History for Foos

Felipe and Butch talk about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Mozart for short), a prodigy musician and songwriter of classical music who started learning music at age 3 and started writing at age 5. The classical music that we still hear to this day was forever influenced by Mozart. They associate the history of this amazing artist through the film "Amadeus" dir. Miloš Forman. LINKS Felipe Esp...

Felipe and Butch set their destination to Houston, TX and find themselves in a trance of the famous "Chicano Squad". It's a team of bilingual patrol officers plucked from their beats and suddenly promoted to Detectives to form the first all-Latin homicide unit dedicated to tackling Houston's soaring rate of Latin homicide cases in 1979. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelip...

Felipe and Butch talk about the history of San Francisco's Barbary Coast. It was a port that acted as a hub for the "gold rush" in California. The Barbary Coast gave access for all kinds of life to re-establish themselves for gain. Some also caused chaos that also ties in to the life of Emperor Norton. This is quite a history crossover. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelip...

Felipe and Butch talk about a man who made rules of his own to get buy through society but also made changes that benefited the common man. Joshua Abraham Norton who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor of these United States" in a proclamation that he signed "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". Norton issued several decrees, both surprising and inspiring, including the first proposal for a tra...

Felipe and Butch swim across from the main shore to the island of Alcatraz Prison. They talk about the history of the infamous Alcatraz Prison where at one point Al Capone was a resident, living like a king. They cover the riots, the famous escape that inspired films and other entertainment media. Get your jumpsuits ready. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch E...

Felipe and Butch talk about past episodes they have shared their knowledge on and they also share important, historical moments that happened on May 11th. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian...

Felipe and Butch get their dripped out canes and take a stroll down the history of pimps and the "game" of what is known as pimping. Before pimping, there was always prostitution and there have been businesses towards but were operated by women, usually by one powerful female. It's an interesting dive it would take a couple of episodes to cut through it but they hand you the education in about les...

Felipe and Butch challenge each to a duel, to explain the history of duels. Duels evolved from medieval European traditions where knights and nobles would settle disputes through physical confrontations. There's no laws on it, lives were either changed or lost. It was appropriately called "trial by combat" where legal disputes were settled by fighting. While initially seen as a way to avoid violen...

Felipe and Butch take on the history of cereal. Cold cereal that is. The Kellogg brothers, John Harvey and Will Keith, along with C.W. Post of the famous Post company, invented cereal and by doing that, pushed the industry of food, health, and the refrigeration we have today. Inventions were stolen, flavors and brands were created, and new regimes were unveiled especially by the likes of Marjorie...

Felipe and Butch keep going back in time to find out the atrocities young America were committing in the 1800s. In this episode, they talk about the history of the Saint Patrick's Brigade formed by John Riley. The brigade was a Mexican Army unit which fought against the United States in the Mexican American War. Consisting of several hundred mostly Irish and other Catholic European expatriates and...

Felipe and Butch are on a consistent focus on groups of people being rounded up and tossed into places against their will. The Japanese Internment Camps were no different and it happened in the US during WWII. The US government forcibly relocated and incarcerated approximately 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in ten internment camps, primarily in the western interior, due to Executive Order...

Felipe and Butch deep into the US Bracero Program - a series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexico, allowed millions of Mexican men to work in the U.S. on short-term contracts, primarily in agriculture, from 1942 to 1964, addressing a national labor shortage during World War II. But that's not all - it was also the first wave of mass deportation of the millions of Mexicans that were in the US...

Felipe and Butch give us the history of the famous board game, Monopoly. But before there was Monopoly, there was The Landlord's Game, that was designed by Elizabeth Magie and first patented in 1904, but existed as early as 1902. The version by The Parker Bros., was patented on December 31, 1935. There's controversy afoot. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch E...

Felipe and Butch give us a brief dissection of real Native American history that some history books failed to teach us regarding the "Indian reservations" that the US government like to call, taking kids away from their parents and instilling non-native practices and non-native religion/spirituality. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (...

Felipe and Butch gives us the bloody history of the Easter Rising. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his stand-up specials, “They’re Not Gonna Laugh at You”, “Translat...

Felipe and Butch are back and blesses us this year with a quick recap of the last month of December 2024 where they were touring that includes a humbling experience in the UK and Ireland. They also share brief history of Ireland, such as the Easter Rising. LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by...

Felipe and Butch take their wits and knowledge on the history of Thanksgiving, a US Federal Holiday where we feat with our loved ones, friend, family, what may have you. But there is a dark side to how Thanksgiving came to what it is now in our modern-day traditions. Gobble gobble, motherf- Happy Thanksgiving y'all! LINKS Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT) Butch Escobar:...

Felipe and Butch go on an erract dive into the U.S. Secret Service, going from their inception to the conspiracy theories concerning their influence in world security. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Espar...

Felipe and Butch jump off the top rope and elbow drop some knowledge with the history of pro wrestling in America, especially how the WWE came to be, led by Vince McMahon. Vince McMahon made it happen and made what the franchise is today. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz...

Felipe and Butch go on a film dive to the genius and creative artistry of Academy Award Winner Quentin Tarantino, one of the best filmmakers in the past 30 years. He's know for "Reservoir Dogs", "Pulp Fiction", The Hateful Eight", "Jackie Brown", "Kill Bill" and many more. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (In...

Felipe and Butch go on an erractic dive of the 18th Street Gang that ties into the book called "The Rent Collector" written by Jesse Katz. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, k...

Felipe and Butch go on a dive to the Quebec Biker War that went from 1994 to 2002 between the Hells Angels and Rock Machine. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for his s...

This week we dive deep into the scandalous life of Aaron Hernandez, who would have been one of the best NFL athletes of all time, if he hadn't a dark road that ended him in prison. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com...

This week we dive deep into infamous cult leader, Jim Jones, who led the People's Temple in his own establishment named Jonestown. LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, known for...

This week we dive deep into biker culture primarily the Outlaws Motorcycle Club that was heavily referenced in the film "The Bikeriders". LINKS  Felipe Esparza: @FelipeEsparzaComedian (IG) @FunnyFelipe (TT)  Butch Escobar: @ButchEscobar (IG and TT) Theme music (Intro and Outro) - by IkeReatorBeatz Get Tickets to laugh with Felipe @ http://FelipesWorld.com Felipe Esparza is a comedian and actor, kn...