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A biweekly weird-history podcast based in Dallas, TX
WILD & TRUE stories 🤯
OCCASIONAL guests 🤝
Starring comedians Jimmy Nelson & Scott Crisp
WILD & TRUE stories 🤯
OCCASIONAL guests 🤝
Starring comedians Jimmy Nelson & Scott Crisp
56 Episodes
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The conman so nice, he sold the Eiffel Tower twice! And more such stories. Enjoy. Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:14) Top Comments (22:24) Victor Lustig: King of the Con (55:42) Show Dates and Chit Chat
Georgia Tech and Cumberland faced off in 1916. The Yellow Jackets won 222-0. This is that story. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (05:05) Top Comments + Some Meandering (26:06) 1916 Georgia Tech vs. Cumberland Beatdown (45:58) Idle chit chat and stand up comedy dates
Two comedians/poorly researched historians dive into American folk heroes and the very real people behind the tall tales. Chapters (00:00) Intro (03:05) Top Comments (18:55) Johnny Appleseed/John Chapman (27:31) Paul Bunyan/Fabian "Joe" Fournier (38:43) John Henry/Much smaller John Henry (45:07) Comedy shows and chit chat
We check out some of history's strangest performers. Enjoy! Chapters: (00:00) Intro (03:25) Top Comments (21:54) Le Petomane - the French Farter (31:02) Alessandro Moreschi - The Last Castrato (38:44) Matthias Buchinger - No hands, lotta magic (44:11) Hadji Ali - The Greatest Regurgitator (49:44) Charles Lauri Jr - The First Furry (55:15) Hot Goss and Comedy Shows
This week, we take you down memory lane of some of the strangest riots on recent history Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:58) Top Comments (18:08) The Straw Hat Riot of 1922 (24:30) Astor Place Shakespeare Riot of 1849 (32:43) Toronto Clown vs Firefighter Riot (42:02) Honorable Mention: English Bread Riots (43:40) Hot pod! Get your hot pod!
The title really does a good job at saying what this one is about. Chapters (00:00) Intro (04:34) Top Comments (13:43) Bernarr MacFadden (47:25) Straight Up Podcast Chat - Also come see us live.
Smedley Butler - author of "War is a Racket" - did a whole lot of war himself. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (06:05) Top Comments (12:15) Smedley Butler, the history part of the podcast (49:29) Podcastin'
John R. Brinkley was an all-time quack doctor, famous for transplanting goat testicles into humans to cure pretty much anything...he also was a pioneer in country music, it's a long story. Chapters (00:00) Intro (05:31) Top Comments (17:00) John R. Brinkley (49:40) Chittin' and Chattin'
This one is about whales. The title really says what you need to know. Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:30) Top Comments (15:08) Whales! Whales! Whales! (17:30) Porphyrios - An Old Fashioned Sea Monster (22:30) Old Tom the Helpful Orca (28:15) The Original Shamu (31:05) Orca Serial Killers, Port and Starboard (36:02) The Exploding Whale of Oregon (48:00) Chittin' and Chattin'
Rube Waddell, one of the craziest figures in baseball history. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (05:41) Top Comments (18:43) Rube Waddell (01:03:23) Comedy Shows and Idle Chit Chat
This week we dive into the streetgangs of yesteryear. There's goofy french fighting, the real gangs of new york, and everyone has a silly name. Enjoy. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:04 Top Comments 12:55 Streetgangs of Yesteryear 14:09 Les Apaches: French street subculture 24:52 The Dead Rabbits Riot of 1857: The Real Gangs of New York 34:42 The Gopher Gang and other such silly names 39:56 40 Elephants: The Original Girl Bosses 46:33 Chit chat and stand up dates
The gang goes grave robbing. Enjoy. Chapters (00:00) Intro (04:28) Top Comments (14:32) Stealing Lincoln's Corpse (22:51) King Richard II...not I (27:16) Galileo Gives God the Bird (31:12) Charlie Chaplin's Wife not Impressed (35:57) Elvis Grave Conspiracy (39:50) Black Market Composer Skulls (47:24) Doctor Riots (55:23) Idle Chit Chat
On this episode of Oddball History we go through popular medical remedies through history. The ancient greeks, romans, egyptians, random British people - you know, history. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (04:45) Top Comments (24:21) Ok, we're starting the topic (24:24) Ancient Egypt: The Ebers Papyrus (31:10) Ancient Greece: The Wandering Womb (34:39) Ancient Rome: Gladiator Blood (41:00) Dung-related Medicine (44:52) Milk Transfusions (49:56) Dead Whae Hotel (54:38) Chit Chat/Comedy Stuff
Capital FUNishment: The Lighter Side of capital punishment. Join us this week as we go through some of the more colorful executioners in history. Chapters (00:00) Intro (05:04) Top Comments (17:42) Capital FUNishment (18:18) Lady Betty: Irish Hanglady (24:54) William Marwood: Teaching an old dog new tricks...murder tricks (28:59) John C. Woods: American Hero/Liar (37:23) Jack Ketch: The Babe Ruth of Unskilled Executioners (42:43) John Thrift: The Tower of London Crier (50:11) Strangulation Fun Facts (55:02) Chit chat, stand up, fire stories
This week we dive into historic hell gigs. As comedians, we've all died on stage, but this group did it literally. Chapters (00:00) Intro (05:49) Top Comments (17:47) French Shakespeare Moliere (26:56) Lions eat a band (29:20) Lions also eat a Reverend (40:38) World's smallest harmonica (43:18) Nick Parkyakarkus aka Harry Einstein (53:53) Honorable Mention: Siegfried and Roy (55:21) Honorable Mention: Sam Patch the Yankee Leaper (59:33) Chit chat and show dates
Today's Oddball History. We give a salute to the dogs of history. Chapters (00:00) Intro (06:29) Top Comments (20:40) Bummer and Lazarus (39:54) Spuds Mackenzie and Remember the Titans (45:02) Ancient Dog Epitaphs (52:48) Balto's Stolen Valor (01:08:11) Sgt. Stubby (01:15:30) Chit chat
This week we cover the many mascots that have brought joy to our lives. They also seem to get sued a lot and do crime! Chapters: (00:00) Intro (03:47) Top Comments (15:25) Phillie Phanatic gets sued a lot (27:45) San Diego Chicken: A story of humility (37:26) New Jersey Devils Mascot gets handsy (39:44) Chicago Cubs' Fat Boy (43:52) Jumbo the Elephant (47:18) Peruna didn't attack that ram (52:57) Comedy and Stuff
The gang goes deep on some of the unluckiest people in history. The Japanese guy in both atomic bombs, a lady on many famous sinking ships, and who knew Abraham Lincoln's son was a harbinger of doom for 3 U.S. Presidents. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (05:06) Top Comments (11:42) Tsutomu Yamaguchi - Double A-Bomb Guy (18:35) Violet Jessop Sinks Ships (25:04) Robert Todd Lincoln - Harbinger of Doom (30:00) Roy Sullivan Gets Struck by Lighting...a lot (35:02) Honorable Mentions (43:00) Comedy Shows and Dumb Thoughts
Charles VI, King of France, went from "the Beloved" to "the Mad" in a very short time frame. Here is that story. We also discuss Luka, gay-aliens, and there's 4 or 5 Stone Cold Steve Austin impersonations. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (01:38) Top Comments (11:42) Charles VI Starts (15:21) First brush with crazy (22:23) The Ball des Ardents (Ball of the burning men) (31:54) Full Blown Crazy Time (45:43) Traitors, Book Reviews, Comedy, Luka...
Edward Cope and OC Marsh were late 19th century paleontologists that were married to the game...until it quit loving them back. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (03:54) Top Comments (14:41) Meet the Characters (23:58) The Bone Wars Start (34:28) The Bone Wars get real (49:20) Comedy and Stuff
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