American Loser Podcast

All the major world powers gathered together to create a peace treaty that sent the entire world back into war within 30 years. The treaty of Versailles is a straight up disaster. Anyone who walked away happy was miserable quickly, and anyone who got punished, came back with a vengeance...did this treaty ruin the world? My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Mi...

Henry Hudson is a celebrated hero in America but his own fate is nothing short of tragic. Guests Doug Uram and Max Antonucci join Harrington and I to discuss the chaos of Henry Hudson's life. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want...

The Rothschild Family is full of intrigue, power, and tons of weird history...you know their name but do you know how they maintain their relevance...and how it involves both Guinness and Paris Hilton? My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr...

We have a Luis J. Gomez problem... Mike Harrington, Chris Faga & Chris Stanley join me to use a 1950's manual from the CIA to plot ways to "solve" it.... comment below your suggestions My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want mor...

These are the most insane stories of people committing acts known as stolen Valor, some more innocent than others, but all are rather despicable. Let us know in the comments who you think is the worst offender! My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90...

Imagine taking out the most feared pirate of all time in hand to hand combat and nobody remembers your name? That's the story of Robert Maynard...the man who went against Blackbeard but for some reason, is largely forgotten about... My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

After WW2, America knew Russia was going to be a problem...luckily for the US, they had atomic weaponry but pretty soon...in a very diabolical way...Russia was going to show what they were capable of My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4n...

Before the Five Families took complete control over NYC...the ports and docks of Brooklyn were the last holdouts of the Irish Mob...they were tough but maybe too tough for their own good. The final man to hold back the Italian mafia was Peg Leg Lonergan...this is the story of his rise and fall going up again La Cosa Nostra. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJS...

Aldrich Ames might be without a doubt, the worst human in CIA history and that's saying alot. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want more? Become a member at GaS Digital and you'll receive: • Access to all 200+ episodes • Early acc...

During the war on terror, the military used creative methods of interrogation...it sounds crazy because it is. Comment below what your song would be torture to you ⬇️ My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want more? Become a member at...

Generals don't really get "fired" but sometimes they truly deserve it...some party too hard, get a little too honest or cause a scandal that forces them off the battlefield...we look at some of the wildest stories. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5Zst...

Straight from the hearings on Capitol Hill, what was long thought to be conspiracy theories has been largely validated. It only took 30 years, but we're finally cleaning out the CIA's closet. My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want...

In 1997, the Freedom of Information Act released tons of files from covert ops by the CIA...one file was what we are calling "Assassination for Dummies". Step by step instructions for how to take out your enemies. We check out the highlights, it's a James Bond meets the Boy Scouts handbook. Full "Study Guide" here -- https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4/ciaguat2.html My Book - "History Isn't...

Before we had a "CIA" we had the "OSS" and between them and British intelligence, our greatest weapon against the Nazis was about to be a few well told lies and a homeless guy...wild and true. Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets Joel's Book - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Honolulu-Blues/Joel-Walkowski/9781637749043?fbclid=PAdGRleASfycpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ...

This week we teach ourselves the types of propaganda and show a few examples of how "spinning" techniques can overthrow governments, justify war crimes and also help create modern breakfast. Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets Joel's Book - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Honolulu-Blues/Joel-Walkowski/9781637749043?fbclid=PAdGRleASfycpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1N...

Psychological Warfare goes way way back in time. This week Harrington and I discuss some of the masters of the mind, from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan... Oh and a weird story about Cats Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/pla...

KP visited the Titanic Exhibition while he was on the road in Tampa...there are way too many weird stories and small details to ignore Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want more? B...

Some say he was a mystic...others say he was a conman...either way, he is forever etched in history with his bizarre involvement in the last days of the Russian Empire KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up he...

Howard Hughes movie "The Conqueror" is one of the strangest movies ever made...a big epic production of the rise of Genghis Khan played by...John Wayne? Even stranger... the movie was filmed near nuclear testing facilities...find out more about a movie most people would agree wouldn't be worth dying over KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpbu...

A Russian Nuclear sub disappeared in the Pacific Ocean...a few years later the United States will attempt to recover it...they will call on Hollywood producer and billionaire playboy Howard Hughes to help... KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a p...

Margaritas all around for a holiday no one really knows the origin of... Warning, it's way bloodier than you think KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s...

Richard Marcinko is as controversial as anyone in the world of Special Operations...enjoy his highlights and lowlights here on this weeks episode. KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtu...

Sir Walter Raleigh got his name in the history books forever...but people tend to skip over the part where he was imprisoned by his own government multiple times until his eventual execution...and that's not even where his story ends...bizarre and twisted, this is the life of Sir Walter Raleigh KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/ticket...

Why is a US Navy ship STILL in North Korea...the story of the USS Pueblo is bizarre but all too forgotten about. KP's Baby Registry https://my.babylist.com/karlie-sonne Show Dates - https://punchup.live/kpburke/tickets My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e...

In one of the more creative attempts at settling a gambling debt, a man in Nevada built a bomb with such expertise that it is still being studied by the FBI to this day My Book - "History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was": https://a.co/d/ f4mSJSy Missed a previous episode? No worries! Catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJA4pW70s8e5ZstUR90n2jmDUAOr4nTZ Want more? Become a member a...