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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
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April 23, 2025
The Chameleon - Frédéric Pierre Bourdin
Frédéric Pierre Bourdin (born 13 June 1974) is a French serial the press has nicknamed "The Chameleon". He began his impersonations as a child and claims to have assumed at least 500 false identities; three being teenage .
April 16, 2025
Elmer McCurdy - The Worlds Worst Outlaw
Elmer J. McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a train in in October 1911. Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up", his body was first put on display at an Oklahoma...
April 9, 2025
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were American who traveled the with during the , committing a series of...
April 2, 2025
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (: Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis (: Карибский кризис, : Karibskiy krizis), was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the...
March 26, 2025
The OSS (Office of Strategic Services)
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was an of the during . The OSS was formed as an agency of the (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branches of the . Other OSS functions included the use...
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Tom
Tom’s soft side includes a literature degree, a love of poetry, and being dad to 2 sons. Tom’s hard side includes applying harsh judgments on each of the 50 states, as well as a fear of birds. Based in Chicagoland, Tom is also a pizza connoisseur.
