American Loser Podcast

We had some audio issues and scheduling conflicts that left me unsatisfied with our first effort on General Patton. Luckily, the team at a Shared Universe came through for us and my guests, comedians Linette Palladino and James Mac came back down for us. LP and I right the ship and do an episode that is part recap, part sequel but all "Loser". Please enjoy the story of the man Hitler called "that...

Happy Halloween Losers. Our last episode for the month of October is ready just in time for October 31st! Please enjoy the true and highly sarcastic story of the "Jersey Devil". We are joined by guests Angelo Gingerelli and James Mac as we tell the spooky origin of the Devil and then the pretty hysterical true version that involves Ben Franklin and the Jersey Tradition of hating your neighbors. Se...

ONE OF OUR BEST YET! We're proud to get you deep into the Halloween Spirit with one of my personal favorites episodes so far. The Cianci boys (Bill and his rapscallion son Anthony) are back in studio with me, LP and the Kahuna. This week we're talking about the greatest magician of all time, Harry Houdini. We cover his whole ridiculous life, all his feats and escapes but we pay extra attention to...

Halloween Bonus Episode number 2 is here... Kahuna and I are joined by sociopath and convicted felon, my mean sister Kerri. This episode we tell the awful, disturbing story of HH Holmes, America's First Serial Killer. We cover his victims, his methods, his murder castle right in the heart of Chicago and finally his capture....then shit gets weird when we tell some of our own ghost stories. Enjoy t...

Bonus content: My buddy, Long Island Comedian and all around awesome dude Anthony DiDomenico skypes into the show to tell us about the not one BUT TWO times he stayed overnight in the house where the Lizzie Borden Axe Murders took place! As Kahuna says...this is some white people shit! Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy...

Here comes the Halloween Episodes.... this week LP, the Kahuna and I are joined by my returning cousin Megan and just to make her uncomfortable we've added her two kids to the mix. We're telling the wild story of Lizzie Borden who may or may not have gotten away with murdering her own Father and Stepmother with an axe. This story stays weird and unpredictable throughout...please enjoy!!!! See Priv...

Part 2 of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson is here. We left off with the assassination of Lincoln and the swearing in of Johnson, now we're gonna show the descent into chaos that was Johnson's Presidency and later impeachment. Enjoy and thanks for your patience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

IMPEACHMENT is in the news again but we're not a political show...we're a history show goddammit! So please enjoy as LP and I take the Kahuna on part 1 (of 2)of the wild life and precarious times of the first President to ever be impeached...Andrew Johnson. We will wrap this story up next week but Johnson's legacy is too crazy and "Loser" ridden for us to fit into just one episode. See Privacy Pol...

This week we dive headfirst into a strange time in America, we've covered parts of it in other episodes but this week we're finally tackling the assassination of President William McKinley by Leon Czolgosz, a Polish Immigrant who became an Anarchist after losing his factory job. This story has tons of layers, its a legit Tarantino type story and we can't wait to tell you all about it. Cousin Jonat...

Slightly off our normal path but still on point is this weeks episode on the downfall of Montezuma and his Aztec Empire by Hernan Cortes and his Conquistadors. This story has it all, worlds colliding, doomsday prophecies, new worlds, temples of gold and three white guys slaughtering the pronunciation of Spanish names. Uncle Paulie returns as our guest. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co...

This weeks "Loser" is a group of US Soldiers who deserted the army and fought FOR Mexico under the name of the San Patricios aka St. Patricks Brigade. To tell their story the right way, we break down "manifest destiny" and a little background on Zachary Taylor and the war with Mexico. This one gets out of hand fast. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...

We're back with a banger of an episode on Nikola Tesla, one of the most fascinating human beings of all time. Scott Brennan from "Verbal Shenanigans" joins us to discuss Tesla's brilliant mind, weird habits, amazing ideas and a few other pretty stupid ones. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Big Rich From Jersey returns to the studio and LP and I dig deep into the "Secret Files" of famous/infamous FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Tons of dirt gets brought to light including a Presidential sex tape, rumors of Hoover as a crossdresser, mafia meetings and more. One of our very best. Enjoy! (Also please subscribe...shit helps) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Our one year anniversary recap! Thanks for being a part of our show as it keeps growing. Studio owners Mike Zapcic and Ming Chen join LP, the Kahuna and returning guest Mark Riccadonna while we recap the TOP TEN "LOSERS" We've covered so far on the show. The original broadcast was on FB Live so we answer some questions and read some hilarious comments from our top fans. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy a...

Hot off the presses this weeks #Loser is Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States and a magnet for catastrophe. She had relatives fighting for the Confederacy while she was married to the President, she was obsessed with spiritualism and the occult and was even committed to a psychiatric facility....oh yeah and she stood next to her husband during his assassination. Returning favorite, t...

This weeks episode is ambitious. LP is back from Bourbon Country and we tell the story of Jefferson Davis the man born 100 miles away from Abraham Lincoln that went on to also become President...except for the Confederacy. We talk Civil War myths and facts and as always we find a way to squeeze in a little talk about Teddy Roosevelt. Our sound engineer this week was the one and only Mike Zapcic an...

LP is down in Kentucky touring Bourbon country but we don't let that stop us from exploring another one of History's biggest "Losers" in Dr John Harvey Kellogg. Kellogg was a 7th Day Adventist who ran the highly successful "Battle Creek Sanitarium", accidentally invented Corn Flakes (FOR A VERY WEIRD REASON). Enjoy one of our more vulgar but very funny and ENTIRELY ACCURATE episodes. See Privacy P...

Back as promised, please enjoy this weeks episode on the Legend that is Geronimo. We clear up some misconceptions about him, spread a few entertaining tall tales about the warrior medicine man of the Apache that nearly a quarter of the US Army was sent after. Our guest this week marks the return again of my old Wrestling team buddy Anthony Cianci. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

We're back, sorry for the delay, We were busy using our newspaper to start a war with Spain over Cuba...whoops that wasn't us, that was this weeks American Loser, William Randolph Hearst. Hearst's life was fascinating from getting kicked out of Harvard to building a castle in California, starting a war with Spain and feuding with names like Joseph Pulitzer, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a guy name...

We spent Fathers Day in studio recording a quick episode on Edgar Cayce, who was known as the "Sleeping Prophet" and the "Miracle Man of Virginia Beach", check out the supernatural story of one of America's most famous Clairvoyants. Cousin Pam joins LP and I for this weeks episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

This week we've got the whole crew back together from our Hindenburg Episode. Cousin Kate joins LP, myself and the Kahuna while we learn where the term "boycott" comes from and explore the crazy story of the "Molly Maguires", a secret society from Ireland that was involved in at least 24 murders during the brutal Coal Mining Labor Disputes in Civil War Era Pennsylvania. See Privacy Policy at https...

ANARCHY! BOMBS! ITALIANS! OH MY! Uncle Paulie joins LP, The Kahuna and Myself for the long awaited episode dedicated to the beautiful immigrant story of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Anarchists who's trial became an international sensation and is still protested to this day! Learn something on accident with us! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1...

WE ARE BACK! South Beach Larry and the Big Kahuna are in studio with me for the first time in a long time. We waste no time getting into the topic of CINCO DE MAYO. This story has executions, Emperors, revolutions, wooden hands, last stands and more. Enjoy the living game of RISK that gave us another great holiday to drink! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

LP's last episode before a brief return to Florida is capped off is style with a visit from cousin Jennifer. We teach the Big Kahuna why "Typhoid Mary" is the reason everybody washed their hands after using the bathroom. Her story is a wild one and we don't miss any of the gross details this episode. We got some big changes coming but in the mean time please enjoy "AMERICAN LOSER: TYPHOID MARY". S...

RECUT Version with extra audio! Jack London is one of the most celebrated authors of all time. He travelled the world, wrote "White Fang", got thrown into Japanese prisons...(a couple of times) and watched his dream house burn to the ground all in just 40 years on this earth. Please enjoy, Jack London, American Loser. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...