Oddball History

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 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...

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 Rut...

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 Me...

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)...

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 (30:0...

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)...

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

This week on Oddball History: The strange stories of animal researchers gone wild. Dolphins get satisfied, earth worms have bassoons blown on them, and a Russian guy tries to make an Ape-Man chimera. We got it all.   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:58) Top Comments (12:09) Cool Rats Like Jazz (18:03) Elephants on Acid (27:09) When a Woman Loves a Dolphin (35:35) Men and Women are Different (41:26) Rus...

We look into New Years traditions throughout history. Per usual, Gilmore Girls and other stuff comes up. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:56) Top Comments (09:37) Akitu, Ancient New Years (18:16) Romanian Dancing Bears (24:23) Touching Peacocks (29:30) Bible Dipping (31:38) NYC Ball Drop (34:20) Black Eyed Peas (37:02) The Moment of Truth, TV Show (42:15) The Plugging of Dates (43:38) The Beach Boys (4...

This week on Oddball History, we break down some of the strangest saints and martyrs the Catholics have to offer. We also go through last shows top comments, fire department physicals and break down the secret Rock of Love/Below Deck murder connection. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:11) Top Comments (11:36) Drogo: Saint of Ugly People (13:32) Barbara: Saint of Explosions (14:40) Fiacre: Saint of Hemo...

Episode 62: "Painless" Parker, the story of a dentist.   Chapters:  (00:00) Intro  (07:27) Painless Parker (11:54) The Parker Dental Circus (17:11) Painless Parker = Legal Scholar (20:26) Remembering Painless Parker (25:33) Thanksgiving (27:56) A Wedding (29:12) Nick Lachey Makes A Joke (30:37) Fire Station Pranks and Comedy (38:56) Comedy + Fights

Episode 61 of Oddball History   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:11) Top Comments (07:11) Mario Tonelli (22:06) Rommel, the Nicest Nazi (26:28) Would you rather? (31:31) Scott finds Jesus (33:19) Questionable Reddit discovery (37:55) Cowboys Update (40:49) Stand Up Comedy

This week on an utterly macabre Oddball History, Jimmy and Scott talk Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Toaster Strudel and Real Life Dr. Frankensteins--from the alchemist who may have been the inspiration for the book to the Russian transplantation pioneer who became obsessed with creating a two-headed dog for some reason.   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (01:14) Top Comments (06:04) Johann Dippel boils bodies...

This week on Oddball History   Chapters: (00:00) Intro (01:55) Top Comments (09:01) Ken Allen "Hairy Houdini" (20:10) Ham the Space Chimp (27:04) Koko the Gorilla (39:15) Politics! (42:51) Scott Has an Old Man Complaint (43:32) Wieners and Relationship Advice (49:35) Closing Remarks