Torture

What's the worst thing you can do with a stick? In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan explore the brutal history of impalement, a method of execution designed not just to kill, but to make the suffering last as long as possible. From ancient Babylon and Assyria to the Persian Empire, medieval Europe, and colonial Indonesia, impalement was used to punish crimi...

What happens when a group of doctors decides that the best way to study a sexually transmitted disease is to make absolutely sure their patients have it? In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan uncover one of the darkest chapters in the history of American medicine: the Guatemalan Syphilis Experiments. Beginning with historian Susan Reverby’s discovery of John Cutl...

What happens when one of the largest and most intelligent animals on Earth is trained to become an executioner? In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan travel through more than two thousand years of history to explore the horrifying use of elephants in torture, punishment, and execution. We’ll begin in India, where elephants became symbols of royal power and terrif...

What happens when something sitting in your grandmother’s medicine cabinet becomes a weapon of humiliation, punishment, and political terror? In this episode of Torture: A Dark History, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan explore the surprisingly long and disturbing history of castor oil, a medicine that has been used for thousands of years and eventually found a very different purpose in the hands of pe...

What happens when the punishment isn’t simply death, but having your own skin turned into a warning for everyone else? In this episode of Torture: A Dark History , Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan explore the horrifying history of flaying, the deliberate removal of a person’s skin, and the very different reasons people throughout history chose to use it. We’ll begin with Baha-ud-din Gurshasp, a powerf...

What happens when the courts say you have the right to your land, but the government decides it doesn’t matter? In the final episode of our three part journey through the Trail of Tears, Kevin Young and Dan Hourigan follow the Cherokee, Seminole, Creek, and Chickasaw as the fight over Native sovereignty reaches its breaking point. We’ll look at the Supreme Court battles that put the Cherokee Natio...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: the War of 1812, the cotton industry, adaption, four main players, betrayal and assassination, a syllabary, the Cherokee Phoenix, GOLD, Andrew Jackson, violence, Indian Removal Act, the Choctaw removal, Happy 4th, the best hobbit, and much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The New Website!!!! The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merc...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: It's a history lesson, car accidents, taking ownership, you were all taught wrong, Red Dead Redemption 2, lack of blood and guts, getting to know the Five Civilized Tribes, Black Seminoles, plantation style farming, the American Revolution, Treaty of Hopewell, the Louisiana Purchase, Tecumseh, Prophetstown, Happy Pride, national indoctrination, and much mor...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: bromances, a trial, many names, hazing, New Amsterdam, traveling to Canada, American Civil War, the damage, misinformation, the vanishing, not sexy enough Facebook, and much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The New Website!!!! The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Facebook Instagram Blue Sky Tiktok The S...

Apologizes on the sub par audio on this episode. We didn't realize until after it was recorded. On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: the blame, Trump Phone, English food, the British stealing things, why two names, the dangers of slave ships, Dr. Captain, the 'tween deck, Spencer's, traveling the coast, a passenger, Anomabu, insurance, the world economy, myths of the journey, speculum...

On this episode Dan, Kevin, and special guest Phil cover: who's Dixon?, an introduction, holiday vacation, death for Christmas, bad present overreaction, Dan's calendar, Rob Reiner, horrible roommates, breaking out in song, a very real story, a Candy Cane Gingerbread Baked Alaska Pie with Cranberry Coulis, a yuletide Top 10, John Cena, Kevin's calves, Happy New Year, and much more!! Pl...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: gay characters, Sonic, music and games, starting fires, persecution of the Christians, bad memories, resurgence, crime in Paris, becoming a secondary tool, no Inquisition, Wikipedia articles, House of Wax, year end numbers, Chappell Roan, and much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A C...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: My Pet Monster, no banter allowed, high profile cases, more modern ways to kill, battle of the three, Euthanasia Society of America, Aktion T4, Dr. Chapman, the first use, problems arise, The Candy Man, 1 drug vs. 3, alternative sources, Fonzie Bear, China, execution vans, Nitrogen gas, our thoughts on the death penalty, and much much more!! Please like, subscr...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: comments, trick or treat, rumors, cat names, Quantum Leap, Elizabeth Needham, fraud, Perkin Warbeck, witness for hire, cangue, very first victim, witchcraft, slaves, Dermott Arkansas, Finland, Bulgogi beef, D&D on Patreon, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee Y...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: American work life, No Kings, BDSM monsters, that damn cardinal, accusations, setting the stage, Werewolves of Poligny, Gilles Garnier, pre-historic times, Gilgamesh, King Lycaon, bad geography, Peter Stumpp, propaganda, an entire family of wolves, child serial killer, the Hound of God, hysteria in decline, the Tallow Man, vampire vs werewolf, What We Do In The...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Dwarf Metal, a programming note, The Long Walk, fast food, The Saxons, The Franks, Vestial Virgins, grounding, Moesha, phasing out, Anabaptist, beastiality, war time, accidents, a bad radio voice, the process, safety coffins, and much, much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee Y...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: doing voices, Dolly Parton, a message from a listener, Dexter's Laboratory, blasphemer, other substances, don't pop blisters, an aspergillum, myths and tales, KFC, catfish, and much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Instagram Blue Sky Tiktok The Sassholes Inst...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Bub the zombie, deaths, Pam & Liam, Andrew Mills, highway men, John the Painter, arson, different types, William Kidd, French nuns, hanging coffins, Rick & Morty, and much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Instagram Blue Sky Tiktok The Sassholes Insta!! Music f...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: Superman, getting rid of threats, Lincoln, losing a child, the great fire, Domus Aurea, Christian persecution, debauchery, conspiracy, Sporus, a trip to Greece, being abandoned, delaying the inevitable, assisted suicide, the after effects, the Tigellinus files, and much much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodU...

On our Season 4 Premier, Dan and Kevin cover: We hate summer, camps, long names, a difficult birth, incest, a new name, the parents, mentors, an overbearing mother, baby's first political murder, bad influences, a loveless marriage, matricide, unpopular divorce, Tigellinus, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Bu...

On our season 3 finale Dan and Kevin cover: TikTok trends, 28 Years Later, ruining movies, Luke Kirby, The Rack, Old Liz, Thomas Cottom, the spy Sledd, an escape plan, sacrifice, Novocain, Qs are the worst, Liberty of the Tower, name evolution, the show going forward, King James, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: AI, the fire department at Dan's house, cat talk, Stalin, Taco Trump, resettlement, OGPU, internal passports, a bad train ride, Tomsk, a river cruise, out sourcing, chaos, making bread, gangs, escape plans, cannibalism, Yellowjackets, location, the Velichko Report, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Stru...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: a new kitten, Evil Dead, the problem with new shows, Goldust, an assassination attempt, the electric chair, botched executions, picana, a science lesson, coal mining, volts vs amps, the bathtub method, ECT, student abuse, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTub...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: A/C, hornet time,1999, a haunted girl, early life, 8 track, fast food, getting clean, a big mistake, chili oil, beatings, body disposal, brussels sprouts, the arrests, the trial, and much more! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy Us A Coffee YouTube Instagram Blue Sky Tiktok The Sassholes Insta!!...

On this episode Dan and Kevin cover: WrestleMania, missing a week, Easter, eggs, the process, Alexander the Great, weird Greek names, Rome, Siege of Jerusalem, Mt. Dew, scourging, Constantine I, 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki, bad nuns, exorcism, Fillet-O-Fish, Conan the O'Brian, and much much more!! Please like, subscribe, and follow where ever you listen. The Beard Struggle PodUp! Patreon Merch Buy...