Overshadowed Podcast

Clockin' in! The boys are back at The Stand, and this week, we sideline the siblings to catch up on each others' lives, including Zach's dancing and the loved ones it's driven away, a dying seagull, and the psychic who told Charles he should quit comedy.  Check out the Patreon episode for gross stuff we didn't include in the normal episode lest it scare away new fans from TikTok   https://www.patr...

This week the boys get into one the craziest lives we've ever covered, the rootin-tootin tale of cowboy-lawman, Richard "Two Gun" Hart, aka James Vincenzo Capone, eldest brother of millionaire gangster, Al Capone. Making a name for himself on the opposite side of bootlegging as his scarfaced sibling, James ran away from Brooklyn as a teenager to join the circus, earned himself a wife and job as to...

It’s a fun-fact packed ep this week as Charles and Zach cover the history of drinking in the United States, Prohibition and some of the nutsos associated with it, and, of course, the first of Al Capone’s brothers, who served as the strong-man of Cicero: Salvatore "Frank" Capone. We cover giving booze to babies, a teetotaling ax-wielding woman on a holy mission to destroy saloons, a bourbon manufac...

This week we dive into the much-maligned life of Mileva Marić, Albert Einstein's first wife, and only wife who wasn't related to him.  Mileva was ALSO a talented physicist, and during her time with Albert, she helped act as a sounding board for equations and concepts, and there's substantial evidence via letters they exchanged that credits her involvement in creating the formula that ultimately be...

(Nannerl history starts at 16 minutes)   Zach and Charles cover the life of Wolfgang Mozart's prodigious older sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl", who was sidelined for being a lady despite being as good if not better than him. Check out the Patreon this week for a bonus hour on Wolfgang's insane love of poop jokes:  https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast   Recorded in July 2022.    Have any ideas...

A gay late and a dollar short. It's a wild one. Zach and Chuck cover the history of pride, the Stonewall "riot", share honor the not often thought about glory holy inspector. Check out an entire of bonus content on our Patreon, about being gay during the civil war, being gay in ancient Greece, and a whole bunch of other cool stuff you know nothing about, dummy.  https://www.patreon.com/overshadowe...

Zach and Charles cover our first double-overshadowed sibling, Mack Robinson, bother of Jackie Robinson and competitor of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Hitler Olympics. Featuring: white panic, black excellence, the harsh reality of being a great athlete before Instagram, and several shout-outs to Blacked dot com.   https://www.patreon.com/overshadowedpodcast ^ Check out thirty minutes of bonus content PL...

Hot ep this week! Zach and Chuck temporarily ditch the siblings to discuss the many times they've gone soft with women. They cover the lengths pharaohs went to guarantee their subjects' fertility and the minimum legal penis size required to marry in Iceland. Zach threatens drastic measures if more women don't pad his flaccid male ego.   Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes (including one wi...

Zach and Charles get into the life of Christopher Columbus' colonizing little sidekick: Bartholomew! Featuring: a world where pepper was money, pirate-ship talent shows, and capybara cat cafes. We shout out our biggest fan (IS IT YOU?!), and we announce a new Patreon initiative to find El Dorado.   Check out ALMOST AN HOUR of bonus content before the episode begins on Patreon. Zach does mushrooms...

Zach and Charles swap stories of romantic humiliation, explore the bloody shewolfy history of Valentine's day, recap their two-man standup show, and insist fans of the podcast be called Indians.    Check out our full set from "It Takes Two" on Patreon. We also have about 20-30 minutes of bonus content from this episode up on Patreon! Check it out! We also have bonus episodes (including one with Za...

Zach and Charles dive into the doomed life of Rosemary Kennedy, the true martyr of the Kennedy family (sorry, John.) We cover the Kennedy's rise to fame, the absurd history of lobotomies, and how many pounds of potatoes the Irish actually ate, according to Charles. It's a hot one.   Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes (including one with Zach's REAL brother), standup clips, rap battles, an...

Zach catches up with his actual brother, Cory, who lives on a narrowboat in the canals of London working for one of the biggest drug dealers in the world. We riff on the likelihood Cory's drum teacher was a pedophile, #boatlife, and funny times we hurt each other as children.   Subscribe to our Patreon for the FULL episode (which is one additional hour), other bonus episodes, standup clips, rap ba...

NYC comics Zach and Charles dive into the life of Cleopatra's traitorous brother-husband, Ptolemy the 13th, reveal that ancient Egyptian proctologists were called "Shepherds of the Anus", and strongly insist that President Joe Biden wear a cape. Actual history starts at minute 9, FYI.   Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes (including one with Zach's REAL brother), standup clips, rap battles...

We're switching it up this week, folks! After Zach's life-altering trip to Scotland, the boys dive deep into the sordid history of bagpipes: once legally a weapon, now an instrument. Charles shares some of his most profound theories on where lambskin condoms came from, and Zach admits to finishing too quickly.   One of us is lying in bed for this entire episode, can you guess who?   Have any ideas...

NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle talk about Napoleon's youngest and horniest brother, Jerome, Zach's middle school womanizing, and reveal why ball gowns are so big. Featuring a few dumb jokes from their past and Charles' real name!   Have any ideas for an episode? Feedback? Notes? Hate? Unabashed hate? Send us an email:  overshadowedpod@gmail.com   Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episo...

*FOR BEST LISTENING, USE SPEAKER NOT HEADPHONES* FROM THE VAULTS (Nov. 2020)! Zach and Chuck drink their way through Thanksgiving in this Nick Cage-heavy episode featuring the relatively chill life of his his brother -- and NYC radio DJ -- Marc "The Cope" Coppola.  **Disclaimer** We recorded this in November of 2020 when we didn't have a studio to record in, so the audio's not ideal. But we though...

SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EPISODE! NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle get into the origins of the "Ween" in "Halloween", reveal why the Catholic Church invented trick or treating, and get heated about each other's favorite candy.   Have any ideas for an episode? Feedback? Notes? Hate? Unabashed hate? Send us an email: overshadowedpod@gmail.com   Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup...

NYC comics Zach Russell and Charles Engle talk about Houdini's thick-dicked brother, Theo, try to start a viral conspiracy about Charles' foot, and debate whether Houdini was the Chris Angel "Mindfreak" of the 1900's.  FOR BEST LISTENING, YOUR PHONE SPEAKER IS BETTER THAN HIGH QUALITY HEADPHONES 🤷‍♂️ **Disclaimer** Charles forgot his pop filter for this ep, so we apologize for the breathiness in...

Zach and Charles get into guerilla warfare and the size of a guerilla's penis in this episode about Frank James, the older, reluctant brother of gun-slingin', train-robbin', mayor-killin' Jesse James.     Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips, rap battles, and more! >> LINK HERE!   Instagram: @Overshadowed_Podcast @zachrussellcomedy @charles_engle   YouTube: Overshadowed Podca...

Charles is concussed after getting prank-robbed by his friend and jumping out a two-story window! Zach and Chuck get into the life of the crash-prone, bloodthirsty brother of The Red Baron: Lothar von Richthofen. Listen as the boys define what it means to be an aerial "ace" as they peer into their futures being dads obsessed with WW1.    Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips,...

Second ep, Zach and Chuck continue to get the hang of it. We get into the life of Katharine Wright -- the Wright Brothers' sister -- and the only one in the family with enough wit and charm to schmooze with the people capable of buying her brothers' flying machines: kings. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips, rap battles, and more! >> LINK HERE!   Instagram: @Overshadowed_Po...

First ep! Zach and Chuck deem John Wilkes Booth the Adam Sandler of his time and dive into the tragic life of his sister, Asia 'Frigga' Booth. Notably, Asia wrote a memoir depicting her brother's life in an attempt to humanize him, which definitely worked on us -- Wilksey is hot!  We also cover Edwin Booth, the Hamlet of the 19th centruy. Subscribe to our Patreon for bonus episodes, standup clips,...