Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Ep. 412 Tommy Prince

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you badass Native Canadian Tommy Prince, a dude that spent his free time terrifying Nazis when he wasn't shooting them in the fac...

Ep. 411 Robin Olds

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a real fun story, dear listeners, Robin Olds, one of America's most badass pilots. The guy was basically born to fly, he migh...

Ep. 410 Basil the Bulgar Slayer

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going way back in time to the Byzantine empire to talk about a man who hated the Bulgarians to a level that most people would still consid...

Ep. 409 Levi Boone Helm

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Now I don't want to spoil anything about how bad of a scumbag Boone Helm was, but you don't get nicknamed The Kentucky Cannibal by being a swell guy. ...

Ep. 408 Nanny of the Maroons

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a little trip to Jamaica to talk to about a woman so badass she's literally money. Nanny of the Maroons left Africa and showed u...

Ep. 407 Robert Berdella

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As our longtime listeners are probably aware, sometimes one of us will cover a person the other has on their list, and said person will be very upset....

Ep. 406 Leopold and Loeb

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ugh, these two fucking guys. Look we get it, you're book smart, you fucking nerds. Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. and Richard Albert Loeb planned the ...

Ep. 405 Maria Bochkareva

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's this? Another Russian woman who winds up being a badass soldier? They really do breed 'em different over there. Maria Bochkareva was inspired b...

Ep. 404 Cedric Maake and Moses Sithole

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good news, dear listeners, today is a special two for one episode! We'll be traveling to the land of apartheid and Elon Musk's dad's slavery mine, to ...

Ep. 403 Marquis de Lafayette

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's not often that I get to say this, dear listeners, but this French dude was fucking awesome. The Marquis de Lafayette came to America and helped u...

Ep. 402 Futoshi Matsunaga

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, it didn't take long for ol' Timmy G to take his revenge for the Mesrine episode. We're off to Japan, the land of anime, robots, a...

Ep. 401 Jacques Mesrine

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for a trip to France, dear listeners. Today we're talking about Jacques Mesrine, a man of many hats. Soldier, poet, bank robber, and now ban...

Ep. 400 "Terry the Tramp" Orendorff

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 400, dear listeners! We're celebrating surviving this long by answering the numerous requests to cover a biker again, by covering o...

Ep. 399 Hannibal Barca

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have made our stance on Italians pretty clear at this point, and everyone knows Romans are just proto-Italians, so we're big fans of the subject of...

Ep. 398 Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, it's time for another criminal that gets compared to Robin Hood to make them seem like a better person, and because people aren't...

Ep. 397 Idi Amin

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, today we'll be taking a trip to Africa, Uganda specifically, to talk about one of the biggest names in crimes against hu...

Ep. 396 Martin Bryant

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have an interesting one for you, dear listeners. I initially thought Martin Bryant was going to be anger inducing when Tim heard his story, b...

Ep. 395 Michael Swango

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If like me you're already not a fan of the American healthcare system, then you are going to love this episode. We're talking about Michael Swango, on...

Ep. 394 Eugene B. Fluckey

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a dip under the surface of the ocean to look at the life of one badass submarine commander, Eugene Fluckey. This dude got into t...

Ep. 393 Alvin Karpis

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time for another fun Depression era story as we talk about bank robber and gangster, Alvin Karpis. Who is also also proof that not even the strongly i...

Ep. 392 Daniel Lugo and the Sun Gym Gang

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get when you cross a group of steroid injecting muscleheads with absolute sheer incompetence? You get the Sun Gym Gang! Daniel Lugo and co...

Ep. 391 George Meade

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

George Meade may look like if J.K. Simmons played Gollum, but this dude was one hell of an ass kicker. He never really wanted the military life, but d...

Ep. 390 Henry Plummer

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After Tuesday's episode of gross nightmares, we figured we'd bring you something a bit tamer today. Don't get us wrong, Henry Plummer got into some sh...

Ep. 389 Ed Gein

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners. It's finally time to cover Ed Gein. Now, good old Eddie may not have put up the same number of kills as some of our more prolifi...

Ep. 388 Skanderbeg

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going to a land nearly forgotten by man and god, Albania. The only time people remember this country exists is when they need a bad guy in...

Ep. 387 Marquis de Sade

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you another monster, dear listeners. Marquis de Sade had a fancy fufu name, and titles, and he was French. But he still did some real m...

Ep. 386 Audie Murphy

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another hard charging, dick swinging, pipe hitting motherfucker today for you, dear listeners. Audie Murphy proved that you don't have...

Ep. 385 Sir Francis Drake

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about that badass British naval guy we all learned a couple things about in school, Sir Francis Drake. Turns out, he was pretty ba...

Ep. 384 Nat Love

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. We're closing out this week with a dope ass cowboy by the name of Nat Love. He got into all sorts of shenanigans, and al...

Ep. 383 Hugh Thompson

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're talking about Hugh Thompson, who was one solid dude that tried to do the right thing. Unfortunately, this is...

Ep. 382 Stand Watie (Guest: Matt Cole)

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners to round 2 with our favorite drunken oaf and yours, Matt Cole. He joins us to talk about Stand Watie, a Cherokee leader w...

Ep. 381 Mike Vining (Guest: Matt Cole)

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have one bad motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Mike Vining knew at an early age that he wanted to be an asskicker, and he wasn't about to...

Ep. 380 Fritz Haber

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, this guy may be the most intelligent person we've ever covered on the podcast. Normally that wouldn't be all that impressive giv...

Ep. 379 Charles Schmid

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, we have another shitbag for you today. Charles Schmid, who also went by "Smitty," because of course he did, was technically a ser...

Ep. 378 Cayetano Santos Godino

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here at Let Them Fight HQ, we've made our stance on Italians very clear. And this is yet another shining example of why we're right. This little shit,...

Ep. 377 Robert Maudsley

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a real interesting one for you, dear listeners. Robert Maudsley's life starts off in a way that should be pretty familiar to any of our ...

Ep. 376 Marc Dutroux

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Time to close out the week, dear listeners, and well, it's not gonna end on a happy note. We're headed to Belgium, or as I like to call it, shittier F...

Ep. 375 Alek Minassian

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, today's episode is another lesson that not every Canadian is a chill person. Alek Minassian is proof that violence can play an i...

Ep. 374 James Oliver Huberty

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, dear listeners, three names. You know we're bringing you a real scumbag today. James Oliver Huberty started off life with a series of re...

Ep. 373 North Hollywood Shootout

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Strap in, dear listeners, because we're going on a journey to the land of broken dreams, Hollywood, North Hollywood anyways. We're going to be talking...

Ep. 372 Julie d'Aubigny

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today is gonna be a good day, dear listeners, because we have a dope ass broad to discuss. Julie d'Aubigny was famous for a few things, but she was no...

Ep. 371 Khalid Ibn al-Walid

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Now, I know we're all aware that Jews and Muslims are natural enemies, like cats and dogs, or people from Alabama and the ability to speak intelligent...

Ep. 370 The Harpe Brothers

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we'll be closing out the first week of the new year with a trip back to the 1700s, and a bit of a special for you, ...

Ep. 369 Danny Rolling

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year, dear listeners! We decided to open up 2023 with a nice lighthearted episode. Just kidding, here's a fucking monster. Danny Rolling's l...

Ep. 368 Paul John Knowles

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, we've had a lot of fun talking about badass heroes, but it's time for a shift back to the scum side of things. Paul John Knowles...

Ep. 367 Xiahou Dun

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, dear listeners, you can tell by that episode title that we'll be messing up a lot of pronunciations today. Because we're headed to China...

Ep. 366 Yi Sun-sin

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, it's time for a sentence I never thought I would ever say on this podcast. We're talking about the Korean navy and its biggest ba...

Ep. 365 Augusto Cesar Sandino

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be taking a trip to one of the many countries that god forgot, Nicaragua.  And once there we're gonna talk about Augusto Cesar Sandino. A...

Ep. 364 Bob Denard

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about an OG soldier of fortune, Bob Denard. This French mercenary has never once seen an African country he didn't want to invade ...

Ep. 363 Henry Every

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to return to the high seas, dear listeners. Today we're talking about Henry Every, who was surrounded by blandly named people and badly name...

Ep. 362 James Scott the 1st Duke of Monmouth

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again there, dear listeners. If you can't tell by the fancy bullshit title James Scott is sporting, he's British. But looking at his picture, he...

Ep. 361 Paul Ogorzow

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're heading off to Germany to talk about Paul Ogorzow. This shitty, little troll decided that being a Nazi just ...

Ep. 360 "Deacon" Jim Miller

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip back to the wild west day, dear listeners. And we're talking about a man so religious and wholesome that it earned him his ...

Ep. 359 Arthur Shawcross

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a kind, gentle soul for you, dear listeners. Just kidding, it's a colossal piece of shit. Now, Arthur Shawcross was more than just a hid...

Ep. 358 Frederic Ives Lord

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Now our person today doesn't have anything to do with the holiday, but he was a lot of crazy good fun that should ...

Ep. 357 Michael Collins

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have the ultimate example of one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Michael Collins loved his country, Ireland, with a burning...

Ep. 356 Lonnie Franklin

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, we got a real scumbag for you today. Lonnie Franklin ran all around Los Angeles, but mostly the poorer areas, and killed a whole...

Ep. 355 Benjamin Grierson

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're returning to one of Tim's favorite time periods, the Civil War, to talk about Benjamin Grierson. This dude was fucking dope. He conquered ...

Ep. 354 Otto Skorzeny

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, with the moratorium officially lifted, Tim has decided to bring you yet another Nazi shitbag. This time it's Otto Skorzeny, who ...

Ep. 353 Jon Burge

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're heading over to Chicago, IL to talk about a fairly infamous figure in the city's history. Jon Burge had a pretty normal start to his life,...

Ep. 352 James P. Beckwourth

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about a man who looked nothing like his name, James Beckwourth. Mountain man, explore...

Ep. 351 Zeljko "Arkan" Raznatovic

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip to that part of Europe where all the war crimes hang out. Today we'll be talking about Mr. Alphabet Soup, aka Arkan. He's a...

Ep. 350 Richard Flaherty

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have a nice fun episode for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about the world's most badass midget, Richard Flaherty. This dude may have nee...

Ep. 349 Dorothea Puente

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you the ever so rare lady scumnut, this time from notable trash person Dorothea Puente. This old broad put on the appearance of b...

Ep. 348 Joachim Kroll

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There have been a lot of times where I've said, "I wish I could have found more on this person." Today is not one of those days. I know more than I ev...

Ep. 347 Stephen Decatur

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have one of those good, clean, fun episodes for you, dear listeners. We're covering naval badass Stephen Decatur. This dude put in work and k...

Ep. 346 Ernst Junger

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a person that left us feeling a little conflicted on whether or not he sucks. Ernst Junger loved his country, being a soldier, and writi...

Ep. 345 Harry Kendall Thaw

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Harry Kendall Thaw, who's a member of one of the worst types of scumbag groups. The rich kind with power and influence. Dude...

Ep. 344 Peter Tobin

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another pile of human garbage for you today, dear listeners! We're traveling to the fantasy realm of Scotland. Sure, it probably has cities, but to me...

Ep. 343 Josef Mengele

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, happy fucking Yom Kippur to me I guess. If you were wondering what Tim was going to do as revenge for covering Albert Fish on his birthday, here...

Ep. 342 Presley O'Bannon

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're closing out this week with another bad motherfucker, dear listeners. Presley O'Bannon, like most Marines, did not go for half measures when it c...

Ep. 341 Richard Cavazos

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have another hard charging, pipe hitting, motherfucker for you, dear listeners. Richard Cavazos didn't join the Army to just ride a desk. He ...

Ep. 340 Ken Croke (Guest: Anna Valenzuela)

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Valenzuela joins us again to talk about Ken Croke, a dude who lived one bonkers ass life as a federal law enforcement officer. Then he turned 40 ...

Ep. 339 Jeanne de Clisson (Guest: Anna Valenzuela)

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by the always hilarious Anna Valenzuela to talk about Jeanne de Clisson. Who yes, unfortunately is French. But she was a badass. Al...

Ep. 338 Peter Scully

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, where the fuck do I start with this one? Peter Scully has a pretty good claim at being the worst person we've ever covered on this podcast. Real...

Ep. 337 Charles Sobhraj

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out France is playing a part in a lot of our episodes lately, as our person of interest today, Charles Sobhraj, spent a lot of time there. Of co...

Ep. 336 Jean-Bedel Bokassa

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're taking a trip down to the Central African Republic, where nothing bad has ever happened, and it's certainly not plagued with rampant pover...

Ep. 335 Raynald of Chatillon

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a guy who might have been a giant dick, depending on who you asked. Raynald of Chatillon got busy in a lot of different places, mostly b...

Ep. 334 Sir Douglas Bader

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're following up our Frenchy episode with one of their natural enemies, a Brit. Now, Douglas Bader was technically a pilot, but based on all the pic...

Ep. 333 Jean Lafitte

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a French, and maybe Jewish, pirate who got into all sorts of shenanigans down in the Gulf of Mexico. Jean Lafitte was crazy s...

Ep. 332 Peter Lemon

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a man who left the frozen wasteland of Canada for greener pastures, America. Then after all those years of enjoying our sweet...

Ep. 331 Rodolfo Graziani

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, dear listeners, you read that name right. We're talking about an Italian today. Rodolfo Graziani was a real piece of shit. His story sta...

Ep. 330 Samuel Little (Guest: Matt Cole)

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another day, another garbage monster for you, dear listeners. Today we're talking about Samuel Little, AKA a nickname that I don't want to spoil becau...

Ep. 329 Clark Olofsson (Guest: Matt Cole)

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have a fun one for you today, dear listeners. Matt Cole joins us on a trip to the land of mediocre furniture and tasty meatballs, Sweden. We're tal...

Ep. 328 Wayne Earl Kellestine

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip to the great white north, dear listeners. Today we're talking about something Canadians do almost as well as us here in Ame...

Ep. 327 Christopher Dorner

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners. You asked for him, and now you got him. Christopher Dorner lived a pretty simple life, then became a champion of the people. Or ...

Ep. 326 Jozef Rohac

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another entry in the book of Eastern European garbage names for you today, dear listeners. Our man of the hour, Jozef Rohac, has lived one hell of a l...

Ep. 325 Jimmy Governor

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we make a return to Australia to talk about a group we've overlooked a bit, the aborigines. Specifically Jimmy Governor. He tried to make the be...

Ep. 324 Sam Bass

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're closing out the week with a good old fashioned cowboy story for you, dear listeners. We're talking about Sam Bass, an outlaw who admittedly was ...

Ep. 323 Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we certainly have an episode for you today, dear listeners. Gwen Graham and Cathy wood, a shittier pair of murderous lesbians I've never seen be...

Ep. 322 Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing with our accidental theme of the week, we have another badass dude that led his people in killing a whole bunch of other people for the fre...

Ep. 321 Jean-Jacques Dessalines

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going back to Haiti, before it was named Haiti though, to talk about Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of the most important people involved in...

Ep. 320 Jozef Gabcik

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Jozef Gabcik, one badass Czechoslavakian. Or Slavic? Czech maybe? I don't know, it's all kind of a mess around the time we'r...

Ep. 319 Elliot Rodger

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ugh, this fucking guy. Well dear listeners, there's nobody to cheer for in this episode. But is there somebody to root against. Elliot Rodger had a bo...

Ep. 318 Francis Marion

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have another American hero for you, dear listeners. Francis Marion may look like a doofy bastard, based on the drawings of him, but when a bu...

Ep. 317 Vincent "The Chin" Gigante

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Just in case you couldn't tell from the name of the guy in the episode, and the picture (if you're on a platform that can see it) of him being escorte...

Ep. 316 Vasily Blokhin

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about one crazy Russian who embodies the saying, "If you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life." Unfortunately ...

Ep. 315 Michiel de Ruyter

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another fun one for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about a naval badass with an unfortunately Dutch ass name, Michiel de Ruyter. Michiel sta...

Ep. 314 Edward the Black Prince

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to go back to the medieval days, dear listeners. It's been a while since we covered a good old fashioned shitkicker in full plate, so here w...

Ep. 313 Albert Fish

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, we've had a lot of requests for this guy and we always said that he'll have his day, we're just waiting. And now that day is upo...