case that none of it is his fault after all. So you be the judge, dear listeners. Does this shithead deserve his fate or not? Enjoy!

Ep. 472 John Allan Chapman

December 28, 2023 13:36 - 54 minutes - 40.6 MB

Today we've got the baddest dude the Air Force ever produced. And if you don't think that sounds like much, well homeboy was rocking with the SEALs, and I doubt you know how to recognize a badass better than they can. John Allan Chapman just wanted to serve his country, but found himself as the go to guy for when the Air Force needed a hard charging, pipe hitting, dick swinging motherfucker, and he did it well. He went out on his own terms, making the ultimate sacrifice and making everyone e...

Ep. 471 Eric Rudolph

December 26, 2023 13:35 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB

Following the war hero of last week, today we have a guy who couldn't make it in the military. Eric Rudolph was pretty shit at everything in his life really. Then after hanging around with some dipshits for a while he decided the world needed more craters in it. There's plenty of incompetence along the way, both from the police and our person of interest for this episode. So prepare to hate everyone. Enjoy!

Ep. 470 Lafayette Green Pool

December 21, 2023 10:59 - 50 minutes - 37.2 MB

We're closing out the week with another bad motherfucker from World War 2, Lafayette Green Pool. This dude took his tank, which admittedly had a pretty weak name, and drove it straight down Nazi throats. We can forgive the name since he more than makes up for it in dead Nazis. Also look out for a couple accidental Jewstradamus moments. Enjoy!

Ep. 469 Herb Baumeister

December 19, 2023 12:18 - 1 hour - 50.9 MB

Who's ready for another dose of that scumnut? Today we have this Indiana based little weenie, Herb Baumeister. He should start setting off alarm bells in your head pretty much right off the bat in this story. And guess what? Those alarms are all correct. But don't worry, though things get bad and police incompetence rears its ugly head again, it all ends nice and satisfyingly and there is justice for all! Or maybe not. Listen in and find out. Enjoy!

Ep. 468 Tom Molineaux

December 14, 2023 11:32 - 1 hour - 43.7 MB

Today we're bringing you a rags to riches story about an old timey bareknuckle boxer, Tom Molineaux. After After whooping enough ass in America to prove himself, he decided to take a little jaunt across the pond to go beat down some English folk. And of course we got some goofy bullshit slang for you from the British to go along with the change of scenery. Then at the end, most of the people get a happy ending, yay! Anyways, enjoy!

Ep. 467 Robledo Puch

December 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

Well hello there, dear listeners. It's time for a trip down to Argentina to talk about a baby faced little shit by the name of Robledo Puch. And we're pronouncing it "Puke," because fuck him. He got his start doing some petty shit, but boy did he not stay in the petty realm. He decided he wanted to swim in the deep end of the crime pool and turned to capping people, until he was foiled by his own stupidity. Then the good part starts. Enjoy!

Ep. 466 Caravaggio

December 07, 2023 11:01 - 1 hour - 48.8 MB

Today we're bringing you a badass of Italian origin, dear listeners. I know, I'm as shocked as you are that one exists but here we are. This dude spent all his time painting surprisingly good pieces of art, and a few other activities that I don't want to spoil here. But trust me, the violence is definitely there. Just look at the portrait of this dude. Even in that you can see that this man had hate in his heart, and he needed to get it out and inflict it upon other people. Enjoy!

Ep. 465 Walter Rudolph Walsh

December 05, 2023 11:16 - 59 minutes - 43.5 MB

We're bringing you another old badass today, dear listeners. Well, to be fair this dude was a badass when he was young too, he just never stopped being a badass. Walter Rudolph Walsh was basically born to shoot guns, and shoot them better than almost everyone else. Sometimes he did it for competition's sake, and sometimes he did it because somebody down range needed to catch some lead. But either way, he was a goddamn master. Kick back and listen to an episode where the other shoe never drop...

Ep. 464 John Allen Muhammad

November 30, 2023 08:58 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

The week of two Johns continues today with John Allen Muhammad. A devoted family man and car modification enthusiast who took a young Jamaican immigrant under his wing. Then kinda sorta taught him how to kill people. Then they killed a bunch of people. Alright, maybe he was kind of a shitty person. And his alleged ultimate plan was goddamn nuts. Enjoy!

Ep. 463 John L. Burns

November 28, 2023 10:33 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

Thank you for joining us today, dear listeners, in another installment of old men be fucking crazy. John L. Burns craved violence, and it just kept seeming to escape him. Then he saw an opportunity and took it, getting to fight in a pretty unique way. And held his own. Dude definitely peeled back a few caps that day. Then lived to tell the tale. Even got a poem written about him by Bret Harte, before him and Owen went off to wrestle in the WWF I guess. Anyway, old dude was a badass, so enjoy!

Ep. 462 Luigi Cadorna

November 23, 2023 17:10 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

Merry feastmas, dear listeners! If you've been thinking that there hasn't been enough Italian hate on the show, well this is the episode for you. This big Italian meatball, Luigi Cadorna, gives us all the ammo we could want to make fun of him as he proceeds to spill his failings, and mom's spaghetti, out all over World War 1. So after you're done filling your belly with turkey, join us in filling it with rage, and enjoy!

Ep. 461 Omaima Nelson

November 21, 2023 11:51 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

Welcome back, dear listeners! In today's episode we're covering an Egyptian model who had one doozy of a childhood. Now I know that a model doesn't seem like the kind of person you'd hear about on this show, but Omaima Nelson definitely earns herself a spot on the scumnut list after the way she celebrated Thanksgiving in a, let's say, less than orthodox way. Also a bunch of other stuff she did to survive an admittedly less than ideal life was pretty goddamn sketchy. Enjoy!

Ep. 460 Henry Wirz

November 16, 2023 15:35 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Today we'll be getting into the filth, and the grime, and the grub in the tub, to talk about the aptly nicknamed Demon of Andersonville. Henry Wirz started out life as a simple Swiss businessman who liked getting paid just a little too much. Then he got busted for not being very good at it and had to leave. Once in America he found his true calling and really threw himself into his work. And boy did he make a name for himself here. Enjoy!

Ep. 459 Date Masamune

November 14, 2023 13:02 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB

Today we're going back to ye olde Nippon to talk about Date Masamune, which sounds like a bad Japanese relationship show or something, but it's pronounced Daw-Tay apparently. That's not where the bad names end either, since this dude picks up a nickname that I'm sure was badass at one point in history, but super didn't age well. Despite all that, this dude is one hardcore bad motherfucker. And he super didn't take any shit. Listen in as we talk about all the ass kicking this guy did, and enj...

Ep. 458 Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron"

November 09, 2023 12:37 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Up in the air! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...actually yea it's a plane. And it's a plan of one of those most famous Germans to ever live. Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron himself. We've all heard the name, or at least the nickname, over the years and I gotta say, the story lives up to the hype. This dude was a bonkers ass pilot and kicked major ass. Damn shame he picked the wrong side, but such is life. Also in this episode for some reason, the secret of Fanta. Enjoy!

Ep. 457 Walter "Nurget" Stadnick

November 07, 2023 09:43 - 2 hours - 86.7 MB

I know, dear listeners, I know, it's been a long time since we had a biker episode. So here you go, today we'll be talking about Walter "Nurget" Stadnick. This tiny, ghoulish Canadian may not look like much, but he may well be the most important member of the Hells Angels in the whole country. And he's probably responsible for a whooooole lot of dead bodies. We also went long today, so make some time, and enjoy!

Ep. 456 Buddy Cianci

November 02, 2023 11:40 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Congratulations on surviving the spooky month, dear listeners! We're starting off the return to normalcy with a dude so fun, you'll forget he's Italian! Buddy Cianci did a whole lot of things in his life, most of them shady, but goddamn is he likeable. He's a far cry from the more violent people we've covered so you're free to just kick back and listen to the shenanigans he got into without too much fear. Enjoy!

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