Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Ep. 612 Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a real hard nosed motherfucker, in the best kind of way. Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr came out of the womb destined for militar...

Ep. 611 John III Sobieski

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we've got something for you that we don't often get to talk about, a badass Polish pipe hitter. John III Sobieski started off life from very hum...

Ep. 610 Robert Erskine Childers

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're headed to the early 1900s to talk about a guy who basically just tried to do what he thought was right. Now, Robert Erskine Childers wasn'...

Ep. 609 Roger de Flor

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're getting into some olde timey shenanigans way back in the days of the Holy Roman Empire and the Byzantines. Our man of the hour, Roger ...

Ep. 608 Edgar Ray Killen

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a real unrepentant piece of shit for you, dear listeners. Edgar Ray Killen didn't have a single good bone in his stupid goddamn body. Bu...

Ep. 607 Andrew Jackson

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We've talked around this guy for a long time, now it's time to finally talk about Old Hickory himself. Everyone knows Andrew Jackson as America's 7th ...

Ep. 606 Menachem Begin

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're following up Tim's nazi from last week with one of the Jews that they failed to get. Menachem Begin may have started his life as a simple ...

Ep. 605 Gustav Wagner

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ugh, dear listeners. If you can't tell by the name or the picture for today's episode, Tim decided to drop a big ol' nazi bomb. Gustav Wagner was a re...

Ep. 604 Joseph Edward Duncan

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, better strap in after last week's episode because we went back to back scum. Joseph Edward Duncan is exactly what you think he i...

Ep. 603 Yoshio Kodaira

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, you knew the run of cool people wasn't gonna last forever. So today, we're bringing you some scum. Yoshio Kodaira was just your ...

Ep. 602 Brendan Hughes

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On today's podcast is a wonderful story about the triumph of the human spirit. Just kidding, Brendan Hughes was born in Ireland, it's a tragedy like a...

Ep. 601 James "Robbie" Risner

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking to the skies, dear listeners! To talk about a crazy person in a plane. James "Robbie" Risner fought in multiple wars and somehow...

Ep. 600 Jim Bridger

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We have one hell of a story for you today, dear listeners. Mountain man and trapper Jim Bridger looks like he was carved out of the side of a mountain...

Ep. 599 Crawford Goldsby

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be headed back to the late 1800s to talk about a man who burned the candle at both ends, but he did it with a flamethrower or something, b...

Ep. 598 Phillip Boudreault

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we're talking about a kind of person that you don't really think exists, a Canadian boxer. I figured all Canadian f...

Ep. 597 Harry Pierpont

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners. Today we'll be going back to old timey America, when the cars looked dope, the crime was easy, and the booze flowed despi...

Ep. 596 Thomas Plunkett

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a lesser known badass from the Civil War for you, dear listeners. Thomas Plunkett fought with the Massachusetts Volunteers and made his ...

Ep. 595 Wayne Nance

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, you asked for scum and today you're gonna get on it. Here's hoping you don't choke as we head off to the middle of nowhere to tal...

Ep. 594 Muammar Gaddafi

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a real rags to riches story as we talk about someone who went from a nobody, to king of a place nobody cares about. Muammar Gaddafi is k...

Ep. 593 James E. Williams

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The badass we'll be talking about this week comes to us in the form of a relatively unknown man from the US Navy. James E. Williams served his country...

Ep. 592 Jonathan Wild

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a trip to old timey England, since it's been a while, to talk about Jonathan Wild. When he was young he surely got his hands dir...

Ep. 591 Juan Ponce de Leon

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We were recently reminded that we haven't done a conquistador type dude in a while, so here's one who's famous for the dumbest reason instead of for a...

Ep. 590 Roberto Suarez Gomez

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a trip to the often overlooked country of Bolivia, so overlooked that we completely forgot where it was on a map. But anyway, we...

Ep. 589 Minamoto no Yoritomo

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going way, way back to ye olde days of Japan to talk about Minamoto no Yoritomo, the ultimate king of petty. You will definitely see what ...

Ep. 588 Michael P. Murphy

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! We're sticking to a more recent time to talk about modern day hero, Michael P. Murphy. After a suspiciously wholesome an...

Ep. 587 George B. McClellan

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, and allow us to take you on a trip to the American Civil War to talk about George B. McClellan. Boy did he fucking suck....

Ep. 586 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"I bet they're gonna have a total monster since it's Halloween time." Well, kinda! Abu Musab al-Zarwawi isn't your traditional serial killer slasher t...

Ep. 585 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going back a few years to talk about the most British man in the world. If you asked AI to design you an English noble, Arthur Wellesley i...

Ep. 584 Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Just some good clean fun for y'all today, dear listeners! We're talking about one of the OG pipe hitting motherfuckers, Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko. ...

Ep. 583 Peter J Ortiz

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Good news, dear listeners! Today's episode is fun as hell. Peter J Ortiz was a dope ass dude with a crazy life story, and it's all just good fun. No o...

Ep. 582 Mark Hofmann

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a fun one for you, dear listeners. We're talking about a dude who was raised Mormon, and then decided "hey, fuck the Mormons," and decid...

Ep. 581 Jim Corbett

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a fun episode, dear listeners. No horrific acts against mankind, or people of, at best, questionable morals. Just a man and h...

Ep. 580 Heriberto Lazcano

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back dear listeners, to another trip down olde (modern) Mexico way to talk about one of the heavy hitters for the Los Zetas. Our guy today, He...

Ep. 579 Adam Lanza

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Lanza, oh boy, what can I say about this garbage monster except, fuck him and everything about him. Dude was a coward and targeted the weakest an...

Ep. 578 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Pakistan in the 80s. Specifically about their "president" (military dictator) at the time. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq did some real...

Ep. 577 Lew Wallace

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're visiting well trod ground to cover an unknown story. The story of Lew Wallace, a man who was in the Mexican American War and the Civil War...

Ep. 576 Rickard Andersson (Guest: Matt Cole)

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by a familiar face, and voice, in the shape of Matt Cole, to talk about a real nice dude out of Sweden. Just an all around great gu...

Ep. 575 Vo Nguyen Giap

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're gonna talk about our first Vietnamese person, and boy was he a solid choice to go first. Dude had a pretty tragic childhood with some nota...

Ep. 574 Johannes Steinhoff

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello there, dear smoothskins. Today we're talking about gross ass Fallout ghoul, and one of my least favorite types of people, a goddamn nazi. J...

Ep. 573 William the Conqueror

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip back in time! This week we're talking about William the Conqueror. Or William the Bastard if you're nasty. This guy took a ...

Ep. 572 Joseph Kony

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

People love to misuse the word "diabolical" these days, however we are headed to Uganda to talk about a man who absolutely deserves to be called it, a...

Ep. 571 Jeremy Allan Steinke

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the frozen north that is Canada, we're bringing you Jeremy Allan Steinke today. And yea, it's pronounced exactly how you think it is. What can I ...

Ep. 570 Simon Kenton

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a fun one for you, dear listeners. Simon Kenton lived one hell of a life, and played a significant role in developing certain parts of A...

Ep. 569 Alexios I Komnenos

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're going waaaay back today to talk about Alexios I Komnenos, who unlike recent old timey people we've covered, didn't really have a rags to riches ...

Ep. 568 "Dangerous Dan" Tucker

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're doing something we haven't done in a while, heading out to the American wild west to talk about some cowboy shit. The cowboy in question t...

Ep. 567 Baybars

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going way, way back to talk about a man with way too many names, so they just called him Baybars. A Muslim from the Crimean Peninsula, whi...

Ep. 566 Jose "El Chino Ántrax" Gamboa

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're headed down to ol' Mexico to talk about Jose Gamboa, who despite not looking Chinese at all decided to go by the name El Chino Antrax. Are...

Ep. 565 Melvin Purvis

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What better kind of person to talk about in this day and age than a fed that may or may or may not have been involved in some super shady shit? Now th...

Ep. 564 Randy Kraft

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a mustache only a mother could love, Randy Kraft. Now, old Randy here is one sick motherfucker. He was the last of the Freew...

Ep. 563 Sanada Yukimura

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alright weebs, this episode is for you. Because if you can't tell by the name or picture of this episode, we're headed back to old timey Japan. Where ...

Ep. 562 John Connolly

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're headed to Boston, the home of Larry Bird, the Boondock Saints, and the only racists that can't pronounce a hard R. But we're not here for ...

Ep. 561 Jim Bowie

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Howdy, dear listeners. Today we're headin' out west to the American frontier, a place of legends and tall tales, to talk about renowned badass knife f...

Ep. 560 Jack Idema

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! We have got a real fun story for you today. We're gonna talk about Jack Idema. A former Green Beret that has given inter...

Ep. 559 James Douglas, Lord of Douglas

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, as we take another foray into Scotland. Because everyone loves hearing about the English getting their dicks kicked into...

Ep. 558 "Mad" Harry Murray

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to take a trip down south to Tasmania, or as I call it, Australia adjacent. When I first heard that Harry Murray had the nickname of "Mad" I...

Ep. 557 John Riley

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a man with the blandest of names, John Riley. He's also Irish if you couldn't tell from the episode picture of a statue with...

Ep. 556 Lester Brockelhurst

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prepare to be confused, dear listeners. For today we'll be talking about Lester Brockelhurst, a dude whose motives and decisions make absolute no godd...

Ep. 555 Hari Singh Nalwa

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're taking a trip back to the 1800s to talk about a group we haven't gotten around to very often, but who kicked major ass, the Punjabi Sikhs....

Ep. 554 Henry Morgan

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to hit the high seas again, dear listeners. This time it's to talk about Henry Morgan, scourge of the Spanish long before he became the scou...

Ep. 553 Queen Boudica

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we return to everyone's least favorite island, Great Britain. But we're going way back in time to some double digit years to talk about bada...

Ep. 552 George Henry Thomas

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering another dude from one of our favorite time periods, the American Civil War. George Henry Thomas was real good at his job and he m...

Ep. 551 Emiliano Zapata

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Good news, dear listeners, we were able to get this episode out on time. So join us on this trip down to the land of mustaches to talk about Emiliano ...

Ep. 550 Nannie Doss

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's person of discussion is one evil bitch. Nannie Doss had a not great childhood, but that doesn't excuse the fact that she did a lot of heinous ...

Ep. 549 Mariam Soulakiotis

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're heading to Greece to talk about a woman who had some real hardcore nicknames, which were pretty well deserved because Mariam Soulakiotis d...

Ep. 548 Georgy Zhukov

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we return to the unforgiving desolate wasteland that is Russia to talk about the Soviet Union's greatest hero, with the medals to prove it, Geor...

Ep. 547 Stephen Morin

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Oh boy are we bringing you some proper scum today, dear listeners. Stephen Morin may have started his life in Rhode Island, but he traveled all around...

Ep. 546 Aurelian

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for us to go back in time to the days when the pasta eaters unfortunately ruled the world, the days of Rome. Aurelian was an alright dude th...

Ep. 545 Bradley John Murdoch

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're headed to a different land, though still owned by the English, Australia. They pretend they're free, but we know different! Anyway, Br...

Ep. 544 Owain Glyndwr

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to take a trip to the land with the worst language ever invented, Wales. Be prepared for a metric shit ton of mispronunciation with this epi...

Ep. 543 Ricardo Lopez

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Boy have we got a doozy of a weirdo for you for our first episode of the year today, dear listeners. Ricardo Lopez was a dude that just wanted one thi...

Ep. 542 Vasily Stalin

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year, dear listeners! Today we're going evil adjacent to talk about the spawn of Josef Stalin, one of the worst humans to ever exist. His so...

Ep. 541 James Devereux

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Hanukkah, dear listeners! And I guess Christmas too or whatever. Anyways, we have a fun treat for you today, James Devereux. Who despite having ...

Ep. 540 Jack Hinson

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a truly rare find for you, dear listeners. A Confederate that doesn't suck! Well, completely anyways. You see, Jack Hinson was just a si...

Ep. 539 Harry Haft

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello again, dear listeners. I hope you're ready for another nightmarish tale of tragedy from World War 2 era Poland, cuz that's what we're talki...

Ep. 538 William Wallace

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You read that name right, dear listeners. Today we're talking about the big sword swinging, Mel Gibson appearing man himself, William Wallace. The Gua...

Ep. 537 Mary Edwards Walker

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there again, dear listeners. We're back with another non-scumbag episode today. We're talking about Mary Edwards Walker, a badass broad who manage...

Ep. 536 Willis Augustus Lee

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now don't let appearances fool you, dear listeners. Willis Augustus Lee may look like a huge nerd, but he was a real hellraiser as a kid and a big ol'...

Ep. 535 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another uplifting tale for you dear listeners! Just kidding. While Rubin "Hurricane" Carter did quite a few bad things in his life, he...

Ep. 534 Tadeusz Kosciuszko

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. Today we're going back to the only Revolution that matters, America's. And we're talking about a badass Polish dude who ...

Ep. 533 Clifford Olson

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, do we have a real scumbag for you today. Clifford Olson is pretty much rotten to the core. I genuinely can't think of any redeem...

Ep. 532 Francis Crowley

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going the opposite direction from the war hero of last week to talk about this proof that short people are evil. Francis Crowley earns tha...

Ep. 531 Clarence Sasser

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We've definitely had some ups and down when it comes to the decency of the people we cover, but this dude Clarence Sasser? Top goddamn notch. He joine...

Ep. 530 Cullen Baker

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we talked about a dope wild west gunslinging badass, so instead of that, Tim decided to cover this cowardly dickbag of a man. ...

Ep. 529 Donnie Andrews

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's subject is part inspirational tale, and part depressing warning about how garbage life can be. You get to decide which one gets through to you...

Ep. 528 John Hunyadi

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's entry is another blast from the past, John Hunyadi. He came around in Hungary at a time when those dastardly Ottomans basically ran the show, ...

Ep. 527 James "Bo" Gritz

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's subject is just a nice, ordinary military badass. Or is he? James "Bo" Gritz (not pronounced how you think) did in fact do some shit kicking f...

Ep. 526 William Joseph Donovan

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're giving you a break from the monsters to talk about Wild Bill himself, well, one of the Wild Bills anyway. William Joseph Donovan lived one...

Ep. 525 Theresa Knorr

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, we had a request from one of you to cover a woman who is truly evil. Of course, they didn't bother to do any research and just s...

Ep. 524 Lawrence Singleton

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The train of nightmares continues this week with lumpy, walnut face Lawrence Singleton. This piece of shit managed to avoid being even a blip on anyon...

Ep. 523 Dana Sue Gray

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a woman who started off life pretty innocuously, but boy is there a hard shift after a little bit of time. Dana Sue Gray is p...

Ep. 522 Charles Upham

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a bad motherfucker from New Zealand. Charles Upham had a solid upbringing and life, then World War 2 were declared and he sa...

Ep. 521 Carlos the Jackal

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The subject of today's episode might just have the dumbest name origin story of any person we've ever covered. Carlos the Jackal doesn't let the dumb ...

Ep. 520 Todd Kohlhepp

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have another unrepentant shitbag for you, dear listeners. Todd Kohlhepp. He lived a real tough life growing up, but that's no excuse for the ...

Ep. 519 Anders Behring Breivik

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's more to the subject of today's podcast than just the terrifying lack of life in his eyes and his hard to say name, Anders Behring Breivik is a...

Ep. 518 Scott "Hollywood" Scurlock

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our subject for today is the type of person who at surface level, I definitely didn't expect to see come up on this podcast. But it turns out that Sco...

Ep. 517 Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today it's time to talk about a crazy ass Ukrainian Jew who has lived one hell of a life. Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg at first seemed to just follow all ...

Ep. 516 Sir William Sidney Smith

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to take to the seas again! This time to talk about Sidney Smith, who got started young and really took a shine to being on the water. And fo...

Ep. 515 Israel Keyes

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be covering another long requested scumbag, Israel Keyes. This shithead serial killer thought he was special, and sure, he did some things...

Ep. 514 Charles Guiteau

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, where do I even start with this one? I guess first off, unless you already know who this is, I assure you that you will not see ...

Ep. 513 Eddie Mannix

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a trip back to the golden age of Hollywood to talk about king goon, Eddie Mannix. It turns out even before TMZ became famous as ...