This week Matt concludes the saga of film pioneer Louis LePrince! As the 20th century draws near, several inventors are on the cusp of making motion pictures a reality. Louis has patents in place that will enshrine him as the first if he can evade the skullduggery of Thomas Edison, but a sudden disappearance makes things much more complicated!
This week Matt begins the life of an artist who found inspiration from his family friend Louis Daguerre, an early pioneer of photography, before war in France led him to work in England where he increased his work in imagery and began to dream of the movement of picture!
This week Aaron details the life of a famed French knight, a comrade of Joan of Arc, a practitioner of black magic and a big time murderer, Gilles de Rais! We follow his poor upbringing, lavish banquets, extensive crimes and an unwavering faith in God amid the bloodshed! Be warned: this episode contains child murder, torture and sexual violence.
This week Johnboy returns to the Rock Machine/Hells Angels conflict known as The Quebec Biker War with a focus on the Montreal leader whose cunning, ruthlessness and daring made him the most famous criminal in Canadian history!
This week Johnboy starts the history of the Canadian Biker Wars with a focus on the man that would become the leader of the Hell's Angels in Canada. Walter Stadnick is a mysterious wee man with a horribly scarred face who evades capture by the police and being usurped by rivals in the Hell's Angels, Satan's Choice and other violent motorcycle gangs by being a little smarter than the rest!
This episode John profiles the combative art of Chris Burden, who willfully had himself shot to be taken seriously. Satirical and disturbing commercials, crucifixion to a Volkswagen and a habit of creating terrifying and visceral live performances and inventions were all a part of Burden's vision.
This week Laura fills in for Aaron with a loopy tale of a respected surgeon who falls ill before his ties to a sketchy underground amputation circle is exposed! Matt gives a brief history of a burgeoning Milwaukee and the battles over bridges and Johnboy dives into the battle between the first chapter of the Hell's Angels in Scandinavia and the native Bullshit Motorcycle Club!
A sad diletante, a Swan King, and a school full of demons! This week fan favorite Laura Crawford fills in for Johnboy as Matt covers the annoying writer Count Eric Stenbock, Aaron brings the tale of the oppulent King Ludwig II of Bavaria, lover of Wagner and fake caves, and Laura wraps it up with the wild story of a Miami high school full of headless chickens and demonic teenagers.
This week Matt brings us the dark ages tale among the great unwashed that was too juicy to deny noble interest! Martin Guerre, a Frenchman of Basque origin, disappointed and disappeared from his village life in France until he reappeared - or did he?
After the news of the maniac's death, we revisit John's story of England's Purple Aki, a bizarre profile of a fitness enthusiast whose compulsion to squeeze young men's muscles led him to being labelled as a sex offender, serving time in prison, and his conviction for being involved in a young man's death. Plus, Matt serves up harrowing early talking dolls.
his week Aaron gives the singular tale of a man known for infamy - creator of The Church of Satan, Anton LaVey! Aaron breaks down the origins of the man, his myriad lies, brushes with celebrity and his peculiar rise to notoriety while showing how his church and preaching serves as a mirror to a more pertinent evil in world!
This week Johnboy brings the lads the story and legend of the baddest wrestler ever, New Jack! We hear of Jack's horrendous upbringing and early criminal life before he reaches wrestling and creates a hostile persona that shocks the world with brutal in-ring acts on camera and leaves a legacy that continues to fascinate to this day!
This episode Matt drops the shockingly insane history of humans putting animals and insects on trial and John talks about a WWII hero that also happens to be a bear!
This week Johnboy treats the lads to the tale of the biggest prison escape in US history! Union Colonel Thomas Rose finds himself in the horrifyingly bleak Confederate Libby Prison and faces starvation, disease, rats and death by sewage drowning before finally breaking out - but will be able to reach Union lines now that he's free in the heart of the confederacy?
This week Matt treats the lads to the story of a very successful Slovenian fence for stolen bicycles and the philosophy that drives him; resourcefully repurposing anything that he can find and staying hungry! Is Igor Kenk the most prolific bicycle thief of all time or someone to admire?
This episode Matt tells our first listener-suggested subject about Yukio Mishima, a nationally prized Japanese novelist and descendant of a samurai dynasty, who, after the second world war, tried to take Japan to the far right, overthrow the government, and loved figuratively shredded dudes getting literally shredded by arrows.
This week returning Fan Favorite Laura Crawford returns to complete the saga of schizophrenic musician and star Craig Smith as he wades through losing friends, delusions of grandeur and homelessness before his work in music lands him posthumous acclaim!
This week fan favorite Laura Crawford begins the first episode of a two-part series on the life of saccharine music and TV star Craig Smith aka Maireya Kali! We see Craig born into an alcoholic home here in Los Angeles before exploring a career in TV and music fame in the 60's, which ultimately leads to a dire situation abroad!
This week Aaron brings us the tale of the hygienic deplorable rival to General George Washington in time for the nation's birthday! Charles Lee was a loudmouth British-born oddball with pedigree and an impressive understanding of indigenous struggles but showed himself to be a classic wanker-in-waiting!
This week Johnboy shares the story of the infamous draft dodger who lived a life of gleeful merriment, access and privilege, before the First World War made him a pariah and brought the nation to a reckoning on avoiding war time service!
kris knows
voices sound different.
Ramone
It’s John Lister who found the the diaries and decodes it don’t know where you get Charles from lol
Jeff Brown
Left out a ton of explosive revelations uncovered in Tom O'Neils Operation Chaos book, where he found lost Sydney files at UCLA never before uncovered about successful Manchurian candidate situations. A soldier patient who murdered someone without memory, his involvement with Jack Ruby's breakdown, and Charles Manson. And Most likely Sirhan Sirhan. Also murdering the wild story of murdering an elephant.
william loweth
the disappointment profiles would find if they found out the sea land people are about as Essex as you possibly be. see only way is Essex for reference
Richard Murphy
probably my most favorite one yet