Ruined Heroes

Bermuda Triangle

April 26, 2020 18:06 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html http://www.unmuseum.org/triangle.htm https://www.livescience.com/23435-bermuda-triangle.html https://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_000051.htm

Bob Ross

April 19, 2020 17:58 - 52 minutes - 24 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/bob-ross-10621.php https://allthatsinteresting.com/bob-ross-biography https://www.npr.org/2016/08/29/490923502/the-real-bob-ross-meet-the-meticulous-artist-behind-those-happy-trees

NXIVM

April 12, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 32.9 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s1-e1-the-branding/id1364665348?i=1000419135862 https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-hollywood-followers-of-nxivm-a-women-branding-sex-culthttps://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2019/05/15/keith-raniere-the-leader-of-the-nxivm-sex-cult/#477c689835a9 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/nxivm-keith-...

Hot Wheels

April 05, 2020 19:18 - 1 hour - 35.8 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.hotwheelsmedia.com/about-hotweels/history/2000s.html https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/History_of_Hot_Wheels https://www.automobilemag.com/news/hot-wheels-history-toy-cars/ https://hotwheels.mattel.com/explore/HW_50th/en/history https://www.factorytwofour.com/hot-wheels-a-history-of-innovation-and-superiority/

Ku Klux Klan Part 2

March 29, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.splcenter.org/20110228/ku-klux-klan-history-racism Southern Poverty Law https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=0f3a7e1ce9094014b64456b322854404 https://www.history.com/topics/reconstruction/ku-klux-klan https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-birth-of-the-30447555/?embed=true" fra...

Ku Klux Klan Part 1

March 22, 2020 17:42 - 58 minutes - 27 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.splcenter.org/20110228/ku-klux-klan-history-racism Southern Poverty Law https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=0f3a7e1ce9094014b64456b322854404 https://www.history.com/topics/reconstruction/ku-klux-klan https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-birth-of-the-30447555/?embed=true" fra...

Jackson Pollock

March 15, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 29.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.jackson-pollock.org/biography.jsp https://www.theartstory.org/artist/pollock-jackson/life-and-legacy/ https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/jackson-pollock https://www.thoughtco.com/jackson-pollock-biography-4141240

London Bridge

March 08, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/l/London_Bridge.htm https://theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/england/london/articles/a-history-of-london-bridge-in-1-minute/ https://www.history.co.uk/history-of-london/london-bridge https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-fire-of-london-begins

Quincy Jones

March 01, 2020 20:11 - 1 hour - 36.6 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.achievement.org/achiever/quincy-jones/ https://www.quincyjones.com/about/ https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/quincy-jones-41 https://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Jones-Quincy.html

Thomas A. Edison

February 23, 2020 18:46 - 1 hour - 36.4 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/biography/life-of-thomas-alva-edison/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1995/12/the-undiscovered-world-of-thomas-edison/305880/ https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/historyculture/edison-biography.htm https://www.energy.gov/articles/war-currents-...

Guns n Roses

February 16, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 34.9 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.liveabout.com/guns-n-roses-biography-and-profile-2897994 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/guns-n-roses-mn0000540883/biography https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/50-wildest-guns-n-roses-moments-149883/april-28th-1990-axl-rose-and-erin-everly-have-las-vegas-wedding-165035/ https://calendar.songfacts.com/timeline/guns-n-roses/pa...

The First Gulf War

February 09, 2020 19:34 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/persian-gulf-war https://www.history.com/news/history-vault-operation-desert-storm https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/firstgulf https://www.britannica.com/story/25th-anniversary-of-operation-desert-storm BBC documentary “The Gulf War” “Fields of War “available on Youtube

John Delorean

February 02, 2020 20:51 - 1 hour - 35.7 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chucktannert/2019/07/26/john-delorean-reinvented-the-dream-car-then-he-totaled-it/#4fc6cb5d14ef https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/mar/21/guardianobituaries.usa https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/21/business/john-z-delorean-father-of-glamour-car-dies-at-80.html https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/john-delorean-45849....

Jack Kerouac

January 26, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://www.beatmuseum.org/kerouac/jackkerouac.html https://www.biography.com/writer/jack-kerouac https://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kerouac-Jack.html http://jackkerouac.com/home-2/bio/

Charles Millar's Great Stork Derby

January 19, 2020 19:26 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://torontoist.com/2016/10/historicist-the-stork-derby/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-a-dead-millionaire-convinced-dozens-of-women-to-have-as-many-babies-as-possible/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-great-stork-derby/

Billy Graham

January 12, 2020 20:34 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

Australian Fire Support: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/donate1 https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.biography.com/religious-figure/billy-graham https://billygraham.org/about/biographies/billy-graham/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/21/billy-graham-wrong-side-history https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/how-billy-graham-became-famous/index.html

Joan of Arc

January 05, 2020 22:05 - 1 hour - 33.4 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources:https://www.livescience.com/38288-joan-of-arc.html https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ho-Jo/Joan-of-Arc.html https://www.biography.com/military-figure/joan-of-arc#:~:targetText=Joan%20of%20Arc%2C%20nicknamed%20%22The,English%20and%20their%20French%20collaborators. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/saint-joan-of-arc

Transistors And Amplifiers

December 29, 2019 19:55 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: None this week.

Calvin Klein

December 22, 2019 21:17 - 1 hour - 36 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: Obsession-The Life and Times of Calvin Klein 1994 https://www.highsnobiety.com/2016/08/04/calvin-klein-brand-history/ https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/Klein-Calvin.html https://www.biography.com/fashion-designer/calvin-klein

John Hughes

December 15, 2019 23:17 - 1 hour - 34.9 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/movies/07hughesobit.html https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/07/john-hughes-film-director-dies1 https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Hughes-American-film-director https://www.npr.org/2009/08/07/111646695/director-john-hughes-was-philosopher-of-puberty https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000455/bio#:~:targetText=Joh...

Dean Martin

December 01, 2019 20:40 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://www.deanmartinfancenter.com/index/rightframe/03biography/03BIOGRAPHY.html https://www.deanmartin.com/bio/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dean-Martin Youtube searchable docu by Matt Lauher

Israel Keyes

November 24, 2019 20:34 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: True Crime Bullshit http://www.our-americana.com/truecrimebullshit/ https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/keyes-israel.htm https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-israel-keyes-973103 https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Israel_Keyes https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/portland/press-releases/2013/fbi-requests-the-publics-assistance-in-case-of-ser...

James Dean

November 17, 2019 20:10 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.jamesdean.com/biography/#:~:targetText=James%20Dean%20was%20born%20February,uncle%20on%20their%20Indiana%20farm. https://www.biography.com/actor/james-dean https://www.notablebiographies.com/De-Du/Dean-James.html https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/life-of-james-dean https://www.planetromeo.com/en/blog/gay-history-james-dean/

James Brown

November 10, 2019 19:32 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://www.jamesbrown.com/bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Brown-American-singer https://www.notablebiographies.com/Br-Ca/Brown-James.html https://www.biography.com/musician/james-brown Disgraceland podcast

Lucille Ball

November 03, 2019 19:46 - 1 hour - 36.2 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Ball-Lucille.html https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/lucille-dsire-ball-2192.php http://www.twoop.com/people/lucille_ball.html https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a41926/lucy-and-desi-love-story/ https://youtu.be/2-jISMlgOFU Dick Cavett interview.

Imelda Marcos

October 27, 2019 20:56 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/imelda-remedios-visitacion-trinidad-1667.php https://www.biography.com/political-figure/imelda-marcos https://www.insightguides.com/destinations/asia-pacific/philippines/historical-highlights/imelda-marcos https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/life-style/life-style/2019/07/05/56027/the-amazing-life-imelda-marcos.h...

Ferdinand Marcos

October 20, 2019 20:21 - 1 hour - 37.7 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/ferdinand-marcos-195676 https://www.biography.com/dictator/ferdinand-marcos https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeracorrespondent/2011/09/201192082718752761.html https://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/Marcos-Ferdinand.html

Carry A. Nation

October 13, 2019 18:48 - 1 hour - 37.5 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/n/nation/ https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/carry-a-nation/15502 https://www.thoughtco.com/carrie-nation-biography-3530547 The Dollop podcast Criminal Podcast

Waxtrax

October 06, 2019 19:01 - 1 hour - 31.3 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: http://waxtraxchicago.com/ , https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-wax-trax-queer-industrial-history-chicago-0414-story.html Industrial Accident- film

Dyatlov Pass

September 29, 2019 20:17 - 1 hour - 28.7 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://dyatlovpass.com https://allthatsinteresting.com/dyatlov-pass-incident http://thepass.kholat.com/

Transformers

September 22, 2019 17:31 - 1 hour - 37.5 MB

https://www.patreon.com/ruinedheroes https://www.ruinedheroes.com/home-1 Theme music by Tyler C. Dones and Jon Bolich Primary Sources: https://www.everything80spodcast.com/transformers/ https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer http://www.therobotspajamas.com/a-history-of-the-transformers-brand/

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