We Effed Up

It's the final episode! We have our two last matchups between our runner-ups, Ronald Reagan v. Louis the Pious, and the championship for our grand effer-upper, Emperor Maurice v. Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot. Thanks to all of our listeners! Please check out our other projects: Attack of the Final Girls https://shows.acast.com/attack-of-the-final-girls Imperfect Men https://shows.acast.com...

In this special episode, Theresa and Cody determine the biggest effer upper for 2023, going through the sordid cast of characters from episodes 27-50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the final effer upper, John Green, and the cup of Diet Coke that altered the careers of several NBA players. Podcast to recommend: History of Egypt ( https://www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com/) Sources Abrams, Jonathan. “The Malice at the Palace.” Grantland . 29 Feb 2012. <https://grantland.com/features/an-oral-history-malice-palace/>. Retrieved 17...

On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa flips the script on Cody and explores the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster. Sources Boukreev, Anatoli. (1997) The Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest . New York: St. Martins.  Claypole, Jonty (Director); Kunzru, Hari (Presenter) (2003). Mapping Everest (TV Documentary). London: BBC Television. Krakauer, Jon. (1997) Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Mou...

Happy Halloween! In this spooky episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the real Dracula, Vlad III of Wallachia, and the night attack that could have toppled an empire. Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age ( https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/ ) Sources Florescu, Radu. Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times . London, UK: I’ B. Tauris, 1989. Georgescu, Vlad. The Romanians: A Hist...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about one of the most infamous restrictions on personal freedoms in the modern era, China’s one-child policy, and the role it will play in China’s future. Podcast to recommend: The Explorers ( https://explorerspodcast.com/ ) Sources Aird, John S. Slaughter of the Innocents: Coercive Birth Control in China . Washington, DC: AFI Press, 1990. Fong, Mei. One Chil...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody explore how the British and French created the several countries in the Middle East by literally drawing random lines on a map. Podcast to recommend: The Civil War ( http://civilwarpodcast.org/ ) Sources Barr, James. A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggles That Shaped the Middle East . New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012. Berdine, Michael....

On this episode, we finally tackle the most overrated politician in American history, Ronald Reagan, and the monumental screw-up that kept a loaded gun to the world’s head up to the present day. Podcast to recommend: The Almost Forgotten ( http://almostforgotten.squarespace.com/ ) Sources Brood, William J. Teller’s War: The Top Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception . New York City, NY: Simon...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody chip away at the behemoth that is the French Revolution and talk about why running away from your problems isn’t a solution. Podcast to recommend: Age of Napoleon ( https://ageofnapoleon.com/ ) Sources Davidson, Ian. The French Revolution: From Enlightenment to Tyranny . New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2016. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the Frenc...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss why drinking on the job is frowned upon and the annoying naming conventions of the medieval period as they take on the White Ship disaster. Podcast to recommend: Rejects and Revolutionaries ( http://americanhistorypodcast.net/ ) Bradbury, Jim. Stephen and Matilda: The Civil War of 1139-53 . Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2009. Carpenter, David. The Struggl...

Yet another in the long line of incompetent Roman Emperors, Honorius, is the subject of today’s episode, as Theresa and Cody make an important announcement about the future of the show. Podcast to recommend: Passed ( https://shows.acast.com/passedpod ) Sources Bain, Douglas. Alaric the Goth: An Outsider’s History of the Fall of Rome . New York City, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 2020. Barlag, Philip....

On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss the seizure of the Suez Canal and the inevitable response by the British: the empire strikes back. Podcast to recommend: Lafayette, We Are Here ( https://www.lafayettepodcast.com/ ) Aburish, Said K. Nasser: The Last Arab . New York City, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2004. Alteras, Isaac. Eisenhower and Israel: U. S.-Israeli Relations, 1953-1960 . Gainesville, F...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody talk about the show’s number one recurring topic: military incompetence. And they talk about Jaws , too. Podcast to recommend: Flatpack History of Sweden ( https://flatpackhistorysweden.podbean.com/ ) Sources “Court of Inquiry, Guam, 13 August 1945.” Naval History and Heritage Command. <https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/loss-of-uss-...

On this episode, Theresa and Cody discuss yet another instance of a damn fool saying “no” to the Mongol horde. Podcast to recommend: History of Persia ( https://historyofpersiapodcast.com/ ) Sources Atiyeh, George N. & John P. Hayes. The Genius of Arab Civilization . New York City, NY: New York U. Press, 1992. Favereau, Marie. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World . Cambridge, MA: Harva...

This week, Theresa and Cody talk about how one man’s improv led to one of the most iconic moments of the 20th century. Podcast to recommend: History of the Germans ( https://historyofthegermans.com/ ) Sources Crozier, Brian. The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire . . New York City, NY: Rocklin, CA: Forum, 1999. Dale, Gareth. Popular Protest in East Germany, 1945-89: Judgments on the Street . New Y...

On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody reminisce about their childhoods as they discuss the first episode about something that happened during their lives: the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Podcast to recommend: History in the Bible ( https://www.historyinthebible.com/ ) Sources “Millions Displaced by U. S. Post-9/11 Wars.” The Costs of War , 8 Sept 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023....

On this episode of We Effed Up, Theresa and Cody discuss how a Karen’s need for her tea-set led to one of the biggest intelligence coups of the 20th century. Podcast to recommend: Historium ( https://historium.buzzsprout.com/ ) Sources Duffy, James P. Hitler’s Secret Pirate Fleet: The Deadliest Ships of World War II . Lincoln, NE: U. of Nebraska Press, 2005. Robinson, Stephen. False Flags: Disguis...

Join us for episode 35 of We Effed Up, where we discuss Peacemaker and why you have to give your big gun time to cool off. Podcast recommendation: Age of Victoria ( https://ageofvictoriapodcast.com/ ) Sources Beach, Edward Latimer. The United States Navy: A 200-Year History . New York City, NY: Henry Holt & Co., 1986. Brockmann, R. John. Commodore Robert F. Stockton, 1795-1866: Protean Man for...

In this episode, we dive headlong into the collapse of imperial China with our first female effer-upper, Empress Dowager Cixi. Podcast to Recommend: The History of China ( https://thehistoryofchina.wordpress.com/ ) Sources Hsu, Immanuel. The Rise of Modern China , 6th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford U. Press, 1999. Kwong, Luke. A Mosaic of the Hundred Days: Personalities, Politics, and the Ideas of 18...

After a couple of light-hearted episodes, we dive back into the more horrific side of humanity as we take a look at the Army officer behind Native American boarding schools. Podcast to recommend: Wonders of the World (<www.wonderspodcast.com>) Sources Adams, David Wallace. Education for Extinction: American Indians and the Boarding School Experience, 1875-1928 . Lawrence, KS: U. of Kansas Pr...

On the 32nd episode, Cody educates Theresa on the fact that baseball curses are an actual thing by citing the most famous example: the Curse of the Bambino. Sources Creamer, Robert W. Babe: The Legend Comes to Life . New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Rader, Benjamin G. Baseball: A History of America’s Game . Champaign, IL: U. of Illinois Press, 2018. Shaughnessy, Dan. The Curse of the Bamb...

On the 31st episode, we dip our toes into video game history by talking about the game that killed the console industry in the early 1980s. Sources Brode, Douglas. The Films of Steven Spielberg . New York, NY: Citadel, 1995. “Diggers Find Atari’s E.T. Games in Landfill.” Associated Press, 26 Apr 2014. Retrieved 4 Feb 2023. “ E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial .” Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 4 Feb 2023. Hu...

Join us on a very unique episode of We Effed Up - a whodunit! In this episode, Theresa uses her immense powers of deductive reasoning to determine who the real effer-upper is with regards to the loss of Special Order 191 during the Civil War. Sources “An Invitation to Battle: Special Order 191.” National Park Service, 27 May 2020. Accessed 25 Jan 2023. https://www.nps.gov/mono/learn/historyculture...

In the 29th episode, we take a look at a man synonymous with fearmongering and baseless accusations: Joseph McCarthy. Sources Adams, John G. Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism . W. W. Norton & Co., New York, 1983. Belfrage, Cedric. The American Inquisition, 1945-1960: A Profile of the McCarthy Era . Thunder’s Mouth Press, St. Paul, 1989. Doherty, Thomas. Cold War, Cool Me...

We’re back! In our 28th episode, we investigate the man who led the horrible English response to the Irish Great Famine and how his actions harmed Ireland, even to this day. Sources Coogan, Tim Pat. The Famine Plot: England’s Role in Ireland’s Greatest Tragedy . St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2012. Donnelly, James. The Great Irish Potato Famine . Sutton Publishing, London, 2005. Gallagher, Thomas....