Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

We are joined by friend of the show, and perfectly toasted marshmallow, Shaun Arredondo to talk about psycho Australian broad Katherine Knight. Even by the standards set by the country of Australia, this chick's life is crazy as shit. A spectacularly terrible childhood and a dash of severe mental illness makes for a bonkers adulthood. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about Prussian badass Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, which is a hell of a name and boy does he live up to it. He stomped around Europe doing some dope shit, but more importantly, he came to America and did some even doper shit. But his life wasn't all violence, he also took plenty of time to party, pants optional. He partied with Ben Franklin, so you know things got crazy...

It's time for another trip to Canada, dear listeners. This time we're talking about Bernie Guindon, one of the country's most infamous bikers. Also, boy did he love punching people whenever he got the opportunity. This episode is chock full of tragic childhoods, hilariously bad names (both clubs and people), violence, and a dash of grossness. Guindon and the bikers around him really stepped up to...

It's been a while since we covered a Texan, so today we're going to talk about probably the most famous one who ever lived. Frank Hamer, known by many as the one who killed Bonnie and Clyde. It turns out he did a whole grip of shit before he even heard their names. He worked as a lawman for most of his life and went just about everywhere in the state over the course of his career. He was a pretty...

Today we're finally covering one of our most requested badasses, Simo Hayha. This crazy sniper is probably the only reason why any Americans even know Finland is a country. Because when Russia came knocking at his door, he shot a ton of them in the face. He never really talked about all the stuff he did in The Winter War so details are scarce for certain things, but one thing is for sure, when it...

Today we're heading back to a regular visit of ours in history, World War 1. This time we're talking about badass British shitkicker Henry Tandey, who knocked the hell outta some Germans in his day. And then everything he ever accomplished was overshadowed by some bullshit that I in no way believe is real, but I guess if enough people believe something it becomes a part of history. Anyway, enjoy t...

Today we're talking about one of the most infamous old timey American gangsters, George Barnes, AKA "Machine Gun Kelly." Sounds pretty fearsome right? Well turns out he just had a great publicist. Sure he was a bank robber and kidnapper, but he was no Baby Face Nelson or John Dillinger. We still had a lot of fun making fun of his life though, so enjoy!

Today we have a nice soul palette cleanser of an episode for you, war hero Alton Knappenberger. They called him the "one man army" but all he wanted to be was just a regular working class Joe. He just had to shoot through a bunch of Nazis to get to live out that dream. Then the army did what they do with a propaganda gold mine, kept him in the rear, ran a bunch of stories, and used him to sell war...

Today we've got a real asshole of a monster from our neck of the woods, William Bonin. This dude had a real awful childhood, so of course he grew up to do all the same shit that was done to him, to other people, because there is no god. Anyways, he's also further proof that reporters are terrible at naming things, as his serial killer name was The Freeway Killer. Hey writers, do better. To the res...

We are joined again by friend of show and comedian, Matt Cole. This time to talk about Ned Low, a dude who rose way above the mediocrity of his name to become one of the world's most successful pirates. His ships all had pretty terrible names, but he more than made up for it with sheer barbarity that led to a reputation of being a dude you shouldn't bother surrendering to, because he's gonna fuck...

We're back with your regularly scheduled scumnuttery, and joined by friend of show, Matt Cole. Today we're talking about Michael Wayne Ryan, a real garbage monster who got into some heinous shit and could not look more like the cult leader he was. He's another guy who may not have gotten a high score when it comes to number of bodies, but boy did he go gruesome to make up for it. Enjoy!

Today for the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, we decided to release our Patreon episode on the event. Both because it's one of the greatest riots in history, and because why not give a bit of a preview into what you're missing by not subscribing to the Patreon? So since you can't honor this huge moment in history the way the people involved probably would have wanted, throwing a brick through...

We've covered a lot of American mob guys, but this time we're bringing you a straight up Sicilian goon. Giovanni Brusca really raised the bar on pissing off an entire country. And for the worst use of the word "puppy," but I don't want to spoil anything. So come join us in mispronouncing all the Italian names while we make fun of this violent sociopath, enjoy!

Today we're bringing you a fun Ukrainian garbage person who decided life needs a little bit more stabbing in it. Maksim Gelman's early life was full of skateboarding, stalking, and a mixture of cocaine and PCP. And yes, all of those things are red flags. So it's no surprise he had a breakdown and decided a bunch of people looked a lot like knife sheaths. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about good ol' American homegrown nightmare and the patron saint of domestic violence, Gertrude Baniszewski. She may not have a high bodycount, but she certainly makes up for that in sheer brutality and cruelty. Enjoy the ride and join us in going, "What, she did what? And they did what?!" as we go over the life of the ghoul that really puts the "ew" in "Baniszewski."

Time for another trip to New York to talk about some mafia goons. But this time with a neat little twist. You see, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa are no regular mafia worker bees, they were also NYPD detectives. And boy did they get into some shenanigans. Enjoy!

Today we'll be going back to India to talk about notorious crime boss, Dawood Ibrahim. If a crime has been committed in India in the last few decades, chances are he was involved or is actively warring with the person responsible. He also decided to rise way above his starting point and get tied up with governments and terrorist organizations. A real rags to riches story where you'll find yourself...

If you've been listening to us for a while you've undoubtedly heard this name before, and now he's getting his own episode. PGT Beauregard was a Civil War general that was fairly well accomplished, albeit for the wrong side. And he went on to say a couple regrettable things post-war. That being said, he still had an interesting life and we had a lot of fun making fun of it. Enjoy!

Today we're talking about a real degenerate asshole of a human being, Joel Rifkin. He liked buying hookers, and he loved getting his hands dirty. By strangling those hookers. There's no heroes in this story, but there are plenty of scumnuts. So listen along as we make fun of this dumb hunchback's life and all the shitty things he did along the way!

Today we've got Frederick Burnham, a man who was full of wanderlust and the unquenchable desire to shoot people (in battle of course). He accomplished some amazing things and avoided death in pretty bonkers ways. Of course, the people he fought against could best be described as victims of rampant colonization, so you kinda gotta ignore that part to really enjoy his work. But either way, still a c...

Carlos Hathcock was more than just a sniper in the Vietnam War, he was THE sniper in the Vietnam War. Bounties from the North Vietnamese forces on snipers were a pretty regular occurrence, but the bounty on Hathcock was equal to a small fortune. That's how terrified of him they were. And with pretty good reason, guy did some major damage. But always stayed grounded and didn't enjoy killing. But he...

If you were a fan of ol' Irma Grese, then you're going to love today's subject, Ilse Koch. She went from normal girl with no red flags, to true believer in the Nazi cause. And nothing good happens after somebody becomes a true believer. Now I don't want to give away any of the details of her heinous actions, but I will say that her nickname was "The Bitch of Buchenwald" and it was more than well d...

Well dear listeners, we made it all the way to 200. So here's a special treat, Chesty Puller. A hardass Marine who Marine'd harder than anybody else. If you needed a battle won and some fantastic one liners dropped along the way, this was the man you called. He fought all over the place and earned a ton of awards for badassery along the way. Enjoy!

This week we're bringing you a couple special episodes to celebrate hitting the 200 episodes milestone, and we're kicking it off with the life of a bonkers ass dude who lived like 8 different lives. Jon Roberts seems like the name of a pretty boring dude, but his life was truly a rollercoaster of insanity. I don't want to spoil anything but I'll say if you like mafia stuff, Vietnam War stuff, and...

It's time for another trip to Europe, dear listeners. We're going to be talking about the second worst Austrian today, Jack Unterweger. It's a pretty classic story. Man meets hooker, hooker has baby, man flees, hooker goes to jail, and baby is raised by a shitty grandfather. Then goes on to beat and eventually kill hookers himself. You know, that timeless story. Listen in and try to guess why it t...