Firebrands

<p>Join three barely competent hosts as they embark on an audio exploration of their favorite martyrs, malcontents, and non-conformists. </p>

John Boyle O'Reilly, The Fenian

In which prisons are broken, secret societies are formed, and Grace and Geena learn about Ireland for the first time. 

04-23
01:17:43

George Waddell, The Rube

In which Colts are Orphaned, men pursue firetrucks, and straw hats end in violence.  

03-20
52:29

Carlo Gesualdo, The Madrigalist

In which women sex men to death, other men are addicted to witches, and Grace doesn't want to editorialize. 

02-23
01:09:54

Sidney Gottlieb, The Mind-Breaker

In which monkeys get piled up, men leap from hotel windows, and everyone is on acid all the time. 

02-09
01:10:39

Sarah Josepha Hale, The Mother of Thanksgiving

In which Mary has a Little Lamb, civil wars are ignored, and Grace is directly attacked by feminine nouns. Special Guest Host: Olivia Weiss 

11-18
01:02:10

Joseph Pilates, The Inventor of Pilates

In which contortionists are interned, cats don't do jumping jacks, and Carl is on vacation and simply could not be bothered. Special Guest: Arielle Cimino 

10-21
47:00

Vincenzo Peruggia, The Man Who Stole The Mona Lisa

In which art theft is a sex crime, security guards learn judo, and Geena and Grace really exercise their anti-Italian bigotry. 

09-22
54:33

Claude Bell, The Sandman

In which dinosaurs are created, mutant berries are discovered, and we make about as many weed jokes as we ever will. 

09-01
49:57

Carl Tanzler, The Pygmalion

In which children have visions, graves get robbed, and we start talking about Outback Steakhouse and end talking about very gross body decomposition. 

06-23
01:04:59

Eric Blair, The Orwellian

In which policemen draw, communists fight communists, and Grace is off the podcast for real, seriously. Special Guest: Chris O'Connell

06-02
01:12:50

Violet Jessop, The Queen of Sinking Ships

In which ships are unsinkable (and female), stewardesses are attractive (and fired), and a lot of research is still to be done. 

04-29
52:28

Martin Couney, The Incubator Doctor

In which babies are weaklings, presidents are assassinated, and Grace is defeated by a Polish town name and whatever that clicking sound is. Please be aware, this episode has a weird amount of discussion of dead babies and eugenics specifically. 

04-14
01:13:15

Firebrands Presents: Chompers

Well, its April Fools again and things get silly as cats attack men, tailors attack stains, and farting attacks the French entertainment circuit. 

03-31
54:13

Martin Guerre, The Imposter

In which teenagers are cursed with impotency, adults have the wrong number of legs, and Grace does not understand the legal system. 

03-17
01:17:12

Juan Garcia, The Double Agent

In which Lisbon is London, Nazis are gullible, and we begin with an unrelated 5 minute CIA anecdote. 

03-03
53:04

Alan Abel, The Hoaxer

In which horses are nude, pornography is satire, and the audio is not very good. 

02-17
01:12:33

Richard More, The Bastard

In which adultery is committed, bells are stolen, and four out of five Pilgrim children have weird names. 

12-18
01:16:02

Matthew Henson, The Second Man to the North Pole(?)

In which dogs are eaten, meteorites are stolen, and none of us can do a decent Teddy Roosevelt. 

11-30
52:02

Firebrands Presents: Courthouse of Horror

We kick off the first week of November with our Halloween episode, three grim tales of haunted real estate, dead popes, and rotten feet... all inexplicably legal themed. Content Warning: Not kidding about the rotten feet, stuff gets gross. 

11-08
01:17:28

Aimee Semple Kennedy McPherson, The Sister

In which churches are mega, Canadians go missing, and we are unclear on how the story of Jonah goes. 

10-09
01:04:27

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