History. Rated R.

Italian noblewoman who became the Queen of France, Catherine de' Medici and her hubby committed some awful, awful genocides. Nostradamus predicted 3 of her sons would be kings and they were! But she killed a lot of folks. Not cool. Also, the apropos history of Chicken Provençal and Craig's recipe below! Cook yourself up some and sit down and eat with us 'cause when you're here...YOU'RE FAMILY!!Ste...

Eleanor of Aquitaine was one tough broad and Queen of France, Queen of England, AND Duchess of Aquitaine. Although her sons saw a lot of problems and caused her a bunch of grief like participating in a little something called The Crusades. But she is one badass lady in History. Plus, we're drinking the French 75! Hear about its history, pour one for yourself, and cheers with us! The French 75Combi...

You heard it here folks! (But maybe not the first time.) Abe was totally bi. He also isn't necessarily the great white savior a lot of people make him out to be. Even progressive folks have their problems. So why WASN'T the emancipation proclomation so hot? Well, you'll see. Also, cook yourself up some risotto with us and hear about its history in Italy! (Eat-aly?)Craig's LEGEN-wait for it-DARY Ri...

In this special episode, your uncle Craig, a Ukranian himself, brings you the most concise, comprehensive history of the Ukraine and why Russia is consistently a dick to them. It all begins with some Vikings and Barbarians and churches and lots of wars. Plus, make Craig's family recipe for the traditional Ukranian supper, "Halupki!"The Ukrainian stuffed cabbage, known as Halupshas, Halubtsi, or Ha...

President James K. Polk wanted more shit (read: more land). So he sacrifices some soldiers in Texas to motivate going to war with Mexico to take more of their land. Only they got it from Indigenous Peoples before them. This begins the Mexican-American war and a long history of coming around to saying, "no one is illegal on stolen land." Plus, the Atta Boy cocktail and the history of its bartender...

Andrew Jackson was a big ol' piece a sh*t! And his bid for the President lasted six years. Outside of being responsible for the massacre and mistreatment of indigenous people amongst other awful things, he also...invented the bandwagon? Let's take this guy off the $20 for God's sake. Also, the history of lasagna! Cook, listen, and eat with us using Craig's recipe below! CRAIG'S LASAGNA (for four)B...

We have DNA evidence that Thomas Jefferson slept with Sally Hemings, a biracial enslaved woman that he owned (and fathered the children of). So, John Adams tells his son to spread word of this to the papers to try to do Jefferson dirty. In retaliation, Thomas Jefferson accuses John Adams of procuring prostitues for the Czar of Russia (fake news). How did these former friends and founding fathers b...

Premiering Friday Januray 21st...History. Rated R.Let's be honest. History is full of f*cked up sh*t. But what are we gonna do, pretend like it never happened? Have a drink with your host, actor and writer Will Sterling, and his more qualified former Presidential Speechwriting co-host, Dr. Craig Smith. They unpack the silly, salacious, scandalous, and serious stuff in history. If we don't learn fr...