American Loser Podcast

Different style episode here today but the topic requires it. Andy Highroller and Jack Steiger return to the show to talk with us about Jack Parsons. Parsons is pure chaos to try and categorize, he's a mad genius, rocket scientist, cult leader, friend of Aleister Crowley and practitioner of the occult....oh yeah, he also kinda helped us start NASA. ENJOY! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...

You can't be together with all your family this holiday...just thank God you aren't staying with the Kelly Family instead though. A family of Serial Killers that used their cozy "Tavern" as the site of nearly a dozen murders, the Kelly family "Fiends" brought back horrid memories of the "Bloody Benders"...another murdering family in the area. We cover both in detail just in time for Christmas! Enj...

The most daring, successful and ballsy rescue mission in American history was actually a tangible failure. It involves Green Berets, Bomber Squadrons, Attack Helicopters and gritty World War 2 Vets hell bent on rescuing American POWs from the jungles of Vietnam. Enjoy this bizarre tale of American Military excellence with "mixed" results. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor...

A concert so wild that the Grateful Dead decided to bail....the Rolling Stones, Hells Angels and 300,000 fans, many on heavy drugs like acid and meth....what could possibly go wrong. This story seems like a bad trip come to life because it is....Andy Highroller joins us again while we talk about the death of the innocence of the hippie movement in style...enjoy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Part 2 will complete our telling of infamous bay of pigs. The players are on board, JFK had to figure out what to do with the fiery young rebel just off the Florida shores, while the USSR starts getting some whacky ideas on what to with the place. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

So much losing...it's gonna take us two episodes to cover it all. Part 1 of our Bay of Pigs excursion lets us set the groundwork for the Guatemalan Coup, the United Fruit Company and the CIA frameworks from the American side as well as the rise of Castro in Cuba and his heroes welcome he received in American in 1959....part 2 is gonna be nuts...but you have to understand the how and the why to tru...

Join us as we explore all things "Losery" about General William Tecumseh Sherman, Civil war hero or villain depending on who you talk to..his life is wild...oh yeah and and a familiar voice returns to the show behind those 1s and 2s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're open field tackling the little known but highly interesting Battle of Wabash aka St. Clair's Defeat...you know you fucked up when they name your blunder after you. Lots of familiar names in this one but lots more unfamiliar ones...Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Witches, demons and more this week as LP, Myself and my Sister Kerri and her wife (both probably witches) are in studio to talk about the fateful events that took place in Salem in 1692....it's our final Halloween episode of the month and we think you're gonna like it! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This weeks "Loser" is a building, a system and a horror factory known as Eastern State Penitentiary. ESP is still standing, just outside of Philly and housed some of the most infamous prisoners of all time. Stories of torture, escapes and the gloom and doom design all add to the mystique of this one of a kind structure. My sister Kerri, fresh off parole, sits in for LP. Enjoy. See Privacy Policy a...

LP dives deep while Ming and I try to keep it light and tell the horrifying story of the fate of the SS Morro Castle....we learned nothing from TITANIC apparently!!! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Agent 355 is the code name of one of the most successful spies in the history of America....their identity was never exposed...or was it? We tackle the story in style. It involves George Washington, prison ships and hangings...so you know it's good. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Uncle Paulie steps in for LP and we're talking about the great Chicago Fire and how it all got pinned on a poor old lady and her cow! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You've heard of Navy SEALS but do you know their backstory? Ming joins us as we tell the origin of the SEALS and then the story of Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko...the first commander of Seal Team 6. The story takes the usual wild turns in a heartbeat. Marcinko is a fascinating man with a unique, occasionally troubling but all around INTENSE story. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

AUDIO ISSUE CORRECTS QUICKLY! Our FB LIVE Feed was very fun but here is the audio for those that missed out. Thank you for making the show what it is...guest and honorary "Loser In Chief" Comedian Mark Riccadonna joins us for a recap. Also shout out to our boy Mike Harrington of Gas Digital for helping us remaster the sound! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

You know the names...you don't know the story of the most intense rivalry in the history of the auto industry. It gets intense fast and we have to crack jokes nonstop to try and mitigate the chaos. Thanks to Ming and Kahuna for letting us go long enough to tell this story the right way...enjoy but beware...this one divides by zero. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pri...

Comedian and Pal the hilarious Mike Cannon joins us via zoom to talk about the wild story of MK Ultra. Check out Mike's movie "Timing" on Amazon Prime, his podcast "Irish Goodbye" and his two great comedy albums. We covered MK Ultra in its own episode but Mike has a deep well of knowledge on all things "Conspiracy". Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

Thomas Paine is possibly the most beloved and forgotten man in World History. His writings legitimately changed the course of human history. He was celebrated, destitute, imprisoned, nearly executed and more. His lists of friends and enemies includes majority of the most famous people in history and his story just simply needs to be told more...enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

Mary Surratt lived a relatively normal life until the American Civil War...then she got tangled up in a web of spies, espionage and even had a small and controversial role in the assassination of President Lincoln...get a load of how this nice Catholic girl from Maryland went from Innkeeper to death row as Cousins Maggie and Megan join us for the story of Mary Surratt and the Booth Conspiracy. See...

Nazis, CIA Agents, The Grateful Dead, Unabombers and tons of LSD....is this a party or a government program? Turns out...it was both. There was murder, cover ups, torture and all sorts of chaos during this decades long project to test certain substances on the knowing and more often on the unknowing. Enjoy the wild tale of Project MK Ultra. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was one of the worst tragedies in the history of New York City...and somehow our guests Chris Covert and Ken Krantz made it okay to laugh at. The disaster spawned true reform for working conditions in America, the labor movement took on a new chapter and even those crazy old Roosevelts got involved. A truly irreverent take on an important topic...this one had us laughi...

Ming Chen in the house with guest and comedian Max Antonucci as we tell the gruesome but entirely true story of the Summer of 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks.....4 people would die horrific deaths, was it a great white shark? a bull shark? A pissed off sea turtle? The Germans? All this and more while we unpack the true story that inspired the novel and later masterpiece film "Jaws".....enjoy! See...

Bram Stoker may not be American but he for damn sure is a "Loser"...the boss Mike Zapcic joins LP, the Kahuna and myself for a tell all type episode. Mike schools us up on all things Bram Stoker and Vampires and LP gives us the deep dive on "Vlad the Impaler". This was a wildly fun episode to record. Bram's life, inspirations for his masterpiece, his famous friends and more on this bad boy! See Pr...

Fan and Friend of the Show, Dr David Warmflash joins us from the west coast for an interview about the curiosities behind the Moon landings and more. David's book "Moon: An Illustrated History" is a fantastic way to learn more about this topic...AND IT HAS PICTURES! Enjoy this bonus episode interview that Kahuna bravely did for us while going through a tropical storm! See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Special crossover edition of "Loser" this week as stand up comic and host of "I can steal that!" Pete Stegemeyer joins forces with KP and the Kahuna to tell the story of Frank and Jesse James and their gangs brazen, never before attempted day time bank robberies. We give some backstory on the James Gang, Pete walks us through the heists in great detail and then Kahuna casts a dream movie featuring...