Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Losers, Pretenders & Scoundrels

Unlicensed historians Andrew Heaton and Andrew Young sort out characters from the Earth's history into categories of failures, fakes, and rascals. Funny but technically informative.

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Episoder(33)

The Goat Testicle Transplant Doctor (Part Two)

The Goat Testicle Transplant Doctor (Part Two)

In this second installment on the life and times of John Romulus Brinkley, quack, we follow his incredible career trajectory as he becomes a radio tycoon, political force in the great state of Kansas,...

7 Jun 202451min

The Goat Testicle Transplant Doctor (Part One)

The Goat Testicle Transplant Doctor (Part One)

John Romulus Brinkley became wealthy, famous, and powerful as one of America's most colorful, ludicrous quacks. He made his fortune by "curing" male impotence by sewing goat testicles into clients. As...

6 Jun 202452min

Captain For A Day! - Wilhelm Voigt

Captain For A Day! - Wilhelm Voigt

What could you get away with if you looked the part? What if you're trying to trick a bunch of German soldiers with a sense of blind obedience? Wilhelm Voigt managed to commandeer a whole squad and ta...

21 Sep 202227min

The Ice Palace King of the Desert - Saparmurat Niyazov

The Ice Palace King of the Desert - Saparmurat Niyazov

Saparmurat Niyazov was a Soviet thug turned insane dictator of Turkmenistan. And as their leader he made sure to hit all the classics. Built a religion around himself, wiped out the free media and syp...

13 Sep 202244min

The Austrian Emperor of Mexico - Maximillian the First

The Austrian Emperor of Mexico - Maximillian the First

Maximillian I was the "other" Hapsburg son. The one who was born second and didn't get to be Emperor of Austria. But he thought he'd found the next best thing! Emperor of a country across an ocean who...

3 Mai 202255min

Charles Ponzi: The Short Italian with a Long Con

Charles Ponzi: The Short Italian with a Long Con

Most of us have heard about the Ponzi Scheme. But what of the man who gave it his name? Charles Ponzi, was an Italian immigrant who never quite got on the right side of the law. But his greatest claim...

19 Apr 202246min

The Irish Zorro of Mexico: William Lamport

The Irish Zorro of Mexico: William Lamport

Was Zorro real? You bet he was! Except he was Irish. And didn't wear a mask. And Probably couldn't carve a "Z" with his sword. And proclaimed himself king of Mexico.  But other than that, William Lamp...

5 Apr 202244min

Mary, Queen of Scots Killed Some Folks

Mary, Queen of Scots Killed Some Folks

In popular film Mary, Queen of Scots is lionized or victimized or both. However there's some good evidence she A) killed a lot of people and B) did some serious plotting. Unlicensed historians Andrew ...

23 Mar 202253min

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