We Effed Up
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOn this humorous and informative show, a long-time history lover and a history rookie discuss pivotal moments in time when someone effed up, and unwittingly changed the course of history.
Cover art: The Course of Empire: Destruction, Thomas Cole
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Episodes
The Final Episode
December 26, 2023 11:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBIt's the final episode! We have our two last matchups between our runner-ups, Ronald Reagan v. Louis the Pious, and the championship for our grand effer-upper, Emperor Maurice v. Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot. Thanks to all of our listeners! Please check out our other projects: Attack of the Final Girls https://shows.acast.com/attack-of-the-final-girls Imperfect Men https://shows.acast.com/imperfect-men Hard Ticket to Sidaris https://shows.acast.com/hard-ticket-to-sidaris Hos...
Bonus: 2023 Year in Review
December 12, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this special episode, Theresa and Cody determine the biggest effer upper for 2023, going through the sordid cast of characters from episodes 27-50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 50: John Green
November 28, 2023 11:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the final effer upper, John Green, and the cup of Diet Coke that altered the careers of several NBA players. Podcast to recommend: History of Egypt (https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/) Sources Abrams, Jonathan. “The Malice at the Palace.” Grantland. 29 Feb 2012. <https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/>. Retrieved 17 Oct 2023. Hill, Jemele. “The Brawl: Were Lessons Learned?” ESPN. 18 Nov 2009. <https://www.espn.com/es...
Episode 49: Rob Hall and Scott Fischer
November 14, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBOn this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa flips the script on Cody and explores the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. Sources Boukreev, Anatoli. (1997) The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest. New York: St. Martins. Claypole, Jonty (Director); Kunzru, Hari (Presenter) (2003). Mapping Everest (TV Documentary). London: BBC Television. Krakauer, Jon. (1997) Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Mount Everest disaster. Doubleday. Lewis, Jon E. (2012). The Mammoth Book of How it Happened – Evere...
Episode 48: Vlad Dracula
October 31, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBHappy Halloween! In this spooky episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the real Dracula, Vlad III of Wallachia, and the night attack that could have toppled an empire. Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/) Sources Florescu, Radu. Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times. London, UK: I’ B. Tauris, 1989. Georgescu, Vlad. The Romanians: A History. Columbus, OH: Ohio State U. Press, 1991. Treptow, Kurt. Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Ti...
Episode 47: Deng Xiaoping
October 17, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 27.5 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about one of the most infamous restrictions on personal freedoms in the modern era, China’s one-child policy, and the role it will play in China’s future. Podcast to recommend: The Explorers (https://explorerspodcast.com/) Sources Aird, John S. Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China. Washington, DC: AFI Press, 1990. Fong, Mei. One Child: The Story of China’s Most Radical Experiment. New York City, NY: Mariner Books, 2016. Johns...
Episode 46: Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot
October 03, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody explore how the British and French created the several countries in the Middle East by literally drawing random lines on a map. Podcast to recommend: The Civil War (http://civilwarpodcast.org/) Sources Barr, James. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggles That Shaped the Middle East. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012. Berdine, Michael. Redrawing the Middle East: Sir Mark Sykes, Imperialism, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement. London, UK:...
Episode 45: Ronald Reagan
September 19, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBOn this episode, we finally tackle the most overrated politician in American history, Ronald Reagan, and the monumental screw-up that kept a loaded gun to the world’s head up to the present day. Podcast to recommend: The Almost Forgotten (http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/) Sources Brood, William J. Teller’s War: The Top Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992. McCouley, Martin. Russia, America, and the Cold War, 1949-91. New York City,...
Episode 44: Louis XVI
September 05, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody chip away at the behemoth that is the French Revolution and talk about why running away from your problems isn’t a solution. Podcast to recommend: Age of Napoleon (https://ageofnapoleon.com/) Sources Davidson, Ian. The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2016. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution (3rd ed). Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Press, 2018. Hardman, John. Louis XVI: The Silent Kin...
Episode 43: Thomas FitzStephen
August 22, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 40.6 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss why drinking on the job is frowned upon and the annoying naming conventions of the medieval period as they take on the White Ship disaster. Podcast to recommend: Rejects and Revolutionaries (http://americanhistorypodcast.net/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 42: Emperor Honorious
August 08, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBYet another in the long line of incompetent Roman Emperors, Honorius, is the subject of today’s episode, as Theresa and Cody make an important announcement about the future of the show. Podcast to recommend: Passed (https://shows.acast.com/passedpod) Sources Bain, Douglas. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome. New York City, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2020. Barlag, Philip. Evil Roman Emperors: The Shocking History of Ancient Rome’s Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Ne...
Episode 41: Anthony Eden
July 25, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 128 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the seizure of the Suez Canal and the inevitable response by the British: the empire strikes back. Podcast to recommend: Lafayette, We Are Here (https://www.lafayettepodcast.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 40: Stuart Gibson
July 11, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about the show’s number one recurring topic: military incompetence. And they talk about Jaws, too. Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden (https://flatpackhistorysweden.podbean.com/) Sources “Court of Inquiry, Guam, 13 August 1945.” Naval History and Heritage Command. <https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-indianapolis-ca-35/investigation-and-court-martial/court-of-inquiry-findings.html>. Retrieved 12 Ju...
Episode 39: Caliph al-Musta'sim
June 28, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBOn this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss yet another instance of a damn fool saying “no” to the Mongol horde. Podcast to recommend: History of Persia (https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/) Sources Atiyeh, George N. & John P. Hayes. The Genius of Arab Civilization. New York City, NY: New York U. Press, 1992. Favereau, Marie. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 2021. Hancabay, Halil. “Ibn al-Alkami: The Last Vizier of Abbasid and His Relationship...
Episode 38: Gunter Schabowski
June 13, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBThis week, Theresa and Cody talk about how one man’s improv led to one of the most iconic moments of the 20th century. Podcast to recommend: History of the Germans (https://historyofthegermans.com/) Sources Crozier, Brian. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire. . New York City, NY: Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1999. Dale, Gareth. Popular Protest in East Germany, 1945-89: Judgments on the Street. New York City, NY: Routledge, 2005. Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History. New York City,...
Episode 37: Jerry Bremer
May 31, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBOn this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody reminisce about their childhoods as they discuss the first episode about something that happened during their lives: the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Podcast to recommend: History in the Bible (https://www.historyinthebible.com/) Sources “Millions Displaced by U. S. Post-9/11 Wars.” The Costs of War, 8 Sept 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023. Bremer III, L. Paul. My Year in Iraq: The Struggle to Build a Future of Hope. New York City, NY...
Episode 36: Violet Ferguson
May 16, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBOn this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody discuss how a Karen’s need for her tea-set led to one of the biggest intelligence coups of the 20th century. Podcast to recommend: Historium (https://historium.buzzsprout.com/) Sources Duffy, James P. Hitler’s Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II. Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebraska Press, 2005. Robinson, Stephen. False Flags: Disguised German Raiders of World War II. Chatswood, Australia: Exisle Publishing, 2016. Seki, Eiji. ...
Episode 35: Robert Stockton
May 02, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBJoin us for episode 35 of We Effed Up, where we discuss Peacemaker and why you have to give your big gun time to cool off. Podcast recommendation: Age of Victoria (https://ageofvictoriapodcast.com/) Sources Beach, Edward Latimer. The United States Navy: A 200-Year History. New York City, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1986. Brockmann, R. John. Commodore Robert F. Stockton, 1795-1866: Protean Man for a Protean Nation. Amherst, MA: Cambrian Press, 2009. Crapol, Edward P. John Tyler: The Accidental...
Episode 34: Empress Dowager Cixi
April 18, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode, we dive headlong into the collapse of imperial China with our first female effer-upper, Empress Dowager Cixi. Podcast to Recommend: The History of China (https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/) Sources Hsu, Immanuel. The Rise of Modern China, 6th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford U. Press, 1999. Kwong, Luke. A Mosaic of the Hundred Days: Personalities, Politics, and the Ideas of 1898. Cambridge, MA: Harvard U. Press, 1984. Laidler, Keith. The Lost Empress: She-Dragon of Chi...
Episode 33: Richard Henry Pratt
April 04, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBAfter a couple of light-hearted episodes, we dive back into the more horrific side of humanity as we take a look at the Army officer behind Native American boarding schools. Podcast to recommend: Wonders of the World (www.wonderspodcast.com) Sources Adams, David Wallace. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928. Lawrence, KS: U. of Kansas Press, 1995. Child, Brenda. Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families. Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebra...
Episode 32: Harry Frazee
March 21, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.7 MBOn the 32nd episode, Cody educates Theresa on the fact that baseball curses are an actual thing by citing the most famous example: the Curse of the Bambino. Sources Creamer, Robert W. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Rader, Benjamin G. Baseball: A History of America’s Game. Champaign, IL: U. of Illinois Press, 2018. Shaughnessy, Dan. The Curse of the Bambino. New York, NY: Dutton, 1990. Vaccaro, Mike. Emperors and Idiots: The 100-Year Rivalry between...
Episode 31: Steve Ross
March 07, 2023 11:00 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBOn the 31st episode, we dip our toes into video game history by talking about the game that killed the console industry in the early 1980s. Sources Brode, Douglas. The Films of Steven Spielberg. New York, NY: Citadel, 1995. “Diggers Find Atari’s E.T. Games in Landfill.” Associated Press, 26 Apr 2014. Retrieved 4 Feb 2023. “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.” Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 Feb 2023. Hubner, John & William Kistner. “What Went Wrong at Atari.” Info World, Vol. 5, No. 49, 5 Dec 198...
Episode 30 - Special Order 191: A Civil War Mystery
February 21, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBJoin us on a very unique episode of We Effed Up - a whodunit! In this episode, Theresa uses her powers of deductive reasoning to determine who the real effer-upper is in regards to the loss of Special Order 191 during the Civil War. Sources “An Invitation to Battle: Special Order 191.” National Park Service, 27 May 2020. Accessed 25 Jan 2023. https://www.nps.gov/mono/learn/historyculture/an-invitation-to-battle.htm Cannan, John. The Antietam Campaign: August-September 1862. Stackpole Book...
Episode 29: Joseph McCarthy
February 07, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn the 29th episode, we take a look at a man synonymous with fearmongering and baseless accusations: Joseph McCarthy. Sources Adams, John G. Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism. W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1983. Belfrage, Cedric. The American Inquisition, 1945-1960: A Profile of the McCarthy Era. Thunder’s Mouth Press, St. Paul, 1989. Doherty, Thomas. Cold War, Cool Medium: Television, McCarthyism, and American Culture. Columbia U. Press, New York, 2005. Fried, Al...
Episode 28: Charles Trevelyan
January 24, 2023 11:00 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBWe’re back! In our 28th episode, we investigate the man who led the horrible English response to the Irish Great Famine and how his actions harmed Ireland, even to this day. Sources Coogan, Tim Pat. The Famine Plot: England’s Role in Ireland’s Greatest Tragedy. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2012. Donnelly, James. The Great Irish Potato Famine. Sutton Publishing, London, 2005. Gallagher, Thomas. Paddy’s Lament, 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Orlando, 1987. Kelly...
Bonus: 2022 Year in Review
December 27, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn our long-delayed one year anniversary special episode, we look back at the effer-uppers from the past year and crown one as the Effer-Upper of the Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 27: Pope Stephen VI
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome to the 27th episode of We Effed Up, where we examine one of the more macabre eff-ups in history with special guest Bry from Pontifacts. Sources Cummins, Joseph. History’s Great Untold Stories: Obscure Events of Lasting Importance. Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, Australia, 2011. Mann, Horace K. The Lives of the Popes in the Early Middle Ages. Kegan Paul, Trench, Truebner, & Co., London, 1910. Moore, Michael E., et al. “The Attack on Pope Formosus: Papal History in an Age of Resentment...
Episode 26: Kermit Tyler
October 18, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBWelcome to the 26th episode of We Effed Up, where we take a look at how one of the most infamous days in American history could have been avoided if one careless lieutenant had shown a bit more concern. Sources Barnart, Michael. Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919-1941. Cornell U. Press, Ithaca, NY, 1987. Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War. Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1989. “Opana Mobile Radar Site.” National Park Service, 1 Jun 2017, <https://www.nps....
Episode 25: Byron Smith
October 04, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBWelcome to the 25th episode of We Effed Up, where we look at how a simple mistake led to the creation of an entire musical genre. Sources Bush, John. “Dub Revolution: The Story of Jamaican Dub Reggae and Its Legacy.” ND. <https://debate.uvm.edu/dreadlibrary/bush.html>. Degiorgio, Kirk. “The Roots of Dub.” 24 Aug 2018. <https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/08/the-roots-of-dub>. Gill, Pablo. “Dub Music: Exploring the Genre’s Jamaican Origins.” 15 May 2018. <https://www.udiscovermusic...
Episode 24: Eros
September 20, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBWelcome to the 24th episode of “We Effed Up,” where we talk about another blink-and-you’ll-miss-it eff-up that managed to derail the restoration of an empire. Sources Hekster, Olivia. Rome and Its Empire, AD 193-284. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 2008. Hijmans, Steven. Sol: The Sun in the Art and Religions of Rome. U. of Groningen Press, Groningen, 2009. Snyder, Graydon. Ante Pacem: Archaeological Evidence of Church Life before Constantine. Mercer U. Press, Macon, 2003. Southern, Pat. ...
Episode 23: Charles Cornwallis
September 06, 2022 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.1 MBWelcome to the 23rd episode of “We Effed Up,” where we continue the never-ending saga of English screwing with Ireland, featuring a familiar villain from the American Revolution. Sources Bew, John. Castlereagh: A Life. Oxford U. Press, Oxford, 2011. Elliot, Marianne. Partners in Revolution: The United Irishmen and France. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 1982. Geoghan, Patrick. The Irish Act of Union, 1798-1801. Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, 1999. Johnson, Paul. Ireland, Land of Troubles: A Histor...
Episode 22: Alfred Baldwin
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBWelcome to the 22nd episode of We Effed Up, where we examine how one man’s distraction brought down a president. Sources Brown, DeNeen. “’The Post’ and the Forgotten Security Guard Who Discovered the Watergate Break-in.” The Washington Post. 22 Dec 2017. Dean, John. The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It. Viking, New York, 2014. Nelson, Jack. “Excerpts from Interview with Man Who Says He Helped in Bugging of Democrats.” The New York Times. 7 Oct 1972. O’Sullivan, Shane. Dir...
Episode 21: King Alexander III
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBWelcome to the twenty-first episode of “We Effed Up,” where we discuss Scotland, England, and why you just can’t rush romance. Sources Brown, Michael. The Wars of Scotland, 1214-1371. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 2004. Campbell, Marion. Alexander III, King of Scots. House of Lochar, Edinburgh, 1999. Lynch, Michael. Scotland: A New History. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 1991. Maxwell, Herbert, ed. 1909. “Chronicle of Lancercost.” The Scottish Historical Review, Vol. 6, no. 184. Webst...
Episode 20: Emperor Valens
July 26, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBWelcome to the twentieth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we discuss the dire consequences of impatience. Sources Burns, Thomas. Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome: A Study of Roman Military Policy and the Barbarians, Ca. 375-425 A.D. Bloomington, Indiana U. Press, 1994. Heather, Peter. The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians. Oxford, Oxford U. Press, 2007. Lee, A. D. From Rome to Byzantium: The Transformation of Ancient Rome. Edinburgh, Edinburgh U. Press,...
Episode 19: Oliver Cromwell
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBWelcome to the 19th episode of “We Effed Up,” where we begin our journey into the repeated offences against Ireland with the king-not-king of England, Oliver Cromwell. Sources Bennett, Martyn. Oliver Cromwell. Routledge, London, 2006. Bennett, Martyn. The Civil Wars Experienced: Britain and Ireland 1638-1661. Routledge, London, 2000. Gentles, Ian. The New Model Army: Agent of Revolution. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 1994. Lenihan, Padraig. Consolidating Conquest: Ireland 1603-1727. Routled...
Episode 18: Mike Veeck
June 28, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBWelcome to the eighteenth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we talk about one of the strangest nights in the history of baseball. Sources Dahl, Steve & Hoekstra, Dave. Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died. Curbside Splendor, Chicago, 2016. Dickson, Paul. Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick. Walker, New York, 2012. Frank, Gillian. “Discophobia: Antigay Prejudice and the 1979 Backlash against Disco.” Journal of the History of Sexuality, May 2007. Graves, Jeremiah. “30 Years Later: Di...
Episode 17: Benjamin Ruff
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 47 minutes - 65.2 MBWelcome to the seventeenth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we learn why professional qualifications are essential. Sources Coleman, Neil M., Wojno, Stephanie, and Kaktins, Uldis. (2016). Dam-breach hydrology of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 – Challenging the findings of the 1891 investigation report. Paper No. 178-5. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 48, No. 7. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2016AM/webprogram/Paper283665.html “Johnstown Flood National Memorial.” Nation...
Episode 16: Oskar Potiorek
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBWelcome to episode sixteen of “We Effed Up,” where we discuss why it’s a good idea to know where you’re going. Sources Belfield, Richard. The Assassination Business: A History of State-Sponsored Murder. Carroll & Craft, New York, 2005. Clark, Christopher. The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914. Penguin, London, 2012. King, Greg & Woolmans, Sue. The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World. St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2013. MacMillan...
Episode 15: John Landis
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.2 MBWelcome to the fifteenth episode of “We Effed Up,” on which we discuss the Twilight Zone movie accident and the director in charge. Sources Farber, Stephen, and Marc Green. Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case. Arbor House, New York, 1988. Feldman, Paul. “John Landis Not Guilty…” Los Angeles Times, May 29, 1987. LaBrecque, Ron. Disaster at Twilight Zone: The Tragedy and the Trial. Charles Schribner, New York, 1988. McBride, Joseph. Steven Spielberg: A Biography. U. P...
Episode 14: George Germain
May 04, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBWelcome to the fourteenth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we FINALLY get around to the American Revolution and the stuffy British aristocrat responsible for Saratoga. Sources Ferling, John. Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-81. Bloomsbury, New York, 2021. Ketchum, Richard. Saratoga: Turning Point of America’s Revolution. Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1997. Luzader, John. Saratoga: A Military History of the Decisive Campaign of the American Revolution. ...
Episode 13: Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBWelcome to the thirteenth episode of “We Effed Up,” where we discuss a consequence of that age-old enemy of progress: corporate greed. Sources Lange, Brenda. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Infobase, New York, 2008. Marrin, Albert. Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy. Alfred Knopf, New York, 2011. Stein, Leon. The Triangle Fire. Cornell U. Press, Ithaca, 1963. Von Drehle, David. Triangle: The Fire That Changed America. Atlantic, New York, 2003. Waldman, Lou...
Episode 12: Shah Muhammad II
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBWelcome to the twelfth episode of “We Effed Up!” It’s finally time to talk about the Mongols, and why it’s a really bad idea to tick off Genghis Khan. Sources Hildinger, Erik. Warriors of the Steppe: A Military History of Central Asia, 500 BC to AD 1700. Sarpedon, New York, 1997. Jackson, Peter. The Mongols and the Islamic World: From Conquest to Conversion. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 2017. Ratchnevsky, Paul. Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy. Blackwell, Oxford, 1994. Soucek, Svat. A His...
Episode 11: Louis Mountbatten
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBWelcome to the eleventh episode of “We Effed Up!” Today, we dive back into eff ups with a death toll, as we look at how a member of the British royal family is responsible for the chaotic partition of India. Sources Khan, Yasmin. The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 2007. Read, Anthony, and David Fisher. The Proudest Day: India’s Long Road to Independence. W. W. Norton, New York, 1998/ Singh, Jaswant. Jinnah: India, Partition, and Independence....
Episode 10: Julian Goodman
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBWelcome to the tenth episode of “We Effed Up!” We take a more light-hearted tack in this episode, as we look at why sports games always preempt other TV programming. Sources Clary, Jack. Pro Football’s Greatest Moments. Bonanza, New York, 1981. Davis, Jeff. Rozelle: Czar of the NFL. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008. Garlett, Kyle. What Were They Thinking?: Brainless Blunders That Changed Sports. Harper Collins, New York, 2009. LaMarre, Tom. Stadium Stories: Oakland Raiders. Globe Pequot Pres...
Episode 9: Lawrence Mulloy
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBWelcome to the ninth episode of “We Effed Up!” In this episode, we examine the disregard for safety that led to the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger and death of her crew. Sources Houston, Rick, and Jerry Ross. Wheels Stop: The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Space Shuttle Program, 1986-2011. University of Nebraska Press, Omaha, 2013. Jenkins, Dennis R. Space Shuttle: Developing an Icon, 1972-2013. Specialty Press, New York, 2016. Leighton, Ralph. What Do You Care What Other Peo...
Episode 8: William Paterson
February 08, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 60.7 MBWelcome to the eighth episode of “We Effed Up!” On this installment, we talk about why William Paterson’s hare-brained Darien scheme led to the end of an independent Scotland. Sources McKendrick, John. Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire. Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2016. Orr, Julie. Scotland, Darien, and the Atlantic World, 1698-1700. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 2015. Watt, Douglas. The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union, and the Wealth of Nations. Luath Press, Edinburgh, 2007. Hosted on A...
Episode 7: Louis the Pious
January 25, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 83.1 MBWelcome to the seventh episode of “We Effed Up!” On this episode, we discuss the collapse of the Carolingian Empire and how one man’s decision to follow tradition led to a millennium of conflict. Sources Davis, Jennifer R. Charlemagne’s Practice of Empire. Cambridge U. Press, Cambridge, 2015. Fried, Johannes (Lewis, Peter, Trans.). Holy Roman Empire. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, 2016. McKitterick, Rosamond. Charlemagne: The Formation of European Identity. Cambridge U. Press, Cambridge, 2...
Episode 6: Chester Arthur
January 11, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome to the sixth episode of “We Effed Up!” On this episode, we try to untangle the mess that is King Leopold II’s pursuit of the Congo and why reading the fine print is so important. Sources Hochschild, Adam. King Leopold’s Ghost: A Study of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa. Mariner Books, New York, 1998. Jeal, Tim. Stanley: The Impossible Life of Africa’s Greatest Explorer. Yale U. Press, Cambridge, 2007. Packenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa. Abacus History, New Y...
Episode 5: Pothinus
December 28, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWelcome to the fifth episode of We Effed Up! In this installment, we examine Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and how a single eunuch brought down an ancient empire. Sources Fields, Nic. Warlords of Republican Rome: Caesar vs. Pompey. Pen & Sword Military, Barnsley, 2008. Freeman, Philip. Julius Caesar. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2008. Goldsworthy, Adrian. Caesar: Life of a Colossus. Yale U. Press, New Haven, 2006. Graninger, John D. Roman Conquests: Egypt and Judea. Pen & Sword Military, Bar...
Episode 4: Woodrow Wilson
December 14, 2021 16:00 - 58 minutes - 93.1 MBWelcome to the fourth episdoe of We Effed Up! In this episode, we talk about the racism of President Woodrow Wilson and the effect it had at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Sources Cooper, Jr., John Milton. Woodrow Wilson: A Biography. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2009. Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan: From the Tokugawa Times to the Present. Oxford U. Press, Oxford, 2003. Lauren, Paul Gordon. Power and Prejudice: The Politics and Diplomacy of Racial Discrimination. Routledge, Ne...