Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Today we have an interesting one for you, dear listeners. I initially thought Martin Bryant was going to be anger inducing when Tim heard his story, but it turns out, it's way more sad. You really start to feel bad for the guy. Then some real awful shit goes down and who knows what to think. But this guy's life had a huge ripple effect that changed an entire country. Not one of the good ones thoug...

If like me you're already not a fan of the American healthcare system, then you are going to love this episode. We're talking about Michael Swango, one of the worst doctors who ever did doctoring. Everything starts off pretty normal, but then one day the switch flips and this dude decides it's time to become a giant piece of shit. And if you've been listening to us for any amount of time, you just...

Today we'll be taking a dip under the surface of the ocean to look at the life of one badass submarine commander, Eugene Fluckey. This dude got into the business back when our subs were mostly dogshit, and at best, dogwater. And that didn't stop when war were declared. But he didn't let that stop him, he started going to work and he made the Japanese fear the briny depths as he showed up wherever...

Time for another fun Depression era story as we talk about bank robber and gangster, Alvin Karpis. Who is also also proof that not even the strongly ingrained Canadian pansiness can hold up to being raised in America. Especially one of the boring states, like Kansas. This dude accomplished a lot of criminal milestones, but is mostly forgotten in favor of some of the other big names of the time, bu...

What do you get when you cross a group of steroid injecting muscleheads with absolute sheer incompetence? You get the Sun Gym Gang! Daniel Lugo and company make some truly mind boggling choices. In fact, damn near everyone you're going to hear about in the episode is certifiably stupid. But boy does it make for one fun story. Enjoy!

George Meade may look like if J.K. Simmons played Gollum, but this dude was one hell of an ass kicker. He never really wanted the military life, but destiny dragged his ass kicking and screaming all the way through it. He played a significant role in the Mexican-American War, and got no glory. Then when the Civil War rolled around he smashed Confederates left and right, and still never quite got a...

After Tuesday's episode of gross nightmares, we figured we'd bring you something a bit tamer today. Don't get us wrong, Henry Plummer got into some shit for sure, and he actually killed more people, but it was good old wholesome wild west violence, you know? No trophies. And some of it was even done legitimately kind of. Because ol' Plummer decided to play both sides of the law throughout his life...

Well, dear listeners. It's finally time to cover Ed Gein. Now, good old Eddie may not have put up the same number of kills as some of our more prolific murderous scum, but he more than made up for it in being gross. Between his emotional hang-ups, the state of his house, and the various collections he accrued, this dude had all the likeability of a noxious fart cloud. So get ready for a bit of ski...

Today we're going to a land nearly forgotten by man and god, Albania. The only time people remember this country exists is when they need a bad guy in a movie, or a track suit for cheap. But it turns out they did put out on badass, Skanderbeg. This dude had a massive hate boner for the Ottomans, and boy did he make his displeasure known. Maybe not as much as one account would have us believe, but...

Today we bring you another monster, dear listeners. Marquis de Sade had a fancy fufu name, and titles, and he was French. But he still did some real messed up shit during his day. I don't want to give anything away, but he liked to screw women in a very uncomfortable place. And no I don't mean the back of a Volkswagen. When the fuck did they start spelling that with an E? Anyway, he was a man that...

We're back with another hard charging, dick swinging, pipe hitting motherfucker today for you, dear listeners. Audie Murphy proved that you don't have to be a big dude to kick some serious ass. He ran all over the place in WW2 killing every Italian and German he found and winning all the medals. Then he lived happily ever after. Just kidding, there's no such thing as happy endings. While he had do...

Today we're talking about that badass British naval guy we all learned a couple things about in school, Sir Francis Drake. Turns out, he was pretty badass on the sea. Although, it also turns out that he was kind of a piece of shit, and yes there are quite a few examples in the episode. But at the end of the day he mostly fucked with the Spanish, and we're ok with that. Especially since at that tim...

Welcome back, dear listeners. We're closing out this week with a dope ass cowboy by the name of Nat Love. He got into all sorts of shenanigans, and also proved that not everybody in the wild west looked like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. Also, he may have hated Indians even more than John Wayne did. But I digress, he lived a badass life and it made for a real fun story. So, enjoy!

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're talking about Hugh Thompson, who was one solid dude that tried to do the right thing. Unfortunately, this is a sad fucking story because everyone else around him decided doing the right thing was for bitches or something. Unlike most of the degenerates we talk about on this podcast, Hugh tried his damnedest to save lives and stop horrific shit from happeni...

Welcome back, dear listeners to round 2 with our favorite drunken oaf and yours, Matt Cole. He joins us to talk about Stand Watie, a Cherokee leader who was well, kind of a piece of shit to be honest. Most of the time when you look back in American history the Natives are definitely the victims of some shit. It's nice of Stand to break the mold and remind us that sometimes they produce a bad guy o...

Today we have one bad motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Mike Vining knew at an early age that he wanted to be an asskicker, and he wasn't about to let those birth control glasses get in the way. So that's exactly what he became. This dude has fought in more countries than your average American student even knows exist, but most of that is classified. I made due with the information that was av...

Well, dear listeners, this guy may be the most intelligent person we've ever covered on the podcast. Normally that wouldn't be all that impressive given how dumb a lot of the people we've covered have been. But Fritz Haber really was a goddamn genius. And he used it to tackle some of the greatest problems facing the planet, which unfortunately for some included how to kill the most people the fast...

Well dear listeners, we have another shitbag for you today. Charles Schmid, who also went by "Smitty," because of course he did, was technically a serial killer. But like, he's the serial killer equivalent of a dude showing up for a gangbang with a micropenis. Sure he meets the bare minimum requirement for the job, but we're all going to laugh at him. Also he was apparently super charming, or wome...

Here at Let Them Fight HQ, we've made our stance on Italians very clear. And this is yet another shining example of why we're right. This little shit, Cayetano Godino, wasn't even born and raised in Italy and this is how he turned out. Badness is just in their blood. But have fun listening to us shitting all over this little psycho and his big Dumbo ears as he runs around his little slice of Argen...

Today we have a real interesting one for you, dear listeners. Robert Maudsley's life starts off in a way that should be pretty familiar to any of our regular listeners, but there are more than enough twists to keep things interesting along the way. Then he gets busy with some killin', and normally that would be pretty awful, but for reasons you'll probably be able to figure out on your own when th...

Time to close out the week, dear listeners, and well, it's not gonna end on a happy note. We're headed to Belgium, or as I like to call it, shittier France. And we're gonna talk about Marc Dutroux. This fucking guy...what can I say about him except he fucking sucks. Oh, I can also say that the police in Belgium are worth as much as a hard dick in a nunnery. Useless. Anyways, enjoy!

Well, dear listeners, today's episode is another lesson that not every Canadian is a chill person. Alek Minassian is proof that violence can play an important part in somebody's life, while they still remain a cowardly piece of shit. But don't worry, it's a real uplifting story. You can trust me. I've never lied in one of these before. Anyways, join us in making fun of this System of a Down reject...

That's right, dear listeners, three names. You know we're bringing you a real scumbag today. James Oliver Huberty started off life with a series of real shitty happenings, and that's probably where the issues started with him. Things only got worse as he stumbled and failed his way through life for a while, an experience I'm sure most of us can at least sympathize with. Then he got real unhinged a...

Strap in, dear listeners, because we're going on a journey to the land of broken dreams, Hollywood, North Hollywood anyways. We're going to be talking about a particularly bad day to be in the area though, the day of the North Hollywood Shootout. Arguably one of the most significant events when it comes to shaping law enforcement in America, and overall just one bonkers ass day. Enjoy!

Today is gonna be a good day, dear listeners, because we have a dope ass broad to discuss. Julie d'Aubigny was famous for a few things, but she was notorious for two, fucking and fighting. And that's at a time when every French person was fucking and fighting, so it's pretty damn impressive. Her life is shrouded in a bit of "is it real or mythology" but to hell with it, all the stories are great s...