Oddball History

This week on Oddball History the boys talk about the Charmin Bears' complete lack of class, Lawrence is taping a special, and we meet Ernest Hemingway's little brother, the founder of the short lived island micro-nation of New Atlantis, Leicester Hemingway.   (00:00) Intro (00:10) Oddball Hemingway: Leicester Hemingway (00:30) JK Billy Carter and Pippa Middleton (01:55) Jimmy does a segue (26:14)...

This week on Oddball History, we talk Below Deck, Air Bud Villains of history and celebrate the new football season with a look at record-setting NFL kicker of yesteryear Tom Dempsey—a man born with only half a right foot but a whole buttload of determination.   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (03:39) Oddball History: Tom Dempsey (19:20) Fantasy Football Talk (22:56) Lawrence Gets Complaints (26:13) Jimmy...

This week on the Oddball History Podcast the boys advocate for federally funded mutant academies and discuss Lawnchair Larry, a Vietnam vet who rose to fame in 1982 when he tied to a bunch of balloons to a lawn chair and took it 16,000 feet in the air over Los Angeles. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:28) Lawn Chair Larry Walters (31:16) Lawrence's Special (32:24) Waylon Jennings: X-Man? (37:03) Fantas...

This week on Oddball History, the dark side of the unlikely animal friends industry, Lawrence returns from sea rich with silk and exotic spices and the boys discuss Wojtek, a Syrian brown bear who rose to the rank of corporal in the Polish army during World War 2.   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (03:37) Oddball History: Wojtek the Bear (30:37) Johnny Manziel Doc (37:37) Jimmy Speaks Spanish (38:38) Stan...