Profiles In Eccentricity

This week Matt breaks down the history and absurdity of the tradition of dueling from the nobles and elites of the dawn of the ritual in Europe through the more popular version of the ridiculous act of petty pride in the Old West and highlights some of the most preposterous matchups along the way!

This week Aaron unveils the portrait of a prodigy who's faith, aptitude and search for knowledge led him to unprecedented access and power in 16th century Britain at a time when the scientific method was as mysterious as magic.

This week John drops the linear path of the famed sicko porn actor who started as a poor youth aspiring to be an actor but not sell out, then became a porn actor who didn't sell out, went to the far reaches of kink without being unkind and surprisingly left behind an incredibly touching story.

This episode John shares scattered(!) debauched stories of porn legend Jamie Gillis who came up in porn through the peep show era in the early 70s and launched the reality and gonzo genres in the early 90s and was accused of murder and unabashedly defended depraved sex in his personal and public life!

This week Johnboy gets into the juicy, violent saga of the leftwing militant group that abducted a wealthy heiress that was groomed - or just convinced - to join their dysfunctional revolutionary struggle as the world watched, befuddled!

This week Matt concludes the saga of the brainstorming pitchman and entrepreneur Alfred Lawson by zeroing in on his final role - that of a cult leader peddling pseudoscience and personal hunches!

This week Matt shares with us the story of a man who buys his own bullshit - but is it with good reason? Alfred Lawson was a successful and unsuccessful baseball player, baseball manager, baseball promoter, publisher, aviator and airplane manufacturer - what will he do next? And has he got something or is he just an asshole?

This week, a preview of what you might find on our Patreon: Matt brings the story of the Greatest Western Outlaw, some dull yahoo, and John introduces his plan to get Johnny Depp's Veleno guitar.

In this episode Aaron and John bring the Unabomber's saga to a close, discussing the bombing campaign, the iconic sketch and legendary manifesto in addition to Ted's acrimonious relationship with family, women, neighbors and dogs!

In this episode Aaron and John tag team exploring the origins of the man who created a decades long campaign of terror in the U.S., the investigation of which cost more than all serial killers combined.

This week Johnboy tackles the dandy rich boy who abruptly decided to take to the rough life of a pirate and we see how his fate brings him into the company of hostile navies and legendary pirates like the notorious Blackbeard!

This week Matt brings us the story of the astronaut who returned from the moon and had an epiphany, began espousing parapsychology, allying himself with Uri Geller and founding an institution exploring the metaphysical.

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the black aviators who crossed the country during the depression in a collapsing aircraft and used the good will of the segregated black and white communities to make sure their journey was a success.

This week the boys return to wrap up the saga of the most Batmanian villain of modern history and dissect the intricacies of crime and punishment, fame, empathy, incarceration and intelligence and try to grapple with the legacy of guilt that comes with imprisonment in America.

This week Johnboy begins the saga of the criminal who grew into legend as one of the most famed prisoners in history by the expanse of his intellect but was unflinching in his view of justice as a victim of abuse. The story of Robert Stroud starts here. Plus! Lenny Dykstra of the 86 Mets is a gifted lover?

This week Matt brings us the epic conclusion of the raunchiest team in baseball's rise to the top. The Mets head to the playoffs, a legendary error occurs during the world series' 6th game and Dwight Gooden watches a parade from his dealer's apartment!

This week Matt takes on the team in baseball who were at their best at their very worst. In 1986 a crew of vile rogues is assembled, led by Keith Hernandez and, while being flagrantly debauched, lead the season for all but 10 days. Stay tuned for the conclusion next week!

This week Marcella Lentz-Pope guests again as we wrap up the saga of the mysterious billionaire as he goes deeper into seclusion, drug addiction and insanity!

This week Marcella Lentz-Pope rejoins us to continue the saga of the original eccentric billionaire as he breaks new ground in aviation, defies movie censors and helps with the war effort before beginning to show the first signs of madness.

This week Johnboy begins the legacy of lunacy of Howard Hughes, the inventor, producer, pilot, business man, bachelor and maniac. Helping us focus this episode on his early years, Hollywood career and romances with actors is our friend Marcella Lentz-Pope!

This one is rough, heads up! This week John shares the harrowing yet fascinating story of Donny The Punk, who started as a gay activist before being jailed as a conscientious objector, repeatedly raped in jail and became a zen prison bottom!

This week Aaron brings us the heartwarming tale of a man who went from riches to ruin in a day before being reborn as the city of San Francisco's chosen oddball king.

This week Johnboy tells the lads about the gentlemanly bank robber Willie Sutton, famed for his 3 maximum security prison escapes, numerous bank robberies totalling millions of dollars and a quote he never actually said! Plus, major league sports teams with players that never existed!

This week Matt shares the fascinating saga of the ruddy midwest vagrant who later joined Fidel Castro's guerrilla forces and served in the regime as a famed public executioner before his undoing and mysterious end!

This week the lads have another buffet of media miscellany to pore over! The boys unveil diabolically insane songs, show off their favorite news failures and reveal the tastelessly surreal excesses of porn and public access television.