Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Now, I know we're all aware that Jews and Muslims are natural enemies, like cats and dogs, or people from Alabama and the ability to speak intelligently. But I gotta give credit where it's due, Khalid Ibn al-Walid was one bad motherfucker. This dude stomped all around the old timey world and made his presence known, while also remaining loyal and not getting too full of himself like most warlord t...

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we'll be closing out the first week of the new year with a trip back to the 1700s, and a bit of a special for you, 2 for 1. You can't talk about just one of the Harpe brothers after all, since they went everywhere together and even crossed the scumnut stream. I'm pretty sure that means something. Anyways, these two vicious bastards got their start most likely fro...

Happy new year, dear listeners! We decided to open up 2023 with a nice lighthearted episode. Just kidding, here's a fucking monster. Danny Rolling's life started off pretty awful, pretty quickly. And that's about how things stayed for the entirety of his life. And boy did he enjoy taking it out on other people. So strap in for another fun episode of scumnuttery. Enjoy!

Well, dear listeners, we've had a lot of fun talking about badass heroes, but it's time for a shift back to the scum side of things. Paul John Knowles is on the docket for today, and well, you know what three names means, he's a real piece of shit. But don't worry, he definitely had a good reason for the stuff he did. It's not like he just snapped over something stupid and decided to make a whole...

That's right, dear listeners, you can tell by that episode title that we'll be messing up a lot of pronunciations today. Because we're headed to China to talk about Xiahou Dun, one bad motherfucker. A couple familiar faces pop up along the way, and they lend even more credence that our boy Dun was not someone you wanted to fight. And he was loyal to a fault. Dude always put his allies first and su...

Well dear listeners, it's time for a sentence I never thought I would ever say on this podcast. We're talking about the Korean navy and its biggest badass, Yi Sun-sin. Hell, this was the first time I learned they even had a navy. But our boy Yi Sun-sin has shown me the error of my ways, dude was fucking awesome. He didn't start in the sea, but once he arrived he took to it, well, like a fish to wa...

Today we'll be taking a trip to one of the many countries that god forgot, Nicaragua.  And once there we're gonna talk about Augusto Cesar Sandino. Augusto was a badass dude that just wanted to see his country free, so he started putting in work even when he was being dismissed as a non-entity. The results were a huge impact on the historical landscape, and one hell of a legacy. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about an OG soldier of fortune, Bob Denard. This French mercenary has never once seen an African country he didn't want to invade and/or overthrow. But don't worry, he totally did it for the right reasons. He wanted money and he really hated communism. Perfectly reasonable right? Also this dude was the Tom Brady of coups, because he didn't know when it was time to just retire....

It's time to return to the high seas, dear listeners. Today we're talking about Henry Every, who was surrounded by blandly named people and badly named ships, but man was he a bad motherfucker. Sure, he did some very questionable things regarding a certain transatlantic trade system, but he also did a bunch of dope shit, so let's focus on that part. If it's good enough for the founding fathers...A...

Hello again there, dear listeners. If you can't tell by the fancy bullshit title James Scott is sporting, he's British. But looking at his picture, he's clearly got some French influence in there as well. He's one shitty European country away from being the blandest turducken. But credit where it's due, he kicked major ass on the battlefield. He rocked around for a while just killing and winning,...

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're heading off to Germany to talk about Paul Ogorzow. This shitty, little troll decided that being a Nazi just wasn't enough for him. Oh no, he wanted to be even more of a garbage person. So he used his job as a railway worker to do some, shall we say, super not cool things. He wasn't really that good at it, or even that smart. But he had tenacity. Like the R...

It's time for another trip back to the wild west day, dear listeners. And we're talking about a man so religious and wholesome that it earned him his nickname, "Deacon" Jim Miller. That's the image he portrayed anyways, meanwhile he was basically a wild west serial killer. Just roaming the lands and shotgunning anyone he decided needed killing, which was quite a few people apparently. 

Today we have a kind, gentle soul for you, dear listeners. Just kidding, it's a colossal piece of shit. Now, Arthur Shawcross was more than just a hideous pile of mashed potatoes with the brain of a, well, potato, he was also a gross, creepy murderous son of a bitch. And yet again, police incompetence rears its head and allowed this dude to keep doing his thing for way too long. Tune in if you wan...

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Now our person today doesn't have anything to do with the holiday, but he was a lot of crazy good fun that should brighten up the holiday, whether or not you celebrate it. Frederic Ives Lord got off to a rough start with his piloting career, but man did he make up for it quickly. He went bonkers all over the sky for years. Then things got kind of weird and myste...

Today we have the ultimate example of one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Michael Collins loved his country, Ireland, with a burning passion and wanted to see it free from English rule. So he went to work with both a rifle and a pen and fought to make that happen. Making him a hero to a lot of people. Of course, no Englishman looks at any member of the IRA, let alone a significan...

Well, dear listeners, we got a real scumbag for you today. Lonnie Franklin ran all around Los Angeles, but mostly the poorer areas, and killed a whole bunch of women. More than we'll ever know actually. Also his nickname was The Grim Sleeper, which is something an 8 year old would find cool. And to the surprise of nobody, yet again the level of police incompetence is staggering. Not a lot of winne...

Today we're returning to one of Tim's favorite time periods, the Civil War, to talk about Benjamin Grierson. This dude was fucking dope. He conquered his fear of horses to become one of the baddest cavalrymen of the whole damn war. The stuff he managed to accomplish is legitimately bonkers, and the fact that I haven't heard his story before should be a crime. Anyways, this was a real fun story, so...

Well, dear listeners, with the moratorium officially lifted, Tim has decided to bring you yet another Nazi shitbag. This time it's Otto Skorzeny, who has what I like to call resting Nazi face. Even out of uniform this guy couldn't look like anything else. Sorry Germans and Austrians, you can't have facial scars and look like regular people. You just can't. Might as well call them marks of the henc...

Today we're heading over to Chicago, IL to talk about a fairly infamous figure in the city's history. Jon Burge had a pretty normal start to his life, then wound earning himself a place in the memory of everyone who lived in Chicago by being one of the biggest pieces of shit their police department has ever seen. And because this is Chicago, there's also plenty of corruption to go around as a cher...

Another fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about a man who looked nothing like his name, James Beckwourth. Mountain man, explorer, and frontier pimp. This dude may have exaggerated his exploits from time to time, but enough of his claims have been corroborated that he's still a badass who lived a bonkers life. And he always seemed to turn up where some significant shit was ta...

It's time for another trip to that part of Europe where all the war crimes hang out. Today we'll be talking about Mr. Alphabet Soup, aka Arkan. He's a man of many hats, and all of them are ones you wear while killing somebody. As far as what kinda crazy shit we'll be getting into while discussing this guy, well, the picture for the episode is him holding a gun and a tiger. This is a fun one, and e...

We have a nice fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about the world's most badass midget, Richard Flaherty. This dude may have needed a stepstool to get it done, but he kicked a lot of ass. Then things got pretty dark for him, or did they? Who knows, it's a mystery. I never thought I'd wish that someone was really an undercover government operative, but it's way less sad than t...

Today we're bringing you the ever so rare lady scumnut, this time from notable trash person Dorothea Puente. This old broad put on the appearance of being a sweet grandmother type, but goddamn was she evil. And yea, her childhood sucked, but that excuse is getting pretty played out. Especially when she tried to pretend that said childhood encouraged her to help people. Well, it doesn't take a lie...

There have been a lot of times where I've said, "I wish I could have found more on this person." Today is not one of those days. I know more than I ever need to know about this gross German troll. Joachim Kroll. Even his name is gross. This little prick did move away from some of the usual stereotypes about serial killers, so I guess he's at least a bit unique. But yet again, his success was more...

Today we have one of those good, clean, fun episodes for you, dear listeners. We're covering naval badass Stephen Decatur. This dude put in work and kicked ass across all the seas America needed him to. Side note, don't worry about that buzzing at the beginning, it goes away before the intro is done. Anyways, despite the kind of disappointing ending, this dude's whole life was dope, so enjoy!