Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Ep. 212 Ned Low (Guest: Matt Cole)

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined again by friend of show and comedian, Matt Cole. This time to talk about Ned Low, a dude who rose way above the mediocrity of his name t...

Ep. 211 Michael Wayne Ryan (Guest: Matt Cole)

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with your regularly scheduled scumnuttery, and joined by friend of show, Matt Cole. Today we're talking about Michael Wayne Ryan, a real ga...

Bonus Episode: The Stonewall Riots

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today for the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, we decided to release our Patreon episode on the event. Both because it's one of the greatest riots ...

Ep. 210 Giovanni "The Pig" Brusca

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've covered a lot of American mob guys, but this time we're bringing you a straight up Sicilian goon. Giovanni Brusca really raised the bar on pissi...

Ep. 209 Maksim Gelman

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a fun Ukrainian garbage person who decided life needs a little bit more stabbing in it. Maksim Gelman's early life was full o...

Ep. 208 Gertrude Baniszewski

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about good ol' American homegrown nightmare and the patron saint of domestic violence, Gertrude Baniszewski. She may not have a hi...

Ep. 207 Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Time for another trip to New York to talk about some mafia goons. But this time with a neat little twist. You see, Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracapp...

Ep. 206 Dawood Ibrahim

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be going back to India to talk about notorious crime boss, Dawood Ibrahim. If a crime has been committed in India in the last few decades,...

Ep. 205 Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've been listening to us for a while you've undoubtedly heard this name before, and now he's getting his own episode. PGT Beauregard was a Civil...

Ep. 204 Joel Rifkin

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a real degenerate asshole of a human being, Joel Rifkin. He liked buying hookers, and he loved getting his hands dirty. By s...

Ep. 203 Frederick Russell Burnham

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we've got Frederick Burnham, a man who was full of wanderlust and the unquenchable desire to shoot people (in battle of course). He accomplished...

Ep. 202 Carlos Hathcock

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Carlos Hathcock was more than just a sniper in the Vietnam War, he was THE sniper in the Vietnam War. Bounties from the North Vietnamese forces on sni...

Ep. 201 Ilse Koch

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you were a fan of ol' Irma Grese, then you're going to love today's subject, Ilse Koch. She went from normal girl with no red flags, to true believ...

Ep. 200 Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, we made it all the way to 200. So here's a special treat, Chesty Puller. A hardass Marine who Marine'd harder than anybody else. ...

Ep. 199 Jon Roberts

18 May 2021

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This week we're bringing you a couple special episodes to celebrate hitting the 200 episodes milestone, and we're kicking it off with the life of a bo...

Ep. 198 Jack Unterweger

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip to Europe, dear listeners. We're going to be talking about the second worst Austrian today, Jack Unterweger. It's a pretty ...

Ep. 197 Quanah Parker

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're going back to the early days of America to talk about a member of the Comanche who stood up to America's pretty shitty policy in regards to deal...

Ep. 196 Joseph Paul Franklin

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering pretty much the most opposite a person possible from our Tuesday episode. Joseph Paul Franklin, like all Americans with three nam...

Ep. 195 Titus Cornelius AKA Colonel Tye

04 May 2021

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Today we have badass soldier from the Revolutionary War, Titus Cornelius. It's just a shame he fought for the British instead of the US. But well, we ...

Ep. 194 Charles Starkweather

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Charles Starkweather, who answers the question, "What if we took a James Dean wannabe and gave him all the worst parts of Mi...

Ep. 193 Benedict Arnold

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about the life of Benedict Arnold, one of the most hated men in America due to kinda, sorta betraying us during the Revolutiona...

Ep. 192 Hershel Woodrow Williams (Guest: Dave Apkarian)

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Apkarian joins us again to talk about a great marine, and sprayer of nightmare fuel (a flamethrower), Hershel Williams, and the part he played in...

Ep. 191 Andranik Ozanian (Guest: Dave Apkarian)

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by friend of the show and shining gem of Fresno, Dave Apkarian, to talk about badass Armenian, Andranik Ozanian. For those that don...

Ep. 190 John Ausonius

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be continuing the week of incompetence by talking about John Ausonius. Also known as "The Laser Man," this dude wanted to be the savior of...

Ep. 189 Richard Lawrence

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about one of the most batshit crazy people I've ever heard of. What Richard Lawrence lacks in an interesting name, he more than ma...

Ep. 188 Jeronimus Cornelisz

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about our first (I think) person from Dutchland, or Holland, or the Netherlands, whatever those windmill making bastards call thei...

Ep. 187 Jan Baalsrud

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a badass Norwegian who for sure has that strong viking blood, Jan Baalsrud. He fought the Nazis when they first showed up in...

Ep. 186 Robert Pickton (Guest: Tom Goss)

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Time for round 2 (or I guess round 4 technically) with Tom Goss, and boy do we have a doozy of a subject for him. Robert Pickton was a murderous dick,...

Ep. 185 John C Woods (Guest: Tom Goss)

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by comedian, friend of the show, and beloved nutball, Tom Goss, to talk about John C Woods. A man so inept at his job that he actu...

Ep. 184 Lenny Murphy

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be visiting the land of leprechauns to discuss a pretty divisive figure from The Troubles, Lenny Murphy. If you're an Irish Protestant or ...

Ep. 183 Nathaniel Kinney and the Bald Knobbers

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering a requested vigilante, Nathaniel Kinney, and his terribly named vigilance committee from the 1800s. This committee stirred up a w...

Ep. 182 Dutch Schultz

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're closing out anniversary week with a dude that's popped up over and over again in other stories, so we figured it's finally time to cover his lif...

Ep. 181 Miyamoto Musashi

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're kicking off the week of our 2 year anniversary with Miyamoto Musashi, a man surrounded by a fog of legends, but we cut through all that an...

Ep. 180 Llewellyn Chilson

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we got Llewellyn Chilson, another man who proves that if you give a dude a woman's name he'll grow up to fuck some shit up. The amount of Nazi a...

Ep. 179 Bartholomew Roberts

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like crazy vindictive Welsh pirates with a flair for fancy clothes? Well then this is the episode for you! Bartholomew Roberts got into some wi...

Ep. 178 Luke Short

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a while since we covered a fun wild west badass, so today we're bringing you Luke Short. Whose life is proof that everyone seemed to know ea...

Ep. 177 Nathaniel Bar-Jonah

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about a horrendously gross man, in pretty much very possible meaning. I don't want to give away everything about Nathaniel Bar-...

Ep. 176 Newton Knight

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about the first guy from the South to show up on this podcast that wasn't super into slavery, Newton Knight. This dude, while a...

Ep. 175 Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're taking another trip to England, dear listeners. This time it's to talk about human Guy Ritchie movie, Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw. Like most of ...

Ep. 174 Dennis "Mr. Death" Allen

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for us to go back to Australia to talk about Dennis Allen, and his family, who were frankly, super fucked up. His story is pretty much all o...

Ep. 173 Claude Lemieux

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to terrible names, Claude Percy Lemieux is gonna be at the top of the list. He's also going to be at the top of the list of hated NHL pl...

Ep. 172 Oskar Dirlewanger (Guest: Derrick Murray)

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Now, dear listeners, you know we would never give you back to back monsters right? Well, here's another monster. Oskar Dirlewanger hated commies and J...

Ep. 171 David Parker Ray (Guest: Derrick Murray)

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not gonna lie to you, dear listeners, this was a rough one. David Parker Ray was one seriously messed up dude even for a serial killer/rapist, and the...

Ep. 170 Lee Murray

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have mixed martial artist and criminal extraordinaire, Lee Murray. He could have had a great career in beating people up if it wasn't for the...

Ep. 169 George Armstrong Custer

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

General George Armstrong Custer is most famously known for losing the battle at Little Bighorn in the biggest and most impressively stupid way possibl...

Ep. 168 Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the fancy title, Thomas Cochrane got down in his day. He spent most of his life sailing around in a goddamn tugboat masquerading as a warship,...

Ep. 167 Francois l'Olonnais

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For any listeners that have been waiting for a pirate episode, today is your lucky day! We're talking about notorious French buccaneer and really terr...

Ep. 166 Donald McBane

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello there, dear listeners. Kick back and relax, and listen to the story of Donald McBane. He was a badass medieval old timey Scottish swordsman who ...

Ep. 165 Randall Woodfield

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, it took 165 episodes but it finally happened. We showed up to record and had prepared the same person. And we really picked a to...

Ep. 164 Abe "Kid Twist" Reles

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about notorious Jewish mobster, and possessor of a terrible nickname, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles. Dude did a lot of dirt back in his...

Ep. 163 Ronald Gene Simmons

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A question for you, dear listeners. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined The Grinch with Charles Manson? Well wonder no more, for ...

Ep. 162 Ion Croitoru

07 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about a Canadian who wore many, many hats throughout his bonkers ass life. Pro wrestler, drug smuggler, knee breaker, biker, and j...

Ep. 161 Keith Jesperson

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to 2021, dear listeners! Today we're talking about a Canadian that decided to buck the stereotype of them all being nice, courteous, and non-m...

Ep. 160 Vincent Okamoto

31 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, to the final episode of 2020. We're going back to Vietnam to talk about Japanese American Vincent Okamoto. Dude kicked s...

Ep. 159 William Harvey Carney

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 is almost over, dear listeners, we made it. So we're kicking off the last week of the year, AKA No Monsters Week, with a badass Civil War veteran...

Ep. 158 "Tommy Karate" Pitera (Guest: Andrew Pupa)

24 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy almost Christmas, dear listeners. Today our friend Andrew Pupa joins us again to talk about "Tommy Karate," the little weeb that could. And what...

Ep. 157 Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Guest: Andrew Pupa)

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another round of batshit crazy Russian ass kicker for you to day, dear listeners. And we're joined by friend of the show, despite his guinea heritage,...

Ep. 156 Belle Gunness

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome, dear listeners, and happy 7th day of Hanukkah! Today we have yet another frustrating look at the incompetence of law enforcement. Belle Gunne...

Ep. 155 Lenny McLean

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering one of the toughest bastards the United Kingdoms every produced, Lenny McLean. After a brutal childhood in the East End of London...

Ep. 154 Jesse Pomeroy

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who's ready for another fun filled nightmare voyage? Because today we're going back to old timey Massachusetts to talk about Jesse Pomeroy. I don't wa...

Ep. 153 Daniel Sickles

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about Daniel Sickles. Corrupt politician, American hero, cuckold, and god awful general. He truly wore many hats back in his da...

Ep. 152 Joseph Vacher

03 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be returning to France, so that we can make jokes about the French. But also to talk about Joseph Vacher, a man who sucked at committing s...

Ep. 151 Yevdokiya Zavaliy and Mariya Oktyabrskaya

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, you read that alphabet soup in the title. We're going back to Russia. This time to cover a couple war heroes though. These two hardcore ...

Ep. 150 Joseph Barboza

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners! And what better way to commemorate this day in American history than by talking about a man who loved killing and ...

Ep. 149 Delphine LaLaurie

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be visiting a land that god forgot, Louisiana. And we're gonna be talking about uppity Louisianan rich person, Delphine LaLaurie. She was ...

Ep. 148 Christopher Wilder

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Normally when we have a mustache on this show it's an epic, badass mustache. But today we have a sad mustache, Christopher Wilder. This asshole Austra...

Ep. 147 Billy Bob Walkabout

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again there, dear listeners. Today we'll be telling you about Vietnam veteran Billy Bob Walkabout. Don't let the name fool you, even though it s...

Ep. 146 Pedro Alonso Lopez

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're gonna tell you all about Pedro Alonso Lopez, the Monster of the Andes. If you can't guess by that nickname, ...

Ep. 145 Louise Peete

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be sticking around America to talk about murderous thief, wannabe rich person, and member of KISS without makeup Louise Peete. The amount ...

Ep. 144 Subutai

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about another Mongol, this time he's not a biker though, he's a proper Mongolian ass kicker. Subutai pretty much terrified ever...

Ep. 143 Soapy Smith

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a man who knows what really keeps the world ticking, running scams and paying off politicians and cops. Soapy Smith, and don't worry we ...

Ep. 142 Koose Veerappan

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going back to the land of India to talk about notorious poacher and murderer, Koose Veerappan. If you're listening on a platform that isn'...

Ep. 141 Vercingetorix

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering a pre-France Frenchy by the name of Vercingetorix, which is Latin for "this word will give you victory in Scrabble" I think. He w...

Ep. 140 Fred West

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, our break from the garbage monsters didn't last long. Today we're talking about Fred West, who is definitely up there in the hal...

Ep. 139 Freddie and Truus Oversteegen, and Hannie Schaft

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have three badass women to balance out some of the awful people we usually talk about. Freddie Oversteegen, her sister Truus, and Hannie Scha...

Ep. 138 Anatoly Onoprienko

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What can I say about today's person, Anatoly Onoprienko, except, yeesh. And holy shit was he good at killing. Turns out Ukrainians make way better mur...

Ep. 137 Leonarda Cianciulli

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's person of interest has a face even her mother couldn't love, which is at least somewhat understandable given the circumstances of her birth. B...

Ep. 136 Albert Hicks (Guests: Real Rich and Dub)

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, dear listeners! We're joined again by the hilarious duo of Real Rich and Dub to talk about kind of pirate, Albert Hicks. After a pretty not so ...

Ep. 135 Scott "Junior" Ereckson (Guests: Real Rich and Dub)

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're joined by friends of the show, and fellow podcasters, Real Rich and Dub. We had a great time talking with them about Scott "Junior" Erecks...

Ep. 134 Paddy Mayne

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we return to one of our favorite time periods, World War 2, to talk about batshit insane, pipe hitting, shitkicker Paddy Mayne. You can tell som...

Ep. 133 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're back to tell you all about Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. And with a name like that you just know he could only be a Civil War officer. Luckily th...

Ep. 132 Ramzi Yousef

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Something new for you today, dear listeners, as we talk about comedically inept terrorist Ramzi Yousef. Like, so hilariously bad at it that honestly w...

Ep. 131 Dean Corll

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who's ready for another nightmare person? Because today we're talking about creepy ass Texan, Dean Corll. Known as The Candyman, for exactly the reaso...

Ep. 130 Eugene Jacques Bullard

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering Eugene Bullard, the first black American pilot, he just had to do it for the French. Dude wrecked some serious shit in World War ...

Ep. 129 Tie Domi

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're bringing you a scrappy little Canadian Albanian, Tie Domi, who took his Albanian genetic's predisposition to violence and became a hockey ...

Ep. 128 Tsutomu Miyazaki

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well I have good news, dear listeners. I've finally found something that disgusts me more than people who wear Birkenstock sandals, this dude's fuckin...

Ep. 127 Zhang Zongchang

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going back a few years to talk about China's basest warlord, the dogmeat general, Zang Zongchang. He was a part of some massively signific...

Ep. 126 Anthony Tait

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. It's been a minute since we covered a biker, so here you go, Anthony Tait. He quickly rose in ranks of the Hells Angels ...

Ep. 125 Robert Lewis Howard

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about war hero, and if his photo is anything to go from, world's strongest chin, Robert Lewis Howard. Dude went to Vietnam and lea...

Ep. 124 Clarence Smoyer

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're going back to World War 2, because there are a ton of badasses to cover from that war, to talk about tank gunner Clarence Smoyer. His name sound...

Ep. 123 Pyrrhus of Epirus

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another week of episodes for you, dear listeners. Starting off we'll be going back to old timey Greece to talk about ancient badass wa...

Ep. 122 Bat Masterson

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be talking about Bat Masterson, a man most people have probably never heard of but who played a significant role in the old west and was f...

Ep. 121 El Cid

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we'll be taking you to Spain to talk about Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, AKA El Cid, which apparently translates to The Lo...

Ep. 120 Orrin Porter Rockwell (Guest: Jay Light)

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today is part two of our week with Jay Light, and to close out the week we have Orrin Porter Rockwell. Orrin isn't too well known a name outside of Mo...

Ep. 119 General Butt Naked (Guest: Jay Light)

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Words do not do enough justice to explain the anger I feel at not having heard of General Butt Naked until 2020. This dude was bananas ass crazy in th...

Ep. 118 Charles McGee

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about badass sky warrior, Charles McGee. He flew with the Tuskegee Airmen and fucked up some Axis forces in World War 2. Then he w...

Ep. 117 Harry "The Hook" Aleman

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another trip into old timey Chicago's mobland, because there's no shortage of goombas and boy do they bring the violence. Today it's Har...

Ep. 116 Robert Hansen (Guest: Sasha Sakha)

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Round 2 of our week of monsters featuring Sasha is here, and we are closing out this week strong. Robert Hansen was a hyper self aware psychopath who ...

Ep. 115 Gilles de Rais (Guest: Sasha Sakha)

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another guest edition for you today, dear listeners! Our comedian friend Sasha joins us after requesting some monsters for this week's episodes and bo...

Ep. 114 Billy Martin

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Look, I think we can all agree that baseball is the worst sport ever created and it'd be more fun to watch two blind amputees play badminton. That bei...