Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast

Ep. 113 The Bloody Benders

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a full family of psychos for you, the Benders. They left quite an impact on the state of Kansas back in the old timey days. And it's lik...

Ep. 112 Carl Panzram

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Whew boy, do we have a monster for you today, dear listeners. Carl Panzram did a lot of terrible things throughout his life while riding the boxcars l...

Ep. 111 Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're taking a break from the war heroes to bring you some real top shelf garbage monsters. First up is Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins, a serial k...

Ep. 110 Tommy Macpherson

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're gonna close out the week with another World War 2 soldier from the UK, this time Scotland. Tommy Mac was a dedicated and hilarious psychopath. A...

Ep. 109 Digby Tatham-Warter

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're gonna talk about Digby Tatham-Warter, which is the most British name I've ever heard in my life. Also he's further proof that during World...

Ep. 108 Jack H. Lucas

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We opened this week up with a Russian that loved killing and we're closing it out with an American who could not be killed until he decided he was don...

Ep. 107 Roza Shanina

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! It is time for us to journey back to the land the gods have forgotten, Russia. This time we're gonna talk about Roza Sha...

Ep. 106 Felicitas Sanchez Aguillon

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Come with us, dear listeners, back to Mexico to talk about baby farming ogress, Felicitas Sanchez Aguillon AKA The Crusher of Little Angels. Yes that'...

Ep. 105 Robert Franklin Williams

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be going in a far different direction than we did in our last episode. We're going to talk about Robert F. Williams, a black activist that...

Ep. 104 Richard Chase

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be visiting the great (ha!) city of Sacramento to talk about Richard Chase. I won't lie to you dear listeners, this one gets rough. It sta...

Ep. 103 Howard Unruh

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Over the years I've learned about a lot of people who kept lists. Santa Clause (from other kids, I was raised Jewish so we just had a shitty candle ho...

Ep. 102 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have another fun prohibition era psychopath, Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. If you know anything about how nicknames work, "Mad Dog" is usually not ...

Ep. 101 Chief Victorio

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time again to go back to the 1800s, this time to talk about Chief Victorio of the Apache. All he wanted to do was chill on his people's land in N...

Ep. 100 Jesse James Part 2

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to part 2 of the Jesse James saga, and episode 100! Ignoring the bonus episode anyways. That was just for fun, but go listen to it anyways. An...

Ep. 99 Jesse James Part 1

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're doing something special and splitting a story in half. And who better for us to cover the week of our 100th episode than Jesse James. ...

Ep. 98 Takeda Shingen

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Join us, dear listeners, as we travel back to Japan to talk about a guy some of you may recognize from a previous episode, Takeda Shingen. This dude h...

Ep. 97 "Stagecoach" Mary Fields

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm gonna tip our hand here a little bit and let you know upfront, this episode doesn't have a twist or another shoe dropping. It's just good old fun ...

Ep. 96 Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're covering fame adjacent outlaw, Harvey Logan AKA Kid Curry. Some say he was a murderous psycho, some that he was the victim of circumstance...

Ep. 95 Agrippina the Younger

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, dear listeners, we have a very well, interesting, person's story to share. Agrippina the Younger of Rome. She was related to several people you...

Ep. 94 William Barker

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To all our friends up north in America's hat, Canada, don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you. In fact, today's episode is about one of your soldi...

Ep. 93 Amelia Dyer

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, dear listeners, we're going to take you to Victorian era England to talk about notorious baby farmer and serial killer, Amelia Dyer. She got st...

Ep. 92 Alexander Solonik

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I'm sure you've all been wondering when we're going to go back to Russia, well your prayers have been answered. Today we visit the Motherland to talk ...

Ep. 91 Lewis Millett

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners! Today we're bringing you epic mustache, and man that dick slapped Nazis and Chinese alike, Lewis Millett. He fought in W...

Ep. 90 Rodney Alcala

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners, we're back with another psycho that loved murder! Rodney Alcala's story has more twists than an M. Night Shyamalan movie ...

Ep. 89 Texas John Slaughter

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we will be going back to the wild west, dear listeners, to talk about Texas John Slaughter. He did all the traditional wild west th...

Ep. 88 Matt Urban

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners, and settle in for an episode about a genuinely good dude, who also kicked a metric ton of Nazi ass, Matt Urban. If you'v...

Ep. 87 Juana Barraza

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to go back to Mexico, dear listeners, so that we can talk about Juana Barraza. Her life story is pretty much a constant rotation between, "h...

Ep. 86 Gregory Scarpa

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. We're leaving Chicago behind for a little while to take a look in on a mob hitman in New York, Gregory Scarpa. Dude did ...

Ep. 85 Samuel DeStefano

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another week of historical violence, dear listeners! We're sticking around Chicago again today to talk about Samuel DeStefano, a dude ...

Ep. 84 Charles Dean O'Banion

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy continued apocalypse, dear listeners! We have another Chicago goon from the early 1900s for you today. Whatever the Irish version of a goombah i...

Ep. 83 Jack Johnson

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why hello again, dear listeners. Today we have the story of a fun person from the early 1900s, Jack Johnson. He's our second boxer and honestly, we ne...

Ep. 82 William Burke (Guest: Anthony Davis)

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, dear listeners! We have another episode for you with our friendly neighborhood shaved Sasquatch, Anthony Davis. And today we're talking about W...

Ep. 81 Christopher Dale Flannery (Guest: Anthony Davis)

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we will be going back to Australia, dear listeners, to talk about hitman, and friend of people with terrible nicknames, Christopher Flannery. Al...

Ep. 80 Marcelo Costa de Andrade

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, we have another escalation in the awful garbage monster competition as we head down to Brazil to cover Marcelo Andrade today. We...

Ep. 79 Francisco Pizarro

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners. We're back with our regular scheduled programming today to cover Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador that loved gol...

Bonus Episode w/ Carlton Leach

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This weekend afforded us a unique opportunity, and we knew that we had to take it. Carlton Leach, who we talked about in episode 77, found our episode...

Ep. 78 Ulysses S. Grant

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you, dear listeners for sticking around with us long enough for us to hit our 1 year mark. Which is exactly today. We wanted to do something big...

Ep. 77 Carlton Leach

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A treat today, dear listeners! Carlton Leach has been a person we've wanted to cover for several months now, and we're excited to finally release it f...

Ep. 76 Alferd Packer

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have another fan submitted name to talk about today, dear listeners. The even more unlikable than he should have been, Alferd Packer. Seriously, I ...

Ep. 75 Erich Mielke

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're back, dear listeners, sans guest this time. And we're talking about a terrible German who wished he was a terrible Russian, Erich Mielke. We're ...

Ep. 74 Richard Ramirez (Guest: Derrick Murray)

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have part two with Derrick Murray for you, dear listeners. This time we're moving away from the heroes and awesome quotes, and stepping right...

Ep. 73 Smedley Darlington Butler (Guest: Derrick Murray)

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by friend of the show, and occasional comedian, Derrick Murray. We decided to ease him into the show with one of our rare good peo...

Ep. 72 Andrei Chikatilo

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners. If lately you've been thinking, "These guys are great, but where did all the monsters go?" Well then this is the episode you've ...

Ep. 71 Robert Smalls

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have a nice inspirational story for you today, dear listeners! Robert Smalls is credited as being the final factor to sway Lincoln into allowing fr...

Ep. 70 Stanley Tookie Williams

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're going on a trip deep into the heart of South Central LA to talk about the infamous Stanley Tookie Williams. Founder of the Crips turned an...

Ep. 69 Olga of Kiev

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well dear listeners, we have an absolutely batshit crazy bitch for you today. Olga of Kiev was basically the queen of revenge killing. Also I still ca...

Ep. 68 Benjamin Butler

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Another fun episode about a Civil War officer for you today, dear listeners. This time it's Benjamin Butler. A man who basically incompetenced his way...

Ep. 67 Nat Turner

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well hello there, dear listeners. I'm sure some of you went to public school in America, which means you know the name Nat Turner and that's pretty mu...

Ep. 66 Shaka Zulu

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. Join us today as we travel deep into the heart of South Africa to talk about Shaka Zulu. A warrior and leader so ferocio...

Ep. 65 Jake McNiece

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We return to one of our favorite time periods on this podcast, World War 2. And we're talking about a real hard charging, dick swinging soldier named ...

Ep. 64 Jose Manuel Martinez

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Boy do we have another fun one for you today, dear listeners. On today's episode we're talking about lovable psychopath, Jose Manuel Martinez. He love...

Ep. 63 Roy Benavidez

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you remember that time you stubbed your toe and were basically incapacitated for the next 15 minutes? You are going to feel like a gigantic pansy a...

Ep. 62 Pedro Rodrigues Filho

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A question for you, dear listeners. What do you get when you combine the Boondock Saints with the Punisher and drop them into the worst parts of Brazi...

Ep. 61 Simon Girty

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another fan suggested person, because as soon as we heard the name White Savage we knew it was going to be great. Now, old Simon Girty...

Ep. 60 Tom Horn Jr.

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You are in for a fun episode today, dear listeners! We are going back to the wild west to talk about notorious murderer, Tom Horn Jr. He was never kno...

Ep. 59 John Paul Jones

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we go back to the high seas, dear listeners! With this Scottish dude who was out kicking ass, dropping cliche movie quotes, and walking the fine...

Ep. 58 Yemelyan Pugachev

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners, you are reading that monstrous amalgamation of letters correctly. We have another Russian for you today. This dude loved being a...

Ep. 57 The Bielski Brothers

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I am extra excited to bring you today's episode, dear listeners. As we are covering something that is near and dear to (half) the host's hearts, Jews ...

Ep. 56 Roy Albert DeMeo

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year, dear listeners! Make sure you start 2020 off right with the story of Roy DeMeo, a mafia goomba who killed so many people that they nam...

Ep. 55 Irma Grese

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the podcast, dear listeners! As some of you have no doubt noticed, we've made it it a point to say that it's hard to claim if someone ...

Ep. 54 Andrew Kehoe

26 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Well, dear listeners. Christmas has come and gone, and I'm sure at least some of you have children who weren't grateful about the gifts you bought the...

Ep. 53 Arminius

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy 3rd day of Hanukkah dear listeners! And Christmas Eve for you goyims too I suppose. Today we're going way back in time to talk about a very rare...

Ep. 52 Las Poquianchis

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the last day of accidental lady's week, dear listeners. And we are closing it out with a bang talking about Las Poquianchis. I'm not gonna ...

Ep. 51 Milunka Savic

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back, dear listeners. By pure happenstance it's lady's week here at the Let Them Fight Podcast and first up is Milunka Savic. This Siberian wo...

Ep. 50 Witold Pilecki

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks a special occasion as we hit our 50 episode milestone. We are honored that all of you have stuck with us for this long and we have a treat...

Ep. 49 Shivaji Maharaj

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we bring you Indian landlord, warlord, and name I probably pronounced wrong every single time, Shivaji Maharaj. This dude refused to take no for...

Ep. 48 Charles "Sonny" Liston

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have a treat for you today, dear listeners. Our first athlete, Charles "Sonny" Liston. Now you might be saying, "An athlete? They aren't that viole...

Ep. 47 Leo Major

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another war hero for your enjoyment, dear listeners. This one is a French Canadian. Yea, we were surprised too. But dear sweet lord th...

Ep. 46 Marcel Petiot (Guest: Matt Cole)

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thanksgiving, dear listeners! You'll need something to do while you sit there not moving after stuffing your face, I suggest listening to us tal...

Ep. 45 Khun Sa (Guest: Matt Cole)

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we're joined by friend of the show, comedian, and notorious alcoholic, Matt Cole, to talk about a real go-getter of...

Ep. 44 Dick Turpin

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about Dick Turpin, which sounds like an Indian burn on your junk. But what he really was, was an old timey English butcher born in...

Ep. 43 Philip Sheridan

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

By popular demand to do another Civil War guy, today's violent historical figure is Philip Sheridan. This dude was batshit crazy but a damn fine soldi...

Ep. 42 Adrian Carton de Wiart (Guest: Alfred Konuwa)

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with our second episode featuring junior planeteer, Alfred Konuwa. And today we're talking about a man who refused to die, Adrian Carton de...

Ep. 41 Ahmad Shah Massoud (Guest: Alfred Konuwa)

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're talking about badass freedom fighter/revolutionary, Ahmad Shah Massoud. And we're joined by friend of the show, comedian and casual dashik...

Ep. 40 Peter Kurten

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we'll be traveling back to Germany in the early 1900s to talk about someone I'm genuinely at a loss for words to describe. One might think, "Ger...

Ep. 39 Yves Trudeau

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hello again, dear listeners! Today we will be returning to Frenchiest part of Canada, Quebec, as another biker proves to us that it's not all just moo...

Ep. 38 Aileen Wuornos

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween, dear listeners. We're celebrating the holiday with a real haunting story as we delve into the life of Aileen Wuornos. Just look at th...

Ep. 37 Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

That's right, we're sticking around Jerusalem, just a few generations after Godfrey. We're talking about the most famous leper in the history of man. ...

Ep. 36 Godfrey of Bouillon

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Did you enjoy your break from historical monsters with our Tuesday dose of decent person? Well, time to dive back into the dickery with this medieval ...

Ep. 35 Anthony Wayne

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a nice, wholesome American hero to give you a feel-good break after the king of plagues and weeping sores from the last episode. But hav...

Ep. 34 Shiro Ishii

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There's this long held belief that it's hard to classify someone as objectively evil. One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter and all that. W...

Ep. 33 Tecumseh

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have a nice little coincidence for you, dear listeners, as yesterday was Columbus Day and today we are bringing you the story of Tecumseh, Native A...

Ep. 32 Francois Duvalier

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever wanted a master class on how to never run a country, well this is the right episode for you. We're talking about an esteemed voodoo pra...

Ep. 31 Xenophon of Athens

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're kicking off the stories this week with the prodigal son (student) of Socrates. The one your philosophy teachers don't want you to know about! Or...

Ep. 30 Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for the second time this week with another Russian. This guy is the poster child for the bourgeoisie class that all the poor Russians hate ...

Ep. 29 Vyacheslav Ivankov

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

No you're not having a stroke reading the title of the episode, that's actually how this Russian dude spells his garbage Eastern Bloc name. This dude ...

Ep. 28 Wu Zetian (Guest: Tom Goss)

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with another episode featuring our friend and yours, Tom Goss. This week we're talking about Wu Zetian, an old timey Chinese woman who rose...

Ep. 27 Mark Chopper Read (Guest: Tom Goss)

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about famous Australian criminal, author, and insane person, Mark "Chopper" Read. And as a special treat, joining us is the mu...

Ep. 26 Boston Corbett and John King Fisher

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're starting with Boston Corbett and well, I don't really think there's anything I can say in the limited space available here to describe...

Ep. 25 James Burke and Larry Thorne

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are very excited to be releasing this episode, because we have two absolutely batshit insane people to talk about. First up is James Burke, a mafia...

Ep. 24 Francis Pegahmagabow and David Berkowitz

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're going back to Canada and starting off with possibly the only man with worse lungs than the hosts of this podcast to talk about badass ...

Ep. 23 Maurice "Mom" Boucher

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week our first story went a little longer than usual so it's just the one for today. But boy does it make up for being alone with sheer craziness...

Ep. 22 Nathan Bedford Forrest and Sir William the Marshal

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We have a great episode for you this week talking about Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the shittiest men I've ever heard of, but admittedly a badass s...

Ep. 21 Joe Ronnie Hooper and Dong Zhuo

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're going full on bonkers in Asia with Joe Ronnie Hooper, a solder during the Vietnam War who loved throwing grenades into bunkers so much...

Ep. 20 Joseph Beyrle and Dallas Stoudenmire

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we had a lot of fun talking about Joseph Beyrle, who basically lived Gulliver's Travels WW2 edition, and Dallas Stoudenmire, a proud Arkansa...

Ep. 19 Phoolan Devi and Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a real doozy for you. Starting things off is Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen of India, whose life starts off haunting and ends in the...

Ep. 18 James Longstreet and Gottfried von Berlichingen

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're going to the dirty south to learn about James Longstreet, a man who got shit done. Too bad he was kind of on the wrong side of history...

Ep. 17 Rafal Gan-Ganowicz and Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have two people with different types of garbage names. First up is Rafal Gan-Ganowicz, a Polish mercenary who loved only two things in life,...

Ep. 16 Lachhiman Gurung and Lester Joseph Gillis

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're transporting you to the exotic locales of Nepal and Chicago, to talk about Lachhiman Gurung, a member of the Gurkhas and all around in...

Ep. 15 Kody Scott and David Farragut

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about how this kindly looking gentleman, Kody Scott, became known as Monster at the age of 13, and all the naval shenanigans a...