Let Them Fight: A Comedy History Podcast
Episodes
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...
Ep. 14 Lydia Litvyak and Joe Morgan
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We have a real fun show for you this week as we talk about a crazy WW2 pilot and the one legged man who helped shape the Mexican Mafia. What type of b...
Ep. 13 Ruben Cavazos and Billy Sing
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Ruben Cavazos, the man who almost singlehandedly ruined the Mongols motorcycle club, and Billy Sing, a half-Chinese Aust...
Ep. 12 Henry Johnson and Bass Reeves
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a happy coincidence of racism throughout history as Tim talks about Henry Johnson, a black American soldier in WW1 who got kinda sta...
Ep. 11 Paul Ricca and Tibor Rubin (Guest: Matt Cole)
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by fellow comedian/person whose equipment we steal every week, Matt Cole. He tells us all about Paul "The Worst Nickname Ever"...
Ep. 10 Robert Allison and Hayreddin Barbarossa
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Robert Allison, a bloodthirsty Confederate soldier turned equally bloodthirsty cowboy/gunslinger and Hayreddin Barbaros...
Ep. 9 Uesugi Kenshin and Rob Furlong
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week listen to Jacob and Tim butcher the pronunciation of Japanese names while discussing Uesugi Kenshin, the celibate samurai. Then learn that ...
Ep. 8 Domino Harvey and Federico da Montefeltro
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode we discuss the life of Domino Harvey, a crazy British chick that gets caught up in one of the shadiest lines of work in America...
Ep. 7 Charles Rogers and Ned Kelly
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Charles Rogers, an officer in the military during the Vietnam War and Ned Kelly, Australia's attempt at a Robin Hood but...
Ep. 6 Raymond Chow and the Siege of Malta
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Find out if Jacob left in all the Chinese names he can't pronounce properly while telling Tim about a Triad gangster. Then try to guess who blasphemes...
Ep. 5 Dan Daly and Thomas Silverstein
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
These men have lived truly insane lives for very different reasons. Dan Daly basically inspired the phrase, "Travel around the world, meet interesting...
Ep. 4 Henry Knox and Michael Thompson
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Both these men share the fact that their childhoods were pretty awful, then went completely different directions with their lives and made names for t...
Ep. 3 Harry Bowman and Stamford Bridge
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A crazy biker and bridge vikings, what more could you want? Maybe food based nicknames and testicular trauma. Find out more on this week's episode.
Ep. 2 Jack Churchill and Larry Hoover
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A look into the lives of crazy English soldier Jack Churchill, and Chicago OG Larry Hoover.
Ep. 1 Joaquin Murrieta and Daniel Inouye
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob and Tim exchange stories about the lives of old west outlaw Joaquin Murrieta and World War 2 soldier Daniel Inouye.