The experts continue with Crazy Campaigns Part 2. This time we examine John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson's campaign for President with all its shocking/hilarious parallels to our most recent presidential campaign. If you think Trump set a ne

Crazy Campaigns: Part 1

Jun 16th, 2017 44m 12s

Our experts invite special guest and political consultant Jason Bennett to tell all about David Walsh, America's forgotten senatorial powerhouse from Massachusetts. It's a story about an impressive political career brought down by Nazis, male p

Edison vs. Tesla

Jun 9th, 2017 59m 44s

The experts give an electrifying debate on the merits of Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla's contributions to humanity for a definitive decision on who was the greatest inventor of the 19th century. Topics include: setting elephants aflame, obitua

Massacre and Mayhem: The True Story of The Alamo

Jun 1st, 2017 1h 1m

Last Stands Part 2: Our experts give siege to the myth of the Alamo and uncover the real story behind America's #stunningdefeat and really cry against Mexico. Is Selena Gomez a Texas Separatist? What was Davy Crockett thinking right before the

Custer's Last Stand

May 20th, 2017 48m 10s

Our experts recount the life and final days of the vainglorious George Armstrong Custer and discover the #manbehindthemyth. Along the way they discover the most repulsive video game ever made (seriously, google Custer's Revenge), debate stealin

The Chinese Exclusion Act w/ Guest Noah Purcell

May 10th, 2017 1h 2m

The experts snag an exclusive interview with Noah Purcell, the lawyer who stopped Trump's muslim ban in court, and discuss its eerie parallels to the Chinese Exclusion Act.Don't forget to subscribe and rate 5 Stars on iTunes. Our hosts need y

True Crime: The Pig Farm Murderer

May 2nd, 2017 1h 32m

Our experts recount the story behind Canada's most shocking serial killer from cradle to jail cell. Along the way, they discuss cannibalism, Piggy's Palace Good Times Society, and pit bulls with AIDS.

The Purchase of Alaska

Apr 24th, 2017 40m 51s

Our experts analyze the purchase of Alaska from Russia to determine if it was a good or bad deal for America. Along the way, they discuss fine vodka, otter pelts, and even snag an exclusive interview with The Otter President.

First Ladies

Apr 18th, 2017 1h 23m

Our experts cover the normally genteel history of American First Ladies with two scintillating stories of intrigue starring Edith Wilson and Florence Harding. With the help of special guest, Cori, they cover psychic warnings, killer doctors, ex

True Crime: D.B. Cooper

Apr 11th, 2017 49m 11s

The experts dive into America's only unsolved airplane hijacking and discuss D.B. Cooper with Chris Allen from The Seattle Files podcast. On the way they learn the art of the gentleman hijacker, discuss deathbed pranks and bring back the clip-o

The Molly Maguires

Apr 3rd, 2017 1h

The experts dive deep into the coal mines of Pennsylvania for this historical gem which involves a secret society of Irish-American coal miners and their bloody struggle against insane robber baron, Franklin Gowen. There's murder, explosions, s

Presidents Behaving Badly

Mar 21st, 2017 56m 14s

The experts finally talk about President Donald Trump. Kind of. Join them for a road trip of Commanders-in-Chief who resemble our current president. Part 1: Lincoln’s death gives us pro-slavery and anti-reconstruction Andrew Johnson, inflaming

The Donora Death Smog

Mar 21st, 2017 36m 10s

The experts talk air pollution (wait, come back, it’s interesting!) and the mass suffocation that terrorized Donora, Pennsylvania, in 1948. Featuring a rural steel town, atmospheric inversion, Ken Griffey Jr., smog, the EPA and Clean Air Act, d

The Battle of Barrington: The Last Days of Baby Face Nelson

Mar 21st, 2017 40m 14s

The experts talk about prohibition gangsters and our greatest outlaws: John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd, and Baby Face Nelson aka “Big George.” Featuring J. Edgar Hoover, a Wisconsin lodge, shootouts, tommy guns, G Men, prison b

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

Mar 21st, 2017 28m 57s

The experts drink Whiskey and talk rebel uprisings and sin taxes. Featuring George Washington sort of leading troops into battle, Pennsylvania moonshine, Alexander Hamilton, the Battle of Bower Hill, militias, and bailouts. Don’t miss Tom the T

True Crime: The Chicago Tylenol Murders

Mar 21st, 2017 36m 38s

The experts talk about poisoned pills and finally get to the truth about why it’s so damn hard to open an aspirin container. Featuring the FBI, Ted “the Unabomber” Kaczynski, Johnson & Johnson ad directors, the Miller Brewing Company, extortion

The Hindenburg Disaster

Mar 21st, 2017 32m 31s

The experts talk about history’s most infamous crash. Featuring an airship the size of the Titanic, Hitler, Nazis, static electricity, an acrobat, the Empire State Building, and New Jersey, all in the lead-up to World War II. Oh, the humanity!